UF Levin College of Law

Nota Bene

Michael Allan WolfHistoric real property treatise transformed into desk reference

In 1949, Richard Powell, a Columbia law professor and expert on real property law, published the first volume of his treatise, Powell on Real Property. Sixty years and 17 volumes later this historic and widely used resource has been condensed into Powell on Real Property: Michael Allan Wolf Desk Edition (LexisNexis 2009).

UF Law faculty elected to membership in American Law Institute

Berta Esperanza Hernández-Truyol and Pedro Malavet were elected to membership in the American Law Institute. They are two of the 11 members of the faculty who are ALI members.

Michelle Adorno: New assistant dean for admissions

Michelle Adorno joined the Levin College of Law as assistant dean for admissions during summer of 2009. She comes to the college from New York University School of Law, where she served as director of admissions since 1998.

Debra K. Staats: Assistant Dean for Administrative Affairs

Debra K. Staats, a certified public accountant, comes to UF by way of the Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy where she was VP for administration and finance.

John F. Stinneford: Assistant Professor

John F. Stinneford has joined the UF Law faculty as an assistant professor of law teaching criminal procedure and federal criminal law.

Rob Birrenkott: Assistant Director for Career Development

Birrenkott oversees career education programs and administers the 1L initiatives including, the 1L resume tutorial and shadow program.

Judd F. Sneirson: Visiting Professor

Judd F. Sneirson has joined the UF Law faculty as a visiting professor, teaching corporations and business organizations during the fall 2009 semester and corporations, sustainability and corporate governance during spring 2010.

Craig Anthony Arnold: Huber Hurst Visiting Eminent Scholar

C. Anthony “Tony” Arnold joined the UF Law faculty during the fall 2009 semester as the Huber Hurst Visiting Eminent Scholar. He taught water law and natural resources law.

Shalini Ray: Visiting Legal Skills Professor

Ray taught legal research & writing during the fall 2009 semester and is teaching appellate advocacy this spring. Ray graduated from Harvard Law School in 2004. After law school, she worked as a litigation associate at Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco.