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COMMENCEMENT2020 SCHOOL OF LAW DECEMBER 11 • 10 a.m.
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM *PRESIDENT’S PROCESSION
University of Miami Commencement Band Philip and Patricia Frost School of Music William P. VanderWyden, III, J.D. ’84, Grand Marshall Assistant Dean, Professional Development, School of Law
*CONVOCATION OPENING *NATIONAL ANTHEM
*INVOCATION
Anthony E. Varona Dean and M. Minnette Massey Professor of Law Mareesa Nosalik, M.M. ’20 Master of Music, Vocal Performance Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music Imam Abdul Hamid Samra Muslim Chaplain for the University of Miami Father Phillip Tran, B.S. ’08 Catholic Chaplain for the University of Miami, St. Augustine Church and Catholic Student Center Rabbi Lyle Rothman Jewish Chaplain for the University of Miami Hillel
INTRODUCTION OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS WELCOME INTRODUCTION OF COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER ADVICE TO GRADUATES PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES CONFERRAL OF DEGREES STUDENT ADDRESS CLOSING REMARKS
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Jeffrey L. Duerk Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Julio Frenk, Ph.D., M.A., M.P.H., M.D. President Tracey Berkowitz Managing Trustee of the Fairholme Foundations Hilarie Bass, J.D. ’81 Founder, Bass Institute for Diversity and Inclusion Dean Varona President Frenk Meredith Shea Class of 2020 Dean Varona
*ALMA MATER
Mareesa Nosalik
*RECESSIONAL
University of Miami Commencement Band Philip and Patricia Frost School of Music
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER HILARIE BASS, J.D. ’81
Founder and President of the Bass Institute for Diversity and Inclusion Chair, University of Miami Board of Trustees
Over her illustrious 37-year legal career, Hilarie Bass broke through numerous gender barriers to reach the pinnacle of success, serving as co-president of the global Greenberg Traurig law firm and president of the 400,000-member American Bar Association. Yet the higher Bass, who currently serves as chair of the University of Miami Board of Trustees, rose in legal circles, the fewer women she saw at the top—a disparity she is now determined to end in C-suites everywhere. In 2018, Bass stepped away from her legal career to launch the Bass Institute for Diversity and Inclusion, an organization dedicated to helping top corporate, nonprofit, and law firm leaders create strategies for retaining women and elevating them to senior management roles. The move was the consummate second act by the former actress whose education and experience as a lawyer made her the ultimate problem solver. As the University of Miami School of Law alumna likes to say, “Solving problems is what I love most.” As president of the American Bar Association (ABA), she focused on the high rates of anxiety and depression among lawyers and on eliminating fees and fines assessed against people in the criminal justice system who could not afford them. She also traveled the world, speaking about the insidious damage of implicit bias in the workplace and the importance of retaining and promoting female leaders. At Greenberg Traurig, she won hundreds of millions of dollars during numerous trials, but she is proudest of the pro bono case she pursued on behalf of two children whose gay foster parents were prohibited from adopting them. Her advocacy eventually led to the abolition of Florida’s decadesold ban against gay adoptions. “I still have people approach me on the street to thank me for giving them the ability to have a family,” she told Attorney at Law Magazine. “It brings me to tears every time.” A South Florida native, Bass was the first in her family to earn a college degree and, without the vagaries of show business, she might never have made it to law school. She started performing at age 12 and won the prestigious Silver Knight Award for Drama as a senior at Miami Coral Park High School.
After graduating with a degree in political science at age 20 from George Washington University, she headed to the bright lights of New York City, where she studied under Lee Strasberg at the famed Actor’s Studio. Waitressing between gigs for three years, she landed a number of roles in off Broadway shows and a recurring part in “Somerset.” But when the NBC soap opera was canceled, she returned to Miami, enrolled in the School of Law, and found her professional home. During her second year, she interviewed with Greenberg Traurig for a summer associate position and was offered a job on the spot—long before she graduated at the top of her class. As she moved up the ranks of the firm, serving on its executive committee for more than 20 years, as global chair of its 600-member litigation department for eight years, and as co-president for six years, she established the Women’s Initiative and fought for greater roles for women in the top ranks. But, during her ABA presidency, an in-house study confirmed how little had changed in the nearly 40 years since she had graduated. Although women still made up about half of law school classes and new attorneys, the number of female attorneys who were still practicing at age 50 had dwindled to just 27 percent, leaving a significant gender parity gap in senior leadership. It was after reviewing those findings that Bass decided to exit the firm and devote some of her considerable energy to helping managing partners and CEOs understand why women leave companies and the factors that can help make them stay. A member of the University’s Board of Trustees since 2003, she also devotes considerable time to her alma mater, especially since assuming the “24/7” role of board chair in May 2019—a role she relishes. “My education and experience as a lawyer have trained me to be a problem solver,” she said. “When clients came to my law office, my role was to identify solutions, provide them with options, and help them work their way through the issue. I enjoy serving in that same role as UM board chair.” For her lifelong and tireless devotion to improving the lives of others, the University of Miami School of Law is honored to welcome Hilarie Bass as commencement speaker.
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CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES The awarding of degrees to the candidates named in this program is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of the appropriate requirements by each candidate. The listing of a student’s name in this program in no way implies or insures his or her graduation or the award of honors. Individual candidates have elected not to have their respective awards or honors recognized in this program.
SPRING 2020
The following candidates received their degrees in Spring 2020.
