2021 Law School Conference Acknowledgements

The New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice and the Law School Conference Planning Committee extends its deep appreciation to Columbia Law School for hosting the Law School Access to Justice Conference and providing invaluable planning and technical assistance:

  • Gillian Lester, Dean and Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law
  • Michael Patullo, Associate Dean for Planning, Communications, and Faculty Affairs
  • Erica Smock, Assistant Dean and Dean for Social Justice Initiatives & Public Service Lawyering
  • Luis Bello, Director, Instructional and Event Technology
  • Ricardo Adrian Davila, Assistant Director of Multimedia & Creative Lead

The Permanent Commission also offers its sincere gratitude to the members of the Law School Conference Planning Committee, who worked tirelessly to make this event possible.

 

LAW SCHOOL CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE

  • Helaine Barnett, Chair, NYS Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
  • Hon. Lucy Billings, Supreme Court Justice, New York County 
  • Kim Diana Connolly, Professor, Director of Clinical Legal Education, and Vice Dean for Advocacy and Experiential Education, University at Buffalo School of Law
  • David Craft, Fellow, Community Development Clinic, Albany Law School
  • Matthew Diller, Dean and Paul Fuller Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law
  • Fern Fisher, Special Assistant for Social Justice Initiatives to the Dean, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
  • Phil Genty, Everett B. Birch Innovative Teaching Clinical Professor in Professional Responsibility and Vice Dean for Experiential Education, Columbia Law School
  • Alexandra Harrington, Associate Professor and Director of the Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic, University at Buffalo School of Law
  • Fareed Nassor Hayat, Associate Professor, City University of New York School of Law
  • Leah Horowitz, Assistant Dean for Public Interest and Social Justice Initiatives, Fordham University School of Law
  • Rochelle Klempner, Staff Counsel, NYS Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
  • Susan Kraham, Director of Externships and Field-Based Learning, Columbia Law School 
  • Beth Lyon, Clinical Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Experiential Education, and Clinical Program Director, Cornell Law School
  • Connie Mayer, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Raymond and Ella Smith Distinguished Professor of Law, Albany Law School
  • Suzette Melendez, Teaching Professor; Director, Children's Rights and Family Law Clinic; Director, Syracuse Family Advocacy Program; and Director, Inclusion Initiatives, Syracuse University School of Law
  • Lillian Moy, Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York
  • Barbara MulĂ©, Staff Counsel, NYS Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
  • Mark Niles, Professor of Law, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
  • Swati Parikh, Executive Director, Office of Public Service and Pro Bono Initiatives, New York Law School
  • Erica Smock, Assistant Dean and Dean for Social Justice Initiatives & Public Service Lawyering, Columbia Law School
  • Susan Sturm, George M. Jaffin Professor of Law and Social Responsibility and Director, Center for Institutional and Social Change, Columbia Law School
  • Mary Zulack, Clinical Professor of Law and Co-Director, Lawyering in the Digital Age Clinic, Columbia Law School (retired)