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Jill Barton, a former Associated Press journalist turned legal writing authority, will now help steer the national conversation on improving legal writing following her appointment.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2026/02/director-of-the-legal-communication-and-research-skills-program-appointed-to-scribes-board-of-directors.html



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Children & Youth Law Clinic associate director challenges Florida’s “imbalanced” disability waiver system

Robert Latham presented findings to the National Council on Disability detailing how Florida’s iBudget waiver system uses outdated clinical standards to deny services to developmentally disabled individuals.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2026/02/children-youth-law-clinic-associate-director-challenges-floridas-imbalanced-disability-waiver-system.html


School of Law Faculty

Environmental Justice Clinic faculty publish on the future of environmental justice pedagogy

Doug Ruley and Abigail Fleming’s latest scholarship advocates for a transformative shift in legal education that focuses on community partnerships to prepare the next generation of environmental attorneys.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2026/01/environmental-justice-clinic-faculty-publish-on-the-future-of-environmental-justice-pedagogy.html




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Professor William Bratton’s recent publications advance the frontiers of Business Law

Business Law expert Professor Bratton releases the tenth edition of his definitive Corporate Finance casebook and co-authored a groundbreaking study in the Journal of Corporation Law.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2026/01/professor-william-brattons-recent-publications-advance-the-frontiers-of-business-law.html



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Professor David Yellen named to ABA Special Advisory Committee on Legal Education

The selection highlights Professor Yellen’s career-long influence as a reformer and legal academic expert.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2026/01/professor-david-yellen-named-to-aba-special-advisory-committee-on-legal-education.html


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Panel highlights Cuban repression at School of Law's Human Rights Symposium event

The School of Law co-sponsored the "Cuban Voices: Rights, Reality, and the Rule of Law" program, which included a panel discussion moderated by Interim Dean Patricia Sánchez Abril.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/11/keeping-alive-the-flames-of-resistance.html


School of Law Faculty

Professor Kunal Parker wins prestigious John Phillip Reid Book Award

The award honors Professor Parker’s book "The Turn to Process: American Legal, Political, and Economic Thought, 1870-1970."

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2025/12/kunal-parker-wins-prestigious-john-phillip-reid-book-award.html


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Professor Georgiev convenes SEC investor advisory committee panel on key issues in cross-border capital markets

A member of the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee, Professor Georgiev convened a two-part panel on the SEC’s regulatory approach to foreign firms accessing U.S. capital markets.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2025/12/georgiev-convenes-sec-investor-advisory-committee-panel-on-key-issues-in-cross-border-capital-markets.html


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Jessi Tamayo named recipient of the Mary E. Doyle Award

Presented by Miami Law Women, the award honors a School of Law faculty member who displays outstanding service, scholarship, and mentorship.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2025/11/jessi-tamayo-named-recipient-of-the-mary-doyle-award.html


School of Law Faculty

Professor Donna Coker discusses the ripple of federal cuts on food and health programs

A nationally recognized expert in intimate partner violence law and policy, Professor Coker’s scholarship focuses on criminal law, gender, and race inequality.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2025/11/professor-donna-coker-discusses-federal-cuts-on-the-explainer.html


School of Law Faculty

Professor Irwin Stotzky discusses Haiti’s perpetual crisis on Miami Law’s Explainer podcast

Professor Stotzky is a human rights law expert and the author of two books on Haiti.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2025/11/irwin-stotzky-discusses-haitis-perpetual-crisis.html


School of Law Faculty

Advancing scholarship and forging connections through the Law & Finance Workshop

The Miami Law & Finance Workshop features a strong line-up of papers that offers scholarly discussion, broadens access, and fosters essential mentorship for junior scholars in the rapidly evolving field of law and finance.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2025/11/law-and-finance-workshop.html


School of Law Faculty

Professor’s book receives international recognition and becomes a tool for human rights in Armenia

A manual for law school clinics, co-authored by professor JoNel Newman, was translated into Armenian to strengthen the country's legal aid clinics and highlights the impact of clinical scholarship at the School of Law.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2025/11/professors-book-receives-international-recognition.html


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