Summer 2001: Miami Students Find Great Summer Jobs

Find below a sampling of where our law students worked during the summer of 2001. While by no means a complete list, it does reflect a solid range of positions gained by Miami's law students.

Judicial Internships

• Robert W. Abel, Class of 2003, Judicial Intern for U.S. Magistrate Judge William C. Turnoff, Miami, FL.

• Richard Bec, Class of 2003, Judicial Intern, The Honorable Joel H. Brown, Administrative Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, Family Division, Miami, FL. Researched and compiled a comprehensive "benchbook" for official use by family law judges consisting of all relevant Florida statutes and seminal cases concerning family law, juveniles, and dependency. Observed trials and motions in family court. Conferred with judge and case managers about pending cases, applicable statutes, and case law.

• Melissa Catello, Class of 2003, Intern, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Criminal and Civil Appeals Division, Greensburg, PA.

• Sherline Clark, Class of 2003, Summer Clerk, the Hon. Adalberto Jordan, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Miami, FL.

• Devang Desai, Class of 2003, Summer Clerk, the Honorable Paul C. Huck, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Florida, Miami, FL.

• Ariel O. Diaz, Class of 2003, Law Clerk, Administrative Office of the Courts (11th Judicial Circuit), Juvenile Justice Center, Miami, FL.

• Allison Duffie, Class of 2003, Intern, U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen T. Brown, U.S. District Courthouse, Miami, FL. She will continue this internship throughout the year.

• Jessica Goler, Class of 2003, Judicial law clerk for the Honorable Jose M. Rodriguez, 11th Judicial Circuit, Criminal Division, Miami, FL.

• Derrick Johnson, Class of 2003, Intern, the Honorable James Lawrence King, Jr., U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Miami, FL. In October 2001, the international publishing company, 1st Books Library, Inc., released Johnson's first book of poetry, The Awakening of the Dreamer.

• Alexander Laster, Class of 2003, Judicial Intern, U.S. Magistrate Judge John J. O'Sullivan, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Miami, FL.

• Travis Leach, Class of 2003, Summer Extern, the Honorable Judge Earll Carroll, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

• David Mark Leon, Class of 2003, Judicial Intern, Office of the Honorable Justice R. Fred Lewis, Supreme Court of Florida, Tallahassee, FL. State appellate law.

• Jason Myers, Class of 2003, Judicial Intern, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami, FL.

• Brian O'Toole, Class of 2003, Summer Clerk, the Honorable Laura A. Ward, Acting Supreme Court Justice in the Criminal Court of the City of New York, N.Y., N.Y. Criminal law.

• Court Parker, Class of 2003, Split Summer, Judicial Intern for Presiding Judge Marion T. Pope of the Georgia Court of Appeals in Atlanta, GA and Summer Associate for Hasty, Pope & Ball in Atlanta. Medical malpractice and personal injury.

• Kyle Peete, Class of 2003, Summer Clerk, the Honorable Paul Huck, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Miami, FL.

• Kevin Pittman, Class of 2002, Split summer: Summer Clerk, Florida Supreme Court, Tallahassee, FL and law firm of Steel Hector & Davis, Miami, FL.

• Javier A. Reyes, Class of 2003, Summer Clerk, Federal Magistrate Judge Andrea Simonton, Southern District of Florida, Miami, FL.

• Ellen Ross, Class of 2003, Summer Clerk, Florida Supreme Court, Tallahassee, FL.

• Lee Schottenfeld, Class of 2003, Summer Clerk, the Honorable Joseph Augello, Luzerne County Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, PA.

• Tanesha Walls, Class of 2003. Summer Clerk, the Honorable Robert Shevin, Third District Court of Appeals, Miami, FL.

Corporations/Miscellaneous

• Joaquin Alemany, CPA, Class of 2003, Summer Associate, BellSouth Corporation, Legal Department, Atlanta, GA. Rotation within all of the in-house departments, including litigation, tax, intellectual property, antitrust, labor, regulatory, etc.

• Michael Karpinski, Class of 2003, Summer Intern, Office of the General Counsel - Florida International University, Main Campus, Miami, FL. This versatile office responds to all issues relating to the University. Frequent issues include: contracts, immigration, torts, administrative law, employment law, construction law, and computer law.

• Sean Kiernan, Class of 2003, Intern, Impact Sports, Boca Raton, FL.

• Christa Mansholt-Choy, Class of 2002, Intern, Progressive Insurance, House Counsel, Miami, FL.

• Gregory Mcfarlane, Class of 2002, Intern, Luke Records, Miami Beach, FL.

