January, 2021

Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Jaret Davis, J.D.'99 & B.A.'96
Jaret Davis, J.D. ’99 and B.A. ’96, saw 2020 as an inflection point for social justice in the United States. In the wake of the murder of 46-year-old George Floyd in...

Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Myles Crandall, Hayley Goodman & Jillian Kushner
During the winter break, over 30 Miami Law students helped to build their legal skills in the areas of social justice and public interest, family law, and...

Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Elena Fontanelli, LL.M. '18
Name: Elena Fontanelli
Year of International Arbitration LL.M.: 2018
Country of Origin: Italy
Law School attended: University of...

Friday, January 22, 2021
Professor Kunal Parker
Many of President Biden’s day one executive order targeted turning back the previous administration’s immigration policies. Professor Kunal Parker, author of Making Foreigners:...

Friday, January 22, 2021
From The Boston Globe to The New Yorker and the San Francisco Chronicle, national media have reached out to Miami Law faculty experts to weigh in on the current political climate. Some professors that have been quoted or mentioned...

Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Manisha Dilip Shirolikar, Hector Fernandez, Sarah Stegleder, Danilo Knijnik
Since 1952 Miami Law has offered a welcoming environment that has drawn U.S. and foreign-trained lawyers from around the globe to...

Wednesday, January 20, 2021
The University of Miami School of Law has been listed in the top 10 in the 2021 Princeton Review in its specialty listings in three categories: the best southeastern law schools, the best for most diverse faculty, and the best in...

Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Professor Bernard Oxman receiving the Manley O. Hudson Medal in a virtual ceremony.
Professor Bernard H. Oxman was presented virtually with the 2021 Manley O. Hudson Medal by The American Society of...

Wednesday, January 13, 2021
The Robert Traurig/Greenberg Traurig Real Property Development LL.M. Program is expanding its construction law curriculum with a new course beginning this spring semester – Emerging Legal and Commercial Trends in Construction Projects...

Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Adrienne Harreveld, J.D. '19 and Amanda Suarez, 3L
University of Miami School of Law is known for students’ commitment to social justice and public interest, and the prestigious firm of Squire Patton Boggs...

Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Miami Law’s Anthony E. Varona, dean and M. Minnette Massey Professor of Law, joined one-hundred-fifty-six other sitting law school deans – representing more than three-quarters of U.S. law schools – in publishing an open letter today...

Wednesday, January 06, 2021
Professor Kele Stewart
During the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Schools, Professor Kele Stewart, Associate Dean for Experiential Learning and Co-Director of the Children & Youth Law...

Wednesday, January 06, 2021
1L Stevi Leavitt
With equal parts interest in immigration law, criminal law, and environmental law, Stevi Leavitt saw the extended winter break as an opportunity not to be wasted. With the ability to work...

Wednesday, January 06, 2021
Miami Law’s legal podcast, the Explainer, is gearing up for season six mid-January. Here are a few themes that gained top listens from seasons past.
Gun Control
In season two’s bonus episode, Business Tackles...

Wednesday, January 06, 2021
Building in Miami's West Coconut Grove Neighborhood
Fellows from the Community Equity Lab at the Center for Ethics and Public Service worked alongside community organizations in the historically Afro-...

Wednesday, January 06, 2021
The Professional Responsibility and Ethics Program wrapped up the semester with a virtual CLE webinar at the Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami. PREP director, Jan Jacobowitz, was joined by students Camila Rivero...