Dean's Advisory Council

The Dean's Advisory Council meets twice a year to assist the dean in the development of policies and plans for the law school. The members provide guidance and counsel to the dean on matters such as curriculum, development, alumni relations, governmental relations, public service, and administration for the school.

General Members - 2009-2010

Brian D. Baird '83 Of Counsel Kavinoky Cook LLP Michael C. Banks '89 Partner Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Michael A. Battle '81 Partner Fulbright & Jaworski Steven J. Baum '86 Attorney at Law Steven J. Baum P.C. Joseph W. Belluck '94 Partner Belluck & Fox LLP Thomas E. Black, Jr. '79, Chair Managing Partner Black Mann & Graham Jill M. Bond '85 Senior Vice-President & General Counsel Rich Products Corporation Diane F. Bosse '76 Of Counsel Bender, Crawford & Bender LLP Frank J. Clark '67 Retiredr District Attorney Erie County District Attorney's Office Gary A. DeWaal '80 General Counsel Newedge USA, LLC Mary Joanne Dowd '80 Partner Arent Fox PLLC Dr. Roy E. Fitzgerald III '87 Shareholder/Attorney Page, Mrachek, Fitzgerald & Rose, P.A. Kenneth B. Forrest '76 Partner Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Garry M. Graber '78 Partner Hodgson Russ LLP Christopher T. Greene '74 Partner Damon & Morey LLP Pamela D. Heilman '75 Partner Hodgson Russ LLP Roger J. Jones '84 Partner Latham & Watkins LLP Harvey L. Kaminski '77 President and CEO Prestige Capital Corporation Barbara D. Klippert '75 Partner McKee Nelson LLP Paul J. Korniczky '86 Partner Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. Nicole C. Lee '02 Executive Director TransAfrica Forum Inc. Francis M. Letro '79 Sole Practitioner Law Office of Francis M. Letro

Allan D. Mantel '76 Partner Stein Riso Mantel LLP William E. Mathias II '71 Partner Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP Carol M. Matorin '76 Senior Vice President, Senior Counsel Limited Brands Dennis R. McCoy '77 Partner Hiscock & Barclay LLP Christopher J. O'Brien Partner O'Brien Boyd P.C. Jessica Ortiz '05 Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney's Office Vikki L. Pryor '78 President and CEO SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance Co. Trini E. Ross '92 Assistant United States Attorney United States Department of Justice Barbara L. Schifeling '84 Partner Damon & Morey LLP Robert C. Schwenkel '82 Partner Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson Samuel Shapiro '65 Senior Partner Kavinoky Cook LLP David F. Smith '78 President and CEO National Fuel Gas Company Mark K. Suzumoto '82 Partner Van Etten Suzumoto & Sipprelle LLP Jeffrey L. Tanenbaum '76 Partner Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP Lourdes M. Ventura '98 Counsel to the Minority Leader Office of the New York State Senate, Senator Malcolm A. Smith Hon. Dale M. Volker '66 New York State Senator New York State Senate District 59 Mark Jay Weinstein '81 Partner Hogan & Hartson Paul J. Wessel '87 Partner Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP Jeffery D. Williams '90 Assistant General Counsel Deputy Compliance Office Pfizer, Inc. Brent L. Wilson '76 Partner Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson LLP Margaret W. Wong '76 Managing Partner Margaret W. Wong & Associates Co. LPA

Emeritus Members