Jeffrey Grater served as Director of the Virgil Hawkins Civil Clinics and a Senior Legal Skills Professor. His mission at UF Law was to assist his students in their transition from law student to skilled, professional, and ethical practicing lawyer. Through his clinical practice, Prof. Grater and his students delivered high quality legal services to […]

Professor Friel is the co-author of the textbook Taxation of Individual Income, now in its 11th edition.  He has also co-authored Understanding Federal Income Taxation (which is in its 4th edition), the treatise Modern Estate Planning, and the forthcoming textbook Taxation of Partnerships and Partners.  Professor Friel has written on numerous federal tax topics and lectured […]

Professor Nancy E. Dowd researches and writes in multiple areas, including critical theory, children’s rights, social justice, juvenile justice, family law, work/family policy, and nontraditional families. Her interdisciplinary scholarship and collaborative work have evolved along several paths. Her work has (1) fostered the interconnection between work and family law and policy, applying an overarching gender […]

Education J.D., Brooklyn Law School (cum laude) B.A., Brooklyn College Teaching and Scholarship Family law (particularly multi-disciplinary and non-adversarial approaches), interviewing and counseling, pro se litigation, legal research and writing, appellate advocacy.

Professor Knight joined the College of Law faculty in 2007. She is the former Director of Legal Drafting and is an Emeritus Master Lecturer. In addition to her teaching position, she served as Director of Externship Programs from 2008 through 2015. Prior to joining the faculty, Professor Knight practiced law for 16 years. Her practice […]