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Endowed Professorship to Spur Legal Scholarship
James Gardner (Photo: Mark Mulville)
James A. Gardner, professor of law, has been named to the UB Law School's new civil justice professorship, created through the generosity of Joseph W. Belluck, JD '94, and his wife, Laura L. Aswad.
According to Belluck, the couple committed funds to establish an endowed professorship to say thank you for the “quality education that I received and to encourage others to support the school. UB Law School is a very special place. It's an educational gem for New Yorkers and New York State through its commitment to strengthening communities.”
An experienced civil trial and appellate litigator, Belluck is a partner with Belluck & Fox in New York City. An adjunct lecturer of law in the UB Law School, he has lectured frequently on product liability, tort law and tobacco-control policy.
The professorship will assist Gardner in continuing his research on the legal institutions that structure the American political process. He is working on a book examining the regulation of election campaigns.