Arlene Hibschweiler

Clinical Associate Professor 
Accounting and Law

Education

MBA, School of Management, University at Buffalo
JD, University at Buffalo
BA, University at Buffalo

Hibschweiler is an expert in issues involving business law and taxation. She was a practicing attorney for five years, focusing primarily on tax and corporate law. Hibschweiler previously served as an associate professor at SUNY Fredonia, where she was awarded the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. At the School of Management, Hibschweiler teaches undergraduate and graduate law courses and coordinates the part-time law instructors.

Teaching

  • Professional Ethics and Governance
  • Public Policy, Law and Management

Selected Publications

Articles

Hibschweiler, “Including Criminal Law in a Business Law Class – A Topic Important on its Own and in Support of Other Business Law Learning,” The Atlantic Law Journal  Vol. 29, 2026  pp. 59-98

Andreozzi, Nguyen, Hibschweiler, and Salzman, “What Tax Litigators Wish Other Tax Professionals Knew,” The Tax Adviser, (August 2023).

Hibschweiler, Arlene, Lyster, Timothy, Salzman, Martha, and Savino, William, “Five Things CPAs Need to Know about Bankruptcy,” Journal of Accountancy, (January 1, 2021).

Hibschweiler, Arlene M., Nesper, Kathleen, and Salzman, Martha, “Promoting Integrity in the Classroom,” 50 The Tax Adviser (AICPA) (May 2020).

Salzman, Hibschweiler and Tedesco, “Employment Tax Penalties: Let’s Keep it Civil”, The Tax Adviser, Vol. 49, No. 2, February 2018 pp. 92-105.

Arlene Hibschweiler and Martha Salzman, “Sustainability and Corporate Governance in a Business Law Course: A ‘Real World’ Project”, The Atlantic Law Journal Vol. 19, 2017 pp. 225 – 263.

Justin Andreozzi, Randall Andreozzi, and Arlene Hibschweiler, “The Threat of Parallel Investigations: When Civil Isn’t Civil”, The Tax Adviser, Vol. 46, No. 8, August 2015 pp. 608-619.

Arlene M. Hibschweiler and Martha Salzman, “Chapter 13: Tax Considerations”, The Tax Adviser, Vol. 44, No.5, May 2013 pp. 302-309.

Books

Arlene M. Hibschweiler and Marion Kopin, "Investment Taxation: Practical Tax Strategies for Financial Instruments" (McGraw-Hill, 2003).

Monographs

"The Accountant's Role in Bankruptcy Protection," Faulkner and Gray CPE Program, Lesson 96-11, November 1996 (co-authored with Marion Kopin, CPA).

Awards and Recognition

  • The Tax Adviser 2006 Best Article Award
  • Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching 1998

Professional Associations

  • New York State Bar Association
  • Women's Bar Association of the State of New York

Other Experience

  • 1998-1999: Special Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York
  • 1990-1998: Of counsel, Marcus, Knoer and Crawford
  • 1987-1989: Corporate Associate, Hurwitz and Fine
  • 1984-1986: Corporate Associate, Saperston and Day P.C.