MASTER OF LAWS IN ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS AND SPORTS LAW Manu Abhishek Bhardwaj
Kathleen Marie Fernandez-Vidal
LL.B., University School of Law and Legal Studies, Guru Gobindh Singh Indraprastha University, India, July 2019
B.A., Sacred Heart University, Puerto Rico, May 2013 J.D., Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law, Puerto Rico, May 2018
Jacob R. Hirschmann B.A., John Carroll University, May 2016
Tania M. Huertas Pagan
Jackson Warren Bond
B.B.A., Interamerican University of Puerto Rico at San Juan,
B.S., The Ohio State University, August 2016
Puerto Rico, May 2015 J.D., Interamerican University San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 2018
Marc D. Brown (C) B.A., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, May 2017
Charles A. Huffman B.S., Robert Morris University, May 2015
Aaron Michael Caputo
Joshua A. Levey
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University, May 2016 J.D., Cleveland State University-Marshall College of Law, May 2019
B.S., University of Florida, May 2017
Matthew Eric Molos
Jonathan R. Carver
B.B.A., Belmont University, May 2016
B.A., University of Arkansas, Sam M. Walton College of Business, May 2017 J.D., University of Miami School of Law, December 2019
Pedro Cattete Soerensen Garcia
Jonathan Joseph Pyke B.S., The Ohio State University, May 2016
Alec Pierce Schulman (C)
Claudia De Torres Aguado
B.A., Northwestern University, June 2014
Doble grado en Derecho y Dirección y Administración de Empresas Bilingüe, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Spain, May 2014 and May 2015 Doble Master de Acceso a la Abogacía y Asesoría Jurídica de Empresas, IE Law School, Madrid, Spain, July 2016
Magna cum laude (M)
J.D., University of Miami School of Law, December 2019
J.D., Capital University Law School, May 2019
Bacharel em Direito, IBMEC, Brazil, July 2017
Summa cum laude (S)
J.D., Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law, Puerto Rico, June 2018
Ivan J. Amador Negron
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B.F.A., Florida International University, April 2014
Cum laude (C)
M.S., Northwestern University, December 2015
Matthew Payum Sedaghat B.A., Arizona State University, May 2016
MASTER OF LAWS IN ESTATE PLANNING Heckerling Graduate Program in Estate Planning Andrica Jasmaine Alexander B.B.A., Florida International University, December 2015 J.D., University of Florida Levin College of Law, May 2019
Valerie J. Blanks B.A., Howard University, May 1998 B.A., Howard University, May 1998 J.D., Columbia University School of Law, May 2003
Robert Jason DiCapua B.A., University of Florida, December 2016 LL.M., University of Miami School of Law, May 2020
David William Evoy B.A., University of Southern California, May 1990 J.D., Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, June 1994
Alessandra Ferrante A.B., University of Miami, August 2015 J.D., University of Miami School of Law, May 2018
Christopher Finley B.S., New Jersey City University, January 2001 J.D., Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, May 2005
Jennifer Leigh Fox B.A., Florida Atlantic University, May 2010 J.D., Western Michigan University Law School, May 2013
Carol Kathleen Georgia Lutz B.A., Indiana University, May 2016 J.D., Syracuse University College of Law, May 2019
Benjamin Nettleton Millard B.A., Trinity College, May 2014 J.D., Syracuse University College of Law, May 2019
Romney Campbell Rogers Jr. B.S., Samford University, May 2008 J.D., Mercer University School of Law, May 2012
Hayley Paige Sukienik B.A., University of Florida, May 2017
Gregory Francis Szot B.A., Florida State University, April 1996 J.D., Ave Maria School of Law, May 2007
Richard A. Weiss B.S., Rochester Institute of Technology, May 2016 J.D., Emory University School of Law, May 2019
Trevor Hayes Youshak B.S., University of Florida, May 2017
MASTER OF LAWS IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION Thaís Amaral Dourado Bacharel em Direito, Universidade Federal de Goiás School of Law, Brazil, January 2017 Post Grad Tax Planning, Universidade Federal de Goiás School of Economics, Business Administration and Accounting, Brazil, May 2019
Anabel Blanco (M) B.A., Columbia University, May 2017
Edgar Andres Bustamante Sierra Abogado, Catholic University of Guayaquil, Ecuador, November 2012 LL.M., ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain, June 2015
Filippo Carnazzi Laurea Magistrale, Universita Catotolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy, May 2016
Sarah Choi LL.B., Yonsei University, South Korea, August 2014 J.D., Busan National University Law School, South Korea, February 2018 M.I.B., HULT International Business School, August 2019
Kornelia Florentine Viviane Cismak First State Exam, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, March 2016
Pieter Lourens Evertsz LL.B., The Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands, August 2013 B.L., Leiden University, The Netherlands, August 2017 Master of Laws, Leiden University, The Netherlands, October 2019
Christiane Freire De Paula Reis Bacharel em Direito, Pontificia Universidade Catolica de São Paulo, Brazil, December 2006 University of Miami School of Law
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Natalia Jaramillo (C)
Soumyajit Nath
B.A., Catholic University of America, May 2016
Diploma in Intellectual Property Law, Asian School of Cyber Law, India, April 2012
Daria Kuznetsova LL.B., Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia, June 2015 LL.M., Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia, August 2017
BA.LLB., University of Calcutta, India, May 2013
Derek Bernard Ryan B.A., Andrews University, June 1990 LL.B., Middlesex University, England, July 1993
John K. Lechuga
Certificate of Legal Education, Norman Manley Law School,
B.A., Augustana College, May 2016 J.D., Marquette University Law School, May 2019
Jamaica, September 1995
Pasquale Sannino
Hari Sankar Mahapatra B.A.LL.B. (Hons.), National Law University Delhi, India, August 2017
Laureato in Giurisprudenza, Università Federico Secondo di Napoli, Italy, December 2016
Genevieve Frances Steel
Romney Maron Manassa (C) B.A., Florida International University, December 2010
Hyland Jessie Elizabeth Muirhead LL.B., University of Leicester, United Kingdom, July 2019
B.A., Florida Atlantic University, August 2008 J.D., Lewis and Clark Law School, May 2019
Aleksandr Sysoev B.L., Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia, July 2014 Master of Law, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia, June 2016
MASTER OF LAWS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW Ohud Omar M. Alrubayan
Lucia Gudalupe Caif
Bachelor of Law, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia, May 2016
April 2016
Marwa Mohammed A Mohammed Alwadai Bachelor of Law, Prinecess Noral Bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 2014
B.A., University of Pecsi Tudomanyegyetem, Hungary, June 1999 Doctor of Law, Miskolci Jogi Egyetem University of Law,
Bacharel em Direito, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, February 2009
Licenciado en Derecho, Universidad Americana, Managua, Nicaragua, July 2017
LL.M., Florida International University, May 2017
Abogada, Universidad Libre, Pereira, Colombia, December 2003 Especialista en Derecho Laboral y Seguridad Social, Universidad Libre, Pereira, Colombia, December 2005
Luciano Bernardi Machado Oliveira de Barcellos Bacharel em Direito, Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado, November 2011 LL.M., Université Panthéon-Assas Paris II, Sorbonne University, France, June 2013 Curso de Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu em Responsabilidade Civil, São Paulo, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo, Brazil, October 2016
Magna cum laude (M)
Hungary, June 2004
Silvia Paola Gomez
Alberto Balladares
Summa cum laude (S)
Viktor A. De Maio (C) B.A., University of Turin, Italy, June 2003
Sofia Araujo Silva
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Abogada, Universidad de Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina,
Cum laude (C)
Fabiana Fadel Guillot Curso de Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu em Direito Societário, Fundação Getulio Vargas, São Paulo, Brazil, June 2015 Bacharel em Direito, Universidade Estadual Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil, February 2011
Patricia Landsmann De Barcellos Bacharel em Direito, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo, Brazil, July 2012 Curso de Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu em Responsabilidade Civil, São Paulo, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo, Brazil, September 2015
Laura Cristina Maya Gutierrez Abogada, Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, Colombia, June 2019
Carolina Menezes Biron Bacharel em Direito, Universidade Candido Mendes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 2004
Rushikesh Pradip Sable Bachelor of Laws, Savitribai Phule Pune University, India, June 2014
Patrick Olivier Stampa Bachelor of Law, University of Lucerne, Switzerland, August 2012 Master of Law, University of Lucerne, Switzerland, August 2014
Maria Gisela Urribarri Sánchez Abogado, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, April 2014
