This is a list of notable alumni of the University of Miami School of Law, the law school of the University of Miami, located in Coral Gables, Florida.
Judiciary
editFederal courts
edit- Tamara W. Ashford (LL.M.), United States Tax Court judge[1]
- Ted Cabot (LL.B. 1953), United States District Court Judge[2]
- A. Jay Cristol (J.D. 1959), U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida Chief Judge Emeritus[3]
- Alan Stephen Gold (LL.M. 1974), United States District Court Judge[4]
- John A. Houston (J.D. 1977), United States District Court Judge[5]
- Adalberto Jordan (J.D. 1987), Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit[6]
- Jose E. Martinez (J.D. 1965), United States District Court Judge[7]
- Federico A. Moreno (J.D. 1978), Chief United States District Court Judge[8]
- Lenore Carrero Nesbitt (LL.B. 1957), United States District Court Judge[9]
- Robin S. Rosenbaum (J.D. 1991), United States Circuit Court Judge for the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals[10]
- Kenneth Ryskamp (J.D. 1956), United States District Court Judge[11]
- Thomas E. Scott, Jr. (J.D. 1972), United States District Court Judge[12]
- Kathleen M. Williams (J.D. 1982), United States District Court Judge[13]
- Beth F. Bloom (J.D. 1988), United States District Court Judge[14]
- Melissa J. Damian (J.D. 1995), United States District Court Judge[15]
- Paul G. Hyman Jr. (J.D. 1977), United States Bankruptcy Court Judge[16]
- Laurel M. Isicoff (J.D. 1982), United States Bankruptcy Court Judge[17]
- John James O'Sullivan (J.D. 1985), United States Magistrate Judge[18]
- Jonathan Goodman (J.D. 1983), United States Magistrate Judge[19]
- Alicia M. Otazo-Reyes (J.D. 1991), United States Magistrate Judge[20]
- Patrick M. Hunt (J.D. 1985), United States Magistrate Judge[21]
State courts
edit- Joseph A. Boyd Jr. (LL.B. 1948), Florida Supreme Court Justice from 1969-1987, Chief Justice from 1984-1986[citation needed]
- Gerald Kogan (LL.B. 1955), Florida Supreme Court Justice from 1987-1998, Chief Justice from 1986-1988[22]
- R. Fred Lewis (J.D. 1972), Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court (1998–Present)[23]
- Ed Newman (J.D. 1987), National Football League All-Pro football player, and County Court Judge in Miami, Florida
- Ian Richards (J.D. 2002), County Court Judge of Florida's 17th Judicial Circuit[citation needed]
Non-United States courts
edit- Doris König (M.C.L. 1982), vice president, Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
Government and politics
editFederal officials
edit- Sue McCourt Cobb (J.D. 1972), former U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica and former Florida Secretary of State[24]
- Charles D. Michel (J.D. 1992), 30th Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, first career judge advocate in any of the Armed Forces to achieve four-star rank.[25]
- Reince Priebus (J.D. 1998), 27th White House Chief of Staff, former Chairman of the Republican National Committee[26]
- Gregg Wenzel (J.D. 1994), former Central Intelligence Agency operative[citation needed]
Members of U.S. Congress
edit- Pat Cannon (LL.B. 1931), United States Representative (1939-1947)[27]
- Dante Fascell (LL.B. 1938), United States Representative (1955-1993), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (1983-1993)[28]
- Joe Garcia (J.D. 1991), United States Representative (2013–2015)[29]
- Tom Rooney (J.D. 1998), United States Representative (2009–2019)[30]
- Marco Rubio (J.D. 1996), United States Senator (2011–present)[31]
State and local administration
edit- Manny Diaz (J.D. 1980), former Mayor of the City of Miami[32]
- Daryl Jones (J.D. 1987), former member, Florida Senate, Florida House of Representatives[33]
- Alex Penelas (J.D. 1985), former Mayor of Dade County, Florida[citation needed]
- Maria Sachs (J.D. 1978), former member, Florida Senate, Florida House of Representatives[34]
Foreign officials
edit- Dean Barrow (LL.M. 1981), former Prime Minister of Belize (2008-2020)[35]
Private practice
edit- Roy Black (J.D. 1967), criminal defense attorney[36]
- Nancy Chemtob (J.D. 1990), founder, Chemtob, Moss, Forman & Beyda[37]
- Lindsey Halligan (2013), insurance lawyer and lawyer for Donald Trump
- Reince Priebus (J.D. 1998), 27th White House Chief of Staff, president and chief strategist for Michael Best and Friedrich LLP[38]
- Robert H. Traurig (J.D. 1950), founder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP[39]
- Olga Vodolazschi (LL.M.2014), founder, OV Law Group, LLC[40]
Business
edit- James J. Greco (J.D. 1983), former president and CEO, Sbarro[41]
- Andrew Heiberger (J.D. 1993), founder, owner, and CEO, Buttonwood Development and Town Residential[42]
- Jeffrey Martin (J.D. 1992), chairman and CEO of Sempra Energy[43]
- Lisa Song Sutton, businesswoman, real estate investor, attorney, former Miss Nevada United States and former congressional candidate[44]
- Horacio E. Gutierrez (J.D. 1998), general counsel of Microsoft, Spotify and The Walt Disney Company.
