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WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE SCHOOL OF LAW
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE SCHOOL OF LAW
1215 WILBRAHAM ROAD
SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01119-2684
Telephone: (413) 782-1413
Fax: (413) 796-2067
URL: http://www.law.wnec.edu
ABA Approved Since 1974
THE SCHOOL
The School of Law at Western New England College is a dynamic institution with
an emphasis on exceptional education in a supportive and friendly atmosphere. It
is the only Massachusetts law school outside the greater Boston area that is
accredited by the American Bar Association. It is also a member of the
Association of American Law Schools. The Law School was founded in 1919 and has
a long history of graduating students who have excelled in virtually every area
of the law. In addition to the full‑time day program, the Law School offers
part‑time programs during the day and evening, with a total enrollment of about
575 students. All courses in the first year are taught in small classes.
THE STUDENTS
During the past two years, Western New England College School of Law has
attracted first‑year students from approximately 260 undergraduate institutions
and 25 states across the nation. A typical entering class is approximately 50%
female and over 14% people of color. Many students bring to the School a
diversity of backgrounds and real‑world experiences.
THE FACULTY
The Law School takes pride in the excellence of its faculty members and their
dedication to teaching and to the needs of our students. Faculty members are
recruited nationally and come from varied backgrounds that include government
service, judicial clerkships, and a broad range of private practice. The faculty
at the Law School is strongly committed to being accessible to their students.
Our students consistently indicate great satisfaction with the quality of
instruction they receive and the environment in which they study.
THE LIBRARY
The Law Library has an extensive collection of legal materials including
contemporary materials and historic texts. In addition to print resources the
Library provides extensive electronic resources and the technology to support
them. Students have access to Westlaw and Lexis, CALI, and Courtroom Connect as
well as many of other electronic resources. Westlaw is also available to
practitioners in the Library. The only academic law library in western
Massachusetts, it is a valued resource for the area's legal community.
A PRACTICAL EDUCATION
The Law School supplements its extensive traditional curriculum with practical
experience so students are well prepared to practice law upon graduation. In
addition to the required first year legal research and writing program, every
student takes an upper ‑ level qualifying writing course. Students are
encouraged to participate in regional and national moot court competitions,
including the National Moot Court Competition, the National Trial Competition,
the National First Amendment Moot Court Competition, the Tax Moot Court
Competition, the Negotiation Moot Court Competition, the Frederick Douglass Moot
Court Competition, the Environmental Moot Court Competition, and the Jessup
International Moot Court Competition. Our teams compete very well against
regional and national teams and have received national recognition for their
outstanding efforts.
The Law School also offers several clinical and simulation courses that provide
practical experience in both live‑client and simulated settings. Clinics allow
students to work with actual clients under the supervision of faculty and
members of the legal community; students can choose from a number of clinical
courses including the Criminal Law Clinic, the Consumer Law Clinic, the Small
Business Clinic, the Real Property Practicum, and the Legal Services Clinic
where students work with Western Massachusetts Legal Services. Clinic students
also meet regularly with faculty to discuss their cases and increase their
understanding of professional and ethical obligations. In simulation courses,
students work with hypothetical cases and argue on their client's behalf before
a panel of faculty, peers, or members of the legal community.
THE ALUMNI
Graduates of the Law School are employed in top law firms and companies,
government and public interest agencies, judgeships and clerkships, and small
firms. Over 6,000 alumni are employed in 49 states, U.S. Territories, Canada and
Europe. The Law School believes that both its curricular approaches and its
supportive learning environment work together to develop lawyers who are
effective and skilled practitioners of the law.
Please visit us in person or on the Web at http://www.law.wnec.edu .
