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The study of law should enrich the rest of your life and the lives of those you touch. The Fredric G. Levin College of Law, Florida’s oldest public law school and its most prestigious, prepares students for a lifetime of legal excellence and leadership. They study among accomplished students, profes-sors and practitioners. Graduates join an alumni network whose legacy of legal, civic and commercial leadership spans more than 100 years.

4 Your Future6 Students8 Excellence10 Alumni12 Leadership14 Gator Nation16 Career18 Facilities20 Library22 Campus24 University26 Community28 Curriculum40 Faculty46 Admissions51 Financial AidW

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Virtual Tour. Scan the QR code with your mobile device to take a virtual tour of the Levin College of Law campus. (To download app, visit www.mobile-barcodes.com/qr-code-software/.)

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At the Levin College of Law we nurture future leaders and elite professionals for the legal world and beyond. Our mission statement explains how: Exceptional faculty, staff and students are committed to “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.”

—DEAN ROBERT JERRY II Levin, Mabie & Levin Professor of Law

“You will find a stimulating intellectual environment here that nurtures who you are now and the type of profession-al 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 relat-ed 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.”

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UF Law’s lively campus matchesexcellent teaching and scholarship with exquisite value.• Florida’s only top-50 law school

is ranked No. 25 among all public law schools and No. 48 overall by U.S. News and World Report. The Graduate Tax program is ranked No. 1 among public schools and No. 2 overall; Environmental and Land Use Law is ranked is fifth among public schools and ninth overall; Alternative Dispute Resolution is ranked seventh among public schools and 16th overall.

• UF Law ranked 13th in the nation for the number of 2011 graduates in full-time, permanent jobs for which a law degree is required.

• Graduates leave the law school carrying the sixth lowest debt load among top 50 law schools, one reason we say UF Law is among the best values in the country.

• 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, 178 courses are offered

• Expansive, state-of-the-art facilities.• 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.

• Consistently ranked among the top 10 law schools nationwide by the Hispanic Business Review.

• Oldest public and the most prestigious law school in Florida with nearly 20,000 dedicated alumni.


Thirty-eight students enrolled in 1909, UF College of Law’s first year in operation. The college consisted of one building and admission requirements included at least two years of high school. Over the course of more than a century, UF Law has produced more than half of the leaders of The Florida Bar and five American Bar Association presidents since 1973. Meanwhile, it has grown into a top-tier law school where U.S. Supreme Court justices and other legal luminaries appear regu-larly to talk with the 1,100 students that enjoy state-of-the art facilities, many new or renovated since 2005.

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“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 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.”

—JORGE LABARGA (JD 79) Justice of the Florida Supreme Court

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First-rate Qualifications. • The student body during the 2011-2012

academic year was comprised of 1,098 students, 976 of whom are J.D. students from throughout the Southeast and the nation.

• Thirty-four students are earning joint J.D./master’s or Ph.D. degrees.

• Two hundred and ninety-one students in the 2011 fall entering J.D. class.

• One hundred and twenty-two students are enrolled in LL.M. and S.J.D. programs. The nine 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 2011-2012 student body, 25 percent were minorities: 11 percent Hispanic, 6 percent African-American, 5 percent Asian-American and 1 percent Native-American/Alas-kan.

• The student body consisted of 56 per-cent men and 44 percent women.

• Students enrolled at the Levin College of Law have undergraduate degrees representing more than 70 institu-tions, including American University, Boston College, Cornell, Duke, Emory, Georgetown, Princeton, Texas A&M, University of Alabama, University of California, Los Angeles, University of

Florida, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, University of Notre Dame, University of Texas – Austin, University of Virginia, University of Wisconsin, Washington University, and Vanderbilt.

• Many students come directly from earning a bachelor’s degree, while oth-ers have experience in the working world including the fields of account-ing, business and finance, education, journalism, sales and marketing, soft-ware development and urban plan-ning. Graduates consistently outpace the rest of the state on the bar exam.

In 2011, The Florida Tax Moot Court Team, seen here with advisor and UF Law Professor Steven Willis at right, won the National Tax Moot Court competition held in St. Petersburg, Fla., after finishing second the year before.


Most Outstanding Advocate. Just as the NCAA names its Most Outstanding Player for the an-nual March Madness basketball tournament, the American Bar Association names the best advo-cate during the annual moot court competition that brings together America’s top 16 university teams. In 2011, that award went to UF Law’s Wil-bert Vancol (JD 11). Vancol warmed up for the competition on the UF Law campus with other members of the UF Law Moot Court Team be-fore the entire Florida Supreme Court inside the new 100-seat Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center courtroom. Vancol’s was one among many vic-tories 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.

Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles T. Canady makes lively conversation with UF Law students.

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UF Law Students Lead the Nation. The collaborative environment in the classroom and study sessions leads to national and international distinction:•The Florida Tax Moot Court Team

placed first in the 2011 National Moot Court competition held in St. Peters-burg, Fla.

•The Florida Trial Team was the 2011 National Champion at the National Criminal Trial Competition sponsored by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in San Antonio, Texas.

•The International Commercial Arbitra-tion Moot Team finished in the round of 32 teams out of 255 at the 2011 Wil-lem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna, Austria.

•The Florida Trial Team won the 2010 Florida Bar Chester Bedell Memorial Mock Trial Competition.

•Graduates consistently outpace the rest of the state on the bar

exam. On the 2011 exams, 89.3 percent of UF Law graduates passed, exceeding the pass rate for first-time takers by 9.3 percentage points.

—WILBERT VANCOL (JD 11) Best Advocate, 2011 ABA National Moot Court Competition

“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.”

•Classsize288•MedianLSAT/GPA** 161/3.59•LSAT75th/25th%164/160•GPA75th/25th%3.73/3.33•Women41%•Minorities25%

•Outofstatestudents11%•Agerange20-47•Outofcollege1-4years41%•OutofCollege5+years8%• Undergraduatecolleges

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*As of orientation day, Aug. 13, 2012.**UFLaw’smediansontheopeningdayoftheacademicyearwerea162and3.59.UFLawparticipatedintheABA’svalidationservice,whichmeasuresthemediansand75th/25thpercentilesasofOct.5,2012.UFLawhad3studentswithdrawfromthe1LclassbetweenAug.14andOct.5.Also,theABA’scalculationexcludesLSATscoresofmatriculantswhotooktheLSATundernonstandardtestconditions.The75th/25thpercentilesandtheGPAmediandidnotchangebetweentheopeningdayandOct.5.

The accomplishments, involvement and support of UF Law alumni distinguish them as one of the most powerful alumni networks in the nation. More than 22,000 alumni have graduated since the college’s founding, representing UF throughout Florida, the nation and worldwide. Among them are more American Bar Association presidents than those from any other law school in the past 30 years, dozens of state and federal judges and lawmak-ers, Florida governors, and nationally prominent lawyers, executives and academics.

“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 some-thing about it. I hope you can follow your dream.”

—STEPHEN N. ZACK (JD 71), American Bar Association President 2010-2011 and UF Law graduate

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•Five alumni have served as American Bar Association presidents since 1973; that’s more than any other law school during the same period.

•UF Law is ranked fourth among public law schools (tied for seventh overall) for the number of degrees granted to sitting fed-eral judges as of 2012, 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. Hundreds more have served as state senators and representatives, president of the Senate and speaker of the House, including the current House Speaker Dean Cannon (JD 92), as well as in the Florida Cabinet.

•Eleven graduates became presidents of colleges, including University of Florida.

•Thirteen graduates have served as deans of law schools, including three who led their alma mater.

•Since The Florida Bar’s inception in 1950, the majority of its presidents, including four in a row starting in 2010, have been Levin College of Law graduates.

Four consecutive Gators lead The Florida Bar, the nation’s second largest bar. From left are Gwynne Young (JD 74), Scott Hawkins (JD 83), Eugene K. Pettis (JD 85), Executive Director John F. “Jack” Harkness (JD 69) and Mayanne Downs (JD 87).

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“In addition to receiving an excellent legal education, I met some great people who went on to make a difference in our state. Many of them helped me in my judicial career. I never would have achieved my goal of becoming a federal judge but for the legal training at the University of Florida.”

UF Law alumni lead the nation as legislators, members of Congress, public servants and federal, state and county judges. And it’s no coincidence that so many presidents of The Florida Bar and the American Bar Association call themselves Gators. Successful graduates give back time and money to UF Law, which improves the education for future graduates and has built the largest endowment in the state.

Strength on the Bench. • Whenconsideringthecharacter-

istics 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.

• Asthealmamaterofhundredsoffederal, state and county judges, the Levin College of Law takes enormous pride in the accom-plishments 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 edu-cate the next generation of UF lawyers in the subtleties of oral advocacy.

• Alumnijudgescollaboratedtoestablish 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

—STEPHAN P. MICKLE (JD 70), chief judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida

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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 prac-tice of law.

• StephanP.Mickleisamongthosewho 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 fol-lowed by a law degree from UF Law and would eventually become the first African-American federal judge for the Northern District of Florida.

Strength in the Government. • CarolM.Browner(JD79),thelon-

gest 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.

