Farina Barth

Farina Barth teaches first-year Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research, as well as the upper-level course Post-Conviction Remedies. Her research primarily focuses on wrongful conviction compensation. Prior to coming to the School of Law, she practiced as a public defender in Buffalo City Court where she represented hundreds of indigent defendants from arraignment through trial. Barth also represented clients in their appellate and post-conviction filings and hearings. Barth currently serves on the board of the Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc.

Prior to practice, Barth received her Juris Doctor from the University at Buffalo School of Law. While in law school, she was an active member of the Buffalo Law Review, the Buffalo Moot Court Board, the Innocence and Justice Project, and the trial advocacy program. Barth earned her Bachelor of Arts with honors from the University of Toronto, majoring in Political Science with a minor in Russian.

Barth is admitted to practice in New York State, the Western District of New York, and the Northern District of New York.