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St. Thomas Law Delegation Aids Separated Migrant Families in Texas

The humanitarian crisis caused by the separation of migrant children from their asylum-seeking parents has had an effect on everyone who has heard the heartbreaking stories. The St. Thomas Law family answered the call, sprung into action and…
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Professor Jennifer Martin Appointed Associate Dean of Faculty Development

Associate Dean Jennifer Martin Jennifer S. Martin, Professor of Law at St. Thomas University School of Law, has been named Associate Dean for Faculty Development, effective July 11, 2018. In announcing the appointment, Acting Dean…
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STU Law Student Awarded 2018 Fellowship for Legal Services of Greater Miami

    Portia Bethea (3L) St. Thomas University School of Law Student Portia Bethea (3L) was recently awarded the 2018 Fellowship for Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. The award was announced at the Gwen S. Cherry Black Women…
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Associate Dean Tamara Lawson Begins Her Tenure as Acting Dean of St. Thomas Law

  Acting-Dean Tamara Lawson began her tenure this week. Tamara Lawson, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, this week began her tenure as Acting Dean of St. Thomas University School of Law. She succeeds Dean…
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St. Thomas Law Student Interns at the United Nations in New York

St. Thomas University School of Law offers its students opportunities outside of the traditional classroom setting through its transformative clinical and internship programs. Third-year student Janice Santiago recently completed one such opportunity…
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St.Thomas Law Alumni Form Powerhouse Law Firm

Law partners and St. Thomas Law graduates, Wesley Farrell '09 and Ricky K. Patel '09 of the law firm of Farrell & Patel, have joined forces with the law firm Jomarron & Lopez; headed by St. Thomas Law alum Jesmany Jomarrón '09 and his…
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Human Trafficking Academy Hosts Representative Ross Spano to Commemorate ‘National Crime Victims’ Rights Week’

  On April 11th, in honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, the Human Trafficking Academy was honored to host Florida State Representative Ross Spano in a talk attended by law students, faculty, staff, and community members. Professor…
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Professor Roy Balleste Joins High-Level International Team Crafting New Outer Space Laws

St. Thomas Law Professor Roy Balleste has been asked to join a new team of internationally-renowned  experts on space law who will be developing rules applicable to the military use of outer space. The project, MILAMOS (Manual on International…
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St. Thomas Immigration Law Students Host Free Legal Screening Clinic

On Saturday, March 17th, the School of Law and the Immigration Law Students Association (ILSA) partnered with Catholic Legal Services and Americans for Immigrant Justice to provide free immigration legal screenings to the surrounding community.…
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St. Thomas Law Intercultural Human Rights Law Review Hosts “Dreaming with DACA” Symposium

The St. Thomas Law Intercultural Human Rights Law Review recently hosted its annual symposium. This year, the event focused on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Titled “Dreaming with DACA”, the event…