• JohnH.HankinsonJr.(JD79)isatthe heart of efforts to recover from the Gulf oil spill as executive direc-tor of the EPA’s Gulf Coast Ecosys-tem Restoration Task Force.

• EstherOlavarria(JD86)isdeputyassistant secretary for policy in the Department of Homeland Security

• OsvaldoLuisGratacós(JD00)isinspector general of the Export Im-port Bank of the United States.

Director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy Carol Browner (JD 79) speaks during a briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in of the White House in Washington. (Getty Images)


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Students benefit from interaction with distinguished alumni, who get involved in mentoring and extern-ship 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.

“At Holland & Knight we go for the best of the best. We are looking for mature, practice-ready young lawyers who can immediately deliver client services in a thoughtful way. We believe in their professionalism, and we know the val-ues that are instilled in them at UF Law. As an alumna, I know the value of the Gator Nation.”

—MARTHA BARNETT (JD 73), Holland & Knight senior partner and former chairwoman; past president of the American Bar Association, 2000-2001

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Strong Alumni Ties. • WhilemostLevinCollegeofLawalumnipracticewith

law firms throughout Florida and the nation, many also serve as counsel to government agencies, corporations and a wide array of public service organizations.

• Strongalumnitiesintheseareasofthelawprovideexcel-lent internship and externship and clerking opportunities for UF Law students. In addition, Levin College of Law alumni play a key role in the provision of quality and af-fordable legal education at UF, mentoring students and sharing their areas of expertise as adjunct instructors, guest speakers, jurists in residence, journal advisors, and as coaches for trial team.

UF Law summer interns, Brandon White and Erica Perdomo, flank U.S. District Judge Paul C. Huck (JD 65). Huck, who serves on the UF Law Board of Trustees, is among many active alumni who devote time to mentoring UF Law students.


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 formu-late a career path and determine appropriate job-search strategies.

• Interview skills development, in-cluding mock interviews.

• On- and off-campus networking events to meet and learn from legal professionals from law firms, government agencies, public inter-est organizations, corporations, the judiciary and the military.

• 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 cen-ter’s listservs and newsletters, with updates in the center’s weekly pub-lication.

• Two mentor programs, one for first-year students and one for up-perclassmen.

• Assistance with applying for post-graduate judicial clerkships.

• Summer and school-year extern-ships, helping students get practi-cal legal experience as well as aca-demic credit.

• An online job bank listing part-time and full-time positions available to students and alumni, resume books, job search links and resources, online appointment scheduling and more.

• A website with downloadable resource materials, samples and forms.

Employer Resources. The Career Development Center, which is part of the Office of Student Affairs, offers many services to em-ployers 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 at no cost with the Levin College of Law. The college brings employers — including many top national law firms — to campus to interview students in one of the larg-est on-campus recruiting programs in the Southeast. The college also has videoconference interview facilities and participates in multiple off-cam-pus recruiting events in cities such as Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Chicago

and New York City to help students market themselves to out-of-state em-ployers. Through employer diversity initiatives students also receive infor-mation about summer associate di-versity programs, employer receptions and provision of diverse employment resources.

Practical Experience.Nothing strengthens a resume like ex-perience. UF Law helps students gain practical, hands-on skills through:• The Externship Program, in

which students earn academic credit, provides valuable experience in private corporations, every level of government, the judiciary and nonprofit organizations.

• Pro Bono and Community Service Projects connect law students with organizations seek-ing volunteers for public interest projects. Participants gain valuable work experience and earn recogni-tion certificates honoring them for their accomplishments.

• Part-time or summer employ-ment opportunities are available in law firms, businesses or as teaching or research assistants and can be found through the Symplicity on-line job posting system,

The Center for Career Development’s professional counselors — all with J.D.s and practical legal experi-ence — offer a wide variety of resources and programs. Beginning in the first year of law school, students get help developing their professional identities, planning their career searches and establishing marketing tech-niques that will serve them throughout their careers.

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Resume Books, On-Campus Inter-viewing or the numerous off-campus job fairs and receptions in which UF participates.

• Attorney mentors benefit students at all levels. The 1L Shadow Program en-ables first-year law students to shadow attorneys in private practice, the court system or legal services and experience the legal environment first hand. 2L and 3L students can participate in the alumni mentor program, with over 80 alumni participating as mentors in all areas of law.

• Clinical programs provide structured and supervised introductions to some of the most popular areas of law.The CCD also strongly encourages

students to participate in one of the many for-credit externship opportuni-ties and to take advantage of the clinical programs offered by the Levin College of Law.

2011 Graduate Employment.• Seventy-eightpercentoftheclassof

2011 remained in Florida for work, which is typical of UF Law graduating classes. The graduates are dispersed throughout 19 states and the District of Columbia, and three foreign coun-tries. Their average starting salary was $66,800 and their median was $57,000.

“UF Law has given me the chance to get real-life substantive experi-ence through an externship work-ing with the in-house counsel department at Discovery Chan-nel Latin America. I applied the theories from my law classes in my everyday work drafting vari-ous contracts and doing extensive research into international legisla-tion and legal trends throughout Central and South America. The experience has been an invaluable part of my legal education.”

Nine months after graduation the employment rate for Class of 2011 graduates seeking work added to those pursuing a graduate degree was 87.7 percent. A large number of UF Law graduates are accepted into full-time graduate programs after earning their juris doc-tors.FromtheClassof2011,4.4percentofthegraduatespursuedthisoptionwhilethenational average was only 2.9 percent. Part of the reason for the high percentage engaged in graduate work is the attraction of the Levin College of Law’s LL.M. in Taxation program, which is ranked No. 1 among public universities.

—ALEXANDER LEON (3L); Discovery Channel Latin Americaexternship,Latino/aAmericanLawStudentsAssociation

As of Feb. 15, 2012, the placement success rate for 2011 UF Law graduates was 87.7 percent.

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Full-time employment requiring bar passage or a J.D., or where a J.D. is directly relevant to the job requirements

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*Placement success rate is the percent employed plus the percent enrolled in post-graduate academics. For more about UF Law graduates’ employment, including how each category is defined, go to: www.law.ufl.edu/career/employers/graduation-employment-information/employment-statistics ** Due to rounding, figures do not total 100 percent

Academic 3.3 percent

Business/industry 14.9 percent

Government 11.6 percent

Judicial Clerkship 6.6 percent

Law firm (private practice) 54.8 percent

Public Interest 8.9 percent

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Multimillion-dollar expansions have transformed the Levin College of Law. The new facilities include: A free-standing legal advocacy center with an expan-sive 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 AdvocacyCenter Courtroom is the core of a $6 million, 19,500-square-foot stand-alone building, which boasts an impressive two-story grand foyer and glass entry. 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 proceed-ings. 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.Fa

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Designed to blend tradition with technology, the Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center offers rare books alongside high-speed data ports and ergonom-ic study areas. The foyer opens to spacious rooms with leather arm chairs and views of azaleas and moss-heavy oaks. It is the largest in the Southeast and among the top 20 nationwide. Students have access to 3.5 million-plus volumes in other UF 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.

If superstar librarians exist, UF Law has one. Claire M. Germain, associate dean for Legal Information, and the head of the Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center, came to Florida in 2011 after 18 years leading the Cor-nell 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 colleagues around the world.

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100,000 Square-feet of Resources.• Asthelaboratoryofthelawschool,the

information center houses more than 600,000 volumes in open-stack displays.

• Anopenreserveareatogivestudentsdirect access to old exams and study aids.

• Morethan300individualstudycarrelsequipped for wireless computers, with playback carrels available for review of taped classes, negotiations and trial skills. Seating for another 300 students is provided throughout.

• TheRichardB.StephensTaxRe-search Center — named for the co-founder and first director of the school’s nationally prominent Graduate Tax Program — featuring nearly 70 study carrels for tax LL.M. students, a graduate lounge, meeting room and offices for the Florida Tax Review.

• Thirteenstudyroomsthataccommo-date as many as a dozen students for group study and LL.M. research.


Students are exposed to an enriching intellectual environment with visits from U.S. Supreme Court justices, federal judges, Florida Supreme Court justices, American Bar Association presidents, leading scholars and successful practitioners. Every year UF Law students learn the value of preparation as they stand before moot court and trial team panels made up of federal judges. Every semester students are exposed to new faces, fresh ideas, and the research and profes-sional experiences of people who are shaping the law — gaining knowledge and practical skills that will propel them on their course as future leaders of the profession.

“I knew law school would be challenging and competi-tive, but I wanted a genuine support system. I can sin-cerely say I have happily found that — peers to study with, seasoned law students who eagerly give advice, fac-ulty who care, and even alumni who encourage continu-ous communication because of our Gator connection.”

—ANITRA F. RAIFORD (JD 12); 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

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Distinguished Visitors.Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor speaks to students and the rest of the Levin College of Law commu-nity. The law school has hosted eight U.S. Supreme Court jus-tices — with five of the visits within the past five years — as well as the top legal thinkers and doers from across the country.

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As the sixth-largest university in the U.S., the Univer-sity of Florida hosts 16 colleges and nearly 200 graduate programs, drawing students from more than 130 coun-tries and every U.S. state. UF is a member of the presti-gious Association of American Universities and is recog-nized 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. The area is consistently ranked among the best places to live in America, with extensive educational, cultural and recreational offerings.

