Faculty Directory

A listing of full- and part-time faculty teaching for the academic year.

See also our list of Faculty Assistants and our Staff Directory.

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Many of our full-time faculty hold doctorates in areas other than law, bringing the insights of such disciplines as anthropology, sociology and psychology to their research and teaching. Their innovative and thoughtful scholarship reflects this rich and diverse background and enriches the classroom experience beyond measure.

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Abraham, Heather

Associate Professor; Director of the Civil Rights & Transparency Clinic

School of Law

524 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-2073

Email: [email protected]

Ayano, Mekonnen

Associate Professor

School of Law

627 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-5134

Email: [email protected]

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Barth, Farina

Lecturer in Law, Legal Analysis, Writing and Research

School of Law

623 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-2885

Email: [email protected]

Bartholomew, Christine P.

Professor; Vice Dean for Academic Affairs

School of Law

317 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-7399

Email: [email protected]

Bartholomew, Mark

Professor; Vice Dean for Research and Faculty Development

School of Law

617 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-5959

Email: [email protected]

Binder, Guyora

SUNY Distinguished Professor; Hodgson Russ Faculty Scholar

School of Law

716 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-2673

Email: [email protected]

Black, Joel

Undergraduate Lecturer in Law

School of Law

423 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-5675

Email: [email protected]

Boucai, Michael

Professor

School of Law

413 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-1743

Email: [email protected]

Braverman, Irus

Professor; William J. Magavern Faculty Scholar

School of Law

717 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-3030

Email: [email protected]

Brown, George Jr.

Lecturer in Law, Legal Analysis, Writing and Research

School of Law

426 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Email: [email protected]

Brown, S. Todd

Professor; Dean

School of Law

316 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-2052

Email: [email protected]

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Chiesa, Luis E.

Dr. Teresa A. Miller Professor in Law; Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity and Belonging; Director, Buffalo Criminal Law Center

School of Law

715 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-3152

Email: [email protected]

Coene, Joshua

Undergraduate Lecturer in Law

School of Law

425 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-6387

Email: [email protected]

Coleman, Theophilus Edwin

Visiting Professor

School of Law

607 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-2201

Email: [email protected]

Connolly, Kim Diana

Professor; Vice Dean for Innovation, Interdisciplinarity and Community Impact

School of Law

519 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-2092

Email: [email protected]

Coombs, David

Instructor

School of Law

412 O’Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-3283

Email: [email protected]

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Dickson, Orlando

Undergraduate Lecturer in Law

School of Law

420 O’Brian Hall

Phone: 716-645-5125

Email: [email protected]

Dimick, Matthew

Professor; Director, The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy

School of Law

618 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-7968

Email: [email protected]

Dinsmore, Emily

Lecturer in Law, Legal Analysis, Writing and Research

School of Law

520 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-3337

Email: [email protected]

Drew, Helen "Nellie"

Professor of Practice in Sports Law; Director of the UB Center for the Advancement of Sport

School of Law

619 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-5591

Email: [email protected]

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Fabra-Zamora, Jorge Luis

Associate Professor of Law

School of Law

624 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-3292

Email: [email protected]

Finley, Lucinda M.

Frank G. Raichle Professor of Trial and Appellate Advocacy; Director of Moot Courts

School of Law

513 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-6152

Email: [email protected]

Forman, Heidi L.

Teaching Faculty

School of Law

718 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-5339

Email: [email protected]

French, Rebecca R.

Professor

School of Law

529 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-2159

Email: [email protected]

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Gardner, James A.

SUNY Distinguished Professor ; Bridget and Thomas Black Professor

School of Law

514 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-3607

Email: [email protected]

Gargano, Bernadette

Lecturer in Law; Director of Clinical Legal Education; Vice Dean for Experiential Education and Social Justice Initiatives

School of Law

313 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-6223

Email: [email protected]

Giammatteo, John Harland

Associate Professor of Law

School of Law

622 O’Brian Hall

Phone: 716-645-2256

Email: [email protected]

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Hare, Thomas

Undergraduate Lecturer in Law

School of Law

418 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-2326

Email: [email protected]

Harrington, Alexandra

Associate Professor; Director, Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic; Director, Innocence and Justice Project

School of Law

527 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-2108

Email: [email protected]

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Lazar, Stuart G.

