Second Decade Highlights 1996 - 2009
Mission
- Teach Values of Ethical Judgment and Civic Leadership
- Train Skills in Lawyering, Professional Responsibility, and Professionalism
- Promote Public Service Commitment in Law and Society
- Inspire Calling of “Citizen Lawyer”
Guiding Principles
- Leadership Development & Mentoring
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Public-Private Partnerships
Impact
- Public Service Hours: 221,000
- Direct Service & Law Reform Cases 2002 – 2009: 1,438
- University of Miami: 877 Graduate & Undergraduate Students
- National and Local Community: 30,500 Educated and Trained
- Local, State, and National Awards: 17 Clinic and Center-wide Awards
University of Miami Partnerships
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Africana Studies, African-American Studies, Art, Biology, Division of Continuing and International Education—Intensive English Program, History, International Studies, Philosophy, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Women and Gender Studies
- Center for Ecosystem Science & Policy, Center for Latin American Studies, Department of Residence Halls, Greek Affairs, Honors Program, Pre-Law Counseling, Student Affairs, Undergraduate Research and Student Support Services, Varsity Athletics, William R. Butler Center for Volunteer Service and Leadership Development History
- Graduate Schools
- Architecture
- Business Administration (including Political Science)
- Communication
- Education
- Engineering
- Enrollment Management
- Law
- Medicine: Adolescent Medicine, Community Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynecology (HIV Care and Treatment Program), Pediatric Mobile Clinic, School Health Initiative, and Psychiatry
- Nursing
Clinics and Programs
Children & Youth Law Clinic w/School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry
- Training in Direct Advocacy, Law Reform, and Community Education
- Legal Representation of Foster Care Children & Adolescents in Poverty
- Rights in Dependency, Disability, Education, Health Care, & Immigration
- 2002 – 2009: 431 cases
Community Economic Development & Design Clinic w/School of Architecture
- Education and Training in Economic Development and Self-Help Advocacy
- Homeowners and Tenants Rights, Fair Housing, Predatory Lending
- Brownfields, Community Land Trusts, Vacant Lots, and Zoning
- Nonprofit Corporate Governance & Small Business Assistance
- Historic Black Church Project
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Program
- Training in Ethics, Professional Liability, and Compliance
- Bar Associations, Courts, Government Agencies, and Law Firms
- Nonprofit Groups
- Corporations (Directors, Officers, & Managers)
- Leadership Roundtable Series
- Government and Ethics Project in partnership with the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and the Public Trust
Environmental law project
- Startup venture for students and faculty interested in a broad range of environmental law and policy issues on natural resource preservation (air, water, and land), climate change, energy systems, and technology.
- Addresses both litigation and transactional market models of environmental regulation for advocates, national and international policy-makers, scholars, practitioners, and business investors in cooperation with government agencies, nonprofit organizations, for-profit enterprises, and University of Miami graduate schools.
Health & Elder Law Clinic w/Schools of Medicine & Nursing
- Training in Medical-Legal Advocacy, Public Policy, and Ethics
- Health-related Rights of Families, Children, and Elderly in Poverty
- Public Entitlements and Immigration
- Permanency Planning (guardianship, living wills, health care surrogates)
- 2002 – 2009: 1,007 cases
Joint Program on Law, Public Policy, and Ethics w/College of Arts & Sciences
- Teaching Law, Public Policy, and Ethics on Campus
- University “Ethics and Leadership” Colloquia
- Clinical Internships
- College Upper-Level Honors Seminar
- 2007 – 2009: Over 3,000 students and community members educated
Miami Street Law Program w/School of Education
- Teaching Law, Public Policy, and Ethics in the Community
- Public and Private School Partnerships (Middle Schools and High Schools)
- Critical analysis and legal education taught interactively through customized lessons
- College Freshman and Upper-Level Honors Seminars
- 2001 – 2009: 27,280 hours of community service & 12,245 students served