The Gator Nation. As a top-tier university, UF consistently attracts world-class orchestras, plays, operas, ballet performances and art exhibi-tions. Students also can join in numerous casual events such as barbecues, game nights, student carnivals, service trips, pep rallies and extracurricular activities running the gamut from intramural team sports and recreational clubs to out-door activities. The university offers students health and fitness programs in spacious, clean and

well-equipped facilities.The University of Florida boasts national champion sports teams that 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.U

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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 arts commu-nity, 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 and as one of National Geographic’s “50 Best Places to Live and Play.”

Quality of Life.• Asocialscientistprojects

through 2018 that Gainesville will be the No. 1 American city for the growth of creative-class jobs, including for knowledge workers like lawyers.

• Gainesvilleiswell-knownforitsmusic scene and has spawned a number of bands and musi-cians, 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.

• ThesportsdrinkGatoradewasinvented in Gainesville to fuel the Gator football team.

• Withapopulationofabout110,000 (and 250,000 in the county), Gainesville is a busy col-lege town with lots to do on cam-pus and off. Nearly 65 percent of the county is dotted with scenic lakes, wetlands and trails, which give students numerous opportu-

nities for cycling, canoeing, hik-ing, golf, camping, bird-watching and fishing. You also can enjoy festivals and performing arts pro-grams; national-caliber theaters; museums and performing arts; the largest collection of crystal-clear springs in the world; sandy beaches just two hours away; nearby cities such as Tampa-St. Petersburg, Orlando, Jacksonville and Tallahassee; and dazzling winter weather with plentiful of sun and mild temperatures.

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Legal studies are tailored to you as 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 doctoral degree in just about any disci-pline; 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 lawyers.

At Your Service. The Office of Student Affairs provides assistance in nearly every area of student life, in-cluding orientation, financial aid, registration, academic and educational counseling, and even personal matters. The of-fice promotes the development of the whole person, not sim-ply the intellectual aspects. Key offerings include:• IntroductiontoLawSchool

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J.D. ProgramThe three-year J.D. program is carefully designed to develop students’ analytical abilities, practical knowledge, communi-cations skills and understanding of the professional responsibility and ethics central to the practice of law. Students benefit from a variety of teaching methods, including traditional “case” and “Socratic” methods, as well as simulations, video critiques, computer-assisted instruction and role-playing.

The required first-year cur-riculum emphasizes practical lawyering by teaching students to read and analyze cases, re-search 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 op-portunities 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 research opportunities and close interaction with faculty.

In combining a top-notch J.D. curriculum with well-rounded extracurricular opportunities for professional development, UF Law seeks to graduate lawyers who are ethical, competent and enthusiastic about the law.

How to hit a homerun in your tax seminar. Kristi Dosh (JD 07) got her foot in the door at ESPN after she focused a 3L tax seminar on luxury taxes and revenue sharing in Major League Baseball. She published that academic paper and parlayed it into writing and com-mentary about baseball. She later signed on with ESPN as a sports business reporter. Dosh says of the UF Law tax seminar: “That’s where things changed for me.”

that provides an introduc-tion to legal education, basic legal structures, pro-fessional responsibilities of lawyers-to-be, and general University of Florida infor-mation.

• Academic Success Program provides ongoing tutoring, individual counseling and workshops on topics such as exam preparation, time and stress management, communication skills and study methods.


Field Work Externships The college works closely with nu-merous organizations, agencies and legal service groups — in and outside Florida — to provide law students with practical experience and profes-sional contacts. These opportunities may include pro bono work, part-time jobs, summer internships and externships.

Externships enable students to gain valuable hands-on experience while working for lawyers and judges. Dur-ing the externship, each student and a faculty member maintain contact to enrich the experience through academic guidance. Externs work for local, state and federal government agencies; judges in federal and state trial and appellate courts, includ-ing the Florida Supreme Court and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals; nonprofit organizations; and private corporations. A student may earn up to six credits for externship work per-formed during law school.

J.D. Course ProgressionDegree requirements include comple-tion 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 co-cur-ricular activities. These requirements must be fulfilled no earlier than 24 months and not later than 84 months after matriculation as a law student.

FIRST YEAR• AppellateAdvocacy(2credits)• CivilProcedure(4)• ConstitutionalLaw(4)• Contracts(4)• CriminalLaw(3)• IntroductiontoLawyering(2)• LegalResearch(1)• LegalWriting(2)• Property(4)• Torts(4)

SECOND YEAR• LegalDrafting(2)• Corporations*(3)• EstatesandTrusts*(3)• Evidence*(4)• ProfessionalResponsibility(3)

THIRD YEAR• TrialPractice*(4)*Registration-priority courses; not required, but faculty recommended

Advanced DegreesLL.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 orga-nizations and consultants for the Inter-nal Revenue Service and other major public and private entities. The Gradu-ate Tax Program also publishes 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 inter-national 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

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Advanced work hones legal skills.

renowned tax faculty, superb curriculum of great breadth and depth, distinguished stu-dents 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 Juridi-cal 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 graduates of non-US law schools seeking to enhance their understanding of the American legal system. Applicants must have a law degree with high academic standing from a rec-ognized foreign university and thorough knowledge of English. The one-year pro-gram builds on UF’s renowned international studies programs and decades of involve-ment 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 pro-gram also capitalizes on the many outstand-ing 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.


For students interested in other fields, joint degree programs can be established in nearly any area. Some joint degrees awarded to date have included:• Agribusiness• Anthropology• BuildingConstruction• BusinessAdministration• CounselorEducation• Criminology• DecisionandInformation Sciences• DoctorateofMedicine• EducationalLeadership• ElectricalandComputer Engineering• EnvironmentalEngineering• ExerciseandSportSciences• FoodandResourceEconomics

• ForestResources and Conservation

• GenderStudiesCertificate• History• InterdisciplinaryEcology• LatinAmericanStudies• MassCommunications• MaterialsScienceand Engineering• MedicalSciences• Pharmacy• PoliticalScience• Psychology• PublicHealth• RealEstate• Sociology• UrbanandRegionalPlanning• VeterinaryMedicine• Women’sStudies

“I chose UF because of the Joint Degree Program and the ability for me to combine my interest in wanting to understand and prac-tice 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.”

Joint Degrees

—WILLIAM HUMMEL (JD 12), 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 Of-fice in Richmond, Va.; Deans List; International Chil-dren’s Law Book Award; Business Immigration Law and Practice Book Award.

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 pro-grams, 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, pro-cedure, justice and other relevant topics and maintain a 3.25 GPA in the courses that are counted toward the certificate. A qualifying student must achieve no less than a B- in any course that is counted toward the certificate.

Environmental and Land Use Law Certificate. The Levin College of Law’s Environ-mental and Land Use Law Certificate Program enables students to demon-

strate concentration and accomplish-ment in these important areas. The Levin College of Law was the first in the nation to offer recognition in these closely linked fields and educate future lawyers through an innovative dual approach that recognizes many environmental problems are a conse-quence of inappropriate uses of land. The program offers a rich curriculum, career networking, independent study opportunities, summer externships, environmental moot court teams, a summer study abroad program in Costa Rica and the opportunity to participate in the Environmental and Land Use Law Society and annual Public Interest Environmental Conference. Certificate students must earn eight credits beyond the minimum required to graduate and attain a grade point average of 3.0 for 15 credits within the program’s core and elective courses.

Estates Planning Practice Certificate. In the coming decades 77 million baby

boomers will retire. Planning for the largest generational transfer of wealth in history will require professionals who possess specific knowledge relating to estate planning, estate and trust ad-ministration, wealth transfer taxes and charitable giving. Premier estate plan-ners must acquire not only technical expertise in their field, but also client-relations skills essential to this individu-alized area of practice. Administered by the Center for Estate Planning, the certificate program is designed to give students a well-rounded legal education with focus in the areas of trusts and estates planning and administration (thereby implicating the laws of gifts, loans, intestate succession, wills, trusts, future interests, probate, fiduciary law, family holding entities, valuation dis-counts, and taxation). Our outstanding faculty and other leading experts in this field draw upon a wealth of practical experience to provide students with academic guidance, mentorship, and area-specific education. In addition to its rich curriculum, the program of-fers career networking, externship and independent study opportunities. To be eligible for the certificate upon gradu-ation, students must achieve a cumula-tive grade point average of 3.0 in certifi-cate courses.

Family Law Certificate. The increasing complexity of divorce law and children’s law and the rise of the nontraditional family make fam-ily law one of the fastest growing and most intricate practice specialties. One demand, for example, was created by a Florida Supreme Court mandate that established the “Unified Family Court” to handle all family, juvenile and de-linquency matters. This created a new demand for family specialists. Faculty

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with expertise in family and children’s law and related areas administer the Family Law Certificate Program — which coor-dinates clinical and traditional classroom offerings and allows for more efficiency through sequential learning — through the college’s Center on Children and Fami-lies. To be eligible for the certificate upon graduation, students must achieve an aver-age equivalent of 3.0 in 15 of the 20 credits earned in courses designated. (There is no overall grade point average requirement beyond that required of the J.D. degree.) Intellectual Property Law Certificate.Intellectual property law encompasses several different bodies of law, includ-ing 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 down-loading Internet materials, and disputes involving domain names, metatags and hyperlinks — as well as for those who can apply these laws in more traditional indus-tries and the creative arts. The growth of international trade also increases demand for lawyers skilled in prosecuting, defend-ing and challenging intellectual property rights on a global scale.