Sports
edit- Ed Lynch (J.D. 1991), professional baseball player, coach and executive[45]
- Ken Pavia, former sports agent, founder of MMAagents Sports Agency, and the former CEO of India's first MMA Super Fight League[46]
- Ed Rubinoff (born 1935), tennis player
- Marc Trestman (J.D. 1983), former University of Miami football assistant coach, former head coach of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League[47]
Other
edit- Henry N. Butler (1982), Dean of George Mason University's Antonin Scalia School of Law[citation needed]
- Xavier Cortada (J.D. 1991), artist[48]
- Patricia Ireland (J.D. 1975), former president of the National Organization for Women[49]
- Carolyn Lamm, former president of the American Bar Association[50]
- Larry R. Leiby (J.D. 1973), commercial arbitrator[51]
- Paul Levine (J.D. 1973), novelist, author of legal thrillers[citation needed]
- Barbara Parker (J.D.), mystery writer.[citation needed]
- Ana Maria Polo (1987), Hispanic television arbitrator on Caso Cerrado[52]
References
edit- ^ "Tamara Ashford". Vanderbilt University. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Ted Cabot". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ "A. Jay Cristol". miami.edu. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ "Alan Stephen Gold". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ "John A. Houston". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Adalberto Jordan". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Jose E. Martinez". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Federico A. Moreno". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Lenore Carrero Nesbitt". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Robin S. Rosenbaum". United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Kenneth Ryskamp". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Thomas E. Scott, Jr". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Kathleen M. Williams". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Beth Bloom". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Melissa Damian". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Paul G. Hyman". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ Westlund, Richard. "Chief Judge Laurel M. Isicoff, J.D. '82: A Leader in Bankruptcy". news.miami.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "John O'Sullivan (Florida)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Jonathan Goodman". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Alicia Otazo-Reyes". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Patrick M. Hunt". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Gerald Kogan". floridasupremecourt.org. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "R. Fred Lewis". floridasupremecourt.org. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Sue McCourt Cobb". .state.gov. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ "Charles D. Michel". U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Reince Priebus". NPR. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Pat Cannon". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ "Dante Fascell". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ "Joe Garcia". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ "Tom Rooney". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Marco Rubio". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Manny Diaz". citymayors.com. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ "Daryl Jones". myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Maria Sachs". myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Dean Barrow". Belize National ICT Center. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Roy E. Black". University of Miami.
- ^ "Nancy Chemtob, JD '90, Heads Largest Matrimonial Law Firm in New York". University of Miami School of Law. July 6, 2012.
- ^ "Priebus says he will rejoin his Wisconsin law firm". Politico. October 24, 2017.
- ^ "Robert H. Traurig". Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ Vodolazschi "Olga Vodolazschi". Retrieved 2 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ Frumkin, Paul (February 1, 2012). "James J. Greco". Nation's Restaurant News.
- ^ "Andrew Heiberger". The New York Times. July 10, 2011.
- ^ "Chief Executive Officer". www.businessroundtable.org. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ "Former Miss Nevada United States to run for Congress". Las Vegas Review-Journal. July 26, 2019.
- ^ "Long Island Ducks Announce 2019 Coaching Staff". www.atlanticleague.com. Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. January 14, 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Ken Pavia MMA". Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Campbell, Rick (2013-09-08). "Trestman era opens with a victory". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
- ^ "Xavier Cortada". florida-arts.org. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ "Patricia Ireland". Harvard University. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Carolyn Lamm". University of Miami. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Larry R. Leiby | ArbitrationLaw.com". arbitrationlaw.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ "Ana Maria Polo". The Florida Bar. Retrieved 25 March 2014.