SUNY Buffalo Law’s wide array of scholarly law journals
provides students with the opportunity to develop research and
writing skills and make important contributions to legal
scholarship.
Law journals, staffed by students, offer opportunities for students to further their involvement in a specific area, such as environmental law, human rights law, intellectual property, gender and public interest law.
The Buffalo Environmental Law Journal publishes
high-quality articles that analyze legal environmental issues,
including those surrounding climate change, energy, natural
resources management, land use and pollution. BELJ publishes
articles written by practitioners, professors and students, and is
entirely edited by SUNY Buffalo Law students. Membership provides
an excellent opportunity for students to participate in
environmental legal discourse and hone their management,
organizational, research and editing skills.
Editor in Chief: David DeChellis
Executive Editors: Alicia Bender, Galena Duba, Jordan Ghasemi
Managing Editor: Shea Kolar
Articles Editor: Ericka Gruschow
Casenote Editors: Christopher Grover, Elizabeth Monachino
Room: 403
Phone: 716-645-7342
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The Buffalo Human Rights Law Review is published
annually. BHRLR focuses on issues of human rights, including
topics that apply an interdisciplinary approach. The Review
promotes the global development and practical application of human
rights law.
Editor in Chief: Lizeth Castillo
Executive Editor: Adam Faeth
Managing Editor: Matthew Parker
Articles Editors: Michael Rooney and Sarah Haque
Executive Publications Editors: Gabriella Agostinelli, Lauren
Skompinski, and Ryan Fagen
Clerks: Steve Earnhart, Amanda Ciccone, Anthony Farraco, Kelsey
Garlock, Gretchen Frank, Corey Chapin, Christine O’Connell,
Amanda Webber, Anna McCarthy, Artur Jagielski, Elahe Hosseini, Amy
Counter, and Brett Miller
Room: 604
Phone: 716-645-6206
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The annual Buffalo Intellectual Property Law Journal
publishes articles pertaining to intellectual property. As
technology becomes increasingly important in today's world,
BIPLJ will continue to publish articles addressing the legal
issues of intellectual property and serve as an academic resource
to the Western New York legal community.
Editor-in-Chief: Emery Lewis
Executive Managing Editor: Bibin Matthew
Executive Business Editor: Adam Lynch
Room: 403
Phone: 716-645-3091
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The annual Buffalo Journal of Gender, Law & Social
Policy publishes significant student and professional
contributions to legal literature. BJGLSP publishes works
that challenge traditional avenues of legal and academic thought
and pursues alternative means of expressing the lives and concerns
of men, women, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and
questioning persons.
Editor-in-Chief: Amanda Hunter-Rassi
Managing Editor: Laura Powalski
Submissions Editor: Elizabeth Lee
Publications Editor: Keri Peper
Casenote Editor: Kimberly Rowles
Article Managers: Lauren Gray, Sarah Fenster, Kate McCoy
Room: 403
Phone: 716-645-3715
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The Buffalo Law Review, published since 1951, publishes five issues per year, with each issue containing articles from scholars, practitioners and judges. The Law Review also publishes member-written pieces on contemporary legal issues.
The Buffalo Law Review prides itself on maintaining the highest level of integrity and objectivity in its selection process. Admission to the Law Review is open to the entire student body. Every year 28 to 32 new members are selected. The first 20 are selected based on first-year grades, a blue book exam and case-note scores. Admission for the remaining eight to 12 seats is based solely on a combination of case-note and blue book exam scores. Members may also be added from students transferring to the Law School, based on case note and blue book exam scores.
Editor-in-Chief: Caitlin M. Higgins
Executive Editor: Joshua M. Tallent
Executive Publication Editors: Andrew R. Borelli, Adam Hayes, Erin
A. Kulesus
Head Note & Comment Editor: Aaron M. Saykin
Business Editor: Nicholas A. Romano
Managing Editor: Reg J. Miller
Electronic Systems Editor: Eric T. Glynn
Room: 605
Phone: 716-645-2059
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The Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal, published
annually, publishes unique scholarly works related to public
interest law and policy. Members participate as cite-checkers and
associates and in various editorial board positions. Additionally,
all members have the opportunity to submit a written work for
publication via the Journal's annual student writing
competition.
Editor-in-Chief: Emily Sobilo
Submissions Editor: Kerisha Hawthorne
Executive Editors: Tricia DeFilipps, Molly Cooper, Mindy
VanLeuvan
Managing Editor: Lindsey Luczka
Publications Editor: Eric Parker
Webmaster: Jon Tantillo
Room: 403
Phone: 716-645-6387
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