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UB Law Forum Volume 25 Number 1 Spring 2012 Article 10 4-1-2012 The Review in Review: 23rd Annual Dinner Marks A Successful Year for Journal UB Law Forum Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.law.buffalo.edu/ub_law_forum Recommended Citation UB Law Forum (2012) "The Review in Review: 23rd Annual Dinner Marks A Successful Year for Journal," UB Law Forum: Vol. 25 : No. 1 , Article 10. Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.buffalo.edu/ub_law_forum/vol25/iss1/10 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Alumni Publications at Digital Commons @ University at Buffalo School of Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in UB Law Forum by an authorized editor of Digital Commons @ University at Buffalo School of Law. For more information, please contact lawscholar@buffalo.edu. 16S U N Y  B U F F A L O  L A W  F O R U M  •  S P R I N G  2 0 1 2Law School ReportL A W  R E V I E W  D I N N E RIn good company and in the au-gust confines of the Buffalo Club,the members of the Law School’spremier student-run legal journalgathered to celebrate a successful yearof publication and scholarship, and tohonor two of SUNY Buffalo Law’smost accomplished alumni.The April 17 Buffalo Law ReviewDinner drew about 150 people andmarked the end of a five-issue publi-cation year for the journal. “We havehad an incredible year ofhard work,” said JonathanP. Cantil ’12, managing edi-tor.TheLaw Review’sout-going editor in chief,Cristin L. Murray ’12, citedseveral highlights of theyear, including an April is-sue that reprinted U.S.Supreme Court JusticeRobert H. Jackson’s 1946address at the then-Univer-sity of Buffalo, summarizing his expe-rience as chief U.S. prosecutor at theNuremberg war crimes trials follow-ing World War II.For the year, Murray said, “Ourgoal was to carry on the tradition ofquality and excellence that our alumniset for us, and our entire staff hasmuch to be proud of in living up tothose high standards. Our articlesteam gave priority to high-qualitypieces, striving to maintain our posi-tion as a generalist journal. The quali-ty of our issues is a testament to thestrength of our publications team.”Law Review editors chose to honortwo alumni for their contributions tothe legal profession and the LawSchool: Jean C. Powers ’79 and DavidE. Franasiak ’78. Powers, who practices real estatelaw with the Buffalo-based firmJaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel LLP,,told how she ended up studying lawin the first place, saying her onlyThe Review in review23rd annual dinner marks a successful year for journalDavid E. Franasiak ’78, Dean Mutua and Jean C. Powers ’79Jean C. Powers ’79,right, with studentsErin Kulesus ’13, center, and AngelynDelgato ’12, leftDavid E. Franasiak ’78 makes a point at the podium.For more photos visit:  www.law.buffalo.edu/forum/extra.asp17inkling of what lawyers did camefrom watching Perry Mason on televi-sion, and even as an undergraduateshe knew that was far from realistic.So she majored in English, became ateacher, married and had a child – andthen, when her husband was trans-ferred from New York City to Buffalo,decided to take the plunge into lawschool. “Before I finished unpacking ourboxes, I registered for the LSAT,” Pow-ers said. “I applied to exactly one lawschool – UB – and I was very, very for-tunate, because I was accepted. Theysent the letter out on a Friday, it ar-rived on Saturday, and I’m not exag-gerating to say that at 9 o’clock Mon-day morning I was at the registrar’soffice with my deposit check.“One of my favorite parts of lawschool was the Law Review,” Powerssaid. “My daughter loved to accompa-ny me to the Law Reviewoffices aswell as to the library. She even attend-ed two classes when her babysitterwasn’t available. She was probably theonly 4-year-old who knew how toShepardize a case.”Powers also took the opportu-nity to encourage the studentsand alumni to help build astronger Law School, such asby mentoring students, judging mootcourt competitions and volunteeringwith the SUNY Buffalo Law AlumniAssociation or administrative com-mittees. And she pointed to the con-tinuing need for alumni contribu-tions, noting, “When I was in LawSchool, our school got 90 percent ofits funding from New York State. Nowit’s closer to 30 percent. That meansthat we all have to help our LawSchool all the more.”In accepting his award, Franasiaknoted that he never served on the LawReview, and indeed never intended towork in a law firm. With a back-ground in history, economics andbusiness, he said, “I always wanted togo to Law School to think like alawyer. That was the real key.“The law is an extraordinarily im-portant part of the United States,” saidFranasiak, a principal with the Wash-ington, D.C., firm Williams & Jensen,“and the fact that you’re on Law Re-view and just starting your careers,you have a wonderful career ahead ofyou. For one thing, the financial melt-down has spawned a lot of statutesand a lot of regulations that someoneis going to have to interpret andsomeone is going to have to imple-ment.” Furthering his career advice,Franasiak said, “There’s more thanjust law. There are intersects with oth-er interests that can open up new op-portunities for you. You’ve got to real-ly do what you love. If you don’t dowhat you love, you’re not going to bevery good at it. But if you do, you willend up being so invested in your workthat you don’t even realize it’s work –it’s going to be fun.” Also honored at the dinner werethe four Law Review associates whosearticles will be published in the com-ing year of the journal: Kenneth L.Bostick, for a piece about cloud com-puting; Stewart E. Forbes, on statelessasylum seekers in the United States;Eric T. Glynn, on the credit industryand identity theft; and Joshua M. Tal-lent, on hydraulic fracturing.The Justice Philip Halpern Award,presented to a senior for excellence inwriting on the Law Review, went toNicole J. Ettlinger ’12 for an article ti-tled “You Have the Right to Remain13.” And the Carlos C. Alden Award,presented to the senior making thegreatest contribution to the Law Re-view, went to Cristin L. Murray ’12 forher tireless work as editor in chief.Caitlin M. Higgins ’13is the in-coming editor of the Law Review. Left, the Law Review’soutgoing editor in chief,Cristin L. Murray ’12 Far left, Jonathan P. Cantil’12, managing editorFrom left to right:Kinsey Davidson’13, Andrew R.Borelli ’13, CaitlinM. Higgins ’13,Karen M. Oddo’12, Jennifer L.Karnes ’12,Jennifer Yates ’13,Amanda E.Dermady ’13, Reg J. Miller ’13

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