December, 2020
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
As virtual learning continues, the Miami Law Innocence Clinic has not slowed down in its pursuit of justice. The Clinic is preparing to file an appeal in Florida's First District Court of Appeal for its long-time client, Dustin Duty....
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Pedro Alvarez
Any multi-national lawyer of today must not only have knowledge of the domestic laws of their own country, but also exposure to different law traditions of other countries. With this in mind,...
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Chelsea Johnson, left, with young swimmers
When Chelsea Johnson comes across a lacking, the 24-year-old drives the correction. The Miami Public Interest Scholar comes by this genetically. For instance, when...
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Professor Caroline Mala Corbin
Professor Caroline Mala Corbin has published several articles the last few months, including an article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer titled, "During the Pandemic, Some Rights...
November, 2020
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Professor Sergio Campos
The University of Miami School of Law is known for its commitment to international law and international students, colleagues, and alumni. As part of this focus, law professor Sergio...
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Robert Latham and Kele Stewart
Miami Law's Children and Youth Law Clinic is tackling the herculean task of trying to reform Miami's child welfare system. The problems within the web of troubled agencies are...
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
As academics, advocates, and policymakers navigate the transition away from fossil fuels to clean and renewable energy sources, and policies emerge within this transition, stakeholders are debating how to include issues of equity into...
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Students participating in the FDI Moot competition via Zoom
Preparing for an international moot court competition is demanding enough in a typical year. Participants at Miami Law – the only International...
October, 2020
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Andrew Carter, J.D. '06
Environmental lawyer Andrew Carter, J.D. ’06, accepts that we will be engaging in an “existential fight” for the environment for the rest of his life. However, he feels it’s a battle...
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Lindsey Johnson, 3L
Lindsey Johnson entered law school with a long-held passion for criminal justice reform, prisoners’ rights advocacy, and death penalty defense. In fact, she has been working with people...
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Devon Frampton, JD ’17
While some prospective law students may major in Political Science or English, Devon Frampton, JD ’17, arrived at Miami Law with a performing arts background. She attended an arts high...
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Jason Clark,3L
Growing up in Broward County as the son of two environmental scientists, 3L and HOPE Fellow Jason Clark always had a passion for the environment, whether fishing in South Florida’s waters or...
September, 2020
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
The University of Miami Laboratory for Integrative Knowledge Social Equity Challenge has recognized Miami Law’s social justice projects with grant funding. Projects will focus on economic and social disparities in Miami’s low-income...
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
The legal clinics at Miami Law have launched a speaker series to help equip law students with tools to advance racial and social justice in their work. The series will supplement the training provided in individual law school courses...
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Discussing civil rights challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, “Defending and Promoting Civil Rights in a Time of Coronavirus” was the virtual half-day symposium hosted by Miami Law, in partnership with the civil rights section of...
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been tweeting recently touting Caribu, the Miami-based, Miami Law Startup Clinic client app developer that “enables immersive, activity-rich video calls, allowing families and friends to...
August, 2020
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Marilu Marshall, J.D. '69
Marilu Marshall, B.B.A., '66, J.D. '69, has taken significant risks in her law career, but they have paid off by opening the door to new professional opportunities. "When thinking...
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Annie Brett, J.D./Ph.D. '17
Fresh off two-year fellowships at Stanford’s Center for Ocean Solutions and as a fellow at the World Economic Forum Center for the 4th Industrial Revolution through a partnership...
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Miami Law’s Children and Youth Law Clinic signed on to the amicus brief in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case to be argued in front of the Supreme Court of the United States this fall.
The case centers on Catholic Social...
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
The University of Miami School of Law’s free online summer legal academy, with tracks for high school and college students, exceeded expectations.
Nearly 5,000 students applied for 140 spots; the 68 seniors, 63 juniors, and...
July, 2020
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Two of Miami Law’s student organizations, the Black Law Students Association and the Entertainment and Sports Law Society, recently hosted a virtual panel titled “The Intersection of Race, Law & Sports: A Virtual Conversation with...
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Robert Latham, associate director and practitioner-in-residence at the Children & Youth Law Clinic, built an interactive website last year mapping the placements of every single child who passed through Florida’s Department of Children and...
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Amanda Darlington, J.D. '12
Amanda Darlington, J.D. ’12, is the Director of Government Relations for the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN). A licensed attorney and experienced...
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Elizabeth Fata Carpenter, JD ’16
Miami Public Interest Scholar and alumna Elizabeth Fata Carpenter, JD ’16, seems to have cracked the code for “walking the walk” when it comes to public interest study and...
