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CONTENTS 1

UB LAW F 0 RUMThe Magazine of the University at Buffalo Law School

The State University of New York

Message from the Dean2 Reaching for the heights 4

Alumnus Honored3 Ken Forrest accepts the Jaeckle Award

Greiner Tributes4 Reflections from: Headrick, Joyce, Black, Letro, Carrel, and Niese ^^d9 William R. Greiner Scholarship Fund

10 Greiner on Greiner1411 Greiner at a glance

Law School Report12 In Mitchell Lecture, John Payton says post-racial society remains elusive13 Affordable Housing Clinic leverages millions in grants for three projects

Faculty14 Faculty committees ensure broad buy-in15 UB exceptional scholars16 Travel and honors fill Dean Mutua's calendar17 Spotlight on staff

AlunmiAssociation18 UB Law Alumni Association takes on a national focus

Alumni Honored22 Law Review honors Judge Pigott and Professor Engel

Students of Color recognize achievement I23 Six to receive Distinguished Alumni Awards

Class Action and Reunions28 Births and Marriages ________32 Student Kudos35 In Memoriam 18

As We Go to Press40 Nicole Lee '02 sees failings in the effort to aid victims of Haiti earthquake

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We have

never been

busier

growing

UB Law.

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2 MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

Reachingfor theheights

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hey say that hope springs eternal. That is ourfeeling at UB Law. We have never been busiergrowing UB Law and reaching for the heightsthat should make every alumnus/a proud oftheir alma mater. In academics, faculty, ad-

missions, placement, external relations, development,alumni affairs, and every critical sphere of the Law School,we are on the march. As I have repeatedly said, our goal isto become a great law school. We are already strong, andnow we must press ahead to become great.

We have just hired two outstanding scholars. ProfessorKim Diana Connolly (JD, Georgetown; LLM, GeorgeWashington) will be joining our faculty as the Director ofClinical Legal Education. Professor Connolly, who comesfrom the University of South Carolina, brings with her aprolific academic record and the highest achievements inclinical legal education. She is the president of the ClinicalLegal Education Association, the national body for lawschool clinicians. There is no doubt that she will take ourclinics to places they have never been before. ProfessorConnolly will join us this summer.

Professor Jessica Owley Lippmann (JD, Berkeley; PhD,Berkeley) is an exceptionally talented young scholar whojoins us this summer from Pace Law School. Already anemerging influential voice in environmental law, ProfessorLippmann brings vitality and cutting-edge scholarship tothis critical field.

These new hires, and others in the pipeline, signify aschool on the rise, even during the most challenging econ-omy since the Great Depression. It is testament to the com-mitment of UB to grow the Law School as one of its prizedacademic units. Star faculty are the epicenter of a great lawschool. Professors Connolly and Lippmann fully fit this de-scription and point to our quest for greatness.

We expect a good pool of applicants this year in keepingwith our quest to raise the academic profile of the studentbody. This is the cornerstone of the alumni cohort of thefuture. That is why we are investing significantly in gettingthe best entering class possible.

In May, just before Commencement, we will host a retire-ment partyto pay tribute to our 11 emeriti faculty — Profes-sors Lee Albert, James Atleson, Barry Boyer, David Filvaroff,Ellen Gibson, Thomas Headrick, Kenneth Joyce, Janet Lind-gren, Elizabeth Mensch, Wade Newhouse and Judy Scales-Trent. We will honor them for their great service to UB Law.We hope that many of our alumni will join us for this im-

portant occasion.Within O'Brian Hall, a frenetic pace is the order of the

day. We are planning a Comprehensive Legal Skills Pro-gram to ensure that we produce practice-ready attorneys.Professor Charles Patrick Ewing, a SUNY DistinguishedService Professor, is leading this effort. I cannot say enoughabout how important this endeavor is to the future of ourLaw School.

I am glad to report that we are making plans to renovatethe first floor of O'Brian to make it a more livable and wel-coming space for our students and visitors. We will "techup" several classrooms on that floor to give us the capabili-ty to use the most advanced technology for pedagogy andpublic presentations. This is long overdue and will be amarked improvement for the Law School.

Finally, we will welcome as our Commencementspeaker this year Professor Randal I Kennedy, the MichaelR. Klein Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. ARhodes Scholar, Professor Kennedy is one of the mostnotable legal minds and public intellectuals in Americatoday. His books and scholarship have earned wideacclaim. His presence in Buffalo will be a fitting close to avery successful year at UB Law.

Colleagues

describe Ken as

a fabulous

litigator,

tremendously

skilled.

—Dean

Mutua

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ALUMNUS HONORED

THE SPIRIT OF '76Ken Forrest accepts the Jaeckle Awardamid classmates, colleagues and kin

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ewYork City's elegantUnion League Club wasthe setting, but the peo-ple were the real stars asthe UB Law Alumni As-

sociation took to the road to presentthe 33rd Edwin E Jaeckle Award toKenneth B. Forrest'76.

The Jan. 29 event was part of theannual New York City Alumni Lun-cheon, and a room packed with For-rest's fellow UB Law alumni, col-leagues from his firm Wachtell, Lipton,Rosen & Katz, and family membersand friends witnessed the presentationof the UB Law School and the UB LawAlumni Association's highest honor.

A partner at Wachtell, Lipton since1982, Forrest concentrates his practicein commercial litigation. He was afounding member of the Dean's Advi-sory Council and is one of the school'smost dedicated and involved alumni.

After opening remarks by UBLAAPresident Robert L. Boreanaz'89 andDean's Advisory Council chair TomBlack'79, Dean Makau W. Mutua not-ed that both Forrest and his wife,Ellen, whom he met at UB Law, weretop-flight students, saying, "I am toldKen and Ellen were neck-and-neck interms of their academic achievementsin law school" He also cited Mrs. For-rest's work as board chair of the Vin-cent Smith School, stating that theschool may have described her best:"Ellen is an attorney by trade and aphilanthropist by heart"

The dean said of Ken Forrest, "Firstand foremost, his colleagues describeKen as a fabulous litigator, tremen-dously skilled in both oral and writtenadvocacy. As they put it, Ken is a litiga-tor whom anyone would want to haveon their team'

At the Law School, Mutua said,Forrest has chaired the Dean's Adviso-ry Council and he remains one of itsmost active and helpful members,providing advice and counsel to fourdeans. Mutua noted that, as chair, For-rest restructured meetings of the

Council to allow for more discussionand debate, and helped recruit newmembers for the advisory body. "Hedoes not speak the most or even of-ten;' Mutua said, "but when he does,people listen very carefully. With quietconfidence and in a few short sen-tences, Ken can get a meeting back ontrack by reminding other people whythey are there."

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standing ovation greetedthe honoree, who beganhis remarks with amemory."The year was 1973, For-

rest said, "and I had this orange, non-air-conditioned old Plymouth Duster.I took the eight-hour drive fromBrooklyn to Buffalo to attend UB LawSchool, and I knew that I was part ofthe first class to attend the school in a

Forrest family, left to right:Daughter Kimberly, Kenneth '76,

son Craig and wife Ellen'76.

new building on a newcampus. I pulled up, andin front of me I saw theworld's largest vacant lot.This was 1,200 acres of aconstruction site withtwo buildings, a dormand a law school, andthere was a rope so youwouldn't get blown awaywalking from one to theother. I looked at thishuge, empty, vast, prettydisgusting-looking ex-panse, and I said to my-self, what exactly did youdo?

"So I took a deepbreath, made the deci-sion, drove in, and my lifewas soon transformedboth professionally andpersonally"

Forrest was generousin his thanks to his col-leagues at Wachtell, Lip-ton, praising the firm's"devotion to giving to thecommunity"; to the LawSchool's current and pre-

vious administrations, which he saidhave grown the school despite severefinancial constraints; and his friendsand family, especially "the rock of myfamily," his wife, Ellen. "She was by farthe best outcome of my decision tocontinue driving into that vast emptycampus in 1973," he said.

A video of the Jaeckle Awardpresentation is available atwww.youtube.com/UBLawSchool.

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"Despite all his titles, accolades and

accomplishments, he was always a

teacher and educator. After his family,

teaching is what he loved most."

Carol Greiner

WEER

PROFESSORWILLIAM R.GREINERWilliam R. Greiner, who served as UB's president for more thana decade, always preferred the title "Professor." That love ofteaching was at the fore as the University community gatheredFeb. 2 in the Center for the Arts to celebrate his life. In thisspecial tribute, UB Law Forum gathers reflections from some ofthe many in the UB Law family for whom Bill Greiner holds apermanent place in their hearts.

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Bill and I were close friends for over half a century.We were colleagues and partners at work and play for athird of a century. We met in 1958 at Yale Law School. It'shard to pin down what makes a friendship grow and en-dure—certainly shared interests, shared values andshared fascinations with life and our complex world, andalso shared experiences and the sheer enjoyment of do-ing things together.

The Bill I knew at Yale was much the same as the Billyou all knew—serious about education, vastly knowl-edgeable, infinitely curious, incisively intelligent, open,serious and funny, forthright and empathetic, at ease with allwhom he met and knew, and most of all blessed with prodigiousenergy and abundant common sense.

He grew up in Meriden, a small manufacturing city on the de-cline in central Connecticut. His father died when he was a young-ster and his hard-working mother made certain he studied and

worked hard and acted responsibly and honestly in everyway. He stayed near home for his education at Wesleyanand Yale. Moreover, in central Connecticut baseball fanshave a choice-- Yankees or Red Sox. Bill chose the RedSox, signaling his support for underdogs and a willingnessto soldier on in the face of disappointment.

Sports were an important part of his life. At Yale weplayed basketball, squash and golf together. He was an ex-ceptional golfer. He had a classic, long, flowing swing, nat-urally acquired, for he never had a lesson, and he regularlyshot in the 70s. It was not surprising that Bill played a

leading role in UB's move to Division I sports. But Bill's concernswere not so much over NCAA status. He was just the consummatefan. He loved watching games of all kinds, not as a quiet spectator,but as a connoisseur of talented and intelligent play and an often

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WE REMEMBERREFLECTIONS FROM HEADRICK,

JOYCE, BLACK, LETRO, CARREL AND

VIESE

`A true teacherof teachers"

As an observer, close and distant, of Bill's accomp lish-ments over the years, I was struck by two consistent traits.First was Bill's unhidden but genuine love for students(professional or non-professional, graduate or undergrad-

uate) and his dedication to their inter-ests. I have had many personal encoun-ters with law students, some of them

^a long out of law school, who went out of! their way to remember and recount,

gratefully and affectionately, not onlyBill's excellence in the classroom, butalso his extra-classroom unselfish assis-tance and sincere interest in theirprogress and careers — all in all a truly

A- impressive testament to Bill's

humanity.The second trait of Bill's which made such an impres-

sion on me was his willingness, indeed eagerness, to engage,at the drop of a hat, in no-time-limit discussions on ques-tions of law or policy with which one of his colleagues (of-ten myself) was struggling. Bill and I both taught Tax andProperty courses at the Law School, and the welcoming at-titude he brought to engaging in what he liked to call "thelife of the mind" made him a go-to guy on tough issues,much like our friend Lou Del Cotto (who had, and appreci-ated, similar experiences with Bill).

Both of these traits are those of a true teacher—indeedof a true teacher of teachers. It is no denigration of his oth-er contributions to university life to say that that is howlwill remember him.

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"Godspeed, Bill Greiner"The Greiner memorial service held on Feb. 2 was a

spectacular celebration of the life and legacy of ProfessorGreiner. The two hours of tributes to Bill Greiner - thepresident, the professor, the friend, the father, the hus-band - was, for me, summed up beautifully when MaryKate O'Connell sang one of the professor's favoritesongs, Be Kind. For that, in short, is what Bill Greiner was– a kind man.

Professor Greiner, with his PhilDonohue style, taught tax law to a thensecond-year law student. Long afterthe definition of "income" had fadedinto the past, the examples of intellectwithout arrogance, and debate with ci-vility, made a lasting impression on mycareer and on the careers of so manyother students.

I ran into President Greiner at half-time at Super Bowl XXVII in Pasade-

na. He passed up the Michael Jackson performance tobuy me a beer and catch up on my career. He had a gen-uine interest in his students and their lives and careers af-ter law school.

In September 2008, Bill and Carol joined my wife,Bridget, and me for a Notre Dame football game. In thethird quarter the stadium announcer blared out that theBulls were leading Pittsburgh at the half. Bill beamed likethe proud father he was.

Godspeed, Bill Greiner. Thank you for all the kind-ness that you have shown to me and to the legion of for-mer students proud to have had the opportunity to callyou Professor.

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vocal judge of officiating competence.At Yale Law School, politics were an essential part of the mi-

lieu. Bill's intelligence and talents marked him among hisfriends as a likely future Connecticut governor. Thus, manywere surprised when he headed off to Seattle to teach aftergraduating. But his intellectual interests and his passion abouteducation easily trumped any potential political aspirations.

His teaching and writing at UW reflected his intellectualcore. Hired to teach a conventional business law course, hequickly transformed it into inquiry into the philosophical andsocial complexities of the functions of law in a society. Hisbackground in economics and law taught him that law was notan isolated discipline. Instead, law sat at an intersection of hu-man aspirations and societal forces. It needed the perspectivesthat humanists and social scientists contribute to understand-ing those forces.

This outlook brought him to UB, where President Meyer-son's educational vision linked the arts and sciences with theprofessional disciplines, so that theoretical inquiry and socialrealities would inform each other. Bill was a major driver of theinterdisciplinary reach that has marked UB Law School apartfrom almost all others and still does—a law school looking out-ward, a school without intellectual boundaries.

Many can recount his accomplishments and impact on UB.I will just mention two that illustrate his genius as an academicleader.

One was his successful campaign to allow UB to keep its tu-ition revenue. First, he grabbed the attention of the Patakitrustees with a series of papers detailing the inequity of SUNYbudgets. Then he romanced them, using their ideology to showthat leaving tuition revenue on the campuses created private-like incentives to attract students and improve programs. Oncethey bought in, he negotiated the details through the bureau-cracy, and then built back UB's enrollment, which he had pur-posely reduced, so that tuition revenue and UB's budget couldgrow without exceeding the SUNY enrollment caps.

