Biography
B.A., University of Maryland
J.D., New York Law School (magna cum laude)
Prior to joining Albany Law School in 2007, Professor Queenan was Assistant General Counsel for the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association of the City of New York, Inc., where she represented the Union in various court actions and arbitrations, and advised the Board of Trustees on issues involving the Union’s affiliated Health and Welfare Funds. She also served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Litigation and Civil Rights Bureaus of the New York Attorney General’s Office, where she defended various state agencies in state and federal court actions and investigated potential claims of discrimination. Before that she was an associate in two private litigation firms, where she represented clients in commercial, products liability, and general negligence actions.
Professor Queenan began teaching in 1999 as an adjunct faculty member at New York Law School, where she taught Legal Reasoning, Writing & Research, Written and Oral Advocacy and Drafting Contracts.
Selected Achievements
Deans Rosemary Queenan and Mary Walsh Fitzpatrick's article, Professional Identity Formation, Leadership, and Exploration of Self was named one of the "Best Legal Education Articles of 2020" by the TaxProf Blog .
Dean Rosemary Queenan served as chair of the Law Education Working Group of New York State Bar Association Attorney Well-Being Task Force.
Associate Dean Rosemary Queenan 's scholarship was cited in The School Psychologist article "Association of Summer Extended School Year Services and Academic Regression" (Division 16, American Psychological Association Spring 2019).
Associate Dean Rosemary Queenan was selected to serve as the 2018-2019 Chair of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Student Services.
Dean Rosemary Queenan served as chair of the Law Education Working Group of New York State Bar Association Attorney Well-Being Task Force.
Associate Dean Rosemary Queenan's scholarship was cited in The School Psychologist article"Association of Summer Extended School Year Services and Academic Regression" (Division 16, American Psychological Association Spring 2019).
Associate Dean Rosemary Queenan was selected to serve as the 2018-2019 Chair of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Student Services.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs Rosemary Queenan received Albany Law School's Faculty Award for Excellence in Service on May 20, 2016.
Rosemary Queenan
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Professor of Law; Co-Director, Human Resources Leadership Program