School of Law - Estate Planning Law
Children and Youth Clinic Defends Special Needs Child Rejected of Health Benefits
The Children & Youth Law Clinic represents children in foster care in dependency, health care, mental health, disability, independent living, education, and immigration.
Professor Kele Stewart Holds Workshop on Abolishing the Family Policing System
The Office of Intellectual Life, currently led by Associate Dean Kunal Parker, is supporting this workshop with a $5,000 grant.
Professor Bernard Perlmutter Participates in Two Amicus Curiae Briefs
The Family Law expert was asked to serve as Amici Curiae in Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools
Importance of Family Stability Propels Alumna to Become Go-To Manhattan Divorce Attorney
Miami Law alumna Nancy Chemtob has handled groundbreaking cases - from expanding fathers’ rights to helping LGTBQ+ couples grow their legal rights.
Professor Bernard Perlmutter Publishes Article about Legal-Artistic Collaboration with Xavier Cortada
The article explores collaborations between the artist and the Children & Youth Law Clinic in building a community that empowers children in state foster care by giving them a voice through legal advocacy and non-traditional forms of socially engaged artistic expression.
Professor Kele Stewart: A Champion for Children & Families
Professor Kele Stewart has devoted her career to improving the lives of children. As co-director of Miami Law's Children & Youth Law Clinic, Stewart supervises students as they advocate for their young clients and teaches them ways to support families.
Professor Bernard Perlmutter Serves as Research Fellow at European University Viadrina in Germany
On sabbatical this semester Professor Bernard Perlmutter recently lectured German and Polish students about comparisons between the U.S. and Germany in the treatment of immigrant families.
‘A’ Grades Awarded to Miami Law for Business, Criminal, Family, Health, Human Rights, Technology Law from PreLaw Magazine
Rankings are based on curricular offerings, such as clinics, concentrations, centers, externships, journals, and student groups.
Children and Youth Law Clinic Fellow Receives the NACC Award
The National Association of Counsel for Children named Alex Cinney their Outstanding Law Student for 2022.
Professor Bernard Perlmutter Writes Chapter in Book Justice Outsourced
The chapter focuses on the complex relationship between welfare recipients and public assistance systems.
Professor Kele Stewart Publishes Article on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
The Columbia Journal of Race and Law recently published Professor Kele Stewart’s article “Re-Envisioning Child Well-Being: Dismantling the Inequitable Intersections among Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, and Education.”
Children and Youth Law Clinic Team Wins CLEA Outstanding Clinical Award
Miami Law Clinics instructors have conferred the 2022 CLEA Outstanding Clinical Team Award on Alexis Hammond and Cosimo Gaudio for their work in the Children and Youth Law Clinic.
Children & Youth Law Clinic Associate Director Named Outstanding Child Advocate
The statewide advocacy organization Florida’s Children First presented Children & Youth Law Clinic Associate Director Robert Latham with their “Outstanding Child Advocate” award at their recent Advocates for Children Awards and 20th Anniversary Celebration.