Another was his passion to turn the Amherst campus into areal university community, which was frustrated by a state con-struction system that could not build housing that studentscould afford. One day, reading through the New York Educa-tion Code (something lawyers do for entertainment), he founda curious provision allowing alumni associations to build stu-dent housing. With that legal lever, he quickly organizedlawyers, bankers, architects, contractors and political friendsand applied his persuasive skills and their expertise and influ-ence to beat down the obstacles in Albany so that the campusbecame home to thousands more students.

Bill had a vision for UB. A single theme could not capture it.He wanted to advance all of UB's complex and multiple mis-sions, piece by piece, opportunity by opportunity. To accom-plish this, he was a master at strategic thinking as well as tacticalorganization. That was his genius.

Buffalo and UB were part of his being. Buffalo was to himMeriden writ large – full of hard-working, able and good peo-ple capable of shaping a better future. UB was a fine universitywith large and realizable aspirations and importantly withoutpretentions.

Bill was without pretention, which is why many rememberhim so fondly as a president, a leader, a teacher, a colleague anda friend.

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"Professor, tutor, advocate,authority figure, friendand life coach

I couldn't help but wonder what was there about thishandsome, charming, athletic and brilliant kid from Con-

_ _ necticut—who graduated on scholar-ship from prestigious private schoolslike Wesleyan University and Yale LawSchool — that brought him to Buffalo ona career path in public education. Hecame to educate and mentor ordinarykids like me from families of little or nomeans, but long on hope and bigdreams that one day, through hardwork and somebody's help, one of theirown could become a lawyer. Bill Greinerwas that somebody.

He understood the value of public education to fami-lies like mine. He understood that law students like mefrom working-class families needed a professional rolemodel, for which he served as such for countless students.

He was aware that very few of us, if any, had a lawyer ora judge in our families to emulate, let alone a lawyer or ajudge living next door or in our neighborhood.

By default and design, he mentored countless public-education students who looked to him as professor, tutor,advocate, authority figure, friend and life coach. Some ofus needed and received from him all of that and muchmore.

We can best honor him and his memory as former stu-dents and colleagues by bringing to the courtrooms,boardrooms and classrooms the humanity and civilitythat our beloved professor, colleague and mentor epito-mized during his 40-some years of service to this greatUniversity.

"A mentor and advisor"It was Bill Greiner and Tom Headrick who persuaded

me to leave the practice of law and come to UB. Once I ar-rived, Bill, the academic Associate Dean, became a mentorand adviser. There has never been a more approachableperson! His patience, wisdom, kindness and values puthim in a class by himself. He taught me that students come

first, and that compassion, sincerity andpersistence can move mountains.

I once wrote a harsh letter and askedBill to review before I sent it out. Billread it and did not change a thing. Hesimply told me that the letter was a goodventing tool, but I should put it in adrawer for a few days and read it againbefore mailing it. When I reread the let-ter, I realized it should not be sent. That"drawer" tip is one I still practice.

I became even closer to Bill in 1996when he was president of UB and asked me to temporarilybe his deputy and help with transitions. I was in awe of hisgift for tackling and resolving the most contentious and dif-ficult problems with ease and grace. When I felt a unionleader had berated him unfairly in the newspaper, Bill said Ishould view it from that person's perspective and shouldconsider his responsibility to his constituency. Bill saidyoucan't reach consensus until you understand everyone'spoint of view.

Bill was a visionary and an achiever who loved peopleand loved UB. He was charismatic and genuine, delegatedextensively and never micromanaged. He never lost histemper and raised his voice only when cheering for theBulls. Working with him every day, it was clear that hiscommitment to UB and his children was surpassed only byhis commitment to his wife, Carol. Their marriage was lit-erally a union and their lives a true partnership.

I learned much from Bill, and miss him greatly.

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"A true friend"Some 15 years ago while visiting the Law School

for a meeting of the Dean's Advisory Council, I wasintroduced to President Bill Greiner for the first time.From that introduction began a remarkable experi-ence. So what started with a simple handshake grewinto a genuine and lasting friendship.

Bill had the great gift of being ableto be a friend, not just an acquain-tance whose name could be droppedin conversation, but a real friend.

It is not an overstatement to say that of all those who regularly

associated with Bill, most, if not all,of them considered him to be afriend and in all probability, he in-deed was. He had the seemingly un-limited capacity to touch the lives ofothers in a warm and personal way.

Time is the element that establishes and confirms afriendship; one person taking, and making, time to bewith another. On those occasions when my wife and Iwould return to the University,

Bill, and usually Carol as well, would always havetime to be with us, often for dinner or even a basketballgame.

When Bill and Carol traveled to the west coast, theywould make time to be with us for dinner, a round ofgolf, or both. When my mother died, Bill and Carolmade time to attend her funeral. In all of these ways,and many others, the Greiners, both Bill and Carol,were an uplifting force in our lives. Of all the gifts theygave us, none was greater than the gift of being a truefriend.

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UB PRESIDENT JOHN B. SIMPSON

`A gifted leader"_ ti Bill Greiner had a profound effect on every aspect

of this institution, from academics and research, tostudent life and our engagement with our alumniand the community. His vision and leadershipmade UB the outstanding institution it is today.He was a gifted leader with an abiding belief in the

university. His devotion made others want to dedicate themselves tomaking UB the best it could become. We will miss him greatly.

UB PROVOST SATISH K. TRIPATHI

"His legacyWill endure)'Looking across the University at Buffalo's academ-ic and physical landscapes, one can truly appreci-ate the indelible mark that President EmeritusGreiner had on our university. During his 42-yeartenure at UB, he transformed our university in so

many lasting and meaningful ways. His body of work has enabled us,as a university community, to be among the finest public researchuniversities in the nation. We owe so much of our success and futuresuccesses to UB's 13th president. He will be greatly missed, but, quiterightly, his legacy will endure.

UB LAW SCHOOL DEAN MAKAU W. MUTUA- I cc ))Helovedthelav e

The Law School has lost an invaluable ally and ad-visor. Bill Greiner's ability and willingness to men-tor countless law students was typical of his loyaltyand selfless service to the Law School and UB. Heloved the law. His name is fondly remembered byUB Law alumni throughout the country. The LawSchool, university and community are all better

because of Professor Greiner.

William R. GreinerScholarship Fund

For those who wish to make a contribution in memory of Profes-sor Greiner, the family has identified three campus programs that heldspecial importance to him: the Center for the Arts, UB athletics andthe William R. Greiner Scholarship Fund. The fund, established in hishonor in 2004, supports an endowment for a full-tuition scholarshipto the UB Law School for a meritorious student who exemplifies lead-ership ability, dedication to public service and commitment to theWestern New York community as a whole.

Checks should be made out to the William R. Greiner ScholarshipFund and mailed to:

Alan S. Carrel, Vice DeanUniversity at Buffalo Law SchoolJohn Lord O'Brian Hall, Room 311Buffalo, NY 14260(716) 645-6222, carrel@buffalo.edu

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Greiner on GreinerDuring his time as UB president, William R. Greiner received the Jaeckle Award — UB Law School and Law

Alumni Association's highest honor — in 2002. His acceptance remarks were vintage Greiner — self-effacingthoughtful and full ofgood humor. An excerpt from those remarks:

YOU CAN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS.There are so many people I need to thank. First, I need

to thank Carol for all her support through the years. Iwouldn't have gotten through law school sane withouther.

I thank my kids for all the support they've given me. Iwant you to know that among them, the kids and theirspouses, they hold 10 degrees from the University at Buf-falo, including two J.D.s. So I'm like that guywho advertis-es the hairpieces: Not only do I own the company, I'm alsoa client.

The first person I met who was on the faculty of theUniversity at Buffalo Law School was Jack Hyman. It wasin the years when Carol and I were back at Yale, where Iwas working on my book The Nature and Functions ofLaw and Carol took care of the four kids. It was a greatyear for me; she sometimes had mixed feelings about it.Jack Hyman came through visiting the law school on a re-cruiting visit, and I was so impressed with him. I said, youknow, if there's a law school anywhere in the country thatI might like to be associated with, it would be UB, becausethat guy is really terrific.

Lo and behold, about six months later, I had the op-portunity to talk with some faculty from the UB LawSchool and Dean Hawkland at a convention in New Or-

leans. I remember bumping into Bill Hawkland in an ele-vator, and he said, "Hi, I'd like to make you an offer." ButJack Hyman is the guy who sold me.

I've been so blessed to have colleagues at the LawSchool who are both intellectually stimulating and smartas hell, but they're also great people to work with. We havemaintained a kind of family in the Law School facultywhich I think is quite unusual.

I've had the pleasure over the last 15 years, both asprovost and as president, of reviewing all the promotionsand the senior appointments in the University. It's my wayof keeping a finger on the pulse of the University. OurUniversity, and especially our Law School, are in greatshape. We have a superior faculty, and we have added to itrecently.

All of you who are law alumni, take pride in your LawSchool, because it's going nowhere but up. Our alumnihave been extraordinarily supportive over the years, andnone more supportive than the law alumni. And I am soproud of the alumni of this University for the accomplish-ments that they have made since they left the University.Our profession is a public profession that has public ser-vice as one of its core values. I think our law alumni dothat superbly well.

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.. with his mentor Jack Hyman...

...congratulatinghis fr iendAl Mugel.. .

Portrait of ayoung Bill...

... as a young teacher as provost...

.. dedicating the Letro Courtroom...

teaching tax...

... with Carol, the love of his life...

... applauded at hisJaeckleAward luncheon ...

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GREINER AT A GLANCE• Author of The Nature and Functions of Law, a seminal legal textbook still in use.• Author most recently of Location, Location, Location, which chronicles the

factors leading to the construction of UB's North Campus and debunks the ideathat the decision to build in Amherst, rather than in Buffalo, was made fordubious or politically short-sighted reasons.

• Education: bachelor's degree in economics from Wesleyan University; master'sin economics and the J.D. and Master of Laws degrees from Yale University.

• Sold sandwiches door to door at Yale under the firm name "Equity Chow."• Joined the UB Law faculty in 1967.• Served as chair of the Legal Studies Program from 1968 to 1970.• Associate provost of the Law School from 1970 to 1975.• Associate dean of the Law School from 1975 to 1980.• UB Provost from 1984 to 1991.• UB's 13th president, serving for 12 years beginning in 1991.• Died Dec. 19, 2009, in the Cleveland Clinic, at age 75.

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we need to be

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each other as

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D

espite the election of thenation's firstAfrican-American president, thepath to a post-racial soci-ety still stretches out

ahead, and only vigilance and hardwork will get us there, prominent civilrights attorney John A. Payton said in aUB Law School address.

Payton, president and director-counsel of the NAACP's Legal Defenseand Education Fund, delivered the LawSchool's signature Mitchell Lecture onOct. 22 in O'Brian Hall, speaking to anear-capacity crowd of students, facul-ty, staff and the public. He appeared atthe invitation of Dean Makau W. Mu-tua, a personal friend and colleague inhuman rights advocacy work.

Payton acknowledged the historicnature of the presidential election, say-ing, "There never has been a year evenclose to this in America. My father didnot dream of this last year. For all hisdreams, this wasn't one of them. Theseare remarkable changes, and it sayssomething about our society."

But, he said, "Are we a post- racialsociety' is a different question than`have we made progress?"

The answer, he said, comes by look-

ing at racial fault lines in a handful ofquality-of-life measures, including edu-cational attainment, housing quality,employment, the criminal justice sys-tem and political participation.

In all of those measures save one, hesaid,African-American and Hispanicpersons still lag behind their white peers— in high dropout rates in inner-cityschools; in de facto segregated housingpatterns as a result of white flight fromthe cities; in a foreclosure crisis that hasdisproportionately affected persons ofcolor; in a prison population that is halfminority; in the dearth of hospitals andother health care providers in minorityneighborhoods. The only exception, hesaid, is political participation, asAfrican-Americans voted in recordnumbers in the 2008 elections, despite achallenge to the landmark VotingRights Act that Payton's Legal DefenseFund defended in the U.S. SupremeCourt.

`Are we a post-racial society? Theanswer is, not yet;' he said. "It's a sober-ing assessment, but it's an unavoidableassessment."

Describing one recent situation thathe said reflected institutionalized racialdisparity, Payton spoke of the federal

government's $11 billion Road Homeprogram intended to help rebuild NewOrleans after Hurricane Katrina. Dis-placed residents of that city were of-fered financial help: either the actualcost of repairing their home, or the pre-Katrina value of the home, whicheverwas lower. White families mostly re-ceived the cost of repairs. But becausehomes in minority neighborhoodswere assessed at a low figure, that waswhat was offered to African-Americanfamilies. "Either you get enough moneyto rebuild your home oryou don't;'Payton said. "Generally speaking, thewhite homeowners get enough moneyto rebuild their home, and generallyspeaking, the black homeowners don't:'The Legal Defense Fund sued, and justrecently the government announced itis changing this formula.

Payton also pointed with dismay tothe "very dark atmosphere" that sur-rounds the debate over health care re-form. "This is hatred out there;' he said."This is not disagreement. We've alwayshad extremists. But the fact that BarackObama is an African-American haspushed paranoia to another level, sopeople who have real disputes have nowgone completely mad. And they've nev-er had such access to the media thatthey do today.

"It's really crucial that we figure outways to marginalize those voices of ha-tred. The hatred we've seen is hatredthat's directed at strangers. It's very hardto have that kind of emotion withsomeone who is literally your neighborand who you actually know"

And that, he said, is his major point:"If a racially diverse democracy is totake place, we need to be able to talk toeach other as peers. Race is so easilyused as a wedge issue. The sense ofcommunity doesn't happen by itself.You have to work on it.

"Democracy at its real core requiresthat all the people be included in `we thepeople For that inclusive democracy tofunction, we all have to be able to seeeach other as peers, as people we can re-spect. It depends on this sense of beingin a shared enterprise together.