Andreina Del Carmen Vanoni Viteri Abogada, Universidad Católica, Guayaquil, Ecuador, June 2017
Silvana Alessandra Maria Penayo Del Guerra Licence, Université de Nice, France, September 2016
MASTER OF LAWS IN MARITIME LAW Ryan Michael Benninger B.S., West Virginia University, December 2007
Maria Belen Villavicencio Franco Abogado de los Tribunales y Juzgados de la República,
M.S., West Virginia University, December 2011
La Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador,
J.D., West Virginia University, May 2015
June 2018
Anna-Lena Jara Simon B.L., Universität Rostock, Germany, September 2019
MASTER OF LAWS IN REAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT Robert Traurig-Greenberg Traurig LL.M. in Real Property Development Theresa M. Black
Alexander James Lambert
B.A., Bryant & Stratton College, April 2010
A.B., University of Miami, May 2016
J.D., Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, May 2018
J.D., Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad
Catherine Marie Carbonell B.B.A., Florida International University, April 2014 J.D., University of Florida Levin College of Law, May 2017
Julie Ines Chism
College of Law, May 2019
Boris Edward Molina Abogado, Universidad Católica Boliviana, January 2002
Raymond Pereira
B.A., St. John’s University, May 2006
B.S., Florida International University, August 2014
J.D., Stetson University College of Law, May 2010
J.D., University of Miami School of Law, May 2019
Kelsie Elmer
Michael Steven Ricci
B.A., University of Missouri at Columbia, July 2012
B.A., Louisiana State University, May 2007
J.D., Ave Maria School of Law, May 2019
J.D., Loyola University College of Law, May 2010
Alana A. Fernandez A.B., University of Miami, May 2017
University of Miami School of Law
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Mahalaxmi Subramanian
Ryan N. Swick
LL.B. Honors, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, July 2014
B.A., Southern Methodist University, May 2013 J.D., University of Miami School of Law, May 2018
Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, The University of Law, United Kingdom, October 2015 J.D., University of Miami School of Law, May 2018
Matthew H. Zukowsky B.S., Florida State University, May 2011 J.D., Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, May 2014
MASTER OF LAWS IN TAXATION Matthew A. Agramonte
Fabio Giallanza
B.A., University of Florida, May 2014
Laurea Magistrale Giurisprudenza, Università degli Studi Roma
J.D., University of Miami School of Law, May 2017
Tre, Italy, December 2012 J.D., Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad
Giselle Carratalá (C)
College of Law, May 2014
B.A., Macalester College, May 2012
Andrea Xiomara Pedraza
Daniel Andres Castro Rodriguez (C) Bachelor of Laws, Universidad Monteavila, Venezuela, July 2010 LL.M., Northwestern University School of Law, June 2013
J.D., Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, May 2019
William Watson
Akia H. Espinoza B.A., Florida International University, December 2015 J.D., St. Thomas University School of Law, May 2019
B.S., Trinity University, December 2015 J.D., University of Miami School of Law, December 2019
Raquel Sharon Zeitlin B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder, May 2016 J.D., Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, May 2019
JURIS DOCTOR Ariana Helena Aboulafia (M)
Tiran Alon (C)
B.A., University of Southern California, May 2016 B.A., University of Southern California, May 2016
Gabriela Abreu
B.A., University of Florida, December 2016
Alyssa M. Altonaga (C) B.A., University of Central Florida, May 2015
B.A., Florida International University, May 2016
Evan E. Acle
Erica M. Alvarado Gomez (C) B.S., University of Florida, May 2017
B.A., Florida International University, May 2017
Daniel Jack Admire
Christian Luis Alvarez B.S., Florida State University, April 2017
B.B.A., Florida International University, May 2016
Hasan M. Ajlal
Lauren N. Alvarez (M) B.S., University of Central Florida, May 2014
B.A., University of California at Los Angeles, September 2016
Thomas A. Alberts
Isabel Aninat Brinck (C) B.S., Florida State University, August 2016
B.S., Florida International University, December 2016
Adam S. Arnaout B.S.C., University of Miami, May 2017
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Summa cum laude (S)
Magna cum laude (M)
Cum laude (C)
Luke Michael Arrington (C) B.A., Northern Illinois University, May 2017
Aviv Asoulin B.S., University of Central Florida, May 2017
Matthew Bacon B.A., The University of Texas at El Paso, December 2014
Margaux M. Bacro-Duverger B.A., University of South Carolina, May 2017
Huilin Bai B.L., Huaqiao University, China, June 2017
Taylor J. Bandy (C) B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2017
Phoenix M. Barker B.S., Florida State University, May 2017
Alexis Marie Bay (C) B.A., The University of Texas-Pan American, May 2014
Gregory M. Beck B.A., University of Central Florida, May 2017
Barron A. Becker B.S., Florida State University, December 2016
Amid Bennaim (C) B.A., Boston University, May 2017
Kyle William Bente B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2016
Luciano Bernardi Machado Oliveira de Barcellos Bacharel em Direito, Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado, November 2011 LL.M., Université Panthéon-Assas Paris II, Sorbonne University, France, June 2013 Curso de Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu em Responsabilidade Civil, São Paulo, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo, Brazil, October 2016
Andrew Wilton Berube B.A., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, April 2016
Natasha Leanne Biela B.S., University of Pittsburgh, May 2017
Trevor M. Biglin (C) B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2014
Anabelle Bivins B.A., Florida International University, August 2017
Anabel Blanco (M) B.A., Columbia University, May 2017
Talia Boiangin (C) B.S., Florida State University, December 2016
Jackson Warren Bond B.S., The Ohio State University, August 2016
Daniel C. Boswell B.S., University of Kentucky at Lexington, May 2017
Carson McCullough Brindle B.S.B.A., University of Arizona Eller College of Management, May 2017
Alexander E. Brody (C) B.A., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, May 2016
Matlin C. Brown B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder, June 2015
Marc D. Brown (C) B.A., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, May 2017
Jessie Browning B.A., Florida International University, April 2014
Octavious A. Buiey (C) B.A., University of Florida, May 2017
Hadda Angela Burgoa B.L., Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Bolivia, December 1994 LL.M., University of Miami School of Law, May 2006
Caitlyn Salomon Burnitis B.S., University of Florida, May 2017
Isabella Rose Caproni (C) B.S., Florida International University, May 2017
Giselle Carratalá (C) B.A., Macalester College, May 2012
Stephanie Cardelle B.A., Florida International University, August 2017
Carla D. Carden B.A., Florida International University, August 2016
Matthew Carmines B.S., Catholic University of America, January 2016
Filippo Carnazzi Laurea Magistrale, Universita Catotolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy, May 2016
University of Miami School of Law
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Rode Carpio (M)
Viktor A. De Maio (C)
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2016
B.A., University of Pecsi Tudomanyegyetem, Hungary, June 1999 B.A., University of Turin, Italy, June 2003
Matthew K. Casbarro (C)
Doctor of Law, Miskolci Jogi Egyetem University of Law,
B.A., Cornell University, May 2017
Hungary, June 2004
Tyler W. Cass
LL.M., Florida International University, May 2017
B.A., California State University at Fresno, May 2017
Daniel Andres Castro Rodriguez (C)
B.A., Tufts University, May 2017
Abogado, Universidad Monteavila, Venezuela, July 2010 LL.M., Northwestern University School of Law, June 2013
Erland Patrick Cerdan
Franco Della Torre (C) B.A., University of Florida, May 2016
Emily Lynne Demetree (C)
A.B., University of Miami, May 2017
B.S., University of Miami, May 2016
Corbin J. Cessna (M) B.S., The University of Texas at Austin, May 2017
Madison K. Cherry
Claudia Diaz (C) B.A., Florida International University, May 2016
Eric Diaz-Padron (C)
B.A., University of Florida, May 2016
B.A., Florida International University, April 2017
Douglas J. Clarke (C)
Joshua M. Dillon
B.B.A., University of Iowa, May 2016
B.S., St. John's University, May 2016
Michael A. Clinch (M)
M.B.A., St. John's University, May 2017
B.S.W., Florida Atlantic University, August 2015 M.Ed., Florida Atlantic University, May 2017
Maia Dombey (C) B.A., New York University, January 2017
Tiffany Colt (C) B.S., Florida International University, May 2017
Matthew M. Corbett
Melissa Duran B.A., Florida International University, April 2017
Hawwi W. Edao (C)
B.A., Florida Atlantic University, May 2010
B.S., University of Miami, May 2017
Vicente I. Cortesi (C) B.B.A., Florida International University, May 2017
Gray J. Crow (C)
Edwin E. Elliott B.S., Florida State University, May 2017
Madeleine N. Elser
A.B., University of Miami, December 2015
