Prospectus - Levin College of Law - University of Florida

PROSPECTUS 2011-12
your future

The study of law should enrich the rest of your life and the lives
of those you touch. The educational opportunities offered at
the Fredric G. Levin College of Law, Florida’s oldest public law
school and its most prestigious, will prepare you for a lifetime of
legal excellence in nearly any setting, in any part of the world.
As a student, you will study among accomplished students,
professors and practitioners. As a graduate, you will join an
alumni network with a legacy of legal, civic and commercial
leadership spanning more than 100 years. You stand poised on
the verge of an elite legal education. Join the UF Law tradition.
YOUR FUTURE STARTS HERE
CONTENTS
4 Welcome
6 A Century of Excellence
10 Power of the Gator Nation
14 Curriculum: Broad and Deep
28 Practical Experience
32 State of the Art
36 Campus Life
40 Heart of Florida
42 Teachers and Scholars
48 Admissions
54 Financial Aid

STEPHEN N. ZACK (JD 71) American Bar Association President 2010-2011 and UF Law graduate
“I will tell you why you should go to law school. You go to law school because a law degree is one of the
most powerful weapons on Earth because it gives you the power to right a wrong and who else but a
lawyer can look at an injustice and do something about it. I hope you can follow your dream.”
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Our college’s vision and mission statement succinctly states
our aspirations at the Levin College of Law. The mission is
to “achieve excellence in educating professionals, advancing
legal scholarship, serving the public, and fostering justice.”
“We aspire to prepare lawyers to serve their clients, the
justice system, and the public with a high level of accomplishment
and a commitment to the highest ideals of
the legal profession.” To these ends, we have assembled
an exceptional faculty, staff and student body who are
committed to legal teaching, learning and scholarship.
WELCOME
Statistics and facts don’t tell
the whole story of the Levin
College of Law. They are
impressive, nonetheless.
• Florida’s top-ranked law school,
placed at No. 47 overall by
U.S. News and World Report
and No. 24 among all public
law schools
• Internationally recognized faculty
known for excellence in teaching
and scholarship. The average
student evaluation of teaching for
the faculty each semester is over
4.2 on a 5-point scale
• A diverse curriculum with a
broad range of opportunities for
study. After the first year, 174
courses are offered
• Expansive facilities and stateof-the-art
yet comfortable
technology are designed around
a central courtyard to foster
personal connections
• One of only five law schools
in the country to house an
academic research and resource
center devoted to the study of
race and race relations
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DEAN ROBERT H. JERRY II Dean and Levin Mabie & Levin Professor of Law
“You will find a stimulating intellectual environment here that nurtures who you are now and the type of
professional you want to become. You will acquire the foundation you need to practice at the highest
level of competency, and you will begin to tackle fundamental questions related to justice, service and
the rule of law. A great many of our alumni have reached the highest levels of professional accomplishment
and I can assure you they deeply value their law degrees from the University of Florida.”
• Consistently ranked among the top 10
law schools nationwide by the Hispanic
Business Review
• Graduate Tax Program is ranked first
among public law schools and No. 2 overall
by U.S. News and World Report
• Dispute Resolution Program is ranked
19th overall and seventh among public
law schools by U.S. News and World
Report
• Environmental and Land Use Law Program
ranked No. 13 overall and No. 6 among
public law schools by U.S. News and World
Report; the program offers a combined
environmental and land use law LL.M.
• Oldest public and most prestigious
law school in Florida with
19,115 dedicated alumni
• One of the best values in
the country
PROSPECTUS 5

When the College of Law was founded in 1909 only
38 students enrolled. Tuition, room and board totaled
$165 a year. Today, the Levin College of Law has a
total enrollment of 1,174 students and is among the
nation’s most comprehensive, highly regarded public
law schools as well as one of the best values available.
U.S. News and World Report consistently ranks UF in
the top tier of public and private law schools in the
nation. The Graduate Tax Program ranks No. 2 overall.
A CENTURY OF EXCELLENCE
A closer look.
Today’s student body possesses
first-rate qualifications and a
broad range of backgrounds and
experiences.
• The student body during the
2010-11 academic year was
comprised of 1,174 students,
with 1,044 of them J.D. students
from throughout the Southeast
and nation
• 20 students are earning joint
J.D./master’s or Ph.D. degrees
• 310 students in the 2010 fall
entering J.D. class divided into
three sections
• 130 students are enrolled in
LL.M. and S.J.D. programs
• The 10 students in UF Law’s LL.M.
in Comparative Law Program hail
from countries including South
Africa, China, Saudi Arabia, Brazil
and Argentina
• Of the combined 2010-11
student body, 24 percent were
minorities: 6 percent African-
American; 1 percent Native
Americans/Alaskans; 7 percent
Asian Americans; and 10 percent
Hispanics
• The student body consisted of
55 percent men and 45 percent
women
• Students enrolled at the Levin
College of Law possess under-
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WILBERT VANCOL (JD 11) Best advocate, 2011 ABA National Moot Court Competition, Chicago
“While here I’ve had a chance to meet the entire Florida Supreme Court either through moot court
or other organizations and engage them in in-depth conversations about the practice of law and
what they expect from law students. That’s not something available at every law school.”
graduate degrees representing
more than 85 institutions, including
Barnard; Boston University;
Brandeis; Brigham Young;
Colgate; Cornell; Dartmouth;
Emory; Northwestern; Stanford;
University of California – Los
Angeles; University of Florida;
University of Michigan – Ann
Arbor; University of Pennsylvania;
University of Texas – Austin; University
of Virginia; U.S. Air Force
Academy; U.S. Military Academy
– West Point; Vanderbilt; and
William and Mary
• Many students come directly
from earning a bachelor’s
degree, while others have experience
in the working world, including
the fields of accounting, counting,
business and finance, education,
journalism, sales and marketing,
software development and
urban planning
PROSPECTUS 7

UF Law graduates consistently
perform well on the bar exam.
In the July 2010 Florida Bar exam,
86.8 percent of UF’s first-time
takers passed. That was the highest
of any of Florida’s 11 law schools
and over seven percentage points
above the overall pass rate.
JD Fall 2011 Entering Class Profile
• Class size 295
• Median LSAT/GPA 162/3.64
• LSAT 75th/25th 164/160
• GPA 75th/25th 3.82/3.43
• Women 42%
• Minorities 23%
• Out-of-state students 11%
• Age range 20-41
• Out of college 1-4 years 43%
• Out of college 5+ years 6%
• Undergraduate colleges 87
represented
Above: The NCAA names its Most Outstanding Player for the annual
March Madness basketball tournament, and you might say the American
Bar Association does the equivalent when it names the best advocate
during the annual national moot court competition that brings together
America’s top 16 university teams. In 2011, that award went to UF Law
3L Wilbert Vancol. Vancol warmed up for the competition on the UF Law
campus with other members of the UF Law moot court team before the
entire Florida Supreme Court inside the new 100-seat Martin H. Levin
Advocacy Center Courtroom. Vancol’s was one among many victories
on the national stage by UF Law students, including UF Law Tax Moot
Court team’s first place finish in the national competition and the seventh
national UF Law Trial Team tournament win in the last eight years.
Left: Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles T. Canady and Justice
Barbara J. Pariente make lively conversation with UF Law students.
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JORGE LABARGA (JD 79) Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
“As far as I could remember I wanted to be a lawyer and as far as I can remember the only law school and
the only school I ever wanted to go to was the University of Florida — and it was not because the Gators
were a great football team. There’s something special about the University of Florida and the education
that we get here and the contacts that we make while we’re here and that we make with other alumni
upon graduating. I can’t think of a better place to go to law school.”
Levin College of Law students
lead the nation.
The collaborative environment in the classroom
and in study sessions leads to distinction
on the national and international stage:
• The Florida Tax Moot Court Team placed
first in the 2011 National Moot Court
competition held in St. Petersburg, Fla.
• The Florida Trial Team was the 2011
national champions at the National
Criminal Trial Competition sponsored
by the National Association of Criminal
Defense Lawyers in San Antonio, Texas
• The International Commercial Arbitration
Moot Team finished in the round of 32
teams out of 255 at the 2011 Willem C.
Vis International Commercial Arbitration
Moot competition in Vienna, Austria
• The Florida Trial Team won the 2010
Florida Bar Chester Bedell Memorial
Mock Trial Competition
PROSPECTUS 9

The Levin College of Law is Florida’s oldest public law school and
the most prestigious. The accomplishments, involvement and
support of alumni have helped distinguish the Levin College of
Law as one of the best in the nation. More than 21,600 alumni,
alive and dead, have graduated since the college’s founding in
1909, representing UF throughout Florida, the nation, and 43
foreign countries. More American Bar Association presidents
have been chosen from UF Law alumni ranks than any other law
school in the past 40 years. UF Law has produced dozens of state
and federal judges and lawmakers, Florida governors, and
nationally prominent lawyers, business executives and academics.
POWER OF THE GATOR NATION
Leading the ABA. Five UF Law alumni have risen to the presidency of the American Bar Association since 1973, more than any other law school.
Martha W. Barnett (JD 73) “Sandy” D’Alemberte (JD 62) Reece Smith (JD 49) Chesterfield Smith (JD 48) Stephen N. Zack (JD 71)
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The UF Law class of 1918
and faculty pose in front
of Bryan Hall. UF Law is
Florida’s oldest public law
school.
SCOTT G. HAWKINS (JD 83)
President, The Florida Bar, 2011-2012; vice chairman, Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, P.A., West Palm Beach
“The University of Florida Levin College of Law has had a profound impact on my career and family. I am grateful
for my legal education and meaningful relationships formed with faculty and alumni colleagues. I have been inspired
by exemplary alumni leaders who have led The Florida Bar, the American Bar Association and many governmental
and private institutions with courage, integrity, judgment and commitment to personal excellence.”
• Five College of Law alumni have risen to
the presidency of the American Bar Association
since 1973 including 2010-2011
President Stephen N. Zack (JD 71); that’s
more than any other law school
• The Levin College of Law is ranked No. 4
among public law schools (No. 8 overall)
in terms of the number of law degrees
granted as of 2011 to sitting federal district
and circuit court judges, according to
Federal Judicial Center data
• Eighteen Levin College of Law alumni have
served on the Florida Supreme Court
• Four graduates have served as governors
of Florida. Many more have served in
the Florida Cabinet, as state senators
and representatives, and as president of
the Senate and speaker of the House,
including current House Speaker R. Dean
Cannon (JD 92).
• Seven graduates became presidents of
Florida colleges, including UF, and one was
president of two
• Since The Florida Bar’s inception in 1950,
the majority of its presidents, including
the first four, its immediate past-president,
Mayanne Downs (JD 87), current president
Scott G. Hawkins (JD 83) and presidentelect
Gwynne Young (JD 74), have been
UF Law graduates
PROSPECTUS 11

POWER OF THE GATOR NATION
When considering the characteristics of a good judge, “loyalty
to the law,” “wisdom,” “fidelity” and “integrity” spring to mind.
These are the attributes society seeks in its judges and magistrates.
As the alma mater of hundreds of federal, state and
county judges, the Levin College of Law takes enormous pride
in the accomplishments and wisdom of its graduates serving on
the bench. Not only do these individuals dedicate their lives in
service to society, they also serve on the judging panels of trial
team and moot court competitions to educate the next generation
of UF lawyers in the subtleties of oral advocacy.
R. DEAN CANNON (JD 92) Speaker of the Florida House
“If I had it to do all over again I would go to the UF College of Law in a heartbeat. With
both the academic background as well as the opportunity to learn about your area of
interest – whether it was government like mine or specialized areas such as tax or envi-
ronmental law – I think UF’s law school is the best in the state.”
Alumni judges collaborated to establish the
Peter T. Fay
Jurist-In-Residence Program at
the Levin College of Law in honor of the Hon.
Peter T. Fay
(JD 56), senior judge on the U.S.
11th Circuit Court of Appeals. The Jurist-In-
Residence Program brings a working judge to
the Levin College of Law campus for a week
each year to interact with and instruct
Levin College of Law students.
Through this interaction, students
gain first-hand instruction on a
broad array of issues relating to
judicial process, substantive law,
trial and appellate advocacy, and
the day-to-day practice of law.
Stephan P. Mickle is among those who
graduated from UF Law and went on to
distinguished judicial careers. The first African-
American to earn a bachelor’s degree
from the University of Florida in 1965, he then
earned his master’s degree followed by a law
degree from UF Law and would eventually
become the first African-American federal
judge for the Northern District of Florida.
Levin College of Law alumni also serve their
nation as legislators, members of Congress
and public servants. Levin College of Law
graduates serve in the highest level of our nation’s
government. Carol M. Browner (JD 79),
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THE UF LAW GATOR NATION
MOUNTAIN STATES
222 MIDWEST
490
NEW ENGLAND
166
19,115 * alumni
73 %
in Florida
26 %
rest of
U.S.
GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT
INFORMATION.
1 %
abroad
NORTHEAST
1,046
Rate of placement (9 months out):
99.0 percent
Average starting salary: $73,345
Pass-rate for July 2010 first-time bar
exams: 86.8 percent
WEST
591
Graduates employed by field:
Academic and public interest:
13.7 percent
SOUTHEAST
15,591
Business/industry: 14 percent
Government: 11.9 percent
ALASKA, HAWAII,
PUERTO RICO,
VIRGIN ISLANDS,
MILITARY
66
SOUTHWEST
394
Judicial clerkship: 5.5 percent
Military: 2.7 percent
Private practice: 51.5 percent
*Regional figures don’t equal 19,115 because
addresses are not available for all alumni.
GLOBAL GATORS 189
Argentina
Bahamas
Belgium
Bermuda
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Czech Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
France
Georgia
Germany
Hungary
Indonesia
Israel
Jamaica
Japan
South Korea
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
Pakistan
Peru
Poland
Russian Federation
South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan, Province of China
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom (Great
Britain)
Venezuela
the longest serving administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, most recently served
as President Barack Obama’s director of the White
House Office of Energy and Climate Change.
John H. Hankinson Jr. (JD 79) is at the heart of efforts
to recover from the Gulf oil spill as executive
director of the EPA’s Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration
Task Force.
