On March 8, 2023, the Permanent Commission on Access to Justice, in partnership with University at Buffalo School of Law, State University of New York, convened the 2023 Law School Conference titled “Cultivating Civil Legal Justice Leaders to Address the Structural Challenges of Poverty, Inequality, and Injustice.”
View the Conference:
Agenda, Recordings and Transcripts
Roundtable & Plenary Panelists' Biographies
Work Group Panelists' Biographies
2023 Law School Conference Planning Committee
Helaine M. Barnett, Chair, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
Aviva Abramovsky, Dean and Professor, University at Buffalo School of Law, State University of New York
Michaela K. Rossettie Azemi, Director of Pro Bono Services and Externships, Cornell Law School; Member, Statewide Law School Access to Justice Council
Hon. Lucy Billings, Justice, Supreme Court, New York County; Member, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
Kristin Brown, President and CEO, Empire Justice Center; Member, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
Kim Diana Connolly, Professor of Law; Vice Dean for Advocacy and Experiential Education, University at Buffalo School of Law, State University of New York; Co-Chair, 2023 Law School Conference Planning Committee
Elyse S. Diamond, Director, Public Interest Law Center/Access to Justice Project,
Adjunct Professor of Law, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
Matthew Diller, Dean and Paul Fuller Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law; Member, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice, Chair, Law School Involvement Working Group
Camille Siano Enders, Senior Assistant Public Defender, Schenectady County Public Defender's Office; Member, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
Hon. Fern A. Fisher, Center Attorney, Legal Hand Nassau-Suffolk Counties; Special Assistant to the Dean for Social Justice Initiatives, Sassower Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University; Member, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
Andrew B. Isenberg, District Executive, Eighth Judicial District; Member, Eighth Judicial District Access to Justice Committee
Lauren Kanfer, Staff Counsel, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
Elisa D. Lackey, Managing Director, Clinical Legal Education, University at Buffalo School of Law, State University of New York
Donna Lee, Professor, CUNY School of Law; Member, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice, Co-Chair, 2023 Law School Conference Planning Committee
Kristina Lively, Associate Director for Digital Communications, University at Buffalo School of Law, State University of New York
William J. Niebel, Adjunct Professor of Law, Cornell Law School; Tenants Advocacy Attorney
Daniel Ortega, Executive Assistant to the Dean, University at Buffalo School of Law, State University of New York
Acknowledgments
The 2023 Law School Conference Planning Committee extends its deep appreciation to University at Buffalo School of Law for designing and coordinating the Conference Event website and Zoom platform. Special thanks to Elisa Lackey, Kristina Lively and Brandon Tubinis.
The Planning Committee expresses its gratitude to the law students, legal assistants, associates and paralegals for their notetaking during the Conference:
Cornell Law School
Victoria Rose Lee
Julia Rose Reilly
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
Kait Filzer, Access to Justice Program Coordinator
University at Buffalo School of Law
Shelby Majda
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
M. Devin Hisarli, Associate
Marissa Torelli, Paralegal