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Expert Panel: Visions of Leadership: The Moments & Voices that Drive Change

Please join our panel of distinguished leaders who have effected transformative change at the intersection of the rule of law, equity, and justice. Moderated by Cinnamon P. Carlarne, the discussion will engage the panelists in a conversation about...
28-Nov-2023 12:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Albany Law School Symposium to Discuss Sustainable Development and Local Governments

Legal experts and government officials will discuss the possibilities and challenges of implementing statewide sustainable development initiatives at the municipal level.
13-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Albany Law School Launches Online Flex Juris Doctor Program

Albany Law School is proud to announce that it remains on the cutting edge of legal education and technology with the launch of its new Flex Juris Doctor program. The law school is currently accepting applications with the first class scheduled...
1-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Albany Law School's Government Law Center Offers Analysis for Two Proposed NY Constitution Amendments

New Yorkers will vote on a pair of state constitutional amendment this November the first of which could eliminate constitutional debt limits for smaller, city school districts allowing them to borrow more to improve aging infrastructure, asbestos...
24-Oct-2023 3:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Professor Ray Brescia Named Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life

Professor Ray Brescia Named Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life
7-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Albany Law School鈥檚 Government Law Center Releases Report on State Ethics Commissions

A new report from the Government Law Center (GLC) at Albany Law School compiles the various and diverse independent government ethics commissions across the United States and its territories into a single succinct volume that is available to...
20-Dec-2022 2:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Albany Law School's Government Law Center Explains Daily Fantasy Sports in New York

According to the Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association, over 30 million Americans play daily fantasy sports (DFS). With the National Football League season starting, and Major League Baseball still in full swing, the Government Law Center (GLC) at...
29-Sep-2022 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Albany Law School's Government Law Center Releases Explainer About Ethics Commission Replacing JCOPE

Since 1954, ethics enforcement in New York has been tenuous. In July, the New York Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government became the State鈥檚 latest ethics oversight agency. The Government Law Center (GLC) at Albany Law School examines...
15-Sep-2022 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Albany Law School Scholar Available to Comment on NYS Chief Judge Nominee

10-Apr-2023 2:15 PM EDT

Albany Law School Scholar Available to Comment on Alec Baldwin Indictment

19-Jan-2023 1:25 PM EST

Two Albany Law School Scholars Available to Comment on SCOTUS case, 303 Creative v. Elenis

5-Dec-2022 4:25 PM EST

Albany Law School鈥檚 Government Law Center scholar explains Moore v. Harper, State Law on Federal Elections

15-Nov-2022 10:05 AM EST

Corporal Punishment Scholar Available to Speak about 1,600 NYS cases from 2016-21

29-Sep-2022 2:45 PM EDT

Top-100 Tax Law Professor Available to Speak about Inflation Reduction Plan

With President Joe Biden鈥檚 $80 billion Inflation Reduction Plan directing funds to the Internal Revenue Service ($45.6 billion chiefly for enforcement) and taxing cryptocurrencies, a relatively new area for the IRS, Albany Law School Professor...
12-Aug-2022 1:05 PM EDT

Albany Law School Scholar Available to Speak about Elephant鈥檚 Habeas Corpus Case

15-Jun-2022 1:05 PM EDT

Ray Brescia on the Supreme Court and Ethics

1-Apr-2022 4:05 PM EDT

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Albany Law School educates and empowers tomorrow鈥檚 leaders, engaged professionals, committed public servants, inspiring community change-agents, and creative problem solvers.

We connect the classroom to the profession, government, and the community through experienced-based learning, engaged scholarship, and a robust network of alumni and supporters. Our students develop a sophisticated understanding of legal policy and doctrine, a broad range of professional competencies, and a deep commitment to justice and ethical values.

Experts

Cinnamon Carlarne, B.C.L. (Bachelor of Civil Law), University of Oxford M.S. Environmental Change and Management, University of Oxford J.D., Environmental Law Certificate, University of California, Berkeley B.A., Baylor University

President and Dean

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Rosemary Queenan, JD

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Professor of Law

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Labor Law

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Antony Haynes, JD

Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives Director of Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Assistant Professor of Law

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Cybersecurity,Intellectual Property,Securities

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Alicia Ouellette, JD

Professor of Law

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Bioethics,Constitutional Law,disability rights,Family Law,Health Law,Human Rights

Dale Cecka, BS - Stanford University; JD - Columbia University School of Law

Assistant Professor of Law; Director, Family Violence Litigation Clinic

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Child Welfare,Child Abuse,Children's Rights,Family Law,Family Violence

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Nina Farnia, A.B. Political Science, University of Chicago M.A. Urban Planning, UCLA School of Public Affairs J.D., UCLA School of Law (specialization in Critical Race Theory) Ph.D. History, UC Davis

Assistant Professor of Law

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Constitutional Law,employment law

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Richard Rifkin, LLB

Legal Director, Government Law Center

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Bennett Liebman, JD

Government Lawyer in Residence

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Gambling Law,Horse Racing

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Patrick Woods, JD

Deputy Director of Government Law Center

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Appellate,Appellate Courts,New York State

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Hon. Leslie Stein, JD

Director of Government Law Center

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Court Of Appeals,Courts,Government,New York State

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Michael Wetmore, Juris Doctorate

Visiting Assistant Professor

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criminal law,Evidence,Trial

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Cheryl Packwood, BS - Yale University; JD - Harvard Law School

Visiting Assistant Professor of Law

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International law

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Carla Spivack, BA - Princeton University; JD - New York University School of Law; PhD - Boston College

David Josiah Brewer Distinguished Professor of Law

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Trusts and estates,Wills

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Jennifer Martin, JD - Vanderbilt Law School

Professor of Law

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Contracts

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Caitlin Lewis, B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute M.S., University at Albany J.D., Albany Law School

Assistant Professor of Law

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Constitutional Law,Health Law,Intellectual Property,International Trade

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Al Chapleau, B.A. Siena College J.D. Albany Law School M.A. SUNY Albany

Visiting Associate Professor of Law

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Animal Rights,criminal law,White Collar Crime

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Danshera Cords, JD

Professor of Law

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Chinese law,corporate tax,federal tax law,federal taxes,tax law,Tax Policy,Taxation

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Ava Ayers, JD

Associate Professor of Law

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access to justice,Civil Rights,Constitutional Law,Environmental Law,Government,Government Accountability,legal ethics,Legal Profession,Police Reform,Public Policy

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Melissa Breger, JD

President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law

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Constitutional Law,criminal law,criminal procedure,Ethics,Evidence,Family Law,Human Rights,Juvenile Justice

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Keith Hirokawa, JD

Professor of Law

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Ecology,Environmental Law,Ethics,Jurisprudence,Land Use

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Ray Brescia, JD

Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life, Hon. Harold R. Tyler Chair in Law and Technology; Professor of Law

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access to justice,Crisis response,economic inequality,Entrepreneurship,legal ethics,Lobbying,Social Change,Social Entrepreneurs,Urban Policy

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