"I believe we must become the in-clusive democracy described by thePreamble to the Constitution. We mustknow our past in order to transcendour past. I believe that we must see ourdiversity as one of our most importantstrengths, and that we must see eachother as peers. So let's get to work"

The former Diocesan Education Campus on theEast Side of Buffalo will become St. Martin Village.

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AffordableHousing

Clinicleverages

millions ingrants for

threeprojects

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B Law School's AffordableHousing Clinic has helpedto secure three grants total-ing more than $28 millionthat will enable the con-

struction of 106 new housing units in theCity of Buffalo.

The new housing on the city's west,east and south sides will be energy-efficient apartments with affordablerents for senior citizens and low-incomepersons. Funding for the constructionprojects will come through the New YorkState Division of Housing and Commu-nity Renewal.

"This is a real tribute to the work theclinic has done, along with its students,"says George Hezel, clinical professor oflaw and director of the Affordable Hous-i ng Clinic. "They have poured theirhearts and souls into this project. It's agood result for the community at largeand proof that UB is an economic devel-opment engine for the city and the re-gion. If Buffalo is going to remain com-petitive in its search for federal and statefunds, it needs an experienced and so-phisticated advocate. With the clinic, wehave an edge that other cities don't have."

The projects that won funding are:• St. Martin Village, comprising 60

units of housing on the former DiocesanEducation Campus at 564 Dodge St. Twoexisting three-story buildings will be re-habilitated into 24 two-bedroom units,and a chapel building will become acommunity center to be operated by theCommunity Action Organization. In ad-dition, 36 townhouse units –24 three-bedroom and 12 four-bedroom–will benewly constructed. Rents will be afford-

able for households that earn less thanhalf the area's median income, and nineunits will be configured for residentswith special needs.

• Holy Family Senior Apartments,with 35 affordable apartments for seniorcitizens to be developed at the formerHoly Family Elementary School buildingat 920 Tuft St. in South Buffalo. Theapartments will include 30 one-bed-room and five two-bedroom units. Nineunits will be handicapped-accessible.Also included will be a large communityroom and improved facilities for theSouth Buffalo Food Pantry that CatholicCharities operates at the site. The spon-sors are Delta Development of WesternNewYork and Living Communities LLC.

• People United for Sustainable Hous-ing, which will build 11 units of housingin a distressed neighborhood on theWest Side. Three buildings on Massachu-setts Avenue—a commercial storefrontand long-vacant apartments—will be re-habilitated to create four one-bedroom,four two-bedroom and three three-bed-room apartments. All units will be af-fordable for households at or below 50percent of the area median income.

Founded in 1987, the UB clinic, alongwith clinics atYale and Seton Hall univer-sities, pioneered the field of affordablehousing clinics in U.S. law schools,championing a movement to bring prac-tical work experience into the classroomwhile providing students with meaning-ful ways to improve their communities.

The recent grants bring to nearly$200 million the total amount of privateequity, loan and grant money the UBclinic has been able to leverage to help fi-nance more than 2,000 units of afford-able housing in Western New York forlow-income families, the elderly, targetsof domestic violence and people withdisabilities.

The work of the Law School's legalclinics advances the UB 2020 strategicstrength in Civic Engagement and PublicPolicy, which supports faculty researchand scholarship that addresses pressingsocial and policy issues in collaborationwith community partners, while alsogenerating scholarly expertise. "There isno law firm, nor are there non-profits,that could sustain the effort that a LawSchool clinic can sustain' Hezel says.

In addition to affordable housing, UBLaw School also offers clinics addressingsuch topics as familyviolence, the envi-ronment, elder law and community eco-nomic development.

"It's a good

result for the

community at

large and proof

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development

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city and the

region."

— George Hezel,

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Affordable

Housing Clinic

Professor and vice dean Errol E. Meidinger, left, is achair of the Appointments Committee.James R. Newton, vice dean for administration, is chair

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ALLTOGETHERNOWFaculty committees ensure broad buy-into the mission of UB Law

is lonely at the top —but not thatlonely.The leadership of the LawSchool, recognizing that such a

large and complex enterprise needs thevoices and vision of all its stakeholders,counts on a diversity of working com-mittees to share the load of governance.More than two dozen standing com-mittees, drawing on the diverse talentsof faculty members, administrators anda few students, meet regularly to pro-vide guidance on a wide range of issues.

"In my time at the Law School, Icannot remember such a flurry of ac-tivity by the committees;' says DeanMakauW Mutua. "The vibrancy andvitality of these committees has not al-ways been there. Theywere sleepers.But when I became dean, I promisedthe faculty that the committees wouldbecome real and that they would be-come forums for debating and decidingthe fate of the Law School"

The dean says such a structure com-ports with his insistence on opennessand transparency on the third floor ofO'Brian Hall. "If you run a law schoolthat is essentially unhappy—you don'tcommunicate with students, you arenot open with the faculty, you areopaque —the chances are you are run-ning a failing law school;' he says. "Thedean of a law school becomes more ef-fective if he or she is inclusive and walksin tandem with the faculty."

Dean Mutua nominally chairsmany of the committees. But he hasdelegated much responsibility for run-ning and reporting on the committeework to two fellow administrators: Pro-fessor James A. Gardner, vice dean foracademic affairs, and James R. Newton,vice dean for administration.

"These committees are a means toget broader input into all the things thatgo into running the Law School;" New-ton says. "The dean charges the com-mittees to look at various issues andthen make policy recommendations."

In addition, notes Gardner, partici-pation in the committee structure is, for

faculty, construed as service to the LawSchool - one of the key considerationsthat go into tenure and promotion de-cisions.

The implications of the committees'work for life at the Law School can besignificant. Recently, Gardner andNewton say, these working groups havemade major contributions in severalareas. A small sampling of their work:

• A program to observe classestaught by adjunct faculty and providefeedback, to ensure a high standard ofteaching in the classroom.

• Ongoing input into admissionsdecisions, especially for students in thebroad midrange of the applicant pool.

• In process, a stronger and broaderpolicy against academic dishonesty.

• A new policy on the hiring and re-tention of research and writing faculty,and an extensive new policy regardingthe hiring and use of adjunct faculty.

• New policy guidelines for accom-modating the needs of students withdisabilities.

• A complete restructuring of UBLaw's legal skills program.

• Major work on the Law School'suse of technology, particularly as it re-lates to teaching. "We wanted to reallyaggressively think about how we are go-ing to use technology, Newton says."We have been hiring a lot of new facul-tywho are using more technology inthe classroom, as are faculty at other lawschools. We will be purchasing somenew software and are planning to makemajor technology upgrades to severalof our classrooms.

"The faculty can speak best to whattheir needs are, and what's changingout there in terms of teaching and legalacademia, so that we as an administra-tion can make the right purchases andplans for the Law School."

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UB exceptional scholarsProfessor James A. Gardner was one of five recipients of the University at Buffalo's Exceptional

Scholar Sustained Achievement Award for 2010. He was honored at UB's sixth annual Celebrationof Academic Excellence on April 1 in the Center for the Arts.

Gardner is the Joseph W. Belluck and Laura L. Aswad Professor of Civil Justice; Director, theJaeckle Center for Law and Democracy; and Vice Dean, Academic Affairs, in the Law School.

The Exceptional Scholar Award for Sustained Achievement was created by the University at Buf-falo in 2002 to honor outstanding professional achievement that has been focused on a particularbody of work over a number of years. This award was created to recognize an unprecedented ac-complishment in a senior scholar's career, distinguishing a body of work of enduring importancethat has gone beyond the norm in a particular field of study.

The other recipients were: Alexander N. Cartwright, Chairman and Professor, Electrical Engi-neering, Biomedical Engineering; Li Lin, Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering; Jerome A.Roth, Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology; Mark T. Swihart, Professor, Chemical and Biologi-cal Engineering; Director, UB 2020 Initiative in Integrated Nanostructure Systems; and GeorgireneD. Vladutiu, Professor, Pediatrics; Neurology; Pathology and Anatomical Sciences.

Mangold selected a leading academic researcher for aNational Institutes of Health conference

University at Buffalo Law School ProfessorSusan V. Mangold was selected as the leadingacademic for one of 15 teams accepted for a co-operative research conference sponsored by the

. w National Institutes of Health and National Insti-tute of Mental Health.

' The conference, held in San Jose, Calif, Feb.6-10, brought academic researchers and com-munity administrators together in weeklongworkshops to examine issues of public health.•Mangold, co-director of UB's Program for Ex-

cellence in Family Law and an expert in child welfare law, servedas the lead academic researcher for a group weighing the impactof local funding strategies on child welfare.

The conference, called the NIH/NIMH Community-basedParticipatory Research Approaches to Sustaining Healthy Fami-lies and Multicultural Communities Research Institute, accepted15 teams — including Mangold's — from more than 40 proposalsapplying for sponsorships from the NIH/NIMH.

"We looked at whether the type of funding, not the amount,impacts child welfare outcomes' Mangold. "Our prelimi-nary findings indicate that local funding with flexibility, reliabili-ty and accountability leads to better outcomes."

Mangold says she and her research team worked at the insti-tute to develop a study to test that hypothesis. Child welfare isfunded by federal/state/local matching funds.

Former Dean Olsen heads Buffalo fiscal control board

Economically, it's not the worst of times in the City of Buffalo,but it's not the best of times, either. Now UB Law Professor and for-mer dean IL Nils Olsen has been named to chair a state-mandatedfiscal control board that oversees the way the city handles its affairs.

The nine-member Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority was estab-lished in 2003 to bring order to what had been a dysfunctionalbudgeting process. As a so-called "hard" control board, it reviewssignificant contracts that the city enters into. The board also over-sees spending in the Buffalo Public Schools, the Municipal Hous-ing Authority and the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency. It's expected

to transition into an advisory body this year, as thecity has balanced three consecutive budgets andhas amassed a record reserve account.

"I've always thought it was very important forthe University to be civically engaged in the com-munity and to devote some of its intellectual capi-

_ s tal to the issues that are confronted by the com-^. ^± munity, says Olsen, who was appointed by Gov.

David A. Paterson. "I thought it would be appro-the priate and a good idea to have someone from e

41 University involved"Though he's known for his expertise in envi-

ronmental law, Olsen has been involved in community develop-ment issues, and has taught courses on the city charter commissionreview process and community economic revitalization.

And though things seem to be looking up for Buffalo, he sayscontinued attention from the control board is vital. "The mayor,working with the control board and the Common Council, hasdone avery good job in turning around the dire situation that waspresent when the control board was enacted;' he says. "They havebuilt up an operating surplus and a significant rainy-day fund. Ob-viously, though, in today's economic situation, with the state econ-omy in crisis and major increases in pension and other post-em-ployment obligations, there needs to be continued vigilance and at-tention to this"

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Travel and honors fillDean Mutua's calendar

Dean Makau W.Mutua speaking inNairobi.

A

s 2009 gave way to 2010, Dean Makau W. Mutuapacked a year's worth of activity and accolades intojust a few months.One highlight was a weeklongtrip to Africa in

February, during which Mutua spoke in Nairobi, Kenya, and inKampala, Uganda. His lectures came at a critical time for bothcountries: Kenya is rewriting its constitution and consideringadding legal protections for gay and lesbian persons, and a billpending in the Ugandan parliament would impose the deathpenalty on homosexuals. "Passions are high on both sides ofthe issues in both countries; Mutua said.

In his Nairobi lecture, titled" Sexual Orientation and Hu-man Rights: Putting Homophobia on Trial, Mutua arguedthat anti-homosexual sentiment does not exist in isolation. "Itis useless and hypocritical to fight one form of oppression anddiscrimination while supporting another, he said. "In mostcases, individuals who express one form of hatred against onegroup are more likely expresses hatred against other groups -thus a racist is also likely to be homophobic, sexist, misogynistand a hater of poor people."

He exhorted human rights activists in Kenya, "You can'tpick and choose what rights to focus on, or which peopleshould be protected. When you fight for liberation, you shouldfight for the total liberation of the human condition. Youshould fight against all forms of discrimination"

The dean's trip was sponsored by the Ford Foundation.Also in February, Mutua was elected to the prestigious

Council on Foreign Relations, a NewYork City-based thinktank and membership organization that studies major inter-national issues and publishes the influential journal ForeignPolicy.

With about 4,300 members, the Coun-cil's ranks include top government officials,renowned scholars, business leaders, ac-claimed journalists, prominent attorneysand distinguished nonprofit professionals.Members participate in meetings, paneldiscussions, interviews, lectures, bookclubs and film screenings to discuss anddebate the major foreign policy issues ofour time. In addition, they enjoy unparal-leled access to world leaders, senior govern-ment officials, members of Congress andprominent thinkers.

The membership rolls include formerTreasury Secretary Robert Rubin, whochairs the organization, and such states-men as former President Bill Clinton, Hen-ry Kissinger, Condoleeza Rice and ColinPowell; senior journalists such as FareedZakaria, Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric; se-nior academics such as Columbia Univer-sity President Lee Bollinger and HarvardProfessor Henry Louis Gates Jr.; and

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, along with othersenior lawyers and judges.

On recommendation of the membership committee, theCouncil's Board of Directors elected Mutua as a life member.

In mid-March, Dean Mutua traveled to The Hague, TheNetherlands, to train investigators of the International Crimi-nal Court who are seeking evidence to determine whether se-nior Kenyan officials and businesspersons should be indictedfor crimes against humanity for the violence that rocked thecountry in early 2008 after contested presidential elections.Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the Prosecutor of the ICC, has askedthe court to authorize investigations into that violence, whichresulted in killings, rapes, widespread attacks and wanton de-struction of property.

And late last year, the dean was a guest of President Obamaand the first lady at aWhite House ceremonyto present theRobert E Kennedy Human Rights Award. Mutua was one offive international and national human rights experts who se-lected the recipient —Magodonga Mahlangu and her organiza-tion, Women of Zimbabwe Arise. The judges chose Mahlanguand WOZA for organizing more than 60,000 Zimbabweans inan ongoing campaign of non-violent action against injustice,exploitive social conditions and oppression of women's rights.

