Lucinda Finley is the Frank G. Raichle Professor of Trial and Appellate Advocacy at the

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Biography

She has a 1980 J.D. from

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, and a 1977 B.A. from

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. Prior to joining the Buffalo law faculty, she was on the

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faculty, and she has also been a visiting professor at the University of Sydney Law School in Australia and an adjunct professor at Cornell Law School. In 1999, she was the distinguished visiting professor at

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. She was additionally appointed vice provost for faculty affairs in February 2005, a position she held until 2014.

Books published

She is the author of two books: * ''Tort Law and Practice'' (with D. Vetri, L. Levine, and J. Vogel) (LexisNexis/Matthew Bender, 3rd edition, 2006) * ''Tort Law and Practice'' (with D. Vetri, L. Levine, and J. Vogel) (LexisNexis/Matthew Bender, 2nd edition, 2003)

References

External links

University of Buffalo Online Directory: L. M. Finley
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