B.A., Purdue University, May 2017
Caitlyn E. Cullen (M)
Caitlin N. Emling (C)
B.S.B.A., University of Florida, May 2013
B.A., Georgetown University, May 2017
M.A., University of Florida, May 2014
Samantha L. Enescu
Carrie Chandler Culwell (C)
B.A., Southern New Hampshire University, June 2017
B.A., Auburn University, May 2017
James F. Ewell
Stephen L. Davis (C)
B.A., University of Delaware, May 2015
B.S., University of Florida, May 2014
Isabella M. Falcon (C)
Kelsey J. Day
B.A., Florida International University, May 2017
B.A., University of Tampa, May 2016
Guilherme F. Faviero (C)
Amelia M. Daynes (S)
B.S., Florida Atlantic University, August 2011
B.A., Westminster College, May 2015
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Nikolas Scott Dean (C)
Magna cum laude (M)
M.S., Florida Atlantic University, December 2012
Cum laude (C)
Alana A. Fernandez A.B., University of Miami, May 2017
Andrew Fernandez (M) B.S.B.A., University of Miami, August 2012 M.S., University of Miami, May 2013
Michael K. Ferris B.S., Framingham State University, May 2017
Manuel M. Ferro (C) B.A., Tulane University, May 2015 M.B.A., Tulane University, May 2016
Gianna N. Fina B.A., University of Florida, April 2017
Rachel S. Fleishman B.A., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, May 2015
Taylor N. Fox (C) B.A., Tulane University, May 2016
Christiane Freire De Paula Reis Bacharel em Direito, Pontificia Universidade Catolica de SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil, December 2006
Robert H. Friedhoff (C) B.A., College of Wooster, May 2015
Yekaterina Fuchs (C) B.S.B.A., Suffolk University, May 2016 M.B.A., Suffolk University, January 2019
Christopher Galis (C) B.A., University of Notre Dame, May 2017
Meaghan E. Goldstein (S) B.A., Drew University, May 2009 M.A., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, May 2014
Jeanelle Gomez (C) B.A., Florida International University, May 2017
Jessica M. Gomez B.A., University of South Florida, August 2016
Berta M. Gonzalez B.A., University of Florida, May 2016
Damian Gonzalez B.S., University of Florida, May 2016
Jennifer E. Gonzalez B.A., Florida International University, April 2014
Maria J. Gonzalez (C)
Joshua Gianfranco Goodman B.A., Emory University, May 2017
Hannah Gordon (M) B.A., Colgate University, May 2012
Aileen V. Graffe-McDonley B.S., University of Florida, August 2009
Aaron L. Graubert B.A., University of Florida, May 2017
Gil Greber (M) B.S., Emory University, May 2015 J.D., University of Miami School of Law, December 2019
Sydney E. Groll A.B., University of Miami, June 2017
Lauren A. Guilford B.A., Florida State University, August 2016
William R. Hahn B.S., Florida State University, May 2017
Rita N. Halabi (C) B.A., George Mason University, December 2014
Sydney E. Halpern (C) B.S., Florida State University, May 2017
Michael J. Harder (S) B.A., University of Tampa, May 2017
Gabrielle M. Hasner (C) B.A., Boston College, May 2017
Ryan W. Hasting (M) B.A., Indiana University, December 2011
Kayla M. Heckman (M) B.S., Florida State University, December 2016
Brittany R. Herbert B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, June 2017
Alyssa Hernandez B.A., Florida International University, May 2017
Cecilia S. Hernandez (C) B.Acc., Florida International University, April 2017
Gabriela Sophia Hernandez (C) A.B., University of Miami, May 2017
Jessica M. Hernandez (C) A.B., University of Miami, December 2014
B.S., Florida International University, December 2016 University of Miami School of Law 11
Jesus Hernandez
Diana W. Johnson
B.A., Florida State University, May 2014
B.A., University of Florida, May 2011 M.A., University of Florida, August 2013
Caroline Herter (S)
Courtney A. Kaiser (C)
B.S., University of Miami, May 2016
B.S., University of Florida, May 2016
Adam C. Hill
Kaitlin M. Kajy
B.S., University of Louisville, May 2015
B.A., Florida State University, December 2016
Jacob R. Hirschmann
Alli G. Katzen (S)
B.A., John Carroll University, May 2016
B.A., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, April 2015
Julie Robyn Hochsztein
Kendra Ayanna Kelly Baxter (C)
B.A., University of Florida, May 2009 M.P.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 2011
M.S., University of Central Florida, August 2010
Cicely K.L. Hodges (C)
Alice Agnes Kerr (C)
B.S.W., University of Central Florida, May 2016
B.S., Hofstra University, December 1988 M.A., University of Miami, December 1996
Daren C. Hooper (C) B.S., University of Missouri at Columbia, August 2017
Arim Jenny Kim (C) B.A., George Washington University, January 2014
Lucas Hsu
Michael J. Kimok (M)
B.S., University of Illinois, May 2017
B.A., University of Denver, June 2015
Charles A. Huffman
Robert Jordan Klasfeld
B.S., Robert Morris University, May 2015
B.S.B.A., University of Florida, August 2016
Jordyn M. Hughes
William N. Kohl
B.A., Nova Southeastern University, May 2017
B.A., University of Wisconsin at Madison, May 2015
Lily S. Hutchinson (C)
Bailey A. Kram
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2017
A.B., University of Miami, May 2017
Samantha R. Iglesias (C)
Austin M. Krtausch (C)
B.S.C., University of Miami, December 2016
B.S., Florida State University, May 2017
Luis Inclan B.A., Long Island University Brooklyn, January 2013 M.A., Georgia State University, May 2016
Joshua David Lamonde B.S.B.A., Duquesne University, May 2017
Antonia Iragorri Bernal
Evan L. Kuhl (M)
B.S., New York University, May 2015
B.S., Florida State University, August 2011
Olivia J. Issertell
Joshua David Lamonde
B.A., University of Pittsburgh, April 2017
B.S.B.A., Duquesne University, May 2017
Christina M. Jaramillo (M)
Jennifer A. Leto (C)
B.A., Florida State University, May 2017
B.A., University of Alabama, May 2017
Natalia Jaramillo (C)
Joshua A. Levey
B.A., Catholic University of America, May 2016
Brandon Harrison Jeter (C)
Magna cum laude (M)
B.S., University of Florida, May 2017
Michael B. Levey
B.S.B.A., University of Central Florida, August 2016
12 Summa cum laude (S)
B.S., University of Central Florida, April 2009
Cum laude (C)
B.S., University of Florida, May 2015
Juan F. LondoĂąo (C) B.S., University of Pennsylvania, May 2016
Benjamin Longnecker (S) B.A., Furman University, May 2017
Rachel Leigh Lopez A.B., University of Miami, August 2015
Christopher W. Lynch B.A., University of Florida, May 2017
Romney Maron Manassa (C) B.A., Florida International University, December 2010
Glenn H. Marks (C) B.S.B.A., University of Florida, August 2017
Carli A. Marsh B.A., University of Florida, May 2017
Jacqueline M. Martinelli (C) B.A., Central Connecticut State University, August 2013 M.B.A., Southern Connecticut State University, May 2015
Mario E. Martinez B.A., Villanova University, May 2017
Klugy Mathurin (C) B.S., Fordham University, May 2009 M. Acc., Florida International University, August 2010 M.B.A., Fordham University, August 2014
Lance R. Maynard (M) B.S., College of Charleston, May 2013
Andrew Joseph Mazzarino B.A., Florida Atlantic University, December 2013
Blake Lee McCroskey B.A., Miami University, December 2011
Anne Marie McLaughlin (C) B.A., Furman University, May 2017
James J. McLaughlin (M) B.S., University of Florida, May 2016
Christopher J. McNally B.A., University of Denver, June 2016
William J. McPherson (C) B.A., Fairfield University, May 2010
Tessa V. Mears B.S., Florida State University, April 2016
Brendan W. Mehler (C) B.A., Temple University, January 2014
Anthony Melchiorre B.S., Florida Gulf Coast University, July 2016
Marin Mihailovic (C) B.S., University of South Florida, May 2012 M.B.A., University of South Florida, May 2014
Andrew Joseph Miller (C) B.S.C., University of Miami, December 2016
Lauren Miller B.S.B.A., University of Florida, May 2017
Mark P. Miskolczi B.S., Florida State University, May 2017
Benjamin A. Mitrani (C) B.S., University of Maryland, May 2017
Rebekah C. Molasky B.A., Indiana University, May 2017
Boris Edward Molina Abogado, Universidad CatĂłlica Boliviana, January 2002
Karenny Montan B.S., Florida International University, April 2017
Yanill Moquete B.A., Florida International University, May 2016
Stephanie Theresa Moran (M) B.A., Villanova University, May 2017
Nicolas J. Moreiras B.S., Tulane University, May 2016
Matthew B. Morrison B.A., University of Maryland, December 2015
Richard Dante Mummolo B.A., Columbia University, May 2016
Beran Nar (C) B.A., University of Florida, December 2016
Kevin W. Nates B.P.A., Florida International University, July 2015
Brooke A. Nelson (M) B.S.B.A., University of Florida, May 2017
Nico Louis Nesenoff B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton, May 2017
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Devyn Helen Nixon (C)
Lauren Pulver
B.S., Florida State University, May 2017
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2016
Natalia C. Noroña
Sana S. Qamar
A.B., University of Miami, May 2015
B.A., University of Florida, May 2015
Theodore J. O’Brien (M)
Osaro Qualis
B.A., University of Oregon, June 2011
B.A., Florida Atlantic University, May 2013
Sahily Ortega (C)
Pedro Stefan Quintana
B.S., University of Florida, May 2016
B.S., Florida State University, April 2016
Carlos A. Osorio
Elisabeth L. Rabin (C)
B.A., Florida International University, December 2014
José E. Paez Jr.