International and Comparative 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 impor-tant is the development of human rights law, domestically and internationally. This certificate program helps prepare students for practice in this new global legal en-vironment by teaching the international aspects of every area of the law.

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:

1. 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.

2. Legal research and writing including the ability to conduct indepen-dent legal research and produce legal writings of professional quality.

3. Fundamentals of client services including interviewing and counsel-ing skills.

4. Fundamentals of dispute processing and legal problem solving including litigation, settlement, and transactions.

5. 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.

Toward a new mission.

—AMY MASHBURN (JD 87), UF Law Professor; Director, Lawyering and Professionalism Program

“We want students to under-stand the power and potential of a law degree and to get real examples and role models to encourage and inspire them.”


J.D. students can enhance their skills, earn credit and gain experience through the following co-curricular organizations and 100 recognized extra-curricular stu-dent organizations:• Environmental Moot Court Team

competes in national and international environmental law competition.

• International Commercial Arbitration Moot (ICAM) Team competes each spring against law schools from around the world in the Wilhelm C. Vis Interna-tional Competition in Austria.

• The Jessup Moot Court Team explores issues of public international law and international humanitarian law and competes nationally and internationally.

• The Justice Campbell Thornal Moot Court Team participates in intra-mural, state and national appellate competitions sponsored by organi-zations and firms.

• The Florida Tax Moot Court Team solves tax law problems in national competitions.

• The Florida Alternative Dispute Resolution Team hones students’ negotiating skills in competitions with other law schools.

• The Trial Competition Team com-petes in intramural, state, regional and national competitions spon-sored by individuals, groups and law firms

• Florida Journal of International Law is published three times 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 in-cludes articles by students and legal scholars who are specialists in vari-ous areas of the law.

• Journal of Technology Law and Pol-icy is a student-edited journal pub-lished twice a year (also online) that focuses on legal and policy aspects of technology issues.

• University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy is an inter-disciplinary student publication de-

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Enrichment programs sharpen skills.

voted to public policy implications of legal issues. Students publish three issues a year and sponsor a spring symposium.

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 in-ternational legal issues. The law school has hosted eight 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. Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor appeared most recently in 2011.


Through programs offered on campus and abroad, University of Florida law students gain in-ternational 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 alsojointly sponsors summer law pro-grams in Paris and Montpellier,France; and San Jose, Costa Rica. We anticipate summer programs in Cape Town, South Africa, and in Renmin University in Beijing. 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.

International Exposure.

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 experi-ence enhances the understanding of the law learned in classrooms and can give graduates the advantage of earn-ing credits and Florida Supreme Court certification as certified legal interns. Clinical programs include Conservation Clinic, Criminal Clinics and Virgil D. Hawkins Civil Legal Clinics.

Criminal Clinics

The Criminal Defense Clinic. Working as certified legal interns, stu-dents defend indigent clients charged with criminal offenses through the Of-

fice of the Public Defender. Participa-tion in the Criminal Defense Clinic will provide students with experiences and skills that are transferable any area of litigation, including client and witness interviews, writing and argu-ing 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 in-volved in all aspects of the prosecution of criminal cases, including intake, investigation, discovery, pretrial pro-ceedings, 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 D. Hawkins Civil Legal Clinics

The Virgil Hawkins Clinics — the County Court Mediation Clinic, the Full-Representation Clinic, Gator TeamChild Juvenile Law Clinic, and the 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.

County Court Mediation Clinic.This 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 Resolu-tion 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 ap-ply to The Florida Bar as Supreme Court certified county court mediators.

Clinical programs add experience.

In the mediation clinic, students work under the supervision of faculty to help parties settle their disputes outside of court.

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Full Representation Clinic.The clinic offers intensive training in fam-ily law and practice, with students serving as first-chair counsel to low-income citizens of Alachua County who could not otherwise af-ford representation. Under faculty supervision, students deal with family law matters such as divorce, custody and visitation of children, do-mestic 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.

Law Gator TeamChild Juvenile Law Clinic. The clinic acts as a full-service law firm, pro-viding free legal services to children. As certi-fied legal interns, students advocate for chil-dren in various types of proceedings, primar-ily in delinquency, dependency, administrative, and educational matters. This interdisciplinary juvenile advocacy clinic trains lawyers, social workers and other professionals in skills nec-essary to be advocates for children. Through their work in the clinic, students practice fun-damental advocacy skills such as interviewing, counseling and negotiation, are trained to operate effectively in a law office, and become skilled at navigating bureaucracies, agencies and court systems.

Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Clinic. The clinic is a collaboration among the Levin College of Law, the College of Medicine, Shands Teaching Hospital and Peaceful Paths Domestic Abuse Network. The clinic pro-vides low-income victims of intimate partner violence with comprehensive and coordinat-ed legal, medical and social services focusing on victim and family safety. Certified legal interns trained to address domestic violence issues will join a holistic team that includes Shands HealthCare social workers and do-mestic violence victim advocates. Certified legal interns will provide victims with legal counseling in the pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology clinics at Shands and represent victims in civil court on matters such as in-junctions for protection.

Under faculty supervision, Conser-vation 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 propos-als, institutional framework design and dispute resolution systems de-sign, and conservation mediations. Each summer the clinic also offers a

for-credit program jointly with the University of Costa Rica Environ-mental Law Clinic, with cross-cultur-al 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 Responsi-bility to ensure an interdisciplinary focus is applied.

Conservation Clinic

—LEYDYLUz SYMPHORIEN-RESTREPO (JD 11); Dean’s List; Professional Responsibility Book Award; International Criminal Law Book Award; Judicial extern for 5th Circuit; Extern, Gainesville State Attorney’s office; Study Abroad, South Africa; Student Recruitment Team

“UF has made me stronger, more confident and determined. I’m excited about my future as a lawyer because I know that UF Law has prepared me.”

UF Law Conservation Clinic students paddle along one of the many spring-fed waterways in North Central Florida.


Camp Center for Estate and Elder Law Planning. The Center for Estate and Elder Law Planning integrates teaching, training, research, scholarship and public service with the goals of advancing estate plan-ning and elder law knowledge, profes-sionalism, skills and policy. Student opportunities include participation in community service programs to the elderly through the Estates, Trusts and Elder Law Society and judicial extern-ships for academic credit, which have been established in probate divisions of several judicial circuits.

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 pro-mote 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, as-sist 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 gov-ernment and judiciary on law reform and professional education, and helps educate children on their rights and responsibilities.

Center for Governmental Responsibility. The Center for Governmental Respon-sibility (CGR) is Florida’s senior legal and public policy institute. Faculty and students conduct grant- and contract-funded research — often interdisciplin-ary in nature — on issues relating to public policy development and imple-mentation at the local, state, federal and

international levels. CGR also houses specialized programs such as the Con-servation 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 can learn and re-search issues that include environmen-tal law, land use, bioethics, poverty law, emerging democracies, historic pres-ervation, conflict resolution, European community law, international trade law, and election and campaign finance law.

Center for International Financial Crimes Studies. This academic research center provides graduate instruction, research and policy analysis, academic symposia, grant supervision and consulting ser-vices on money laundering, forfeiture, corporate security, offshore finances, cybercrime, organized crime and inter-national financial crimes. The center also co-sponsors the annual Interna-tional Symposium on Economic Crime at Cambridge University, England.

Centers open up the world.

The Center for Governmental Responsibility sponsors an annual conference on Law and Policy in the Americas.

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Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations. The Levin College of Law is one of only five law schools in the nation hous-ing 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 ac-tivities to create and foster dialogue on race and race relations and promote historically and empirically based thinking, talking, research, writing and teaching.

The Criminal Justice Center.The Criminal Justice Center serves as a platform to bring criminal law fac-ulty together with interested students, enhancing the students’ law school ex-perience by providing them with men-torship, area-specific education and criminal-practice training. The center also serves as an incubator for criminal law and procedure-related scholarship, talks, and conferences.

Institute for Dispute Resolution. The Institute for Dispute Resolution combines classroom training, interac-tion with practicing attorneys and in-the-field assignments to help pre-pare students for participation in the growing field of alternative dispute resolution. The center features courses in mediation, negotiation, collective bargaining and international litigation and arbitration.

International Center for Automated Information Research. The International Center for Automat-ed Information Research (ICAIR) is an interdisciplinary international infor-mation policy research center among UF’s Levin College of Law, College of Engineering, and Warrington College of Business. The center’s mission is to fund innovative research on informa-tion technologies and knowledge man-agement benefiting students, faculty and professionals in legal, accounting and financial services professions.

The Center for Governmental Re-sponsibility Public Interest Law Fellowship program provides low-income and indigent citizens with valuable legal assistance. The fellow-ships are financed by The Florida Bar Foundation to help pay for the prac-tical legal education of selected third-year law students. These students,

supervised by licensed attorneys, gain hands-on experience as advocates for the poor and serve nonprofit and government agencies such as Florida Institutional Legal Services, Southern Legal Counsel, Three Rivers Legal Services, the state’s Guardian ad Litem program and the 8th Circuit Public Defender’s Office.