The award, established in 1984, honors courageous and in-novative human rights defenders throughout the world whostand up against injustice, often at great personal risk. It in-cludes a prize of $30,000 and ongoing legal, advocacy andtechnical support through a partnership with the RFK Center.

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Spotlight on staffPART OF A CONTINUING SERIES

Dean Mutua says:Fr

Ilene R. Fleischmann,Vice Lean forAlumni,Public Relations andCommunications andExecutive Director,UB Law AlumniAssociation

CC Ilene brings to the impor-tant task of directing our

alumni affairs, and telling theworld about the great things thatare happening at UB Law, a keensense of professionalism and adedication that have no match.She is a perfectionist who expectsthe highest standards and clarityof purpose. She has an eagle's eyefor the stories that put UB Law inthe sharpest light. I am extremelyfortunate to have such a giftedcolleague in the ranks of thesenior staff."

Vice Dean Ilene Fleischmannis responsible for the LawSchool's public face, bringing ex-tensive journalism experience toher role in overseeing the award-winning UBLawForummaga-zine; UB Law Links, a quarterlye-mail newsletter; UB LawBriefs, a bimonthly printnewsletter; and the UB Law Website and related electronic media.As executive director of the UBLaw Alumni Association, sheworks to build relations with theschool's nearly 10,000 alumni.

BobbyJo Ladelfa,Director of Recordsand Registration

CC BobbyJo exudes high com-petence and professional

urgency in every task that sheundertakes as registrar. Thekeeper of our academic records,Bobbylo occupies one of the mostsensitive positions at UB Lawwith the grace and diligence thatshould be the envy of every lawschool dean. She has brought herimpeccable organizational skillsto aportfolio of UB Law that de-mands a unique combination ofskills and talents."

BobbyJo LaDelfa overseesmanagement of the LawSchool's Records and Registra-tion Office, which is responsi-ble for class scheduling andregistration, final exams,grades, and maintenance of allstudent records, includingtranscript preparation. Dr.LaDelfa also provides academicaudits and advisement for allstudents to ensure adherenceto degree requirements andsuccessful degree completion.

Terrence E.McCormack, InterimManager of Law SchoolTechnology and head ofthe M. Robert KorenCenter for ClinicalLegal Education

CC Terry is the unsung hero ofUB Law. He has been the

most important figure in mak-ing pedagogical technology ac-cessible to many instructors.Even in the most difficult cir-cumstances, Terry keeps the de-meanor of the ultimate profes-sional. I know from my own ex-perience that he will scale heav-en and earth to serve the needs ofour students and faculty. He hasbrought that superb diligenceand exceptional devotion to hisposition at UB Law IT."

Terrence McCormack is theaudiovisual librarian and headof the M. Robert Koren Centerfor Clinical Legal Education atthe Charles B. Sears Law Li-brary. He directs all media ser-vices in the Law School andmaintains the Koren Center'saudio and video collection. Healso serves as interim managerof the Law School's Depart-ment of Technology Services,overseeing the school's IT op-erations and services for stu-dents, faculty and staff.

Melinda R. Saran,Vice Dean forStudent Affairs

CC The English language doesnot have the words to cap-

ture Melinda's dedication to ourstudents and UB Law. She is theideal description of the perfectdean of students. There is no onewho works harder with our stu-dents— including when thecause is the most challenging—to mold and prepare them to beethical, judicious and sharpattorneys. She is a real lawyerwho instills in students the highpurposes of this noble profession.Melinda is simply irreplaceable."

Melinda Saran providessupport services to studentsfrom the time they arrive towhen they graduate, and evenafterward for the bar examina-tion. She plans and coordinatesorientation and Commence-ment, provides academic andpersonal counseling, andworks with student groups,dual-degree students, studentswith disabilities, and others tomake the Law School experi-ence successful, productive andenjoyable.

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had individual members across theUnited States and even worldwide.But, as vice dean and executivedirector Ilene Fleischmann says,"Historically, we were primarily aBuffalo-Rochester-based association.Most of our law students came fromWestern New York and many of ourgraduates wanted to stay here topractice. That is not the case today."

"Now we want to get behind theLaw School in its effort to be viewedmore as a national rather than as a re-gional school, and the LawAlumniAs-sociation as a national organization.That's something that we've beenworking to achieve since the installa-tion of Dean Mutua. He presented ourorganization with a great opportunity

to put a lot of energy behind that ef-fort;' says Robert Boreanaz'89, cur-rent president of the LawAlumniAs-sociation.

"The creation of a national alumniassociation is key to achieving mygoals for the Law School," says DeanMakau W. Mutua. Toward that end,during this academic year he has trav-eled to visit alumni groups in Chicago,Atlanta, New York City, Washington,Rochester, San Francisco and Cleve-land. "I have been humbled by the fan-tastic warmth and hospitality withwhich I've been received,' he says. "Formany, it's the first time they've seen thedean come to them."

Boreanaz, who also has traveled toa number of regional events, notesthat the school's approximately 10,000alumni live in nearly all 50 states as

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to that effort is a commitment to con-duct two meetings a year by videocon-ference, bringing alumni leaders na-tionwide into the meeting.

Dean Mutua was present for thefirst such meeting in November, host-ed by Dennis R. McCoy'77 at HiscockBarclay, in Buffalo. "It was a great op-portunity for the dean to address all ofhis alumni volunteers and leaders atone time and start a dialogue;' Muellersays. Terrence M. Gilbride'88 atHodgson Russ hosted the Marchvideoconference meeting.

Also, Mueller says, the associationbylaws will be revised to formally rec-ognize these chapters as standingcommittees of the alumni association.One board member will be assigned toeach chapter as a board liaison, "tomentor the chapters and be an advo-

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well as abroad. "We have alumni in allof these different areas;' he says. "Wewant to take those alumni, who havemade connections and set down rootsin those areas, and have them availableas resources to our students. Whenfirms are recruiting, if they don't viewus as a national law school then theyare less likely to recruit our students."

The alumni association has takenseveral steps toward that end, says LisaM. Mueller, assistant dean for alumniand communications, who serves asassistant director of UBLAA.Formal alumni steering committees,from 15 to 29 people, have been estab-lished in Washington, Albany,Rochester and New York City, she said.These steering committees, chosen toinclude male and female, older andyounger alumni from different areasof practice, "will put together short-term and long-term plans for the areaaround how to fulfill the alumni asso-ciation's mission," she says.

Now, in Phase 2, leaders will beginto integrate the work of the steeringcommittees with the association'sboard of directors, about 30 officersand directors who meet monthly. Key

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cate for them at board meetings."And Boreanaz points out that

when vacancies occur on the alumniassociation's board, appointments aremade with an eye toward geography,and new members have connectionsto such places as Cleveland, Atlantaand New Jersey.

These efforts build on a continu-ing series of events hosted by regionalchapters. For example, the traditionalJanuary luncheon of the alumni asso-ciation's New York City chapter wascombined with the presentation ofthe Jaeckle Award, the Law School'shighest honor, to Kenneth B. Forrest'76. More than 100 people attended,including friends, family and col-leagues of the honoree, who is basedin New York City. "We plan to domore of this in other regions as ap-propriate — if the honoree is not inBuffalo, to honor them where theyare;' Fleischmann says.

In Washington, more than 50alumni attended a reception at theKenyan Embassy hosted by theKenyan ambassador, Boreanaz said.And a cocktail reception last summerin Chicago drew both students andalumni.

Another gathering to build tieswith alumni was Rochester Day at theLaw School on Feb. 12, at which abouteight attorneys came from Rochesterto talk to students about living andpracticing law in the Rochester area.The day ended with a networking re-ception.

The next step, Mueller said, is tofind ways to engage and hear fromthose in other regions with a concen-tration of UB Law alumni that cur-rently are without a steering commit-tee.

Boreanaz said that UBLAA hasalso found success in working with theUniversity at Buffalo Alumni Associa-tion when it sponsors events nation-wide. For example, we joined the UBAlumni Association in hosting eventsat the Cornell Club in New York City,when Vikki L. Pryor'78 spoke; and theArmy Navy Club in Washington, D.C.,featuring Nicole Lee'02.

All of these efforts, he says, draw onthe close relationships that are createdat UB Law. "There are countless storiesthat alumni can tell," Boreanaz says,"about how they went to UB Law be-cause that is what they could afford,and the school made it possible forthem to have great careers. They carrythe Law School in high esteem becausethey felt they received an excellent legaleducation. "

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Achievements recognizedLaw Review Dinner deepens bonds

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wo legal lights with deepconnections to UB LawSchool had that bond groweven deeper when they re-cently received the Buffalo

Law ReviewAward.Eugene Pigott'73, associate justice

of the Court of Appeals, NewYorkState's highest court, and longtime UBLaw Professor David Engel were hon-ored at the LawReview's annual dineron April 21 at the Park Country Club.

The Law Review board, about fivedozen students strong, made the selec-tions based on an open nominationand election process. "Professor Engeland Judge Pigott were the unanimousdecisions once they were nominated;'says third-year student Scott Iseman,managing editor of the journal.

Engel, a SUNY Distinguished Ser-vice Professor, teaches a first-year tortscourse that many Law Review memberstook, Iseman says. "Many people en-joyed him as a professor and thought he

was one of our favorite professors; hesays."He's such a kind, intelligent man,and that makes for a good professor" Inaddition, Iseman said, some membershave taken Engel's bridge-term courseinvolving travel to Chiangmai, Thai-land, for intensive study of Thai legalculture.

Of Judge Pigott, Iseman said,"He isone of the more recognizable faces ofthe Law School throughout the stateand the legal community as a whole.He's a great role model for our mem-bers to follow. His career path is morethan just the bench - he served in pri-vate practice, and in the Army duringthe Vietnam War. That kind of profes-sional dexterity and flexibility is some-thing we like to emphasize with ourmembership"

The LawReview Dinner, for whichIseman served as emcee, celebrated astrong year for the journal, which pub-lishes five issues annually. "It has been agood year for landing articles;' he says.

"We have a number of cases that we'reexcited about publishing, especially oursymposium issue this spring, a collec-tion of essays from a number of high-powered professors" that arises from aBaldy Center conference.

A major initiative for the LawRe-view this year has been the creation ofan online forum —"a place where a dia-logue can be created among differentprofessors in the legal community." Theonline venue will publish shorterpieces, 500 to 1,000 words, in a less for-mal format than the printed journal."We want to try to get some dialoguegoing on the pieces we publish, Isemansays. "It will give an author an opportu-nity to be challenged and defend hisopinions. This is an emerging trendamong law reviews, so we're excitedabout that opportunity"

The Law Review Web site is atwww.buffalolawreview.org .

Trini E. Ross '92

Sheldon K. Smith '01

Students ofcolor hearwords of thanksand advice

n keeping with the theme "Liftingas We Climb, the Law School'sStudents of Color Dinnerbrought together graduating stu-dents, continuing students, facul-

ty and a wide variety of friends to cele-brate achievement and call for a com-mitment to serve others as only lawyerscan.

The April 15 dinner, held at the Buf-falo Niagara Marriott, is an annual jointventure of the Asian American LawStudents Association, the Black LawStudents Association and the LatinAmerican Law Students Association. It

mixed solemnity with laughter, as thoseorganizations honored the achieve-ments of their members set to graduatein May. They also recognized distin-guished alumni, minority trailblazers inthe legal field, and professors.

With a slide show of smiling LawSchool faces running continuously inthe background, those honored sharedwords of thanks and advice with thosewho will soon be their colleagues in thelegal profession.

The keynote speaker was AssociateProfessor Rick Su, who teaches in theareas of im migration and local govern-ment law.

Distinguished Alumni Awards werepresented to Trini E. Ross'92,AssistantU.S. Attorney and member of theDean'sAdvisory Council; Mark G.Pearce'78, of the Buffalo firmCreighton, Pearce, Johnsen & Giroux.Pearce was named by President Obamato the National Labor Relations Board;and Dr. Chanse Leon Kim'75, a suc-

cessful private practitioner from Seoul,Korea, who accepted his award byvideo.

The Trailblazer Award was given toSheldon K. Smith'01, president of theMinority Bar Association. The Jacob D.Hyman Professor of theYearAwardwent to SLTNY Distinguished ServiceProfessor Charles Patrick Ewing, direc-tor of the Legal Skills program at theIaw School. A"LiftAs We Climb"scholarship also was awarded, as wasthe Monique E. Emdin Award, given inhonor of the 2007 UB Law graduate,who died tragically of cancer at age 28.

Hon. Rose H. Sconiers '73,who pre-viously received a Distinguished Alum-ni Award, was honored for her recentappointment to the Fourth Depart-ment, Appellate Division ofNewYorkState Supreme Court.

The event's traditional candle-light-ing ceremony closed the evening.

Co-chairs of the dinner were MollieK. McCabe' 11 and Allison T. Chan '11.

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ive accomplished alumni of UB Law School, and one non-alumnuswith substantial ties to the school, will be honored May 11 at the UBLaw Alumni Association's 2010 Distinguished Alumni Awards dinner.The event - the 48th annual for the Law Alumni Association — will be

held at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo, beginning with cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinnerat 7. To register, call (716) 645-2107 or e-mail law-alumni@buffalo.edu .

An advance look at this year's honorees reveals some well-known names andsome unparalleled records of accomplishment:

Hon. Erin M. Peradotto'84, For her conscientiousand diligent perJbrmancein the judiciary An associ-ate justice of the NewYorkState Supreme Court,Ap-pellate Division, Fourth De-partment, in Rochester, N.Y. , she wasappointed to the position in 2006. Jus-tice Peradotto worked as a trial attorneyfor almost 20 years before she was elect-ed to the state Supreme Court in 2003.She worked as an assistant attorneygeneral in Buffalo from 1997 to 1998.She has also worked with various lawassociations, such as the Bar Associa-tion of Erie County and the State ofNew York's Attorney Grievance Com-mittee for the 8th Judicial District.

