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
Mason P. Ashe ’89
Founder & CEO,
Ashe Sports & Entertainment Consulting, Inc.
Michael A. Battle '81
Partner, Barnes and Thornburg, LLP
Jonathan S. Beane '98
Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at National Football League (NFL)
Brian J. Bocketti ’98
Partner, Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP
Betsy Broder '81
Retired
Marc. W. Brown ’99
Partner, Goldberg Segalla, LLP
Hon. Betty Calvo-Torres ’98
Presiding Judge of Mental Health,
Drug, and Veterans Treatment Courts, Acting County Court Judge, Buffalo City Court
Ross M. Cellino, Jr. '82
Partner, Cellino Law
Paul Comeau '73
Senior Partner, Hodgson Russ, LLP
Douglas W. Dimitroff ’89
Partner, Phillips Lytle, LLP
Mary Joanne Dowd '80
Partner, Arent Fox, PLLC
Ann E. Evanko '79
Member, Hurwitz & Fine, PC
Hon. Paula Feroleto '82
Justice, NYS Supreme Court, 8th Judicial District
Hon. Julio M. Fuentes '75
United States Circuit Judge
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Terrence M. Gilbride ’88
Partner, Hodgson Russ, LLP
Hon. Judith Gische '80
Justice, Supreme Court
Appellate Division
First Department
Garry M. Graber '78
Partner, Hodgson Russ, LLP
F. Kenneth Graham ’11
Partner, Phillips Lytle, LLP
Josephine A. Greco ’81
Partner, Greco Trapp, PLLC
Robert J. Gutowski ’99
General Counsel, MSCI, Inc.
Hon. Craig Hannah '95
Supervising Judge for City Courts,
Eighth Judicial District
Chief Judge-Buffalo City Court
Anne E. Joynt '05
Junior Partner, Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC
Stephen S. Korniczky ’87
Partner, Sheppard Mullin
Michael D. Mann ’06
Partner, Sidley Austin, LLP
Dennis R. McCoy '77
Retired
Jennifer Oliver ’07
Partner, MoginRubin, LLP
Jessica Ortiz ’05
Deputy Inspector General,
Director of Investigations,
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Office of Inspector General
Hon. Erin M. Peradotto '84
Judge, NY State Supreme Court, Appellate Division 4th Department
Tracey M. Rinaldi '06
Assistant Vice President/Relationship Specialist,
The Capital Group Companies
Trini E. Ross ’92
Director of Investigations (Legal)
National Science Foundation,
Office of Inspector General
William Savino ‘75
Partner, Woods Oviatt Gilman
Aaron M. Saykin ’13
Senior Associate, Hodson Russ, LLP
Daniel (Danny) A. Sikka ’07
Managing Counsel,
Global Labor & Employment,
McDonald’s Corporation
Jeff Stravino ‘97
President, Law Alumni Association
Partner, Hodgson Russ, LLP
Sarah Washington ’16
President, LAA GOLD Group
Senior Attorney, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation
Steven Weiss '91
Partner
Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP
Christopher Wightman '99
Chair, Dean’s Advisory Council;
Partner, PJT Camberview
Brent L. Wilson '76
Partner, Elarbee Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP
Margaret W. Wong '76
Managing Partner, Margaret W. Wong & Associates Co., LLC
Emeritus Members
Thomas E. Black, Jr. ’79
Managing Partner, Black Mann & Graham
Jill K. Bond ’85
Senior Vice President/General Counsel, Rich Products Corporation
Dianne F. Bosse ’76
Special Counsel, Hurwitz & Fine, P.C.
Hilary P. Bradford ’53
Retired, Underberg & Kessler LLP
Thomas R. Bremer ’79
Retired, US Surgical Corporation
Hon. Elena Cacavas-Schietinger ’85
Retired Administrative Law Judge, Founder and Principal, Cacavas ADR
Robert B. Conklin ’68
Of Counsel, Hodgson Russ LLP
Gary A. DeWaal ’80
Special Counsel, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Louis P. DiLorenzo ’76
Partner, Bond, Schoeneck & King
Robert J. Feldman ’76
Partner, Gross Shuman Brizdle & Gilfillan
Robert P. Fine ’68
Founder and Senior Counsel, Hurwitz & Fine, P.C.
Kenneth B. Forrest ’76
Of Counsel, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Hon. Paul L. Friedman ’68
US District Court Judge District of Columbia
Richard E. Gottlieb ’85
Partner, Manatt
Hon. Samuel L. Green ’67
Retired Senior Associate Judge, NYS Supreme Court
National Arbitration & Mediation
Christopher T. Greene ’74
Partner, Barclay Damon LLP
Pamela D. Heilman ’75
Retired Partner, Hodgson Russ LLP
Hon. Barbara Howe ’80
Retired
Judith B. Ittig ’71
Partner, Ittig & Ittig, P.C.
Roger J. Jones ’84
Counsel, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Harvey L. Kaminski ’77
Retired, Prestige Capital Corporation
James M. Keneally ’82
Chief, Law Claims Division
New York City Comptroller’s Office
Kristin Graham Koehler ’94
Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
Hon. Paul J. Korniczky ‘86
Administrative Patent Judge, US Patent & Trademark Office
Nicole C. Lee ’02
Principal, The Lee Bayard Group, LLC
Francis M. Letro ’79
Law Office of Francis M. Letro
Erik D. Lindauer ’81
Of Counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell
James L. Magavern ’59
Senior Counsel, Magavern Magavern & Grimm LLP
Kenneth A. Manning ’77
Partner, Phillips Lytle LLP
Allan D. Mantel ’76
Partner, Mantel McDonough Riso, LLP
Carol M. Matorin ’76
Retired Senior Vice President/, General Counsel, Marc Jacobs International, LLC
David McNamara
Partner, Phillips Lytle LLP
Hon. Ann T. Mikoll ’54
Retired Justice, Appellate Division –
3rd Department
Celeste M. Murphy ’97
Legal Branch Chief, Corporation Finance,
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
William A. Niese ’61
Retired Vice President & General Counsel, Times Mirror Company
Denise E. O’Donnell ’82
Distinguished Sr. Fellow/Litmus, NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management
Daniel Oliverio ’82
Chairman Emeritus, Hodgson Russ LLP
Alphonso O’Neil-White
Retired President & CEO, HealthNow New York Inc.
Jean Carol Powers ’79
Retired Special Counsel, Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel LLP
Vikki L. Pryor ’78
Managing Principal & Founder, Change Create Transform LLC
Barbara L. Schifeling ’84
Retired Partner, Damon Morey LLP
Robert C. Schwenkel ’82
Partner, Fried Frank
Hon. Rose H. Sconiers ’73
Retired Associate Justice
NYS Supreme Court
Appellate Division, 4th Department
Samuel Shapiro ’65
Partner, Kavinoky Cook LLP
David F. Smith ’78
Chairman – Board of Directors, National Fuel Gas Company
Mark K. Suzumoto ’82
Chief Legal Officer, Capital Brands, LLC
Jeffrey L. Tanenbaum ’76
Retired Partner, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Hon. Lourdes M. Ventura ’98
Justice, Supreme Court, Queens County
Mark J. Weinstein ’81
Partner, Hogan Lovells
Jeffrey D. Williams ’90
Vice President/Sr. Associate General Counsel/Ethics Officer,
National Geographic Society
Michael R. Wolford ’68
Managing Partner, The Wolford Law Firm LLP