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November 19, 2009
UF Law ranked in nation’s Top 10
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The first national ranking of law schools to consider "output," i.e. the caliber of a school’s graduates, has placed the University of Florida Levin College of Law first in Florida, eighth overall and fourth among public schools. The inaugural ranking by Super Lawyers magazine was based on the number of each school’s graduates in the magazine’s annual state and regional listing of exceptional lawyers in more than 70 areas of practice. The list was created through a rigorous multiphase selection process composed of a wide range of objective indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement.
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November 9, 2009
Virtual law mini conference offers students a connection to real world legal experts
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Levin College of Law professor Michelle Jacobs is taking her class to the edge. The cutting edge, that is.
Jacobs is one of a handful of U.S. law professors experimenting with a relatively new computer technology called Second Life.
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October 8, 2009
UF College of Law experts available to comment on upcoming U.S. Supreme Court cases
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Levin College of Law faculty are available to discuss the following U.S. Supreme Court cases and the ramifications of the court’s verdicts.
The University of Florida has a broadcast studio equipped for live or live-to-tape interviews through our KU digital satellite uplink. For radio networks, we also have an ISDN live for clean audio interviews. To contact the UF College of Law Communication’s Office, call 352-273-0650 or e-mail semerson@law.ufl.edu.
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September 9, 2009
UF College of Law ranks in Top 10 for hispanic students
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Levin College of Law has again been named one of the top 10 law schools for Hispanics by Hispanic Business Magazine. This marks the seventh time in nine years that the college has earned this distinction for its recruitment, retention and quality education of Hispanic students. The assessment ranked UF Law eighth overall, and fifth among U.S. public schools.
Berta Hernandez-Truyol, UF Levin Mabie and Levin Professor of Law and one of four tenured Hispanic faculty, said UF Law provides Hispanic students with a quality education and unique opportunities to become involved in active Hispanic organizations and programs.More »
September 9, 2009
UF Law to survey legal profession’s use of case and matter management systems
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The legal profession will soon benefit from results of a comprehensive study, now underway, that will identify efficiencies leading to streamlined case, matter and practice management.
The Case Management System (CMS) study, conducted by the University of Florida Levin College of Law’s Legal Technology Institute and ADC Legal Systems Inc., will survey approximately 25,000 U.S. legal professionals to understand current use and future trends of case, matter and practice management systems. Once completed, CMS study results will assist law firms and corporate legal departments in making better management software decisions. In addition, the study will clarify the terminology used by the industry and will provide software designers with insight on how to improve the usability and efficiency of their CMS products. More »
September 9, 2009
UF Collaborative Law Training teaches innovative conflict-resolution skills
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Seventy legal, mental health and financial professionals looking to provide clients with win-win solutions without the stress of a trial attended a recent Collaborative Law Training on the University of Florida Levin College of Law campus.
Sponsored by the UF Law Center on Children and Families and Institute for Dispute Resolution, this intensive two-day training provided interdisciplinary professionals with cooperative methods of practice and skills to assist their clients in resolving conflict and reaching a fair and equitable settlement. More »
May 20, 2009
UF law research associate appointed to water management board
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — May 19, Richard G. Hamann, a University of Florida associate in law, was appointed by Gov. Charlie Crist to serve a four-year term in an at-large seat on the Governing Board of the St. Johns River Water Management District.
Hamann, an assistant director and research associate at UF's College of Law Center for Governmental Responsibility, conducts research and teaches classes on water, wetlands, wildlife, watersheds and coastal law and policy. He is also a member of the faculty advisory committee to UF's Water Institute. More »
March 19, 2009
UF law professor named to Judicial Nominating Commission for federal posts
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A University of Florida professor of law has been tapped to serve on the Florida Judicial Nominating Commission. Nominees recommended by the JNC for federal judges, U.S. attorneys and marshals will be among the first considered by the newly-installed Obama Administration.
Jon Mills, a UF Levin College of Law alumni, dean emeritus, professor of law, director for the UF Center for Governmental Responsibility, and former Florida Speaker of the House has accepted an appointment by senators Bill Nelson and Mel Martinez to serve a two-year term on the Florida Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC). More »
Feb. 26, 2009
ESPN legal analyst to deliver UF Center for Governmental Responsibility lecture
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Legal Analyst Roger Cossack will deliver the annual University of Florida Levin College of Law Center for Governmental Responsibility lecture on "Media and the Law" on Friday, April 3 at 10 a.m. His speech, being held in Holland Hall 180, is free and open to the public.
Cossack presently serves as the legal analyst for ESPN, reporting on how the law applies in various ways to sports. He also is distinguished practitioner in residence at Pepperdine University School of Law, where he teaches a course on media and the law. More »
Feb. 25, 2009
Property expert to discuss shoreline property rights, exclusion for UF Wolf Family Lecture in the American Law of Real Property
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida citizens and governmental entities that own land along Florida's 12,000 miles of shoreline are constantly being challenged on their right to exclude others from their property. With so many new laws and regulations regarding shoreline land use, exclusion rights have become muddy. On March 17 at 2 p.m. a nationally known expert in property law will discuss this issue during the University of Florida Levin College of Law Second Annual Wolf Family Lecture in the American Law of Real Property.
