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Professor Tanya Monestier is appealing a $1 billion class-action settlement against the National Association of Realtors to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing it provides minimal relief to consumers, grants excessive fees to attorneys, and was approved without adequate judicial review.

A rising star in UB’s BA in Law program has earned one of the university’s highest honors. Ricardo Castillo ’25 is among just 15 students selected from more than 20,000 undergraduates to receive the prestigious SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence—recognizing his outstanding achievements in academics, leadership, and service.

Artificial intelligence is transforming the way businesses operate—and raising new legal challenges. At the law school, Matthew Pelkey ’10, director of the Entrepreneurship Law Center Clinic, is helping students and startups navigate the promise and risks of AI, emphasizing the need for strong legal foundations and informed oversight.

If you want to bet on a group of students likely to pass the New York State Bar Exam, put your money on the law school’s Pro Bono Scholars. For five consecutive years, every member of this cohort of highly motivated third-year students has conquered the exam on their first try.

It’s not every day law students talk trademarks beneath a giant red slide. But when you’re representing one of the largest toy companies in the world, surrounding yourself with the product is a fun perk of the job.