Another Levin College of Law graduate, Esther
Olavarria (JD 86) has been appointed by President
Obama as deputy assistant secretary for policy in
the Department of Homeland Security, while Osvaldo
Luis Gratacós (JD 00) is the inspector general
of the Export Import Bank of the United States.
Mickle Browner Hankinson
PROSPECTUS 13

At Your Service. The Offi ce of Student Affairs
provides assistance in nearly every area of
student life, including orientation, financial aid,
registration, academic and educational counseling,
and even personal matters. The offi ce
promotes the development of the whole person.
CURRICULUM: BROAD AND DEEP
Key offerings include:
• “Introduction to Law School & the
Profession,” a multi-day orientation
program that provides an introduction
to legal education, basic legal
structures, professional responsibilities
of lawyers-to-be, and general
University of Florida information
• “Academic Success Program”
provides ongoing tutoring, individual
counseling and workshops
on topics such as exam preparation,
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UF Law provides leadership and models the highest standards
of professional and public service, launching students toward
success in law school and beyond.
time and stress management,
communication skills and study
methods.
More diversity, better
legal system.
The school strongly encourages
students of all backgrounds to
apply and offers a highly supportive
environment to help minorities
excel. Special counseling programs
offer guidance with academics.
Minority internships and clerkship
programs, minority student
organizations and mentoring with
students, faculty and practicing
attorneys form a web of support.
Many of these programs are
overseen by the Office of Student
Affairs, which is responsible for
extending comprehensive services
that familiarize students with the
campus and faculty and then
nurture them throughout law school.
PROSPECTUS 15

CURRICULUM: DEGREES
Legal Studies Tailored to You.
The law school provides courses of
study leading to a:
• Juris Doctor, including certificate
programs in Criminal Justice,
Environmental and Land Use
Law, Estates and Trusts Practice,
Family Law, Intellectual Property
Law, and International and Comparative
Law
• Joint degree by combining a
J.D. with either a master’s or
doctorate degree in just about
any discipline
• Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation
• Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International
Taxation
• Doctor of Judicial Science (S.J.D.)
in Taxation
• Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Environmental
and Land Use Law
• Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Comparative
Law for foreign law students
Current Degree Requirements.
• Completion with a passing grade
of courses totaling at least 88
semester credit hours, of which
at least 59 must have been completed
through the College of
Law. No more than four of those
credits can be earned through cocurricular
activities
• With permission of the associate
dean for students, upon good
cause shown, work up to 29
semester hours taken at another
ABA-accredited law school may
be counted toward the course
requirement. (Note: Grades in
transferred
courses will not be figured into the
student’s GPA.)
• Completion with a passing grade
for Legal Research and Writing
(LAW 5792) and Appellate
Advocacy (LAW 5793)
• Completion with a passing grade
for Professional Responsibility and
the Legal Profession (LAW 6750)
and Legal Drafting (LAW 6955)
• Achievement of 2.0 cumulative
GPA on all graded work
• Fulfillment of prescribed course
requirements
• Satisfaction of the advanced writing
requirement
These requirements must be fulfilled
no earlier than 24 months and not
later than 84 months after matriculation
as a law student.
J.D. Program
Comprehensive curriculum
for more opportunities.
The three-year J.D. program is carefully
designed to develop students’ analytical
abilities, practical knowledge,
communications skills and understanding
of the professional responsibility
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In combining a top-notch J.D. curriculum with a well-rounded
selection of extra-curricular opportunities for professional
development, UF Law seeks to graduate young lawyers who
are ethical, competent and enthusiastic about the law.
and ethics central to the practice
of law. Students benefit from
a variety of teaching methods,
including the traditional “case”
and “Socratic” methods, as well
as simulations, video critiques,
computer-assisted instruction and
role-playing.
The required first-year curriculum
emphasizes practical lawyering
by teaching students to read
and analyze cases, research and
analyze points of law efficiently
and express those points clearly.
Second- and third-year students
can tailor studies to specific interests
and career plans through
advanced courses, seminars, certificate
programs, joint degrees,
study abroad opportunities and
more than 100 elective courses.
Required courses develop and
refine students’ writing abilities,
while clinical programs allow
students to develop skills in the
context of real cases.
Seminars and advanced courses
provide individualized research
opportunities and close interaction
with faculty.
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CURRICULUM: DEGREES
Advanced work hones legal skills.
ADVANCED WRITING
REQUIREMENT. All J.D. candidates
must complete under close faculty supervision
a major research paper that
shows evidence of original systematic
scholarship based on individual
research. This requirement typically
is fulfilled through enrollment in an
advanced course or seminar.
ADVANCED COURSES
& SEMINARS. Advanced courses
and seminars provide supplementary
opportunities to learn key skills in a
small group setting under the close
supervision of faculty.
Advanced courses in topics such as
bankruptcy and debtor-creditor law,
family law and environmental law
create opportunities for sequential
learning, complex problem-solving
and development of writing and
drafting skills. For example, advanced
business-related transactional drafting
classes include intellectual property licensing,
business document drafting,
entrepreneurship document drafting
and real estate document drafting.
Seminars allow thorough study and
research of a topic, which may result
in a “senior paper” to satisfy the
advanced writing requirement.
SKILLS TRAINING. Strong writing
skills are crucial to professional success.
Dedicated faculty members
hone student skills in each class year
through required courses in legal
research and writing, appellate advocacy,
and the nationally acclaimed
Legal Drafting Program, the first in
the nation and a model for other
schools. In addition, respected lawyers
and judges serve as educators to
help develop students’ practical skills
in trial and appellate advocacy. Observation
and critique by these professionals
quickly improve students’
abilities to “think on their feet.”
ORDER OF THE COIF. The Levin
College of Law is in a select group of
law schools with a chapter of the Order
of the Coif, the national academic
law honor society. Students who meet
requirements are eligible for election
at the conclusion of their studies.
JURIS DOCTOR REQUIRED
COURSE PROGRESSION
First Year
• Appellate Advocacy (2 credits)
• Civil Procedure (4)
• Constitutional Law (4)
• Contracts (4)
• Criminal Law (3)
• Legal Research & Writing (2)
• Professional Responsibility (3)
• Property (4)
• Torts (4)
Second Year
• Legal Drafting (2)
• Corporations* (3)
• Estates and Trusts* (3)
• Evidence* (4)
Third Year
• Trial Practice* (4)
*Registration-priority courses; not required,
but faculty recommended.
FIELD WORK EXTERNSHIPS
The college works closely with
numerous organizations, agencies and
legal service groups — in and outside
Florida — to provide law students with
practical experience and professional
contacts. These opportunities may
include pro bono work, part-time jobs,
summer internships and externships.
Externships enable students
to earn up to six credits while
gaining hands-on experience and
knowledge of the law. Because
placements are with local, state
and federal government agencies,
judges and other public service
organizations, students also provide
a valuable service. For instance,
more than 40 students have gained
experience as judicial clerks in the
college’s Florida Supreme Court
Externship Program.
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ADVANCED DEGREES
LL.M. IN TAXATION. Graduate Tax
is the college’s premier program. It is
widely recognized by tax scholars and
practitioners nationwide as one of the
best, and consistently ranks in the top
two in U.S. News and World Report’s
annual ranking of tax programs. UF’s
renowned graduate tax faculty members
are authors of some of the most widely
used textbooks and treatises, and
lecture at numerous conferences and institutes
in the United States and abroad.
They have been leaders in professional
organizations and consultants for the
Internal Revenue Service and other
major public and private entities. The
Graduate Tax Program also publishes
The Florida Tax Review, a faculty-edited
journal that has become one of the
country’s leading tax reviews. Its publication
is aided by extensive tax library
holdings in the Richard B. Stephens Tax
Research Center.
LL.M. IN INTERNATIONAL TAXATION.
To meet the growing demand for international
tax experts in the globalizing
economy, the Levin College of Law began
offering a Master of Laws in International
Taxation in Fall 2005. The one-year course
of study features a renowned tax faculty,
superb curriculum of great breadth and
depth, distinguished students from
around the world, and the many benefits
and opportunities stemming from the
Graduate Tax Program.
S.J.D. IN TAXATION. A very limited
number of students are enrolled in the
Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D) in
Taxation Program — the first program
of this kind in the country. The degree
involves extensive study, research and
writing over a three- to five-year period.
LL.M. IN COMPARATIVE LAW. The
LL.M. in Comparative Law Program is
for foreign law school graduates seeking
to enhance their understanding of the
American legal system. Applicants must
have a law degree with high academic
standing from a recognized foreign
university and thorough knowledge of
English. The one-year program builds
on UF’s renowned international studies
programs and decades of involvement in
global legal issues, including trade, environmental
and land use law, human rights
and constitutional reform.
LL.M. IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND
LAND USE LAW. This one-year post-J.D.
degree provides an opportunity to spend
an academic year on the UF campus
full-time developing in-depth expertise
in environmental and land use law. The
program adopts an innovative approach
that combines the study of land use law
with environmental law. The program
also capitalizes on the many outstanding
programs at UF in disciplines related to
environmental and land use law practice,
including wildlife ecology, environmental
engineering, urban and regional planning
and interdisciplinary ecology.
Students admitted to this program work
with the LL.M. program director to design
an individual course of study tailored to
their particular interests. LL.M. students
are eligible to participate in the Conservation
Clinic and to apply for a seat in the
Summer Environmental Law Study Abroad
Program in Costa Rica.
WILLIAM HUMMEL (3L)
“I chose UF because of the Joint Degree Program and the ability
for me to combine my interest in wanting to understand and practice
immigration law, but also in better understanding the reasons
why people come to this country and the challenges they face after
arriving. With both degrees I feel I will have better understanding
of the situation and be a better advocate for immigrants. “
HOMETOWN: Richmond, Va.
ACTIVITIES: 2010-2012 President, Immigration Law Association;
2010-12 Chair, Student Recruitment Team, 2010
Summer Externship with Immigration Customs Enforcement
(ICE) in Orlando; 2011 Summer Internship with the
U.S. Attorney’s Office in Richmond, Va.; Deans List; International
Children’s Law Book Award; Business Immigration
Law and Practice Book Award.
JOINT DEGREES
For students interested in other
fields, joint degree programs can
be established in nearly any area.
Some awarded to date include:
• Agribusiness
• Anthropology
• Building Construction
• Business Administration
• Counselor Education
• Criminology
• Decision & Information
Sciences
• Doctorate of Medicine
• Educational Leadership
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Exercise and Sport Sciences
• Food and Resource
Economics
• Forest Resources
and Conservation
• Gender Studies Certificate
• History
• Interdisciplinary Ecology
• Latin American Studies
• Mass Communicationsons
• Materials Science and
Engineering
• Medical Sciences
• Pharmacy
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Public Health
• Real Estate
• Sociology
• Urban and Regional
Planning
• Veterinary Medicinee
• Women’s Studies
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CURRICULUM: CERTIFICATES
Certifi cates expand knowledge base.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE CERTIFICATE.
The new Criminal Justice Certificate
Program provides students interested
in the study and practice of criminal
law with the opportunity to obtain and
demonstrate special competency in
the field. The program offers a rich and
coordinated curriculum, clinical programs,
independent studies, summer
externships, networking opportunities,
and the ability to participate in the
Criminal Law Association. Certificate
students must complete a minimum
of 30 credits related to criminal law,
procedure, and justice and maintain
a 3.25 GPA in the courses that are
counted toward the certificate.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND USE
LAW CERTIFICATE. The Levin College
of Law’s Environmental and Land
Use Law Certificate Program enables
students to demonstrate concentration
and accomplishment in these two
important fields. Certificate requirements
were developed by faculty in
consultation with an advisory board
of leading practitioners from private
firms, government agencies and nonprofit
organizations. Enrolled students
take eight credit hours above their J.D.
requirements to graduate. Unlike similar
programs elsewhere, students in
this personalized curriculum enjoy both
breadth and depth in their studies.
ESTATES & TRUSTS PRACTICE
CERTIFICATE. This area of the law is of
considerable practical importance since
it involves counseling clients on how to
effectively provide for themselves and
dispose of property during their lifetime
or at death. The practice involves
planning, drafting and administering
gratuitous transfers of property, thus
implicating the law of gifts, trusts,
future interests, intestate succession,
wills, probate, fiduciary law and
taxation. Perhaps more importantly,
the practice of estates and trusts law
involves counseling clients on the
many complex issues confronting the
elderly.
FAMILY LAW CERTIFICATE. The
increasing complexity of divorce law
and children’s law and the rise of the
nontraditional family make family law
one of the fastest growing and most
intricate practice specialties. One new
demand, for example, was created
by a Florida Supreme Court mandate
that established the “Unified Family
Court” to handle all family, juvenile
and delinquency matters. The certificate
program administered by the
Center on Children and Families offers
sequential clinical and classroom
experiences for effective training in areas
such as child development, family
economics, negotiation and drafting,
and courtroom advocacy.
Certificate programs impart specialized
knowledge to students in specific areas of law.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
CERTIFICATE. Traditionally, intellectual
property law encompasses
several different bodies of law,
including patents, trade secrets,
copyrights and trademarks. The
technology boom has expanded
the need for patent lawyers as well
as lawyers trained in related fields
such as antitrust, media, cyberlaw
and general commercial law. The
demand also continues to grow
for those who can adapt or create
doctrine in new fields — such as
genetic engineering, accessing and
downloading Internet materials,
and disputes involving domain
names, metatags and hyperlinks
— as well as for those who can
apply these laws in more traditional
industries and the creative arts.
INTERNATIONAL AND COM-
PARATIVE LAW CERTIFICATE.
Every field of law that involves
commerce — civil procedure,
business associations, securities
regulation, intellectual property,
trade regulation, taxation, immigration
and environmental law,
among others — is affected by
globalization. Equally important is
the development of human rights
law, domestically and internationally.
This certificate program helps
prepare students for practice in this
new global legal environment by
teaching the international aspects
of every area of the law.
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With an eye to preparing students for the practice of law the moment
they step off the campus as graduates, the Levin College of Law in 2010
adopted a new mission statement that refocuses its curriculum. The new
mission emphasizes a legal education with competency in five areas.
Toward a new mission: Refocusing the curriculum
1.
2.
3.
Legal analysis including knowledge of laws and
rules, the ability to apply laws and rules to different
factual settings, and the ability to engage in legal
argumentation.
Legal research and writing including the ability to
conduct independent legal research and produce
legal writings of professional quality.
