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Reflections of a Pro Bono Staff Attorney for #UBLawResponds: Commitment to Puerto Rico’s Resilience

By Octavio Villegas, Staff Attorney for the University at Buffalo School of Law’s Puerto Rico Recovery Assistance Legal Clinic I

The recent clusters of earthquakes along the southern coast of Puerto Rico have added immense chaos to an already unstable

On the first night in Puerto Rico I found myself dancing, singing, and parading through the streets of Old San

I write this at the end of the first full day of my sixth trip to Puerto Rico since Hurricane

In January 2018, when someone mentioned doing service-learning work in Puerto Rico, there was almost always a response of sympathy,

It’s been a year. Recovering from a disaster like Hurricane Maria was never expected to be complete by now. A

For those of you who have followed this blog, you know that in January 2018, #UBLawResponds Student Attorneys from the

When I interviewed with Professor Connolly for a position in the University at Buffalo School of Law’s Puerto Rico Recovery

Four months have passed since hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico and conditions are far less than adequate, but the

During my time as a student attorney in the University at Buffalo School of Law’s Puerto Rico Recovery Assistant Clinic,