Gerard F. Glynn

Associate Professor of Law/Director of In-House Clinical Programs

Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.
LLM, Masters in Legal Advocacy, October 1993
GPA: 4.0

American University, Washington, D.C.
Masters in Justice, May 1991, GPA: 3.74

American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C.
Juris Doctorate, May 1989, cum laude, Class Rank: 48/319

St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, 1985

(321) 206-5762

gglynn@mail.barry.edu

Children and Families Clinic
Children and the Law
Civil Poverty Externship
Florida Juvenile Practice
Judicial Externship
Public Defender Externship
Social Justice Clinic
Environmental Law
Children’s Rights Seminar

Prior to his appointment at Barry University School of Law as Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Programs, Professor Glynn was an Assistant Professor of Law and Director of Clinics at University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law (UALR). While at UALR, he helped develop a juvenile / family clinic, mental health clinic, and mediation clinic. He has also taught at Florida State University and served as a fellow at Georgetown University Law Center. Professor Glynn took an eighteen month leave of absence from his position as Professor at Barry in 2003-2004 to be the founding Executive Director of Florida’s Children First, a statewide child advocacy organization.

Professor Glynn has written Arkansas' Missed Opportunity for Rehabilitation: Sending Children to Adult Courts, 20 U. Ark. Little Rock L.J. 77 (1997); Multidisciplinary Representation of Children; Conflicts over Client Communications, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 617 (1994); a revision to Chapter 14, "Dependency Adjudications," of the Florida Juvenile Practice Manual and recently a revision to Chapter 15 “Dependency Dispositions” of the Florida Juvenile Practice Manual.

Professor Glynn focused his practice on the representation of children in the courts and is very involved in the Florida and American Bar Associations and serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Council for Children.

Barry University School of Law

Associate Professor of Law , November 2004 - Present

Adjunct Professor , May 2003 – August 2003 (while on leave)

Associate Professor of Law &

Director of Clinical Programs, May 2001 - May 2003

Assistant Professor of Law &

Director of Clinical Programs, January 2000 - April 2001

Visiting Professor, August 1999 - January 2000

Teach environmental law, children’s law and clinical courses. Created and administered clinical programs including fund-raising, program development and curricular development for externships and in-house clinical courses. Hired and supervised staff which grew from one to twelve full-time members. Supervised externship placements and taught classroom component of externships. Supervised students in children/families clinic and social justice clinic. Obtained a $1,001,000 in grant funds. Created attorney ad litem pilot project to provide attorney representation for children. Assisted in the development of a Children & Families Certificate Program. Organize continuing legal education programs on children's law issues.

Florida's Children First, Inc.

Executive Director, May 2003 – November 2004

Worked with the Board of Directors to create this unique state-wide non-profit which advocates for kids at risk, especially foster children. Hired and supervised staff. Raised funds to support the work of the organization raising over $400,000 in funds and in-kind contributions in 2004. Developed network of support including many pro bono attorneys. Worked with child advocacy community to strengthen efforts for children. Worked with elected officials and government employees to improve services for children. Supported the litigation, public relations and government advocacy of the volunteers of the organization. Developed public relations material and resources for the media and the public on important topics. Organized and taught continuing legal education programs.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law

Assistant Professor , August 1997-December 1998

Director of Legal Clinic , July 1994-December 1998

Administered clinical program including fund-raising, program development and curricular development, and supervised third-year law students representing indigents parties involved in family law cases. Developed three clinical programs: family/juvenile; mental health law; and mediation. Taught Law Office Management course. Obtained a federal grant, and created the first court-annexed mediation program in the State of Arkansas handling dependency mediations. Raised the funds for a tax clinic which began in the Fall 1999 semester.

Florida State University College of Law

Clinical Faculty, July 1991 - July 1994

Supervised student externs in civil, judicial and administrative placements. Taught and supervised third-year law students representing indigent children in delinquency, dependency and administrative hearings. Developed course curriculum and materials for the only in-house clinic at Florida State University College of Law.

