LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Patricia Salkin upon the occasion of
celebrating her 25 years of leadership and service in linking law and
policy

WHEREAS, Individuals who give of their time and energies and serve the
best interests of their communities are an asset beyond remuneration and
cannot be sufficiently extolled; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to acknowledge
outstanding individuals whose professional lives, personal endeavors and
community service are an example and inspiration to their colleagues,
friends, and family; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Patricia Salkin upon the occasion of celebrating her 25 years of leader-
ship and service in linking law and policy; this auspicious occasion
will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at Albany Law School's
1928 Building-East Foyer, in Albany, New York; and
WHEREAS, Patricia Salkin is Associate Dean, Professor of Law and
Director of the Government Law Center of Albany Law School; she teaches
courses in land use law, housing law and policy, New York State adminis-
trative law, current legal issues in government and government ethics;
and
WHEREAS, In addition, Patricia Salkin is on the adjunct faculty at the
University at Albany in the Department of Geography and Planning where
she teaches courses in planning law and planning ethics; she is also a
member of the faculty of the ALI-ABA Land Use Institute, and has served
as a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Design; and
WHEREAS, Prior to the commencement of her distinguished service at
Albany Law School in 1990, Patricia Salkin had extensive experience in
New York State government service, including in the Office of Rural
Affairs, the Department of State, and the New York State Senate; and
WHEREAS, A nationally recognized expert on land use law and zoning,
Patricia Salkin is the author of the popular blog, LAW OF THE LAND, and
her land use publications include: NEW YORK ZONING LAW & PRACTICE and
the forthcoming 5-volume 5th edition of ANDERSON'S AMERICAN LAW OF
ZONING; and
WHEREAS, In addition to land use law, Dean Salkin's scholarship also
focuses on government ethics; she served on the Steering Committee of
the International Council on Government Ethics Laws, and is the editor
of ETHICAL STANDARDS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR: A GUIDE FOR GOVERNMENT
LAWYERS, CLIENTS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS; and ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT: THE
PUBLIC TRUST A TWO WAY STREET; and the author of a series of law review
and journal articles on government ethics; and
WHEREAS, Patricia Salkin is an appointed member of the U.S. Environ-
mental Protection Agency's National Environmental Justice Advisory Coun-
cil; she has served on the Board of Directors of the New York Planning
Federation, and has been active in land use reform efforts in New York
including: membership on the Land Use Advisory Committee of the Legis-
lative Commission on Rural Resources; serving as a consultant to the
State Commission on the Capital Region and its land use committee;
consulting for the American Planning Association's Growing Smart initi-
ative; and serving on a working advisory group for the Hudson River
Valley Greenway Communities Council; and
WHEREAS, A reporter for the American Planning Association's PLANNING &
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, Patricia Salkin also serves on the Editorial Advisory
Board for THE URBAN LAWYER; additionally, she is an officer and member
of the Executive Committee of the Municipal Law Section of the New York

State Bar Association, and a founding member and Chair of the State
Bar's Standing Committee on Attorneys in Public Service; and
WHEREAS, Chair of the New State Bar Association's Special Task Force
on Eminent Domain and the Task Force on Town & Village Justice Courts,
and a member of the Special Committee on Court Structure and Judicial
Selection, Patricia Salkin is also active in the American Bar Associ-
ation, serving as Immediate Past-Chair and member of the Executive
Committee for the State and Local Government Law Section, a member of
the House of Delegates and the Standing Committee on Membership; and
WHEREAS, Among her many awards and recognitions, Patricia Salkin
received the 2007 Distinguished Member Award from the Capital District
Women's Bar Association; the 2006 Citizen of the Year from the Bethlehem
Chamber of Commerce; 2004 Distinguished Alumna Award in Political
Science from Rockefeller College; 2003 Community Service Award, Hudson-
Mohawk Association of Colleges and Universities; 2002 Award for Excel-
lence in Public Service from the New York State Bar Association, Commit-
tee on Attorneys in Public Service; 2000 Bernard E. Harvith Award for
Environmental Law; 2000 Forty Under Forty Award from the Capital
District Business Review; 1999 Larry Klepper Community Builder Award
from the Council of Community Services of New York State; 1998 Jefferson
B. Fordham Award from the American Bar Association for an attorney in
state and local government whose career is on the rise; and 1997 Hugh R.
Pomeroy Award from the New York Planning Federation for achievement in
zoning law; and
WHEREAS, Dean Salkin is an elected Fellow of both the American Bar
Association and the New York State Bar Association, she is a Fellow of
the State Academy for Public Administration and a member of the American
Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the Capital
District Women's Bar Association and the Albany County Bar Association;
and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of her professional and communi-
ty service, a period of constructive involvement, Patricia Salkin has
stood constant in dignity, good grace and humor, and has earned the
respect and admiration of her colleagues, family and friends; and
WHEREAS, This auspicious occasion presents a unique opportunity for
this Legislative Body to recognize and pay tribute to Patricia Salkin;
and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
the great State of New York; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Patricia Salkin upon the occasion of celebrating her 25 years of
leadership and service in linking law and policy; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Patricia Salkin.