Category Archives: Law Review alumni

A Legal Defense for UnDACAmented Immigrants

ISABELLA LLANO—On September 5, 2017, United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, leaving roughly 800,000 DACA recipients in a state of uncertainty. In his announcement, Sessions claimed that the creation of DACA was an “unconstitutional exercise of authority by the Executive Branch.” As a […]

Memorial Service For UMLR Advisory Board Member George R. Harper

UMLR Advisory Board Member and international law practitioner George R. Harper passed away on February 20, 2017. Harper was a partner at the firm he founded in 2002, Harper Meyer Perez Hagen O’Connor Albert & Dribin. He was also actively involved in the South Florida legal community, serving as president of the Inter-American Bar Association in 2005 and as […]

UMLR Celebrates the Life of Jay Gayoso, J.D. ’90

The University of Miami Law Review would like to take a moment to celebrate the life of Jay Gayoso, who passed away peacefully on February 15, 2017, after a valiant battle with cancer. Jay attended the University of Miami School of Law and received a Juris Doctor degree cum laude in 1990. He served as […]

UMLR Alumnus Brian Toth Makes Partner

The Law Review would like to congratulate UMLR Alumni Advisory Board member Brian W. Toth on his recent promotion to Partner at Holland & Knight. Brian was a member of UMLR from 2006 to 2008 and held the position of Executive Editor from 2007 to 2008. He graduated from the Law School in 2008 magna cum laude and was […]