February 2025

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No. 2

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UB Law Alumni Association announces its 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients

Five UB School of Law alumni and one non-alumnus will be celebrated at the UB Law Alumni Association’s 62nd Annual Dinner for the presentation of its Distinguished Alumni Awards. The event will take place on Wednesday, April 30 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Buffalo. Honorees will be recognized for their many contributions to the judiciary, private practice, public service, community service, business and for service by a non-alumnus. [Read more / Register for the dinner]

HOUSING LAW CAREER SUMMIT

  • A call for aspiring housing law attorneys
    2/24/25
    Housing advocates are fostering a new generation of lawyers in this under-resourced field. The Housing Law Career Summit, co-organized by UB School of Law, its Career Services Office, and the Right to Counsel Coalition, will highlight this progress on March 4 from 4 to 6 p.m. in 106 O’Brian Hall.

OUTSTANDING ADVOCATES

CLASS ACTION

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No. 1

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Endless possibilities at fast-growing Career Fair

The Charles B. Sears Law Library was at full capacity as employers and students made connections and launched careers at UB School of Law’s largest-ever Career Fair. [Read More]

BPILP AUCTION

  • Stepping up for the public interest
    3/7/25
    The great work that UB law students do isn’t just in the classroom—it’s also done at summer positions where they apply their new legal skills. For many, that means positions in public-interest organizations, from criminal prosecution and defense to advocacy on behalf of indigent clients.

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

  • Taking the federal courts to task
    3/7/25
    Prof. John Giammatteo argues that federal courts are failing to enforce fundamental rights against state actions. His award-winning article, The New Comity Abstention, highlights how lower federal courts increasingly avoid cases on issues like disability rights and criminal justice.