Buffalo Law Review to honor U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, Prominent Attorney

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Law Review Dinner, to be held on April 20, will celebrate a year of achievements by students in their organizations, and pay tribute to University at Buffalo Law School alumni and faculty who have made a difference in the lives of law students.

The annual event will be held in the Park Club in Williamsville. It will be chaired by third-year law student Ryan R. Seher, managing editor of the student-run journal. The dinner celebrates a year in which the Law Review, under editor-in-chief Helen K. Root, published five issues and was ranked highly among university law journals as measured by readership and number of citations from other academic articles.

Two UB Law School alumni will be honored at the dinner. Hon. Julio M. Fuentes '75, who serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, is the highest-ranking judge to graduate from UB Law School. He also serves on the school's Dean's Advisory Council.

"He has helped the Law School tremendously," Seher says. "Because of his service to the Law School and especially his service to the students, we are honored to have him come speak to us and to honor him."

Garry M. Graber '78, a partner at the Buffalo-based law firm Hodgson Russ and an adjunct faculty member in the UB Law School, also will be honored at the Law Review dinner.

"We like to keep our ties to the Buffalo legal community strong, and a great way to do this is with this dinner," Seher says. "Mr. Graber is a past-president of the UB Law Alumni Association, serves on the Dean's Advisory Council, has held numerous positions on bar committees and has a very distinguished record of service."

The Law Review staff and friends will also celebrate this year's launch of the Docket, an online extension of the journal. The Docket publishes short responses to articles published in the Review and also publishes shorter original works, such as essays. "It is meant to be more of a conversation than another part of the Review," says Seher.

Reservations can be made by emailing Seher at rseher@buffalo.edu or calling 406-581-4813 before April 15.