LORI ANN
BUZA
Counsel
Lori@KSBraniganLaw.com
Attorney-at-Law
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 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.
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. Her most recent articles include “Self-Care: A Holistic Approach to a Lawyer’s Well Being—DO IT NOW” in the February 2024 issue of New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, “Lawyer Well Being Edition,” and “Declutter Your Spaces—Declutter Your Mind!” published in the Working Well section of the December 2023 issue of New Jersey Lawyer.
AAA Panels
Arbitrator, Employment Panel, American Arbitration Association
Academic Roles
Tenured, Full Professor of Law at SPU, teaching Contracts, Torts, Property, the UCC, and Employment Law at the graduate level
Adjunct Professor of ADR and Lawyer Wellness, Rutgers University School of Law
Leadership, Recognitions & Associations
Chairperson, SPU Accountancy and Law Department
Director, SPU Women’s Advancement and Leadership
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
Speaker, New Jersey State Bar Foundation Speakers Bureau
Member, Standing Committee on Membership, New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA)
Co-Chair, Lawyer Well-Being Committee (NJSBA)
Chair, Lawyer Wellness Committee (HCBA)
Member, Editorial Board – NJ Lawyer Magazine (NJSBA)
Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey
Hunterdon County Bar Association
National Association of Women Lawyers
New Jersey Women Lawyers Association
New Jersey State Bar Association
Garden State Bar Association
New Jersey Council on Safety & Health
Community Service
Lectures on 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
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.