Land-use, environmental and real property attorneys and zoning officials dealing with waterways, shoreline property owners and those interested in property law are invited to hear Gregory S. Alexander, a professor of law at Cornell University Law School, speak on "Ownership and Its Obligations: Public Access to Beaches and Other Encroachments on the Right to Exclude." The event, being held at Holland Hall 180, is free and open to the public. More »
Feb. 17, 2009
Law scholar to speak about Florida Supreme Court, 2000 election
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — One of the leading legal thinkers of our time, Yale law professor Akhil Reed Amar, will speak on "Bush, Gore, Florida and the Constitution" on March 24 at the Levin College of Law as the Dunwody Distinguished Lecturer in Law. As President Bush's term ends, Amar will discuss the case that began the Bush years and will also talk about the role of the Florida Supreme Court in the case.
Professor Amar is the Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale. His work has been cited more than 20 times by the U.S. Supreme Court; he has also been mentioned on the popular TV show The West Wing, to which he was a consultant. Amar served as editor of the Yale Law Review and clerked in the First Circuit for then-Judge Stephen Breyer. He has authored five books, including America's Constitution: A Biography and The Bill of Rights: Creation and Reconstruction. His work has been honored by many groups, including the Federalist Society. More »
Feb. 5, 2009
UF Music Law Conference: Serves entertainment and legal professions
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — One wouldn't immediately think of musicians and lawyers as having much in common. However, when it comes to navigating a course through the high-stakes terrain of the music industry, two professional heads are definitely better than one.
Finding common ground between music and the law is the goal of "From the Suits to the Stage," the University of Florida Levin College of Law's Seventh Annual Music Law Conference, to be held Feb. 20 – 21. Attorneys, musicians, band managers and anyone interested or involved in the music industry should make plans to attend the event, which will feature live performances from local bands on Feb. 20, and an educational conference on Feb. 21. More »
Feb. 5, 2009
Federal judge to serve as jurist-in-residence at UF College of Law
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Peter T. Fay, a senior judge of the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, will be the first to serve as jurist-in-residence Feb. 18 – 20 during the Peter T. Fay Jurist-In-Residence Program at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Fay, a 1956 graduate of UF Law and the program’s namesake, will serve as the inaugural jurist in the program, bringing with him the weight and wisdom of nearly 40 years of service as a federal judge.
The recently endowed program is designed to bring experienced judges to campus for several days each year to interact with law students through participation in college activities and class room discussions. The goal of the program is to bridge the gap between the classroom and legal practice. Access to a jurist-in-residence provides law students with invaluable insight to the law from a judge’s perspective as well as the opportunity to informally discuss a broad range of issues relating to the judicial process. More »
Feb. 2, 2009
UF environmental conference will illuminate solutions for a sustainable Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — If you value clean water, fresh air and green spaces, make plans to attend the University of Florida Levin College of Law 15th Annual Public Interest Environmental Conference (PIEC) Feb. 26-28. The conference, being held at Holland Hall on the UF College of Law campus, invites land use and environmental attorneys, government officials, citizen advocates, journalists and others interested in the future of Florida's environment to interact with environmental experts and hear the latest thinking on sustainability and its impact on policy development.
Presented by the UF Levin College of Law and co-sponsored by The Florida Bar Environmental and Land Use Law Section and student government, this two-day conference titled, "Beyond Doom and Gloom: Illuminating a Sustainable Future for Florida," will focus on long-range and innovative approaches to Florida's environmental problems. Conference attendees can earn 13 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits and explore sustainability solutions from science, technology and progressive regulations, and economic and behavioral changes through communication and social marketing. More »
Jan. 22, 2009
Symposium offers CLEs, solutions and resources for local government, real estate, land use planning and environmental attorneys
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Levin College of Law will host the Eighth Annual Nelson Symposium Friday Feb. 13 at the UF Hilton Conference Center. The symposium invites attorneys specializing in local government, real estate, land-use planning, environmental law and others interested in those topics to attend, and will offer insights on how local governments can address the profound legal, financial and political changes affecting today’s economy.
Presented by the UF Levin College of Law and co-sponsored by The Florida Bar Environmental and Land Use Law Section and The Florida Bar City, County and Local Government Section, this one-day conference titled, "The Squeeze on Local Governments," will explore pressing questions affecting local governments and identify solutions to help leverage governmental resources. Attendees can earn six general Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits, and will interact with leading state and national experts in local government, the environment, property, land-use, and redevelopment law. More »
Jan. 22, 2009
New book provides unique insight into history of land use law
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The historic case of Euclid v. Ambler (1926) literally changed the landscape of America. What started out as a local legal battle concerning zoning and land use in a small village in Cleveland ended in an historic Supreme Court ruling that still dictates policy for every zoning official and urban and city planner in the U.S.
In his new book titled, "The Zoning of America: Euclid v. Ambler," author and land-use expert Michael Allan Wolf, a University of Florida Levin College of Law professor, and Richard E. Nelson Chair in Local Government, describes how the ordinance, and its defense, burst onto the national stage and became the focus of litigation before moving to the nation's highest court. Wolf breathes life into the story by recreating the human drama that surrounded the case and provides city planners, zoning officials and those interested in history a chronological perspective as it relates to urban development. More »
Jan. 21, 2009
Race to Injustice: Book examines legal ethics of Duke lacrosse rape case
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Duke lacrosse rape case was a train wreck of criminal injustice, and for 13 months the public couldn't look away. The new book Race to Injustice: Lessons Learned from the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case examines this high-profile pile-up between a prestigious university, an alleged rape, an unscrupulous district attorney, and a news industry ravenous for the next big scoop.
In the book, author and editor Michael Seigel, a professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, assembles legal- and forensic-science experts who join him in dissecting this messy clash between due process and the public's right to know. The result is 14 unique perspectives on a case rife with false allegations, unethical prosecution tactics and simmering racial tension. More »
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