Hon. E. Jeannette Ogden'83,For her many contributionsJor thebetterment of our community:Buffalo City Court judge andacting Erie County Family Court

udge Ogden served aspresident of the UB Law

Alumni Association in2008-09. She is the firstand only African-Amer-ican woman to serve ErieCounty Family Court.Known as a no-nonsenseyet compassionate jurist, she wasfirst appointed to City Court in 1995,then elected twice to serve 10-yearterms. Prior to ascending to the bench,Ogden, a Buffalo native, worked as a tri-al attorney for the CIGNA Insurance;had her own practice; and served as aprosecutor from the Erie County Dis-trictAttorney's Office and as assistantcounty attorney. She is a member andpast president of the Women Lawyersof Western NewYork.

Hon. Frank J. Clark '67, For hiscommitment to public service: Aformer Erie County district attor-ney, Clark served in the district at-torney's office in Buffalo for 27years. He was a familiar figure in thenews during much of that time. First

elected to the county's top lawenforcement position in

1996, he cited healthconcerns in announc-ing his retirement in2008. A member of theDean's Advisory Coun-

cil at UB Law, Clark hasbeen board president of the

100 Club of Buffalo, which supports

members of local law enforcement, fireand emergency medical service agen-cies and their families. A 2007 recipientof the NewYork State Bar Association'sOutstanding Prosecutor Award, heserved in the U.S. Marine Corps and is adecorated veteran of the Vietnam War.

Harvey L. Kaminski'77, For his ex-emplary service in business: president and CEO, Prestige CapitalCorp. in Fort Lee, N.J.A member of the Dean's Ad-visory Council, Kaminski is avocal and active supporter of

the Law School; a lecture-hallclassroom in O'Brian Hall isnamed in his honor. He has servedas a mentor for UB Law studentsand fielded plenty of calls fromstudents seeking career advice. He

also has taught at the Law School'sNewYork City Program in Interna-

tional Finance & Law. "It is critical tojust give thanks and show gratitude forthe positive experiences you have hadin your life and what has made you suc-cessful;' Kaminski says. "Life is short.You have to leave a legacy."

Hon. Thomas P. Franczyk, For Out-standing Service to the University by aNon-Alumnus: Considering all thetime, effort and creativity he con-

tributes to UB Law, "Tim"Franczyk, an Erie County

Court judge, might wellbe claimed as an hon-

y orary alumnus. Co-di-rector of trial advocacy at

the Law School, Franczykoversees the school-spon-

sored Buffalo-Niagara NationalMock Trial Competition, which lastyear brought nearly 130 law studentsfrom 32 schools to the Buffalo CityCourt building. Franczyk, a former ErieCounty prosecutor, has been coachingtrial teams and teaching trial advocacyand drafting case problems at UB Lawsince 1994.

Dr. Roger J. Jones'84, For his by example as a pri-

vate practitioner: Jones is a7 leadershi

partner in the Chicago law• firm Latham and Watkins.

t ' Practicing in the firm's taxdepartment, Jones specializes

in tax controversy and litiga-tion matters. He has represented

taxpayers, including numerous Fortune500 companies, in over 50 matters at alllevels of the federal court system, in-cluding U.S. Tax Court, federal DistrictCourt, the Court of Federal Claims, thefederal Circuit Courts of Appeals andthe U.S. Supreme Court, as well asbefore various state courts. He isalso a frequent speaker at seminarsand symposia, taught in the Chica-go-Kent College of Law GraduateProgram in Taxation, and has been amember of the Dean's Advisory Coun-cil at UB Law since 1999.

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Don't missyourclass reunion!May 21 and 22, 2010

Class of 1960's 50th reunion onCommencement weekend

October 8 and 9, 2010

Planning is under way for Classes of1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990,1995 and 2000

For more information contact Amy Hayes Atkinson ataatkins@buffalo.edu or (716) 645-6224

Compiled by Cynthia Watts.Send your news to clwatts@buffalo.edu

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Hon. Joseph D. Mintz'56 has retiredas a New York State Supreme Courtjustice, 8th Judicial District, in Buffalo.Mintz, who served on the bench since1979, is a resident of Getzville, N.Y.

Richard F. Griffln'S7 is listed inBusiness First"Who's Who in Law"2009, New York Super Lawyers 2009and the 2010 edition of The BestLawyers in America. A past recipient ofthe UB Law Alumni Association'sDistinguished Alumnus Award, he isof counsel with Kavinoky Cook inBuffalo, where he resides.

Robert J. Plache'57 is listed in thetrusts and estates category of The BestLawyers in America 2010 and wasnamed to Super Lawyers 2009. He isspecial counsel at Damon Morey inthe Buffalo office, practicing in theprobate, trust and estate department.Plache lives in Kenmore, N.Y.

Anthony J. Colucci Jr.'58 has beennamed counsel in Colucci & Gallaherin Buffalo, concentrating his practicein corporate counseling and publicfinance. He also received theMartindale Hubbell Honoree Award,its highest peer recognition, for 25consecutive years with MartindaleHubbell's top rating of AV."A pastpresident of the UB Law AlumniAssociation and a past recipient of theassociation's Distinguished AlumnusAward, he lives in Buffalo.

Maryann Saccomando Freedman'58 is named in the 2010 edition ofboth Who's Who in America andWho's Who in American Law.Freedman is of counsel to Cohen &Lombardo in Buffalo, where sheresides.

Harold M. Halpern'58 of EastAmherst, N.Y., received the NathanBenderson Community ServiceAward from the Jewish Federation ofGreater Buffalo. He is vice presidentand general counsel for Calamar inWheatfield, N.Y.

Peter J. Martin '64 received theStriving for Excellence Award fromCommunity Services for theDevelopmentally Disabled, in Buffalo.Martin is a senior partner withBouvier Partnership in Buffalo,practicing corporate, tax and businesslaw. He is a Buffalo resident.

Victor J. Gagliardi'65 was a guestspeaker at Bassett Manor and BassettPark Manor Senior LivingCommunities in Williamsville, N.Y.He discussed "What You ShouldKnow About Elder Law." Gagliardi isspecial counsel in the Buffalo office ofBouvier Partnership, concentrating inelder law, trusts and estates, probateadministration, wills, living trusts andirrevocable trusts. He lives on GrandIsland, N.Y.

John A. Cirando'66 was appointed tothe New York State Commission onJudicial Nomination. Thecommission evaluates and nominatescandidates for vacancies on the stateCourt of Appeals. Cirando is a partnerin the firm D.J. & J.A. Cirando Esqs. inSyracuse, N.Y., where he resides. Heconcentrates his practice in appellateadvocacy, estates, wills and real estate.

Vincent J. Moore'69 is included inThe Best Lawyers in America 2010 inthe real estate law section and wasnamed to Super Lawyers 2009. Mooreis a senior partner in Damon Moreyin the Buffalo office and chair of thefirm's real estate department. He livesin Williamsville, N.Y.

'70sThomas J. Wojciechowski'70discussed "What You Should KnowAbout Elder Law" at Bassett Manorand Bassett Park Manor Senior LivingCommunities in Williamsville, N.Y.He is a partner in BouvierPartnership, concentrating in realestate, estate planning and elder law inthe Buffalo office. Wojciechowski is aresident of Hamburg, N.Y.

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Seated— Hon. Charles R. Newman '50, David A. Doll'50, Herbert Shafer'50, Hon. Joseph J. Sedita'50, Michael A. 50+ REUNION LUNCHEONAmico'58, Michael T. Sullivan Jr.'53, Hon. John J. Gruber'52, Victor C. Silverstein '54, Frank R. Parlato'54 Aug. 5, 2009

BuffaloStanding— Hon. Joseph D. Mintz'56, Ross M. Cellino Sr.'56, Sanford M. Silverberg'57, John F. Canale'47, Richard •Luncheon at theN. Blewett'51, Ralph L. Halpern'53, Hon. John P. Lane'53, Grace Marie Ange '57, Thomas J. Kelly'52, Frank R. Law SchoolPapa'52, Thomas Santa Lucia'54, Gordon Gannon Jr.'59, Irwin E. Ginsberg'55, George M. Zimmermann'49,Harold M. Halpern '58

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Hon. Mark G. Farrell'72

Hon. Rose H.Sconiers'73

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Paul A. Battaglia'72 was named toThe Best Lawyers in America 2010 inthe tax category. Battaglia is a partnerin Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel inthe Amherst, N.Y., office and anadjunct instructor at UB Law School.He lives in Orchard Park, N.Y.

David G. Brock'72 of East Amherst,N.Y., was named 2009 Maurice S.Tabor Man of the Year by theBrotherhood of Temple Beth Zion inBuffalo. He was also named to the2010 The Best Lawyers in America listin the litigation category. Brock is apartner in Jaeckle Fleischmann &Mugel in Buffalo and a former vicepresident of the UB Law AlumniAssociation.

Hon. Mark G. Farrell'72, AmherstTown Justice, has been named therecipient of the Annual Eugene W.Salisbury Magistrate of the YearAward for 2009 by the NewYork StateMagistrate's Association. The awardwas presented at the 100th annualmeeting of the New York StateMagistrates Association, held in LakePlacid, N.Y. Judge Farrell was cited forhis outstanding contributions anddedication to the local court system inNewYork State and his outstandingprofessional achievements as amember of the judiciary. The EugeneW. Salisbury Magistrate of the YearAward is the most prestigiousdesignation available to a sittingmagistrate in New York State. Heresides in Amherst, N.Y.

AnthonyJ. Latona'72 was namedpresident of the Amherst SymphonyOrchestra in Amherst, N.Y. Thesymphony is the longest-runningcommunity orchestra in the nation.Latona is a partner in the litigationand economic and land developmentpractice groups in JaeckleFleischmann & Mugel in the Buffalooffice. He lives in East Amherst, N.Y.

Joseph E. Zdarsky'72 ofWilliamsville, N.Y., has become aFellow of the American College ofTrial Lawyers. Zdarsky is a partner inZdarsky Sawicki & Agostinelli inBuffalo, practicing business litigation.

Hon. Rose H. Sconiers'73 has beenappointed by New York State Gov.David A. Paterson to the NewYorkState Supreme Court, Appellate

Division, 4t1 Judicial Department, inBuffalo. Sconi.ers previously served asa New York State Supreme Courtjustice in Buffalo, where she resides.She is a past president of the UB LawAlumni Association and a pastrecipient of the association'sDistinguished Alumna Award.

James P. Burgio'74 received theRobert M. Kiebala Memorial Awardfrom the Defense Trial Lawyers ofWestern New York, recognizing himas the 2009 Defense Trial Lawyer ofthe Year. Burgio is a partner in BurgioKita & Curvin in Buffalo, where heresides.

Michele O. Heffernan'74 of Buffalois named in The BestLawyers inAmerica 2010 in the employeebenefits category. She is a partner inJaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel,practicing in employee benefits in theBuffalo office.

Hon. Alexander W. Hunter Jr.'74 wasappointed associate justice of theAppellate Term of the NewYork StateSupreme Court, First JudicialDepartment, in New York City. Hepreviously served as a New York StateSupreme Court justice, 12th JudicialDistrict, in Bronx, N.Y. Hunter is aresident of New Rochelle, N.Y.

Gregory C.Yungbluth'74 has beennamed to Super Lawyers 2009. He is asenior partner in Damon Morey inthe Buffalo office and is co-chair ofthe firm's corporate department.Yungbluth lives in Williamsville, N.Y.

Christopher T. Greene'75, a seniorpartner in Damon Morey in Buffalo,was named to The BestLawyers inAmerica 2010 in the corporate law,health care law category. He was alsonamed to Super Lawyers 2009. Greeneis a member of UB Law School'sDean's Advisory Council and aformer recipient of the Law AlumniAssociation's Distinguished AlumnusAward. He is a Buffalo resident.

Pamela Davis Heilman'75 has beennamed to the advisory board of theWoodrow Wilson InternationalCenter for Scholars Canada Institute.Heilman is a partner in the corporateand securities and international/cross-border practice group ofHodgson Russ in the Buffalo office.

She is a member of the UB Counci Iand of UB Law School's Dean'sAdvisory Council. Heilman is aBuffalo resident.

Arthur A. Herdzik'75 was a guestspeaker at the American Board ofTrial Advocates and the Erie Instituteof Law CLE program "Masters inTrial" in Buffalo. Herdzik is a memberof Chelus Herdzik Speyer & Monte inBuffalo and is a resident of Lancaster,N.Y.

Edward D. Manzo'75 has written thesecond edition of Patent ClaimInterpretation-Global Edition 2009-2010. Manzo is co-founder of CookAlex in Chicago, and is listed in Who'sWho in the World, Best Lawyers inAmerica 2010. He was also named toSuper Lawyers 2009 as one of the Top100 Super Lawyers in Illinois in theintellectual property and intellectualproperty litigation practice areas.Manzo is president-elect of theIntellectual Property LawAssociationof Chicago and an adjunct professorof law at DePaul University College ofLaw. He resides in Lake Forest, Ill.

Thomas A. Palmer'75 is named inthe 2010 edition of The Best Lawyersin America in the business andcorporate section. Palmer is a partnerin the business and corporate practicegroup in Jaeckle Fleischmann &Mugel in Amherst, N.Y., where heresides.

William E Savino'75 is included inthe 2010 edition of The BestLawyersin America in the bankruptcy andcreditor-debtor rightslaw/commercial litigation section,and was named to Super Lawyers2009. He is a senior partner andchairman of the business litigationand insolvency department in theBuffalo office of Damon Morey.Savino is a bridge course lecturer atUB Law School and a past presidentof the UB Law Alumni Association.He resides in Amherst, N.Y.

Diane E Bosse'76 has received theNewYork State BarAssociation's 2010Award for Excellence in PublicService. She practices with Bender &Bender in Buffalo and is a pastrecipient of the UB Law AlumniAssociation's Distinguished AlumnaAward. Bosse lives in Clarence, N.Y.

