Orlando, Fla. – The Hon. Jose R. Rodriguez, a judge in the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, was the speaker at the 2012 commencement ceremony for the Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law on May 12 at 11 a.m. The commencement ceremony washeld for 202 graduates and their families at the Orange County Convention Center in...click to read more
Orlando, Fla. – Leticia M. Diaz, dean of the Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law, has been elected to the Board of Directors for Easter Seals Florida. “I have always greatly admired the work Easter Seals has done for people with disabilities and their programs for seniors, so it is a great honor and privilege to join the...click to read more
Orlando, Fla. – Graduates from the Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law who passed the Florida Bar exam that was administered in February were sworn in to the Florida Bar in a ceremony in the Legal Advocacy Center on the Barry Law School campus on April 26. The Honorable Jose R. Rodriguez, Circuit Judge in the Ninth Judicial...click to read more
Orlando, Fla. – Charles Canady, Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, spoke to Barry University School of Law students, faculty, alumni and invited guests at a dinner on the law school's campus on April 19, 2012. Chief Justice Canady's visit to Barry was organized by the school's Federalist Society chapter. Justice Canady spoke about...click to read more
Orlando, Fla. -- With Florida's “Stand Your Ground” law under scrutiny following the Trayvon Martin shooting, Elizabeth Megale, assistant professor of law, has been provided legal analysis on the law for local, national and international media. Megale, who previously worked in criminal defense, has been interviewed by several media...click to read more
Orlando, Fla. -- Barry University School of Law's Trial Team defeated Harvard University in the final round to win the ABA National Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition held March 29-31 at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. The win was Barry's seventh championship at a national competition since 2008. It is also the second...click to read more
Orlando, Fla. -- Two Moot Court teams from the Barry University School of Law reached the Sweet 16 at separate competitions held the weekend of March 23-25, and one team also won a Best Brief award. The Barry team of Eva Gonzalez and J. Mason Williams, coached by Professor Dan O'Gorman, advanced to the sweet 16 out of a field of 46 teams in the...click to read more
Brothers Jeff and Jim Ippoliti have loved cars since before they could walk. But if there is one passion they have more than cars, it's helping kids. That's what led Jeff, a recent Barry Law School graduate, and Jim, in his third year at Barry, to create a charity event combining their two passions: the Celebration Exotic Car Festival. Now it in...click to read more
Sister Attracta Kelly, OP, Prioress of the Dominican Sisters of Adrian, Michigan and an attorney, spoke to students, faculty, staff and alumni at the Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law on Feb. 16 when she delivered her annual Distinguished Dominican Lecture. Her lecture was titled “Veritas: Pursuit of Truth and Justice in the...click to read more
Orlando, Fla. -- More than 50 lawyers, law students, and community members gathered on Feb. 10, 2012, at the Barry University School of Law for the third annual Future Generations Conference, hosted by the Center for Earth Jurisprudence. The program, titled “True Wealth in a Green World,” explored an expanded definition of wealth that...click to read more
