Michael S. Vastine

Assistant Professor of Law and
Director of Immigration Clinic

B.M., Oberlin Conservatory of Music
M.M., Temple University
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center

Michael S. Vastine joined the faculty of the St. Thomas University School of Law in 2004. Mr. Vastine comes to the School of Law from his private practice specializing in immigration law. Prior to opening his firm, he served as recipient of the Georgetown University Law Center Jesuit Refugee Fellowship, under the supervision of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., in which capacity he provided legal representation to detained immigrants in removal proceedings before the United States Immigration Court. In 2000, Mr. Vastine was a judicial law clerk for the United States Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review at the Imperial/El Centro and Lancaster, California, Immigration Courts. Prior to the completion of his law studies, he worked for the firms of Kerres & Diwok of Vienna, Austria, and Buc & Beardsley in Washington, D.C., as well as for the Georgetown University Criminal Justice Clinic and the Federal Public Defender in Washington, D.C. At St. Thomas, Mr. Vastine is an instructor in the Immigration Clinic. He also teaches Interviewing, Counseling & Negotiation.