Georgetown University Law Center, Criminal Justice Clinic

Prettyman Fellow, August 1989 - July 1991

Participated in two-year fellowship program involving representation of indigent criminal defendants charged with misdemeanors and major felonies, including murder and armed robbery. Taught third-year law students in trial advocacy and client counseling classes and supervised students in misdemeanor criminal cases.

District of Columbia Bar, admitted 1989 (inactive status)

Maryland Bar, admitted 1990 (inactive status)

Florida Bar, admitted 1992

Arkansas Bar, admitted 1995

Amendments to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure , 2005 WL 170713 (FL January 27, 2005) (drafted and argued for Florida Bar Juvenile Rules Committee regarding Rule 8.165)

Amendments to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, FLA R. Juv. P. 8.350 , 842 So.2d763 (FL 2003) (Brief of Florida Bar Commission on the Legal Needs of Children)

K.W. v. State , 937 S.W.2d 658 (Ark. 1997)

Louis Ricardo Butler v. State , 922 S.W.2d 685 (Ark. 1996)

Mitchell v. Leon County School Board , 591 So.2d 1032 (Fla. Dist. Ct. 1991)

Florida Independent Living Act Revisions, FL Statutes 409.1451, Spring 2004

Florida Funding of Statewide Guardian ad Litem System, Spring 2004

Florida Mandated Interagency Agreements between school system and foster care system, Spring 2004

Florida Funding for Attorney Ad Litem Pilot Project, Special Session Fall 2001; Spring 2002; Spring 2003

Florida Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (2003)

Arkansas Traveler (1999)

Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families - Friend of Children Award for (1998)

Arkansas Bar Association Maurice Cathy Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Arkansas Lawyer (1998)

Law School Faculty Excellence Award for Public Service UALR (1997)

National Association of Counsel for Children

Board of Directors (2003-Present); Member (1995-Present); Founding President of Arkansas Affiliate (1997-1998); Founding Member of Florida Affiliate (2002-Present); Member of Children’s Law Office Project Steering Committee (2003-Present); Chair of Bylaws Working Group (2005-Present).

Florida Bar Association

Legal Needs of Children Standing Committee (2002-Present); Public Interest Law Section Executive Council (2000-Present); Chair of Public Interest Law Section (2002-2003); Chair Elect Public Interest Law Section (2001-2002); Secretary Public Interest Law Section (2000-2001); Member Public Interest Law Section; Member of Juvenile Court Rules Committee (2000-Present); Member Public Interest Law Section - Legal Needs of Children Committee (1999-Present); Chair of Bylaws Committee of Public Interest Law Section (2000-Present).

American Bar Association

Member of American Bar Association (1987-Present); Member Juvenile Justice Committee (1998-Present).

Clinical Legal Education Association

Member of Clinical Legal Education Association (1993-Present)

Association of American Law Schools

Member Clinical Section (1991- Present)

Florida Organization

Independent Living Advisory Council (2002-Present) (Chair 2004-Present)

Arkansas Organizations

Member of Arkansas Association of Counsel for Children (Founding President 1997-1998)

Member of Arkansas Supreme Court Ad Hoc Committee on Foster Care and Adoption Assessment (1995-1998)

Member of Arkansas Bar Association Juvenile Justice Committee (1996-1998)

Member of Board of Directors of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (1997-1998)

Member of Little Rock Roman Catholic Diocesan School Board (1997-1998)

Personal

St. James Elementary School Distance Track Coach (2003- present)

St. James Elementary School Basketball Coach (2000-2003)

Chief YMCA Hatchineha Indian Guides Tribe (2001-2002)

Who's Who in American Law (1994-1999; 2003-2006)

Who's Who of Professionals (2001)

Who's Who in the World (2004)

Who's Who in Law Education (2005)

Who’s Who in America (2005)

Adjudicatory Hearing In Dependency Cases , Chapter 14 of Florida Juvenile Law and Practice, (7 th Edition 2002).