Fundamentals of client services including interviewing
and counseling skills.
4.
5.
Fundamentals of dispute processing and legal
problem solving including litigation, settlement,
and transactions.
Fundamentals of professional responsibility
and identity including knowledge of the shared
values of the legal profession and ethical problem
solving, the skills to create a professional identity,
and the skills to work with people from diverse
backgrounds.
PROSPECTUS
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CURRICULUM: ENRICHMENT
Enrichment programs sharpen skills.
J.D. students can enhance their skills,
earn credit and gain experience
through the following organizations:
• Environmental Moot Court team
members compete in national environmental
law competitions
• Florida Journal of International
Law publishes three issues per
year and contains scholarly works
with global perspectives by
students, professors and practitioners
on public and private
international law topics
• Florida Law Review publishes as
many as five times a year and
includes articles by students and
legal scholars who are specialists
in various areas of the law
• International Commercial
Arbitration Moot (ICAM) team
members compete each spring
against law schools from around
the world in the Wilhelm C. Vis
International Competition in
Austria
• The Jessup Moot Court Team
explores issues of public international
law and international
humanitarian law and competes
nationally and internationally
• Journal of Technology Law and
Policy is a student-edited journal
published twice a year (also
online) that focuses on legal and
policy aspects of technology
issues
• Justice Campbell Thornal
Moot Court Team participates
in intramural, state and national
appellate competitions sponsored
by organizations and
firms
• The Trial Competition Team
competes in intramural, state,
regional and national competitions
sponsored by individuals,
groups and law firms
• University of Florida Journal of
Law and Public Policy is an interdisciplinary
student publication
devoted to public policy implications
of legal issues. Students
publish three issues a year and
sponsor a spring symposium
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE
Through programs offered on campus
and abroad, University of Florida law
students gain international exposure
and an edge in the job market.
Students can travel across the world
through ABA-approved exchange
programs such as: Pontificia Universidade,
Catolica in Rio de Janeiro;
Leiden University in the Netherlands;
University of Montpellier in France;
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
in Frankfurt, Germany; Monash University
in Melbourne, Australia; and
Warsaw University in Poland. The law
school also jointly sponsors summer
law programs in Paris and Montpellier,
France; Cape Town, South Africa; and
San Jose, Costa Rica.
Students benefit from decades of international
experience and involvement
by faculty as well as enrichment courses
that bring to campus leading foreign
professors, judges, attorneys and
government officials to teach courses
dealing with current legal issues.
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The range of organizations, co-curricular activities, study abroad
programs, journals and conferences hosted by the Levin College
of Law enables students to dig deeply into a wide variety of
study and practice specialties.
CONFERENCES, SEMINARS
AND SPEAKERS
The Levin College of Law sponsors valuable
conferences, seminars and speakers throughout
the year to keep practitioners, students
and others informed on current issues such as
environmental law, music law and international
legal issues. The college has hosted seven U.S.
Supreme Court justices in recent years, including
U.S. Chief Justice John G. Roberts and
Associate Justice John Paul Stevens in 2008.
Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was on
the fall 2011 schedule.
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CURRICULUM: CLINICAL PROGRAMS
Clinical programs add practical experience.
Clinical programs at the Levin College
of Law provide students with extensive
opportunities to represent actual
clients under the close supervision
of faculty or attorneys. This practical
experience enhances the understanding
of the law learned in classrooms
and can give graduates the advantage
of earning credits and Florida Supreme
Court certification as certified legal
interns. Clinical programs include:
CONSERVATION CLINIC. Under
faculty supervision, Conservation Clinic
students work in teams to serve clients
on issues such as land acquisition and
conservation, ordinance and comprehensive
plan drafting, protected area
management planning, legislative reform
proposals, institutional framework
design and dispute resolution systems
design, and conservation mediations.
Each summer the clinic also offers
a for-credit program jointly with the
University of Costa Rica Environmental
Law Clinic, with cross-cultural teams
working on Latin America/Caribbean
region law and policy projects onsite in
Costa Rica. The Conservation Clinic is
housed at the Center for Governmental
Responsibility to ensure an interdisciplinary
focus is applied.
Criminal Clinics
CRIMINAL DEFENSE CLINIC. Working
as certified legal interns, students
defend indigent clients charged with
criminal offenses through the Office of
the Public Defender. Participation in
the Criminal Defense Clinic will provide
students with experiences and skills
that are transferable to any area of
litigation including client and witness
interviews, writing and arguing motions,
and preparing for and conducting
hearings and trials.
PROSECUTION CLINIC. Working as
certified legal interns, students practice
law under the direct supervision
of licensed assistant state attorneys.
Students will become involved in all
aspects of the prosecution of criminal
cases, including intake, investigation,
discovery, pretrial proceedings, trial,
and sentencing. A goal of the clinic
program is for the intern to try at
least one jury trial by the end of the
semester.
VIRGIL HAWKINS CLINICS
The Virgil Hawkins Clinics — the Full Representation Clinic, County Court Mediation Clinic, Pro Se Clinic,
Gator TeamChild Juvenile Advocacy Clinic and Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Clinic — are named
in honor of the Florida civil rights activist whose efforts to be admitted to the UF College of Law in the late
1950s paved the way for integration of all state law schools in the 1960s.
FULL REPRESENTATION CLINIC.
The clinic offers intensive training
in family law and practice, with
students serving as first-chair
counsel to low-income citizens of
Alachua County who could not
otherwise afford representation.
Under faculty supervision, students
deal with family law matters such
as divorce, custody and visitation
of children, domestic violence,
division of property and debts, child
support, alimony and establishment
of paternity. Students also have the
opportunity to provide legal counsel,
draft pleadings, motions, orders and
judgments, and represent clients in
negotiations, mediations, hearings
and trials.
GATOR TEAMCHILD JUVENILE
ADVOCACY CLINIC. The clinic acts
as a full-service law firm, providing free
legal services to children. As certified
legal interns, students advocate for
children in various types of proceedings,
but primarily in delinquency, dependency,
administrative and educational
matters. This interdisciplinary juvenile
advocacy clinic trains lawyers, social
workers and other professionals in skills
necessary to be advocates for children.
Through their work in the clinic, students
practice fundamental advocacy skills
such as interviewing, counseling and
negotiation, students are trained to
operate effectively in a law office, and
they become skilled at navigating bureaucracies,
agencies and court systems.
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
ASSISTANCE CLINIC. The Intimate
Partner Violence Assistance Clinic is a
collaboration among the Levin College
of Law, the College of Medicine, Shands
Teaching Hospital and Peaceful
Paths Domestic Abuse Network. This
multidisciplinary clinic provides lowincome
victims of intimate-partner
violence with comprehensive and
coordinated legal, social, and case
management services focusing on victim
and family safety. Certified legal interns
trained to address domestic violence
civil and immigration issues join a holistic
team that includes Shands HealthCare
social workers and domestic violence
outreach case managers. Law students
work with medical students and medical
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UF Law Conservation Clinic
students paddle along one of
the many spring-fed waterways
in North Central Florida.
The civil clinics provide UF Law students with an opportunity to gain
hands-on, practical experience working with real clients on real cases.
Students, supervised by faculty who are practicing attorneys, interview
clients, prepare pleadings and attend trials and hearings.
professionals to screen, identify and
provide resources to those affected by
intimate-partner violence.
COUNTY COURT MEDIATION
CLINIC. The clinic enables students
to observe and volunteer to co-mediate
Small Claims Court matters under
the auspices of the law school’s Institute
for Dispute Resolution and its
faculty. Disputes may include those
involving landlords and tenants,
auto repairs, credit cards and other
debts, and neighbor conflicts. An
intensive instructional seminar complying
with Florida Supreme Court
requirements for mediator certification
eligibility is required of each
participating student. Clinic completion
allows students to become
Florida Supreme Court Certified
County Court Mediators.
FAMILY LAW PRO SE / UNBUN-
DLING CLINIC. Certified legal interns
can practice on the cutting edge of
family law through the new approach of
“unbundling,” which allows clients to
represent themselves before the court
pro se (“for self”) on some issues of
their cases but have legal representation
for other aspects. Students, under
the supervision of legal skills professors,
provide legal advice, mediation assistance
and limited court representation
after first receiving instruction in
the most common Florida family law
issues — custody, visitation, paternity,
child support, domestic violence and
jurisdictional issues.
The Gator TeamChild Juvenile
Advocacy Clinic trains lawyers
and other professionals to act
as advocates for children within
the court system.
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CURRICULUM: CENTERS | INSTITUTES
Centers open up the world.
CENTER ON CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES. The Center on Children and
Families (CCF) is comprised of a team
of UF faculty with expertise in criminal
law, juvenile justice, psychology, conflict
resolution and human rights who
promote quality advocacy, teaching
and scholarship in family law and policy.
Students have the opportunity to work
with systems for protecting children
from abuse and neglect in the center’s
Child Welfare Clinic, participate in family
law externships, earn a certificate
in Family Law and serve as children’s
fellows. Fellows can work on friend of
the court briefs and research papers,
assist with CCF’s annual interdisciplinary
conference, and help build a library
of children’s legal resources. CCF is
active in international human rights
work, works collaboratively with the
government and judiciary on law reform
and professional education, and helps
educate children on their rights and
responsibilities.
THE CAMP CENTER FOR ESTATE
PLANNING. The Camp Center for
Estate Planning integrates teaching,
training, research, scholarship and
public service with the goals of advancing
estate planning and elder law
knowledge, professionalism, skills and
policy. Students can participate in community
service programs for the elderly
through the Estates, trusts and Elder
Law Society and in judicial externships
established in probate divisions of several
judicial circuits.
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER.
The Criminal Justice Center is new in
2011 and it brings criminal law faculty
together with interested students,
enhancing the students’ law school experience
by providing them with mentorships,
area-specific education, and
criminal practice training. The Criminal
Justice Center will serve as an incubator
for criminal law and procedure-related
scholarship, talks, and conferences. The
center will implement an interdisciplinary
approach to the topic in cooperation
with academics from related fields.
THE CENTER FOR GOVERNMENTAL
RESPONSIBILITY. CGR is Florida’s senior
legal and public policy institute.
Faculty and students conduct grant and
contract-funded research — often
interdisciplinary in nature — on public
policy development and implementation
at the local, state, federal and
international levels. CGR houses the
Conservation Clinic, Costa Rica Summer
Program, Center for American Law
Studies at Warsaw (Poland) University,
International Trade Law Program, and
the Law and Policy in the Americas Program.
Students learn and research legal
issues concerning the environment,
land use, bioethics, poverty, emerging
democracies, historic preservation,
conflict resolution, the European Union,
international trade, and election and
campaign finance.
Centers focusing on family law, criminal law, estate
planning, government and politics, and more delve
deeply into the hottest legal issues of the day.
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AUTO-
MATED INFORMATION RESEARCH. The
International Center for Automated Information
Research (ICAIR) is an interdisciplinary
international information policy research
center among UF’s Levin College of Law,
the College of Engineering, and the Warrington
College of Business. In fulfilling
its mission to fund innovative research on
information technologies and knowledge
management benefitting students, faculty
and professionals in legal, accounting
and financial services professions, ICAIR
engages in research related to information
technology and its intersection n with information
policy, with a particular focus on
data security issues.
INSTITUTE FOR DISPUTE
RESOLUTION. The Institute for
Dispute Resolution combines
classroom training, interaction with
practicing attorneys and in-the-field
assignments to help prepare
students for participation in the
growing field of alternative dispute
resolution. The center features
courses in mediation, negotiation, on,
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KATIE KELLAM (3L)
“At UF Law, there are unlimited opportunities to interact with fellow students and
professors both inside and outside of the classroom. Through involvement in several
organizations during law school, I have not only deepened my understanding of the academic
side of the law, but also developed friendships and professional relationships that
will last a lifetime. This spirit of camaraderie is what makes our school special and helps
make graduates from the Levin College of Law better attorneys and better people.”
HOMETOWN: Belle Haven, Va.
ACTIVITIES: 2010 Summer Intern,
Office of the Chief Staff Attorney,
Supreme Court of Virginia; Managing
Editor, Journal of Technology
Law & Policy; Student Works Editor,
Florida Journal of International
Law; 2010-11 Secretary, John
Marshall Bar Association; Student
Recruitment Team
collective bargaining and international
litigation and arbitration.
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF RACE
AND RACE RELATIONS. The Levin College
of Law is one of only five law schools
in the nation housing an academic
research and resource center devoted to
the study of race and race relations. The
Center for the Study of Race and Race
Relations works with groups engaged in
a wide range of activities to create and
foster dialogue on race and race relations
and promote historically and empirically
based thinking, talking, research, writing
and teaching.
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL CRIMES STUDIES. This
academic research center provides
graduate instruction, research and policy
analysis, academic symposia, grant
supervision and consulting services on
money laundering, forfeiture, corporate
security, offshore finances, cybercrime,
organized crime and international financial
crimes. The center also co-sponsors
the annual International Symposium on
Economic Crime at Cambridge University,
England.
INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS,
PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT. This
institute is an outgrowth of work done
through the College of Law Project for
the Advanced Study of Human Rights
and Peace established in the early 1990s.
It is directed by Professor Winston Nagan,
former board chairman of Amnesty
International USA, and was launched in
part to enhance understanding of governance
and human rights in East Africa.
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Students benefit from interaction with distinguished alumni,
who get involved in mentoring and externship programs and as
guest lecturers and symposia speakers on campus. Alumni at
the Levin College of Law are leaders in the legal profession, the
judiciary, business, government, public service and education
at state, national and international levels. Each year, these legal
professionals are cited as the nation’s best in publications such
as The National Law Journal and Best Lawyers in America as
they make their mark on society and the legal profession.
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
Each year, scores of UF Law
students engage in internships,
externships and legal jobs with
judges, prosecutors and district
attorneys. But not all of these
real-world opportunities involve
the courtroom. At the Discovery
Channel in Miami, Alexander
Leon (2L) waded into the world
of corporate legal drafting and
review of affiliate agreements, ad
sales contracts, non-disclosure
agreements and independent
contractor agreements in English
and Spanish. He also researched
Latin American legislation
affecting media and contract law.
