Children & Youth Law Clinic Intern and second-year law student Frank Florio recently presented an oral argument before the Third District Court of Appeal.
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Arrest records can prevent young people from getting their first jobs or qualifying for certification in certain fields. Recently, Miami Law’s Children and Youth Law Clinic educated youth on sealing and expunging arrest records at the...
In 1995, a 17-year-old undocumented Haitian was living alone on the streets of Miami. He was named Edou, before his parents abandoned him, but called himself Tyson. His only bright spark came from the midnight basketball league in a public...
Robert Latham, Clinical Instructor and Practitioner-in-Residence of the Children & Youth Law Clinic, was recently awarded the Florida Guardian ad Litem Program's Excellence in Advocacy Award. In the clinic, he teaches students who handle...
As it prepares for its 20th anniversary, the Children & Youth Law Clinic is celebrating a string of victories for foster children in Florida. The wins establish rights and benefits for youth in cases involving developmental disabilities...
CLE-approved event by the Center for Ethics and Public Service and the Children and Youth Law Clinic
WHAT: In honor of their 20th anniversaries, the University of Miami School of Law’s Center for Ethics and...
Daniel
Graduated high school. Finally done with school. Out on my own.
These are the sentiments of a typical, late-teens youth; however, this was not the case for Daniel (not...
“Interns in the Clinic don’t just learn the law, they make the law.” These words, often used by Children & Youth Law Clinic founder Bernard Perlmutter to describe the Clinic’s work, couldn’t be truer this semester. Students...
Consistently committed to public service, Mia Olsen’s journey to our nation’s capital involved numerous experiences working on behalf of children and families. At Miami Law, the 2010 graduate had the opportunity to begin developing her...