Making a Difference with Public Service

“The education I received from Florida gave me the opportunity to be a lawyer, to be a teacher, to be a writer. It’s impossible for me to repay what that has meant to my life in terms of allowing me to have joy in the things that I do and to see that I’ve made an impact.”

A recent class of Florida Bar Foundation Public Interest Law Fellows appear with Faculty Ad-viser Timothy McLendon, at left.

—JON MILLS (JD 72), director of the Center for Governmental Responsibility, professor, dean emeritus and former Florida House speaker


The foundation of the Levin College of Law is composed of highly accomplished scholars, practitioners and educators whose broad knowl-edge base and passion for teaching challenge each student to reach new heights of intellectual achievement. It is a vibrant educational environ-ment where students acquire the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in their careers, as ev-idenced by high student evaluations of teaching. The average student evaluation for the faculty each semester exceeds 4.2 on a 5-point scale.

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Teachers and Scholars.The Levin College of Law’s

faculty is larger and more com-prehensive than most law schools. It has 51 tenured or tenure-track faculty, 37 percent of whom are women and about 20 percent mi-norities. In addition, 41 faculty support the college through clini-cal, research, writing, information and administrative programs, and another 33 adjuncts teach special-

ized skills classes while often work-ing full-time in the profession.

The influence of Levin College of Law faculty goes far beyond campus. Many faculty members are: • Authorsoftreatises,case-

books or major books used by law schools and practitioners throughout the nation.

• CitedbytheU.S.SupremeCourt.• Expertwitnessesbeforepolicy-

making bodies.

• Consultantstobranchesofstate, federal and international governments.

• InleadershiprolesonAmeri-can and Florida bar committees and task forces or other presti-gious associations such as Amnesty International, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, and the International Society of Family Law.Fa

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Levin College of Law faculty also serve as consultants to branches of state, federal and interna-tional governments.

• Oneditorialboardsofnationalpublications and author hun-dreds of articles in law reviews and specialty journals.As teachers, UF Law faculty

work hard to engage students intellectually and maintain an accessible, supportive environ-ment that guides students toward success.

The involvement of leading private practitioners — includ-

ing 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 com-munity that nurtures students on the path toward becoming ethical lawyers.

UF Law Professor William H. Page, Marshall M. Criser Eminent Scholar in Electronic Communications and Administrative Law, lectures at the Levin College of Law.

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Tenured and Tenure-track MARY JANE ANGELOUniversity of Florida Research Foundation Professor; Director,Environmental and Land Use Law Program Background: B.S., Rutgers Univer-sity; M.S. and J.D., University of Florida. Expertise: Environmental Law, Water Law, Pesticide Law, Ag-ricultural Policy and the Environ-ment, Wildlife Protection Law

YARIV BRAUNERProfessor; Alumni Research ScholarBackground: LL.B., Hebrew Univer-sity School of Law; LL.M., J.S.D., New York University School of Law. Expertise: Tax, International Law, International Trade, Interna-tional 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. Expertise: Taxation.

JONAThAN R. COhENProfessor; Associate Director,Institute for Dispute ResolutionBackground: A.B., A.M., M.A., J.D., Ph.D. (Economics), Harvard University. Expertise: Negotiation, Dispute Resolution.

STUART R. COhNJohn H. and Mary Lou Dasburg ProfessorBackground: B.A., University of Illinois; B.A., Oxford University; LL.B., Yale University. Expertise: Corporate and Securities Law, Jurisprudence.

ChARLES W. COLLIERProfessor; Affiliate Professor of PhilosophyBackground: B.A., Reed College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Philosophy), Yale University; J.D., Stanford Uni-versity. Expertise: Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Interdisciplin-ary Legal Studies, Legal Theory.

ELIzABETh DALEAffiliate Professor of Law; Waldo W. Neikirk Term Professor of HistoryBackground: B.A., DePauw Univer-sity; Ph.D., J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law. Expertise: U.S. Legal and Constitutional History.

JEFFREY DAVISProfessor; Gerald A. Sohn Research ScholarBackground: B.S., University of California, Los Angeles; J.D., Loyola University, Los Angeles; LL.M., Uni-versity of Michigan. Expertise: Con-tracts, Bankruptcy, Debtor-Creditor Relations, Commercial Law.

GEORGE L. DAWSONProfessorBackground: A.B., Princeton Uni-versity; J.D., University of Chicago. Expertise: Contracts, Estates and Trusts, Sales, International Sales.

PATRICIA E. DILLEYProfessor Background: B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., University of Penn-sylvania; J.D., Georgetown Uni-versity; LL.M., Boston University. Expertise: Social Security, Deferred Compensation, Individual Income/Corporate Taxation, International Taxation, Advanced Employee Ben-efit Law, Retirement Income Policy.

NANCY E. DOWDDavid H. Levin Chair in Family Law; Director, Center on Children and FamiliesBackground: 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. FENSTERProfessor; Cone, Wagner, Nugent,Hazouri & Roth Tort ProfessorBackground: B.A., University ofVirginia; M.A., University of Texasat Austin; Ph.D., University of Illi-nois at Urbana-Champaign; J.D.,Yale University. Expertise: FOIAand Public Access to GovernmentInformation, Property, Land Use,Administrative Law.

ALYSON CRAIG FLOURNOYSenior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; UF Research Foundation Professor; Alumni Research ScholarBackground: B.A., Princeton Uni-versity; J.D., Harvard University. Expertise: Environmental Law, Property and Administrative Law.

MIChAEL k. FRIELAssociate Dean and Director, Graduate Tax Program; ProfessorBackground: B.A., J.D., Harvard University; LL.M., New York Uni-versity. Expertise: Federal Income Taxation.

CLAIRE M. GERMAINAssociate Dean for Legal Information; Clarence J. TeSelle Professor of LawBackground: 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 Den-ver. Expertise: Comparative Law, French Law, Legal Research.

JEFFREY L. hARRISONStephen C. O’Connell ChairBackground: B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Florida; J.D., Univer-sity of North Carolina. Expertise: Antitrust, Contracts, Copyright, Law and Economics.

BERTA ESPERANzA hERNáNDEz-TRUYOLLevin, Mabie and Levin Professor; Associate Director, Center on Children and Families Background: A.B., Cornell Univer-sity; J.D., Albany Law School, Union University; LL.M., New York Uni-versity. Expertise: International Law, International Human Rights, Issues of Race, Gender, and Culture in the Law, Dispute Resolution, Latinas/os and the Law, Feminist Theory, Criti-cal Race Theory.

DAVID M. hUDSONProfessorBackground: B.S., Wake Forest University; J.D., Florida State Uni-versity; LL.M., University of Florida; LL.M., University of London. Ex-pertise: State and Local Taxation, International Taxation, Immigra-tion Law.

MIChELLE S. JACOBSProfessor; Assistant Director, Criminal Justice Center Background: A.B., Princeton Univer-sity; J.D., Rutgers University. Visiting Professor, Columbia University and Howard University. Expertise: Crim-inal Law, International Criminal Law, Critical Race Theory, Women and the Criminal Justice System.

ROBERT h. JERRY, IIDean; Levin, Mabie and Levin Professor Background: B.S., Indiana State Uni-versity; J.D., University of Michigan. Expertise: Insurance Law, Contracts, Health Care Finance and Access.

E. LEA JOhNSTONAssociate Professor; Assistant Direc-tor, Criminal Justice CenterBackground: A.B., Princeton Univer-

“The Internet pushes the boundaries of our long-established methods of legal regulation. Moreover, technology in general poses many challenges to existing in-tellectual property para-digms 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.”

—ELIZABETH ROWE, Professor, Director, Program in Intellectual Property Law


sity; J.D., Harvard University. Exper-tise: Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Mental Health Law, Sentencing.

ShANI M. kINGAssociate Professor; Co-Director,Center on Children and Families Background: B.S., Brown University; M.St., Oxford; J.D., Harvard Uni-versity. Expertise: Family Law and Children’s Rights.

ChRISTINE A. kLEINChesterfield Smith Professor; Direc-tor, LL.M. in Environmental & Land Use Law Program Background: B.A., Middlebury College; J.D., University of Colorado; LL.M., Columbia Uni-versity School of Law. Expertise: Natu-ral Resources, Property, Water Law.

ELIzABETh T. LEARProfessorBackground: B.A., University of North Carolina; J.D., University of Michigan. Expertise: International Litigation, Federal Courts.

LYRISSA BARNETT LIDSkYStephen C. O’Connell ProfessorBackground: B.A., Texas A&M University; Fulbright Scholar, Cam-bridge University; J.D., University of Texas. Expertise: Internet Law, Ad-vanced Torts (specializing in Defa-mation and Invasion of Privacy), Mass Media Law, First Amendment Law, Social Media, Freedom of Speech, Cyberbullying.

TOM C. W. LINAssistant Professor of Law; Assistant Director, Criminal Justice CenterBackground: B.A., New York Univer-sity; J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School. Expertise: Business Law, Corporations, Securities Regulation, Privacy, and Behavioral Law and Economics.

