University at Buffalo Law School

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University of Buffalo Law School
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Established 1887
Dean R. Nils Olsen, Jr.
Location Amherst, NY, New York, USA
Website University of Buffalo Law School


The University at Buffalo Law School, The State University of New York is the proper name for the law school at the University at Buffalo, part of the State University of New York system. It and the City University of New York School of Law in New York City are the only two state law schools in New York.

The Law School was founded in 1887. It focuses on public service, interdisciplinary studies, and criminal law. The school also supports a number of clinics. The John Lord O'Brian Hall houses much of the School, including a courtroom that is part of the state court system.


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[edit] Levin Institute

The Law School currently runs a joint program with UB's Business School each Spring at New York City's Levin Institute. The Institute is named after Neil D. Levin, the former Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey who was killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks.

The Institute which ran its first complete program in 2006 focuses on international finance. It allows approximately 20 students from UB's Law and Business school to spend a semester in New York City, and work on consulting projects with a wide variety of law firms and financial institutions.

[edit] Administration

  • R. Nils Olsen, Jr. - Dean and Professor
  • Alan S. Carrel - Vice Dean for Administration
  • Marlene M. Cohn - Vice Dean for Resource Management
  • Susan V. Mangold - Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
  • Melinda R. Saran - Vice Dean for Student Affairs
  • Ilene R. Fleischmann - Associate Dean for Alumni
  • Lillie Wiley-Upshaw - Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid

[edit] Notable alumni and faculty

  • Michael C. Banks - Mergers and acquisitions
  • Michael A. Battle - Government
  • Vincent Dunn - Banking and Financial Services
  • Julio M. Fuentes - United States Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals
  • Paul L. Freidman - United States District Judge, District of Columbia
  • Samuel L. Green - Senior Associate Judge Appellate Division, Fourth Department
  • Henry J. Nowak - U.S. Congressman (retired)
  • Hugh B. Scott - Magistrate Judge, United States District Court
  • Michael A. Telesca - United States District Court Judge, Western District of New York
  • Brent L. Wilson - Labor and Employment

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