January 2020

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New on-site counselor adds to wellness initiatives for law students
1/28/20
The intense experience of law school can sometimes surface physical or mental health challenges, and UB School of Law students aren’t immune. Now, in a time when society in general is more aware of these concerns, the school continues to expand its efforts to make help readily available to students who need it.
At the table in Paris
2/6/20
Their hard-won skills in legal mediation will be put to an international test next month when a two-person student team will represent UB School of Law at a major competition in Paris.
Legal clinic returns to earthquake-rattled Puerto Rico to provide on-the-ground support
10/11/24
The School of Law’s Puerto Rico Recovery Assistance Legal Clinic is in the midst of its fifth service-learning trip to the island where a #UBLawResponds team of students and faculty are continuing legal and policy work to support a resilient Puerto Rico.
New bridge course looks at the business of cannabis
1/28/20
“We’ve had technology start-ups and computers,” says Aleece Burgio ’15. “In the next decade or so, I’m convinced that marijuana is going to be the boom industry.”
Civil Liberties and Transparency Clinic’s New Expert
10/11/24
Our Civil Liberties & Transparency Clinic has hired Michael Higgins as a staff attorney and clinical teaching fellow who will continue the Clinic’s work in the areas of government accountability and freedom of the press.
New York State Bar Association to honor Dean Abramovsky for her academic work
1/27/20
New York State’s top experts in torts and insurance law are honoring Dean Aviva Abramovsky with their highest academic award.
Meidinger’s new book looks at changing behaviors that cause environmental and social damage
5/20/22
By Charles Anzalone
Michael A. Battle to receive the Jaeckle Award
10/11/24
Former U.S. Attorney Michael A. Battle will receive the 2020 Edwin F. Jaeckle Award, the highest honor the University at Buffalo School of Law and the UB Law Alumni Association can bestow.