STRONG ALUMNI TIES
While most Levin College of Law
alumni practice with law firms
throughout Florida and the nation,
many also serve as counsel to government
agencies, corporations and a
wide array of public service organizations.
Strong alumni ties in these areas of
the law provide excellent intern/externship
and clerking opportunities
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UF Law summer interns, 2Ls
Brandon White and Erica Perdomo,
flank U.S. District Judge
Paul C. Huck (JD 65) inside the
Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United
States Courthouse in Miami.
Huck, who serves on the UF Law
Board of Trustees, is among many
active alumni who devote time to
mentoring UF Law students.
MARTHA W. BARNETT (JD 73) Holland & Knight senior partner
and former chairwoman; past president of the American Bar Association, 2000-2001
“At Holland & Knight, we go for the best of the best. We are looking for mature, practiceready
young lawyers who can immediately deliver client services in a thoughtful way. We
believe in their professionalism, and we know the values that are instilled in them at the
University of Florida College of Law. As an alumna, I know the value of the Gator Nation.”
for Levin College of Law students. In
addition, Levin College of Law alumni
play a key role in the provision of
quality and affordable legal education
at UF, mentoring students and sharing
their areas of expertise as adjunct
instructors, guest speakers, jurists-inresidence,
journal advisors, and as
coaches for trial team.
Several hundred dedicated Levin
College of Law alumni volunteer their
leadership and expertise in service e
on the Law Alumni Council and Law
Center Association Board of Trustees.
Alumni participation on these boards
connects the practical, hands-on
realities of legal practice to the job of
educating law students. This participation
also facilitates alumni involvement
necessary to fundraising efforts that
support academic programs and facilities,
enhancing legal education at the
Levin College of Law.
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PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
Resources help chart a course.
Almost as soon as the law school
experience begins, professional
counselors in the Center for Career
Development — all of whom have
law degrees — offer a wide variety
of resources and programs to help
students develop their professional
identities, plan their self-directed
career searches and establish
marketing techniques that will serve
them throughout their careers.
Resources include:
• Workshops on practical career
skills, from polishing a resume
to “working a room,” to handling
call-back interviews as well
as seminars on career-path
exploration and becoming a
successful professional
• Individual counseling to formulate
a career path and determine
appropriate job-search strategies.
Interview skills development,
including mock interviews
• On- and off-campus networking
events to meet and learn from
legal professionals from law firms,
government agencies, public
interest organizations, corporations,
the judiciary and the military.
• Employer directories, job search
aids, career exploration materials
and employment and salary
data nationally and from recent
graduates to help assess career
options
• Job search tips and news about
CCD programs through the center’s
listserv and blog, with updates in
the center’s weekly publication
• The Small Firm Project and the
mentor program
• The Judicial Clerkship Program
• A Web-based job bank listing
part-time and full-time positions
available to students and alumni
• A website with downloadable
resource materials, samples and
forms
EMPLOYER RESOURCES. The Center
for Career Development, which is
part of the Office of Student Affairs,
offers many services to employers that
make it easy for them to interview and
hire Levin College of Law students
and alumni. Employers are actively
encouraged to post their hiring needs
with the Levin College of Law. UF Law
brings employers — including many
top national law firms — to campus
to interview students in one of the
largest on-campus recruiting programs
in the Southeast. The college has
videoconference interview facilities and
also coordinates more than a dozen offcampus
recruiting events in cities such as
Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Chicago and
New York City to help students market
themselves to out-of-state employers.
Through employer diversity initiatives
students receive information about
summer associate diversity programs,
employer receptions and provision of
diverse employment resources.
CENTER FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE. Nothing
strengthens a resume like experience.
The Center for Career Development
helps students gain practical, hands-on
skills through a variety of programs:
• The Pro Bono and Community Service
Projects connect law students with
organizations seeking volunteers for
public interest projects. Participants
gain valuable work experience and
earn recognition
certificates honoring them for their
accomplishments
• Part-time or summer employment
opportunities are available in law
firms, businesses or as teaching or
research assistants
• The 1L Shadow Program enables firstyear
law students to shadow attorneys
in private practice, the court system or
legal services and experience the legal
environment first-hand in those areas
• Internships, some paid, or externships
that are for credit provide valuable
volunteer opportunities in every level of
government agency and the judiciary
The CCD also strongly encourages
students to participate in one of
the many for-credit externship
opportunities and to take advantage
of the clinical programs offered by the
Levin College of Law.
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PASCALE BISHOP Assistant Dean of Career Development
“My plan is to make us as visible as possible starting on Day 1. With individual students assigned to a single
counselor for the duration of their legal education, the idea will be establishing a more proactive role for the
counselor to do follow-up and connect to the student in a more profound way.”
2010 GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT
As of Feb. 15, 2011, the “placement
success rate” for 2010 UF Law graduates
was 99 percent. Nationally, this figure was
94 percent, according to the National
Association for Law Placement. For UF
Law, the placement success rate consists
of 85.4 percentage points employed, 10.7
percentage points in graduate studies
and 2.6 percentage points not seeking
employment. Another 1 percentage point
was unemployed and 0.3 percentage
point whose status was unknown. Here is
a breakdown* of job types for those who
were employed:
• 87.5 percent full-time employment
requiring bar passage or a J.D., or where
a J.D. is directly relevant to the job
requirements;
• 7.9 percent part-time employment
requiring bar passage or a J.D., or where
a J.D. is directly relevant to the job
requirements;
• 3 percent in professional employment
where a J.D. is indirectly related or
unrelated to the job requirements;
• 1.2 percent in non-professional
employment
• 0.5 percent unknown job type
A large number of UF Law graduates are
accepted into full-time graduate programs
after earning their juris doctors. From
the Class of 2010, 10.7 percent of the
graduates pursued this option, while the
national average was only 2.9 percent.
Part of the reason for the high percentage
engaged in graduate work is the attraction
of UF Law’s LL.M. in Taxation program,
which is ranked No. 1 among public
universities.
*Due to rounding, the total of all categories
exceeds 100 percent
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Multi-million-dollar expansions have transformed the Levin College
of Law into a state-of-the-art legal learning center. The new facilities
include: a free-standing legal advocacy center with an expansive
courtroom; a law library that is the largest in the Southeast and
among the top 20 in the country; comfortable, modern classrooms
equipped with advanced technology; and a ceremonial classroom
for conferences, receptions and special sessions. The facilities are
built around the Marcia Whitney Schott Courtyard, where students
meet daily to exchange information, attend events and, most
importantly, make lifelong friends and colleagues.
STATE OF THE ART
THE MARTIN H. LEVIN ADVOCACY CENTER
The Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center is
the core of a $6 million 19,500-squarefoot
stand-alone building boasting
an impressive two-story grand foyer
and glass entry with an open staircase.
The courtroom, now in use by UF Law
students, serves a teaching function
enhanced by large monitors overhead,
phone and Internet connections, and
tiered seating, which gives 98 students
a clear view of the proceedings. The
courtroom includes a bench for accommodating
seven judges, a jury box
and attorneys’ tables. The courtroom
also features judge’s chambers and
a jury deliberation room. The center,
which is named in honor of Martin H.
Levin (JD 88), son and former colleague
of Pensacola attorney and college
namesake Fredric G. Levin (JD 61),
places the Levin College of Law at the
forefront of major law colleges providing
students with sophisticated facilities
and services.
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A $6M advocacy center, new classrooms and an extensively renovated
law library headline the law school’s newly upgraded facilities.
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STATE OF THE ART
Designed to blend the tradition of the past with
the technology of the future, the Lawton Chiles
Legal Information Center is a library that offers rare
books and historic displays alongside high-speed
data ports and ergonomic study areas. The foyer
replicates the entrance to Bryan Hall, home to the
College of Law from 1914 to 1969, and opens to
spacious rooms with leather arm chairs and floorto-ceiling
views of azaleas and live oaks.
WORLD-CLASS LIBRARY
The Lawton Chiles Legal Information
Center is the largest in the Southeast
and among the top 20 nationwide.
Students have access to 3.5 million-plus
volumes in other University of Florida
libraries and 43 million titles held by
libraries throughout the world. They can
access databases that provide federal
and state statutes and codes, periodicals,
news articles and background
materials. Other features of the 100,000
square-foot Lawton Chiles Legal Information
Center include:
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CLAIRE M. GERMAIN Associate Dean for Legal Information; Clarence J. TeSelle Professor of Law
“When I came to interview I saw the Spanish-moss-draped oaks, the sun, the wonderful facilities, the staff was
great – the warm welcome – and I thought I could make a contribution. It’s a dynamic law school, it’s a flagship
law school with strong ambitions, and I like to be part of a winning team.”
• As the laboratory of the law school,
the information center houses more
than 600,000 volumes in open-stack
displays
• An open reserve area to give
students direct access to old exams
and study aids
• More than 300 individual study
carrels equipped for wireless
computers, with playback carrels
available for review of taped classes,
negotiations and trial skills. Seating
for another 300 students is provided
• The Richard B. Stephens Tax
Research Center — named for the
co-founder and first director of
the school’s nationally prominent
Graduate Tax Program — features
nearly 70 study carrels for tax
LL.M. students, a graduate lounge,
meeting room and offices for the
Florida Tax Review
• Thirteen study rooms that accommodate
as many as a dozen
students for group study and LL.M.
research
UF Law attracts superstar librarian
If superstar librarians exist, UF Law
has one. Claire M. Germain, associate
dean for Legal Information, is the
new head of the Lawton Chiles Legal
Information Center, coming to Florida
after 18 years leading the Cornell Law
School library. She is widely viewed as
leading the library profession into the
digital age while forging international
links between American legal scholarship,
her French homeland and myriad
corners of the world.
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Campus life at UF Law combines an enriching intellectual
environment with the camaraderie and support that is the mark
of the Gator Nation. The law school has hosted seven U.S.
Supreme Court justices — with five of the visits within the past
five years — as well as the top legal thinkers and doers from
across the country. During their education at the Levin College
of Law, students can expect to enjoy the wisdom and intellectual
leadership of U.S. Supreme Court justices, federal judges,
Florida Supreme Court justices, American Bar Association presidents,
leading legal scholars and successful practitioners.
CAMPUS LIFE
Each year, Levin College of Law students will learn the value of
fearlessness and preparation as they stand before moot court
and trial team panels made up of sitting federal judges. Every
semester, students are exposed to new faces, fresh ideas, and
the novel research and professional experiences of people who
are shaping the law in the here and now — gaining the legal
knowledge and practical skills that will propel them on their
course as future leaders of the profession.
New students can rely on their classmates, professors, staff and
alumni for the help and encouragement that everyone needs
during three years of law school.
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ANITRA F. RAIFORD (3L)
“In addition to Levin’s reputation, endless resources and extensive
network, I chose UF because of the comfortable atmosphere. I knew
law school would be challenging and competitive, but I wanted a genuine
support system. I have happily found that — peers to study with,
seasoned law students who eagerly give advice, faculty who care, and
even alumni who encourage continuous communication because of our
Gator connection. This list is just a snippet of those simple things that,
when combined, amount to an authentic support system.”
HOMETOWN: Gainesville, Fla.
ACTIVITIES: Journal of Law and Public Policy, Executive Research
Editor; National Black Law Students Association, National Director
of Membership and past Southern Region Parliamentarian; Honor
Code Committee, past Director of Communications; Research
Assistant; Extern, HD Supply, Inc.; Intellectual Property Program
Participant; Student Recruitment Team; Dean’s List; Corporate
Espionage Book Award Recipient
Ginsburg Roberts Stevens Thomas
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CAMPUS LIFE
As the sixth-most populous university campus in the United States,
the University of Florida hosts 16 colleges and nearly 200 graduate
programs. UF draws students from more than 130 countries and
every U.S. state. The University of Florida is a member of the prestigious
Association of American Universities and is recognized as
one of the nation’s leading research universities by the Carnegie
Commission on Higher Education. The campus occupies 2,000
acres, located mostly within the city of Gainesville, which lies at
the heart of Alachua County, population 250,000.
THE FOUNDATION OF THE GATOR NATION
As a top-tier university, UF attracts world-class
orchestras, plays, operas, ballet performances and
art exhibitions. Students also can join in numerous
casual events such as barbecues, game nights,
student carnivals, service trips, pep rallies and an
amazing assortment of extracurricular activities
running the gamut from intramural team sports and
recreational clubs to outdoor activities. The university
offers students health and fitness programs in
spacious, clean and well-equipped facilities.
The University of Florida boasts several national
champion sports teams and teams rank among the
best in the nation each year. The Gator football team
is the most popular, and UF Law students receive
priority status for tickets to each home game at
The Swamp, the legendary football stadium within
walking distance of the law school. Alumni networking
during football tailgates and law-student seating
blocks combine the benefits of a big university with
the intimacy of a law school.
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The area is ranked among the best places to live in America,
with extensive educational, cultural and recreational offerings.
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A great place to be. Gainesville consistently ranks as one
of the best values and best places to live in the nation
thanks to its low cost of living, a dynamic art community,
lush natural environment and the benefits of being the
home-town of a major university. The city has been named
as “Where to Live Next” by Smithsonian magazine, as
one of National Geographic’s “50 Best Places to Live and
Play,” and one of the “Top 20 Best Places to Live and Retire”
by Black Enterprise magazine. The area is consistently
ranked among the best places to live in America, with
extensive educational, cultural and recreational offerings.
THE HEART OF FLORIDA
EVERY PATH STARTS WITH PASSION
Gainesville lies within easy driving distance of some of the greatest recreational,
cultural and natural beauty in the world. With a population of
about 110,000 (and 250,000 in the county), Gainesville is a busy college
town with lots to do on campus and off. Nearly 65 percent of the county
is dotted with scenic lakes, wetlands and trails, which give students
numerous opportunities for cycling, canoeing, hiking, golf, camping,
bird-watching and fishing. Gainesville residents also can enjoy: festivals
and performing arts programs; national-caliber theaters; museums and
performing arts; the largest collection of crystal-clear springs in the
world; sandy beaches just two hours away on either coast; nearby cities
such as Tampa-St. Petersburg, Orlando, Jacksonville and Tallahassee;
and dazzling winter weather with plentiful sun and daytime lows rarely
dipping below 50 degrees.
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James Ayres (3L)
“Transferring to UF was a no-brainer. Considering all of the opportunities
that have been made available to me, the value associated with getting
my J.D. from UF is truly incalculable, especially during these tumultuous
economic times.”
