The Legal Profession Program includes both student-centered leadership workshops and CLE-oriented practice seminars in cooperation with Florida bar associations, federal and state courts, law firms, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Program highlights include Legal Malpractice and Law Firm Management Roundtables, the Lawyers in Leadership Award and Hon. William M. Hoeveler Award luncheons, and Legal Profession Colloquia with leading members of the South Florida bar and bench. 

Fall 2023 Legal Profession Program Events

The Law Practice Management Series

All events are via Zoom and take place from 12:30pm to 1:30pm

• September
• October
• November

21st Annual William M. Hoeveler Award Luncheon honoring

Dr. Marvin Dunn

November 10, 2023
12:30pm to 2:00pm
Alma Jennings Student Lounge

Dr. Marvin Dunn, an African American native Floridian, is professor emeritus and retired chairperson of the Department of Psychology at Florida International University. Born during the Jim Crow era, he brings a perspective to black history that has been missed, distorted, and minimalized in the past. He co-authored The Miami Riot of 1980: Crossing the Bounds (1984). He authored Black Miami in the Twentieth Century (1997) and A History of Florida: Through Black Eyes (2016).

Dr. Dunn is a renowned expert on race and ethnic issues in America and a nationally respected scholar, author, historian, documentary filmmaker, and community activist. He lives in Miami Florida. Much of his work can be found on Dunnhistory.com.

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• November 9, 2022 - CEPS/CABA CLE Webinar

  On Wednesday, November 9, the Center for Ethics and Public Service (CEPS) joined the Cuban American Bar Association (CABA) in presenting a CLE webinar on the law firm management ethics lessons of the Champlain Towers South Collapse litigation and related cases. Panelists, both local law firm leaders and CEPS Director Professor Anthony Alfieri, provided an overview of the litigation and outlined the core law firm management ethics issues raised for both lawyers and law firms. The panel also discussed the application of the Florida Rules of Professional Conduct and other relevant law to the underlying conduct that gave rise to the litigation, the resolution of the litigation itself, and the best practice lessons of law firm management derived from the litigation.

  In addition to Professor Alfieri, the CLE panel included Javier Lopez (Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton) and Emily Balter (Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin + Tapanes), a graduate of Miami Law. Miriam Ramos, a former CEPS fellow and a Miami Law graduate, is the current president of the Cuban American Bar Association.

• September 8, 2022 - Lawyers in Leadership Award Luncheon

  Miami Law’s Center for Ethics and Public Service honored the Civil Rights Collective with the annual Lawyers in Leadership Award Thursday, September 8, at 12:30 p.m. in the Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge at the University of Miami School of Law.

  The award honors members of the legal community who are exceptionally dedicated to public citizenship and leadership. The Civil Rights Collective is composed of lawyers in private practice, primarily based in South Florida, who focus on social justice and civil rights advocacy. It is not a formal organization or entity, but its members work collaboratively in many ways. CRC members often share information on best practices, specific experiences with certain types of cases or judges, and other related issues. CRC members also regularly work together as co-counsel in civil rights litigation.

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• Leadership Roundtables

  The Center for Ethics and Public Service invites leaders in the community to have lunch with our CEPS Fellows and Interns.

  2018-2019

  • Nina Stillman Mandel
  • David S. Mandel
  • Kerin McCarthy Fredman
  • Thaddeus Scott

  
  

  2017-2018

  • Nina Stillman Mandel
  • Lindsey Lazopoulos Friedman
  • Allison Freidin
  • Christopher Lomax

• William M. Hoeveler Award

  The prestigious award celebrates ethics, leadership and public service in the legal profession. See stories of past recipients:

  • Judge Michael Hanzman
  • Judge Adalberto Jordan, J.D. '87, Receives Hoeveler Award
  • Miami Herald’s Julie K. Brown to be Honored with Hoeveler Award
  • Friends of Everglades - Marjorie Stoneman Douglas' Organization – Bestowed Hoeveler Award
  • George Knox, JD '83, Honored
  • Miami Law Retains Hold on Affections of Florida Supreme Court Justice Fred Lewis, JD '72, Recipient of Hoeveler Award
  • State Attorney Fernández Rundle to Receive Hoeveler Award

• Lawyers in Leadership Award

  The Center for Ethics and Public Service honors leaders in the community with this award which recognizes leading members of the Florida bar and bench who are distinguished by their dedication to public citizenship and leadership. See stories/list of past recipients:

  • 2022 Recipient: Civil Rights Collective
  • 2021 Recipient: Tiffani Lee, J.D. ‘97
  • 2019 Recipient: Judge Jacqueline Becerra
  • 2018 Recipient: Florida Justice Institute
  • 2017 Recipient: Monica Vigues-Pitan, J.D. '03
  • 2016 Recipient: Charles Elsesser
  • 2015 Recipient: Judge Darrin P. Gayles
  • 2014 Recipient: Elizabeth Schwartz
  • “Miami Law’s Patricia Redmond to Receive the Lawyers in Leadership Award”
  • “Carlos Martinez Honored with Lawyers in Leadership Award“
  • “Miami Law Honors Centorino with Lawyers in Leadership Award”

• Janeal Fordham, David P. Catsman Fellow, 2L

  Janeal Fordham is a second-year law student at the University of Miami, where she is a HOPE Scholar and Fundraising Chair for the National Lawyers Guild. Prior to attending law school, Janeal was the Gallard Fellow for The Branson School in Marin County, CA. She taught in the History Department and served as the school's Community Engagement Director. Janeal graduated from Spelman College with a B.A. in Political Science.

• Brandi Griffin, Mandel Fellow, 2L

  Brandi Griffin is a second year law student at the University of Miami, where she is a member of the Black Law Students Association, Miami Law Women, a Student Ambassador with the Office of Admissions and a Dean’s Fellow for Elements. She is originally from Atlanta, Georgia.

  Prior to attending law school, Brandi received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Wake Forest University and a Master of Arts in Journalism from Northeastern University. In her free time, Brandi enjoys reading for fun, visiting museums, trying new restaurants and spending time with her family, including her dog Charlie Boston.

• Omarley Spence, William M. Hoeveler Fellow, 2L

  Omarley Spence is a second-year law student at the University of Miami School of Law and is from Lauderhill, Fl. He graduated from the University of Florida in 2019 with a B.A. in Economics and an M.S.M. in Management. Prior to coming to law school, he gained skills in project management and financial market trend tracking while working as an Associate at Fisher Investments. He is a member of the Black Law Student Association, a member of the OutLaw Student Association, a member of the University of Miami School of Law Trial Team, First-Generation Law Association, and the Treasurer for the Caribbean Law Student Association. In his free time, Omarley enjoys running and spending quality time with family.