Dean Tarlika Nuñez-Navarro has appointed Professor Siegfried Wiessner as Associate Dean for Scholarship and Faculty Development. Professor Siegfried Wiessner, a renowned scholar and academic luminary, teaches U.S. Constitutional Law and International Law at St. Thomas Law and is the author of a number of books and articles in the fields of constitutional law, international law, […]
The St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Kevin Frazier, an incoming Assistant Professor of Law (Fall 2023), is one of fourteen law fellows selected for Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE). Professor Frazier and the other fellows will spend two weeks in Germany […]
Third-year STU law students Daniela Curiel and Douglas Duggan (Team 45) were semifinalist award winners at the 22nd Annual ABA Law Student Tax Challenge (LSTC) competition in San Diego, California, hosted at the 2023 Midyear Tax Meeting, February 9-11, 2023. The team’s written submissions and oral presentations on complex tax law topics placed them among […]
For the second time in school history, the St. Thomas University College of Law Trial Team brings home the Chester Bedell Mock Trial Competition first-place trophy. The competition took place on January 20-22, at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The Bedell Competition is one of the most prestigious competitions in […]
On December 9, 2022, St. Thomas University College of Law’s The Honorable Peter R. Palermo Mentorship Program (Palermo Program) held its annual Fall Kickoff Event with approximately 35 students from the Law Magnet Program at Miami Carol City Sr. High School (MCCSHS) overseen by Asiah Wolfolk-Manning, Esq. The Palermo Program is a community partnership launched in 2013 […]
On Tuesday, November 15th, the Benjamin L. Crump Center for Social Justice and the St. Thomas University Department of Criminal Justice hosted an engaging panel conversation titled, “The Truth About Body-Worn Cameras.” Dr. Debbie Goodman, Director of the St. Thomas University Undergraduate Criminal Justice Program, moderated the panel discussion which explored the benefits and challenges […]
This past weekend, the St. Thomas Law Mock Trial Team captured both first and second place at the 2022 Florida Justice Association Mock Trial State Competition held at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building in Miami, Florida. Members Gaby Matos Gutierrez (3L), Sophia Carrasco (3L), Victoria Pineda (3L), Vanessa Guiracoche (2L), Conor Sloan (3L), Quinn […]
On November 4, 2022, the John J. Brunetti Human Trafficking Academy of St. Thomas University College of Law with the support of the Banu Foundation hosted the event: Incorporating Human Trafficking Law and Policy in Law School Curriculum at St. Thomas University. The event brought together leaders impacting the teaching of human trafficking law and […]
On October 21st, The Intercultural Human Rights Law Review held its annual symposium, titled Global Agents for Human Rights: A Corporate Duty?, featuring two panels of experts. The symposium focused on identifying the core issues that exist between transnational corporations and various national jurisdictions in the field of human rights, and it explored prospective solutions, […]
St. Thomas Law 3L Kristen Jimenez for receiving the “Champions for Justice Pro Bono Award” from the Legal Services of Greater Miami, in recognition of her significant contribution to the Legal Services’ pro bono program and exemplary commitment to bringing fairness, justice, and economic opportunity to the most vulnerable. Kristen was recognized along with her […]