School of Law - Law Clinics
Transforming lives through advocacy: Law students secure major victories in Health Rights Clinic
Students in the Health Rights Clinic at the University of Miami School of Law are transforming the lives of vulnerable community members through dedicated legal advocacy and interdisciplinary collaboration.
New scholarship by Craig Trocino exposes the impact of ‘dark pleas’ on wrongfully convicted individuals
Innocence Clinic director Craig Trocino examines how prosecutors leverage post-conviction deals, forcing wrongfully convicted individuals to choose between clearing their name or going home.
Tamar Ezer’s latest scholarship redefines legal leadership, human rights standards, and community solidarity
Across three recent law review articles, Tamar Ezer presents new frameworks for legal leadership education, gender-based violence protections, and community responses to homelessness and hunger.
Law students bridge international human rights law theory and practice on visit to Seminole Tribe of Florida
University of Miami School of Law students and faculty spent a day with the Seminole Tribe of Florida to explore Indigenous rights, language preservation, and cultural sovereignty.
From classroom to the courtroom: How the Environmental Justice Clinic is fighting for Miami communities
From securing a historic litigation milestone in the "Old Smokey" case to hands-on engagement with scientific experts at Silver Blue Lake, students in the School of Law’s Environmental Justice Clinic are advocating for Miami communities.
School of Law students deliver life-changing victories in family law and disability rights cases
Through the Children and Youth Law Clinic, students gained invaluable courtroom experience while obtaining life-changing legal victories for vulnerable clients under the supervision of Professor Kele Stewart.
Immigration clinic advocate Andrea Jacoski takes high-stakes case to Eleventh Circuit
Following a narrow 2–1 appellate ruling, the Immigration Clinic is preparing a petition for rehearing to protect the rights of torture survivors seeking federal judicial review.
From evidence to impact: Sydney Perkins honored for work in Innocence Clinic
The rising 3L received the Markus Award for her tireless advocacy, exceptional work ethic, and commitment to post-conviction justice.
For clinical excellence, recent graduate Joseph Korzeb wins CLEA Outstanding Student Award
Joseph Korzeb, J.D. ’26, received the Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Student Award for his exceptional work in the School of Law’s Immigration Clinic.
Professor Bernard Perlmutter explores state intervention and refugee advocacy in two new publications
Professor Bernard Perlmutter has published two new legal studies examining state intervention in immigrant family dynamics and championing systemic reforms for unaccompanied refugee minors.
Clinic students develop lawyering skills and take on barriers for child with autism
Two University of Miami law students with the Children and Youth Law Clinic spent a year fighting for a seven-year-old girl with autism who was denied critical state services.
Thirty years of advocacy: The University of Miami’s Children and Youth Law Clinic
The Clinic stands as a testament to the idea that dedicated students, guided by expert faculty, can not only navigate the law but also bend its arc toward justice for those who need it most.
