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UF Law looks forward to connecting with alumni throughout the nation beginning June 12. Check back for updates and additions! June 12 Tallahassee Hosted by Tim Jansen at Jansen & Davis 125 North Franklin Blvd June 13 Denver Hosted by UF Law at V’s Lounge, Westin Hotel Downtown Denver 1672 Lawrence Street June 19 New […]

Yolanda Cash Jackson (JD 90), Shareholder at Becker & Poliakoff, delivered the UF Law Spring Commencement Address on Friday, May 17, 2019 at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The event was livestreamed.  Yolanda Cash Jackson from the UF Law Class of 1990 is among the power elite when it comes to lawyer-lobbyists in our State […]

The University of Florida recognized George H. Starke, Jr. with an honorary degree during the Spring 2019 Commencement Ceremony. View the video recording.  Four years after segregation was declared unconstitutional in Brown vs. Board of Education, Mr. George H. Starke, Jr. enrolled in the University of Florida in September 1958 as the first African-American student […]

The University of Florida Levin College of Law is pleased to announce the public availability of its searchable Florida E-Discovery Case Law Database. The database collects Florida state and federal e-discovery related decisions, opinions, and orders. Each e-discovery ruling is carefully summarized to provide enhanced search functionality of key concepts. Additionally, the database organizes the […]

United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks about his clerk selection process during a Pepperdine University Law School Annual Dinner in March 2019, which was streamed on C-SPAN. UF Law alum Kathryn Kimball Mizelle (JD 12) is clerking for Justice Thomas during the 2018-2019 term.

The University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law has received a new gift from namesake Fredric G. Levin (JD 61) in honor of his late wife, Marilyn Kapner Levin. The gift of stock has a current value of $6 million and will be used to fund student scholarships. Martin H. Levin (JD 88) […]

The University of Florida Levin College of Law is proud to announce a transformational gift of $20 million from alumnus Richard P. Cole (JD 74). The gift will endow a program in Health Law, supporting cutting-edge teaching, scholarship, and advocacy. Cole’s bequest is the largest individual contribution to UF Law in its history and one […]

UF Law’s Semester in Practice program has earned the 2018 Group Professionalism Award from The Florida Bar’s Standing Committee on Professionalism. UF Law Dean Laura A. Rosenbury accepted the award at the bar’s annual meeting in Orlando on June 14 alongside UF Law alum Nate Harvey (JD 18), who enrolled in the Semester in Practice […]

When Margaret Good (JD 12) decided her state representatives weren’t effectively working on behalf of their constituents, she decided to take action. She ran for the Florida House of Representatives District 72 seat in a February 2018 special election that was both hotly contested and highly publicized. Good prevailed and took office with just three […]

UF Law has again teamed up with its community partner United Way of North Central Florida to participate in the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) and help thousands of low-income individuals prepare and file their tax returns for free. This year the UF Law VITA site filed returns for more than 2,000 working […]