• Laura O'Neill, Class of 2002, Legal Clerk, Florida Marlins Baseball Club, LLC, Miami, FL. Corporate.

• Marvin V. Pavlov, Class of 2003, Research Associate for law Professor Frances Hill, University of Miami School of Law, Miami, FL.

• Matthew Slater, Class of 2003, Intern, Attorney Nancy Ucros (UM JD'92), Harris Corporation, Miami, FL.

Governmental/Public Interest

• Abbye Adelstein, Class of 2002, Summer Intern, H.I.V. Education and Law Project (H.E.L.P.), Miami, FL.

• Nicole L. Allain, Class of 2002, Certified Rule 9 Intern, Rhode Island Department of the Attorney General, District Court Unit, Criminal Division, Providence, RI. Admitted to practice pro hac vice as a senior law student; she represented Superior Court bail and probation violators and handled a caseload including conducting bail and probation violation hearings in Sixth Division District Court in Providence; she determined the State's recommended sentence for violations and argued her position to the judge and wrote an appellate brief; also interviewed witnesses and negotiated with defense attorneys daily.

• Amy J. Bann, Class of 2003, Legal Intern, Earth Rights International, Washington, D.C. International human rights/environmental non-profit law.

• Joel A. Bello, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, School Board Attorney's Office, Miami-Dade County, FL. Labor, discrimination law, administrative and constitutional law.

• Carlos J. Bonilla, Class of 2002, Split Summer - Intern with Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration, Washington, D.C. (Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico in Washington). It's purpose is to advance the interests of the people of Puerto Rico, in conjunction with the Resident Commissioner (who represents Puerto Rico in the U.S. House of Representatives). Worked for the Legislative Affairs and Legal Department. For the second part of the summer was a Law Clerk with McConnell Valdes in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

• Jonathan Buckland, Class of 2002, Intern, Dade County Public Defender's Office, Juvenile Court Division, 11th Judicial Circuit, Domestic Violence Case Management Unit, Miami, FL.

• Linda Calambas, Class of 2002, Certified Legal Intern with the Litigation Skills/Clinical Placement Program, Broward County Public Defender's Office, Misdemeanor Division, Broward County, FL.

• Dolly Voorhees Davis, Class of 2003, Florida Bar Foundation Fellow, Intern with the Florida Justice Institute, Miami, FL. FJI is a small non-profit that focuses on prisoner's rights and civil rights in general.

• Robert Dockery, Class of 2002, Intern, State Attorney's Office, Public Corruption Division, Miami, FL.

• Jamie Dowd, Class of 2001 (December), Summer Legal Intern, Department of Justice--Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C. Appellate immigration work representing INS and the Attorney General.

• Adam Fleischer, Class of 2003, Summer Intern, State Attorney's Office, Palm Beach County, FL.

• Kerry Glasoe, Class of 2003, Summer Intern, Alaska Public Defender Agency, Fairbanks, Alaska. Criminal law.

• Rebecca Hain, Class of 2002, Certified Legal Intern through the Litigation Skills/Clinical Placement Program, Public Defenders Office, Sedalia, MO. The office covered four counties in rural Missouri.

• Nakia Henry, Class of 2002, Intern, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Washington, D.C.

• ALICIA HUGHES, Class of 2001 (December), Legislative Assistant on Capitol Hill for the Honorable John F. Tierney (D-Mass.), Washington, D.C. Wrote health policy. In previous years, she served as staff assistant for the Hon. Juanita Millender-McDonald, in Washington, D.C.; summer associate at the Charleston, S.C. firm of Young Clement Rivers & Tisdale, LLP; and judicial intern with the Hon. Robert Shevin of the Florida Third District Court of Appeal. While enrolled at UM Law, Hughes served as Miss Black Texas and was later voted Miss Black USA, 1998-2000.

• Katrice Jenkins, Class of 2003, Intern, Florida Bar Foundation Fellow with Legal Aid Services, Family Law Unit, Broward County, FL.

• Richard Jurgens, Class of 2003, Intern, Florida Bar Foundation Fellow, Florida Legal Services, Miami, FL. Healthcare, housing, employment and public benefits.

• Shara Kobetz, Class of 2003, Intern, Florida Bar Foundation Fellow, University of Miami School of Law Children and Youth Law Clinic, Miami, FL. Child advocacy.

• Stefanie Krathen, Class of 2003, Intern, Office of the State Attorney, Dade County, Felony Division, Miami, FL.

• Arnoldo Lacayo, Class of 2003, Intern, Florida Bar Foundation Fellow, Legal Services of Greater Miami, Miami, FL. Housing and public benefits.