58TH REUNIONJuly 24, 2009Buffalo• Dinner at aclassmate's home

Seated — Eugene J. Martin,Edward J. Schwendler Jr.,William R. Pfalzer, HarveyRogers, W. Donn McCarthy

Standing— Richard N.Blewett, Edward S. Spector,David S. Reisman, ThomasV. Troy, Henry S. Wick,David Buch, Calvin Kallett,Henry Rose

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Kenneth B. Forrest'76 is the recipientof the Jaeckle Award, the highesthonor UB Law School and the LawAlumni Association can bestow.Forrest is a partner in Wachtell LiptonRosen & Katz in New York City,practicing commercial litigation. Hehas served for 18 years on UB LawSchool's Dean's Advisory Council andis a past chairman. Forrest is a residentof Roslyn, N.Y.

Allan D. Mantel'76 was quoted in theDec. 16, 2009, New York Times article"Claims of Insider Trading FromTrader's Ex-Wife." Mantel is a partnerin the New York City office of SteinRiso Mantel, immediate pastpresident of the American Academyof Matrimonial Lawyers and amember of UB Law School's Dean'sAdvisory Council. He is a New YorkCity resident.

Hon. Gail B. Rice'76 has been namedcity court judge in New Rochelle,N.Y., where she resides. Rice has beenacting judge since 1996 and is apartner in Rice & Rice in NewRochelle, specializing in matrimonialand family law.

Ronald C. Berger'77 has been namedchair of the merger and acquisitionpractice group in Bond Schoeneck &King in the Syracuse, N.Y., office.Berger is a resident of Cazenovia, N.Y.

William J. Brongo'77 has joinedBrenna Brenna & Boyce as a partnerin Rochester, N.Y. Brongo previouslyserved as chief clerk of the MonroeCounty Surrogate's Court inRochester, where he resides.

Margaret P. Gryko'77 has beenelected president of the NiagaraFrontier Corporate CounselAssociation for 2009-10. Gryko isassistant general counsel for DelawareNorth Cos. in Buffalo. She is pastpresident of the UB Law AlumniAssociation and resides in WestSeneca, N.Y.

Mary Dee Martoche'77 has beennamed to the National LeadershipCouncil of the American Red Crossfor the Greater Buffalo chapter.Martoche is chief clerk of Erie CountySurrogate's Court in Buffalo, whereshe resides.

Michael R. Wright'77 is listed in TheBestLawyers in America 2010 in thecommercial litigation andconstruction law categories, the 2009New York Super Lawyers and theNovember/December 2009 SuperLawyers-Corporate Counsel edition.Wright is a partner in Levene Gouldin& Thompson in Binghamton, N.Y.,where he resides.

Vikki L. Pryor'78 was named one ofthe 50 most powerful women in NewYork by Crain's New York Business.Pryor is president of SBLI USAMutual Life Insurance in New YorkCity. She is a past recipient of the UBLaw Alumni Association'sDistinguished Alumna Award and a

member of the Law School's Dean'sAdvisory Council. Pryor is a residentof New Rochelle, N.Y.

Dennis C. Vacco'78 has become apartner in Lippes Mathias WexlerFriedman in Buffalo, practicing in theareas of business consultation,litigation and dispute resolution andgovernmental regulation andcompliance. Vacco is a former NewYork attorney general and U.S.attorney for the Western District ofNew York and a past recipient of theUB Law Alumni AssociationDistinguished Alumni Award. He is aresident of Boston, N.Y.

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Hon. Ann T. Mikoll,Robe rt W. Frangooles,Anthony C. Ben, ThomasSanta LuciaStanding— Milton J.Strebel, Hon. Robe rt L.Wolfe, Bertram C.Serling, John Markarian,Arthur J. Rumizen,Marlin B. Salmon,Donald J. Holzman,Bryant S. Kurtzman, JohnP. Patti Sr., Anthony M.Leone, Myron M. Siegel,PeterA. Vinolus, HermanJ. Ginsburg, Irving M.Shuman

55TH REUNIONJune 17,2009

Buffalo• Dinner at theMansion onDelaware

Left to right: PeterA. Viol '54, Trucjj VinSusan Wolfe and Hon. Robert L. Wolfe '54

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Candace Appleton'79 of Merrick,N.Y., has been appointed assistantU.S. attorney for the Eastern Districtof New York, in Brooklyn, N.Y.Appleton previously served as seniorstaff attorney at Nassau Suffolk LawServices in Hempstead, N.Y.,specializing in Social Security benefitsand the rights of disabled persons.

Maryann Foley'79 was electedsecretary of the American BarAssociation's family law section. She isa solo practitioner in Anchorage,Alaska, where she resides.

James W. Gormley'79 is listed in TheBestLawyers in America 2010 in thecorporate law section. Gormley is asenior partner in Damon Morey inthe Buffalo office, practicing in thehealth care practice group. He is aresident of East Amherst, N.Y.

JoAnn E. Gould'79 took a position ascounsel in the environmental groupin Harter Secrest & Emery in theRochester, N.Y., office. She lives inFairport, N.Y.

Dennis P. Harkawik'79 is listed in theenvironmental category in The BestLawyers in America 2010. He is apartner in the environmental practicegroup of Jaeckle Fleischmann &Mugel in Buffalo, where he resides.

Joseph G. Makowski '79 was namedchair of a new investigative practicegroup in Siegel Kelleher & Kahn inBuffalo. The group represents clientswho have suffered substantial losses inthe stock market. Makowski, a pastpresident of the UB Law AlumniAssociation, is a Buffalo resident.

Jean C. Powers'79 is named in TheBestLawyers in America 2010 in thereal estate section. Powers is a partnerin the Amherst, N.Y., office of JaeckleFleischmann & Mugel, practicing inthe real estate group. She is a memberemeritus of UB Law School's Dean'sAdvisory Council, a former recipientof the UB Law Alumni AssociationDistinguished Alumna Award and apast president of the alumniassociation. She lives in Will iamsville,N.Y.

Raymond P. Reichert'79 of Buffalohas been named to The Best Lawyersin America 2010 in the tax category.Reichert is a partner in the tax practicegroup of Jaeckle Fleischmann &Mugel in the Buffalo office.

'80sStuart P. Gelberg'80 was a speaker atthe New York Chapter of theAssociation of Family andConciliation Courts and HofstraUniversity School of Law seminarheld at the New York City BarAssociation. He discussed when it isadvisable for a divorcing individual orcouple to file for bankruptcy, anddischargeability of marital obligationsincluding attorney fees and otherrelated topics. Gelberg is an attorneyin Garden City, N.Y.

Barry Ginsberg'80 has been namedexecutive director of the New YorkState Commission on Public Integrityin Albany, N.Y., where he resides.Ginsberg previously served as actingdirector and general counsel.

William A. Lundquist'80 ofHamburg, N.Y., has become a partnerin Hodgson Russ in the Buffalo office.Lundquist practices in the businesslitigation and construction lawpractice groups.

Michael M. Mohun'80 wasappointed chairperson of the attorneygrievance committee for the EighthJudicial District in Buffalo bypresiding justice Hon. Henry J.Scudder of the Appellate Division,Fourth Department. Mohun is a solopractitioner in Cowlesville, N.Y.,where he resides.

Kenneth Patricia'80 has becomespecial counsel in Bouvier Partnershipin the Buffalo office, practicing inlitigation. Patricia lives in Amherst,N.Y.

Michael A. Piette'80, a partner inJaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel inBuffalo, has been named in the 2010edition of The BestLawyers inAmerica. He is a member of theeconomic and land development,financial services, housing resources

and real estate practice groups. Piettelives in Lockport, N.Y.

Robert J. Portin'80 of Amherst, N.Y.,is included in the 2010 edition of TheBest Lawyers in America in thecorporate law/health care lawcategory. He is a senior partner inDamon Morey in the Buffalo office.

Michael Anthony Rossi'80 of GrandIsland, N.Y., was reappointed to a five-year term on the Town of GrandIsland Board of Ethics. Rossi serves aschairman and is a solo practitioner inGrand Island.

Chris G. Trapp'81 is listed in "Who'sWho In Western New York Law" inthe education law category by BusinessFirst and the Buffalo Law Journal.Trapp is a partner in the firm BouvierPartnership in the Buffalo office and isa resident of Alden, N.Y.

Richard S. Binko'82 is president ofthe New York State Trial LawyersAssociation. Binko is a solopractitioner in Cheektowaga, N.Y.,where he resides.

Richard A. Denmon'82, ashareholder in Carlton Fields inTampa, Fla., has been included in the2010 edition of The Best Lawyers inAmerica in the securities law category.He practices in the areas of corporate,securities and tax and lives in Valrico,Fla.

Hon. Paula L. Feroleto'82 wasappointed administrative judge of theNew York State Supreme Court,Eighth Judicial District in Buffalo,where she resides. She previouslyserved as a Supreme Court justice andis president of the State SupremeCourt Judges Association in theEighth Judicial District.

Vincent 0. Hanley'82 has beennamed to The Best Lawyers in America2010 in the real estate category.Hanley is a partner in the businessand corporate, economic and landdevelopment, financial services andreal estate practice groups in JaeckleFleischmann & Mugel in the Buffalooffice. He is a resident ofWilliamsville, N.Y.

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June 6, 2009Buffalo

• Brunch atthe Law School

• Dinner atThe Buffalo Club

Seated - Kathy Straub, William E. Straub '64, Carolyn BillingsleyStanding - William C. Farner'64, Lance W. Billingsley '64

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Daniel C. Oliverio'82 was appointedchair of the Erie County FiscalStability Authority in Buffalo by NewYork State Gov. David A. Paterson.Oliverio is a partner in Hodgson Russin the Buffalo office and is a memberof the firm's dispute resolution andintellectual property practice groups.He is a Buffalo resident.

Stuart B. Shapiro'82 was a guestspeaker at Niagara University'sTechnology Workshop, where hespoke on "The Legal Implications ofTechnology." Shapiro is a partner inCohen & Lombardo in Buffalo,practicing in insurance law, civillitigation, entertainment law andintellectual property. He is a residentof Williamsville, N.Y.

Laurie S. Bloom'83 has become amember of the attorney grievancecommittee for the Eighth JudicialDistrict in Buffalo for a three-yearterm. She is counsel in Nixon Peabodyin the Buffalo office and is president-elect of the UB Law AlumniAssociation. Bloom is a Buffaloresident.

Michael Marszalkowski'83 ofWilliamsville, N.Y., has been namedto Super Lawyers 2009. He is specialcounsel at Damon Morey and chairsthe firm's immigration practice groupin the Buffalo office.

Robert W. Patterson'83 is listed inThe Best Lawyers in America 2010 inthe employee benefits section.Patterson is a partner in the employeebenefits and health care practicegroups in Jaeckle Fleischmann &Mugel in Buffalo, where he resides.

Daniel J. Sperrazza'83 was electedpresident of the board of directors ofWNY Collaborative LawProfessionals Ltd., in Buffalo.Sperrazza is a partner in Cohen &Lombardo in Buffalo and lives onGrand Island, N.Y.

J. Joseph Wilder'83 was elected chairof the Alfred State CollegeDevelopment Fund board in Alfred,N.Y. Wilder is a founding partner inWilder & Linneball in Buffalo and is aresident of Orchard Park, N.Y.

Benjamin M. Zuffranieri Jr.'83received the President's DistinguishedService Award from Buffalo State

College. He is a partner in thebusiness litigation practice group andchair of the construction law practicegroup in Hodgson Russ in the Buffalooffice. Zuffranieri lives inWilliamsville, N.Y.

George W. Collins Jr.'84 is includedin the 2010 edition of The BestLawyers in America in the personalinjury litigation category, and in SuperLawyers 2009. Collins is chairman ofthe litigation group of BouvierPartnership in Buffalo. He lives inSnyder, N.Y.

Patrick J. Higgins '84 has beennamed a fellow of the American BarAssociation Foundation. He was alsonamed to Super Lawyers 2009 and ischair of the New York State BarAssociation seminar"HandlingTough Issues in a Plaintiff's PersonalInjury Case"Higgins is a partner inPowers & Santola in Albany, N.Y.,where he resides.

Daniel P. Joyce'84 is named in TheBestLawyers in America 2010 in theimmigration category. He is a partnerin the Buffalo firm JaeckleFleischmann & Mugel, practicing inthe immigration, internal business,

business and corporate, andintellectual property practice groups.Joyce lives in Hamburg, N.Y.

Robert D. Lonski'84 received theWilfred R. O'Connor Award from theNew York State DefendersAssociation. He is the administratorof the Bar Association of ErieCounty's Aid to Indigent PrisonersSociety and the Assigned CounselProgram in Buffalo. Lonski is aresident of Kenmore, N.Y.

Barbara R. Ridall'84 received thePresident's Pro Bono Award for theEighth Judicial District from the NewYork State Bar Association. Ridall is anassociate in Bulan Chiari Horwitz &Ilecki in Williamsville, N.Y., where sheresides.

Barbara L. Schifeling'84, a partner inthe Buffalo office of Damon Morey, isincluded in the 2010 edition of TheBest Lawyers in America in the ethicsand professional responsibility law/personal injury litigation category.She has also been named to SuperLawyers 2009. Schifeling practices inlitigation and is a Buffalo resident. Sheis also a national co-chair of UB Law's2009-10 Annual Fund.

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35TH REUNIONJune 5 and 6, 2009Buffalo• Happy hour at theBuffalo Yacht Club

• Brunch at the Law School• Dinner at theSaturn Club

• Brunch at a classmate'shome

Seated—Anthony Ilardi Jr., Judith D.Katzenelson, Tricia T. Semmelhack,Susan Bring Tobe, Hon. AlexanderW. Hunter Jr., Konrad B. Langlie

Standing—Thomas C. Bailey,Sheldon D. Repp, Christopher T. Greene,Hon. Michael E. Dunlavey, Lance J. Mark,E Gerard Hogan, Thomas B. Reeve Jr.,Richard M. Tobe, Nathan S. Neill

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Mitchell J. Ban as Jr.'85 is listed in TheBestLawyers in America 2010. He is apartner in Jaeckle Fleischmann &Mugel in Buffalo, focusing his practicein trial and appellate practice, complexlitigation, construction law, insurancelaw and business litigation. He also waselected to the council board of theGreater Niagara Frontier Council ofthe Boy Scouts in Buffalo and was alsoappointed vice president of districtoperations for the council. Banas is aresident of North Tonawanda, N.Y.

