The University of Miami School of Law prepares 21st century lawyers to practice in an increasingly complex and connected world. Partnered with traditional legal curriculum, interdisciplinary education and innovative experiential learning, law students can explore a world of opportunity at Miami Law. Educating the next generation of capable and honorable interdisciplinary problem-solvers is possible because of the generous investment alumni and friends make in Miami Law.
With the continued generosity of Miami Law supporters, the law school can ensure that every challenge is met and the distinction for which the law school is known will be maintained.
WE INVITE YOU TO BE A PARTNER.
See List of Scholarships From Alumni and Friends
The School of Law is fortunate to have alumni and friends who contribute funds to assist continuing students with their law school tuition. Donor scholarships vary in the amount awarded and are for the fall and spring semesters of the J.D. program only. They target outstanding enrolled students pursuant to guidelines set forth by the donors. For some awards, personal interviews, applications, or need analysis reports may be required. There are also some donor scholarship funds available to LL.M. students, which are awarded separately at the time of admission to an LL.M. program. The following scholarships have been established through the generosity of alumni and friends:
| Alex R. Laster Endowed Scholarship Ann Wrenn-King Memorial Scholarship Andrew Leinoff Scholarship Armando Alejandre Endowed Scholarship Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund Endowed Scholarship The Berger/Loevner Family Endowed Scholarship Beverly Bodenstein Memorial Scholarship Bill Colson Scholarship Bilzin, Sumberg, Baena Price & Axelrod LLP Scholarship Bruce Winick Award Burton Young Scholarship C. C. Alloway Scholarship Carlton Fields Hope Fellow Scholarship Carol King Scholarship Citizen Board Law School Scholarship Claude Eichel Law Endowment Scholarship Claude M. Olds Memorial Scholarship Cobb Scholarship CABA/LAA Endowed Scholarship Fund Daniel S. Pearson Scholarship Dennis Lynch Scholarship Devang Desai Law Scholarship Edward D. Berger Scholarship Edwin Willinger Scholarship Eileen G. Breier Scholarship Ethel & Walter Beckham Scholarship Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Scholarship Francisco R. & Georgina Angones Endowed Scholarship F.W. “Mort” Guilford Endowed Scholarship Frisch family Endowed Scholarship Gaebe, Mullen, Antonelli & DiMatteo Endowed Scholarship Garcia Amador Scholarship Genovese Joblove & Battista, P.A. Scholarship George David Gold Scholarship George N. and Diana T. Leader Scholarship George Patterson Endowed Scholarship Gerald Kogan Endowed Scholarship Gerard Ehrich Scholarship Goshgarian Law Endowed Scholarship |
Greenstein Family Scholarship Gregg D. Wenzel Memorial Scholarship Henry Latimer Scholarship Higgins Book Award Honorable Barbara Levenson Scholarship Honorable Theodore Klein Hugh L. Wood Endowed Scholarship Irving M. & Cecelia M. Hermann Law Scholarship J. Donald and Agnes E. Shoecraft Law Scholarship James E. Doyle Scholarship James L. Ferraro Scholarship John F. Evans Memorial Scholarship John Cyril Malloy Intellectual Property Law Endowed Memorial Scholarship Joseph Bogosian Award Joseph Isicoff, Ragatz & Koenigsberg Scholarship Joseph Weinberger Endowed Scholarship Judge Eugene P. Spellman Scholarship Judge Federico A. Moreno Endowed Scholarship Judge Harvey Ford Memorial Scholarship Judge Henry L. Balaban Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund Judge Maxine Cohen Lando Endowed Scholarship Judge Sidney M. Aronovitz Endowed Scholarship Judy Fried Hyman Scholarship Judy Proller Endowed Scholarship Fund Kapila Family Foundation Scholarship Karl N. Llewellyn Endowed Scholarship Kenny, Nachwalter, P.A. Scholarship Fund Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine PL Scholarship Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton Scholarship LAA Board Scholarship Law Alumni Scholarship Lawrence B. Rodgers-M. Minnette Massey Scholarship Leonore Carrero Nesbitt Scholarship for Public Service Lewis Tein Scholarship Linda Dakis JD '74 Memorial Scholarship Litigation Skllls Faculty Donor Scholarship Louis Phillips Scholarship Lydia and Burton Harrison Scholarship Marco A. Vazquez Memorial Scholarship Mariel Melissa Saunderson (Smith) Spencer Scholarship Marion E. Sibley Scholarship Martin Fine Scholarship Martin J. Nash Memorial Scholarship Fund Mary T. Hennessy Scholarship Mitchell R. Bloomberg Endowed Scholarship |
Morris Law Fund Scholarship Nicole Kleban Scholarship Patricia Redmond Scholarship Paul B. Anton Scholarship Paul Dee Memorial Endowed Scholarship Paul R. Gordon Scholarship Paul, Landy, Beiley & Harper Scholarship Philip E. Heckerling Scholarship Fund Podhurst, Orsek Scholarship Priscilla Jewett Schneller Scholarship Rafael C. Benitez Scholarship Fund Rev. Tryfon and Presbytera Eleni Theophilopoulos Scholarship Fund Richard A. Hausler Scholarship Richard L. Lapidus Endowed Memorial Scholarship Robert H. Waters Memorial Scholarship Fund Ronkin Family Scholarship Stearns Weaver/Shapiro Scholarship Stearns Weaver/Weissler Scholarship Stephen Arky Scholarship Stephen M. Brodsky Memorial Scholarship Tax Section of the Florida Bar Tripp Scott Scholarship J.D. Scholarship Tax Section of the Florida Bar LL. M. Scholarship Thomas E. and Dorothy Bartsche McDougall Scholarship Vazquez-Bello Scholarship Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Endowed Scholarship Fund Wesley Alba Sturges Scholarship White & Case International Arbitration Program Scholarship Young ICCA Scholarship Zarco Scholarship Zbar Memorial Scholarship |
What is the Law Firm Challenge?