Allison Heather Raijman
B.A., Florida International University, July 2015
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2017
Chloe N. Palinsky
Thomas Raine (C)
B.A., City University of New York Bernard M. Baruch College, September 2016
B.A., Florida International University, May 2016 M.B.A., University of Miami, December 2019
Ayana Moné Parker
Kristen J. Ranges (C)
B.A., North Carolina State University, May 2017
Joseph M. Paulino
B.S., University of Delaware, December 2016
Amelia Ravelo
B.A., University of Florida, April 2017
B.A., Florida International University, May 2017
Nicole Teresa Pena (C)
Daniel L. Rayon
A.B., University of Miami, May 2016
B.A., University of Florida, May 2017
Christopher E. Perse (C)
Maria Eduarda Reis Medeiros (C)
B.A., University of Southern California, December 2016
Daniela Pessoa Valdes
B.B.A., Florida International University, May 2016
Daniel Jorge Rico (C)
B.S.B.A., University of Florida, May 2015
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2017
M.I.B., University of Florida, August 2015
Nicholas A. Rivero
Madelyn Patricia Peterson (M)
B.A., St. Thomas University, May 2017
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2017
Ryan M. Rizzo
Patrick Charles Phelan (C)
B.A., George Washington University, May 2017
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2016
Stephanie Michelle Robin (C)
Franco Piccinini (M)
B.S., Florida State University, May 2014
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2015
M.S., Florida State University, May 2014
Theresa Pinto
Alicia Nicole Robinson (C)
B.A., Florida International University, August 1996 B.S., Florida International University, August 1996 M.S., University of California at Berkeley, December 2001
Payton Poliakoff (C) B.S., Florida International University, August 2016
Gordon Graham Pratt B.A., Cornell University, May 1984 M.B.A., Northwestern University, June 1986 14 Summa cum laude (S)
B.S., Tulane University, May 2015
Magna cum laude (M)
Cum laude (C)
B.A., University of South Florida, August 2016
Leanne Marie Roca (C) B.S., Florida State University, December 2016
Anthony Marinus Rodrigues (C) B.B.A., Florida Atlantic University, December 2010
Arcelia Maria Rodriguez B.A., University of Maryland, December 1996 Ph.D., University of Maryland, August 2006
Roman R. Rodriguez-Tejera (C) B.A., University of Florida, December 2015
Sergio A. Rojas B.A., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, May 2015
Noah C. Rosenbaum B.A., College of Charleston, May 2017
Cory R. Rosenstein-Ford B.A., Southern Methodist University, May 2016
Stephanie I. Rosner (M) B.A., University of Florida, April 2017
Cody T. Ross (C) B.A., Washington State University, August 2017
Sophia Rub (M) B.A., University of Wisconsin at Madison, December 2016
Michael J. Rutledge B.L.S., Boston University, September 2016
Derek Bernard Ryan B.A., Andrews University, June 1990 LL.B., Middlesex University, England, July 1993 Certificate of Legal Education, Norman Manley Law School, Jamaica, September 1995
Daniel G. Saavedra B.A., University of Florida, July 2017
Monica Sabates A.B., University of Miami, May 2017
Jordan J. Saddoris (C) B.A., Central College, May 2017
Jennifer Hicks Sagarduy (M) B.B.A., University of Miami, December 2016
Sylvia C. Salyer A.B., University of Miami, May 2015
Jared S. Samuels B.A., University of Georgia, May 2017
Angel E. Sanchez (M) B.A., University of Central Florida, May 2017
Deanna M. Santo (C)
Giselle C. Sardinas (M) B.S.B.A., University of Miami, May 2012
Ashley H. Saul (C) B.S., Florida State University, May 2017
Zachary E. Schefer (M) B.S., Florida State University, April 2016
Clayton J. Schmitt (S) B.S., United States Air Force Academy, May 2012
James T. Schorn (C) A.B., University of Miami, May 2017
Andrew Jordan Schreiber (C) B.A., Pennsylvania State University, May 2016
Alec Pierce Schulman (C) B.A., Northwestern University, June 2014 M.S., Northwestern University, December 2015
Nicholas Sconzo (C) A.B., University of Miami, May 2017
Madeline K. Seales (C) B.A., Amherst College, May 2009
Aaron J. Seals (C) B.A., University of Minnesota, May 2017
Matthew Payum Sedaghat B.A., Arizona State University, May 2016
Meredith A. Shea (C) B.A., University of Pennsylvania, May 2013 M.A.L.D., Tufts University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, February 2020
Farah Sheikh A.B., University of Miami, May 2017
Tesneem A. Shraiteh B.A., University of Florida, May 2016
Anthony M. Sierra B.A., Florida State University, May 2017
Tessa C. Sigman (C) B.A., University of Florida, December 2016
Oliver G. Silva (C) B.B.A., University of Notre Dame, May 2017
Francesca R. Simonian (C) B.S., Florida Gulf Coast University, May 2017
B.A., University of California at Los Angeles, June 2017
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Carly Small (M)
Emeka C. Umeadi
B.S.N., Northeastern University, January 2015
B.A., University of Illinois at Chicago, May 2014
M.S.N., University of South Florida, May 2017
M.A., Roosevelt University, December 2015
Deesha A. Smart (M)
Megan Valent (C)
B.S., University of Florida, December 2015
B.S., Florida State University, May 2017
M.I.B., University of Florida, December 2016
Keigan L. H. Vannoy (S)
Simone S. Smith
B.A., University of Wisconsin at Madison, December 2014
B.B.A., Howard University, May 2014
Selene Citlali Vazquez (C)
Arden Lilian Maurine Snell
B.A., Florida Atlantic University, May 2017
A.B., University of Miami, May 2016
Bianca Velikopoljski
Casey Lynn Soares (M)
A.B., University of Miami, May 2016
B.A., Wheaton College, May 2016
Rosa M. Villa
Katharine A. Sposato (C)
B.A., Florida International University, May 2015
B.B.A., Temple University, May 2013
Alec M. Waid (C)
Ten Eyitene Stallings (C)
B.A., University of South Florida, May 2017
B.A., Northeastern University, May 2015
Kevin James Warger
Philip R. Stekol (C)
B.S., Florida State University, December 2015
B.S., University of Central Florida, May 2017
Justin A. Weatherwax (C)
Katelin Lynn Stephens
B.A., Baylor University, May 2016
B.S., Vanderbilt University, May 2016
Michael A. Weitzner
Davis A. Stephenson
B.S., Florida State University, May 2017
B.A., University of Memphis, May 2017
Mitchell Weller (C)
Julia A. Stevens
B.A., University of Minnesota, August 2010
B.A., University of Florida, May 2017
Elaine M. Westphal
Jordan A. Suarez
B.S., The Ohio State University, May 2016
B.S., Florida State University, July 2017
Gabrielle White
Cleo I. Suero
B.A., St. John’s University, May 2017
B.S., Boston University, January 2016
Shawn Wilborne
Johnathan H. Taylor (C)
B.S., James Madison University, December 2015
B.S., Birmingham-Southern College, May 2017
Shannon N. Wilkes
Phoebe M. Thomas (C)
B.A., Miami University at Oxford, May 2017
B.A., Florida State University, May 2017
Marissa G. Wollstein
Templeton N. Timothy
B.S., Tulane University, May 2014
B.A., Franklin & Marshall University, May 2015
Nicole D. Toback
Mason Sabie Womack B.A., Bellarmine University, May 2017
B.A., Emory University, May 2017
