Miami Law's Litigation Skills Program recently awarded 15 scholarships to several students who distinguished themselves this past semester with their hard work and trial advocacy skills.
Brian Halley, Morgan Comite, Jonathan Garcia, Emma Sheridan, William Brandyburg, Jay Silverstein, Morgan Williams, Megan Williams, and Maggie Walsh received the Director’s Book Award for Excellence in Litigation Skills, which is awarded each semester to the top performing students for their excellence in trial advocacy.
Asha Wedemier-Allan received the Thomas Ewald Memorial Award, which is given to a student who best exemplifies the devotion to high standards and ethical conduct followed by Thomas Ewald. This award comes with a Montblanc pen – an homage to the late Ewald, the Miami Law trial advocacy professor who was known to carry the pen in his shirt pocket. Wedemier-Allan was also awarded the $5,000 Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton Scholarship. Established in 1995 by one of Miami’s leading law firms, it is awarded to a minority law student who has completed Litigation Skills and has expressed an interest in trial advocacy.
Amelia Anderson received the Hon. Stanford Blake Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy. This is a $500 cash prize given to a 2L or 3L who has excelled in trial advocacy.
Raini Butler and Jared Schifman were awarded the John F. Evans Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $2,000. This scholarship was established in 1989 in memory of John F. Evans, a criminal defense attorney, former deputy chief of the U.S. State Department's Miami Strike Force, and founding partner of the law firm of Zuckerman, Spaeder, Taylor, and Evans.
Kaylin Guzman and Florencia Braun each received the Marco A. Vazquez Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $4,000. This scholarship was established in 1996 in memory of a former Miami Law and Litigation Skills Program graduate.
Sierrra Epke received the Honorable Theodore Klein Endowed Scholarship in the amount of $3,500. This scholarship was established in 2006 in memory of a former Litigation Skills faculty member, law professor, and U. S. Magistrate judge who was recognized as a leader among his peers.
Megan Neubauer was awarded The Richard L. Lapidus Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund in the amount of $5,000. The scholarship is awarded to a student who has excelled in the Litigation Skills program and demonstrated a clear understanding of legal ethics.
Suzannah Friscia and Noah Rust were awarded the $5,000 John M. Hogan Fund for Public Interest Litigation Scholarship, which memorializes John Hogan’s life and legacy. The law firm of Holland & Knight established the John M. Hogan Fund for Public Interest Litigation at Miami Law to be used to provide scholarship assistance to Hogan Scholars—law students who are certified legal interns with a preference given to students who wish to be placed at Legal Services of Greater Miami or the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office.
Courtney Dash and Thomas Armiger each received the Litigation Skills Adjunct Faculty Scholarship in the amount of $2,500. This scholarship is given to students who have demonstrated excellence in advocacy, professionalism, and civility in the Litigation Skills I class.
Read more about the Litigation Skills Program at Miami Law.