ChARLENE LUkEAssociate ProfessorBackground: B.A., J.D., Brigham Young University. Expertise: Income, Corporate and Partnership Taxa-tion.

PEDRO A. MALAVETProfessor; Director, LL.M. in Com-parative Law Program; Affiliate Professor of Latin American StudiesBackground: B.B.A., Emory Univer-sity; J.D., LL.M., Georgetown Uni-versity. Expertise: Comparative Law, Civil Law, Civil Procedure, Critical Race Theory, European Union, Evidence, United States Territorial Possessions, United States-Puerto Rico relationship.

OMRI Y. MARIANAssistant Professor of LawBackground: S.J.D., University of Michigan Law School; LL.M. (International Taxation), Univer-sity of Michigan Law School; LL.B., Tel Aviv University; B.A., Tel Aviv University. Expertise: International Taxation, Compara-tive Taxation, Taxation of Financial Instruments.

AMY R. MAShBURNProfessor; Director, Lawyering and Professionalism Program Background: B.A., Eckerd College; J.D., University of Florida. Exper-tise: Civil Procedure, Professional Responsibility, Legal Ethics.

DIANE h. MAzURProfessor; Gerald A. Sohn Term ProfessorBackground: B.A., State University of New York; M.S., Pennsylvania State University; J.D., University of Texas. Expertise: Civil/Military Relations, Constitutional Law, Evi-dence, Professional Responsibility.

MARTIN J. McMAhON JR.Stephen C. O’Connell ProfessorBackground: B.A., Rutgers Col-lege; J.D., Boston College; LL.M., Boston University. Expertise: Indi-vidual Income Taxation, Corporate Taxation, Partnership Taxation, Tax Policy. JON L. MILLSProfessor; Director, Center for Governmental Responsibility; Dean EmeritusBackground: B.A., Stetson Univer-sity; J.D., University of Florida; Honorary Doctor of Laws, Stet-son University. Expertise: Florida Constitutional Law, Privacy Law, Legislative Drafting, Free Press and Speech Privacy Issues.

WINSTON P. NAGANProfessor; Samuel T. Dell Research Scholar; Professor; Director, Insti-tute of Human Rights and Peace Development; Affiliate Professor of Anthropology; Affiliate Professor of Latin American Studies; Affiliate Professor African Studies; Fellow, Royal Society of the Arts; Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science.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, Hu-man Rights, National Security Law and Legal Theory.

JASON P. NANCEAssistant ProfessorBackground: 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.

LARS NOAhProfessorBackground: A.B., J.D., Harvard University. Expertise: Administrative Law, Medical Malpractice, Medi-cal Technology, Products Liability, Torts.

kENNETh B. NUNNProfessor; Associate Director,Center on Children and Families; Assistant Director, Criminal Justice CenterBackground: A.B., Stanford Univer-sity; J.D., University of California-Berkeley. Expertise: Race and its Impact on Criminal Justice System, Criminal Law and Procedure, Race Relations, Civil Rights, Public Inter-est Law, Critical Race Theory, Legal Semiotics, Sociology of Law, Law and Cultural Studies.

WILLIAM h. PAGEMarshall 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. Exper-tise: Antitrust Law, Procedure, and Economics; Microsoft Litigation.

RAChEL REBOUChéAssistant Professor; Associate Direc-tor, Center for Children and FamiliesBackground: B.A., Trinity University; J.D., Harvard Law School; LL.M., Queen’s University, Belfast. Exper-tise: Family Law, Comparative Law, Bioethics.

LEONARD L. RISkINChesterfield Smith ProfessorBackground: B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison; J.D., New York University; LL.M., Yale University. Expertise: Negotiation, Mediation, Dispute Resolution.

ELIzABETh A. ROWEUniversity of Florida Research Foundation Professor; Director,Program in Intellectual Property LawBackground: B.A., M.A., University of Florida; J.D., Harvard University. Expertise: Intellectual Property Litigation, Trade Secrets, Corporate Espionage.

“I have prosecuted and studied criminal law my entire professional career. That’s why I’m so excited to be directing the law school’s Criminal Justice Center, which offers a certificate program designed to enhance the experience of students in-terested in specialization. The center also provides academic advising, men-torship, extracurricu-lar programming, and hands-on criminal-prac-tice training.”

—MICHAEL L. SEIGEL, Professor, Director of the Criminal Justice Center and Clinics; and Associate Dean for International Programs

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ShARON E. RUShAssociate Dean for Faculty Devel-opment; Irving Cypen Professor; Associate Director, Center on Chil-dren and Families; Co-founder, Center for the Study of Race and Race RelationsBackground: B.A., J.D., Cornell University. Expertise: Constitu-tional Law, Civil Procedure, Federal Courts, Fourteenth Amendment, Race Relations.

kAThERYN RUSSELL-BROWNChesterfield Smith Professor; Di-rector, Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations; Assistant Di-rector, Criminal Justice CenterBackground: B.A., University of California-Berkeley; J.D., Univer-sity of California-Hastings; Ph.D., University of Maryland. Expertise: Criminal Law, Sociology of Law, Race and Crime.

MIChAEL L. SEIGELAssociate Dean for InternationalPrograms; Sam T. Dell Term Professor; Director, Criminal Justice Center; Director, Criminal Law ClinicsBackground: A.B., Princeton Uni-versity; J.D., Harvard University. Expertise: Evidence, Criminal Law, White Collar Crime.

D. DANIEL SOkOLAssociate ProfessorBackground: B.A., Amherst College; M.St., University of Oxford; J.D., University of Chicago; LL.M., Uni-versity of Wisconsin Law School. Expertise: Antitrust, Corporate, International and Comparative Business Law and Regulation, Law and Entrepreneurship.

JOhN F. STINNEFORDAssociate Professor; Assistant Di-rector, Criminal Justice CenterBackground: B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., J.D., Harvard Uni-versity. Expertise: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, the Eighth Amendment, Sentencing Law and Policy, Constitutional Law.

LEE-FORD TRITTProfessor; Director, Center for Estate Planning and the Estate Planning Certificate Program; Associate Direc-tor, Center on Children and Families Background: B.A., University of the South; J.D., LL.M. (Taxation), New York University. Expertise: Wealth Management, Estate Plan-ning, Administration of Trusts and Estates, Transfer Tax Matters and Charitable Giving.

STEVEN J. WILLISProfessor; Associate Director,Center on Children and Families Background: B.S., J.D., Louisiana State University; LL.M., New York University. Expertise: Taxation.

MIChAEL ALLAN WOLFRichard E. Nelson Chair in Local Government Law; Professor Background: B.A., Emory Univer-sity; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center; A.M., Harvard Uni-versity; Ph.D., Harvard University. Expertise: Land Use Planning, En-vironmental Law, Property, Local Government, Constitutional Law, Urban Revitalization, Legal and Constitutional History.

DANAYA C. WRIGhTClarence J. TeSelle Endowed Professor Background: B.A., Cornell Univer-sity; M.A., University of Arizona; J.D., Cornell University; Ph.D. (Political Science), Johns Hopkins University. Expertise: Constitu-tional Law; Property, Estates and Trusts; Legal History; Jurispru-dence; Railroad and Trail Law.

WENTONG zhENG,Assistant Professor Background: B.A., M.A., Renmin University of China; J.D., Stanford Law School; Ph.D. (Economics), Stanford University. Expertise: International Trade, Antitrust, Chinese Law, Commercial Law, Law and Economics.

Center For Govern-mental ResponsibilityThOMAS T. ANkERSENDirector, 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. FLOCkSDirector, Social Policy Division; Affiliate Faculty with the Center for Latin American Studies. B.S., M.A., J.D., University of Florida. EWA GMURzYNSkADirector, Center for American Law Studies at Warsaw University, Poland. M.B.A., J.D., Ph.D., War-saw University; LL.M., University of Florida.

RIChARD hAMANNAssociate in Law. B.A., J.D., Univer-sity of Florida.

CLIFFORD JONESLecturer/Associate in Law Re-search. B.A., Southern Illinois University; M.Phil., Ph.D., Univer-sity of Cambridge (England); J.D., University of Oklahoma College of Law.

JOANN kLEINAssociate Director, Center for Governmental Responsibility; Assistant Director, Environmental and Land Use Law Program, B.S., M.S., University of Southern Mis-sissippi

TIMOThY E. McLENDONStaff Attorney. A.B., Duke Univer-sity; J.D., University of Florida.

STEPhEN J. POWELLSenior Lecturer in Law; Director, International Trade Law Program. B.A., J.D., University of Florida.

JEFFRY S. WADEDirector, Environmental Divi-sion. B.A., University of Alabama; M.Ed., J.D., University of Florida.

Legal SkillsIRIS A. BURkE Senior Legal Skills Professor; In-terviewing and Counseling, Cross Cultural Counseling, Associate Director, Center on Children and Families. B.A., Brooklyn Col-lege; J.D., Brooklyn Law School.

TERESA JEAN REID Master Legal Skills Professor; As-sistant Director, Criminal Justice Center. B.A., University of Florida; J.D., Santa Clara University.