Gabrielle T. Wynn (C)
William M. Tuttle III
B.A., University of Pittsburgh, April 2016
B.S., Florida State University, April 2016
Ryan J. Yaffa (C) B.A., Florida State University, May 2017
16 Summa cum laude (S)
Magna cum laude (M)
Cum laude (C)
Natalia M. Yidi B.S., University of Miami, May 2017
Trevor Hayes Youshak B.S., University of Florida, May 2017
Blayne Justus Yudis (C) B.A., George Washington University, May 2017
Eliana Zambrana Landivar (C) B.A., Florida International University, December 2016
Daniel Zhang (M) B.S., University of California at Berkeley, May 2016
Vadim Zimet (C) B.A., Florida State University, May 2015
JURIS DOCTOR/MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION The following candidates for the Juris Doctor have received or will also be receiving the MBA degree from the School of Business Administration. Alexander E. Brody (C) B.A., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, May 2016
Lance R. Maynard (M) B.S., College of Charleston, May 2013
Thomas Raine (C) B.A., Florida International University, May 2016 M.B.A., University of Miami, December 2019
Vadim Zimet (C) B.A., Florida State University, May 2015
JURIS DOCTOR/MASTER OF MUSIC
The following candidate for the Juris Doctor has received or will also be receiving the MM degree from the Frost School of Music. Christopher J. McNally B.A., University of Denver, June 2016
JURIS DOCTOR/MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH The following candidate for the Juris Doctor has received or will also be receiving the MPH degree from the Miller School of Medicine. Guilherme F. Faviero (C) B.S., Florida Atlantic University, August 2011 M.S., Florida Atlantic University, December 2012
JURIS DOCTOR/PhD IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLICY The following candidate for the Juris Doctor has received or will also be receiving the PhD degree from the Leonard and Jayne Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy. Kristen J. Ranges (C) B.S., University of Delaware, December 2016
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SUMMER 2020
The following candidates received their degrees in Summer 2020.
MASTER OF LAWS IN ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS AND SPORTS LAW Isabel Cristina Garcia J.D., Interamerican University School of Puerto Rico School of Law, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 2018
MASTER OF LAWS IN MARITIME LAW Alain Hoffman Abogado, Universidad Dr. Rafael Belloso Chacin, Maracaibo, Venezuela, January 2015
FALL 2020 MASTER OF LAWS IN ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS AND SPORTS LAW Adam S. Arnaout
Matthew Payum Sedaghat
B.S.C., University of Miami, May 2017
B.A., Arizona State University, May 2016
J.D., University of Miami School of Law, May 2020
J.D., University of Miami School of Law, May 2020
Josh A. Howard
Katelin Lynn Stephens
B.S., University of Florida, May 2006
B.S., Vanderbilt University, May 2016
J.D., Stetson University College of Law, May 2009
J.D., University of Miami School of Law, May 2020
MASTER OF LAWS IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION Ibrahim Mohamed Amir (C)
Ana Carolina Drumond Torres Martins Santoro
Bachelor of Science in Law, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, January 2010
Minas Gerais—UFMG, Brazil, December 1997
Master of Laws, Cairo University, Egypt, December 2012 LL.M., University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom, April 2016
Legal Specialization in Civil and Business Law, Academia Brasileira de Direito Constitucional—ABDConst, Brazil, July 2015
Arda Barlas (C)
Sarah Rayhana El Azouzi
LL.B., Yeditepe University, Turkey, June 2014
B.S., Bentley University, October 2013
Iulianna Bukovskaya Bachelor in Jurisprudence, Ural State Law Academy, Russia, June 2004 18 Summa cum laude (S)
Bachelor in Law, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal de
Magna cum laude (M)
Cum laude (C)
LL.B., IE University, Spain, July 2018
Maria Gomez Nombela(C) Licenciada en Derecho, San Pablo CEU University, Spain,
Maria Eduarda Vita Passo Bacharel em Direito, IBMEC, Brazil, December 2019
May 2015
Dilmurod Satvaldiev (C) Bachelor in Jurisprudence, Tashkent State Institute of Law, Uzbekistan, June 2006 Master in Law, Tashkent State Institute of Law, Uzbekistan, June 2008 LL.M., Nagoya University, Japan, March 2015
MASTER OF LAWS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW Matthew S. Bacon B.A., The University of Texas at El Paso, December 2014
Yaremis Flores Marin Licenciada en Derecho, University of Havana, Cuba, July 2006
Vanessa Friedman Abogada, Universidad Santa María, Venezuela, July 2004
Elsa Gomez Echeverri Abogada, Pontifica University Javeriana, Colombia, December 2008
Milva Lissabet-Ortega Licenciada en Derecho, University of Havana, Cuba, July 1994
Lia Lujan Abogada, Universidad Externado de Colombia, March 2003 M.S., Nova Southeastern University, July 2015
Cristina Isabel Norris Peraza Abogada, Universidad de San Pedro Sula, Honduras, January 2007
Elizabeth Oropesa Licenciada en Derecho, University of Havana, Cuba, July 2018
Andrea Rodriguez Proano
Yandrey Rodriguez Diaz Licenciado en Derecho, Universidad Central de las Villas, Cuba, July 2007
Pablo Rodriguez Muller Licenciado en Derecho, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, July 1999 M.B.A., University of Miami, December 2008
Margarita Maria Soto Abogada, Universidad Externado de Colombia, December 1996 Especialista en Derecho Contractual y Relaciones Juridico Negociales, Universidad Externado de Colombia, November 1999
Priscila Sterenberg Bacharel em Dereito, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 2015 M.B.A., Escola Nacional de Seguros, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 2018
Natalie Suarez Abogada, Ponitifcia Universidad Javierana, Colombia, November 2005 LL.M., Stetson University College of Law, May 2007
Abogada, Universidad International SEK, Ecuador, July 2007
MASTER OF LAWS IN MARITIME LAW Tyrone L. Bruce B.A., University of Northern Iowa, May 1996
Dimo Veselinov Panov LL.B., Varna Open University, Bulgaria, September 2010
B.S., Chicago State University, May 2008 M.B.A., University of Phoenix, August 2011 J.D., Arizona Summit Law School, May 2015
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MASTER OF LAWS IN REAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT Robert Traurig-Greenberg Traurig LL.M. in Real Property Development Alana A. Fernandez B.A., University of Miami, May 2017 J.D., University of Miami School of Law, May 2020
MASTER OF LAWS IN TAXATION Alexander L. Alvarez
Harold A. Dantes-Castillo Fernandez (C)
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2013
A.B., Licenciatura en Derecho, Universidad Iberoamericana
J.D., University of Miami School of Law, May 2018
Javier R. Castro
(UNIBE), Dominican Republic, November 2015
Vadim Zimet
B.A., Florida Atlantic University, August 2013
B.S., Florida State University, May 2015
J.D., St. Thomas University School of Law, May 2017
