Robert Latham

Associate Director, Children & Youth Law Clinic & Lecturer in Law

J.D. 2007, University of Michigan
B.A, B.S., University of Texas

Phone: (305) 284-2806

Office: F305B

Robert Latham is a Clinical Instructor & Practitioner-in-Residence at the University of Miami Children and Youth Law Clinic. In the clinic, he teaches students who handle cases involving abused, abandoned and neglected children in a variety of forums, including dependency and family courts, administrative hearings, and federal and appellate courts.

Mr. Latham earned a B.S. in computer science and B.A. in linguistics from the University of Texas. He later received his J.D. cum laude from the University of Michigan (2007), where he participated as a student and a Dean's Fellow in the Michigan Child Advocacy Law Clinic.

Prior to joining the clinic, Mr. Latham was a senior program attorney at the Guardian ad Litem Program.

Publications

COVID-19 Reflections on Resilience and Reform in the Child Welfare System , with Kele Stewart, 48 Fordham Urb. L.J. 95 (2020).

Media Appearances

Other: ABA Children's Rights Litigation Committee Fearless Children’s Lawyer of the Month November 2020
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/committees/childrens-rights/fearless-childrens-lawyer-of-the-month/november2020-robert-latham/

Radio: National Public Radio April 12 2017 Interview on special immigrant juveniles in Florida.