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Professor Paula Walter
Professor Of Law
Law Department

Email: Paula_Walter@baruch.cuny.edu

Ted Joyce

Raymond Cornbill

Harry M. Rosen

Richard Kopelman

Joseph Onochie

Ann Cohen Brandwein

Paula Walter

Lauren Block

Prof. Walter is a Professor in the Law Department where she teaches contracts law and health law. She has published widely in both areas. The focus of her latest publications has centered on medical-ethical /legal issues. Her current research interests include an examination of the legal status of frozen embryos as well as an evaluation of the doctrine of informed consent as it relates to organ procurement. Prof. Walter is the recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award given by the business school at Baruch College.

Education
LL.B. (common law) - McGill University
B.C.L. (civil law) - McGill University
B.A. - McGill University
Member of New York State Bar

Selected Publications
"His, Hers, or Theirs? - Custody, Control & Contracts - Allocating Decisional Authority Over Frozen embryos," Seton Hall Law Review, Spring 1999, pages 937-969

"The Mentally Incompetent and Medical/Drug Research Experimentation, New York Courts Save The Day for the Underdog," Health Law Journal, Health Law Institute, University of Alberta, 1998, vol. 6, pages 149-168

"The Doctrine of Informed Consent: To Inform or Not to Inform," 71 St. John's Law Review, 1997, pages 543-590