February 2014

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Vital help for do-it-yourself litigants
7/11/14
Helping to address a critical gap in access to justice, a new practicum is putting SUNY Buffalo Law students to work at Erie County Family Court and Buffalo’s federal District Court.
Coaching the next generation of advocates
6/19/14
Putting into practice the truism “While we teach, we learn,” SUNY Buffalo Law students are coaching a mock trial team from one of Buffalo’s poorest high schools – and finding startling success.
Michigan immigration plan shows key role of state, local officials
6/19/14
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposal that the federal government grant 50,000 visas to immigrants willing to settle and work in Detroit shows, once again, that some of the most innovative and creative ideas about immigration are coming from the state and local levels, according to SUNY Buffalo Law immigration law expert Rick T. Su.
Lucinda Finley watches U.S. Supreme Court buffer zone ruling
6/19/14
By Charles Anzalone
Q & A with Sam Magavern, an adjunct professor whose community work lands a major grant - and dovetails with his teaching
6/19/14
Sam Magavern brings people together. As co-director of Partnership for the Public Good, he works to bring people with energy and good ideas to bear on the challenges facing the City of Buffalo.
Pigott accepts Jaeckle Award at gala NYC luncheon
6/19/14
Forty years to the day after he was admitted to the New York State bar, one of SUNY Buffalo Law School’s most distinguished jurists accepted the school’s highest honor.