JILL WOMBLEAssistant Legal Skills ProfessorB.S. engineering, Southern Il-linois University at Carbondale; M.S. engineering: environmental, Kennedy-Western University; J.D., University of Florida

JENNIFER zEDALISDirector, Trial Practice; Senior Legal Skills Professor; Coordina-tor, Gerald T. Bennett Prosecutor/Public Defender CLE Course; As-sistant Director, Criminal Justice Center. B.A., Duke University; J.D., University of Florida.

ClinicsROBIN DAVISDirector, Institute for Dispute Resolution; Associate Director,

“An overwhelming number of children lack access to medical care, food, adequate shelter and primary education. 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.”

—SHANI M. KING, Associate Professor, Co-Director, Center on Children and Families


Center on Children and Families, Senior Legal Skills Professor. B.A., Michigan State University; J.D., University of Florida.

GEORGE R. “BOB” DEkLEDirector, Criminal Prosecution Clinic; Assistant Director, Crimi-nal Justice Center, Master Lecturer. B.A., J.D., University of Florida.

TERESA DRAkEDirector, Intimate Partner Vio-lence Assistance Clinic; Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Smith College of Social Work, B.S., Drexel University; J.D., University of Florida.

JEFFREY T. GRATERSenior Legal Skills Professor; Direc-tor, Civil Clinics; Associate Director, Center on Children and Families. B.A., J.D., University of Florida.

MONIQUE hAUGhTON WORRELLAssociate Director, Criminal Jus-tice Center; Associate Director, Center on Children and Families; Director, Criminal Defense Clinic; Senior Legal Skills Professor. B.A., St. Johns University; J.D., Univer-sity of Florida.

MEShON RAWLSMaster Legal Skills Professor; Director, Gator TeamChild Pro-gram; Associate Director, Center on Children and Families. B.A., J.D., University of Florida.

Legal Writing and Appellate AdvocacyMARY ADkINSDirector, Legal Writing and Appel-late Advocacy, Master Legal Skills Professor. B.S. Journalism, J.D., University of Florida. Senior Exec-utive Editor, Florida Law Review.

JOSEPh S. JACkSONSenior Legal Skills Professor, Asso-ciate Director, Center on Children and Families. A.B., Princeton Uni-versity; J.D., University of Florida.

LEANNE J. PFLAUMMaster Legal Skills Professor. B.D., University of Florida; J.D., Florida State University.

ShALINI B. RAYLegal Skills Professor, A.B., Stanford University, J.D., Harvard Law School

BETSY L. RUFFSenior Legal Skills Professor. B.A., J.D., University of Florida.

STACY STEINBERGLegal Skills Professor, B.A., J.D., University of Florida

PATRICIA A. ThOMSONSenior Legal Skills Professor. B.A., Hollins College; J.D., University of Florida.

DIANE A. TOMLINSONSenior Legal Skills Professor. B.S., B.A., J.D., University of Florida.

hENRY T. WIhNYkSenior Legal Skills Professor. B.A., Florida Atlantic University; J.D., Nova University; LL.M., Columbia University.

Legal Drafting DEBORAh CUPPLESSenior Legal Skills Professor; B.A., M.A., J.D., University of Florida.

LESLIE h. kNIGhTSenior Legal Skills Professor; Of Counsel, University of Florida, Director of Externship Programs. B.S., Florida State University; J.D., Duke University.

SILVIA M. MENENDEzLegal Skills Professor; B.A., Wes-leyan; J.D, University of Minne-sota School of Law

MARGARET TEMPLE-SMIThSenior 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; J.D., George Washington University.

Reference LibrariansShAMIkA DALTONAssistant University Librarian; Adjunct Professor of LawB.S.W., North Carolina Central University; J.D., North Carolina Central University School of Law; M.L.S., North Carolina Central University

EDWARD T. hARTAssistant University Librar-ian; 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 MEGERMANAssistant University Librar-ian; Adjunct Professor of Law; Student Services Reference Librarian. B.A., University of Texas; J.D., Washburn University School of Law; MISLT, Univer-sity of Missouri.

MIChAEL G. MOOREAdjunct Professor of Law; Assis-tant University Librarian. B. Phil., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., University of Iowa; J.D., Univer-sity of Florida; MLIS and Special Certificate in Law Librarianship, University of Washington.

PATRICIA L. MORGANAssistant University Librarian; Faculty Research Services Refer-ence Librarian; Adjunct Profes-sor. B.A. and J.D., University of Florida; MSLIS, University of South Florida.

ELIzABETh OUTLERAssistant University Librarian; Associate Director; Adjunct Professor of Law. B.A., Smith College; J.D., University of Florida; M.L.I.S., Florida State University.

LOREN TURNERAssistant University Librarian; Adjunct Professor of LawB.A., Loyola University Chicago; J.D., American University Wash-ington College of Law; M.S., University of Illinois

ChRISTOPhER A. VALLANDINGhAMAssociate University Librarian; Head of Instruction; Adjunct Professor. B.A., University of South Florida; J.D., University of Florida; M.S., Florida State University; Graduate, Officer Basic Course, The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, United States Army.

JENNIFER WONDRACEk Assistant University Librarian; 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., Univer-sity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

“Tax law is a complex and highly interesting area of the law. Virtu-ally all commercial transactions and even many personal interac-tions 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.”

—CHARLENE LUKE, Associate Professor

Standards for Admission and General Information

Faculty Admissions PolicyThe admissions policy of the Uni-

versity of Florida Levin College of Law advances the mission of the college: 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 college of law seeks to admit and enroll students who will dis-tinguish 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.

The college of 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 college are exposed while in law school will enable them to provide outstanding service in many different public and pri-vate capacities.

Through its admissions process, the college of law seeks 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 college of law gives substan-tial weight to numerical predictors of academic success like LSAT scores and undergraduate grade point average. Num-bers alone, however, are not dispositive. The college considers all information submitted by applicants. Factors such as the difficulty of prior academic programs, academic honors, letters of recommenda-tion from instructors, or graduate train-ing may provide additional information about academic preparation and poten-tial. In some cases, demonstrated interest, prior training or a variety of experiences may indicate that an applicant is par-ticularly well-suited to take advantage of

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 effec-tive written and oral communication and critical thinking. For additional information about pre-law 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.

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specialized educational opportunities. Information about work experience, leader-

ship, 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.

Selection ProcessThe Admissions staff and the Faculty Ad-

missions Committee base their selection on the applicant’s academic credentials, including LSAT score, UGPA, writing skills and breadth of studies. Additional criteria considered include the applicant’s work and other life experience, leadership experience, depth of particular inter-est, and any other aspect of an applicant’s back-ground suggesting suitability for the study and practice of law.

Timing of Admissions DecisionsApplicants 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 com-pleted, but decisions are not necessarily made in the order in which applications are received and reviewed. With nearly 3,000 applications, the college 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 (ASO) 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 announce-ments from the Levin College of Law Office of Admissions. Please visit ASO at www.law.ufl.edu/admissions/prospective-students/jd-application-procedures/applicant-status-online-aso.

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Ineligibility for AdmissionApplicants who have received a law degree (or

bachelor’s degree combined with a law program) from a U.S. institution are not eligible for admis-sion to the Levin College of Law.

Prior Law School AttendeesAn applicant who has attended another law

school must submit a written statement describ-ing the attendance, a complete transcript, and a statement from the dean indicating class rank and certifying the applicant is in good stand-ing and eligible to return to the institution as a continuing student. Those not in good standing or ineligible to return as continuing students are not eligible to apply to the Levin College of Law. In addition, credit is not given for corre-spondence courses or other work completed in residence at a non-ABA-accredited law school.

Petitioning for ReconsiderationAn applicant who has been denied admission

can request reconsideration only in cases where the applicant has learned of significant addi-tional 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 non-academic information included in the original applica-tion. Information about events, such as grades or awards, occurring after the March 15 file-com-pletion deadline cannot be considered. The com-mittee’s decision on a petition for reconsidera-tion is final and is not subject to further appeal.

A written request must include an explana-tion of the new information as well as valid reasons warranting reconsideration, and should be submitted to: 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

1. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS Levin College of Law LSAC Electronic Application

Juris doctor applicants are required to use the Levin College of Law LSAC electronic applica-tion 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 documenta-tion 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 ad-dendum.

Applicants are required to register with LSAC’s Credential Assembly Service (CAS), which standardizes undergraduate records and provides them to law schools where candidates apply. Registration is valid for five years from the date that the LSAT/CAS registration form is pro-cessed. Applicants must ensure that undergradu-ate 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 transcript 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 applica-tion, the CAS report will be requested automati-cally and will become available to the Levin Col-lege 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 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 Ap-plicants: 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., its territories or Canada must use the CAS for the evaluation of foreign transcripts. The one exception to this require-ment 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 StatementThe Levin College of Law seeks to enroll a

class with varied backgrounds and academic skills. Such a range of experiences contributes to the learning environment of the law school, and historically has produced graduates who have served all segments of society and who have be-come leaders in many fields of law.

