List of University of Miami School of Law alumni

This is a list of notable alumni of the University of Miami School of Law, the law school of the University of Miami, located in Coral Gables, Florida. (For a list of notable University of Miami alumni, see the List of University of Miami alumni.)

Judiciary

Federal courts

• Tamara W. Ashford (LL.M.), United States Tax Court judge[1]
• Ted Cabot (LL.B. 1953), United States District Court Judge[2]
• A. Jay Cristol (J.D. 1959), U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida Chief Judge Emeritus[3]
• Alan Stephen Gold (LL.M. 1974), United States District Court Judge[4]
• John A. Houston (J.D. 1977), United States District Court Judge[5]
• Adalberto Jordan (J.D. 1987), United States Federal Appeals Judge[6]
• Jose E. Martinez (J.D. 1965), United States District Court Judge[7]
• Federico A. Moreno (J.D. 1978), Chief United States District Court Judge[8]
• Lenore Carrero Nesbitt (LL.B. 1957), United States District Court Judge[9]
• Dustin Pead (J.D. 1998), United States Magistrate Judge[10]
• Robin S. Rosenbaum (J.D. 1991), United States Circuit Court Judge for the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals[11]
• Kenneth Ryskamp (J.D. 1956), United States District Court Judge[12]
• Thomas E. Scott, Jr. (J.D. 1972), United States District Court Judge[13]
• Kathleen M. Williams (J.D. 1982), United States District Court Judge[14]

State courts

• Joseph A. Boyd Jr. (LL.B. 1948), Florida Supreme Court Justice from 1969-1987, Chief Justice from 1984-1986
• Gerald Kogan (LL.B. 1955), Florida Supreme Court Justice from 1987-1998, Chief Justice from 1986-1988[15]
• R. Fred Lewis (J.D. 1972), Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court (1998–Present)[16]
• Ed Newman (J.D. 1987), National Football League All-Pro football player, and County Court Judge in Miami, Florida
• Ian Richards (J.D. 2002), County Court Judge of Florida's 17th Judicial Circuit

Non-United States courts

• Doris König (M.C.L. 1982), Vice President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany

Government and politics

Federal officials

• Sue McCourt Cobb (J.D. 1972), former U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica and former Florida Secretary of State[17]
• Charles D. Michel (J.D. 1992), 30th Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, first career judge advocate in any of the Armed Forces to achieve four-star rank.[18]
• Reince Priebus (J.D. 1998), 27th White House Chief of Staff, former Chairman of the Republican National Committee[19]
• Gregg Wenzel (J.D. 1994), former Central Intelligence Agency operative

Members of U.S. Congress

• Pat Cannon (LL.B. 1931), United States Representative (1939-1947)[20]
• Dante Fascell (LL.B. 1938), United States Representative (1955-1993), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (1983-1993)[21]
• Joe Garcia (J.D. 1991), United States Representative (2013–2015)[22]
• Tom Rooney (J.D. 1998), United States Representative (2009–Present)[23]
• Marco Rubio (J.D. 1996), United States Senator (2011–Present)[24]

State and local administration

• Manny Diaz (J.D. 1980), former Mayor of the City of Miami[25]
• Daryl Jones (J.D. 1987), former member, Florida Senate, Florida House of Representatives[26]
• Alex Penelas (J.D. 1985), former Mayor of Dade County, Florida
• Maria Sachs (J.D. 1978), former member, Florida Senate, Florida House of Representatives[27]

Foreign officials

• Dean Barrow (LL.M. 1981), Prime Minister of Belize[28]

Private practice

• Roy Black (J.D. 1967), criminal defense attorney[29]
• Víctor M. Marroquín (J.D. 1992), international lawyer from Peru[30]
• Reince Priebus (J.D. 1998), 27th White House Chief of Staff, president and chief strategist for Michael Best and Friedrich LLP[31]
• Robert H. Traurig (J.D. 1950), founder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP[32]

Business

• James J. Greco (J.D. 1983), CEO and President of Sbarro[33]
• Andrew Heiberger (J.D. 1993), founder, owner, and CEO of Buttonwood Development and Town Residential[34]
• Jeffrey W. Martin (J.D. 1992), CEO and chairman of Sempra Energy[35]
• Stuart A. Miller (J.D. 1982), President of Lennar Corporation[36]

Other

• Henry N. Butler (1982), Dean of George Mason University's Antonin Scalia School of Law
• Xavier Cortada (J.D. 1991), artist[37]
• Patricia Ireland (J.D. 1975), former president of the National Organization for Women[38]
• Carolyn Lamm, President of the American Bar Association (2012–2013)[39]
• Ann Levine (J.D. 1999), commentator, author, and consultant
• Paul Levine (J.D. 1973), novelist, author of legal thrillers
• Barbara Parker (J.D.), mystery writer.
• Ken Pavia - former sports agent, founder of MMAagents Sports Agency, and the former CEO of India's first MMA Super Fight League[40]
• Ana Maria Polo (1987), Hispanic television arbitrator on Caso Cerrado[41]
• Marc Trestman (J.D. 1983), former University of Miami football assistant coach, former head coach of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League, and current offensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens[42]

References

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2. "Ted Cabot". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
3. "A. Jay Cristol". miami.edu. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
4. "Alan Stephen Gold". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
5. "John A. Houston". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
6. "Adalberto Jordan". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
7. "Jose E. Martinez". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
8. "Federico A. Moreno". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
9. "Lenore Carrero Nesbitt". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
10. "Dustin Pead". U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
11. "Robin S. Rosenbaum". United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
12. "Kenneth Ryskamp". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
13. "Thomas E. Scott, Jr". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
14. "Kathleen M. Williams". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
15. "Gerald Kogan". floridasupremecourt.org. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
16. "R. Fred Lewis". floridasupremecourt.org. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
17. "Sue McCourt Cobb". .state.gov. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
18. "Charles D. Michel". U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
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21. "Dante Fascell". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
22. "Joe Garcia". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
23. "Tom Rooney". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
24. "Marco Rubio". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
25. "Manny Diaz". citymayors.com. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
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27. "Maria Sachs". myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
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29. "Roy Black". 6.miami.edu. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
30. "The Protection of Property Rights in the Inter-American System: Banco de Lima Shareholders v. Perú". 6.miami.edu. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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34. "Andrew Heiberger". New York Times. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
35. "Chief Executive Officer". www.businessroundtable.org. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
36. "Stuart A. Miller". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
37. "Xavier Cortada". florida-arts.org. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
38. "Patricia Ireland". Harvard University. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
39. "Carolyn Lamm". University of Miami. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
40. "Ken Pavia MMA". Retrieved 28 May 2017.
41. "Ana Maria Polo". The Florida Bar. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
42. Campbell, Rick (2013-09-08). "Trestman era opens with a victory". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-09-08.