Diana Vizcaino St. Thomas Law graduate, Diana Vizcaino, is Miami-Dade County’s newest County Court Judge. Governor Rick Scott made the announcement of his new judicial selections on March 12, 2015. Ms. Vizcaino, who is currently a City of Miami Assistant City Attorney, beat out four other finalists for the appointment. In his remarks after the […]
On March 5-8, 2015, The 2015 Phi Alpha Delta (P.A.D.) National Mock Trial Competition for Law School Chapters was held in Alexandria, VA. This annual national mock trial competition was limited to 30 law school chapters. Each chapter was allowed to register up to three teams, one per round. The PAD Mentschikoff Chapter at the […]
Earlier this week, St. Thomas University law professor Keith Rizzardi, along with colleagues from the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University and professionals from the consulting firm Dewberry in Fairfax, VA, were awarded a grant to help three pilot communities in Florida adapt to a climate changed future. Professor Keith Rizzardi Sea […]
About Dean Garcia Dean of St. Thomas University School of Law, Alfredo Garcia, has been named to the Lawyers of Color’s Fourth Annual Power List, a comprehensive catalog of the nation’s most influential minority lawyers and non-minority diversity advocates. “I am honored and humbled to be selected to the Lawyers of Color Power List,” stated Dean […]
On Friday, February 27, 2015, St. Thomas Law Professor, Patricia Moore testified in Congress on the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005: Ten Years Later. Professor Moore was invited by the Chief Counsel of Democratic Staff Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives. Professor Moore was the only […]
Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin February is nationally recognized as Black History Month and, as a law school nationally recognized as having one the Top 5 Environments for Minority Students (Princeton Review 2015), we were honored to welcome two notables in their fields to speak with our students and faculty about issues of national relevance and […]
Shannon (Healy) Hemmendinger ‘12 Patrick Delany ‘09 St. Thomas Law’s tradition of excellence and achievement at the highest levels of continues, as two alumni recently argued cases before the Florida Supreme Court.First, Shannon Hemmendinger argued on behalf of the Petitioner in Rodriguez v. State of Florida. Shannon, who graduated from St. Thomas Law in 2012, […]
From Left: Ms. Katalin Kibedi, Center for Negotiation and Mediation (former Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice, Romania); Professor Claudiu Seucan, RAU; Professor Siegfried Wiessner; Dr. Silvia Martis Tabusca, Director, RAU Center for Human Rights and Migration On December 15 and 16, 2014, Professor Siegfried Wiessner taught an intensive course on the “Separation of Powers […]
The 2015 edition of the Princeton Review has been released and St. Thomas University School of Law has maintained its Top 5 national ranking for having the “Best Environment for Minority Students.” Based in Miami, Florida, St. Thomas Law has continually attracted a diverse student population and is a highly-regarded, student-centered law school where diversity […]
Michael Winkleman ‘06 St. Thomas Law graduate and maritime attorney, Michael Winkleman, of the firm Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman has won a multi-million dollar settlement for his client in an asbestos case against Carnival Cruise Lines. The case centered around the death of a cruise worker who worked as an electrician for the cruise […]