Arkansas'Missed Opportunity for Rehabilitation: Sending Children to Adult Courts , 20 U.Ark.Little Rock L.J. 77 (1997).

Multidisciplinary Representation of Children: Conflicts over Disclosure of Client Communications , 27 J. Marshall L.Rev. 617 (1994).

Revision – Disposition in Dependency Cases, Chapter 15, Florida Juvenile Law and Practice (9 th Edition – 2005).

Commentary on Community Resources – Model Children’s Law Office Guidebook, National Association of Counsel for Children (2005).

Revision - Adjudicatory Hearing in Dependency Cases, Chapter 14, Florida Juvenile Law and Practice (7 th Edition - 2001) - Updated 2003 (8 th Edition).

Building and Maintaining Client and Case Management Systems , 46:4 Practical Lawyer 23 (June 2000); Reprinted 31 CLE Review 8 (August 25, 2000).

A Road Map to Juvenile Court , 33:1 The Arkansas Lawyer 22 (Fall 1998).

Aging Out Panel Discussion , Universal Studios Foundation debut of Documentary Aging Out, Orlando, FL, May 26, 2005.

Independent Living – Advocacy for Older Foster Youth , Florida Guardian Ad Litem Attorney Training, Orlando, FL, March 24, 2005.

Mental Health Advocacy – Residential Treatment Centers , Florida Guardian Ad Litem Attorney Training, Orlando, FL, March 24, 2005.

Independent Living – Changes in Florida Statutes , Dependency Court Improvement Summit, Orlando, FL, November 18, 2004.

Exiting Foster Care: Don’t Let the Road to Independence Be a Dead End , A Vision without Division Conference on Unified Family Courts, Orlando, FL, October 20, 2004.

Ethical Representation of Children , Florida Bar Annual Meeting, Boca Raton, FL, June 25, 2004.

Florida’s Foster Care Crisis: What Lawyers Can Do , Florida’s Children First, Naples, FL, June 22, 2004.

Florida’s Foster Care Crisis: What Lawyers Can Do , Florida’s Children First, Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 25, 2004.

Enforcing the Law and Additional Issues for the Foster Youth , Advocacy for Older Foster Youth, Florida’s Children First and Legal Aid Society of Orange County Bar Association, Orlando, FL, February 24, 2004.

Introduction to Juvenile Dependency , Florida’s Foster Care Crisis – What Lawyers Can Do, Florida’s Children First Training, Tampa, FL, January 22, 2004.

Florida’s Foster Care Crisis: What Lawyers Can Do , Children Are in Need - Every Lawyer Can Help: What you Can Do and How to Do It, Florida Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting, Miami, FL, January 16, 2004.

Ethical Representation of Children , Representation of Dependent Children in Mental Health Commitment Proceedings, Florida Bar PILS, Tampa, FL, November 7, 2003.

What Lawyers Can Do , Florida’s Foster Care Crisis, FCF & Jacksonville Bar Association Training, Jacksonville, FL, October 16, 2003.

Federal Policy Update, Access to Justice For Children Conference, National Association of Counsel for Children, New Orleans, LA, August 17, 2003.

Advocacy Tips , Access to Justice For Children Conference, National Association of Counsel for Children, New Orleans, LA, August 17, 2003.

Foster Youth's Rights and Your Role in Speaking Out , Florida's Foster Care's 3 rd Annual Youth Summit, Fort Lauderdale, FL, August 15, 2003.

Statutory and Case Law Updates , Barry University Dependency Court Practice, Orlando, FL, June 28, 2003.

Violence in the Foster Care System , Children, Culture & Violence Conference, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, March 21, 2003.

Issues for Adolescents in Foster Care , Palm Beach Legal Aid Continuing Education Program, West Palm Beach, FL, February 27, 2003.

