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2024 LAWR Newsletter

Highlighting the scholarship and service of UB School of Law's Legal Analysis, Writing and Research (LAWR) faculty.

In this issue:

Photo of the Month

Zoom image: Members of the LAWR team (right to left) Angie McDuff, Pamela Newell, Emily Dinsmore, Farina Barth, Carina Schoenberger and Katrin (Kate) Rowan. Members of the LAWR team (right to left) Angie McDuff, Pamela Newell, Emily Dinsmore, Farina Barth, Carina Schoenberger and Katrin (Kate) Rowan.

Members of the LAWR team (right to left) Angie McDuff, Pamela Newell, Emily Dinsmore, Farina Barth, Carina Schoenberger and Katrin (Kate) Rowan.

Meet Our LAWR Faculty

Publications, Podcasts and Presentations

Farina Barth.

Farina Barth

  • Standardizing Wrongful Conviction Compensation Statutes, -- Drexel L. Rev. -- (Forthcoming Feb. 2025). This Article proposes wrongful conviction compensation reform after a thorough comparative examination of state and federal wrongful conviction statutes.
  • “Utilizing Your Summer as a New Legal Writing Professor,” Legal Writing Institute (LWI) Biennial Conference (July 2024)
  • Participant on the Scholarly Identity Discussion Panel, Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference (July 2024)
George Brown Jr.

George Brown Jr.

  • Professor Brown joined UB Computer Science and Engineering Professor Siwei Lyu and Law Professor Mark Bartholomew for Episode 45 of the Baldy Center Podcast. In this episode, Brown joined his colleagues in discussing the rapid evolution of generative AI, its applications, and the challenges it poses for regulation, ethics, and legal frameworks.
  • Professional Responsibility and Gen AI, Essay, AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, & Research Newsletter (Fall/Winter 2024).
Emily Dinsmore.

Emily Dinsmore

  • “Interviewing, Counseling, and Negotiating Skills in the 1L Curriculum” with Kate Rowan and Carina Schoenberger, Empire State Legal Writing Conference (May 2024)

 

Angie McDuff.

Angie McDuff

  • “Go with the Fleauve: A Coordinated Multi-Year Legal Writing Curriculum for Improving Student Success” with Rob Stark, Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference (March 2024)
  • “Law School Doesn’t Have to Suck: Fostering Professional Identity, Improving Mental Health, and Interrupting Bias” with Brenda Bauges and Marcia Zeigler, Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference (July 2024)
Pamela Newell.

Pamela Newell

  • Participant on the Scholarly Identity Discussion Panel, Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference (July 2024)
Kate Rowan.

Kate Rowan

  • “Interviewing, Counseling, and Negotiating Skills in the 1L Curriculum” with Emily Dinsmore and Carina Schoenberger, Empire State Legal Writing Conference (May 2024)

 

Carina Shoenberger.

Carina Schoenberger

  • “Making Office Hours Effective and Equitable” with Rob Stark, Empire State Legal Writing Conference (May 2024)
  • “Interviewing, Counseling, and Negotiating Skills in the 1L Curriculum” with Emily Dinsmore and Kate Rowan, Empire State Legal Writing Conference (May 2024)
Rob Stark.

Rob Stark

  • “Go with the Fleauve: A Coordinated Multi-Year Legal Writing Curriculum for Improving Student Success” with Angie McDuff, Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference (March 2024)
  • “Making Office Hours Effective and Equitable” with Carina Schoenberger, Empire State Legal Writing Conference (May 2024)

Awards and Recognitions

woman wearing graduation regalia, standing with an award.

Angie McDuff was a co-recipient of the Faculty Award as selected by the Class of 2024.

Faculty Award Recipients (Left to Right): Prof. Christine Bartholomew, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Angelyn M. McDuff '12 (JD), '18 (LLM), Director of the LAWR Program; Lecturer in Law

Hiring and Program Updates

We were fortunate enough to hire Stephen Paskey and George Brown '12 to join the LAWR Faculty and UB Law full-time. Hiring these individuals has allowed us to implement a third semester of LAWR that provides students with opportunities to choose how to fulfill their required third semester of LAWR. In the fall of 2024, this meant that students could choose from a litigation focus, the law firm experience, or a course focused on the interpretation and application of contract law.

All 134 students in the first-year class participated in 1L oral arguments in April 2024. These arguments spanned two nights and were judged entirely by local practitioners.

Community Engagement and Service

Farina Barth was elected to the Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc. Board. Read more about her election and commitment to public service.

Angie McDuff served on the University Search Committee for the Dean of the School of Law.

Questions? Please contact Angie McDuff