J.D., University of Miami School of Law, May 2020
MASTER OF LAWS IN TAXATION OF CROSS-BORDER INVESTMENTS Gabor Simmonds Doctor of International and Political Law, Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary, March 1993 M.B.A., University of Phoenix, July 2006
JURIS DOCTOR Ibrahim Mohamed Amir (C)
Iulianna Bukovskaya
Bachelor of Science in Law, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, January 2010
Bachelor in Jurisprudence, Ural State Law Academy, Russia, June 2004
Master of Laws, Cairo University, Egypt, December 2012 LL.M., University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom, April 2016
Liseth V. Araya
Harold A. Dantes-Castillo Fernandez (C) Licenciatura en Derecho, Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), Dominican Republic, November 2015
LL.B., Universidad de Costa Rica, December 1998
Matthew S. Bacon
Robert Jason DiCapua B.A., University of Florida, December 2016
B.A., The University of Texas at El Paso, December 2014
Arda Barlas (C)
LL.M., University of Miami School of Law, May 2020
Sarah Rayhana El Azouzi
LL.B., Yeditepe University, Turkey, June 2014
B.S., Bentley University, October 2013 LL.B., IE University, Spain, July 2018
Brian J. Bedard
Yaremis Flores Marin
B.A., University of Central Florida, May 2018
Licenciada en Derecho, University of Havana, Cuba, July 2006
Jessica L. Blyden
Jonathan J. Goldberg
B.S., Florida State University, May 2015
B.A., University of South Florida, August 2018
20 Summa cum laude (S)
Magna cum laude (M)
Cum laude (C)
Elsa Gomez Echeverri
Yandrey Rodriguez Diaz
Abogada, Pontifica University Javeriana, Colombia,
Licenciado en Derecho, Universidad Central de las Villas, Cuba,
December 2008
July 2007
Wifredo Luis Fernández Pelleyá
Pablo Rodriguez Muller
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, May 2009
Licenciado en Derecho, Universidad Complutense de Madrid,
M.A., American University, August 2011
Spain, July 1999 M.B.A., University of Miami, December 2008
Heather Helstrom Gomez (C)
Tiffany A. Rousso (C)
B.A., University of Southern Mississippi, December 1999 M.S., Florida State University, April 2002
B.A., Syracuse University, May 2006 M.Ed., Florida Atlantic University, May 2010
Maria Gomez Nombela(C)
Dilmurod Satvaldiev (C)
Licenciada en Derecho, San Pablo CEU University, Spain, May 2015
Bachelor in Jurisprudence, Tashkent State Institute of Law, Uzbekistan, June 2006
Yujia Huo
Master in Law, Tashkent State Institute of Law, Uzbekistan,
B.A., University of California at Los Angeles, June 2015
June 2008
Milva Lissabet-Ortega
LL.M., Nagoya University, Japan, March 2015
Licenciada en Derecho, University of Havana, Cuba, July 1994
Lia Lujan
Priscila Sterenberg Bacharel em Direito, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de
Abogado, Universidad Externado de Colombia, March 2003
Janeiro, Brazil, July 2015
M.S., Nova Southeastern University, July 2015
M.B.A., Escola Nacional de Seguros, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 2018
Olha Andriana Martynevych (C) LL.B., National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy," Ukraine,
Natalie Suarez
June 2018
Abogada, Ponitifcia Universidad Javierana, Colombia, November 2005
Cristina Isabel Norris Peraza
LL.M., Stetson University College of Law, May 2007
Abogada, Universidad de San Pedro Sula, Honduras, January 2007
Hayley Paige Sukienik B.A., University of Florida, May 2017
Elizabeth Oropesa Licenciada en Derecho, University of Havana, Cuba, July 2018
LL.M., University of Miami School of Law, May 2020
John F. Vazquez
Dimo Veselinov Panov
B.A., Virginia Military Institute, May 1993
LL.B., Varna Open University, Bulgaria, September 2010
Harrison Zipper (C)
Andrea Rodriguez Proano
B.S., Cornell University, May 2010
Abogada, Universidad International SEK, Ecuador, July 2007
Aaryn Zooropa B.A., Hunter College, June 2010
IN MEMORIAM
We remember fondly those who have passed before us during our time at Miami Law: Fred McChesney Professor
Litigation Skills Program
Hazel Nicholson
Ryne Zenner
1948-2017
1950-2018
1990-2020
Classmate
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SPECIAL PUBLIC INTEREST RECOGNITION The University of Miami School of Law is proud to acknowledge members of the Class of 2020 who have met the Pro Bono Challenge and have completed at least 75 hours of pro bono service while in law school. They have demonstrated outstanding commitment to public service through exceptional advocacy in clinics, externships, programs and pro bono projects. Ariana Aboulafia Evan Acle Hasan Ajlal Thomas Alberts Alyssa Altonaga Christian Alvarez Marva Mohammed Alwadai Miriam Assayag Matthew Bacon Phoenix Barker Alexis Bay Amid Bennaim Alexander Brody Matlin Brown Caitlyn Burnitis Carla Carden Matthew Casbarro Madison Cherry Douglas Clarke Vicente Cortesi Gray Crow Caitlyn Cullen Kelsey Day Amelia Daynes Viktor DeMaio Melissa Duran Caitlin Emling Michael Ferris Taylor Fox Jessica Gomez Maria Gonzalez
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Hannah Gordon Aileen Graffe-McDonley Aaron Graubert William Hahn Rita Halabi Kayla Heckman Brittany Herbert Cecilia Hernandez Gabriela Hernandez Caroline Herter Julie Hochsztein Cicely Hodges Olivia Issertell Kendra Kelly Baxter Alice Kerr Arim Kim Michael Kimok Robert Klasfeld William Kohl Austin Krtausch Evan Kuhl Jennifer Leto Benjamin Longnecker Rachel Lopez Christopher Lynch Jacqueline Martinelli Mario Martinez Blake Lee McCroskey Lauren Miller Yanill Moquette Stephanie Moran
Beran Nar Devyn Nixon Sahily Ortega Jose Paez Daniela Pessoa-Valdez Nicole Pierluisi Theresa Pinto Payton Poliakoff Elisabeth Rabin Kristen Ranges Amelia Ravelo Maria Reis Medeiros Ryan Rizzo Arcelia Rodriguez Sophia Rub Jordan Saddoris Clayton Schmitt Madeline Seales Meredith Shea Tesneem Shraiteh Tessa Sigman Oliver Silva Deesha Smart Katharine Sposato Cleo Suero Megan Valent Keigan Vannoy John Vazquez Bianca Velikopoliski Trevor Youshak
50TH REUNION The Class of 2020 congratulates the members of the honored class of 1970 who have supported students through their contributions to the University of Miami School of Law. Richard L. Abbott Stuart H. Altman S. M. Apotheker* Richard W. Aschenbrenner* Lionel Barnet William J. Beintema* Michael L. Berger Robert A. Bertisch Roy Black Andrew R. Blank John A. Boccabella Robert F. Bouchard* James W. Bowling William A. Brown* Ivan L. Brownstein* David E. Bruner* Ronald L. Carpel Thomas E. Cazel* Peter M. Cogen* Arnold J. Daitch Randy N. Davis Theodore Z. Deutsch Phyllis O. Douglas Ronald C. Dresnick Richard M. Dunn Martin Engels Alvin E. Entin William T. Ernst* Walter A. Faiks* Jack B. Feiner* Luis A. Figueroa Thomas P. Finan* Richard A. Finne
Paul G. Fletcher Philip L. Font* Robert A. Freeman Thomas R. Fuhrman Michael J. Garavaglia Michelle R. Garbis Michael A. Genden Philip M. Gerson W R. Glass Jordan A. Greene* Arthur L. Gutkin George R. Harper* Geoffrey A. Hecht Hwa M. Hsu Jeffrey M. Hyman Michael R. Jenks Kay P. Jones* Stephen A. Kandell Thomas E. Kane J. M. Karesh Harold F. Keefe* Marshall L. King Richard I. Kroop Sheldon C. Kurland Marvin Kurzban Harold J. La Chapelle* Harvey S. Langberg Roger J. Le Master Saul Lefkowitz Belford S. Lester David H. Levine* Susan Lytle Lipton Sheldon J. Lowe
