Albany Law School Podcast

Presented by the Health Law Society on Nov. 16, 2022 Panelists Judge Mae A. D'Agostino -  a United States District Judge for the NDNY. Prior to being appointed she was a trial attorney who tried civil cases including medical malpractice, negligence, and products liability. Wajiha Kazmi '20 - an associate attroney at NY Dept. of Health and Health Research. Previously she was in-house counsel a...

From First Mondays host and Distinguished Professor of Law Pat Reyhan: Huge amounts of press coverage has been devoted in the last two weeks to the collapse of FTX, a crypto-currency exchange that was heralded just a few months ago as being the savior of crypto currency in general. I don’t know about you, but I hardly understand crypto in principal. Nonetheless, as through the centuries, the “law”...

The State of the School Address by President and Dean Alicia Ouellette ’94.   She updates the community about the current state and future direction of Albany Law School, including the new Albany Law School Strategic Plan: From Innovation to Opportunity.   More about the plan: https://www.albanylaw.edu/about/strategic-plan   Search for the 19th President and Dean: https://www.albany...

Moderator - Miriam Dushane, PHR, SHRM-CP, Managing Partner, Alaant Workforce Solutions Panelists  Dave Druzynski, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Sr. Vice President, People and Culture, Bestpass Isaac Mamaysky, Esq., Partner, Potomac Law Group PLLC, Adjunct Professor, Albany Law School Robye Margolius, Esq., Manager of Career Counseling and Co-Chair of the Well-Being Committee, Arnold & Porter Kaye Schol...

More from the Career and Professional Development Center: https://www.albanylaw.edu/about/career-and-professional-development-center

Final Round | Wednesday, November 9 Presiding Judge - The Honorable Daniel J. Stewart ’88; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York Finalists Prosecution - Lillian C. Hahn & Robert R. Hojnacki Defense - Deana J. DiBenedetto & Allison M. Magnarelli

Final Round | Wednesday, November 9 Presiding Judge - The Honorable Daniel J. Stewart ’88; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York Finalists Prosecution - Lillian C. Hahn & Robert R. Hojnacki Defense - Deana J. DiBenedetto & Allison M. Magnarelli

Final Round | Thursday, October 27, 2022 Finalists Shivani R. Damera ’23 and Nikita Nayar ’23  Ellen J. Gabelmann ’24 and Christina C. Jefferson ’24 Presiding judges The Honorable Richard Rivera ’91, Albany County Family Court The Honorable Christina L. Ryba ’01,  NYS Supreme Court, Albany County Andrew R. Safranko ’98, LaMarche Safranko Law PLLC Client Michael J. Badalamenti ’25

Rachel Rebouché, Dean of Temple University’s Beasley School of Law and the James E. Beasley Professor of Law speaks about “Remote Reproductive Rights” at Albany Law School on Nov. 7, 2022. The Katheryn D. Katz ’70 Lecture Series was established in 2014 to focus on the family law topics that Professor Katz made central to her teaching, including domestic violence, gender and the law, children and t...

Al Chapleau ’78 joins the podcast this week and the full-time faculty this semester. He has a dearth of experience teaching and with the law. Plus, he recorded this with the help of his 2 golden retrievers! Read more about the new faculty members: https://www.albanylaw.edu/news/albany-law-school-welcomes-new-faculty-1 More about faculty at Albany Law: https://www.albanylaw.edu/faculty

The Albany Law Review Vol. 86 explored a simple question with complex legal and social answers, “From OnlyFans to Pornhub, we’re surrounded with legal ways to sell sex, but 'prostitution' is still a crime on the books in New York. Should it be?” The student-run law journal’s fall 2022 symposium was Sex Work: Legalization and Decriminalization. Recorded on Tuesday, Nov. 1. The discussion was modera...

