Third-year law student William Brandyburg found his calling in a 1L torts class, where he could engage in rounds of debates.
Miami Law's team beat out 21 schools to be named champions and clinched the prestigious Best Oralist award.
Miami Law won the Best Brief award for the second year in a row and finished as semifinalists at the HAK Moot Court National Championship.
Paula Arias is the new president of COLBAR, a voluntary bar association consisting of lawyers, judges, and law students of South Florida’s legal community.
From the classrooms of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to the mock courts at the University of Miami School of Law, first-generation law student Emily Gafcovich is finding her life passion and preparing to take on the world.
International Moot Court Program students represent the University of Miami in various legal competitions worldwide while obtaining course credit.
The state moot court competition, now in its 50th year, is hosted by The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division.
Miami Law's Charles C. Papy, Jr. moot court board jumped 14 spots in one year to become one of the top teams among all U.S. law schools - the highest ranking in its 70-year history.
The team also won 3rd Best Brief, and law student Gabriella Pinzon was named Best Oralist.
Miami Law students win Best Brief and finish as semifinalists and quarterfinalists in Duberstein National Bankruptcy, Uvaldo Herrera, Seigenthaler-Sutherland Cup, and Robert Wagner competitions.
Miami Law students win Best Brief Award, Best Oralist, and Second Best Brief Award at the Hunton Andrews Kurth, Evan A. Evans, and NYU Immigration Law moot competitions.
The teams presented oral arguments before a panel of distinguished tax lawyers and tax court judges attending the Section of Taxation 2023 Midyear Tax Meeting in San Diego, California.
The only one of its kind in the U.S., the International Moot Court Program allows students to represent Miami Law in various legal competitions around the world while obtaining course credit.
The competition case studies allow competitors to represent artists, designers, and brands on issues including intellectual property protection of sneakers, licensing deals, and more and judged by industry lawyers and business executives.
The 2012 graduate, who is an expert in complex litigation, cryptocurrency, digital asset, and blockchain, reflects on his Miami Law experience and dispenses sage advice to current and prospective students.