April 16.

On the Ground and Moving Forward

Standing with Puerto Rico Throughout Recovery Toward a Resilient Future 

April 16, 2018

1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
509 O’Brian Hall, UB North Campus

Collaborating & Creating Law and Policy Solutions for Post-Maria Puerto Rico
A panel discussion.

  • Marla Perez Lugo, Ph.D., Professor, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
  • Cecelio Ortiz Garcia, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
  • Walter O. Alomar Jimenez, President, Governing Board, University of Puerto Rico
  • Vivian Neptune Rivera, Professor of Law & Dean, University of Puerto Rico School of Law (via distance)

Moderating & Commenting by Puerto Rico Recover Assistance Legal Clinic Students: Jonathan Reyes Colon, Sarah Gardner, Eamon J.P. Riley & David Yovanoff

Convener: Kim Diana Connolly, Professor and Director of the Puerto Rico Recovery Assistance Legal Clinic, University at Buffalo School of Law

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11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
509 O’Brian Hall, UB North Campus

A View from the Top: How to Build A Successful Career That Includes Pro Bono and Community Service Work
Moderated by Bradley M. Gayton, Group Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, Ford Motor Company

  • Susan M. Clare, Partner, King & Spalding – Atlanta, GA
  • Joanne B. Faycurry, Partner, Schiff Hardin – Ann Arbor, MI
  • Peter J. Fazio, Partner, Aaronson, Rappaport, Feinstein & Deutch, LLP – NYC
  • Craig A. Leslie, Partner, Philllips Lytle – Buffalo, NY
  • Robert J. Mullins, Partner, Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLC – Buffalo, NY

3:30 p.m.
509 O’Brian Hall, UB North Campus

A Celebration of Students and Supporters of the Inaugural Puerto Rico Recovery Assistance Legal Clinic
Moderated by Aviva Abramovsky, Dean, University at Buffalo School of Law

Kim Diana Connolly, law-clinic@buffalo.edu

Sponsors:

  • UB Clinical Legal Education Program
  • The Baldy Center for Law & Social Policy
  • UB Sustainability