Meet our Adjunct Faculty and the Experience they Bring to the Classroom

Hon. Eugene Fahey most recently joined our Adjunct Faculty to teach a course in the Spring of 2022. The course, “Amicus Brief Practicum”, introduces students to the fine points of creating a persuasive amicus curiae brief, the friend-of-the-court filing by an interested party not directly involved in the case. Fahey currently teaches the course alongside Michael Pastrick, who served as Fahey’s senior principal law clerk for many years.

• University at Buffalo, Bachelor of Arts: Political Science
• University at Buffalo School of Law, Juris Doctor
• University at Buffalo, Masters in European History

• Fahey, a longtime Buffalo resident, served as a member of the Buffalo Common Council for many years before becoming a law clerk to Judge Edgar NeMoyer.
  
• Judge Fahey would go on to work as legal counsel for the Kemper Insurance Company before being elected to the Buffalo City Court in 1994.
• In 1996, Judge Fahey was elected to the State Supreme Court where he presided over cases in Erie County and the 8th Judicial District. Fahey was later assigned to the Criminal Division, and held this position until his appointment to the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, in 2006.
• In 2015, Judge Fahey was confirmed to the New York State Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, by then Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

• Fahey & Pastrick’s course is divided into two parts.
  
• In the first half of the semester, students will study the role of this state’s highest Court in law and governance. The instructors will enlighten aspiring appellate attorneys as to how to think like, and how to best communicate with, the Court and its counsels. The instructors also will encourage students to view the law through a panoramic lens.
• In the second half of the semester, students will apply those behind-the-bench lessons to collectively identify a case or cases appropriate for amicus curiae treatment. Students will partner with potential amici and with faculty to collaborate on the research, drafting, and submission of an amicus brief for consideration in a suitable matter or matters.

Elizabeth Kraengel has more than fifteen years of legal practice experience in the Buffalo area, and annually teaches “New York Practice”, a course on civil procedure in New York based on the real-life experiences of a member of the local bar.

• Northeastern University, Bachelor of Science
• University at Buffalo School of Law, Juris Doctor

• Elizabeth Kraengel is currently a partner at the Duke, Holzman, Photiadis & Gresens LLP. There, she handles a variety of civil litigation matters and trust/estate matters, from business disputes, to probate petitions.

• Kraengel was selected for the Upstate New York Super Lawyers list from 2013-2021.
  
• Kraengel ranked in the Top 25 Women Attorneys by the Upstate New York Super Lawyers in 2017, 2019, and 2021.
• Kraengel was the recipient of The Daily Record’s Excellence in Law Award for Top Women in Law in 2020.
• Kraengel was selected as a Diversity Fellow by the American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, 2020.
• Kraengel is also proud supporter of The Ride for Roswell, where she has volunteered and served in a number of ride related roles over the last fifteen years.

• Construction Law; Civil Litigation and Appellate Practice; Estates and Trusts; Labor and Employment; Insurance Coverage.
  

Paul Moskal has more than thirty-five years of experience in multi-faceted investigative, and intelligence operations management, including twenty-nine years in the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a Special Agent and Division Counsel. He most recently co-taught “Corporate Compliance Conduct” with Professor Davidzik, a course exploring the framework underlying the recent surge in Ethics and Compliance programs.

• University at Buffalo, Bachelor of Arts: English Language and Literature/Letters
• University at Buffalo School of Law, Juris Doctor

• Paul Moskal is currently the Director of Ethics and Compliance at CannonDesign, an international integrated architecture and design firm. In addition, he is also the Director at CORE Consultancy, LLC, where he provides a suite of ethics and compliance services for private clients. Moskal was the Chief Division Counsel for the FBI for 25 years and served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney (SAUSA).

• Moskal is certified by the Compliance Certification Board as an ethics and compliance professional, and has also been selected as an Independent Monitor.
  
• Moskal is also fully fluent in both Italian and Sicilian languages after attending the DLI and worked as an Assistant Legal Attache in the US Embassy in Rome.

• Ethics and Compliance; Business Law.
  

Hon. Betty Calvo-Torres has both experience as an attorney and judge. Hon. Calvo-Torres utilizes her knowledge and unique experiences to teach a variety of courses here at UB Law. She most recently taught “Handling A Criminal Case”, an interactive course that guides students through the process of successfully managing a criminal case.

• Binghamton University, Bachelors of Arts
• University at Buffalo, Juris Doctor

• Hon. Betty Calvo-Torres is the Presiding Judge of the Drug Treatment Court, Mental Health Treatment Court and Veterans Treatment Court, here in Western New York. She was first appointed in 2007 by Mayor Byron Brown and elected that same year.  She was re-elected 2017.
• Prior to her experience on the bench, Judge Calvo-Torres was a private practitioner and of counsel to the law firm Cantor, Lukasik, Dolce and Panepinto P.C.  Hon. Calvo-Torres started her career as a prosecutor with the Erie County District Attorney’s Office.
• Judge Calvo-Torres also served as the commissioner of the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority and on the board of director of the Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo.

• Judge Betty Calvo-Torres was the President of the Hispanic Women’s League, Inc. and the Minority Bar Association of Western New York.
  
• Judge Calvo-Torres was the first Latina to serve of the Buffalo City Court bench and is currently the only Hispanic judge in the 8^th Judicial District.  She is a first-generation college student and the first in her family to attend law school.
• Judge Calvo-Torres was the Grand Marshal of the Puerto Rican and Hispanic Day Parade of Western New York in 2017.

Scott Bylewski has more than twenty years of experience as an attorney, mediator, and arbitrator.  He most recently taught “Current Topics in Local Government”, which explores current matters and topics confronting Western New York municipalities. 

• University at Buffalo, Bachelor of Science: Human Resources
• University at Buffalo School of Management, Masters of Business Administration
• University at Buffalo, School of Law, Juris Doctor

• In addition to Bylewski’s experience as an attorney he is currently the Director of Real Property Tax Services for Erie County, was previously the Deputy Director of Budget and Management for Erie County, and has been a Councilman, Deputy Supervisor, and Supervisor for the Town of Clarence

• Bylewski received the Student Bar Association Achievement award during his time in Law School in 1998.
  
• Bylewski also serves as an Attorney Advisor for the Themis Bar Review.
• He was also the Executive Officer in the 65^th Regiment of the New York Guard.

• Commercial and Civil Litigation; Municipal Law; Real Property; Estates; Labor & Employment; Dispute Resolution; Advocacy.

We hope you found this brief showcase of our Adjunct Faculty’s experiences and passions as interesting as we did! If you would like to learn more about our other Adjunct Faculty you can explore the complete list of faculty on our website.

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