April, 2020

Thursday, April 30, 2020
Litigation Skills students receiving their awards during a Zoom meeting
Professor Laurence Rose, director of the Litigation Skills Program, has said, “The art of persuasion and performance, combined with...

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...

Thursday, April 30, 2020
Franco Della Torre & Mitchell Weller
The Eleanor R. Cristol and Judge A. Jay Cristol Bankruptcy Pro Bono Assistance Clinic partnered with the Dade Legal Aid/Put Something Back program to provide...

Thursday, April 30, 2020
Nikki Lewis Simon, J.D. '99
Nikki Lewis Simon, J.D. ’99 and adjunct in the externship/litigation program, is a commercial litigator with more than 20 years of experience. She is a shareholder and primarily...

Thursday, April 30, 2020
Marie Mato, JD ’99, Judge Monica Gordo, J.D. '99, Dean Anthony E. Varona, Jason Kairalla, JD ’02 and Dan Newman, JD ’91
Four prominent Miami Law graduates were honored by the Law Alumni Association on March...

Thursday, April 23, 2020
Under the guidance of a seasoned investment professional, a group of graduate students is building the University of Miami’s new start-up that aims to help University-affiliated new businesses find investors.
Three Miami Law...

Thursday, April 23, 2020
United Nations Building in NYC
As COVID-19 wreaks havoc globally, its threat is compounded for incarcerated populations. Overcrowded prisons and jails make “social distancing” of at least six feet impossible...

Thursday, April 23, 2020
PREP conducting CLE on Zoom
Miami Law’s Professional Responsibility & Ethics Program is known for being out and about in South Florida presenting its customized ethics and technology interactive...

Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Greg Levy and Eduardo Perez on Zoom
The University of Miami School of Law showcased its annual Global Entertainment &...

Tuesday, April 07, 2020
Director Craig Trocino with Innocence Clinic students
The COVID-19 pandemic has not diminished the Miami Law Innocence...

Tuesday, April 07, 2020
The leadership at Miami Law’s Immigration Clinic is calling for the release of those held in immigration detention, as COVID-19 cases are breaking out in facilities across the country.
Clinic Director Rebecca Sharpless has...

Wednesday, April 01, 2020
Kimi Robertson, 2L
Rising third-year law student Kimi Robertson works in the Tenants’ Rights Clinic, serves as President of the Black...

Wednesday, April 01, 2020
Osaro Qualis and Wifredo Fernandez
Following up on a Miami Law story from December, the Securities and Exchange Commission this month proposed substantial rule changes regarding startup funding and...