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The Dean's Advisory Council meets twice a year to assist the dean in the development of policies and plans for the law school. The members provide guidance and counsel to the dean on matters such as curriculum, development, alumni relations, governmental relations, public service, and administration for the school.
Brian D. Baird '83
Of Counsel
Kavinoky Cook LLP
Michael A. Battle '81
Partner
Schlam Stone & Dolan LLP
Thomas E. Black, Jr. '79 (Chair)
Managing Partner
Black Mann & Graham
Gary A. DeWaal '80
President
Gary DeWaal and Associates
Douglas W. Dimitroff '89
Partner
Phillips Lytle LLP
Mary Joanne Dowd '80
Partner
Arent Fox PLLC
Robert J. Feldman '76
Partner
Gross Shuman Brizdle & Gilfillan
Kenneth B. Forrest '76
Of Counsel
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Hon. Julio M. Fuentes '75
United States Circuit Judge
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Richard E. Gottlieb '85
Member
Dykema Gossett PLLC
Garry M. Graber '78
Partner
Hodgson Russ LLP
Hon. Craig Hannah '95
Judge
Buffalo City Court
Pamela D. Heilman '75
Partner
Hodgson Russ LLP
Harvey L. Kaminski '77
President and CEO
Prestige Capital Corporation
James M. Keneally '82
Partner
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Barbara D. Klippert '75
Partner
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Kristin Graham Koehler '94
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Paul J. Korniczky '86
Partner
Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
Robert M. Kornreich '67
Senior Partner
Wolf Popper LLP
Nicole C. Lee '02
Executive Director
TransAfrica Forum Inc.
Francis M. Letro '79, Vice Chair
Sole Practitioner
Law Office of Francis M. Letro
Allan D. Mantel '76
Partner
Stein Riso Mantel LLP
Carol M. Matorin '76
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Marc Jacobs International, LLC
Dennis R. McCoy '77
Partner
Hiscock & Barclay LLP
David McNamara
Managing Partner
Phillips Lytle LLP
Brian Melber '96
President, Law Alumni Association
Partner, Personius Melber LLP
Tasha E. Moore '98
Attorney at Law
New York State Division of Human Rights
Christopher J. O'Brien
Partner
O'Brien Boyd P.C.
Alphonso O’Neil White
President & CEO
HealthNow New York, Inc.
Daniel Oliverio '82
Chairman
Hodgson Russ LLP
Hon. Erin M. Peradotto '84
Judge
New York State Supreme Court
Appellate Division 4th Department
Vikki L. Pryor '78
Principal
Change Create Transform
Barbara L. Schifeling '84
Partner
Damon & Morey LLP
Robert C. Schwenkel '82
Partner
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
Samuel Shapiro '65
Senior Partner
Kavinoky Cook LLP
David F. Smith '78
President and CEO
National Fuel Gas Company
Mark K. Suzumoto '82
Partner
Van Etten Suzumoto & Sipprelle LLP
Jeffrey L. Tanenbaum '76
Partner
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Lourdes M. Ventura '98
Associate
Ahmuty, Demers & McManus
Mark Jay Weinstein '81
Partner
Hogan & Hartson
Christopher Wightman '99
Principal
CamberView Partners
Jeffery D. Williams '90
Global Compliance Leader
Danaher Corporation
Brent L. Wilson '76
Partner
Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson LLP
Margaret W. Wong '76
Managing Partner
Margaret W. Wong & Associates Co. LPA
Frederick G. Attea
Partner
Phillips Lytle LLP
Jill Bond '85
Senior Vice President/General Counsel
Rich Products Corporation
Diane F. Bosse '76
Of Counsel
Hurwitz & Fine, P.C.
Hilary P. Bradford '53
Of Counsel
Underberg & Kessler LLP
Thomas R. Bremer '79
Retired Senior Vice President and General
Counsel of U.S. Surgical Corporation
Hon. Elena Cacavas-Schietinger '85
Administrative Law Judge
New York State Public Employment Relations Board
Frank J. Clark '67
Retired District Attorney
Erie County District Attorney's Office
Robert B. Conklin '68
General Counsel
Hodgson Russ LLP
Louis P. DiLorenzo '76
Partner
Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC
Robert P. Fine '68
Partner
Hurwitz & Fine, P.C.
Hon. Paul L. Friedman '68
United States District Court Judge
District of Columbia
Sue S. Gardner '76
Partner
Kavinoky Cook LLP
Hon. Samuel L. Green '67
Senior Associate Judge
New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division, Fourth
Department
Christopher T. Greene ’74
Partner
Damon Morey LLP
Judith B. Ittig '71
Partner
Ittig & Ittig, P.C.
Roger J. Jones '84
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
James L. Magavern '59
Partner
Magavern Magavern & Grimm LLP
Kenneth A. Manning '77
Partner
Phillips Lytle LLP
Hon. Ann T. Mikoll '54
Retired Justice, Appellate Division, Third Department
New York State Supreme Court
William A. Niese '61
Retired Vice President and General Counsel
Times Mirror Company
Denise E. O'Donnell '82
Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance Programs
US Department of Justice
Hon. Eugene F. Pigott Jr. '73
Associate Judge
New York State Court of Appeals
Jean Carol Powers '79
Partner
Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel LLP
Daniel T. Roach '53
Partner
Roach, Brown, McCarthy & Gruber, P.C.
Trini Ross '92
Chief, Fraud & Corruption Section
US Attorney’s Office
Hon. Rose H. Sconiers '73
Associate Justice
New York State Supreme Court
Hon. Hugh B. Scott '74
Magistrate Judge
United States District Court
Hon. Michael A. Telesca '55
United States District Court Judge
Western District of New York
Michael R. Wolford '68
Managing Partner
The Wolford Law Firm LLP