Kenneth A. Luban Ronald L. Magram* Michael P. Maguire Rodney Mandelstam Robert B. Mautz* John P. McElroy Walter J. McNichols* Stephen W. Moran* Thomas J. Morgan Oliver C. Murray Thomas L. Newman* George C. Nier Anastasios V. Notopoulos Jay R. Olian* Kenneth L. Olsen John R. Peck Michael P. Persico* Peter C. Ray* Stanley Riskin Lawrence J. Robbins Jonathan P. Rose Marc S. Rosenfeld Waldo G. Rothenberg* Beverly A. Rowan* Edward S. Sanditen Alan M. Sandler Bruce L. Scheiner Bruce C. Schmidt* Samuel F. Schoninger* Marshall S. Scott* William C. Shuffield* Charles J. Sibley Gary V. Smith
Michael B. Solomon Guillermo Sostchin* Frederick B. Spiegel Luis Stabinski Carol M. Stanley Robert E. Steinhilber Elliott Stern Robert W. Stolp* David E. Stone Richard G. Traurig* H A. Tucker Hector R. Uribe Martin P. Van Haasteren Bruce E. Wagner Marc M. Watson Robert Wayne Robert I. Weissler Jeffrey Weithorn* Arthur S. Weitzner Kurt Wellisch* David I. West Marguerite F. Wilke* Raymond M. Windsor Steven J. Wisotsky Bernard S. Yedlin* Joseph H. Young Thomas W. Young Alicia J. Zachman* Ira Zager Seymour Zager Eugene F. Zenobi Irving H. Zuckerman*
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ACADEMIC REGALIA The custom of wearing academic dress stems from the Middle Ages, when scholars were also clerics and wore the habits of their monastic orders. Significant parts of academic dress are the gown, the hood, and the cap. Each
has a particular significance and is worn in accordance with standards established by the Academic Costume Code of the American Council on Education.
GOWNS Gowns recommended for use in the colleges and universities of this country have different characteristics. The gown for the bachelor’s degree has pointed sleeves and is designed to be worn closed. The gown for the master’s degree has an oblong sleeve, open at the wrist. The gown for the doctor’s degree has bell-shaped sleeves. For the doctor’s degree the gown is faced down the front with black velvet and three bars of black velvet are sewn across
the sleeves. These facings and crossbars may be velvet of the color distinctive of the subject to which the degree pertains. For all academic purposes, including trimmings of doctor’s gowns, edging of hoods, and tassels of caps, the colors associated with the different subjects are as follows:
Agriculture Maize Architecture Violet Arts, Letters, Humanities White Commerce, Accountancy, Business Drab Dentistry Lilac Economics Copper Education Light Blue Engineering Orange Fine Arts Brown Forestry Russet Journalism Crimson Law Purple Library Science Lemon
Medicine Green Music Pink Nursing Apricot Oratory (Speech) Silver Gray Pharmacy Olive Green Philosophy Dark Blue Physical Education Sage Green Public Administration, Foreign Service Peacock Blue Public Health Salmon Pink Science Golden Yellow Social Work Citron Theology Scarlet Veterinary Science Gray
President Julio Frenk wears a black robe with four black velvet bars. The fourth chevron indicates this is the presidential regalia. The gown features orange and green piping as well as a doctoral hood lined in orange, green, and white— reflecting the official University of Miami school colors. TAMS The graduation tam is for those who have graduated with a masters or doctoral degree. Unlike the mortar board cap which is square in shape, the tam is actually circular in shape and are usually made out of velvet. What is common
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between the mortar board cap and the tam is that both do have tassels attached to them which hang on one side when worn. These tassels serve the same purpose and are used during the celebrated turning of the tassel ceremony.
CORDS White cord—Summa Cum Laude Orange cord—Magna Cum Laude Kelly Green—Cum Laude
Hunter Green—Completed the pro bono challenge of seventy five hours of pro bono service during law school career HOODS
Hoods recommended for use in the colleges and universities of this country have the following characteristics. The length of the hood worn for the bachelor’s degree is three feet, for the master’s degree, three and one-half feet, and for the doctor’s degree, four feet. The hood worn for the doctor’s degree has panels at the sides. Hoods are lined with the official color or colors of the college or university conferring the degree; more than one color is shown by division of the field color in a variety of ways, such as chevron or chevrons, equal division, etc.
The binding or edging of the hood is velvet or velveteen, two inches, three inches, and five inches in width for the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctor’s degrees, respectively, while the color is indicative of the subject to which the degree pertains. For example, the trimming for the Juris Doctor degree is purple. No academic hood should ever have its border divided to represent more than a single degree.
SOME PERMISSIBLE EXCEPTIONS Members of the governing body of a college or university are entitled to wear doctor’s gowns (with black velvet), but their hoods may be only those of degrees actually held by the wearers or those specially prescribed for them by the institution. In some colleges and universities, it is customary for the president, chancellor, or chief officer to wear a costume similar to that used by the head of a foreign university. The chief marshal may wear a specially
designed costume approved by his or her institution. Persons who hold degrees from foreign universities may wear the entire appropriate academic costume, including cap, gown, and hood. Members of religious orders and similar societies may suitably wear their customary habits. The same principle applies to persons wearing military uniforms or clad in special attire required by a civil office.
KENTE CLOTH Kente cloth is woven by the Asante people of Ghana and the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo. The origins of West African weaving are obscure; however, European textile traders arriving on the West Coast of Africa in the late 15th century reported observing the finely woven cloth
at the time. Only men produce kente cloth’s narrow band weaves, which are 2 ½ to 4 ½ inches wide, on horizontal treadle looms. Certain Ewe cloths are historically specific to particular rites of passage, such as marriage or the birth of a child.
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ALMA MATER William S. Lampe and Christine Asdurian Arranged by Henry Fillmore
Southern suns and sky blue water Smile upon you Alma Mater Mistress of this fruitful land With all knowledge at your hand Always just, to honor true All our love we pledge to you Alma Mater Stand forever On Biscayne’s wondrous shore.
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