To better assess such qualities, the college 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 skills and experiences. The statement may include, but need not be limited to, information regard-ing academic interests, academic experiences and scholarly activities. Academic information should focus on undergraduate and post-grad-uate work and may include relevant experiences gained in a professional work setting. Examples of academic information include research expe-riences and projects such as lab research projects and extensive research papers, senior or graduate theses or dissertations. The applicant’s academic experiences and academic skills should be the dominant theme of the statement.

The Levin College of Law strongly prefers that applicants upload the Academic Admissions Statement via the LSAC electronic application website.

Résumé All applicants are required to submit a profes-

sional résumé or curriculum vitae (CV), which should include specific factual information about education, honors and awards, extracur-ricular or community activities, publications, work history, military service and/or foreign language proficiencies. Time frames should be clearly defined and descriptions should be de-tailed.

The college strongly prefers that applicants upload résumés or CVs via the LSAC electronic application website.

Character and Fitness and the Need for Full Disclosure

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to report any disciplinary action taken against them at any college or university (#1), and/or academic probation and suspension (#2). Ques-tions 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. Official docu-ments must clearly identify the agency that is providing the disposition of the incident. Official documents obtained from an online source must include a Web address (URL).

It is the responsibility of the applicant to pro-vide all documentation for each “yes” response. Students uncertain about their 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 infor-mation furnished as part of the application pro-cess. 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 Irregulari-ties in the Admission Process Subcommittee. It may also affect admission to a state bar.

Applicants must respond completely and accurately to all questions on the law school ap-plication.

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 ap-plication.

Applicants should be aware that, in conducting character and fitness investigations, state bar au-thorities frequently request copies of candidates’ applications for admission to law school to deter-mine if the information is accurate and demon-

strates 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 admis-sion to practice. Applicants are strongly encour-aged, 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 to their bar admission in those states, including what constitutes proof of sufficient character and fitness.

The Levin College of Law strongly prefers that applicants who answer “yes” to any of the character and fitness questions combine their explanation and all official documents into one attachment and upload it via the LSAC electron-ic application website.

II. OPTIONAL DOCUMENTSDiversity 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 diver-sity encompasses experiences, socioeconomic background, talents, race, gender and other attributes and provides multicultural learning opportunities.

Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to submit a statement describing the multi-cultural skills 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 points. Text from the Academic Admissions Statement should not be repeated in the Diversity Statement.

The Levin College of Law strongly prefers that

applicants upload the Diversity Statement via the LSAC electronic application website.

Letters of Recommendation and Evaluation Forms

The Levin College of Law strongly encourages candidates to submit up to four letters of recom-mendation. 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 ex-ample, 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 evalua-tions are not required, action will proceed with or without these items once all required materi-als are received. While the Levin College of Law is unable to acknowledge receipt of letters, can-didates may verify receipt of documents using the online Application Status Online at: www.law.ufl.edu/admissions/prospective-students/jd-application-procedures/applicant-status-online-aso. 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 ap-plication website.

Addenda and Other MaterialsApplicants who wish to discuss any unique

issue may submit a separate one-page adden-dum with their application. This document may include, but need not be limited to, information about poor grade progression, history of stan-dardized testing, linguistic barriers, or a personal or family history of educational or socioeco-nomic disadvantage.

The Levin College of Law strongly prefers that applicants upload any addenda, including Char-


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The following should not be included with the application: writing samples, newspaper/maga-zine 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.

It is strongly recommended that applicants keep copies of their applications for reference.

III. APPLICATION FEE, RESIDENCY FORM, OThER REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTAL DATAWithin 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 completion of the required University of Florida Supplemental Data Form and Residency Form. Submission of the application fee and the supple-mental forms will be done via the University’s online system.

Please note that the Levin College of Law Of-fice of Admissions does not process fee-waiver applications for the LSAT and CAS. The $30 application fee cannot be waived by the Levin College of Law.

Transfer and Visitor Applicants

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.

The general requirements for transfer and visitor applicants are the same as the require-ments for those applying for entry to the first-year J.D. program:1. Levin College of Law LSAC Electronic

Application2. CAS Report3. Academic Admissions Statement and Résumé4. Character and Fitness Questions/Need for Full

Disclosure5. After the LSAC electronic application is

submitted, the CAS report is automatically requested.Transfer and visitor applicants must submit

an Academic Admissions Statement that includes

the reasons for wanting to attend the Levin Col-lege of Law and focuses on the law school aca-demic experience.

In addition, all transfer and visitor applicants should carefully review sections I and III of the “J.D. Application Process” above for detailed instructions about the LSAC Electronic Applica-tion, the CAS Report, the Academic Admissions Statement, the résumé, the character and fitness questions and the need for full disclosure.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFER APPLICANTS

In addition to the general requirements de-scribed above, transfer applicants must comply with the following requirements.

Good Standing and Academic RankTo be eligible for consideration, applicants

must be in good standing at their current insti-tution and their academic rank must be in the top third 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 accred-ited law school; no more than 29 hours of credit may be transferred.

Transfer Certification FormAll transfer applicants must submit a Trans-

fer 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 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 de-scribed above, visitor applicants must comply with the following requirements.

Letter of Permission and Good StandingApplicants who have completed two years

(four semesters) of study at an ABA-accredited 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 UF 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.

The college of law does not offer part-time status. Visitors must enroll for at least 12 semes-ter hours for up to two terms, in the law school. They may not enroll in language or graduate-level courses in other UF departments.

OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR TRANSFER AND VISITOR APPLICANTS

Transfer and visitor applicants are welcome to submit a Diversity Statement and letters of rec-ommendation and evaluations. See section II of the “J.D. Application Process” above, for details.

Transfer/Visitor Application Deadlines

TRANSFER APPLICANTS• Spring 2013: File and complete by

Oct. 1, 2012

• Summer 2013: File and complete by March 1, 2013

• Fall 2013: File by July 1, 2013 Complete by July 15, 2013

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• Summer 2013: File and complete by

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• Fall 2013: File and complete by July 1, 2013

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ADMINISTRATION:Robert H. Jerry II, DeanAlyson Craig Flournoy, Senior Associate

Dean, Academic AffairsMichael Seigel, Associate Dean,

International StudiesMichael Friel, Associate Dean and Director,

Graduate Tax ProgramRachel Inman, Associate Dean,

Student AffairsSharon Rush, Associate Dean,

Faculty DevelopmentClaire Germain, Associate Dean,

Legal InformationDebra Staats, Associate Dean,

Administrative AffairsMichelle Adorno, Assistant Dean,

AdmissionsPascale Bishop, Assistant Dean,

Career DevelopmentDebra Amirin, Director, CommunicationsLauren Wilcox, Senior Director,

Development & Alumni Affairs

LEVIN COLLEGE OF LAW:Mailing address: P.O. Box 117622, Gainesville, FL 32611-7622Street address: 2500 SW 2nd Ave.Gainesville, FL 32611

STUDENT AFFAIRS/FINANCIAL AID: (352)273-0620•[email protected]

ADMISSIONS:(352)[email protected]

DEAN’S OFFICE: (352) 273-0600

Rules, policies, fees, dates and courses de-scribed herein are subject to change without notice. The university is committed to non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations, and vet-eran status as protected under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

The Prospectus is available in an alternate format. Call Levin College of Law Admis-sions Office at (352) 273-0890. For TDD phone access, call Florida Relay Service at (800) 955-8771 (TDD).

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Entering first-year students may qualify for a scholarship or grant based upon merit, need or merit/need as determined by a Fi-nancial 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 Grad-uate PLUS loans, which must be applied for annually using the Free Application for Fed-eral 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 evalu-ated at the Levin College of Law for at least one semester.

SChOLARShIPSMerit-Based: Awards for entering stu-

dents 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, appli-cants must show high achievement. For both merit/need scholarships and for need-based grants, the Levin College of Law must receive the electronic FAFSA results and the need-based scholarship and grant application by one of the following deadlines if admitted:• PriortoJan.15,2013–byFeb.7• Jan.16-Feb.15,2013–byMarch7• AfterFeb.15,2013–byApril15

CONTINUING STUDENT SChOLARShIPS

Students will be notified when scholarship applications are available. Continuing stu-dents can apply for these scholarships after completion of their first year.

LOANSFederal: Law students are eligible to ap-

ply for Federal Direct Unsubsidized Staf-ford Loans and Federal Direct PLUS Loans

through the Federal Direct Student Loan Program . Students applying must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Completion qualifies the student for consid-eration in federal loan and employment pro-grams. 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 pro-cessor (no photocopies) by April 15 to ensure timely processing of loans.

Students attending at least half-time may qualify for as much as $20,500 in unsubsi-dized funds each academic year. Students 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.

Fees and expenses. The tuition/fees for one semester credit hour for 2012-2013 is $714.04 ($21,421.20 for 30 hours) for Florida residents and $1,359.50 per credit hours ($40,785 for 30 hours) for non-residents as defined in the UF undergraduate Catalog. Expenses vary, but UF law students can an-ticipate annual costs in addition to tuition of about $15,890, with the breakdown as follows:

Books/Supplies $1,080

Clothing/Maintenance $730

Computer/Cell phone $1,380

Food $4,130

Personal/Insurance $1,460

Room $6,420

Transportation $540

Student Orientation Fee $150 (entering students only)

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