From: Jeffrey Malkan Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 10:30 AM To: LRWPROF-L@iupui.

edu Subject: the situation at SUNY Buffalo

Dear Colleagues, Im sorry to have to share this with you, but I think its important that you know. This message was written last October, shortly after the federal district court in Buffalo issued its ruling that Dean Makau W. Mutua and Vice-Dean Charles P. Ewing may be held personally liable for punitive damages under Section 1983. Kim Diana Connolly is the current Vice-Dean for Legal Skills, who was originally hired to direct the clinical program (President of CLEA in 2009, believe it or not) and last spring began directing the legal writing program as well. Her premise is that the injustice Ive suffered is nothing but a morale and a PR issue rather than anything my legal writing colleagues should seriously concern themselves about. Her marching orders from the third floor (i.e., the Deans Office) are to redirect any discussion of the Deans abuse of power to how truly wonderful each of you are and the program as a whole is now. My question is whether Ms. Connollys cynical acceptance of her institutions attack on Standard 405(c) upon which hundreds of legal writing professors rely for security of employment and academic freedom is consistent with any notion of collegiality and mutual support between clinical and legal writing faculty. Jeffrey

From: Kim Diana Connolly <kimconno@BUFFALO.EDU> To: Subject: Attachments: Hello all, FW: SUNY Buffalo - update for legal writing community

Sent: Tue 10/09/12 12:15 PM Priority: Normal Type: Attachments

Although I will not be able to join you for the LAWR meeting this week about criteria, I thought it important to acknowledge the elephant among us the Order that just came down in the civil case (attached here for easy reference). I am not sure whether any of you are getting calls about itbut I am. Marching orders from the third floor to me remain: to say it was before my time, to say I can't discuss pending litigation, and to redirect any discussion how truly wonderful each of you are and the program as a whole is nowwith the addition of touting the current clinical program as the focus on the nature of the clinical contract has come front and center. That said, this is a very real PR issue, I know, as well as a morale matter. If you want to discuss with me, I would love to.

Kim <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Kim Diana Connolly, Professor of Law Vice Dean for Legal Skills Director, Clinical Legal Education Director, Environmental Law Program Of Counsel, Environmental Law Clinic SUNY Buffalo Law School 519 O'Brian Hall, North Campus Buffalo, NY 14260-1100 email: kimconno@buffalo.edu Phone: 716-645-2092//Fax: 716-645-6199 View my research on my SSRN Author page: http://ssrn.com/author=92240 ***Please consider the environment before you print this email***
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