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LawBridge Program Featured in The Florida Bar News
In a recent article by The Florida Bar News, Megan E. Davis features FIU’s LawBridge Program, which combines elements from a medical school residency and a business school entrepreneurial incubator...
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FIU Trial Team Wins National White Collar Crime Invitational
Pictured from left to right: Coach Matthew L. Baldwin, Coach Anthony C. Hevia ‘07, Joseph P. Glace (3L), Nisha Mohammed (3L), Marc Schmulian (4L), Julian V. Stroleny (4L), Professor H. Scott...
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FIU Trial Team Takes 2nd Place in Statewide Competition
Pictured, from left to right: Igor Hernandez, Jose Lorenzo, Megan Mackintosh, Caridad Garcia, Alejandro Carrasco, Denita Jones, Gregory Pierre, and David Baroff. Not pictured: Saulo Perez. The FIU Law...
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FIU Law Hosts Swearing-In Ceremony for the Miami-Dade Delegation
Pictured, from left to right: Judge Andrea R. Wolfson, Senator Rene Garcia, Senator Dwight Bullard, and Senator Oscar Braynon. MIAMI, FL - On Nov. 27, the FIU College of Law hosted a local...
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Health Law and Policy Clinic Hosts Workshop for Nursing Students
On January 16, the Florida International University Health Law and Policy Clinic hosted over 200 FIU nursing and social work students for a workshop entitled “Identifying Legal Issues that Affect...
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Middle School Students Visit FIU Law for a Lesson in Legal Storytelling
Nisha Mohammed (3L) coaching her group on how to develop a theory and theme for the hypothetical case. Students from Broward County’s Plantation Middle School’s Mock Trial Team visited the FIU College...
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FIU Law is Pleased to Announce a New Graduate Degree in Law, the LL.M.
MIAMI (Feb. 18, 2013) – The Florida International University College of Law is pleased to announce a new graduate degree in law, the LL.M., a one-year residential course of study for attorneys holding...
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Vigil Marks 17th Anniversary of the Attack of Four Volunteer Pilots
This past Monday, the FIU College of Law marked the 17th anniversary of the attack by the Cuban Air Force on two small, unarmed civilian aircraft, by hosting a vigil for the victims’ families and...
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Alexander Kopf to Join FIU Law as a Visiting Researcher
Alexander Kopf will be joining the Florida International University College of Law as a visiting researcher from Feb. 20, until July 19, 2013. He will be working with Professor Hannibal Travis. Mr....
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High School Students Learn About Legal Education at DiscoverLaw Day
The Honorable José M. Rodríguez, Circuit Judge of the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida leads a mock class for local high school students. It is never too early to provide young students interested in...
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Symposium Encourages the Idea that Professionalism Matters
Pictured above: Professor George Knox leads the participants through a series of exercises. On Feb. 27, 2013, the FIU College of Law Center for Professionalism and Ethics, together with The Florida Bar...
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Symposium Reflects on the Achievement Gap in the Workplace
FIU Law Review Editor-in-Chief Courtney Walter (on left) and Executive Symposium Editor Erin Auble introduce the panelists. Why is there a strong presence of women in higher education, but the highest...
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FIU Law Rises in the U.S. News Rankings for the Fourth Consecutive Year
MIAMI (March 12, 2013) – In the U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 edition of Best Graduate Schools, the Florida International University College of Law has risen to 105 among top law schools – up...
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Victory for the Family and Education Law Clinic and all M-DCPS Children
In December of 2012, the FIU Family and Education Law Clinic filed three State Complaints with the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) against the Miami-Dade County School District. The complaints,...
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SALDF’s Annual Animal Rights Panel Sheds Light on “Ag-gag” Bills
Pictured above (l to r): Kimberlee Martin (3L), Guest Speaker Will Potter, and Ashley Gruber (3L) When third-year law students Kimberlee Martin and Ashley Gruber founded the FIU Law Student Animal...
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Christine Rickard Selected as Professor of the Year for 2012-13
SBA Secretary Samah Abukhodeir and Professor Christine Rickard In a night where the FIU Law community dressed in their finest attire, and enjoyed a masquerade ball, Professor Christine Rickard was...
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Christine Rickard Selected as Professor of the Year for 2012-13
SBA Secretary Samah Abukhodeir and Professor Christine Rickard In a night where the FIU Law community dressed in their finest attire, and enjoyed a masquerade ball, Professor Christine Rickard was...
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LawBridge: A Year Later
The ability to consult with other recent law graduates who are experiencing similar challenges and to share expertise by co-counseling on cases, are some of the biggest perks Daniel Izquierdo, a...
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FIU College of Law Celebrates 2013 Commencement
During the College of Law’s 9th commencement ceremony, 168 degrees were conferred to a new class of lawyers. Addressing the graduates was keynote speaker U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz –...
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Danilo Castillo Recipient of the 2013 NACUBO Rising Star Award
Danilo Castillo, director of finance and administration at the Florida International University College of Law, is the recipient of the 2013 Rising Star Award from the National Association of College...
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