Elizabeth G. Kubala

Elizabeth G. Kubala serves as a Teaching Professor at Syracuse University College of Law, holding key leadership roles including Executive Director of the Office of Clinical Legal Education and Director of the Betty and Michael D. Wohl Veterans Legal Clinic. She also oversees Veteran and Military Affairs for the College of Law, managing veteran-focused programs and supervising student attorneys in legal representation of veterans.

Her academic credentials reflect a distinguished military and legal career:

• L.L.M., U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s School (2005)
• J.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law (2000)
• B.S., United States Military Academy at West Point (1993)

Professor Kubala's expertise centers on veterans law and clinical legal education, informed by her 22-year U.S. Army career culminating as a Military Judge. Her work bridges military service and legal advocacy, emphasizing experiential learning through veteran representation and community engagement. She integrates practical military justice experience into clinical training, addressing systemic challenges faced by veterans in legal systems.

Kubala holds significant honors including Civilian Aide Emerita to the Secretary of the Army (CASA) for Upstate New York and membership on the West Point Association of Graduates Advisory Council. She also serves on the Board of the Veterans Health Research Institute of Central New York, advancing medical research for veterans.

In her clinical leadership, she directs student attorneys through the Veterans Legal Clinic Seminar while fostering partnerships with VA medical centers in Syracuse, Canandaigua, and Bath. Her program management extends to national veteran service initiatives previously developed at Syracuse University's Institute for Veterans and Military Families.