City University of New York School of Law
Student Complaints Regarding ABA Compliance – Standard 510

The City University School of Law is an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school. As such we are subject to the ABA Standards for Approval of Law Schools - http://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/standards.html

ABA Standard 510 allows any student at the school to bring a formal complaint to the law school administration identifying any issue of non-compliance with the ABA Standards.

Procedure for Appeal

If the complainant is not satisfied with the investigative findings and response, they may file an appeal in writing to the Law School Dean Mary Lu Bilek. This may be done via email using the student’s law school email account to bilek@law.cuny.edu, via U.S. Mail (2 Court Square, Office of the Dean, LIC, NY 11101), or via personal delivery (Room 5/106E). If a student would like to submit the complaint anonymously they may submit it in the form below.

The student must file the appeal within 14 business days of receipt of the response. The Dean will convene a subcommittee consisting of a faculty member, an administrator, and a student representative to review the original complaint, the investigation, the response, and the appeal in order to make a recommendation. The Dean will then determine if further action is needed.

The decision of the Dean shall be final.