Judge William Hoeveler pictured with Judge Paul C. Huck, Dean Al Garcia, Monsignor Franklyn Casale, and Senior United States District Judge Donald Graham On Wednesday, March 18, 2015, St. Thomas University School of Law welcomed over 100 judges, attorneys, legal scholars, alumni and friends for an event honoring Judge William Hoeveler and announcing the selection […]
How did you first start down your career path? In the early eighties there were some civil disturbances in the City of Miami. I was in middle school at the time and the City of Miami Police Department did an outreach to inner city neighborhoods in order to get youth involved with the police department. […]
On Wednesday, March 18, 2015, St. Thomas University School of Law welcomed more than 100 judges, attorneys, legal scholars, alumni(ae), and friends for an event honoring Judge William M. Hoeveler and announcing the selection of St. Thomas University School of Law as the repository for Judge Hoeveler’s judicial papers. The St. Thomas University School of […]
St. Thomas Law proudly announces that St. Thomas University and St. Thomas University School of 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. Ms. Vizcaino, who is currently a City of Miami Assistant City Attorney, beat out four […]
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 […]