Gayle L. Eagan'85 of Buffalo is listedin the estates and trusts category inThe Best Lawyers in America 2010. Sheis a partner in Jaeckle Fleischmann &Mugel in the Buffalo office. She is apast vice president of the UB LawAlumni Association and a pastrecipient of the association'sDistinguished Alumna Award.

John T. Kolaga'85 has been namedchair of the environmental lawcommittee of the Erie County BarAssociation in Buffalo for 2009-10.Kolaga is special counsel in DamonMorey in Buffalo, where he resides.

Virginia A. Seitz'85 received the 2009PAR Flex Success Award by the Projectfor Attorney Retention, a nationalorganization dedicated to advancingwomen lawyers and improving work-life balance for all lawyers. Seitz is apartner in Sidley Austin inWashington, D.C., where she resides.

Steven M. Zweig'85 has been namedto Super Lawyers 2009. He is a partnerin the litigation department inDamon Morey in the Buffalo officeand lives in Hamburg, N.Y.

H. Todd Bullard'87 received the 2009Leaders in Law Award from The DailyRecord in Rochester, N.Y. Bullard is anequity member in Harris Beach in theRochester, N.Y., office. He specializesin public finance and economicdevelopment and business andcommercial litigation. He lives inWebster, N.Y.

Donna L. Burden'87 was elected anational director of DRI: The Voice ofthe Defense Bar at its annual meetingin Chicago. Burden is foundingmember of Burden Gulisano &Hickey in Buffalo. She is a resident ofWilliamsville, N.Y.

Daniel DeLaus Jr. '87 was appointeddeputy county executive by MonroeCounty Executive Maggie Brooks.DeLaus, who previously served ascounty attorney, lives in Webster, N.Y.

Leslie S. Kramer'87 has beenappointed chair of the 2010 UnitedJewish Fund's Women's Philanthropyin Buffalo. She is a past president of theBureau of Jewish Education and a pastmember of the Board of Governors ofthe Jewish Federation of GreaterBuffalo. Kramer, who has practiced lawin Chicago and Buffalo, is a resident ofAmherst, N.Y.

Steven J. Ricca'87 is named in theenvironmental category in the 2010edition of The BestLawyers in America.Ricca is a partner in the environmentalpractice group and a member of theeconomic and land developmentpractice group in Jaeckle Fleischmann& Mugel in Buffalo, where he resides.

Robert P. Simpson'87 has beenawarded board certification inintellectual property law by the FloridaBar Association. He has also beennamed to the board of advisers of theUB School of Management's Centerfor Entrepreneurial Leadership.Simpson is a registered patent attorneyand member in Simpson & Simpsonin Williamsville, N.Y., where he resides.

Nancy Braun'88 owns ShowcaseRealty, a full-service real estate firm inPineville, N.C. The firm specializes inresidential and commercial sales,property management andforeclosures. Braun is a resident ofCharlotte, N.C.

Paul F Hammond'88 is included inSuper Lawyers 2009 and has become amember of the Litigation Counsel ofAmerica. Hammond is a partner in thelitigation group in Bouvier Partnershipin Buffalo, where he resides.

Thomas F Knab'88 was named apartner in the litigation practice groupin the firm Underberg & Kessler in theBuffalo office. Knab is a resident ofAmherst, N.Y.

Brian M. Martin'88 was named toEthisphere's 100 Most Influential Peoplein Business Ethics 2009. Martin is seniorvice president and general counsel forKLA-Tencor in Milpitas, Calif, and a

UB Law School adjunct facultymember, teaching ethics within the in-house legal community. He lives inFremont, Calif.

Mary Elizabeth Mattimore'88 hasbeen promoted to deputy regionalattorney for the National LaborRelations Board in Buffalo. She lives inOrchard Park, N.Y.

Karen L. Spencer'88 of East Aurora,N.Y., has taken a position as archivesand special collections librarian at UB.She previously served for 35 years inthe Charles B. Sears Law Library at UBLaw School.

Hon. Paul G. Buchanan'89 spoke atthe National Council of Juvenile andFamily Court Judges' annualconference in Chicago. He is an ErieCounty Family Court judge in Buffalo,where he resides.

Vincent E. Doyle III'89 was namedpresident-elect of the NewYork StateBar Association. He is a partner inConnors &Vilardo in Buffalo,practicing civil and white collarcriminal I itigation. He is a pastmember of the board of directors ofthe UB Law Alumni Association andresides in Elma, N.Y.

Hon. Stephen K. Lindley'89 ofPittsford, N.Y., was appointed by Gov.David A. Paterson to the AppellateDivision, Fourth Department, inRochester, N.Y. Lindley previouslyserved as a NewYork State SupremeCourt justice, 7th Judicial District, inRochester.

Kenneth J.Yood'89 has joinedSheppard Mullin Richter & Hamptonin the Los Angeles/Century City, Calif.,office. Yood is a partner in the firm'shealth care and corporate practicegroups. He is a resident of Los Angeles.

'90sAileen M. McNamara'90 has beennamed assistant coach of the UBwomen's rowing team. She has beeninvolved in rowing since 1979, is a pastpresident of the West Side RowingClub in Buffalo and was the firstwoman elected president, in 2004-05.She is also a past vice president of the

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club and in 2008 became the firstfemale head coach. McNamara is aBuffalo resident.

Markian M.W. Melnyk'90 haswritten the book Offshore Power aboutdeveloping offshore renewable energyprojects. Melnyk is special counsel inDewey & LeBoeuf in the Washington,D.C., office. He lives in College Park,Md.

Sean P. Beiter'91 has been listed inThe Best Lawyers in America 2010 inthe labor and employment lawcategory. Beiter was also a presenter atthe 35th annual training conference ofthe New York State Public EmployerLabor Relations Association inSaratoga Springs, N.Y., and co-presented "It's Not Over Until It'sOver: Taking Management's Positionto the Court of Appeals." He also was

re-elected council president of theGreater Niagara Frontier Council ofthe Boy Scouts in Buffalo. He is apartner in Jaeckle Fleischmann &Mugel in the Buffalo office and is aresident of Amherst, N.Y.

Anthony L. Eugeni'91 is named inThe BestLawyers in America 2010 inthe corporate law category. He is asenior partner in Damon Morey inthe Buffalo office and lives in NiagaraFalls, N.Y.

ChristopherJ. Belter'93 was namedchair of the construction lawcommittee for DRI: The Voice of theDefense Bar at the group's annualmeeting in Chicago. Belter is a seniortrial partner in Goldberg Segalla inBuffalo. Belter lives on Grand Island,N.Y.

Thomas E Keefe'93 of East Amherst,N.Y., was appointed to the attorneygrievance committee for the EighthJudicial District in Buffalo. Keefe is asolo practitioner in Williamsville, N.Y.

Hon. Henry J. Nowak'93 was namedvice president of the Buffalo and ErieCounty Historical Society board ofmanagers. Nowak is a city court judgein Buffalo, where he resides.

Hope W. Olsson '94 received the 2009Leaders in Law Award from The DailyRecord in Rochester, N.Y. She is apartner with Olsson & Feder,specializing in bankruptcy law inRochester, where she resides.

Paul H. Roalsvig'94 has started hisown general law practice in TupperLake, N.Y., specializing in real estate,immigration, trusts, estates, wills andmotor vehicles. His Web site iswww.Roalsviglaw.com .

JeremyM. Brown '95 has beennamed one of New Jersey LawJournal's "40 Under 40 " He is seniorcounsel in the labor and employmentlaw department in Proskauer Rose inthe Newark, N.J., office. Brown lives inUpper Montclair, N.J.

AlisaA. Lukasiewicz'95 is specialcounsel in Phillips Lytle in the Buffalooffice, specializing in labor andemployment law. She previouslyserved as corporation counsel for theCity of Buffalo, where she resides.

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Dylan S. Mitchell'95 was elected apartner in Blank Rome in the NewYork City office. A member of thematrimonial group, he lives inMineola, N.Y.

Hilary C. Banker'96 was electedpresident of the Defense Trial LawyersAssociation of Western New York. Sheis a partner in Burgio Kita & Curvinin Buffalo and a past president of theUB Law Alumni Association's GOLDGroup and the Western New YorkChapter of the Women's BarAssociation. Banker is a Buffaloresident.

Bruce C. Karpati'96, New York Cityresident, has been named a unit chiefof the asset management unit of theenforcement division of the Securitiesand Exchange Commission in NewYork City. He is founder and washead of the commission's Hedge FundWorking Group and previouslyserved as assistant regional director ofthe New York Regional Office of thecommission.

Roberta Kellam'96 was appointed toa four-year term on the State WaterControl Board in Richmond, Va.Kellam practices and resides inFranktown, Va.

Maria M. Eliseeva'97 of Brighton,Mass., joined Sugarman RogersBarshak & Cohen as of counsel in theBoston-based office. She handlesmatters regarding intellectualproperty litigation, including patent,trademark, copyright and licensingdisputes, practicing in English andRussian. She was also elected chair ofthe international and foreign lawcommittee of the AmericanIntellectual Property Law Association.

Matthew C. Van Vessem'97 was apresenter at the 35th annual trainingconference of the New York StatePublic Employer Labor RelationsAssociation in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.,and co-presented "It's Not Over UntilIt's Over: Taking Management'sPosition to the Court of Appeals." Heis a partner in the firm JaeckleFleischmann & Mugel in the laborand employment practice group inthe Buffalo office. Van Vessem is aBuffalo resident.

Tasha T. Dandridge-Richburg'98 ofAmherst, N.Y., was elected treasurer ofthe Minority Bar Association ofWestern New York, in Buffalo. Shepractices tort defense in the Buffalooffice of Hurwitz & Fine.

Ryan Everhart'98 of East Aurora,N.Y., has become a partner inHodgson Russ in the Buffalo office.He practices in the areas of educationand labor lawwith a focus on specialeducation law.

Tasha E. Moore'98 received the LegalService Award from the Minority BarAssociation of Western New York atthe association's 27th annualScholarship and Awards Dinner inBuffalo. Moore is regional director ofthe New York State Division ofHuman Rights in the Buffalo office.She is vice president of the UB LawAlumni Association and a pastpresident of the Minority BarAssociation. Moore resides in Buffalo.

Elaine M. Spaull'98 of Rochester,N.Y., was appointed to the NationalProject Safe Place program board ofdirectors for a three-year term. Spaullis executive director of the Center forYouth in Rochester and a citycouncilwoman.

Sarah E. Tollner'98 was a featuredspeaker at the annual meeting of theNew York State Bar Association inNew York City on Jan. 29. Sheaddressed the labor and employmentlaw section on an attorney'sobligations under the new Rules ofProfessional Conduct. Tollner is apartner in Saeli & Tollner in Amherst,N.Y., and resides in Grand Island, N.Y.

Paul A. Gennari'99 was elected ofcounsel in Steptoe & Johnson in theWashington, D.C., office. He is amember of the intellectual propertygroup, focusing on patent litigation.He lives in Arlington, Va.

John A. Orlowski '99 isenvironmental affairs counsel forGeneral Electric Co., advising theaviation and transportationbusinesses in Cincinnati. Orlowski isalso chairman of the StandardAlcohol Co. of America board, basedin Durango, Colo. He is a resident ofCincinnati.

Kirstin Lowry Sommers'99 has beenelected to the board of directors of theU.S. Green Building Council UpstateNew York Chapter. She is of counsel inHurwitz & Fine in Buffalo and is theonly LEED-accredited professionalattorney in Western New York(Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design GreenBuilding Rating System). Sommers isa resident of Orchard Park, N.Y.

'OOSIrene Chiu'00 has accepted a positionas chief legal officer and generalcounsel of Systagenix WoundManagement at the Bostonheadquarters. She will be relocating totheir office in West Sussex, UnitedKingdom. She is the first Asianwoman to join the global company'sexecutive management team.

Daniel M. De Federicis'00 has retiredas New York State Troopers PoliceBenevolent Association chief inAlbany, N.Y. De Federicis served as astate trooper for 22 years beforebecoming the association's chief. He isa resident of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Emilio Colaiacovo '01 was named to"Who's Who in Western New YorkLaw" by Business First and the BuffaloLaw journal. Colaiacovo is a partnerwith Bouvier Partnership in Buffaloand lives in Kenmore, N.Y.

Simon A. Fleischmann '01 has beenelected a partner in the national lawfirm of Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell.He concentrates his practice on therepresentation of banks and financecompanies in complex litigationmatters. Fleischmann resides inChicago.

S. Peter Konzel '01 has beenpromoted to a partner in NovakDruce & Quigg in theWashington, D.C., office. He overseesthe daily operations of the firm'spractice in Japan and practices in theareas of patent prosecution andpatent re-examinations. Konzel livesin Alexandria, Va.

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30TH REUNIONJune 5 and 6, 2009Buffalo• Happy hour at Shanghai Red's• Brunch at the Law School• Dinner at The Muse inside theAlbright-KnoxArtGallery

Seated—Sharon Anscombe Osgood, Maryilyn Tebor Shaw, David E. Alexander, Lawrence M. Ross,Candace Scott Appleton, Jean C. Powers, Alan M. Wish noff, Joann R. Parry, Ann E. Evanko,Terrie Benson Murray, Hon. Jean Graziani Greinert, Andrew V. Tramont

Standing — Thomas W. Bender, Hon. Michael H. Ranzenhofer, Thomas E. Black Jr., William M.Brooks, Harry F. Klodowski, John R. Drexelius Jr., Richard A. Hochman, Debra A. Norton, Dan D.Kohane, Dr. Kathleen E. Surgalla, James J. Pelletter, Paul J. Suozzi, James E. Morris, MaryAnneConnell, Hon. J. Mark Gruber, Joseph M. Schnitter, Hon. Steven Molik, Hon. Ann E. Pfeiffer,Michael B. Risman, Raymond P. Reichert, Hon. Frederick J. Marshall, Perry D. Silver

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Gretchen M. Nichols '01 has become apartner in Nesper Ferber &DiGiacomo in Amherst, N.Y.,practicing in corporate and businesslaw. She has also been elected to theboard of directors of the AmherstChamber of Commerce and chairs itsBusiness Resource Council. Nicholsresides in Williamsville, N.Y.

