Law School Report
Fellowships
Public Interest Law Program funds 22 projects
 Larissa Shahmatova '08 on violin and Vice Dean Ilene R. Fleischmann on accordion raised money for BPILP at a lively concert.
 Mickey H.Osterreicher '98 at the microphone was the auctioneer.
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The 12th Annual Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Auction held last year raised nearly $26,000 to be used toward providing UB Law School students the opportunity to accept unpaid public-service summer positions. Through the combined dedication and support of Dean Nils Olsen, the UB Law Alumni Association, our generous public interest-minded alumni donors, the Student Bar Association, and the members and leadership of BPILP and co-sponsoring student groups, 22 projects in total received funding for the summer. In addition, six students were awarded national fellowships.
Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows:
Yasmin Adamy '09 – Neighborhood Legal Services, Family Law Unit – Buffalo, NY. Co-sponsored by the Domestic Violence Task Force
Sarah Brancatella '09 – Kenya Human Rights Commission – Nairobi, Kenya
Michael Hecker '09 – US Attorney's Office, Western District of New York – Buffalo, NY
Rebecca Hoffman '09 – Vive, Inc. – Buffalo, NY
Amy Kaslovsky '09 – Empire Justice Center – Albany, NY
James Lonano '08 – US Attorney's Office, Western District of New York – Buffalo, NY
Sunny Noh '08 – Legal Aid Society of Hawaii – Honolulu, HI
Stefanie Svoren '09 – Kenya Human Rights Commission – Nairobi, Kenya
Olga Vinogradova '09 – Legal Services for New York City – Brooklyn, NY
Dean's Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows:
Darice Dinsmore '09 – DNA (Diné beiiná Náhiilna be Agha'diit'ahii) Legal Services, Inc. – Mexican Hat, UT
Lauren Welch '09 – Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos de Andalucía – Cádiz, Spain
Carrie Ann Wilkins '09 – Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc., Public Defender Unit – Buffalo, NY
Jodi-Kay Williams '09 – Foundation for Sustainable Development – La Plata, Argentina
Thomas' Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellow:
Victoria Meyer '09 – Legal Aid Society of Rochester, Family Law Unit – Rochester, NY
UB Law Alumni Association's Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows:
Ernest Hinman '09 – Erie County District Attorney's Office – Buffalo, NY
Brenna Terry '09 – Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc. – Buffalo, NY
Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Grant Recipients:
Roopa Chakkappan '09 – Tuckner Sipser Weinstock and Sipser – New York, NY
Ericka Ensign '09 – US Navy, JAGC – Washington, DC
Rebecca Town '09 – Center for Justice and Democracy – New York, NY
Kaplan & Reynolds Fellows:
Emily Conley '08 – Human Development Foundation – Islamabad, Pakistan
Alexander Karsten '08 – International Justice Network – New York, NY
Shelly Pet-Lun Tsai '08 – Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, Health Consumer Center – Pacoima, CA
Charles H. Revson Law Student Public Interest (LSPIN) Fellowship Grants:
Roopa Chakkappan '09 – Tuckner Sipser Weinstock and Sipser – New York, NY
Jesika Gonzalez '09 – Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem – New York, NY
Rebecca Green '09 – Sylvia Rivera Law Project – New York, NY
Sarah Karpinski '09 – US District Court, SDNY – Pro Se Office – New York, NY
Rebecca Town '09 – Center for Justice and Democracy – New York, NY
Equal Justice Works Summer Corps Program:
Sunny Noh '08 – Legal Aid Society of Hawaii – Honolulu, HI