Professor Freeman started her legal
career as a law librarian before turning to the teaching
of law. Prior to coming to Barry University School of
Law, Professor Freeman taught at Touro College Jacob
D. Fuchsberg Law Center in New York and at Stetson University
College of Law in Florida.
A native New Yorker, Professor Freeman received her
bachelor’s degree from Queens College, City University
of New York, a Master’s in Library Science from
Long Island University, and her J.D. from Touro College
Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, where she served on the
Transnational Law Journal and was Editor-in-Chief of
her law school Moot Court Board.
Professor Freeman is a member of the Committee for
the Reform of Family Law Teaching, comprised of family
law professors from thoughout the nation. She
was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court Advisory
Committee for Children and Families in 2004, and is
a former Board member of the Florida chapter of the
Association of Family and Conciliatory Courts.
Professor Freeman writes mainly in the areas of children's
advocacy and family law, and has published in the McELROY
LECTURE SERIES: Divorce Mediation: Sweeping Conflicts
Under the Rug: Time to Clean House. 78 Univ. Detroit
Mercy L. R. 67 (2000); Reconnecting the Family: A Need
for Sensible Visitation Schedules for Children of Divorce.
22 Whittier Law Rev. 779 (2001); Bringing Up Baby (Criminals):
The Failure of Zero Tolerance and the Need for a Multi
Disciplinary Approach to State Actions Involving Children.
21 Quinnipiac Law Rev. 533 (2002); and Privatization
of Child Protective Services: Getting the Lion Back
in the Cage? 41 Family Ct. Rev. 449 (Fall 2003). She
also published The Americans With "Certain"
Disabilities Act: Title I of the ADA and the Supreme
Court’s Result-Oriented Jurisprudence. 77 Univ.
Denv. L. R. 119 (1999) (with Frank Ravitch). Professor Freeman is admitted to the Bars of New York,
Florida and the Eastern District of New York.
She practiced in the areas of Family Law and General
Appeals and teaches Family Law, Property, and Administrative
Law. Among her other courses, Professor Freeman
also teaches one of the only family law courses
in the country focusing on collaborative and cooperative
divorce, along with Judge James Hauser of the Ninth
Judicial Circuit, Orange County, Florida, and Dr. Teresa
Parnell. |
