May, 2021

Thursday, May 27, 2021
Somya Priyadarshini, LL.M. '19
Name: Somya Priyadarshini
Country of Origin: India
Year of LL.M.: 2019
Law School(s) attended: Chanakya National Law University,...

Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Professor Rebecca Sharpless
Rebecca Sharpless, professor of law and director of Miami Law’s Immigration Clinic, was recently chosen as one of the first recipients of the Excellence in Experiential Teaching...

Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Pictured L to R: the 2009 Miami Law Vis Moot team with Diogo Pereira, J.D. ’10, Anna Tumpovskiy, International Arbitration LL.M. '10, Kevin Huber, J.D. ’10, Rekha Rangachari, J.D. '10, Professor John...

Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Kristen Calzadilla with judges from the Third District Court of Appeal via Zoom
Kristen Calzadilla, who graduated from Miami Law in spring 2021, presented oral arguments in the Third...

Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Curtis Osceola, J.D. '18
To look at Curtis Esteban Osceola today standing in court in a sharp blue suit, white shirt, and blue silk repp tie, there is little vestige of the skinny 18-year-...

Friday, May 21, 2021
The International Jurist story, “Best LL.M. Programs,” placed Miami Law as one of eleven law schools in their career advancement honor roll. The four criteria for placing on the career advancement honor roll were graduate employment...
Friday, May 21, 2021
At the Awards Ceremony L to R: Miami Law Dean Anthony E. Varona and Associate Dean Raquel Matas, Ken Hoffman, J.D. '83, and Bill Carter, CEO of ALM Media.
Of all the attorneys recognized in the...

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
3L Melissa Lipnick
3L Miami Scholar, Melissa Lipnick, was recently selected to receive the highly competitive Equal Justice Works Fellowship, a project-based post-grad fellowship that allows...

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Litigation Students with Prof. Tamara Lave and Lydia Sanchez
Miami Law's Litigation Skills Program recently awarded nine scholarships to several students who distinguished themselves this past semester...

Friday, May 14, 2021
Art museums, universities, and colleges are vitally critical educational institutions in the United States. In the face of the intertwined crises of 2020, these sectors redoubled their equity, anti-racism, and social justice...

Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Nicholas Bailkin
Nicholas Bailkin is a joint J.D./LL.M. candidate in Miami Law’s Robert Traurig-Greenberg Traurig Real Property Development Program. Bailkin is the epitome of an accomplished...

Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Laura Juanes Micas
Spaniard Laura Juanes Micas graduates in May with an LL.M. degree in U.S. and Transnational Law. A multilingual policy, privacy, and international law expert in the technology industry...

Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Client Rocio Cabrejos being sworn in as a U.S. citizen
Even though Rocio Cabrejos survived brain cancer twice, endured two rounds of brain surgery and other intensive treatments, the United...

Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Miami has steadily been building its ecosystem for technology and entrepreneurship but now has the national spotlight as each day another technology, venture capital, or finance company announces its relocation to South Florida. Miami...

Thursday, May 06, 2021
Professor Mary Anne Franks
In spring 2021, University of Miami School of Law Professor Mary Anne Franks was named the Michael R. Klein Distinguished Scholar Chair to recognize her substantial contributions...

Wednesday, May 05, 2021
Judges Kevin Emas, J.D. '82 & Ivan Fernandez, J.D. '92
Ivan F. Fernandez, J.D. ’92, will assume the role of chief judge at the Third District Court of Appeal on July 1, taking the mantle from...

Wednesday, May 05, 2021
The HOPE Public Interest Resource Center hosted its annual Public Interest Recognition Ceremony on April 15th, gathering virtually with students, faculty, alumni, family and friends to recognize outstanding students who excelled in...

Wednesday, May 05, 2021
Jordan Rhodes, 3L
Jordan Rhodes's third year at Miami Law was far outside the usual experience. While she served as president of the Student Bar Association and the student trustee for the...

Tuesday, May 04, 2021
Professor of Legal Writing Jarrod Reich
Professor of Legal Writing Jarrod Reich recently co-authored a book titled Thinking Like a Writer with Professor Timothy Terrell of Emory and legal writing expert,...

Thursday, May 20, 2021
Founded in 2018 and led by the University’s Judge-in-Residence, Miami Circuit Court Judge Ellen Sue Venzer, the program recently received generous support from philanthropist Nancy Hector.