MIAMI LAW
Our award-winning clinics are exceptional training grounds to gain real-world lawyering skills. Under close faculty supervision, clinic students represent clients, engage in public policy advocacy and litigation, and advance social justice issues in Miami and across the globe. For many students, participating in a clinic provides a competitive edge in the job market and is one of the most rewarding law school experiences.
BANKRUPTCY CLINIC
Patricia Redmond, Director & Lecturer in Law, Adjunct Faculty Allison Day, Supervising Attorney & Lecturer in Law, Adjunct Faculty The Eleanor R. Cristol and Judge A. Jay Cristol Bankruptcy Pro Bono Assistance Clinic at Miami Law provides pro bono legal services to low-income individuals who are dealing with bankruptcy. Students work on real cases in bankruptcy court with the guidance of mentors from some of South Florida’s leading bankruptcy practices. The clinic also offers unparalleled networking opportunities, and the students attend bankruptcy bar events.
CHILDREN & YOUTH LAW CLINIC
Bernard Perlmutter & Kele Stewart, Professors of Law & Co-Directors Robert Latham, Lecturer in Law & Associate Director Wide-ranging individual and policy advocacy on behalf of children or young adults in the foster care system is the focus of this clinic. Under the supervision of clinical faculty, students handle court and administrative cases, including dependency, health and disability, guardianship, education, immigration, and other civil matters. They also collaborate with forensic psychiatrists as well as social work, public health, and education faculty and graduate students to advocate for the rights of young people.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CLINIC
Douglas Ruley, Associate Professor of Clinical Legal Education & Director Abigail Fleming, Lecturer in Law & Associate Director The Environmental Justice Clinic educates, trains, and inspires the next generation of leaders and advocates for equitable and regenerative environments. We work with students, clients, and partners on environmental cases and campaigns in communities of color in Miami and South Florida. Our priorities are the climate crisis, pollution, and the built environment, issues that dramatically affect the communities we represent and embody core components of a just transition to a healthy environment for all.
HEALTH RIGHTS CLINIC
JoNel Newman, Professor of Law & Director Melissa Swain, Lecturer in Law & Associate Director In this Medical-Legal Partnership students provide direct representation to low-income, underserved, health-impaired clients. This intense high-volume interdisciplinary “teaching hospital” model integrates legal assistance as a vital component of solving the health-related legal problems of vulnerable populations. Students represent clients in individual Social Security, immigration and other federal and state hearings, and assist clients with health insurance, food stamps and other public benefits.
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