ALBANYLAW MAGAZINE | FALL 2023
De Barbieri Earns Two High Honors
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL Associate Professor Ted W. De Barbieri, director of the Community Economic Development Clinic within The Edward P. Swyer Justice Center, earned two high accolades from The Association of American Law Schools (AALS).
In February, he was named one of five 2023-24 Bellow Scholars. The AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education’s Committee on Lawyering in the Public Interest selects a new cohort of law professors every two years to recognize and support innovative research proposals designed to improve the quality of justice in communities, enhance the delivery of legal services, and promote economic and social justice.
De Barbieri was selected for his extensive scholarship on place-based capital raising. The Bellow Scholars program honors Professor Gary Bellow, a pioneering founder of modern clinical legal education. The program supports law professors who employ empirical analysis, connect research to advocacy, and involve substantial collaboration between law and other academic disciplines.
The Scholars will undertake research projects examining a range of legal topics in collaboration with community economic development, social science, legal education, and criminal justice researchers and practitioners.
In late 2022, he was named an inaugural member of Association of American Law Schools’ (AALS) Pro Bono Honor Roll.
“The AALS Pro Bono Honor Roll acknowledges and highlights the exceptional work of individuals engaging in, expanding, and/or supporting their law school community in providing pro bono legal services,” the organization wrote when it released the list.
Overall, 58 law schools from around the country submitted nearly 140 individuals for inclusion on the 2022 list.