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Week of May 20-24

PREP Students Join Judges to Present Ethics Training to Members of Bankruptcy Bar Association

(Posted: 05-21-13) In a presentation titled "Court-eous Communication," Miami Law students Shayla Waldon, Garrett Lorentz and Adam Fischer, speaking on behalf of the Professional Responsibility and Ethics Program, addressed members of the Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida and discussed the importance of candid communication before the court and the effect that dishonesty may have on a case.

Fair Judiciary is Crucial As Egypt Struggles with Authoritarianism, Judge Tells Faculty and Guests at Miami Law

(Posted: 05-21-13) For decades, many Arab countries suffered from abuses of power by corrupt, authoritarian regimes that reigned unobstructed and prevented their people from achieving aspirations to freedom and justice, Judge Adel Maged, Vice-President of the Egyptian Court of Cassation, told an audience recently at Miami Law.

'Fabulous Opportunity' Offered by Miami Law to Study Cross-Border Investment; Students, Lawyers Meet to Hear About It

(Posted: 05-20-13) An Open House held last week to promote Miami Law's LL.M. in Taxation and launch its new LL.M. in Taxation of Cross-Border Investment program drew an impressive number of practitioners and law students to the 44th floor of Greenberg Traurig's spectacular headquarters in Miami.

Miami Law Alumnus Andrew Leinoff and Wife Ellen Establish Scholarship for Students Interested in Family Law

(Posted: 05-20-13) Family law attorney Andrew Leinoff, J.D. '74, and his wife, Ellen, have established a scholarship at Miami Law for students who have an interest in pursuing a career in family law. The recipients will be known as Leinoff Scholars.

Week of May 13-17

Graduates Told Law Profession Provides 'Boundless' Chances to Affect People's Lives; See Commencement Photos, Videos

(Posted: 05-13-13) Spring graduates of Miami Law's Class of 2103 were assured at Saturday's Commencement ceremony that the training they have received over the past three years has prepared them well "for a profession that is rapidly changing as it faces globalization, changing technology, and increased competition."

Week of May 6-10

LawWithoutWalls Nails Law Practice Technology, ABA Journal Reports; Miami Law Listed as One of Top Schools

(Posted: 05-10-13) Legal services delivery entrepreneur Richard Granat wrote at eLawyering Blog about the efforts of the ABA's eLawyering Task Force to identify the top law schools currently teaching legal practice technology.

'Energetic and Positive,' Spring Graduate Kathryn Walker Takes Commitment to Disability Rights Into the World

(Posted: 05-10-13) Kathryn J. Walker seems to embrace life in a way that few do, vigorously taking on projects and pushing them far beyond their modest beginnings. A summer job in college turned into a second summer, then a gap year, followed by a passion on which to build a career.

Upbeat, Charming and Accomplished Miami Law Student Headed For Job at Apple After Graduation

(Posted: 05-10-13) "Stay humble but stay hungry" are words Rico Williams lives by. The 31-year-old Brooklyn Heights native with the brilliant smile has honored that ethos during his years at Miami Law, quietly amassing a breadth of knowledge across myriad areas of study.

Degree in Cross-Border Investment to be Launched by Miami Law Graduate Tax LL.M. Program; Details to Come at Open House

(Posted: 05-07-13) The University of Miami School of Law's Tax LL.M. Program plans to launch a cutting-edge degree in Taxation of Cross-Border Investment*, and will hold an Open House on May 15 to discuss details of the degree and of the school's graduate tax programs.