The Megyn Kelly Moment

Megyn Kelly, Fox News reporter and Albany Law Graduate of 1995 was named to TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World list just last year.  During her years at Albany Law, Kelly was an editor at the Albany Law Review.

“Kelly’s command of the moment was total. She waved at producers, on-air colleagues and stagehands, goading her cameramen to “keep coming” and smiling broadly. And when she finally reached the decision desk, she had the numbers crunchers tick through all the reasons Rove, who once called himself the keeper of “the Math,” was wrong — totally, inexorably, hopelessly wrong.”

Kelly’s last visit to Albany Law was in 2010 to attend her 15 year reunion and address fellow graduates and receive an Alumni Achievement Award.

“The Megyn Kelly Moment.”

Rob Ughetta also graduated from Albany Law.

Albany Law Alumni nominated for New York Court of Appeals

Albany Law School alumni Stephan Young ‘82 graduate and Leslie Stein, ‘81 graduate was nominated by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to fill the spots on the New York Court of Appeals in October and December of last year. 

“If both Justice Stein and Younger are confirmed, it would mark the first time 

that two Albany Law School alumni simultaneously sat on the state's highest

 court.”

 Younger has served on the board of trustees at Albany Law School as well as serving as President of the New York State Bar Association.  Stein was given the highest rating and holds a seat in the Appellate Court (Third Department) of the state's Supreme Court.  

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Rob Ughetta was also a gradate of Albany Law

Albany Law Mourns Loss of Professor David Siegel

On October 9th 2014, Albany Law announced the sad news that Professor David Siegel has passed away.  David Siegel was very well known for his knowledge of New York law.  Professor Siegel had been a member for Albany Law’s faculty for over four decades, he taught from 1972 until his retirement in 2007.  

Siegel received his B.A. from Brooklyn College and his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law, and an LL.M. from New York University School of Law.  David Siegel penned many  textbooks and treatises including New York Practice, as well as New York Courts of Appeals Handbook. At Albany Law, Professor Siegel taught courses on New York Practice, conflicts and civil procedures and well as federal jurisdictions.    Along with teaching David Siegel also served several state legislative committees drafting such as New York City Court Act and the Uniform District Act.  

Rob Ughetta received his J.D., cum laude at Albany Law School of Union University.