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2014 University of Miami Law Review Writing Competition

The 2014 UMLR Writing Competition materials are now available through the link on the Writing Competition page at https://lawreview.law.miami.edu/writing-competition/. You will need to use your law school network log in to view the materials. Submissions are due by 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, 2014, to LawReviewComp2014@gmail.com. Please note that submissions will only be accepted from […]

UMLR Member Awarded Inaugural Stuart A. Markus Award

Bethany Bandstra (J.D. ’15), the rising Eleventh Circuit Editor for the University of Miami Law Review, has been selected to receive the first-ever Stuart A. Markus Award, recognizing outstanding service in one of the University of Miami School of Law’s in-house clinics. The award was created in honor of Miami attorney Stuart A. Markus and […]

“Juvenile Justice on Appeal” Inspires ABA Resolution

BY ADRIENNE SCHEFFEY — Professor Megan Annitto’s article, Juvenile Justice on Appeal, published in Issue 3, Volume 66 of the University of Miami Law Review, has served as the catalyst for a recent resolution by the American Bar Association (“ABA”). Professor Annitto’s article was the source of much attention when it was first published, allowing […]

Miami Law Review Alumnus Takes on a Big Task: An Interview with Pedro Jimenez, Partner-in-Charge at Jones Day’s First Florida Office

BY AMANDA PARRA — Pedro Jimenez, a partner at Jones Day and a former University of Miami Law Review member, has been keeping busy as he builds Jones Day’s new Miami office (and first in Florida) from the ground up. Pedro, a Miami native, graduated magna cum laude from the University of Miami School of […]

District Court Judges Taking Part in Police Reform: University of Miami Law Review’s 2014 Symposium

BY GINA RHODES — Last weekend, the University of Miami Law Review hosted its annual symposium, “Leading From Below,” with this year’s focus on district court judges influencing courts above them through their decisions. The two-day symposium began with a Keynote Address by The Honorable Jack B. Weinstein, a renowned district court judge in the […]