LORI ANN
BUZA

Of Counsel
Lori.Buza@KSBraniganLaw.com

Attorney-at-Law
Tenured Full Professor of Law
Trainer
Arbitrator

EXPERIENCE

Lori, an attorney with more than 20 years of experience, is a tenured, Full Professor of Law at Saint Peter’s University (SPU). As Of Counsel to KSB Law, she handles a variety of business disputes and employment matters. She conducts investigations, training, and drafts handbooks. She has also reviewed business contracts.

Lori has prior large firm experience where she served as general and special construction counsel to several boards of education. She also handled residential and complex commercial real estate matters, including the representation of many lending institutions, private entrepreneurs, small businesses, and corporations.

Lori has years of experience of coaching and training on both mental and physical well-being. She is the Appointed Chair of the Lawyer Well-Being Committee for the New Jersey State Bar Association and the Appointed Chair of the Lawyer Wellness Committee for the Hunterdon County Bar Association. She has been certified in Mindfulness (Levels I, II, III, and Master), Personal Training, Group Fitness, Bodyflow (Yoga/Pilates/Tai Chi), and has been a practicing martial artist for over 30 years. Utilizing her extensive skill set and diverse educational background, she uses a holistic approach to the overall well-being of her clients.

Speaking Engagements & Publications

In addition to her multifaceted legal expertise, Lori has been published in professional and academic journals on the topics of employment law, real estate law, mindful and ethical lawyering, legal contemporary issues, and business ethics. She also is an accomplished public speaker on diverse legal issues as well as business and education topics. She serves on the Editorial Board of New Jersey Lawyer Magazine and Special Editor of the “Working Well” column. Lori also served as Special Editor of the February 2024 Edition of the New Jersey Lawyer Magazine entitled, “Lawyer Well-being,” which won the APEX award for excellence in publication (2025). 

Wellness & Well-Being sampling:

  • “Shinrin-yoko is Healthy for Lawyers,” New Jersey Lawyer Magazine (June 2025)
  • “Working While ‘Unwell’ in the Legal Environment,” New Jersey Lawyer Magazine (February 2025)
  • “New Jersey Bar is Paving the Way for a Healthier Legal Community,” New Jersey Lawyer Magazine (January 2025)
  • “Just Breathe, Counselor” New Jersey Lawyer Magazine (June 2024)
  • “Self-Care: A Holistic Approach to a Lawyer’s Well-Being—DO IT NOW!” New Jersey Lawyer Magazine (February 2024)
  • Wellness: Creating a Workplace Culture that Promotes Well-Being in the Law, New Jersey Courts Supreme Court Committee on Wellness in the Law , Presenter (January 2024)
  • “The Equanimous Attorney,” New Jersey Lawyer (October 2023)
  • Personal Well-Being in a Profession That Serves Others, New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Convention, Moderator and Speaker (May 2023)
  • Creating Safe Spaces to Discuss Mental Health and Substance Abuse & Prioritizing Lawyer Wellness, NJWL, Moderator and Speaker (April 2023)
  • “Are You Fit for Law” New Jersey Lawyer (December 2022)
  • “De-Stress, Decompress and Recharge” New Jersey Lawyer (October 2022)
  • “Don’t Just Practice Law—Practice Gratitude,” New Jersey Lawyer (August 2022)
  • “Are You a Mindful Attorney,” New Jersey Lawyer (June 2022)

AAA Panels

  • Arbitrator, Employment Panel, American Arbitration Association (2019-present)

Academic Roles

  • Tenured, Full Professor of Law at SPU, teaching Contracts, Torts, Property, the UCC, and Employment Law at the graduate level (2000-present)

  • Adjunct Professor of ADR and Lawyer Wellness, Rutgers University School of Law (2022-present)

  • Chairperson, SPU Accountancy and Law Department (2016-present)

  • Director, SPU Women’s Advancement and Leadership (2019-present)

Leadership, Recognitions & Associations

  • Board of Trustees Member, New Jersey Lawyers Assistance Program (NJLAP) (Appointed by NJ Supreme Court 2025)
  • Member, Standing Committee on Membership, New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) (2018-2020)
  • Co-Chair, Lawyer Well-Being Committee (NJSBA) (2019-2023)
  • Member, Editorial Board – New Jersey Lawyer Magazine (NJSBA) (2021-present)
  • Member, Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey (2018-present)
  • Member, Hunterdon County Bar Association (HSCBA) (2014-present)
  • Chair, Lawyer Wellness Committee (HCBA)
  • Member, National Association of Women Lawyers (2010-present, intermittently)
  • Member, New Jersey Women Lawyers Association (2007-present)
  • Member, New Jersey State Bar Association (2014-present)
  • Member, Garden State Bar Association (2019-present)
  • New Jersey Council on Safety & Health (2021-2022)
  • Appointed by the Raritan Township Council, serving as a Commissioner for the Raritan Township Municipal Utilities Authority (2015-2018): oversaw the municipal utilities for three towns and worked closely with several governmental units and agencies
  • Award Recipient: “Honoree Professor of the Year,” selected by the students of the SPU Accountancy Society and the SPU Business Law Association (2022)
  • Award Recipient: “Outstanding Professionalism,” by the Business Law Association (2009)

Community Service

  • Lectures on well-being, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and self-defense to community and college audiences

  • Coaches mindfulness for well-being and ethical behavior to legal and business professionals, and provides presentations on mindfulness, lawyer wellness, and ethics for CLE credit with the NJSBA

  • Volunteer Election Protection Attorney, Hunterdon County

  • Speaker, New Jersey State Bar Foundation Speakers Bureau

BAR ADMISSIONS & EDUCATION

Admitted to Practice

  • State of New Jersey (1995)

  • United States District Court, District of New Jersey (1995)

Education

  • Rutgers University School of Law, J.D.

  • Rutgers University, Rutgers College, B.A.

New Jersey Women Law Association
New Jersey State Bar Association