• Allyson Lanahan, Class of 2003, Intern, Department of Juvenile Justice, Guardian Ad Litem Program, Miami, FL. Family/juvenile law.

• Ian Martinez, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Miami-Dade County Attorney's Office, Miami, FL. Torts, aviation, maritime, elections, Mayor's office.

• Robert Moreiro, Class of 2002, Intern, Securities & Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.

• Madeline Palenzuela, Class of 2003, Intern, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C. Conducted legal research of laws, opinions, policies, regulations, legal texts and precedent cases in which environmental impact assessments were required in the process of rule promulgation by various Department of Transportation agencies. This was necessary in light of the President's mandate to allow Mexican trucks and buses unfettered access to U.S. roads pursuant to NAFTA.

• Lorenz Michel Pruss, Class of 2002, Junior Foreign Service Officer, Department of State, Washington, D.C. International law, international public policy.

• Adilia Quintana, Class of 2002, Law Clerk, Federal Communications Commission, Enforcement Bureau, Washington, D.C.

• Janice Rodriguez, Class of 2002, Certified Legal Intern through the Litigation Skills/Clinical Placement Program, Legal Aid Society, Miami, FL. Family law.

• Antnoeia Roe, Class of 2002, Intern, Put Something Back Project, Miami, FL.

• Solimar Santos, Class of 2003, Summer Intern, Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, Miami, FL. Intern in the Public Interest Summer Fellowship Program directed by the University of Miami School of Law Children and Youth Law Clinic, doing immigration law for indigent clients.

• Stacey Schulman, Class of 2002, Certified Legal Intern through the Litigation Skills/Clinical Placement Program, Broward State Attorney's Office - Juvenile Division, Criminal Prosecution, Broward County, FL. Got to do a number of trials and made daily appearances in court.

• James Shaw, Class of 2003, Intern, American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Miami, FL. Constitutional law/civil rights.

• Sara Shulevitz-Spector, Class of 2002, Intern through the Litigation Skills/Clinical Placement Program, State of Florida Attorney General's Office, Criminal Appellate Section, Miami, FL. Wrote appellate briefs that were submitted to the Third District Court of Appeals.

• Miriam Y. Soler, Class of 2002, Certified Legal Intern through the Litigation Skills/Clinical Placement Program, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida, Environmental Crimes Unit, Federal Prosecutions, Miami, FL.

• Jin Tackes, Class of 2003, Vista Summer Legal Fellow with the National Association for Public Interest Law, Steps Toward Success, Inc., Miami, FL. Business law.

• Esperanza Marie Tilghman, Class of 2002, Law Student Union Summer Intern, Service Employees International Union, Western Region, Los Angeles, CA. Union-side labor and employment law.

• Natalie Van Eron, Class of 2002, Intern, Dade County School Board, Miami, FL.

• Robert Weber, Class of 2002, Legal Intern through the Litigation Skills/Clinical Placement Program Office of the Attorney General, Services to State Agencies Section, Raleigh, N.C. Researched and wrote criminal appellate briefs, drafted complaints and motions, along with a few district court appearances. Participated in different agency hearings and meetings of the State Personnel Commission, the Wildlife Resources Commission and the Banking Commission for North Carolina. He also had countless opportunities to hear oral arguments in the N.C. Court of Appeals and Supreme Court, and met with Governor Easley and Chief Justice Lake.

• Tammy Wilsker, Class of 2003, Intern in the Public Interest Summer Fellowship Program directed by the Children and Youth Law Clinic at the University of Miami School of Law, Miami, FL. Child advocacy - representing children/young adults in the state foster care system.

Law Firms

• Patricia Acosta, Class of 2003, Summer Associate, Hunton & Williams, Miami, FL.

• Danette L. Alfonso, Class of 2003, Summer Associate, Astigarraga Davis, Miami, FL. Primarily international corporate law.

• Marian Ancheta, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Holland & Knight LLP, Miami, FL. General practice.

• Denise Archuleta, Class of 2002, Law Clerk, Hayden and Milliken, P.A., Miami, FL

• Denise Archuleta, Class of 2003, Law Clerk, Hayden and Milliken, P.A., Miami, FL. Maritime litigation.

• Nazey Azimpoor, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Ver Ploeg & Lumpkin, P.A., Miami, FL. Insurance Law (representing policy holders).

• Lance C. Ball, Class of 2002, Law Clerk, Sacher, Zelman, Van Sant, Paul, Beiley, Hartman & Waldman, P.A., Miami, FL. Commercial Litigation

• Ivonne Barroso, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Greenberg Traurig, Miami, FL. Litigation, land use, corporate, bankruptcy and labor & employment.

• Yvette Bessent, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Arnold & Porter, Washington D.C.

