The University of Buffalo Law School has created a new civil justice professorship through a generous donation by Belluck & Fox partner Joseph W. Belluck and his wife Laura L. Aswad. Mr. Belluck is a 1994 graduate of the Law School, where he served as Articles Editor of the Buffalo Law Review, received the New York State Bar Association's Legal Ethics Award and completed his law degree magna cum laude. He is currently an adjunct professor at the Law School where he teaches a course on mass torts.

The school has named professor James A. Gardner to the new position, which Mr. Belluck describes as his way of saying thank you to the school for the education he received as a law student.

Mr. Belluck's practice is focused on consumer, environmental and defective product litigation, especially litigation related to asbestos exposure and mesothelioma. Prior to his partnership at Belluck and Fox, he served as counsel to the New York State Attorney General during the State of New York's litigation against the tobacco industry. Mr. Belluck was instrumental in settling New York State's tobacco lawsuit for $25 billion. He also served as Director of Attorney Services for Trial Lawyers Care, an organization dedicated to providing free legal assistance to victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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