Faculty News
丝瓜APP鈥檚 faculty members produce influential and timely scholarship that advances legal education and breaks new ground.
Selected works from Spring 2024 are below:
Appointments, Awards, and Recognition
- Associate Dean for Upper Level Writing听Heidi K. Brown听was appointed to the International Bar Association's International Advisory Board on Well-Being in Legal Education.
- Dean and President听Anthony W. Crowell听has been named to听City & State New York鈥檚 2024 鈥淭railblazers in Higher Education鈥� list and to the 2024 鈥淎bove and Beyond: Pride鈥� list.
- Professor from Practice听Shahrokh Falati 鈥�08听has joined the Transactions Committee of the AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education.
- With 丝瓜APP named a new co-host for the听Journal of Legal Education听(JLE) published by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), Dean of Faculty and the Rita and Joseph Solomon Professor of Wills, Trusts, and Estates听William P. LaPiana听and Wallace Stevens 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Kris Franklin听will lead the School鈥檚 editorial team.
- Associate 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Molly Guptill Manning听was invited to be a Writer-In-Residence at the historic Ernest and Mary Hemingway House in Ketchum, Idaho.
- Joseph Solomon Distinguished 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Rebecca Roiphe听was appointed to the NYC Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Judiciary. She was also named a 2024 Trailblazer in Law by听City & State New York.
- 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Andrew Scherer听was presented a Tenant Power Award by the Right to Counsel NYC Coalition for his leadership and dedication to fighting for the Right to Counsel in New York City and beyond.
Books and Chapters
- Ernst C. Stiefel Professor of Comparative Law Ruti G. Teitel听co-authored 鈥淭ransitional Justice and Human Rights,鈥� a chapter in听The Cambridge History of Latin American Law in Global Perspective听(Cambridge University Press 2024)
- Associate Professor Britney Wilson听was interviewed for 鈥淗ierarchies of Bodies and Mind: Disability and Race,鈥� a chapter in听Be A Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World鈥攁nd How You Can, Too听(HarperOne 2024), and her commentary leads the chapter subsection 鈥淲hat Is Disability in Communities of Color?鈥�
Law Reviews, Journals, and Articles
- Wallace Stevens 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Kris Franklin听co-authored 鈥淎ttentive Reading: A South African Example of Law in Context鈥� in听Rutgers听Journal of Law & Public Policy.
- Trustee Professor of Law听Gerald Korngold听authored 鈥淩epealing Single-Family Zoning is Not Enough: A Proposal For Removing Existing Parallel Private Covenants For Violating Public Policy鈥� in the听Missouri Law Review.
- Dean of Faculty and the Rita and Joseph Solomon Professor of Wills, Trusts, and Estates听William P. LaPiana听authored 鈥淭he Future of Wills in New York鈥� in the听New York Law Journal.
- 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Richard D. Marsico听authored 鈥淎 New Hope: Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools Opens the Courthouse Doors to Children with Disabilities鈥� in the听Belmont Law Review.
- Professor of Law from Practice听Michael Pastor听authored 鈥淗ow Artificial Intelligence Can Be Properly Used by In-House Counsel鈥� in the听New York Law Journal.
- Joseph Solomon Distinguished 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Rebecca Roiphe听authored 鈥淚 Was an Attorney at the D.A.鈥檚 Office. This Is What the Trump Case Is Really About.鈥� in听The New York Times.
- Associate 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Britney Wilson听authored 鈥淧redisposed: Race, Disability, and Death Investigations,鈥� forthcoming in the听UCLA Law Review.
News and Media
- 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Kirk D. Burkhalter 鈥�04听appeared on local and national news outlets, including CBS, Fox, the听Texas Tribune, and the听Washington Post听to discuss breaking news on policing, gun violence, and legal issues. He provided his expertise on topics including the recent grand jury investigating the police response to the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and the trial charging the parents of the Oxford High School shooter in Michigan.
- 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Anna G. Cominsky 鈥�05听was a featured expert on national and international news organizations, including BBC News, PBS, the CBC News Network Canada,听Mainichi, one of Japan鈥檚 largest newspapers,听Wall Street Journal, and the听Washington Post. She gave legal analysis and context on a number of breaking news topics such as updates on the New York trial against former President Trump.
- As a CBS News legal analyst, Joseph Solomon Distinguished 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Rebecca Roiphe听regularly appeared on national television to analyze breaking legal and political news, including updates on the cases against former President Trump, the ethics hearing against District Attorney Fani Willis, and the corruption case against U.S. Senator Robert Menendez. She is a widely sought-after legal expert for her scholarship in criminal law, ethics, and legal history in addition to her experience as a former Manhattan prosecutor, and she has also been featured on and quoted by numerous other national outlets, including MSNBC, the听New York Times, and听Wall Street Journal.
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