Courtroom Skills , Florida Guardian Ad Litem Staff Attorney Training, Orlando, FL, January 23, 2003.

Creating and Managing a Statewide System of Representation of Children: The Florida and Arkansas Experience , National Association of Counsel Conference, Orlando, FL, September 27, 2002.

Ethical Representation of Children, A Mental Health Commitment of Dependent Children: The New Rule, @ Florida Bar Annual Meeting, Boca Raton, FL, June 21, 2002.

Building or Renovating Clinical Space , Association of American Law Schools Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Pittsburgh, PA, May 21, 2002.

The Law is a Changing, Mental Health Commitment of Dependent Children , A Issues in Adolescent Foster Care, @ Orange County Bar Association & Barry University CLE, Orlando, FL, April 30, 2002.

Dependency Law , Florida Bar Foundation Conference of Children Legal Services Grantees, Tampa, FL, April 18, 2002.

Child's Voice in the Courtroom , Florida Dependency Court Improvement Summit, Orlando, FL, August 29-30, 2001.

A Constitutional Primer in Dependency Law , Dependency Court Practice: Tips for the Practitioner, Orlando, FL, June 23, 2001.

Special Ed Kids In The Justice System: How special education advocacy can help your client , Regional Juvenile Defender Conference, Atlanta, GA, May 17, 2001

Ethical & Practical Dimensions of Being a Kid's Lawyer , Arkansas CASA Annual Conference, Hot Springs, AR, September 17, 1999.

Getting from the In-Box to a Closed File Box: Ongoing Client & Case Management , American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, August 5, 1999.

Representing Children Charged with Capital Offenses , Arkansas Criminal Law Association, Little Rock, AR, June 12, 1998.

Mediation in Abuse and Neglect Cases , Arkansas Juvenile Judges Conference, Heber Springs, AR, November 4, 1998.

Mediation in Abuse and Neglect Cases, Court Appointed Special Advocates Conference, Little Rock, AR, September 11, 1998.

Juvenile Transfer Law in Arkansas , Arkansas Criminal Law Association, Little Rock, AR, May 9, 1998.

Mediation in Abuse and Neglect Cases , Arkansas Division of Children and Family Services Conference, Hot Springs, AR, April 28, 1997.

Delinquent Dispositions , Juvenile Probation Officer's Association Training, Eureka Springs, AR, November 20, 1997.

Organization & Management of a Law Practice , Arkansas Bar Association Bridging the Gap Program, Little Rock, AR, November 14, 1997.

Managing Clients , Arkansas Bar Association Annual Meeting, Hot Springs, AR, June 13, 1997.

Perfecting The Juvenile Transfer Procedure , A Criminal Defense Seminar sponsored by the Pulaski County Public Defender, Little Rock, AR, October 25, 1996.

Juvenile Dispositions , Youth Law Resource Center's Program A Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings: The Defense of Children in Arkansas, @ Fayetteville, AR, October 4, 1996.

Uniform Adoption Act/Multi Ethnic Placement Act - The Impact on Arkansas'Children , Arkansas Foster Parent Training Conference, Little Rock, AR, May 31, 1996.

Nuts & Bolts of the Juvenile Justice System , Neighborhoods USA 1996 Conference, Little Rock, AR, May 24, 1996.

Obtaining and Keeping The Client , Arkansas Bar Association, 1995 Bridging the Gap Seminar, Little Rock, AR, November 2, 1995.

Truancy Laws In Arkansas , Arkansas City Attorneys Association Meeting, Little Rock, AR, June 28, 1995.

Interviewing Clients , Arkansas Legal Services Support Center Statewide Conference, Bismark, AR, October 19 – October 21, 1994.

Alternative Dispute Resolution Clinics , Midwest Clinical Teachers Conference, Lawrence, KS, November 4 – November 5, 1994.