HOMETOWN: Binghamton, N.Y.
ACTIVITIES: Art Law Society president,
Externship at Alachua County Civil Court,
Transfer Student Organization member
• Gainesville has been recognized
by the Arbor Day
Foundation every year since
1982 as a “Tree City, USA”
• Gainesville averages 2,800
hours of sunshine annually
• A social scientist projects
through 2018 that Gainesville
will be the No. 1 American
city for the growth of
creative-class jobs, including
for knowledge workers like
lawyers
• Gainesville is well-known
for its music scene and has
spawned a number of bands
and musicians, including Tom
Petty and the Heartbreakers,
Steven Stills, Don Felder and
Bernie Leadon of The Eagles,
Against Me!, Less Than
Jake, Hot Water Music, John
Vanderslice, CYNE, Sister
Hazel and For Squirrels
• The sports drink Gatorade
was invented in Gainesville to
fuel the Gator football team
James Ayres sits next to “Sidewalk
Judge,” a sculpture on
temporary display in the Marcia
Whitney Schott Courtyard.
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Remarkable classroom experience. The foundation of
the Levin College of Law is comprised of highly accomplished
scholars, practitioners and educators whose broad
knowledge base and passion for teaching challenge each
student to reach new heights of intellectual achievement.
It is a vibrant educational environment where students
acquire the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in
their careers as can be seen by high student evaluations
of teaching. The average student evaluation for the faculty
each semester exceeds 4.2 on a 5-point scale.
TEACHERS AND SCHOLARS
Faculty members are prolific
scholars whose works are cited
widely by other scholars and by
courts. The Social Science Research
Network ranks UF Law 39th out of
over 200 law schools in downloads
of recent scholarly papers.
The Levin College of Law’s
faculty is larger and more comprehensive
than most schools. It has
more than 50 tenured or tenuretrack
faculty, about 35 percent of
whom are women and about 20
percent minorities. In addition, 35
faculty support the college through
clinical, research, writing, information
and administrative programs.
Another roughly 40 adjuncts are
employed, many of whom teach
specialized skills classes while
working full-time in the profession.
The influence of Levin College of
Law faculty goes far beyond campus.
Many faculty members are:
• Authors of treatises, casebooks
or major books used by
law schools and practitioners
throughout the nation
• Cited by the U.S. Supreme Court
• Expert witnesses before policymaking
bodies
• Consultants to branches of state,
federal and international governments
• In leadership roles on American
and Florida bar committees and
task forces or other prestigious
associations such as Amnesty
International, the United Nations
Institute for Training and
Research, and the International
Society of Family Law
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Professor Michael Allan
Wolf, Richard E. Nelson
Chair in Local Government
Law, lectures at UF Law.
Levin College of Law faculty members serve as consultants to
branches of state, federal and international governments.
• On editorial boards of national
publications and author
hundreds of articles in law
reviews and specialty journals
Many faculty members graduated
at the top of their classes
and were editors or members of
their respective law reviews. More
than 20 clerked at the appellate
level (half in federal court), and
approximately 30 were associates
or partners at law firms. About
a dozen earned Ph.D. degrees,
nearly 50 hold LL.M. or master’s
degrees, and five have received
Fulbright awards.
The pursuit of scholastic distinction
is not at the expense of quality
instruction. As teachers, they work
hard to engage students intellectually
and maintain an accessible,
supportive environment that guides
students toward success. Student
evaluations reflect high satisfaction
with professors, with virtually all
professors scoring over four on a
five-point scale.
The involvement of leading
private practitioners — including
federal and state court judges
and attorneys involved in public
agencies, private practice and
leading business ventures —
who teach in specialty areas and
lead seminars help bring current,
practical and critical issues and
events into the classroom. The
result is a true academic community
that nurtures students on
the path toward becoming ethical
lawyers.
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FACULTY
MARY JANE ANGELO
University of Florida Research Foundation
Professor; Director, Environmental and
Land Use Law Program
BACKGROUND: B.S., Rutgers University; M.S. and
J.D., University of Florida. EXPERTISE: Environmental
Law, Water Law, Pesticide Law, Agricultural Policy
and the Environment, Wildlife Protection Law
YARIV BRAUNER
Professor; Alumni Research Scholar
BACKGROUND: LL.B., Hebrew University School
of Law; LL.M., J.S.D., New York University School of
Law. EXPERTISE: Tax, International Law, International
Trade, International Taxation.
DENNIS A. CALFEE
Professor; Alumni Research Scholar
BACKGROUND: B.B.A., J.D., Gonzaga University;
LL.M., University of Florida. Former faculty, Academy
of International Taxation, Republic of China. EXPER-
TISE: Taxation.
JONATHAN R. COHEN
Professor; Associate Director,
Institute for Dispute Resolution
BACKGROUND: A.B., A.M., M.A., J.D., Ph.D.
(Economics), Harvard University. EXPERTISE:
Negotiation, Dispute Resolution.
STUART R. COHN
Associate Dean for International Studies;
John H. and Mary Lou Dasburg Professor;
Director of International and Comparative
Law Certificate Program BACKGROUND: B.A.,
University of Illinois; B.A., Oxford University; LL.B.,
Yale University. EXPERTISE: Corporate and Securities
Law, Jurisprudence.
CHARLES W. COLLIER
Professor; Affiliate Professor of Philosophy
BACKGROUND: B.A., Reed College; M.A.,
M.Phil., Ph.D. (Philosophy), Yale University; J.D.,
Stanford University. EXPERTISE: Constitutional
Law, Jurisprudence, Interdisciplinary Legal Studies,
Legal Theory.
ELIZABETH DALE
Affiliate Associate Professor;
Associate Professor of History
BACKGROUND: B.A., DePauw University; Ph.D.,
J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law. EXPERTISE:
U.S. Legal and Constitutional History.
JEFFREY DAVIS
Professor; Gerald A. Sohn Research Scholar
BACKGROUND: B.S., University of California,
Los Angeles; J.D., Loyola University, Los Angeles;
LL.M., University of Michigan. EXPERTISE: Contracts,
Bankruptcy, Debtor-Creditor Relations,
Commercial Law.
GEORGE L. DAWSON
Professor
BACKGROUND: A.B., Princeton University; J.D.,
University of Chicago. EXPERTISE: Contracts,
Estates and Trusts, Sales, International Sales.
PATRICIA E. DILLEY
Professor
BACKGROUND: B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A.,
University of Pennsylvania; J.D., Georgetown
University; LL.M., Boston University. EXPERTISE:
Social Security, Deferred Compensation, Individual
Income/Corporate Taxation, International Taxation,
Advanced Employee Benefit Law, Retirement
Income Policy.
ALYSON CRAIG FLOURNOY
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; UF Research
Foundation Professor; Alumni Research Scholar
BACKGROUND: B.A., Princeton University; J.D.,
Harvard University. EXPERTISE: Environmental Law,
Property and Administrative Law.
MICHAEL K. FRIEL
Associate Dean and Director,
Graduate Tax Program; Professor
BACKGROUND: B.A., J.D., Harvard University;
LL.M., New York University. EXPERTISE: Federal
Income Taxation.
CLAIRE M. GERMAIN
Associate Dean for Legal Information;
Clarence J. TeSelle Professor of Law
BACKGROUND: Licence-ès-Lettres, cum laude,
University of Paris III, Sorbonne Nouvelle; LL.B., University
of Paris XII; M.C.L., Louisiana State University
School of Law; M.L.L., University of Denver. EXPER-
TISE: Comparative Law, French Law, Legal Research.
JEFFREY L. HARRISON
Stephen C. O’Connell Chair
BACKGROUND: B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., University of
Florida; J.D., University of North Carolina.
EXPERTISE: Antitrust, Contracts, Copyright, Law
and Economics.
BERTA ESPERANZA HERNÁNDEZ-TRUYOL
Levin, Mabie and Levin Professor;
Associate Director, Center on Children and Families
BACKGROUND: A.B., Cornell University; J.D.,
Albany Law School, Union University; LL.M., New
York University. EXPERTISE: International Law, International
Human Rights, Issues of Race, Gender, and
Culture in the Law, Dispute Resolution, Latinas/os
and the Law, Feminist Theory, Critical Race Theory.
ELIZABETH ROWE Professor
“The Internet pushes the boundaries of our long established methods of legal regulation.
Moreover, technology in general poses many challenges to existing intellectual property
paradigms and doctrines. I explore these issues with an eye toward assisting courts and
legislators achieve a reasonable balance when weighing or assessing policy and doctrinal
approaches to these problems.”
NANCY E. DOWD
David H. Levin Chair in Family Law; Director,
Center on Children and Families
BACKGROUND: B.A., University of Connecticut;
M.A., University of Illinois; J.D., Loyola University of
Chicago. EXPERTISE: Constitutional Law, Family
Law, Gender and the Law.
MARK A. FENSTER
Professor; Samuel T. Dell Research Scholar
BACKGROUND: B.A., University
of Virginia;
M.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D.,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; J.D.,
Yale University. EXPERTISE: FOIA and Public
Access to Government Information, Property,
Land Use, Administrative Law.
DAVID M. HUDSON
Professor
BACKGROUND: B.S., Wake Forest University; J.D.,
Florida State University; LL.M., University of Florida;
LL.M., University of London. EXPERTISE: State and
Local Taxation, International Taxation, Immigration Law.
MICHELLE S. JACOBS
Professor
BACKGROUND: A.B., Princeton University; J.D.,
Rutgers University. Visiting Professor, Columbia University
and Howard University. EXPERTISE: Criminal
Law, International Criminal Law, Critical Race Theory,
Women and the Criminal Justice System.
ROBERT H. JERRY, II
Dean; Levin, Mabie and Levin Professor
BACKGROUND: B.A., Indiana State University; J.D.,
University of Michigan. EXPERTISE: Insurance Law,
Contracts, Health Care Finance and Access.
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E. LEA JOHNSTON
Assistant Professor
BACKGROUND: A.B., Princeton University; J.D.,
Harvard University. EXPERTISE: Criminal Procedure,
Criminal Law, Mental Health Law.
DAWN JOURDAN
Joint Assistant Professor; Assistant Professor,
Urban and Regional Planning (joint appointment)
BACKGROUND: B.S., Bradley University; J.D./
M.U.P., University of Kansas; Ph.D., Florida State
University. EXPERTISE: Growth Management Law,
Land Use Law, and Affordable Housing.
SHANI M. KING
Associate Professor; Co-Director,
Center on Children and Families
BACKGROUND: B.S., Brown University; J.D.,
Harvard University. EXPERTISE: Family Law and
Children’s Rights.
CHRISTINE A. KLEIN
Chesterfield Smith Professor; Director ,
LL.M. in Environmental Law & Land
Use Law Program BACKGROUND: B.A.,
Middlebury College; J.D., University of
Colorado; LL.M., Columbia University School of
Law. EXPERTISE: Natural Resources, Property,
Water Law.
ELIZABETH T. LEAR
Professor
BACKGROUND: B.A., University of North
Carolina; J.D., University of Michigan.
EXPERTISE: International Litigation,
Federal Courts.
PEDRO A. MALAVET
Professor; Director,
LL.M. in Comparative Law Program;
Affiliate Professor of Latin American Studies
BACKGROUND: B.B.A., Emory University; J.D.,
LL.M., Georgetown University. EXPERTISE: Comparative
Law, Civil Law, Civil Procedure, Critical Race
Theory, European Union, Evidence, United States
Territorial Possessions, United States-Puerto Rico
relationship.
AMY R. MASHBURN
Professor
BACKGROUND: B.A., Eckerd College; J.D., University
of Florida. EXPERTISE: Civil Procedure, Professional
Responsibility, Administrative Law.
DIANE H. MAZUR
Professor; Gerald A. Sohn Term Professor
BACKGROUND: B.A., State University of New York;
M.S., Pennsylvania State University; J.D., University
of Texas. EXPERTISE: Civil/Military Relations, Constitutional
Law, Evidence, Professional Responsibility.
MARTIN J. MCMAHON JR.
Stephen C. O’Connell Professor
BACKGROUND: B.A., Rutgers College; J.D., Boston
College; LL.M., Boston University. EXPERTISE:
Individual Income Taxation, Corporate Taxation,
Partnership Taxation, Tax Policy.
JON L. MILLS
Professor; Director, Center for Governmental Responsibility;
Dean Emeritus
BACKGROUND: B.A., Stetson University; J.D., University
of Florida; Honorary Doctor of Laws, Stetson
University. EXPERTISE: Florida Constitutional Law,
International Trade, Environmental Law, Legislative
Drafting, Free Press and Speech Privacy Issues.
LARS NOAH
Professor; Alumni Research Scholar
BACKGROUND: A.B., J.D., Harvard University.
EXPERTISE: Administrative Law, Medical Malpractice,
Medical Technology, Products Liability, Torts.
KENNETH B. NUNN
Professor; Associate Director,
Center on Children and Families
BACKGROUND: A.B., Stanford University; J.D.,
University of California-Berkeley. EXPERTISE: Race
and its Impact on Criminal Justice System, Criminal
Law and Procedure, Race Relations, Civil Rights,
Public Interest Law, Critical Race Theory, Legal Semiotics,
Sociology of Law, Law and Cultural Studies.
WILLIAM H. PAGE
Associate Dean for Faculty Development; Marshall
M. Criser Eminent Scholar in Electronic Communications
and Administrative Law; Professor
BACKGROUND: B.A., Tulane University; J.D., University
of New Mexico; LL.M., University of Chicago.
EXPERTISE: Antitrust Law, Procedure, and Economics;
Microsoft Litigation.
RACHEL REBOUCHÉ
Assistant Professor; Associate Director,
Center for Children and Families
BACKGROUND: B.A., Trinity University; J.D.,
Harvard Law School; LL.M., Queen’s University,
Belfast. EXPERTISE: Family Law, Comparative Law,
Bioethics.
LEONARD L. RISKIN
Chesterfield Smith Professor
BACKGROUND: B.S., University of Wisconsin-
Madison; J.D., New York University; LL.M., Yale
University. EXPERTISE: Negotiation, Mediation,
Dispute Resolution.