• Parag Bhosale, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Herzfeld & Rubin, Miami, FL. Commercial law and products liability.

• Dianne Bonfiglio, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Sacher, Zelman, Van Sant, Beiley,Hartman & Waldman, Miami, FL.

• Carlos J. Bonilla, Class of 2002, Split Summer - Law Clerk with McConnell Valdes, San Juan, Puerto Rico. McConnell Valdés is the largest Hispanic-owned law firm in the world. It is the best and most effective firm in applying both United States common law and Spanish civil law for the benefit of emerging Hispanic industries and multinational clients. There are four broad practice areas: Corporate, Labor and Employment, Litigation and Tax. Other half of summer spent in Washington D.C. (see listing under Governmental/Public Interest).

• Chris Borgia, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Fowler, White, Burnett, Hurley, Banick & Strickroot, P.A., Miami, FL. Commercial litigation section of the firm. During fall 2001, working for the Honorable Judge Cope of the Third District Court of Appeal.

• Nathalie-Anne Cadet, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Kluger Peretz Kaplan & Berlin, P.A., Miami, FL. Litigation, bankruptcy, corporate transactions, intellectual property.

• Marie A. Calla-Speeth, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Peterson, Bernard, Vandenburg, Zei, Geisler & Martin, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Insurance defense.

• Michael Candes, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, Orlando, FL.

• Danielle Casey, Class of 2003, Summer Associate, Holland & Knight, Miami, FL.

• Jeff Cazeau, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Zuckerman Spaeder, West Palm Beach, FL. Complex commercial litigation; white collar criminal defense

• Stuart Cholewa, Class of 2003, Law Clerk, Jeffrey S. Weiner, Esq., Miami, FL. Criminal defense.

• Kevin Cobbin, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Marks Gray P.A. Jacksonville, FL. Insurance defense, medical malpractice, worker's compensation, and products liability.

• Celina Contreras, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, White & Case Miami, FL.

• Kendra N. Davis, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Quarles & Brady, Naples, FL. Commercial litigation, real estate, trusts and estates, family law.

• Tom Dillickrath, Class of 2002, Split summer: Summer Associate with Howrey Simon in Washington D.C. and Summer Associate with Shook, Hardy and Bacon in Miami.

• Stacy Dorvilus, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Akerman Senterfitt & Eidson, Miami, FL.

• Cindy Duque, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Greenberg Traurig, Orlando, FL.

• Porpoise Evans, Class of 2003, Summer Associate, McDermott, Will & Emery, Miami, FL. Litigation department with significant exposure to their health law practice.

• George Franklin, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC & Hollywood, FL offices. Antitrust, class action, and commercial litigation.

• Mario J. Garcia-Serra, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Greenberg, Traurig, Miami, FL.

• Pennie Barasch Goldmann, Class of 2003, Law Clerk, Ratzan & Alters, P.A., Miami, FL. Medical malpractice.

• Mica Gottesman, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Lum, Danzis, Drasco, Positan & Kleinberg, Roseland, N.J. Labor and employment department.

• Jennifer Pennington Guthrie, Class of 2002, Law Clerk, Rosen, Switkes & Levinson, Miami, FL. Broad based litigation firm handling cases in areas such as personal injury, construction, and civil rights.

• Daimy Hernandez, Class of 2003, Law Clerk, L. Dianne Mason, P.A., Miami, FL. Medical malpractice, product liability.

• Renee Jenkins, Class of 2002, Split Summer as Summer Associate with Shutts & Bowen and Simmons & Clyne, both in Miami, FL.

• Jason Kairalla, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Jorden Burt LLP, Miami, FL. Insurance class action defense litigation and corporate financial services.

• Jennifer Kennedy, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Hill Adams Hall Schieffelin, Orlando, FL. Medical malpractice defense.

• Marc Kleiner, Class of 2003, Summer Associate, Mishon, Sloto Greenberg & Hellinger, Miami, FL. Bankruptcy, complex commercial litigation, trusts and estates, probate, guardianship.

• Peter Krogh, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Joseph W. Hodges,Jr., P.C., Stockbridge, GA. Real estate & estate planning practice.

• Valerie Maurer, Class of 2003, Summer Intern, Casassa, Mangone, Miller & Faett, Miami, FL. Criminal defense.

• Margaret J. McLaren, Ph.D., Class of 2001 (December), Law clerk, Akerman Senterfitt & Eidson, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL. Intellectual Property and patent law.

• Mickey Marrero, Class of 2003, Law Clerk, Goldfarb, Gold, Gonzalez and Wald, P.A., Miami, FL. Personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, discrimination.

