Terrence P. Dwyer
Assistant Professor, Legal Studies
Division of Justice and Law Administration
CONTACT
Room 346, Westside Campus Classroom Building
203-837-3288
Email dwyert@wcsu.edu
EDUCATION
B.A. Fordham University
J.D. Pace University School of Law
PROFESSIONAL INFO
Admitted Attorney New York and Connecticut State Bar
Admitted Attorney United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
Admitted Attorney United States Supreme CourtMaintains a limited and specialized private practice of law in New York State
Serves as General Counsel to a law enforcement union in New York State.
Former Adjunct Instructor at Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY, 1995-2005
BIOGRAPHY
Retired from New York State Police after 22 year career, 17½ years as an Investigator in the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). Assignments with the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Troop K BCI and Violent Crimes Investigative Team (Major Crimes Unit).
Seventeen year legal practice has focused primarily on real estate law, estate planning and administration, commercial transactions, and public sector labor law. Representation has included lenders in real estate transactions; purchasers and sellers in residential and commercial transactions; title insurers in litigation claims; business entities in commercial claims and disputes; landlords in eviction and non-payment proceedings; spouses in separation and divorce matters; public employees in disciplinary cases, contract negotiations and equal employment opportunity cases; as court appointed referee in foreclosure proceedings and in client appeals to the New York State Appellate Term, 9th Judicial District and the New York State Appellate Division, 2nd Department.
Over the years Asst. Prof. Dwyer has been involved in police litigation and disciplinary cases either as an attorney or as a consultant. As a lecturer Asst. Prof. Dwyer has been requested to give presentations to trade associations such as the American Society of Industrial Security, Westchester County and Hudson Valley Chapters, regional law enforcement training seminars, security company training groups and local organizations. The areas of public and private sector law enforcement liability and misconduct, law enforcement disciplinary process and critical incident policy are of specialized interest and focus.