Welcome one of our newest faculty members - Victoria M. Esposito - to the Albany Law community this week on the podcast! Read more about the new faculty members: https://www.albanylaw.edu/news/albany-law-school-welcomes-new-faculty-1 More about faculty at Albany Law: https://www.albanylaw.edu/faculty

Welcome one of our newest faculty members - Michael Wetmore ‘14 - to the Albany Law community this week on the podcast! Read more about the new faculty members: https://www.albanylaw.edu/news/albany-law-school-welcomes-new-faculty-1 Moot Court at Albany Law: https://www.albanylaw.edu/programs-centers/anthony-v-cardona-70-moot-court-program

The Albany Law School Alumni in Residence honor is bestowed to an alum/alumna by the Dean as a recognition of the influence and impact that person has on a sector within the legal profession. Inaugurated in 1992, the program brings an alum/alumna back to campus to share their story and expertise with current students, faculty, staff, and other alumni. This year, Albany Law School welcomes back Dam...

For the past three decades the Government Law Center at Albany Law School has brought together experts from around the world to address major legal and policy issues pending before New York State Government as part of the Warren M. Anderson Series. The series celebrated 30 years of information dissemination on Thursday, Oct. 20 as Government Lawyer in Residence Bennett Liebman will spoke about the...

Welcome one of our newest faculty members - Lianne Pinchuk - to the Albany Law community this week on the podcast! Read more about the new faculty members: https://www.albanylaw.edu/news/albany-law-school-welcomes-new-faculty-1

Speakers: Jennifer Shufelt, Associate General Counsel  Donald Cepiel ’95, VP & Assistant General Counsel – Global Regulatory (Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data) The discussion focused on the newly created talent incubator in the New York area to educate and develop lawyers to serve the dynamic legal needs of IBM’s business. More from the Career and Professional Development Center: https://...

Hannah Merges is leading the Class of 2024 and serving as the Vice President of the Criminal Law Society. She is also following her mom - Renee Merges ‘83 - here at the law school! Student Organizations at Albany Law School: https://www.albanylaw.edu/student-experience-support/student-organizations

Do you enjoy giving people and businesses a fresh start?   Do you like solving puzzles?  Do you want to work in a field where litigation meets transactional?   Did you know that bankruptcy intersects with many other areas of law?  Learn about the diverse career paths in bankruptcy!   Listen to leading practitioners from the American Bankruptcy Institute including: Brittani...

In just a few short weeks, Jonas Caballero ‘25 has already asserted himself as a leader here on campus. He shared his unique journey to Albany Law School and his love of our four-legged friends this week on the podcast. Albany Law School SBA: https://albanylawsba.org/

Recorded - Oct. 3, 2022  A unique discussion between Albany Law School, Albany Medical College, and the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences professors about the legal, medical, and psychological effects of this landmark decision. Hosts - Prof. Patricia Reyhan - Distinguished Professor of Law Prof. Ted De Barbieri -  Associate Professor of Law; Director, Community Economic Deve...

Claire Stratton does it all at Albany Law School, but we will just stay out of the way and let her speak for herself! A fixture among the current students, she is the Executive President of the Student Bar Association and the Editor-in-Chief of the Albany Law Journal Science and Technology Vol. 33. Coming to the school all the way from Texas amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic, Claire Stratton loves it o...

The NYS Court of Appeals and the NYS Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 3rd Department are currently accepting applications, from 3Ls, for clerkships. Learn about each of these opportunities and the application process in this session recorded on Sept. 28, 2022. Speakers: Chelsea Cerutti Ducharme ’12, NYS Court of Appeals Joseph O’Rourke ’15, NYS Court of Appeals Beth Lifshin ’97, NYS Supreme Cour...

Legal scholars and media personalities debated the balance of rights, responsibilities, and liability of both the media and the government during a hypothetical health crisis as part of the New York Fair Trial/Free Press Conference at Albany Law School on Sept. 22. Informed by the reactions, restrictions, and reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, the program will explore the interplay of First Amendme...

A new scholarship will honor John DeMatteo, the law school’s longtime maintenance supervisor, often affectionately called “Dad” by both crew members and students over the years for his wisdom, kindness, work ethic, and sense of humor. Join Bill Pulos ’80, the lead donor and spearhead of the fundraising efforts, as we celebrate the donors, the legacy, and the impact the scholarship will have. Read...