• Todd Michaels, Class of 2002, Law Clerk, Leinoff and Lemos P.A., Miami, FL. Family law.

• Michael Millman, Class of 2003, Summer clerk, Piazza & Pickel, LLC, Stamford, CT. Civil litigation.

• Dustin Milne, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Thacher Proffitt and Wood, NYC, NY. Tax and real estate.

• Gabriela Ortino, Class of 2002, Law Clerk, Thornton & Rothman, P.A., Miami, FL. Criminal defense.

• David A. Ostrow, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Fowler, White, Burnett, Miami, FL. All purpose firm specializing in defense that has four major practice areas: general practice, admiralty, casualty, and commercial litigation.

• John Paddock, Class of 2003, Intern, Clifford Chance & Punder in Moscow, Russia. Conducted research on corporate governance and changes in securities law.

• Errol Peart, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Troutman Sanders, Atlanta, GA.

• Kevin Pittman, Class of 2002, Split summer: Summer Associate with Steel Hector & Davis, Miami, FL and Clerk with the Florida Supreme Court, Tallahassee, FL.

• Elisabeth Porter, Class of 2003/Evening Division Student As an evening student, she worked during the days as an Account Executive with The Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald. Elizabeth recently published her article "Berlin Synagogue Returns from the Ruins" in The Jewish Star Times, which is a newspaper distributed by The Miami Herald. Miami, FL. NOTE: The evening division is being phased out and applications for evening entry in fall 2002 are not being accepted.

• Brett Powell, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, White & Case, LLP Miami, FL. Diversified practice; emphasis on litigation and corporate law.

• Bryant Richardson, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe, Washington, D.C. Worked in a variety of practice groups including: corporate/venture capital, real estate, litigation, administrative, franchise, and pro bono.

• Heather Ries, Class of 2002, Law Clerk, Rice, Robison & Schiller, P.A., Miami, FL. Bankruptcy.

• Marielis Rivera, Class of 2003, Litigation Paralegal, Welbaum, Guernsey, Hingston, Greenleaf, and Gregory, L.L.P., Coral Gables, FL. Commercial litigation; was also a LSAT instructor for Kaplan Educational Centers.

• Gabriel Riveros, Class of 2003, Law Clerk, Law Office of Mark Osherow, P.A, Boca Raton, FL. General litigation firm, representing both plaintiffs and defendants and focusing in medical malpractice and personal injury.

• Mary Roundtree, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Fisher & Phillips, Atlanta, GA. Labor and employment law.

• David Schumann, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Fenwick & West LLP, Palo Alto, CA. Patent; firm has a general practice with a large patent focus.

• Jamie Segal, Class of 2003, Law Clerk, Henschel & Henschel, P.A., North Miami Beach. Family law, employment discrimination, collections.

• Jennifer Sova, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, Philadelphia, PA. Large all-purpose law firm.

• Josh Spector, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Gunster, Yoakley, Miami, FL.

• Karen O. Stewart, Class of 2003, Summer Associate, Colson, Hicks, Eidson, Coral Gables, FL. Personal injury, commercial litigation, products liability.

• Melissa Tapanes, Class of 2003, Law Clerk, Black, Srebnick & Kornspan, P.A., Miami, FL. Criminal defense.

• Jennifer Terzian, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Cooney Mattson Lance Blackburd Richards & O'Connor, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Insurance defense.

• Christopher Tillson, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Baker & Hostetler, Orlando, FL.

• Duc Tran, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, Smith, Currie, and Hancock, Atlanta, GA. Construction, government contracts, and environmental law litigation; wrote memorandums of law, pleadings, and researched for partners and associates.

• Vince Trimarco, Class of 2002, Law Clerk, Law Offices of Thomas J. Davis, Jr., Attorney at Law, Miami, FL. Drafted complaints for civil litigation, researched law for motion practice, drafted various contracts, completed registrations for offerings to various state and federal agencies, and other miscellaneous assistance. In 2001, he performed in two stage productions directed by Prof. Marc Fajer: as Ross in Macbeth and as Duke Solinus (as portrayed by President Bill Clinton) in The Comedy of Errors. Vince is also the drummer for local bands, including Age of Consent, a cover band made up of third-year law students. More information about Age of Consent is available at www.gavelentertainement.com, an artist management company established by Vince's classmates, Jason Turchin and Christopher Stratton.

• Julio W. Valdivieso, Class of 2002, Law Clerk, Brenner & Dienstag, P.A., Miami, FL. Litigation, civil and criminal.

• Eduardo Waite, Class of 2002, Summer Associate, King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA. Corporate, public finance, commercial finance, bankruptcy.