School of Law - Healthcare Law
Law student wins first case and secures life-changing benefits for homeless Haitian client
In the Health Rights Clinic, one of the School of Law's nine hands-on clinical opportunities, students function as the lead lawyer responsible for all aspects of the case, under close faculty supervision.
Faculty director of the Human Rights Program participates in International Congress on Law and Mental Health
Health law and human rights expert Tamar Ezer presents two lectures in Barcelona.
Professor Gabriel Scheffler Participates in Affordable Care Act Discussion in Washington, D.C.
Professor Scheffler examined how the institutional pressures that shaped the ACA may have weakened its longer-term acceptance.
Professor Gabriel Scheffler Co-Authors Chapter in Book on COVID-19 and the Law
Professor Scheffler, a health law and policy expert, writes about legislating a more responsive safety net.
Inaugural Vivanco & Vivanco Scholarship Awarded to Argentine Lawyer
The Argentine office of Vivanco & Vivanco and the Fulbright Commission seek to promote academic and cultural cooperation ties between the United States and Argentina through the scholarship.
Fighting for the Afflicted and Underserved: Health Rights Clinic Secures Multiple Client Wins in 2022
The clinic won eight Social Security/public benefits cases on behalf of disabled clients and helped three cancer survivors and one immunocompromised domestic violence survivor become U.S citizens.
‘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.
Professor Gabriel Scheffler Publishes Essay on Private Standards and the Benzene Case
Professor Scheffler works primarily in the areas of health law and policy.
Miami Law Launches New Focus on Health Law
With South Florida as a major center for health care, health law is a fast-growing field with many opportunities for specialized attorneys.
Health Rights Clinic Helps Cancer Patient to Naturalize Despite Unprecedented USCIS Backlog
Taking the Oath of Allegiance on August 3, 2021 was an emotional victory for one Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center patient-client who, in May 2020, was diagnosed with stage three neuroendocrine carcinoma.
