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Week of September 30 - October 4

Since 2012 Inception, Investor Rights Clinic Has Recovered $250,000+ For Retirees

(Posted: 09-30-13) "One of our clients, an elderly retired couple, lost a significant portion of their retirement savings when their broker unsuitably recommended that they purchase Fannie Mae preferred shares, three months before it entered conservatorship," said James Galvin, a third year law student and former fellow at Miami Law's Investor Rights Clinic.

The Future of International Environmental Law: A Conversation with World Renowned Environmental Attorney Dan Magraw

(Posted: 09-30-13) Nature is the infrastructure of our society, and if we don’t protect it our civilizations cannot last. This was the core message international law and policy expert Dan Magraw delivered last week during a conversation led by Miami Law Professor James W. Nickel about the future of international and environmental law.

Law Students Swear In, Miami Law Celebrates

(Posted: 09-30-13) One hundred and thirty Miami Law graduates raised their right hands in front of friends, family, and faculty, swearing to "never reject, from any consideration personal to myself, the cause of the defenseless or oppressed, or delay anyone’s cause for lucre or malice."

Graduate and Miami Scholar Alumna Fights for Immigrant Children on the Front Line in Texas

(Posted: 09-30-13) Comprehensive immigration reform sits on the horizon as Liz Rieser-Murphy, J.D. '12, advocates for the safety and wellbeing of unaccompanied immigrant children in Harlingen, Texas – a small town in south Texas where the front line in the fight for comprehensive immigration reform has landed.

Week of September 23-27

Alberto Mora to Present Louis Henkin Lecture on Human Rights

(Posted: 09-23-13) Alberto Mora, J.D.'81, a recipient of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation's Profile in Courage Award, will present the Louis Henkin Lecture Series on Human Rights on Monday, September 30 at 5:30 p.m.

Miami Law Clinic Students Win Landmark Immigration Case

(Posted: 09-23-13) Students in Miami Law's Immigration Clinic obtained a landmark decision terminating immigration court proceedings against their client because of illegal conduct by Hollywood police.

Student Awarded Prestigious Scholarship from the Corporate Counsel Women of Color

(Posted: 09-23-13) Third year Miami Law student Pamela O. Adewoyin was recently awarded the nationally competitive "My Life as a Lawyer" scholarship.

2L Antonio Hernandez Spends Summer with Florida Supreme Court Justice

(Posted: 09-23-13) Law students are sometimes left with more questions than answers after reading a challenging case. While many are left to guess the judge's state of mind in his or her decision making, Miami Law 2L Antonio Hernandez spent his summer clerking for Florida Supreme Court Justice R. Fred Lewis whose opinions Hernandez read throughout his 1L year.

Joint Degree Student in Law and Music Business Releases First Music Album, "What Time at Noon"

(Posted: 09-23-13) What started off as an 8th-grade dare to enter a middle school talent competition ended up being one of 2L Sean Méndez-Catlin's passions.

Week of September 16-20

Patricia Redmond, JD ’79, Establishes Scholarship for Students Interested in Bankruptcy Law

(Posted: 09-16-13) Patricia A. Redmond, the director of Miami Law's Eleanor R. Cristol and Judge A. Jay Cristol Bankruptcy Pro Bono Assistance Clinic, recently established a scholarship at Miami Law for students who have demonstrated leadership and service to the Bankruptcy Clinic.

Established Attorneys Redirect Careers with LL.M. in Estate Planning

(Posted: 09-16-13) William Battle McQueen and David L. Siddall had 50 years combined of legal experience when the two men, one from Florida and the other from Texas, decided to embark on a new path in their legal careers.

Miami Law 3L and HOPE Fellow Develops Jury Selection Application Released by Apple

(Posted: 09-16-13) Jordan Redavid, a 3L from Port Jefferson, NY, spent his summer at the Miami-Dade Public Defender's Office completing his HOPE Fellowship.

A Conversation with International Environmental Lawyer Dan Magraw to Take Place September 26

(Posted: 09-16-13) Daniel Magraw, President Emeritus of the Center for International and Environmental Law, and James W. Nickel, UM Professor of Philosophy and Law, will hold a conversation titled "The Future of International Environmental Law" on Thursday, September 26th.

Week of September 9-13

Miami Scholars Public Interest Program Showcases its Exceptional Students at Welcome Luncheon

(Posted: 09-09-13) The Miami Scholars Public Interest Program kicked off the year with a welcome luncheon, featuring 47 Miami Scholars and program directors Marni Lennon and Myles Cochran.

Miami Law 3L Elected to Leadership Role at the National LGBT Bar Association

(Posted: 09-09-13) Charles C. McGinley, II, a 3L from Savannah, Tennessee, was elected to serve as the 2013-2014 student representative to the National LGBT Bar Association's Board of Directors at this year's Lavender Law conference and career fair.

Ethics Film Series 2013 Kicks Off on Sept. 17

(Posted: 09-09-13) The Eighth Annual Ethics Film Series, sponsored by Adrienne Arsht and UM Ethics Programs, the School of Communication, and the University of Miami Alumni Association, will kick off its run on Tuesday, September 17 at 6:30 at the Bill Cosford Cinema at the University of Miami.

Week of September 3-6

Miami Law Students Intern at Third District Court of Appeal

(Posted: 09-03-13) For the past three years, the judges of the 3rd DCA have come to Miami Law to hear oral arguments in several real-life cases, exposing 1Ls to real-life appellate cases.

Miami Law Human Rights Clinic and Partners "Bring Human Rights Home"

(Posted: 09-03-13) Students, lawyers, community organizers, social justice advocates, and Miami Law professors came together on August 16 and17 for the unique training session Human Rights Advocacy in the U.S. on integrating human rights into legal practice and advocacy.

Fighting Foreclosure: HOPE Fellow Helps Home Owners at Broward Counter Legal Aid Service

(Posted: 09-03-13) Home is where the heart is, and HOPE Public Interest Fellow Scott Cummings spent his summer helping to mend the hearts of low-income residents faced with home foreclosure at the Consumer Law Unit of the Broward County Legal Aid Service (LAS) in Plantation, FL.

Week of August 26-30

Summer Internship in Alternative Dispute Resolution Reinforces Pro Bono Ethic for Rising 3L

(Posted: 08-26-13) For Cliff Friedman, a rising 3L student, participating in pro bono work has further developed his sense of empathy and compulsion to give back as a problem-solver.

Student Organization Fair Promotes Wide Array of Student Clubs and Groups

(Posted: 08-26-13) More than 40 student organizations gathered on the law school central courtyard, "The Bricks," for the student organization fair on Thursday, August 22. The Student Organization fair is put on by the Inter-Club Council (ICC) at the beginning of each school year.

Family Establishes Scholarship at Miami Law in Memory of Judy Fried Hyman, JD '82

(Posted: 08-26-13) Miami Law alumna Judy Hyman loved the law almost as much as she loved her family. She passed away in 2010 after a long battle with cancer at the age of 52. Her husband, Judge Paul Hyman, and children – Zachary and Kaylee, JD '12, and her parents, Theresa and Theodore Fried, recently created a scholarship in her memory at Miami Law to be awarded each year to a student who is interested in becoming a litigator.

3L Leah Weston Stands Up Through Sit-In for Trayvon Martin Civil Rights Act

(Posted: 08-26-13) When George Zimmerman was acquitted on July 13, 2013 of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, the Dream Defenders – a multiracial organization of youth and students – immediately went into action.