University of Florida Levin College of Law alumni, students, faculty and friends and their guests are invited to join us in honoring the many who pursued their dream of a legal career in our country at a very special October event: For the Love of Law: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Cuban-American Lawyers Program. This event is free and open to the public.
In 1973, the University of Florida Levin College of Law became a pioneer in legal education by creating a program that gave Cuban lawyers in exile the opportunity to become practicing attorneys in the United States. The Cuban-American Lawyers Program allowed foreign lawyers to attend law school on a part-time basis, take the Florida Bar Examination, and if they passed the exam, enter the bar.
UF Law is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the program with a special event in Gainesville, featuring a list of prestigious speakers, including Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Labarga, UF President Kent Fuchs, UF Law Dean Laura Rosenbury and UF Distinguished Alumnus and former American Bar Association President Stephen N. Zack. “For the Love of Law: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Cuban-American Lawyers Program,” will be at UF Law in the Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center on Oct. 16, 2015, from 3 to 5 p.m. with a wine and tapas reception following from 5 to 7 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public. Participants of the Cuban-American Lawyers Program and their families are especially encouraged to attend.
Chance for legal career in new homeland
After the Cuban Revolution, many lawyers were exiled to America and especially Florida but were unable to practice the profession for which they had trained in their homeland and to which they were deeply dedicated. At their urging in 1973, the Florida Supreme Court approved and UF Law developed a course of study to teach foreign lawyers…
12-2 p.m., Luncheon and Panel Discussion, with a presentation by Osvaldo Miranda Diaz and remarks by original CALP participants and their families in the UF Law Faculty Dining Room
3-5 p.m., For the Love of Law: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Cuban-American Lawyers Program in the Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center Courtroom
5-7 p.m., Wine and Tapas Reception in the Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center Courtroom Foyer, to include tours by the Latino Law Student Association, Cuban-American Bar Association and International Law Society student groups. The tours will include the new, permanent display honoring participants in the Cuban-American Lawyers Program.
Location: University of Florida Levin College of Law Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center Courtroom for program and foyer for the following wine and tapas reception. The Advocacy Center is located on the law school campus, at 411 Village Drive, Gainesville, Florida. Click here for directions.
Speakers include:
UF President Kent Fuchs
UF Law Dean Laura Rosenbury
Former American Bar Association President (2010-11), Florida Bar President (1989-90) and UF Distinguished Alumnus Stephen N. Zack
Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court and UF Distinguished Alumnus Jorge Labarga
Cuban-American Lawyers Program (CALP) Program graduate Jose (“Pepe”) A. Villalobos, named a “Legal Legend” in 2015 by the 11th Judicial Circuit Historical Society
UF Law LCA Board of Trustees Chair Oscar Sanchez
UF Professor of Law Berta Esperanza Hernández-Truyol
UF Law Professor Emeritus and former CALP Program faculty member Fletcher Baldwin
Cuban lawyer Osvaldo Miranda Diaz, former judge on one of Cuba’s 14 commercial courts
Plant City Bar Association President Harley Herman, longtime Virgil Hawkins Foundation President
This event was funded through the Stephen N. Zack Law Endowment.
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