June, 2020
Friday, June 26, 2020
Carolyn Lamm & Jordan Rhodes
The University of Miami Board of Trustees recently elected two members of the Miami Law community to its ranks. Carolyn Lamm, J.D. ‘73, a partner at White & Case in...
Friday, June 26, 2020
The National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals selected the Miami Law Student Services team for their 2020 NALSAP CORE Four Award.
Established in honor of the four NALSAP founders, the NALSAP CORE Four Award is...
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has brought to light the stark inequities that leave tens of millions in persistent hunger and poverty in the United State and almost a billion worldwide. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, weekly jobless...
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Assistant Dean for Career Development Marcy Cox
A new study by the National Associate for Law Placement Foundation and the University of Texas School of Law’s Center on Women in the Law found grave...
May, 2020
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Gabrielle Wynn
For Gabrielle Wynn, law school had never been her goalpost.
As the daughter of a Maryland congressman and lawyer, she experienced law and admired leadership up close, having met...
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Michael Ricci & Mahalaxmi Subramanian
The pomp and circumstance were missing, but the milestone of the accomplishment wasn't, as the ceremony went forward virtually for the graduates of the Robert...
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
The University of Miami School of Law is offering an online summer course, “COVID-19: Lawyering in a Pandemic.”
The for-credit class will include two components: a doctrinal 2-credit course, taught by a different faculty...
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Alexis Bay
Recent graduate Alexis Bay, an active participant in Miami Law’s HOPE Public Interest Resource Center, was selected to receive the highly competitive Justice Catalyst Fellowship, a project-based...
April, 2020
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Professor Michele DeStefano
Professor Michele DeStefano, Founder and Director of LawWithoutWalls, the 10-year-old part-...
Thursday, April 30, 2020
The recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is landmark legislation designed to help Americans and businesses weather...
Thursday, April 30, 2020
A lawsuit, filed by the University of Miami School of Law’s Immigration Clinic on April 13, 2020, accuses U.S. Immigration authorities of ignoring COVID...
Thursday, April 30, 2020
In the wake of measures instituted to stop the spread of the pandemic across the globe, emission levels and air pollution have declined in cities hit...
March, 2020
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Environmental Justice Clinic Interns Bethany Blakeman and Gabriela Falla along with EJC Director Natalie Barefoot at the Underwater Homeowners Association Focus Group Meeting
Climate change, the effects of...
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Third-year students Gabrielle Hasner and Mark Miskolczi
In 2020, for the first time, the Charles C. Papy Jr. Moot Court Board attended the prestigious National Tax Moot Court Competition hosted by the...
Saturday, March 21, 2020
There is not much Freddie Brackin enjoyed more growing up than spending time playing sports or attending sporting events with his father, Brice. They were hardcore Auburn football fans, but really, most any game would do. They even started a...
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Hal Biagas, Executive Director, North American League of Legends Championship Series Players Association
Hal Biagas, the executive director of the North American League of Legends Championship Series Players...
February, 2020
Friday, February 28, 2020
Keith Wold, Maritime Law LL.M. '17, Claudio Grossman, Jennifer Heller Wold, Professor Bernard Oxman, and Dean Anthony Varona
International and humanitarian law expert Claudio M. Grossman presented the...
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Daniela Tagtachian, Mysun Foundation Fellow, Miami City Commissioner Ken Russell, and Daniela Cimo
In a 104-year-old church on the corner of Charles Avenue and Hibiscus Street, more than 100 people fill the...
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
2L Gitanjali Howard, Rev. Nathaniel Robinson, Sumita Chatterjee & Daniela Tagtachian
Last year was the 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian lawyer and activist who helped the world’s second-...
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Ten Stallings, Katelin Stephens, Tesneem Shraiteh, and CBA President, Paul John Scanziani, Esq.
Miami Law’s Professional Responsibility & Ethics Program returned to both the South Miami-Kendall Bar...
January, 2020
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
"What Swings the Vote? The Influence of the U.S. Legal System and the Media on Presidential Elections" is the focus of the 2020 University of Miami Law Review Symposium on Friday and Saturday, February 7 and 8, on the Coral Gables...
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Students from the University of Florence
Students from the University of Florence have arrived at Miami Law for the start of a joint curricular program focusing on comparative sports law in...
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Clinic students with client; Maxine Latremoille
Seven years ago, Maxine Latremoille began as a social work intern in Miami Law's Children & Youth Law Clinic and never left. After graduating with her...
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
In the decade since the University of Miami School of Law Immigration Clinic opened its doors, the advocacy center has defended countless individuals against deportation, advocated for immigrant survivors of violence, and unaccompanied...