D. DANIEL SOKOL OL Associate Professor
“I love being a professor because it allows me to pursue cutting-edge research that
has real world application. Business law and regulation are increasingly global. Globalization
adds complexity to business planning. In my scholarship, I have focused
on issues of corporate compliance, international and comparative antitrust, and
capacity building for developing world legal regimes.”
TOM C. W. LIN
Assistant Professor
BACKGROUND: B.A., New York University; J.D.,
University of Pennsylvania Law School. EXPERTISE: ERTISE:
Business Law, Securities Regulation, and Behavioral
Law and Economics.
LYRISSA BARNETT LIDSKY
Stephen C. O’Connell Professor
BACKGROUND: B.A., Texas A&M University; Fulbright
Scholar, Cambridge University; J.D., University of
Texas. EXPERTISE: Internet Law, Advanced Torts (spe-
cializing in Defamation and Invasion of Privacy), Mass
Media Law, First Amendment Law, Professionalism.
CHARLENE LUKE
Associate Professor
BACKGROUND: B.A., J.D., Brigham Young University.
EXPERTISE: Income, Corporate and Partnership
Taxation.
WINSTON P. NAGAN
Professor; Samuel T. Dell Research Scholar; Professor;
Director, Institute of Human Rights and Peace
Development; Affiliate Professor of Anthropology
BACKGROUND: B.A., University of South Africa;
B.A., M.A., Oxford University; LL.M., M.C.L., Duke
University; J.S.D., Yale University. EXPERTISE: International
Law, Human Rights and Legal Theory.
JASON P. NANCE
Assistant Professor
BACKGROUND: B.A., Brigham Young
University; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State
University; J.D., University of Pennsylvania
Law School. EXPERTISE: Education Law,
Empirical Legal Studies, Torts, Remedies,
and the Legal Profession.
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FACULTY
ELIZABETH A. ROWE
Professor; Director,
Program in Intellectual Property Law
BACKGROUND: B.A., M.A., University of Florida;
J.D., Harvard University. EXPERTISE: Intellectual
Property Litigation, Trade Secrets, Corporate
Espionage.
SHARON E. RUSH
Irving Cypen Professor; Associate Director,
Center on Children and Families
BACKGROUND: B.A., J.D., Cornell University.
EXPERTISE: Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure,
Federal Courts, Fourteenth Amendment, Race
Relations.
KATHERYN RUSSELL-BROWN
Chesterfield Smith Professor; Director,
Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations
BACKGROUND: B.A., University of California-
Berkeley; J.D., University of California-Hastings;
Ph.D., University of Maryland. EXPERTISE: Criminal
Law, Sociology of Law, Race and Crime.
MICHAEL L. SEIGEL
Professor; University of Florida Research
Foundation Professor; Director, Criminal Justice
Center and Criminal Clinics
BACKGROUND: A.B., Princeton University;
J.D., Harvard University. EXPERTISE: Evidence,
Criminal Law, White Collar Crime.
MICHAEL R. SIEBECKER
Professor
BACKGROUND: B.A., Yale; J.D., LL.M., M.Phil,
Ph.D., Columbia. EXPERTISE: Corporations,
Business Organizations, Securities Regulation,
and Corporate Social Responsibility.
D. DANIEL SOKOL
Associate Professor
BACKGROUND: B.A., Amherst College; M.St.,
University of Oxford; J.D., University of Chicago;
LL.M., University of Wisconsin Law School.
EXPERTISE: Antitrust, Commercial, Corporate,
International and Comparative Business Law
and Regulation, Law and Entrepreneurship.
JOHN F. STINNEFORD
Assistant Professor
BACKGROUND: B.A., University of Virginia;
M.A., J.D., Harvard University. EXPERTISE:
Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, the Eighth
Amendment, Sentencing Law and Policy, Constitutional
Law.
LEE-FORD TRITT
Associate Professor; Director, Camp
Center for Estate and Elder Law Planning
and Estates and Trusts Practice Certificate
Program; Associate Director, Center on
Children and Families BACKGROUND: B.A.,
University of the South; J.D., LL.M. (Taxation),
New York University. EXPERTISE: Wealth Management,
Estate Planning, Administration of
Trusts and Estates, Transfer Tax Matters and
Charitable Giving.
STEVEN J. WILLIS
Professor; Associate Director,
Center on Children and Families
BACKGROUND: B.S., J.D., Louisiana State
University; LL.M., New York University.
EXPERTISE: Taxation.
WENTONG ZHENG,
Assistant Professor
BACKGROUND: B.A., M.A., Renmin University
of China; J.D., Stanford Law School; Ph.D.,
Stanford University. EXPERTISE: International
Trade, Antitrust, Chinese Law, Commercial Law,
Law and Economics.
Center For Governmental
Responsibility
THOMAS T. ANKERSEN
Director, CGR Conservation Clinic and Costa
Rica Law Program; Legal Skills Professor. B.A.,
M.A., University of South Florida; J.D., University
of Florida.
JOAN D. FLOCKS
Director, Social Policy Division; Affiliate Faculty
with the Center for Latin American Studies and
the School of Natural Resources and Environment.
B.S., M.A., J.D., University of Florida.
EWA GMURZYNSKA
Director, Center for American Law Studies at
Warsaw University, Poland. M.B.A., J.D., Ph.D.,
Warsaw University; LL.M., University of Florida.
RICHARD HAMANN
Associate in Law. B.A., J.D., University of
Florida.
CLIFFORD JONES
Lecturer/Associate in Law Research. B.A.,
Southern Illinois University; M.Phil., Ph.D.,
University of Cambridge (England); J.D.,
University of Oklahoma, College of Law.
SHANI M. KING Associate Professor
“An overwhelming number of children lack access to medical care, food, adequate
shelter and primary education. Children from marginalized communities, children with
disabilities, and girls face disproportionate discrimination. Through our curriculum,
study abroad programs, clinical work, speaker series, and conferences, UF Law’s Center
on Children and Families seeks to advance children’s rights by supporting students who
are working toward legal reform and social change.”
MICHAEL ALLAN WOLF
Richard E. Nelson Chair in Local Government
Law; Professor
BACKGROUND: B.A., Emory University; J.D.,
Georgetown University Law Center; A.M.,
Harvard University; Ph.D., Harvard University.
EXPERTISE: Land Use Planning, Environmental
Law, Property, Local Government, Urban Revitalization,
Legal and Constitutional History.
DANAYA C. WRIGHT
Clarence J. TeSelle Endowed Professor
BACKGROUND: B.A., Cornell University; M.A.,
University of Arizona; J.D., Cornell University;
Ph.D. (Political Science), Johns Hopkins
University. EXPERTISE: Property, Estates
and Trusts, Legal History, Jurisprudence,
Railroad and Trail Law.
TIMOTHY E. MCLENDON
Staff Attorney. A.B., Duke University; J.D.,
University of Florida.
STEPHEN J. POWELL
Senior Lecturer in Law; Director, International Trade
Law Program. B.A., J.D., University of Florida.
JEFFRY S. WADE
Director, Environmental Division. B.A., University of
Alabama; M.Ed., J.D., University of Florida.
Legal Skills
IRIS A. BURKE
Senior Legal Skills Professor; Interviewing and
Counseling, Cross Cultural Counseling, Associate
Director, Center on Children and Families. B.A.,
Brooklyn College; J.D., Brooklyn Law School.
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JENNIFER ZEDALIS
Director, Trial Practice; Senior Legal Skills
Professor; Coordinator, Gerald T. Bennett
Prosecutor/Public Defender CLE Course. B.A.,
Duke University; J.D., University of Florida.
TERESA JEAN REID
Master Legal Skills Professor. B.A., University
of Florida; J.D., Santa Clara University.
CLINICS
ROBIN DAVIS
Senior Legal Skills Professor; Director, Institute
for Dispute Resolution; Associate Director,
Center on Children and Families. B.A., Michigan
State University; J.D., University of Florida.
GEORGE R. “BOB” DEKLE
Senior Legal Skills Professor; Director, Criminal
Law Clinic-Prosecution. B.A., J.D., University of
Florida.
TERESA DRAKE
Director, Intimate Partner Violence Assistance
Clinic. B.S., Drexel University; J.D., University
of Florida.
LAUREN G. FASIG
B.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill;
Ph.D., J.D., University of Florida. Director of
Research, Center on Children and Families.
JEFFREY T. GRATER
Senior Legal Skills Professor;Co-Director,
Civil Clinics; Associate Director, Center on
Children and Families. B.A., J.D., University
of Florida.
LEGAL RESEARCH WRITING
AND APPELLATE ADVOCACY
MARY ADKINS
Senior Legal Skills Professor. B.S. Journalism, J.D.,
University of Florida. Senior Executive Editor,
Florida Law Review.
JOSEPH S. JACKSON
Senior Legal Skills Professor; Associate Director,
Center on Children and Families. A.B., Princeton
University; J.D., University of Florida.
LEANNE J. PFLAUM
Senior Legal Skills Professor. B.D., University
of Florida; J.D., Florida State University.
BETSY L. RUFF
Senior Legal Skills Professor. B.A., J.D.,
University of Florida.
PATRICIA A. THOMSON
Senior Legal Skills Professor. B.A., Hollins College;
J.D., University of Florida.
DIANE A. TOMLINSON
Senior Legal Skills Professor. B.S., B.A., J.D.,
University of Florida.
HENRY T. WIHNYK
Director, Legal Research and Writing and
Appellate Advocacy, Senior Legal Skills Professor.
B.A., Florida Atlantic University; J.D., Nova
University; LL.M., Columbia University.
LEGAL DRAFTING
DEBORAH CUPPLES
Senior Legal Skills Professor. J.D.,
University of Florida.
Reference Librarians
EDWARD T. HART
Assistant University Librarian; Head of Technical
Services; Adjunct Professor of Law. B.A., M.A.,
Valdosta State University; J.D., New England Law
– Boston; M.L.S., Simmons College; L.L.M.,
University of Northumbria.
SHIRA MEGERMAN
Student Services Reference Librarian. B.A.,
University of Texas; J.D., Washburn University
School of Law; MILST, University of Missouri.
PATRICIA L. MORGAN
Faculty Research Services Reference Librarian;
Adjunct Professor. B.A. and J.D., University of
Florida; MSLIS, University of South Florida.
ELIZABETH OUTLER
Assistant University Librarian; Head of Public
Services; Adjunct Professor of Law. B.A., Smith
College; J.D., University of Florida; M.L.I.S.,
Florida State University.
CHRISTOPHER A. VALLANDINGHAM
Associate University Librarian; Foreign and
International Law Librarian; Adjunct Professor.
B.A., University of South Florida; J.D., University
of Florida; M.S., Florida State University.
JENNIFER WONDRACEK
Instructional Services Reference Librarian; Adjunct
Professor of Law. B.A., B.S., College of
Charleston; J.D., University of North Carolina;
M.L.I.S., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
CHARLENE LUKE Associate Professor
“Tax law is a complex and highly interesting area of the law. Virtually
all commercial transactions and even many personal interactions have
a tax aspect to them. I enjoy both introducing tax to J.D. students who
are nervous about taking their first tax class and exploring advanced
tax topics with LL.M. students who are on the verge of becoming tax
practitioners.”
MONIQUE HAUGHTON WORRELL
Senior Legal Skills Professor; Director of Criminal
Defense Clinic; Associate Director, Center on Children
and Families. B.A., St. Johns University; J.D.,
University of Florida.
MESHON RAWLS
Senior Legal Skills Professor; Director, Gator Team-
Child Program; Associate Director, Center on Children
and Families. B.A., J.D., University of Florida.
PEGGY F. SCHRIEBER
Senior Legal Skills Professor; Co-director of Civil
Clinics; Affiliate Faculty, Center on Children and
Families. B.A., J.D., University of Florida.
LESLIE H. KNIGHT
Senior Legal Skills Professor; Director of Externship
Programs; Of Counsel, University of Florida. B.S., .,
Florida State University; J.D., Duke University.
SILVIA M. MENENDEZ
Legal Skills Professor; B.A., Wesleyan; J.D, University
of Minnesota School of Law
MARGARET TEMPLE-SMITH
Senior Legal Skills Professor. B.A., J.D., Wake
Forest University.
GAYLIN G. SOPONIS
Director, Legal Drafting Program, Senior Legal
Skills Professor. A.B., Mount Holyoke College; e;
J.D., George Washington University.
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ADMISSIONS
ADMISSIONS
Standards for admission
and general information
FACULTY ADMISSIONS POLICY
The admissions policy of the University
of Florida Levin College of Law furthers the
mission of the College of Law: excellence
in educating professionals, advancing legal
scholarship, serving the public and fostering
justice.
The Levin College of Law has a responsibility
as a state institution to educate lawyers
who will serve the legal needs of all citizens
and communities in Florida. The Levin College
of Law seeks to admit and enroll students
who will distinguish themselves in serving
the state, region and nation through the
practice of law, formulation of public policy,
legal scholarship and other law-related
activities.
Legal education is enhanced in a student
body composed of people with different
backgrounds who contribute a variety of
viewpoints to enrich the educational experience.
This diversity is important because
lawyers must be prepared to analyze and
interpret the law, understand and appreciate
competing arguments, represent diverse clients
and constituencies in many different forums,
and develop policies affecting a broad
range of people.
UF Law seeks to admit and enroll
students who, collectively, bring to its
educational program a wide range of
backgrounds, experiences, interests and
perspectives. The breadth and variety of
perspectives to which graduates of the
Levin College of Law are exposed while in
law school will enable them to provide outstanding
service in many different public
and private capacities.
Through its admissions process, the Levin
College of Law hopes to admit students who
will excel academically, attain the highest
standards of professional excellence and integrity,
and bring vision, creativity and commitment
to the legal profession.
The Levin College of Law gives substantial
weight to numerical predictors of
academic success like LSAT scores and undergraduate
grade point average. Numbers
alone, however, are not dispositive. The
Levin College of Law considers all information
submitted by applicants. Factors such
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as the difficulty of prior academic programs,
academic honors, letters of recommendation
from instructors or graduate training
may provide additional information about
academic preparation and potential. In some
cases, demonstrated interest, prior training
or a variety of experiences may indicate that
an applicant is particularly well-suited to take
advantage of specialized educational opportunities.