Professor; Co-Director, New York City Program in Business and Law

School of Law

615 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-2749

Email: [email protected]

Lewis, Meredith Kolsky

Professor; Vice Dean for International and Graduate Programs; Director of the Cross-Border Legal Studies Center

School of Law

719 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-1631

Email: [email protected]

Linden-Retek, Paul

Associate Professor of Law; Co-director of the Buffalo Human Rights Center

School of Law

723 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-5541

Email: [email protected]

Long, Patrick J.

Assistant Dean for Professional Development

School of Law

720 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-2869

Email: [email protected]

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MacDonald, William

Assistant Dean for Academic & Bar Success

School of Law

515 O’Brian, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-5130

Email: [email protected]

Masterman, Clayton

Associate Professor of Law;

School of Law

625 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-2480

Email: [email protected]

Mate, Manoj

Professor

School of Law

708 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-

Email: [email protected]

McDuff, Angelyn

Director of the LAWR Program; Lecturer in Law

School of Law

722 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-8182

Email: [email protected]

Melish, Tara J.

Professor; Director, Buffalo Human Rights Center; Specialty Journals Advisor

School of Law

525 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-2257

Email: [email protected]

Milles, James G.

Professor; Vice Dean for Undergraduate Studies

School of Law

419 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-5543

Email: [email protected]

Monestier, Tanya

Professor

School of Law

714 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-7878

Email: [email protected]

Mutua, Athena D.

Professor; Floyd H. and Hilda L. Hurst Faculty Scholar

School of Law

528 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-2873

Email: [email protected]

Mutua, Makau W.

Margaret W. Wong Professor; SUNY Distinguished Professor

School of Law

626 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-2311

Email: [email protected]

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Newell, Pamela

Lecturer in Law, Legal Analysis, Writing and Research

School of Law

614 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-5129

Email: [email protected]

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Olin, Judith

Clinical Professor; Director, Family Violence and Women’s Rights Clinic

School of Law

530 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-3076

Email: [email protected]

O'Rourke, Anthony

Joseph W. Belluck and Laura L. Aswad Professor of Civil Justice; Director of the Advocacy Institute

School of Law

710 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-3097

Email: [email protected]

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Paskey, Stephen

Lecturer in Law

School of Law

523 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-2014

Email: [email protected]

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Patterson, Lisa M.

Teaching Faculty; Program Director for Externships, Public Interest Offerings, and Access to Justice Initiatives

School of Law

518 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-6262

Email: [email protected]

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Rowan, Katrin

Lecturer in Law; Assistant Dean for International and Graduate Programs

School of Law

613 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-3107

Email: [email protected]

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Saran, Melinda

Teaching Faculty; Vice Dean for Undergraduate Student Affairs

422 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-6603

Email: [email protected]

Schlegel, John Henry

University at Buffalo Distinguished Professor; Floyd H. and Hilda L. Hurst Faculty Scholar

School of Law

526 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-2746

Email: [email protected]

Schoenberger, Carina

Lecturer in Law

621 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-3046

Email: [email protected]

Semet, Amy

Associate Professor

School of Law

522 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-8162

Email: [email protected]

Stark, Robert A.

Lecturer in Law

School of Law

620 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-2514

Email: [email protected]

Steilen, Matthew

Professor

School of Law

724 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-8966

Email: [email protected]

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Taussig-Rubbo, Mateo

Professor; Director of J.S.D. Program

School of Law

616 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-5992

Email: [email protected]

Taye, Mihreteab Tsighe

Lecturer

School of Law

712 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-

Email: [email protected]

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Westbrook, David A.

Louis A. Del Cotto Professor; Co-Director, New York City Program in Business and Law

School of Law

521 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-2490

Email: [email protected]

Wooten, James A.

Professor

School of Law

713 O'Brian Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-2318

Email: [email protected]

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Yildirim, Seval

Professor; UB Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence

School of Law

549 Capen Hall, North Campus

Phone: 716-645-6200

Email: [email protected]