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Segment Synopsis: Grew up East side of Buffalo and then North Buffalo. Had no interest in science. Offered program to take college classes during high school. Accepted into law school but didn't have enough undergrad credits. Graduated high school 1951 and law school 1956. Matthew Gryta writes about legendary class of 1956: Boreanez, Fahringer, Doyle, Murphy, Mattina. Best decision of his life going to law school. Went to work. Legal Aid starts public defender program, he works there. Bar Association of Erie County decides to set up program to provide for council. Coordinated assigned council program. Elected in 1978 and served on supreme court 31 years. 77 W Eagle St campus. Partying group, claim to fame: escapee from Buffalo City Court. They tackled him. Dean Hyman taught Constitutional law, never understood a word he said in courtroom. Lenhoff was member on Austrian Supreme Court until he fled Hitler. Summers. Get together with his classmates every 5 years. Teaches trial Techniques, set up criminal law mentoring program.
Keywords: Alumni; Bar Association; Boreanaz, Harold "Hal"; Career / Early; Choosing UB Law School; Class Composition; Doyle, Vincent; Eagle Street Campus; Elections / Political History; Fahringer, Herald; Hyman, Jacob; Lenhoff, Arthur; Relationship with UB Law; Summers, Clyde
Subjects: CAREER: LEGAL; EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE; UB LAW AS STUDENT
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Segment Synopsis: Played heart and chess and watched trials in the courtroom. Interested in criminal law but a pure accident he ended up involved in it. First lawyer he worked for was a mentor, taught him to double check and get answers. Story of his first case. Attica prison riots, brought on as council. Taught 20 years. Bob Murphy encouraged him to do trial techniques. Class had 6 women. Saw more female lawyers entering the profession. Women weren't very accepted then or encouraged into law. Case with only women while he was on bench. Didn't really mentor anyone. Advice? Advertise! Change in law made it a business and not a profession. Be diligent, respect client, opponents and court. Preparation.
Keywords: Advice; Criminal Law; Eagle Street Campus; Significant Cases; Teaching Law; Women; Women and Gender
Subjects: CAREER: LEGAL; GENDER; PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE; TEACHING; UB LAW AS STUDENT