Suzanne Hill Patrick'OI has becomedirector of career services at St. Mary'sUniversity School of Law in SanAntonio, Texas, where she resides.

Audrey A. Seeley '01 has beenpromoted to become a member in thefirm Hurwitz & Fine in the Buffalooffice. She specializes in insurancecoverage, no-fault coverage, municipaland environmental counseling andgovernmental liability. She alsoreceived the Sheldon Hurwitz YoungLawyer of theYear Award. In addition,she is village attorney in Springville,N.Y., and a resident of West Valley, N.Y.

Sheldon K. Smith '01 was electedpresident of the Minority BarAssociation of Western NewYork, inBuffalo. Smith also became a memberof the attorney grievance committee forthe Eighth Judicial District in Buffalofor a three-year term. He is a seniorassociate in Nixon Peabody in Buffaloand a resident of Orchard Park, N.Y.

Thomas Haidon'02 is serving as aninternational trade specialist and tradenegotiator with the New ZealandMinistry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.He provides policy advice in the areasof international trade in services andinvestment and acts as a negotiator inNew Zealand's regional tradeagreements. Haidon is a resident ofWellington, New Zealand.

Stephen W. Kelkenberg'02 hasbecome a partner in Hodgson Russ inthe business litigation and the torts,insurance and products liabilitypractice groups in the Buffalo office.Kelkenberg lives in Hamburg, N.Y.

Jon A. Nichols'02 was named in the2009 Virginia Super Lawyers as aRising Star. He is an associate inHarman Claytor Corrigan & Wellmanin Richmond, Va., and a member ofthe board of directors of the HenricoCounty Bar Association in Richmond.Nichols is a resident of Midlothian, Va.

Jessica D. Owens'02, an attorney withU.S. Citizenship and ImmigrationServices, Refugee and Asylum LawDivision in Washington, D.C., hasbeen detailed to the U.S. Senate. Shewill be working for Sen. Charles E.Schumer, chairman of the Senatejudiciary subcommittee onImmigration, Refugees and BorderSecurity. She lives in Washington, D.C.

Patrick G. Radel'02 is a partner inGetnick Livingston Atkinson & Priorein Utica, N.Y. He focuses his practicein the areas of bankruptcy law andfederal litigation. He is a past recipientof the Nicholas S. Priore Advocacyand Professionalism Award and livesin New Hartford, N.Y.

Melissa A. Reese'02 received theKevin M. Andersen Memorial Awardfrom the New York State DefendersAssociation. Reese is an attorney withthe Erie County Assigned CounselProgram in Buffalo. She is a residentof Depew, N.Y.

James S. Skloda'02, a Clay, N.Y.,resident, has been elected a partner inHancock & Estabrook in Syracuse,N.Y. Skloda handles cases involvingreal property valuation, real estate,banking and finance, andenvironmental law.

Kathryn J. Synor'02 has opened herown general-practice firm in Troy,Mo. The firm handles cases involvingtraffic tickets, divorce and childsupport, adoptions, wills and trusts,power of attorney, deeds and leases,contracts, collections and personalinjury. Synor is a resident of Foristell,Mo.

Jack Trachtenberg'02 has beenappointed New York State's taxpayerrights advocate by the NewYork StateDepartment of Taxation and Financein Albany, N.Y. In this newly createdposition, he will act as anombudsman between the public andthe department in resolving taxpayerdisputes. Trachtenberg was previouslya senior associate in Hodgson Russ inthe Buffalo office and is an adjunctfaculty member at Albany Law Schooland UB Law School.

Cheryl A. Aloi'03 has joinedHoganWillig in the Amherst, N.Y.,office. She practices in matrimonial

and family law and lives inWilliamsville, N.Y.

Thomas M. Krol'03 is generalcounsel for Steuben Foods, ElmhurstDairy, Dora's Naturals and affiliates inElma, N.Y. Krol is a Buffalo resident.

Ryan J. Mills'03 has become apartner in Brown & Kelly in Buffalo,where he is a member of the asbestosdefense department. Mills is a residentof Williamsville, N.Y.

Marybeth Priore'03 has been nameda shareholder in Colucci & Gallaher inBuffalo. Priore handles cases involvingproducts liability, intellectualproperty and general litigation. She isimmediate past president of theWomen's Bar Association of the Stateof New York, Western New YorkChapter, and lives in East Amherst,N.Y.

Hon. Julie M. Rosen'03 has beenappointed an administrative lawjudge for the New York StateDepartment of Labor in theRochester, N.Y., office. Rosenpreviously served as a senior attorneyfor Frank H. Hiscock Legal AidSociety in Syracuse, N.Y.

Steven W. Wells'03 has joinedHodgson Russ as an associate in theBuffalo office. He practices in theareas of bankruptcy, creditor's rightsand commercial litigation. Wells is aresident of Orchard Park, N.Y.

Elisha J. Burkart'05 has been namedco-chair of the employment and laborlaw committee of the Women's BarAssociation of the State of New York.She is an associate in JaeckleFleischmann & Mugel in the laborand employment practice group inBuffalo.

Kimberly Conidi '05 is practicing asan associate in Chelus Herdzik Speyer& Monte in Buffalo. Conidispecializes in civil litigation,employment discrimination,insurance defense, municipal law andproducts liability. She lives in WestSeneca, N.Y.

Erik A. Goergen'05 has joined NixonPeabody as an associate in thelitigation department in theRochester, N.Y., office. He will

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concentrate on financial services andsecurities, securities litigation andcomplex commercial litigation.Goergen previously served as a lawclerk to Hon. Richard C. Wesley, U.S.Court of Appeals for the SecondCircuit, in Geneseo, N.Y.

Joseph M. Hanna'05 received theCommunity Service Award from theMinority Bar Association of WesternNew York in Buffalo at theassociation's 27th annual Scholarshipand Awards Dinner on Sept. 23.Hanna is a partner in GoldbergSegalla, practicing in commerciallitigation, intellectual property law,construction litigation, fidelity andsurety law, and sports andentertainment law in the Buffalooffice. He also was named 2010Outstanding Young Lawyer by theNew York State Bar Association'sYoung Lawyer Section. Hanna, who isalso chair of his firm's diversity taskforce, resides in Amherst, N.Y.

KimberlyJetty'05 is an associate inChelus Herdzik Speyer & Monte inthe Buffalo and Cheektowaga, N.Y.,offices, handling general practice andlitigation matters. She is a resident ofKenmore, N.Y.

MollyM. Mallia'05 of Buffalo hasbeen named state director of theWestern New York Chapter of theWomen's Bar Association of the Stateof New York. She practices as anassociate in the labor andemployment department in DamonMorey in the Buffalo office. Mallia ispresident-elect of UB Law School'sGOLD Group.

Joseph D. Morath'05 has beenappointed vice chair of the BarAssociation of Erie Countycommittee on veterans' and servicemembers' legal issues in Buffalo. He isan associate in Connors & Vilardo inBuffalo, where he resides.

Yadira A. Ramos-Herbert'05 of NewRochelle, N.Y., has become anassociate in Goldberg Segalla in theWhite Plains, N.Y., office. She practicesin labor law and product liability.

Scott J. Bizub '06 has joined SiegelKelleher & Kahn in Buffalo, where heresides. Bizub practices in personalinjury.

Bartholomew Chacchia '06 hasbecome associated with Harter Secrest& Emery in the Rochester, N.Y., office.He concentrates his practice in financeand mergers and acquisitions.Chacchia lives in Fairport, N.Y.

Jennifer G. Flannery'06 was selectedto join Estate Analysts of Western NewYork. Flannery is an associate inDamon Morey in Buffalo, practicingin the trust and estate and corporatedepartments. A member of the UBLaw Alumni Association's GOLDGroup, she is a Buffalo resident.

Minryu Sarah Kim'06 was elected adirector of the Minority BarAssociation of Western New York, inBuffalo. Kim is an associate in PhillipsLytle in Buffalo, where she resides.

Christian M. Lovelace'06 has becomean associate in Lippes Mathias WexlerFriedman in Buffalo. He practices inbusiness and financial transactionsand general business counseling.Lovelace lives in Orchard Park, N.Y.

James W. Mahoney'07 is an associatein Harter Secrest & Emery in theBuffalo office. Mahoney practicesenvironmental law, land use, zoningand municipal law. He is a resident ofAmherst, N.Y.

Bo Gyung Kim'08 is an associate withKloss Stenger & LoTempio in Buffalo.Kim concentrates her practice inbusiness and corporate law, contracts,product liability, civil litigation andbusiness immigration law. Kim alsowas a presenter at an informationalseminar at UB Law School on Feb. 18.She discussed"The Road Map toPermanent Residency ThroughEmployment for Students' She alsoheld a similar seminar for Korean-speaking students at UB Law Schoolon Nov. 11. She lives in Tonawanda,N.Y.

Abby E. Oliver'08 has joinedSpadafora &Verrastro in Buffalo. Sheis practicing as an associate in familylaw.

Brittany L. Penberthy'08 is practicingas an associate in Lipsitz Green ScimeCambria in the Buffalo office. Sheconcentrates in personal injury andlives in Tonawanda, N.Y.

Burton Phillips '08 has accepted aposition as associate counsel andsenior research analyst to the Senatepolicy group of the New York StateSenate in Albany, N.Y., where heresides.

Manik J. Saini '08 has joined ChelusHerdzik Speyer & Monte as anassociate in Buffalo, handling casesinvolving litigation and generalpractice matters. Saini lives inWilliamsville, N.Y.

Michelle Schwach'08 has accepted aposition as an associate with Cohen &Lombardo in Buffalo, concentratingher practice in matrimonial andfamily law. She lives in Amherst, N.Y.

Douglas R. Smith'08 has becomeassociated with Kloss Stenger &LoTempio in Buffalo. He is aregistered patent attorney focusing onintellectual property mattersincluding patent, trademark,copyright prosecution andinfringement litigation.

Joseph C. Todoro'08 has joinedSpadafora & Verrastro as an associatein Buffalo. Todoro handles personalinjury cases and lives in Williamsville,N.Y.

Jon Paul Anthony'09 has joinedHahn Loeser & Parks as an associate,practicing complex commerciallitigation in the Cleveland office.

Pamela S. Schaller'09 was electedrecording secretary of the MinorityBar Association of Western New York,in Buffalo. She practices withHodgson Russ in Buffalo, where sheresides.

Mark E. Welchons'09 has joinedHiscock & Barclay as of counsel in theUtica, N.Y., affiliate office, practicingcorporate law. He lives in Clinton,N.Y.

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Witness to the aftermathNicole Lee '02 sees failings in the effortto aid victims of Haiti earthquake

he situation in Haiti, saysNicole Lee'02, is dire. "I'veworked around the world,and I've never seen anything

like it;' reports Lee, who as president ofTransAfrica Forum visited theearthquake-ravaged island nation on adifficult weeklong trip in mid-March.She was there to assess how well aid isbeing delivered to those displaced bythe calamity—whether people's needsfor food, water, shelter and health careare being provided for.

What she found, she said, was thatonly"a small percentage" of the need isbeing met effectively. "The need is sig-nificant, and it's not clear that money isactually being spent on the top priori-tics," she said. For example, Lee said, tar-paulins handed out as shelter will be oflittle use in the rainy season, and a stur-dy four-person tent - available in theUnited States for around $70 — can gofor as much as $500 on the black mar-ket in Haiti. Most shelter aid, she said,falls far short of the international stan-dards for shelter.

Lee - who traveled with a driver andan interpreter, in a"really beat-up car"in order to keep a low profile - visited

six camps for internally displaced per-sons, in the capital Port-au-Prince butalso in the rural villages of Leogan, Del-mas and Carrefour. In nearly all ofthem, she said, the aid was inadequatebecause the major nongovernmentalorganizations were unwilling to enterthe camps.

"The first priority of corporateNGOs is their own security," she said."You don't want relief workers beingkidnapped or harmed. Unfortunately,in this situation there's an assumptionthat the people in the camps are inher-ently violent. And that is not true.There's no evidence for that at all.

"There's nothing in these camps;'Lee said. "The only thing keeping peo-ple alive are small NGOs and them-selves. If one person has a bag of rice,they feed everybody until they run out,and then they try to figure out how toget more."

The population of each camp haselected a government. "In one camp;'she said, "most of the committee thatwas elected was college students. Therewas only one laptop among them, andthis was a 3,500-person camp, but theyhad compiled a database with the nameof every man, woman and child, theirages, their medical concerns, wherethey came from, whether they wererenting or owned a home before, whathappened to that property, andwhether they planned to goback:'

Lee, whose husband isHaitian-American and whohas lived in Haiti, said thatdespite the devastation, thehuman spirit remainsstrong. "The funny thingabout Haiti, shesaid,"isthat everyone is always pris-tine. There's no food there,no clean water, but there'sstill a dry cleaner. Peoplewalk around with theirheads held high, theirclothes clean and pressed."

But she is fuming about

the inefficient delivery of life-sustainingassistance, and on her return arranged afull slate of meetings with members ofCongress and people at the State De-partment and the U.S. Agency for Inter-national Development. As an indepen-dent observer, she said, she is in a posi-tion to give them a clear-eyed assess-ment of how well U.S. government aid- mostly funneled through NGOs — isbeing spent, and how it might be usedmore effectively. She also was planninga return trip to Haiti with other promi-nent observers.

It's the people she met who will stay withher, like the young Haitian woman whowas working on communitydevelopment issues in the arts)' city ofGonaives. When the earthquake struck,she rushed home to find that her househad collapsed, killing her 22-month-oldinfant and her caretaker. In a daze, shewalked to her husband's office, only tofind that it, too, had fallen, and he wasdead. "She is still organizing in thesecamps," Lee said. "She said, `My babyused to love going out and being aroundpeople. How could I stop doingsomething my baby loved so much?'

As critical as I am of theinternational community," Lee said,"Iam so inspired by what the Haitianpeople have been able to do"

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