Information about work experience, leadership,
community service, overcoming prior
educational or socioeconomic disadvantages
or commitment to serve those for whom legal
services have been unavailable or difficult
to obtain may show that an applicant is in a
unique position to add to the diversity of the
law school community or to make significant
contributions to the practice of law.
TIMING OF ADMISSIONS DECISIONS
Applicants are notified of a decision as
early as November and notifications continue
through late April. The Admissions
Committee uses a modified rolling admissions
process. Files are reviewed in the
order in which they are completed, but
decisions are not necessarily made in the
order in which applications are received
and reviewed. With more than 3,200 applications,
the Levin College of Law uses
a holistic and comparative review process,
and many files are held for additional review
throughout the admissions cycle.
The Levin College of Law’s Application
Status Online allows applicants to
view their current application status, contact
information, receipt of materials such
as the resume, admissions statement, and
letters of recommendation and provides
applicants with a record of announcements
from the Levin College of Law
Office of Admissions. Please visit Application
Status Online at www.law.ufl.edu/admissions/applicationcheck.shtml.
INELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION
Applicants who have received a law degree
(or bachelor’s degree combined with a
law program) from a U.S. institution are not
eligible for admission to the Levin College
of Law.
A written request must include an
explanation of the new information as
well as valid reasons warranting reconsideration,
and should be submitted to
the Assistant Dean for Admissions, University
of Florida Levin College of Law,
141 Bruton-Geer Hall, P. O. Box 117622,
Gainesville, FL 32611-7622. The request
should be marked “Request for Reconsideration.”
J.D. APPLICATION PROCESS
I. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Levin College of Law LSAC
Electronic Application
J.D. applicants are required to
use the Levin College of Law LSAC
electronic application available at
www.LSAC.org.
LSAT and CAS Report
All applicants are required to take
the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
LSAT scores are valid for five years. In
the absence of documentation that a
candidate was ill, or that some other
unusual condition occurred during one
of the tests, all LSAT scores are considered.
Applicants should discuss score
differentiation in an addendum.
PREPARATION FOR LAW SCHOOL. Because legal careers are so varied, law
schools do not recommend any particular undergraduate major, but instead
expect students to possess the skills necessary for effective written and oral
communication and critical thinking. For additional information about prelaw
study, law school and the legal profession, consult the Official Guide to
ABA-Approved Law Schools, published annually by the Law School Admission
Council (LSAC) and the American Bar Association. The guide is available during
registration for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) or at www.lsac.org.
JURIS DOCTOR APPLICANTS
J.D. APPLICATION DEADLINE -
FALL 2012 ADMISSION
File and complete by March 15
Notification by mid-to-late April
Applicants must take the LSAT
no later than February 2012
SELECTION PROCESS
The Admissions staff and the Faculty Admissions
Committee base their selection on
the applicant’s academic credentials, including
LSAT score, UGPA, level of writing skills,
breadth of studies, and on other criteria,
including, but not limited to, the applicant’s
work and other life experience, leadership
experience, depth of particular interest, and
any other aspect of an applicant’s background
suggesting a suitability for the
study and practice of law.
PRIOR LAW SCHOOL ATTENDEES
Applicants who have attended another
law school must submit a written statement
describing their attendance, a complete
transcript, and a statement from their dean
indicating class rank and certifying they are in
good standing and eligible to return to the
institution as a continuing student. Those not
in good standing or ineligible to return as
a continuing student are not eligible to apply
to the Levin College of Law. In addition,
credit is not given for correspondence courses
or other work completed in residence at a
non-ABA accredited law school.
PETITIONING FOR RECONSIDERATION
Applicants who have been denied admission
can request reconsideration only in cases
where the applicant has learned of significant
additional information that was not available
at the time of the original application. The
Admissions Committee’s original decision
would have been based upon all academic
and nonacademic information included in
the original application. Information about
events, such as grades or awards, occurring
after the March 15 file completion deadline
cannot be considered. The Committee’s
decision on a petition for reconsideration is
final and is not subject to further appeal.
Applicants are required to register
with LSAC’s Credential Assembly Service
(CAS), which centralizes and standardizes
undergraduate academic records and
provides them to the law schools to which
candidates apply. Registration is valid for
five years from the date that the LSAT/
CAS registration form is processed. Applicants
must ensure that undergraduate
transcripts from each college, university
or high school/university dual enrollment
program attended are on file with the
CAS, and that they have selected the University
of Florida Levin College of Law as
one of the law schools to which the CAS
Law School Report should be sent. Sending
a transcript from only one institution
attended is not sufficient even if the tran-
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script contains grades from previous institutions.
The law school code for the University
of Florida Levin College of Law is 5812.
Upon submission of the electronic application,
the CAS report will be requested automatically
and will become available to the
Levin College of Law as soon as the CAS
file is complete. The CAS report contains
the LSAT score(s) and transcript information.
Applicants should send updated transcripts
to the CAS well in advance of the
Levin College of Law’s March 15 completion
deadline. The Credential Assembly Service
requires two to three weeks to process transcripts.
Important Note for Foreign-Educated
Applicants: The Levin College of Law requires
that foreign transcripts be submitted
through the CAS, which will authenticate
and evaluate these transcripts.
Foreign-educated applicants must take
the LSAT; the Levin College of Law does not
require the TOEFL for the J.D. program.
Applicants who completed any postsecondary
work outside the U.S. (including
its territories) or Canada must use the CAS
for the evaluation of foreign transcripts.
The one exception to this requirement is
foreign work completed through a study
abroad, consortium, or exchange program
sponsored by a U.S. or Canadian institution
where the work is clearly indicated as such
on the home campus transcript.
Academic Admissions Statement
The Levin College of Law seeks to enroll
a class with varied backgrounds and academic
skills. Such diversity contributes to
the learning environment of the law school,
and historically has produced graduates who
have served all segments of society and who
have become leaders in many fields of law.
To better assess such qualities, the Levin
College of Law requires each applicant to
write an Academic Admissions Statement
not to exceed four double-spaced pages in
a font no smaller than 12 points. This statement
should focus on academic abilities and
experiences and may include, but need not
be limited to, information regarding academic
interests, academic experiences and
activities, career goals and public service.
Academic information should be limited to
undergraduate and post-graduate work.
Examples of academic information include
research experiences and projects such as a
thesis, an honors thesis or a dissertation.
The Levin College of Law strongly encourages
applicants to upload the Academic
Admissions Statement via the LSAC electronic
application website.
Résumé
All applicants are required to submit a
professional résumé or curriculum vitae (CV)
which should include specific factual information
about education, honors and awards,
extracurricular or community activities, publications,
work history, military service and/or
foreign language proficiencies. Time frames
should be clearly defined and descriptions
should be detailed.
The Levin College of Law strongly encourages
applicants to upload résumés or
CVs via the LSAC electronic application
website.
Hall, P.O. Box 114075, Gainesville, FL 32611,
phone 352-392-1261.
Admission to the Levin College of Law
is contingent upon the accuracy of required
information furnished as part of the application
process. Intentional failure to furnish
required information or misrepresentation of
such information can result in the withdrawal
of an offer of admission prior to matriculation,
dismissal from the college after matriculation,
rescission of the student’s degree after
graduation, and/or forfeiture of all fees and
charges paid and academic credit earned.
Any such failure to disclose or any misrepresentation
may result in an investigation
by the Law School Admission Council’s Misconduct
and Irregularities in the Admission
Process Subcommittee and may also affect
admission to a state bar.
Applicants must respond completely and
accurately to all questions on the law school
application.
After submitting the application, applicants
are required to immediately notify the
Levin College of Law of any changes in data
that occur either prior to a decision or matriculation.
This includes information required
by questions 1-5 in the Character and Fitness
section of the application.
Applicants should be aware that, in conducting
character and fitness investigations,
state bar authorities frequently request copies
of candidates’ applications for admission
july-aug.
CREATE LSAC ACCOUNT
• Create LSAC account
• Register for the Credential Assembly
Service (CAS)
• Register for the October LSAT
• Contact your recommenders and
evaluators
• Work on your Academic Admissions
Statement
sept.-oct.
Character and Fitness and the Need for
Full Disclosure
Questions 1 and 2 in the Character and
Fitness section of the application require
candidates to report any disciplinary action
taken against them at any college or university
(#1), and/or academic probation and
suspension (#2). Questions 3-5 are about
specific violations of law. Applicants answering
“yes” to any question must provide a
detailed explanation for each response and
provide official documentation from the college/university
or court, documenting the
final disposition of each occurrence.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to
provide all documentation for each “yes”
response. Any student uncertain about his
or her academic and/or disciplinary history
should contact the Student Judicial Affairs
office at each college or university attended.
(Current or former UF students should contact
Student Judicial Affairs at 202 Peabody
to law school to determine if the information
is accurate and demonstrates full disclosure.
Discrepancies or omissions may call into
question the applicant’s fitness for admission
to a state bar, since they reflect on the applicant’s
character, ability to follow directions,
trustworthiness, honesty and reliability.
Each state establishes bar registration
and admissions standards for individuals who
wish to practice in that state. One important
aspect of admission to practice is an evaluation
of an applicant’s character and fitness
to practice law. States subject applicants to
the bar to a rigorous character and fitness
investigation before admission to practice.
Applicants are strongly encouraged, prior
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to matriculation, to contact the Board of Bar
Examiners in the states where they intend to
practice to determine the rules that will apply
to their bar admission in those states, including
what constitutes proof of sufficient character
and fitness.
II. Optional Documents
Diversity Statement
Lawyers serve critical roles in our society.
As our society becomes increasingly diverse,
the Levin College of Law requires a broadly
diverse student body to achieve its mission
of excellence in education, research and
service. Broad diversity encompasses experiences,
socioeconomic background, talents,
race, gender and other attributes and provides
multi-cultural learning opportunities.
Applicants are encouraged, but not required,
to submit a statement describing the
multi-cultural skills that they have developed,
including relevant specific life experiences, and
how such skills and experiences would foster
diversity at the Levin College of Law. Applicants
should focus on personal experiences and may
include information about interests, unique
abilities and personal background.
The Diversity Statement should not exceed
two double-spaced pages and should
be in a font no smaller than 12-point text
from the Academic Admissions Statement
should not be repeated in the Diversity
Statement.
Letters of Recommendation
and Evaluation Forms
The Levin College of Law strongly encourages
candidates to submit up to four letters
of recommendation. Recommenders should
evaluate in detail the applicant’s academic
performance and skills, academic activities,
community service and/or employment.
Please note that the Levin College of Law
does not consider personal recommendations
(for example, those from family, friends
or persons who have never taught or supervised
the applicant in a professional setting).
The Levin College of Law will also accept
up to four LSAC Evaluations.
Since letters of recommendation and
evaluations are not required, action will proceed
with or without these items once all
required materials are received. While the
Levin College of Law is unable to acknowledge
receipt of letters, candidates may verify
receipt of documents using the Application
Status Online at: www.law.ufl.edu/admissions/prospective/applicationcheck.shtml.
Candidates have two options for submitting
letters of recommendation:
LSAC Letter of Recommendation (LOR)
Service: The Levin College of Law strongly
prefers that letters be submitted through the
LSAC LOR Service included with the CAS
registration.
Submit letters directly to the Levin College
of Law: Letters submitted directly to
the Levin College of Law should be on letterhead
and accompanied by the cover form
available in the “Forms” tab of the LSAC
electronic application website.
Addenda and Other Materials
Applicants who wish to discuss
any unique issue may submit a separate
one-page addendum with their application.
This document may include, but need not
It is strongly recommended that applicants
keep copies of their applications for
their reference.
III. Application Fee, Residency Form and
Other Required Supplemental Data
Within five business days after submission
of the online application, the Levin College
of Law will send an email acknowledging
receipt of the application. This email will
provide instructions regarding payment of
the $30 application fee and the completion
of the required University of Florida Supplemental
Data Form and Residency Form.
Submission of the application fee and the
supplemental forms will be done via the University’s
online system.
Please note the Levin College of Law
Office of Admissions does not process fee
waiver applications for the LSAT and LSDAS.
The $30 application fee is a state of Florida
charge and cannot be waived.
TRANSFER/VISITOR APPLICATION
IMPORTANT DEADLINES*
Transfer Applicants
• Spring 2012
File and complete by Oct. 1, 2011
• Summer 2012
File and complete by March 1, 2012
• Fall 2012
File by July 1, 2012 and complete
by July 15, 2012
UF LAW APPLICATION AVAILABLE
• 9/1: UF Law Application available on
www.lsac.org
• 10/1: LSAT Administration
• 10/26: October 2011 Scores released
• Ask your Registrar’s Office to mail your official
transcripts to LSAC
• Register for the December LSAT
• Review your Academic Summary Report in your
LSAC Account
nov.-dec.
BEST TIME TO SUBMIT
UF APPLICATION
• Admissions Committee begins
reviewing applications
• 12/4: LSAT Administration
• Forward updated transcripts with
fall grades to LSAC
The Levin College of Law strongly encourages
applicants to upload the Diversity
statement via the LSAC electronic application
website.
be limited to, information about poor grade
progression, history of standardized testing,
linguistic barriers, or a personal or family
history of educational or socioeconomic
disadvantage.
The Levin College of Law strongly encourages
applicants to upload any addenda
via the LSAC electronic application website.
The following should not be included
with the application: writing samples, newspaper/magazine
articles, photographs, CDs,
DVDs, audio cassettes or videotapes. These
items will not be evaluated as part of the application
and will not be returned to the applicant.
Visitor Applicants
• Spring 2012
File and complete
by Dec. 1, 2011
• Summer 2012
File and complete
by April 1, 2012
• Fall 2012
File and complete by July 1, 2012
*Any deadline falling on a weekend
or holiday automatically moves forward
to the next business day. Please note that
all deadlines are “in-hand” dates; UF Law
must receive an applicant’s complete file
on or before the deadline.
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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL
TRANSFER AND VISITOR APPLICANTS
Students attending a law school accredited
by the American Bar Association
(ABA) may apply for transfer or to visit the
Levin College of Law.
Levin College of Law LSAC
Electronic Application
All transfer and visitor candidates are
required to use the Levin College of Law
LSAC electronic application available at
www.LSAC.org.
Please note that the Levin College of
Law Office of Admissions does not process
fee waiver applications for the LSAT and
CAS. In addition, the $30 application fee
is a state of Florida charge and cannot be
waived by the Levin College of Law.
