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The life and legacy of Professor Teresa A. Miller will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 3 p.m. While capacity at the live event is limited, all are invited to watch the service via livestream.

After more than 40 years of service to the law school, Professor Philip Halpern, one of UB School of Law’s resident experts in corporate finance, has transitioned into retirement. In our Q&A with Halpern, he talked about being a law professor, his scholarship, and his experiences directing the law school’s signature program, the New York City Program in Finance and Law.

Law students and newly minted attorneys are getting a rare peek into the virtual courtrooms of state Supreme Court, by way of an innovative project spearheaded by two UB-trained litigators.

There’s no wisdom like hard-earned wisdom, and the Dean’s Advisory Council puts that truth to work helping to prepare UB School of Law and its students for the legal profession of the future.

It happens every 10 years: the statistics-heavy redrawing of the electoral map to reflect new Census population figures. In a School of Law class led by adjunct instructor Frank Housh ’93, UB students created and submitted statewide district maps for the Assembly and the Senate’s review.

Two sharp minds tackle U.S. economic history, the evolving challenges of legal education, and how much fun it is to think, in the newest podcast from The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy.

Teresa A. Miller, a longtime law faculty member and SUNY’s senior vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and chief diversity officer for the past three years, died after battling cancer. As we mourn the loss of Miller’s indomitable spirit, her family, friends, and colleagues honors her memory by establishing a Professor Teresa A. Miller Memorial Scholarship Fund at UB, which will provide a full tuition scholarship to a student enrolled in UB’s School of Law.

The rigors of law school can prove especially challenging. Enter the law school’s newest student advocacy groups: the Student Wellness Society and the First-Generation Law Students Association. Both reflect the initiative of third-year students who have experience to share and a commitment to easing the path for those who will come next.

Law student and rugby player Simon Honig ’23 has been selected by Maccabi USA to represent the United States in next year’s World Maccabiah Games in Israel, a major international competition often called the “Jewish Olympics.”

The law school’s Civil Rights and Transparency Clinic, directed by Professor Heather Abraham, has built a record of effective representation for local and national journalists seeking essential information. Its work does double duty—ensuring access to justice for its clients and training law students in the skills they’ll need in practice.

Associate Professor Heather Abraham’s experience as an Equal Justice Works Fellow was a pivotal point in her career. Now, with her appointment to the organization’s newly established Alumni Advisory Council, she’ll be in position to help the next generation of fellows find their place in public interest law.

Prof. David (Bert) Westbrook, co-director of our New York City Program in Finance and Law, shares his perspective outside of the classroom and through the camera lens.