Children & Youth Law Clinic Helps Foster Child
Miami Law's Children & Youth Law Clinic (CYLC) recently received a favorable decision from an Administrative Law Judge in a lawsuit that the clinic filed against the State of Florida's Agency for...
View ArticleProfessor Bernard Perlmutter Delivers Talk on Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Professor Bernard Perlmutter, Director of the Children & Youth Law Clinic, delivered a talk at the 33rd International Congress on Law and Mental Health in Amsterdam, on a panel discussing...
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Recent Miami Law Graduates and Former Children & Youth Law Clinic Interns...
Katherine Zubizarreta, JD '11, stands in the corner of a packed juvenile courtroom in intense negotiation with a senior administrator from the Miami Dade Public Schools. Zubizarreta is an attorney for...
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Miami Law Alumni Impact Disadvantaged Youths Through HANDY
Evan Goldman, JD ’99, Ernst Pirre-Louis, and Suzanne Driscoll, JD '89 Full Size PhotoEvan J. Goldman thought he would stay inside the Washington D.C. Beltway for his entire career. The West Palm Beach...
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Children & Youth Law Clinic Wins Appeal – Brothers with Disabilities Benefit
Danielle Verley (in blue) speaking with other counsel.Interns in the Children & Youth Law Clinic obtained trial and appellate court rulings that will allow two brothers with disabilities to...
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From Miami to Washington, DC: Mia Olsen, JD ’10, Makes An Impact
Consistently committed to public service, Mia Olsen’s journey to our nation’s capital involved numerous experiences working on behalf of children and families. At Miami Law, the 2010 graduate had the...
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Children & Youth Law Clinic Advocates in Tallahassee
“Interns in the Clinic don’t just learn the law, they make the law.” These words, often used by Children & Youth Law Clinic founder Bernard Perlmutter to describe the Clinic’s work, couldn’t be...
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Children and Youth Law Clinic Turns Twenty
In 1995, a 17-year-old undocumented Haitian was living alone on the streets of Miami. He was named Edou, before his parents abandoned him, but called himself Tyson. His only bright spark came from the...
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Educate on Seal and Expunge Process - Students Help Foster Youth Get Fresh...
Arrest records can prevent young people from getting their first jobs or qualifying for certification in certain fields. Recently, Miami Law’s Children and Youth Law Clinic educated youth on sealing...
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Certified Clinic Intern Argues Appeal on Behalf of Former Foster Youth
Children & Youth Law Clinic Intern and second-year law student Frank Florio recently presented an oral argument before the Third District Court of Appeal. main-cylc.jpgFrank Florio (center) with...
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Immigrant Youth Benefit as Miami Law Professors Prevail in FL Supreme Court
The Florida Supreme Court ruled recently that juvenile courts cannot reject the dependency petitions filed on behalf of immigrant children without an evidentiary hearing. Professors Bernard Perlmutter...
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First Star Academy Supports Foster Care Youth
Tuesday, August 22, 2017Bringing such an ambitious program that works with at-risk youth to a college campus requires both visionary leadership and committed partners. The effort has been fueled by the...
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Recent Miami Law Graduates and Former Children & Youth Law Clinic Interns...
Katherine Zubizarreta, JD '11, stands in the corner of a packed juvenile courtroom in intense negotiation with a senior administrator from the Miami Dade Public Schools. Zubizarreta is an attorney for...
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Miami Law Alumni Impact Disadvantaged Youths Through HANDY
Evan Goldman, JD ’99, Ernst Pirre-Louis, and Suzanne Driscoll, JD '89 Full Size PhotoEvan J. Goldman thought he would stay inside the Washington D.C. Beltway for his entire career. The West Palm Beach...
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Children & Youth Law Clinic Wins Appeal – Brothers with Disabilities Benefit
Danielle Verley (in blue) speaking with other counsel.Interns in the Children & Youth Law Clinic obtained trial and appellate court rulings that will allow two brothers with disabilities to...
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From Miami to Washington, DC: Mia Olsen, JD ’10, Makes An Impact
Consistently committed to public service, Mia Olsen’s journey to our nation’s capital involved numerous experiences working on behalf of children and families. At Miami Law, the 2010 graduate had the...
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Children & Youth Law Clinic Advocates in Tallahassee
“Interns in the Clinic don’t just learn the law, they make the law.” These words, often used by Children & Youth Law Clinic founder Bernard Perlmutter to describe the Clinic’s work, couldn’t be...
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Clinic Helps Homeless Immigrant Youth Find a Foster Home and Get Legal Status
DanielGraduated high school. Finally done with school. Out on my own.These are the sentiments of a typical, late-teens youth; however, this was not the case for Daniel (not his real name). At 16,...
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Children & Youth Law Clinic Victories Exemplify Foster Youth Advocacy
As it prepares for its 20th anniversary, the Children & Youth Law Clinic is celebrating a string of victories for foster children in Florida. The wins establish rights and benefits for youth in...
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