Within 5 business days after submission
of the online application, the Levin College
of Law will send an email acknowledging
receipt of the application. This email will
provide instructions regarding payment of
the $30 application fee and the completion
of the required University of Florida
Supplemental Data Form and Residency
Form. Submission of the application fee
and the supplemental forms will be done
via the university’s online system.
The Levin College of Law’s Application
Status Online allows applicants to view
their current application status, contact
information, receipt of materials such as
Academic Admissions
Statement and Résumé
Transfer and Visitor applicants must
submit an Academic Admissions Statement
indicating the reasons for wanting to attend
the Levin College of Law and focusing on
the law school academic experience. The
statement should not exceed four doublespaced
pages and should be in a font no
smaller than 12 points.
In addition, all applicants are required to
submit a professional résumé or curriculum
vitae (CV), which should include specific,
factual information about items such as
education, honors and awards, extracurricular
or community activities, publications,
work history, military service and/or foreign
language proficiencies. Time frames should
be clearly defined and descriptions should
be detailed.
The Levin College of Law strongly encourages
applicants to upload the Academic
Admissions Statement and résumé via the
LSAC electronic application website.
Character and Fitness and the
Need for Full Disclosure
Questions 1 and 2 in the Character and
Fitness section of the application require
candidates to report any disciplinary action
taken against them at any college or
university (#1), and/or academic probation
and suspension (#2). Questions 3-5 are
about specific violations of law. Applicants
jan.-feb.
SUBMIT FAFSA, UPDATE LSAC FILE
• 1/1: FAFSA is available on
www.fafsa.ed.gov
• 1/6: December 2011 LSAT
scores released
• Submit FAFSA
• Register for the February LSAT
• 2/11: LSAT Administration
• Send file updates to LSAC and
complete CAS file
march-april
the resume, admissions statement, and
letters of recommendation and provides
applicants with a record of announcements
from the Levin College of Law Office of
Admissions. Please visit Application Status
Online at www.law.ufl.edu/admissions/applicationcheck.shtml
CAS Report
By applying through the Levin College
of Law LSAC electronic application
process, the Credential Assembly Service
(CAS) Report is automatically requested
and included with all transfer and visitor
applications.
answering “yes” to any question must
provide a detailed explanation for each
response and provide official documentation
from the college/university or court,
documenting the final disposition of each
occurrence.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to
provide all documentation for each “yes”
response. Any student uncertain about his
or her academic and/or disciplinary history
should contact the Student Judicial Affairs
office at each college or university attended.
(Current or former UF students should
contact Student Judicial Affairs at 202 Peabody
Hall, P.O. Box 114075, Gainesville, FL
32611, phone (352) 392-1261).
Admission to the Levin College of Law is
contingent upon the accuracy of required information
furnished as part of the application
process. Intentional failure to furnish required
information or misrepresentation of such information
can result in the withdrawal of an offer
of admission prior to matriculation, dismissal
from the college after matriculation, rescission
of the student’s degree after graduation, and/
or forfeiture of all fees and charges paid and
academic credit earned. Any such failure to
disclose or any misrepresentation may result in
an investigation by the Law School Admission
Council’s Misconduct and Irregularities in the
Admission Process Subcommittee and may
also affect admission to a state bar.
Applicants must respond completely and
accurately to all questions on the law school
application.
After submitting the application, applicants
are required to immediately notify
the Levin College of Law of any changes in
data that occur either prior to a decision
or matriculation. This includes information
required by questions 1-5 in the Character
and Fitness section of the application.
Applicants should be aware that, in
conducting character and fitness investigations,
state bar authorities frequently
request copies of candidates’ applications
for admission to law school to determine
if the information is accurate and demonstrates
full disclosure. Discrepancies and/or
omissions may call into question the applicant’s
fitness for admission to a state bar,
since they reflect on the applicant’s character,
ability to follow directions, trustworthiness,
honesty, and reliability.
Each state establishes bar registration
and admissions standards for individuals who
wish to practice in that state. One important
aspect of admission to practice is an evaluation
of an applicant’s character and fitness
to practice law. States subject applicants to
the bar to a rigorous character and fitness
investigation before admission to practice.
Applicants are strongly encouraged, prior
to matriculation, to contact the Board of Bar
Examiners in the states where they intend to
practice to determine the rules that will apply
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to their bar admission in those states, including
what constitutes proof of sufficient character
and fitness.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
TRANSFER APPLICANTS
In addition to the general requirements
described above, transfer applicants must
comply with the following requirements.
Good Standing and Academic Rank
All transfer candidates are required to be
in good standing at their current institution
and their academic ranks should be in the
upper third or higher after completion of the
required first-year, full-time curriculum. Applicants
who have received law degrees from
another institution or bachelor’s degrees in
conjunction with a law program are not eligible
for transfer. Transfer credit will not be
awarded for correspondence courses or for
work done in residence at a non-ABA accredited
law school. The Levin College of Law will
transfer no more than 29 semester hours of
credit.
Transfer Certification Form
All transfer applicants must submit a
Transfer Certification Form which is available
on the LSAC electronic application website.
The form must be completed by the applicant’s
law school and sent directly to the
Levin College of Law Office of Admissions by
the file completion deadline. The form must
Letter of Permission and Good Standing
Applicants who have completed two
years (four semesters) of study at an ABAaccredited
law school may apply for visitor
status at the Levin College of Law if they are
in good standing and eligible to return to that
school.
Visitor applicants must submit a letter from
the dean of the applicant’s law school granting
permission to the student to attend the University
of Florida Levin College of Law, certifying
that the student is in good standing and that
the law school will apply credits earned at the
Levin College of Law to the student’s degree
from that law school. This letter must be accompanied
by an official law school transcript
showing all academic work to date.
Levin College of Law does not offer parttime
status. Visitors must enroll for at least 12
semester hours of law school courses. Visitors
are not permitted to enroll in language
or graduate-level courses in other colleges or
departments of the University of Florida. Visitors
may attend the Levin College of Law for
up to two academic terms.
The Diversity Statement should not exceed
two double-spaced pages and should
be in a font no smaller than 12 point. Text
from the Academic Admissions Statement
should not be repeated in the Diversity
Statement.
The Levin College of Law strongly encourages
applicants to upload the Diversity
statement via the LSAC electronic application
website.
Letters of Recommendation
and Evaluation Forms
Letters of recommendation are not required
in the transfer/visitor application process,
however, the Levin College of Law will
accept up to four letters of recommendation.
Recommenders should evaluate in detail the
applicant’s academic performance and skills,
academic activities, community service, and
employment.
The Levin College of Law does not consider
personal recommendations such as
those from family, friends or persons who
have never taught or supervised the applicant
in a professional setting.
The Levin College of Law will also accept
up to four LSAC Evaluations.
Since letters of recommendation and
evaluations are not required, action will proceed
with or without these items once all required
materials are received. While the Levin
College of Law is unable to acknowledge receipt
of letters, candidates may verify receipt
FINAL DECISIONS IN LATE APRIL
• 3/7: February 2012 LSAT scores released
• 3/15: UF Law application and file completion
deadline
• 4/13: Admitted Students Day
• Admissions Committee completes all file
review
• Final decisions sent to candidates by late
April
may-june
PAY SEAT DEPOSIT,
REGISTER FOR ORIENTATION
• 5/15: Seat Deposit Deadline
• Register for Orientation:
Introduction to Law School & the
Profession (ILSP)
be accompanied by an official law school
transcript.
Upon receipt of a completed application,
the Admissions Committee will evaluate
transfer requests based on the following:
• Space availability
• Admission standards for transfer candidates
• Applicant’s current law school record
• Applicant’s reasons for requesting a
transfer
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
FOR VISITOR APPLICANTS
In addition to the general requirements
described above, visitor applicants must comply
with the following requirements.
OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR
TRANSFER AND VISITOR APPLICANTS
Diversity Statement
Lawyers serve critical roles in our society.
As our society becomes increasingly
diverse, the Levin College of Law requires
a broadly diverse student body to achieve
its mission of excellence in education, research
and service. Broad diversity encompasses
experiences, socioeconomic background,
talents, race, gender and other
attributes and provides multi-cultural learning
opportunities.
While a Diversity Statement is not required
in the transfer/visitor application
process, applicants may submit a statement
describing the multi-cultural skills that they
have developed, including relevant specific
life experiences, and how such skills and experiences
would foster diversity at the Levin
College of Law. Applicants should focus on
personal experiences and may include information
about interests, unique abilities and
personal background.
of documents using the Application Status
Online at: www.law.ufl.edu/admissions/
prospective/applicationcheck.shtml.
Candidates have two options for submitting
letters of recommendation:
LSAC Letter of Recommendation (LOR)
Service: The Levin College of Law strongly
prefers that letters be submitted through
the LSAC LOR Service included with the
CAS registration.
Submit letters directly to the Levin
College of Law: Letters submitted directly
to the Levin College of Law should be on
letterhead and accompanied by the cover
form available in the “Forms” tab of the
LSAC electronic application website.
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The Financial Aid Office works closely with students
to ensure they make the most of available aid.
Entering first-year students may
qualify for a scholarship or grant based
upon merit, need or merit/need as
determined by a Financial Aid Committee.
Students selected for more
than one scholarship will receive the
award of greatest value. Most students
qualify for Federal Stafford Loans and
Federal Graduate PLUS loans, which
must be applied for annually using the
Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA). Private loans also may be
available based upon credit. Transfer
students are eligible for federal aid,
but not for law school aid until they
have been evaluated at the Levin College
of Law for at least one semester.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Merit-Based: Awards for entering
students are based on information collected
in the application for admission.
Scholarship decisions are made starting
in December and completed by
April. Recipients are notified by letter.
For merit/need-based scholarships,
applicants must show high
achievement. For both merit/need
scholarships and for need-based
grants, the Levin College of Law must
have received the electronic FAFSA
results and the need-based scholarship
and grant application by one of the following
deadlines if admitted:
• Prior to Jan. 15, 2012 – by Feb. 7
• Jan. 16-Feb. 15, 2012 – by Mar. 7
• After Feb. 15, 2012 – by April 15
of $20,500 in Federal Direct Unsubsidized
Stafford Loans each academic
year. Students applying must complete
a Free Application for Federal
Student Aid. Completion qualifies the
student for consideration in federal
loan and employment programs. Apply
electronically — “FAFSA on the
Web” — at www.fafsa.ed.gov. The application
period begins Jan. 1 and results
should be received electronically
from the federal processor (no photocopies)
by April 7 to ensure timely
processing of loans.
Students attending at least halftime
may qualify for as much as
$8,500 in subsidized and $12,000
in unsubsidized funds, for a total of
$20,500 each academic year. Students
FEES AND EXPENSES
The fee for one semester credit hour
for 2011-12 is approximately $623.66
($18,709.80 for 30 hours) for Florida
residents and $1,269.15 per credit
hour ($38,074.50 for 30 hours) for
nonresidents as defined in the UF Undergraduate
Catalog. Expenses vary,
but UF law students can anticipate
annual costs in addition to tuition of
about $15,890, with the breakdown
as follows:
• Books/Supplies $1,070
• Clothing/Maintenance $730
• Computer/Cell phone $1,330
• Food $3,550
• Personal/Insurance $1,840
• Room $6,690
• Transportation $530
• Student Orientation Fee $150
(entering students only)
CONTINUING STUDENT
SCHOLARSHIPS
Students will be notified when
scholarship applications are available.
Continuing students can apply for
these scholarships after completion of
their first year.
LOANS
Federal: Students attending at
least half-time may qualify for a total
also may apply for the Federal Graduate
Plus Loan to help cover the cost of
attendance. For more information on
these loans, visit www.law.ufl.edu/students/financial.
Private: The interest rate and guarantee
fee on private loans vary according
to the lender and are credit-based.
You may borrow up to the cost of attendance
set by the school minus any
other financial aid you are receiving.
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www.law.ufl.edu
JON M. PHILIPSON (JD 11)
“Through our friendships, through our shared experiences, and through our
communal bonds we have already begun to lay the pavers of our future path.
The question facing us today is do we leave that path undone or do we continue
to lengthen it by continuing our friendships? I have no doubt as to our answer.
Because if our law school experiences are any indication, then I say to all those
here today — the future is strong … the future is ready … the future is NOW.”
HOMETOWN: Lakeland, Fla.
ACTIVITIES: Ranked No. 1 in class of 2011;
University of Florida Hall of Fame; Pro
Bono Outstanding Achievement Certificate;
Editor-in-Chief, Florida Law Review;
Order of the Coif; Florida Blue Key
LEVIN COLLEGE OF LAW ADMINISTRATION:
Robert H. Jerry II, Dean
Alyson Craig Flournoy, Senior Associate Dean,
Academic Affairs
Stuart Cohn, Associate Dean, International Studies
Michael Friel, Associate Dean and Director,
Graduate Tax Program
Rachel Inman, Associate Dean, Student Affairs
Bill Page, Associate Dean, Faculty Development
Claire Germain, Associate Dean, Legal Information
Michelle Adorno, Assistant Dean, Admissions
Debra Staats, Associate Dean, Administrative Affairs
Pascale Bishop, Assistant Dean, Career Development
Debra Amirin, Director, Communications
Kelley Frohlich, Senior Director, Development &
Alumni Affairs
LEVIN COLLEGE OF LAW:
Mailing address: P.O. Box 117622,
Gainesville, FL 32611-7622
Street address: 2500 SW 2nd Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32611
STUDENT AFFAIRS/FINANCIAL AID:
(352) 273-0620 students.svc@law.ufl.edu
ADMISSIONS:
352-273-0890 admissions@law.ufl.edu
DEAN’S OFFICE:
352-273-0600
Rules, policies, fees, dates and courses described
herein are subject to change without notice.
The university is committed to nondiscrimination with
respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability,
sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin,
political opinions or affiliations, and veteran status
as protected under the Vietnam Era Veterans’
Readjustment Assistance Act.
The Prospectus is available in an alternate format. Call
Levin College of Law Admissions Office at 352-273-
0890. For TDD phone access, call Florida Relay Service
at 800-955-8771 (TDD).
Produced by the Communications Office,
Levin College of Law; Richard Goldstein, Editor
Photography courtesy of Nicole Safker (3L) of the Law
Communications Office; Design by JS Design Studio
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