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Andrea Cortland, JD'09

Originally from: Camden, NJ
Undergraduate School/Major: Rutgers College Honors Program, Rutgers University
Experience: Associate, Cozen O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA

David Moreno, JD'11

Originally from: East Meadow, NY
Undergraduate School/Major: CW Post, Long Island University
Experience: Attorney, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, NYC

Evan Andronis, Class of 2014

Originally from: Palm Beach, FL
Undergraduate School/Major: Florida State University
Experience: Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Washington D.C. (Spring, 2013)

Health Rights Clinic

Listen to law and medical students speak about their meaningful experiences in the Health Rights Clinic Medical Legal Partnership.

Carlos Nunez, JD'13

Originally from: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: Florida International University/Economics
Law School Activity: President, International Moot Court Board
Summer Experience/Externships: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Miami, FL (Summer 2012); Bacardi & Yahoo!, Miami, FL (Spring 2012); Yahoo!, Miami, FL (Fall 2011); Telemundo, Miami, FL (Summer 2011)

Amir Whitaker, Class of 2014

Originally from: New Jersey
Undergraduate School/Major: Rutgers University, USC (M.A. and Ph.D)/History
Summer Experience: Public Defenders Office, Miami, FL

Nefra-Ann Macdonald, JD'13

Joint Degree: J.D./M.M. in Music Business and Entertainment Industries
Originally from: Connecticut
Undergraduate School/Major: University of Miami/Broadcast Journalism, Political Science
Summer Experience: MTV Latin America, Miami, FL

Kathryn Walker, JD'13

Joint Degree: J.D./M.P.H. in Public Health
Originally from: North Carolina
Undergraduate School/Major: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill/English, Psychology
Summer Experience: Department of Health & Human Services, Washington, D.C.

Shannon Williams, Class of 2014

Originally from: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: Florida Atlantic University/Marketing and Management
Summer Experience: Intern, Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office; Research Assistant for Professor Stephen Schnably

Tricia Robinson, Class of 2014

Originally from: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: Ohio State University/Zoology
Summer Experience: Navy, Office of General Counsel, Washington, D.C.

Shayla Waldon, JD'13

Originally from: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: University of Miami/Legal Studies
Summer Experience: Summer Associate, Akerman, Senterfitt LLP, Palm Beach, FL

Zach Ludens, Class of 2014

Joint Degree: J.D./M.A. in Communications (Public Relations)
Originally from: South Dakota
Undergraduate School/Major: Augustana College/Government, Economics, History
Summer Experience: Judicial Intern for the Hon. Jose E. Martinez, U.S. District Court, Miami, FL; Research Assistant for Professor Michael Froomkin

Ryan Appel, Class of 2014

Originally from: California
Undergraduate School/Major: University of Southern California/Business Administration
Summer Experience: Legal Extern, Miami Dolphins

Paul Agbeyegbe, Class of 2014

Originally from: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: University of Miami/Political Science
Summer Experience: Intern in the Obama White House

Gueter Aurelien, JD'13

Originally From: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: Columbia University, Political Science
Summer Experience: Legal Intern, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington

Lauren Marsicano, JD'13

Originally From: Texas/Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: U. of Tampa/International Business & Finance
Summer Experience: Núñez, Muñoz y Cía. Ltda., Santiago, Chile

Lauren Spahn, JD'13

Originally From: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: Elon University, Political Science/PreLaw
Summer Experience: Warner Music Latina (Miami, FL) and ADG Live, West Palm Beach

Jonathan Hixon, JD'12

Originally From: Massachusetts
Undergraduate School/Major: George Washington University, Criminal Justice
Summer Experience: Hirschhorn & Bieber, P.A., Coral Gables, FL

Kristina Mills, JD'12

Originally From: Texas
Undergraduate School/Major: Spelman College/Sociology
Summer Experience: Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office, HOPE Fellow

Ben McCulloch, JD'12

Originally From: Illinois
Undergraduate School/Major: University of Phoenix/Business Administration
Summer Experience: Securities & Exchange Commission, Miami, FL

Eric Olson, JD'12

Originally From: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: Washington and Lee University/English
Summer Experience: Put Something Back, Dade Legal Aid, HOPE Fellow

Samuel Leroy, JD'12

Originally From: Massachusetts
Undergraduate School/Major: Emerson College/TV, Video Production
Summer Experience: Guardian Ad Litem Program, HOPE Fellow

Jenna Drozdowicz, JD'12

Originally From: Milwaukee, WI
Undergraduate Institution: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Undergraduate Major: Real Estate, International Business
Summer Experience: Estate Planning

Travis Robert-Ritter, JD'12

Originally From: Bethesda, Maryland
Undergraduate Institution: University of Miami
Undergraduate Major: Finance
Summer Experience: Summer associate at O'Melveney & Myers, Washington, D.C.
Travis will be entering his second year at Miami Law this fall. He speaks about the skills he learned in his first year at Miami and the high level of confidence he has in tackling assignments at this major international law firm.

Kendra Briggs, J.D. '02

Kendra graduated cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law in 2002 where she sat on the Moot Court Board. After law school, Kendra served as Assistant General Counsel to the Florida Department of Transportation and then worked on product liability litigation at Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP in Washington, DC. In November, Kendra joined the Offices of the United States Attorneys. Click here for a press release of Kendra's swearing in ceremony as Assistant United States Attorney. Listen To Audio

Sherry Williams, J.D. '95

Assistant Director of Student Recruiting Alex Schultes interviews Sherry Williams, Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary at Halliburton, one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry. Williams discusses her role as a top corporate officer in which she directly assists the CEO in management of board issues and corporate governance at company that offers the world's broadest array of products and services for oil and gas exploration, development and production. Listen to Audio

Greg Mayback, J.D. '92

Greg Mayback, J.D. '92, is an expert in patent law and intellectual property. He was recently featured in Super Lawyers magazine in an article that highlights how Mayback merged his passion for engineering into this top legal specialty. Read More

Guillermo Levy, JD '00 and Gabriela Lanza, LLM '04

Two Miami Law graduates were featured in the May 2010 edition of Latin Lawyer magazine. The article, "Engine Drivers," profiles the in-house legal division of machinery maker Caterpillar and the pressures of providing support to almost every country in Latin America. Read More

David Neblett, JD '01

David Neblett, a maritime and admiralty attorney, discusses how his love of the ocean, boating and fishing coupled with his undergraduate degree from UM in Marine Science parlayed into a legal specialty ocean law. Watch Video