The Law Firm Giving Challenge is a competition that seeks to strengthen the connection between the School of Law and its alumni. We encourage a spirit of friendly competition between law firms with multiple Miami Law alumni to reach 100% participation giving to their alma mater. At the end of the competition, the firm(s) that reach 100% participation and raise the most funds will be recognized at a special ceremony during one of our Alumni Events and receive a winning trophy. The winning firms will have the right to display the trophies for a year at their offices and will be recognized on the alumni website, social media and law alumni publications.
Young Alumni Committee Brick Campaign
You can help the Young Alumni Committee support scholarships for law students by purchasing and personalizing an engraved brick. Personalized engraved bricks cost only $500, with all proceeds benefiting the Young Alumni Committee Scholarship Fund. You can purchase a gift for yourself, honor another person or mark a personal milestone.
Click here to order online and personalize your brick.
There are additional ways to invest in the University of Miami School of Law at all levels to ensure our success:
Annual Fund
Gifts to Miami Law’s Annual Fund help to meet the discretionary needs of the law school. The Annual Fund helps support student scholarships, curricular initiatives, faculty fellowships, clinical programs, and the overall quality of student life. No gift is too small, and every gift counts.
Make Your Gift Online to the Miami Law Annual Fund
To mail your gift, download this form to include with your check, money order or credit card payment.
To make a gift by telephone, call 1-866-99UMLAW or 305-284-3470, or fax to 305-284-3968.
Designated Giving
Scholarship or Program
To designate your gift to a scholarship or program, please specify when making your gift.
Under designation, select the area you would like to support. If the area is not listed, choose other and note your area of preference in the comment field.
Sponsorship Opportunities
There are a variety of sponsorship opportunities throughout the year. Firms, companies or individuals who sponsor an event receive institutional and event recognition and the opportunity for meaningful interaction with other alumni and students, thus raising your profile and deepening your engagement with the Miami Law community.
- Law Parents and Partners Welcome Reception (August)
- Law Alumni Luncheon at the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning (January)
- Judicial Receptions (Spring semester)
- 50th Year Class Reunion (Spring semester)
- Law Alumni Reception at the Florida Bar Convention (June)
- Young Alumni/Recent Graduate Networking Receptions (year-round)
If you would like to sponsor a School of Law or Law Alumni Association event, complete the sponsorship form.
Reunion Giving
Class Reunions offer all alumni an opportunity to celebrate the common bond they share with each other and Miami Law. If you are celebrating a Reunion year, please consider making a gift to the Annual Fund in support of student scholarships, curricular initiatives, faculty fellowships, clinical programs, and the overall quality of student life. No gift is too small, and every gift counts towards your class giving percentage participation. Help us to ensure a bright future for the next generation of law students through your class gift.
Endowed Funds
An endowment is a permanent fund supporting a purpose of your choosing. Depending on an individual passion or interest, the endowment, which provides funds in perpetuity, can be focused or wide-ranging. The principal of the gift is invested and grows over time, while quarterly distributions provide a steady, reliable source of income to the designated program. This ensures the gift will provide benefits year after year, generation after generation.
Endowment funds can support:
- Scholarships and fellowships
- Professorships, lectureships and chairs
- Research, programs or other purposes
- Unrestricted use
Distributions from endowments transform lives at Miami Law each year.
You can use almost any type of asset — cash, securities, real estate or other property. Bequests and other deferred gifts, including those that provide life income to you or another beneficiary, can also fund endowments.
Named Endowments
To create a new endowment with a name you choose, Miami Law has several options, starting at $100,000. You can support an existing endowment with a gift of any size.
Estate/Planned Giving
In these unique economic times, contributions from alumni are more important than ever. While you may find it difficult to give a monetary donation at this time, you can still continue to support the University of Miami School of Law through planned giving.
Planned giving can help you balance your charitable interests with your personal financial goals while also helping you realize significant tax and other benefits for you, your heirs, and your estate. Through planned giving, you can make a gift you might have otherwise thought impossible.
To learn how easy it is to leave a legacy, please contact: Cynthia Beamish, Executive Director, University of Miami Planned Giving Office, cbeamish@miami.edu or 305-284-4342.
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For more information about Estate/Planned Giving, please visit University of Miami Estate & Gift Planning website.
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