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St. Thomas Law Student Named Recipient of American Bar Association Scholarship

D'Bria Bradshaw Second-year law student, D'Bria Bradshaw, was recently selected as a recipient of the 2016 ABA Forum on Entertainment and Sports Industries Meeting Scholarship. The scholarship was awarded based on, among other requirements,…
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St. Thomas Human Rights Institute – Helping Asylum Seekers and Refugees Prepare for Court

A 29-year-old Cuban immigrant man suffering from early-onset Parkinson’s was on the brink of ending his life when he walked into STU’s Human Rights Institute. He had lost his job because of symptoms related to his disease, and was living…
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Student Spotlight: Disabled Law Student Dedicates Himself to the Service of Others

Antonio Dowels Over the course of his life, St. Thomas Law student Antonio "Tony" Dowels has had to face adversity straight in the eye.  Nine years ago, as a high-school senior,  a life-changing, near-death experience left him confined…
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Alumni Spotlight: Another St. Thomas Law Alum Makes Partner

Julie Harris Nelson '94 St. Thomas Law congratulates alum Julie Harris Nelson who was recently named partner in the South Florida office of Roig Lawyers. Mrs. Harris Nelson began her legal career as an Assistant State Attorney in…
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St. Thomas Law Wraps up Summer 2016 with Human Trafficking Academy

On August 1, 2016 over  95 advocates, students, and academics arrived at St. Thomas Law's for the week-long Human Trafficking Academy. The academy, presented by the law school's LL.M./ J.S.D. Program in Intercultural Human Rights, offered…
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Summer of Selflessness – Immigration Law Students Aid Immigrant Families at Karnes Detention Center in Texas

This past summer, a scouting mission led by Professor Lauren Gilbert and three St. Thomas Law students - Cristina Hernandez, Rebecca Tabares, Hiriana Tuch - volunteered at the Karnes Family Detention Center in Texas. The goal of the mission…
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St. Thomas Law Welcomes Human Rights Delegation from Thailand

Strengthening Foreign Relations “One Handshake at a Time”   On July 22, 2016, St. Thomas University School of Law hosted a delegation from Thailand during a visit coordinated by the U.S. Department of State and Professor Roza Pati.…
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St. Thomas Law Alumna Among Newest Judicial Appointees to Federal Immigration Court

St. Thomas Law proudly announces the investiture of alumna, Georgina M. Picos, as a federal immigration judge. Acting Chief Immigration Judge Michael C. McGoings presided over the investiture ceremony which was held on June 17, 2016 at the…
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Alumna Becomes Shareholder in Large South Florida Law Firm

 Viviana Arango Loshak '10 St. Thomas Law congratulates alumna Viviana Arango Loshak on becoming a shareholder in Fowler White Burnett's insurance practice group. According to Fowler White, in this role, she will be handling a wide…
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St.Thomas Law Graduate, Kyle Teal, Wins Writing Award from the Florida Bar

Kyle Teal St. Thomas Law graduate, Kyle Teal '12, is co-recipient of this year's Florida Bar Journal Excellence in Writing Award. The Florida Bar Journal & News Editorial Board selected Kyle B. Teal and Ervin Gonzalez as the recipients…