Albany Law School

Albany Law School, founded in 1851, is the nation’s oldest independent school of law. PKPR has served as its Agency of Record since 2020, elevating the national media profile of its faculty experts across critical policy areas such as housing, economic development, climate change, and criminal justice reform.

PKPR has secured op-eds in prestige outlets like the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Law 360, Governing, Stat, Salon, Education Week, and New York Daily News, establishing Albany Law at the forefront of policy conversations. Building on this thought leadership foundation, we’ve strategically positioned professors as go-to sources for high-profile guest appearances and interviews with news organizations such as CNN, ABC News, BBC, Politico, and Reuters. We’ve also regularly placed Letters to the Editor in The New York Times, demonstrating our nimbleness to capitalize on breaking news like Hurricanes Milton and Helene and insert Albany Law’s voice into timely national debates.

Through consistent media placement and strategic positioning, PKPR has amplified the school’s influence while reinforcing its reputation as a source of legal scholarship on the issues shaping our society.

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Albany Law School in the News

Dale Cecka of Albany Law in Gothamist

10 August 2025 — Law, Mission Driven

In an article for Gothamist, Professor Dale Margolin Cecka of Albany Law School discusses reasons to end anonymous reports of child abuse. If Governor Hochul signs it, New York would be the third state — along with Texas and California — to pass a law banning or curtailing anonymous reports.

Dale Cecka of Albany Law in The Imprint

31 July 2025 — Advocacy, Mission Driven

As Governor Hochul considers the Anti-Harassment in Reporting bill, Cecka published an op-ed in The Imprint arguing against anonymous reporting — drawing on her groundbreaking law review article, one of the first to call for ending the practice.

Dale Cecka of Albany Law on CBS6

31 July 2025 — Advocacy, Law, Mission Driven

Should New York State end anonymous reports of child abuse? Dale Cecka – whose law review article over a decade ago was amongst the first to argue for abolition of anonymous reporting, argues that Hochul must sign the Anti-Harassment Reporting Act. Watch the on-air interview here, or below.

Patrick Wildes of Albany Law in USA Today

31 July 2025 — Mission Driven

President Trump wants to lock up people with drug or mental health challenges. Advocates say lack of housing is the real problem. “The intention here in New York is not to and never should be to warehouse anybody,” said Patrick Wildes, the director of Albany Law School’s Government Law Center and the former state assistant […]

ALS Professor Zhaoyi Li in Law360

25 July 2025 — Advocacy, Law, Mission Driven

In Law360’s roundup of key international tax issues to watch in the second half of 2025, Professor Zhaoyi Li of Albany Law School commented on the U.S. Treasury’s push for a “side-by-side” system that would exempt U.S. companies from the OECD’s 15% global minimum tax. She noted this approach could give American companies a compliance […]

ALS Professor Dale Cecka in USA Today

2 June 2025 — Mission Driven

Professor Dale Margolin Cecka of Albany Law School, published an op-ed on USA Today to address the societal blind spots around domestic violence using recent headlines involving Diddy and French President Emmanuel Macron.

ALS Professor Patrick Wildes in STAT

9 April 2025

More than one in five Americans struggle with mental illness, and over 87,000 lives were lost to drug overdoses last year.

ALS Professor Melissa Breger in the LA Times

3 December 2024

In an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, Albany Law School Professor Melissa Breger argues that 35 years after the Menendez brothers’ shocking conviction for the 1989 murders of their parents, their clemency plea underscores the need for trauma-informed justice reform.

ALS Professor Dale Cecka in Stateline

25 November 2024

Albany Law School Professor Dale Margolin Cecka discussed the results of ballot measures in 10 states expanding access to abortion, warning that unless federal protections are put in place, abortion access & reproductive rights remain at risk.

ALS Professor Dale Cecka in Governing

25 October 2024

Professor Dale Margolin Cecka of Albany Law School wrote an op-ed in Governing about the fatal consequences of giving violent men access to their children and discussed domestic violence legislation on The Jabot Podcast.

ALS Dean Cinnamon Carlarne in The New York Times

8 October 2024 — Mission Driven

In a letter to The New York Times, Albany Law School Dean Cinnamon Carlarne argues that true climate havens aren’t defined by geography alone — they must be intentionally built through policy, planning, and resilience. Read the LTE here.

ALS Professor Jonathan Rosenbloom in The New York Times

30 September 2024

In a letter to The New York Times, Albany Law School Professor Jonathan Rosenbloom calls for bold land use reforms — including “sacrifice zones” — to prevent development in disaster-prone areas and break the cycle of rebuilding after predictable climate catastrophes. Read the LTE here.

ALS Professor Dale Cecka in Salon

28 August 2024 — Lifestyle, Online Culture

Albany Law School Professor and domestic violence survivor advocate Dale Cecka wrote a reflection on “It Ends with Us” – the blockbuster film that has fumbled its portrayal of intimate partner violence. Read more in Salon.

ALS Professor Michael Wetmore in Newsday

2 August 2024

Albany Law School Criminal Law professor Michael Wetmore wrote an op-ed for Newsday addressing concerns about random violence against women in New York City subways and streets, proposing refinements to bail reform that would allow judges to consider public safety risks.