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Dean’s Advisory Council

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.

Marc A. Alpert ’86 Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Loews Corporation.

Marc A. Alpert ’86
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel & Secretary,
Loews Corporation

Mason P. Ashe ’89.

Mason P. Ashe ’89
 Founder & CEO
Ashe Sports & Entertainment Consulting, Inc.

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Marina A. Barci ’18
 President, GOLD Group;
Attorney, Kahana & Feld, LLP

Michael A. Battle '81 Partner, Barnes and Thornburg, LLP.

Michael A. Battle '81
Retired of Counsel, Barnes & Thornburg

Jonathan S. Beane '98 Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at National Football League (NFL).

Jonathan S. Beane '98
Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
National Football League (NFL)

Brian J. Bocketti ’98 Partner, Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP.

Brian J. Bocketti ’98
 Partner
Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP

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Marc. W. Brown ’99
 Partner
Goldberg Segalla, LLP

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H. Todd Bullard ’87
Partner
Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Hon. Betty Calvo-Torres ’98.

Hon. Betty Calvo-Torres ’98
 Judge of the Court of Claims
New York State Supreme Court

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Patricia S. Ciccarelli ’93
President, UB Law Alumni Association;
Partner and Founding Member, Schnitter Ciccarelli Mills PLLC

Paula M. Ciprich ’85 Retired Senior Vice President and General Counsel National Fuel Gas Company.

Paula M. Ciprich ’85
Senior Vice President and General Counsel (Ret.)
National Fuel Gas Company

Paul Comeau ‘73 Senior Partner Hodgson Russ LLP.

Paul R. Comeau '73
Senior Partner
Hodgson Russ, LLP

John P. Comerford ’95 Senior Partner Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC.

John P. Comerford ’95
Senior Partner
Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC

Douglas W. Dimitroff ’89.

Douglas W. Dimitroff ’89
Managing Partner
Phillips Lytle, LLP

Mary Joanne Dowd '80 Counsel Arent Fox PLLC.

Mary Joanne Dowd '80
Counsel
Arent Fox, PLLC

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Frank H. Ewing ’12
Member, Board of Directors
AML RightSource, LLC

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Hon. Paula L. Feroleto '82
 Justice, NYS Supreme Court, 8th Judicial District

Hon. Julio M. Fuentes '75 United States Circuit Judge (Ret.) United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Hon. Julio M. Fuentes '75
United States Circuit Judge (Ret.)
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Terrence M. Gilbride ’88 Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Buffalo Bills LLC.

Terrence M. Gilbride ’88
 Senior Vice President and
Chief Legal Officer, Buffalo Bills LLC

F. Kenneth Graham ’11.

F. Kenneth Graham ’11
 Partner
Phillips Lytle, LLP

Josephine A. Greco ’81 Partner Greco Trapp, PLLC.

Josephine A. Greco ’81
 Partner, Greco Trapp, PLLC

Robert J. Gutowski ’99.

Robert J. Gutowski ’99
 General Counsel
MSCI, Inc.

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Hon. Craig Hannah '95
Associate Justice
New York State Supreme Court
Appellate Division, 4th Department

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Michael J. Hecker ’09
Partner
Hodgson Russ LLP

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Hon. Barbara Howe ’80
Retired

Anne Joynt.

Anne E. Joynt '05
 Partner
Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC

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Bruce Karpati ’96
Partner
Global Chief Compliance Officer
KKR & Co, Inc

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Hon. Kathy J. King ’84
Justice, New York State Supreme Court, Second Judicial District

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Sachin Kohli ’06
Partner
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Stephen S. Korniczky ’87.

Stephen S. Korniczky ’87
 Partner
Sheppard Mullin

Jonathan S. Malamud (Jon) ‘82 Chief Legal Officer (Ret.) Prudential Holdings of Japan Prudential Financial Inc.

Jonathan S. Malamud (Jon) ‘82
Chief Legal Officer (Ret.)
Prudential Holdings of Japan
Prudential Financial Inc.

Michael D. Mann ’06 Partner, Sidley Austin, LLP.

Michael D. Mann ’06
 Partner
Sidley Austin, LLP

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Kenneth A. Manning ’77
 Partner (Ret.)
Phillips Lytle LLP

Dennis R. McCoy.

Dennis R. McCoy '77
 Partner (Ret.)
Barclay Damon LLP

Hon. Michael M. Mohun ’80 Judge (Ret.) Wyoming County Court.

Hon. Michael M. Mohun ’80
Judge (Ret.)
Wyoming County Court

Jennifer Oliver ’07.

Jennifer Oliver ’07
Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Jessica Ortiz ’05.

Jessica Ortiz ’05
Executive Director
Office of General Counsel
EY

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Neil A. Pawlowski ’10
Founding Partner
Duggan & Pawlowski LLP

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Hon. Erin M. Peradotto '84
Member, Harris Beach Murtha

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Hon. Yadira A. Ramos-Herbert ’05
Mayor
City of New Rochelle

Tracey M. Rinaldi ’06.

Tracey M. Rinaldi '06
 Vice President and Private Wealth Advisor
Capital Group Private Client Services

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Hon. Trini E. Ross ’92
Partner, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP

William Savino ‘75 Partner, Woods Oviatt Gilman.

William F. Savino ‘75
 Partner, Woods Oviatt Gilman

Aaron M. Saykin ’13.

Aaron M. Saykin ’13
 Partner, Hodson Russ, LLP

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Daniel A. Sikka ’07
Managing Counsel
Global Labor and Employment
McDonald’s Corporation

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Allison J. Tam ’97
Partner
Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Kathi S. Westcott ’94 Senior Director & Senior Counsel, Legal Affairs The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Kathi S. Westcott ’94
Deputy General Counsel and Senior Director, Legal Affairs
The Pew Charitable Trusts

Christopher Wightman '99.

Christopher A. Wightman '99
 Chair, Dean’s Advisory Council;
Partner, PJT Camberview

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Brent L. Wilson '76
Managing Partner,
Elarbee Thompson

Margaret W. Wong '76 Founder and Managing Partner Margaret W. Wong & Associates Co. LLC.

Margaret W. Wong '76
Founder and Managing Partner, Margaret W. Wong & Associates Co., LLC

Emeritus

  • Thomas E. Black, Jr. ’79
  • Jill K. Bond ’85
  • Hilary P. Bradford ’53
  • Thomas R. Bremer ’79
  • Hon. Elena Cacavas-Schietinger ’85
  • Ross M. Cellino, Jr. ’82
  • Robert B. Conklin ’68
  • Gary A. DeWaal ’80
  • Louis P. DiLorenzo ’76
  • Ann E. Evanko ’79
  • Robert P. Fine ’68
  • Kenneth B. Forrest ’76
  • Hon. Paul L. Friedman ’68
  • Hon. Judith J. Gische ’80
  • Garry M. Graber ’78
  • Hon. Samuel L. Green ’67 (ret.)
  • Christopher T. Greene ’74
  • Pamela Davis Heilman ’75
  • Judith B. Ittig ’71
  • Roger J. Jones ’83
  • Harvey L. Kaminski ’77
  • James M. Keneally ’82
  • Kristin Graham Koehler ’94
  • Hon. Paul J. Korniczky ’86
  • Nicole C. Lee ’02
  • Francis M. Letro ’79
  • Erik D. Lindauer ’81
  • Carol M. Matorin ’76
  • David J. McNamara
  • Hon. Ann T. Mikoll ’54 (ret.)
  • Celeste M. Murphy ’97
  • William A. Niese ’61
  • Denise E. O’Donnell ’82
  • Daniel C. Oliverio ’82
  • Alphonso O’Neil-White
  • Jean Carol Powers ’79
  • Vikki L. Pryor ’78
  • Barbara L. Schifeling ’84
  • Robert C. Schwenkel ’82
  • Hon. Rose H. Sconiers ’73
  • Samuel Shapiro ’65
  • David F. Smith ’78
  • Mark K. Suzumoto ’82
  • Jeffrey L. Tanenbaum ’76
  • Hon. Lourdes M. Ventura ’98
  • Mark J. Weinstein ’81
  • Steven J. Weiss ’91
  • Jeffery D. Williams ’90
  • Michael R. Wolford ’68