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Shani King Shani M. King
Associate Professor; Co-Director, Center on Children and Families


P.O. Box 117625 / Gainesville, FL 32611-7625
e-mail: kings@law.ufl.edu
352-273-0951 / Fax: 352-392-3005
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Education
Mst. (candidate), University of Oxford
J.D., Harvard Law School
B.A., Brown University

Teaching and Scholarship
Juvenile and children's rights, including international human rights and criminal law and delinquency; family law; immigration; professional responsibility; and the intersection of race, ethnicity, class, and citizenship in various legal contexts.

Professional Activities

  • University of Florida: Joined College of Law in 2007 as Assistant Professor; Promoted to Associate Professor in 2010.
  • Prior Academic Experience: University of California Boalt Hall School of Law, Guest Lecturer, School Discipline Clinic, (March 2006), University of San Francisco School of Law, Guest Lecturer, Child Advocacy Clinic (April 2006).
  • Prior Professional Experience: Legal Services for Children, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) (2004-2007); Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Silberberg (New York, NY) (2003-2004), Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (New York, NY (2000-2003)

Bar Admissions
California, New York, U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

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