Dean and Professor of Law:
Arthur R. Gaudio (413) 782‑1413
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor:
Beth Cohen, (413) 782-1622
Associate Dean for External Affairs and Professor:
William Childs, (413) 782-1447
Associate Dean for Library & Information Resources & Professor:
Barbara West (413) 782‑1457
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Director of Academic Support:
Michael Johnson, (413) 782‑1376
Assistant Dean and Director of Career Services:
Paula Zimmer (413) 782‑1416
Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions:
Karen M. Romano (413) 782‑1406
Law School Registrar:
Terese Chenier (413) 782-1402
Law Alumni Coordinator:
Carol Thompson
FULL TIME FACULTY
ARTHUR R. GAUDIO, (Dean and Professor of Law), born Rochester, New York;
admitted to bar, 1967, New York. Education: University of Rochester (B.S.,
1964); Syracuse University (J.D., 1967). COURSES: Property, Real Estate Finance,
Real Estate Development, Oil and Gas. Email: agaudio@law.wnec.edu
PETER L. ADOMEIT, (Professor), born Oak Park, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1967,
California; 1978, Connecticut. Education: Carleton College (B.A., 1962);
University of Minnesota (J.D., 1965). COURSES: Arbitration, Civil Procedure,
Labor Law, Legal Method, Negotiation, Public Sector Labor Law, Alternative
Dispute Resolution. Email: padomeit@law.wnec.edu
WILLIAM G. BAKER, (Professor), born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1975,
New York. Education: Clarkson College (B.S., 1971); Union University, Albany Law
School (J.D., 1974). COURSES: Estate and Gift Taxation, Estate Planning,
Estates, Real Estate Transactions, Property, Trusts. Email: wbaker@law.wnec.edu
BRIDGETTE BALDWIN, (Associate Professor), born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to
bar, 1996, Wisconsin; 1996, U.S. District, Wisconsin Western District; 1996, New
York; 2001, Massachusetts. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1993);
University of Wisconsin School of Law (J.D., 1996). COURSES: Criminal Law,
Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Critical Race Theory, Welfare Law. Email: bbaldwin@law.wnec.edu
ERIN E. BUZUVIS, (Associate Professor), born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar,
2002, Massachusetts. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.S., 1998);
Cornell University Law School (J.D., 2001). COURSES: Property, Administrative
Law, Sports Law. Email: ebuzuvis@law.wnec.edu
TINA WESCOTT CAFARO, (Clinical Professor), born Springfield, Massachusetts;
admitted to bar, 1995, Massachusetts. Education: University of Massachusetts
(B.A., 1992); Western New England College School of Law (J.D., 1995).
COURSES:
Criminal Law, Trial Practice and Techniques. Email: tcafaro@law.wnec.edu
LAUREN J. CARASIK, (Clinical Professor of Law), born Rochester, New York;
admitted to bar, 1991, Massachusetts. Education: Earlham College (B.A., 1986);
Northeastern University (J.D., 1991). COURSES: Discrimination, Clinical
Education, Disability Rights, Legal Services Clinic, Public Interest Externship
Program. Email: lcarasik@law.wnec.edu
MATTHEW H. CHARITY, (Assistant Professor), born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to
bar, 2000, New York. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1996); Columbia Law
School (J.D., 1999). COURSES: Federal Criminal Law, International Law,
Contracts, Sales. Email: mcharity@law.wnec.edu
WILLIAM G. CHILDS, (Associate Dean for External Affairs and Professor), born
Bartlesville, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, 1999, Minnesota; 2001, District of
Columbia. Education: Macalester College (B.A., 1994); University of Texas School
of Law (J.D., 1998). COURSES: Torts, Products Liability. Email: wchilds@law.unec.edu
AMY B. COHEN, (Professor), born Bronx, New York; admitted to bar, 1978,
Massachusetts; 1981, Connecticut. Education: Connecticut College (B.A., 1974);
Harvard University (J.D., 1978). COURSES: Contracts, Copyright, Trademark,
Antitrust. Email: acohen@law.wnec.edu
BETH DIANE COHEN, (Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor and Director
of Legal Research and Writing Program), born New York, New York; admitted to
bar, 1995, Massachusetts. Education: SUNY at Stony Brook (B.A., 1981); Suffolk
University Law School (J.D., 1984). COURSES: Legal Research and Writing,
Academic Support, Professional Responsibility. Email: bcohen@law.wnec.edu
