November 2023

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U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Julio Fuentes ’75 to receive UB School of Law’s highest honor

Hon. Julio M. Fuentes ’75, a U.S. Court of Appeals judge who has mentored dozens of UB School of Law students, and welcomed over 50 of them as summer interns, will receive the University at Buffalo School of Law’s 2024 Edwin F. Jaeckle Award. The award will be conferred at the law school’s New York City Alumni Luncheon to be held at 12 noon on Friday, January 19 at the Union League Club in Manhattan. [Read More]

Law School News

Dedicated law school space in downtown Buffalo
11/30/23
The School of Law now has a foothold in the heart of downtown Buffalo, not far from the critical mass of lawyers and courts doing business there, making this the first permanent downtown location since the school left 77 W. Eagle St. in 1973.
New student group raises the profile of military law
11/30/23
UB School of Law’s newest student group, the Military Law and Veterans Association, takes to heart the special interests of military members and veterans—and is looking to raise awareness of careers in the armed forces’ justice system.

Faculty Spotlight

If given the choice: The fight for fair housing in Western NY
11/30/23
Associate Professor Heather Abraham and the Civil Rights and Transparency Clinic’s student attorneys advocate for housing equity through their litigation work as well as their focus on creating policy reform.