
St. Thomas Law Celebrates Black History Month
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…

St. Thomas Law Alumni Argue Cases Before the Florida Supreme Court
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…

St. Thomas Law Professor, Siegfried Wiessner, Teaches Constitutional Law in Romania
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…

St. Thomas Law Ranked Top 5 in the Nation by Princeton Review for “Best Environment for Minority Students”
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…

St. Thomas Law Graduate Wins Big in Asbestos Court Case
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…

New Educational Partnership
Starting this Fall (2015), students interested in legal careers will have an opportunity to earn their bachelor’s and law degrees in just six years, thanks to a new 3+3 Agreement between Miami Dade College and St. Thomas University School…

St. Thomas Law Mock Trial Team Wins the Phi Alpha Delta National Mock Trial Competition
We are pleased and proud to announce that the St. Thomas Law PAD Mentschikoff Chapter won Overall First Place and Best Defense at the 2015 National PAD Mock Trial competition, held March 5th through 8th, 2015, in Alexandria, VA.This annual national…

St. Thomas University’s Dr. Jan Bell Honored
Dr. Jan Bell was selected by the Miami-Dade Commission on Women as one of this year’s Women Worth Knowing. Dr. Bell was recognized at an event honoring women who have made a meaningful contribution to our community in various areas.Dr. Bell…

St. Thomas Law Dean, Alfredo Garcia, Named to the National Lawyers of Color Power List
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.…

St. Thomas University’s MBA High Performance teams wins 1st place in national 2015 KeyBank Foundation Minority MBA Case Competition
The St. Thomas University School of Business MBA High Performance Team won first place in the prestigious 11th Annual KeyBank Foundation & Fisher College of Business Minority MBA Student Competition, held February 27 through March 1 in Cleveland,…