JOCELYN M. CUFFEE, (Assistant Professor, Legal Research and Writing), born
Springfield, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1994, Massachusetts. Education:
Tufts University (B.A., 1982); Western New England College School of Law (J.D.,
1994). COURSES: Legal Research and Writing, Juvenile Law. Email: jcuffee@law.wnec.educ
TAYLOR FLYNN, (Professor), born Champaign‑Urbana, Illinois; admitted to bar,
1992, California. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1986); Columbia University
School of Law (J.D., 1991); Stanford Law School (J.S.M., 1995). COURSES:
Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure, Jurisprudence, Family Law, First Amendment,
International Human Rights. Email: tflynn@law.wnec.edu
HARRIS FREEMAN, (Associate Professor, Legal Research and Writing), born New
York, New York; admitted to bar, 1993, Massachusetts; 1995, U.S. District
Massachusetts; 2000, 1st Circuit Court of Appeals. Education: University of
Florida (B.A., 1974); Western New England College School of Law (J.D., 1993).COURSES: Research, Writing, Labor and Employment Law. Email: hfreeman@law.wnec.edu
ANNE B. GOLDSTEIN, (Professor), born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1977,
Massachusetts. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1972); Reed College;
Northeastern University (J.D., 1976). COURSES: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure
(Investigation and Adjudication), Evidence, White Collar Crime. Email: agoldstein@law.wnec.edu
JAMES W. GORDON, (Professor), born Louisville, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 1974,
Kentucky. Education: University of Louisville (A.B., 1971); University of
Kentucky (J.D., 1974; Ph.D., 1981). COURSES: Constitutional History, Legal
History, Legal Profession, Property, Trusts and Estates. Email: jgordon@law.wnec.edu
ERIC J. GOUVIN, (Professor), born Westerly, Rhode Island; admitted to bar, 1986,
Maine; 1993, Massachusetts. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1983); Boston
University (J.D., 1986; LL.M., 1990); Harvard University (M.P.A., 1999).COURSES: Business Planning, Corporate Finance, Secured Transactions, Banking
Law, Contracts, Business Organizations, Comparative Corporate Law. Email: egouvin@law.wnec.edu
RENE REICH‑GRAEFE, (Associate Professor), born Koblenz, Germany. Education: Free
University of Berlin (LL.B., 1996); University of Connecticut (LL.M., 1997).COURSES: Business Associations, Commercial Law, Corporate Law. Email: rreichgraefe@law.wnec.edu
JEANNE KAISER, (Assistant Professor, Legal Research and Writing), born Brooklyn,
New York; admitted to bar, 1993, Massachusetts; 1995, U.S. District
Massachusetts. Education: State University of New York, Buffalo (B.A., 1976;
M.S., 1984); Western New England College School of Law (J.D., 1993). COURSES:
Legal Research and Writing, Employment Discrimination, State Intervention in
Family Life. Email: jkaiser@law.wnec.edu
ARTHUR B. LEAVENS, III, (Professor), born Kansas City, Missouri; admitted to
bar, 1977, Massachusetts; 1978, New York. Education: Duke University (B.A.,
1969); Harvard University (J.D., 1976). COURSES: Criminal Law, Evidence,
Criminal Procedure Simulation, Criminal Procedure: Investigation. Email: aleavens@law.wnec.edu
JENNIFER L. LEVI, (Associate Professor), admitted to bar, Illinois,
Massachusetts, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, U.S. Dist. Court, Illinois,
Massachusetts. Education: Wellesley College (A.B., 1985); University of Chicago
Law School (J.D., 1992). COURSES: Family Law, Constitutional Law, Sexual
Orientation, Gender Identity and the Law, Contracts. Email: jlevi@law.wnec.edu
ROBERT A. LUSARDI, (Professor), born Newark, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1971,
Massachusetts. Education: Colgate University (A.B., 1968); Boston College (J.D.,
1971). COURSES: Advanced Problems in Civil Procedure, Agency and Partnership,
Civil Procedure, Corporations, Federal Jurisdiction, Securities Regulation.Email: rlusardi@law.wnec.edu
WILLIAM D. METZGER, (Professor), born Leominster, Massachusetts; admitted to
bar, 1972, Massachusetts. Education: Holy Cross College (B.S., 1964); Boston
College (J.D., 1972); Georgetown University (LL.M., 1976). COURSES: Taxation,
Federal. Email: wmetzger@law.wnec.edu
BRUCE K. MILLER, (Professor), born Evanston, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1970,
California. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1966); Harvard University
(J.D., 1969). COURSES: Civil Rights Litigation, Constitutional Law, Federal
Courts and Jurisdiction, Federal Litigation, Jurisprudence, First Amendment
Rights. Email: bmiller@law.wnec.edu
BARBARA A. NOAH, (Professor), born Worcester, Massachusetts; admitted to bar,
1990, Pennsylvania; 1990, District of Columbia. Education: Union College (B.A.,
1987); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1990). COURSES: Torts, Bioethics, Public Health
Law, Medical Technology and Law, Medical Malpractice, Genetics and the Law,
Healthcare Finance and Delivery. Email: bnoah@law.wnec.edu
MYRA ORLEN, (Associate Professor, Legal Research and Writing), born Springfield,
Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1986, Massachusetts; 1987, Maine (currently
inactive); 1987, U.S. District, Massachusetts; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals,
First Circuit. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., 1970); Antioch
University (M.ed. Counseling, 1980); Northeastern University School of Law
(J.D., 1986). COURSES: Legal Research and Writing, Alternate Dispute Resolution,
Divorce and the Family. Email: morlen@law.wnec.edu
FREDERICK D. ROYAL, (Professor), born Pittsfield, Massachusetts; admitted to
bar, 1972, Massachusetts. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., 1968);
Cornell University (J.D., 1972); Boston University (LL.M., 1973). COURSES:
Taxation, Federal. Email: froyal@law.wnec.edu
SUDHA SETTY, (Associate Professor), born Worcester, Massachusetts; admitted to
bar, 2000, New York; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts
of New York; Second Circuit Court of Appeals, 2005. Education: Stanford
University (B.A., 1995); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1999).COURSES: Comparative Constitutional Law, Law and Terroism; Civil Rights;
Contracts. Email: ssetty@law.wnec.edu
GIOVANNA SHAY, (Associate Professor), born New Haven, Connecticut; admitted to
bar, 1998, District of Columbia; 2006, Connecticut. Education: Pomona College
(B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); Yale Law School (J.D., 1997). COURSES: Criminal
Law, Professional Responsibility, Post‑Conviction Rights. Email: gshay@law.wnec.edu
ROBERT STATCHEN, (Assistant Clinical Professor), born Burlington, Connecticut;
admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois; 1997, Connecticut; 1998, U.S., District Court,
District of Connecticut; 2005, Rhode Island. Education: Clark University (B.A.,
1990); University of Connecticut (M.B.A., 2001); Chicago‑Kent College of Law
(J.D., 1993); Boston University School of Law (LL.M., 2005). COURSES: Corporate,
Transactional, Small Business Organization, Non‑Profits, Real Estate. Email: rstatchen@law.wnec.edu
JULIE E. STEINER, (Assistant Professor), born Cheltenham, Pennsylvania; admitted
to bar, 1994, Massachusetts; 1996, New York;. Education: Syracuse University
(B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); Boston University School of Law (J.D., cum laude,
1994). COURSES: Environmental Law, Land Use, Torts. Email: jsteiner@law.wnec.edu.
SAMUEL STONEFIELD, (Professor), born Rockford, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1971,
Massachusetts. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1967); Harvard University
(J.D., 1971). COURSES: Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law,
Evidence, Federal Jurisdiction, Real Estate Transactions. Email: sstonefield@law.wnec.edu
BARBARA A. WEST, (Associate Dean for Library and Information Resources and
Assistant Professor), born Aurora, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois.
Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1970); University of Denver (M.A.,
1977); Northern Illinois University (J.D., 1982); De Paul University (LL.M.,
1991). COURSES: Advanced Legal Research. Email: bwest@law.wnec.edu
ARTHUR D. WOLF, (Professor), born Rochelle Park, New Jersey; admitted to bar,
1965, New Jersey; 1966, District of Columbia. Education: Tufts University (A.B.,
1962); Columbia University (J.D., 1965). COURSES: Administrative Law, Civil
Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Federal Courts, Federal Litigation,
International Human Rights, International Law, Injunctions, Constitutional Law,
Legislation. Email: awolf@law.wnec.edu
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