- Anthony V. Alfieri, Professor of Law & Dean's Distinguished Scholar; Director, Center for Ethics & Public Service, teaches civil procedure, ethics, public interest law and leadership, social enterprise, and professional liability and lawyer malpractice.
- Paula Arias, Lecturer in Law, Director International Moot Court Program, is an expert in dispute resolution in Latin America.
- Caroline Bettinger-Lopez, Professor of Law and Director of the Human Rights Clinic, is an expert in human rights, women and children's rights.
- Donna K. Coker, Professor of Law, focuses on criminal law, gender and inequality. She is a nationally recognized expert in domestic violence law and policy.
- Caroline Mala Corbin, Professor of Law & Dean's Distinguished Scholar, focuses on the First Amendment’s speech and religion clauses, particularly their intersection with equality issues. She speaks often on religious opposition to the contraception mandate — the provision of the Affordable Care Act requiring that insurance plans cover contraception.
- R. Denisse Córdova Montes, Practitioner in Residence & Lecturer in Law, Human Rights Clinic
- Charlton Copeland, Professor of Law & Dean's Distinguished Scholar, has written extensively on the Medicaid expansion provision and his research interests are administrative law, federal courts and federalism, comparative constitutional law, and race and the law.
- Tamar Ezer, Lecturer in Law, Associate Director of the Human Rights Clinic and Faculty Director, Human Rights Program
- Mary Anne Franks, Professor of Law & Dean's Distinguished Scholar, is an internationally recognized expert on the intersection of civil rights and technology.
- Zanita Fenton, Professor of Law, teaches family law and her research interests cover issues of structural inequality and forms of subordination, including those of race, gender and class.
- Elizabeth M. Iglesias, Professor of Law, is a co-founder of the LatCrit movement (the legal, economic and other difficulties facing the Latina/o community), also has taught international criminal law and international economic law.
- Robert Latham, Clinical Instructor and Practitioner-in-Residence of the Children & Youth Law Clinic, teaches students who handle cases involving abused, abandoned and neglected children in a variety of forums, including dependency and family courts, administrative hearings, and federal and appellate courts.
“Miami Law students are engaged, determined and innovative. They advocate for clients and communities locally, nationally and internationally. Their passion and drive to make a difference and ensure access to justice sets them apart.”
Marni Lennon, J.D. ’95
Assistant Dean for Public Interest & Pro Bono, Director HOPE Public Interest Resource Center, and Lecturer in law
Marni Lennon teaches in the area of social justice advocacy
- JoNel Newman, Associate Professor of Clinical Legal Education and Director, Health Rights Clinic, teaches professional responsibility and civil procedure.
- Bernard Oxman, Richard A. Hausler Professor of Law, is the one of the world's leading experts on the Law of the Sea.
- Jessica Owley, Professor of Law, is the Faculty Director for the Environmental Law Program.
- Kunal Parker, Professor of Law, is an expert in immigration law and property law.
- Bernard P. Perlmutter, Professor of Law & Co-Director, Children & Youth Law Clinic, teaches and supervises second- and third-year law students who handle cases involving abused, abandoned and neglected children and adolescents in a variety of legal proceedings, including dependency and foster care, public benefits, health care, mental health, disability, education and immigration cases, in addition to appellate, legislative and administrative advocacy and law reform litigation.
- Ileana Porras, Senior Lecturer, teaches international Law and international environmental law.
- Alejandro Portes, Professor of Sociology and Law, is an expert in international migration.
- Patricia Redmond, Director Bankruptcy Assistance Clinic, is an expert in bankruptcy, insolvency, restructuring, and Chapter 11.
- Gabriel Scheffler, Associate Professor of Law, works primarily in the areas of health law and policy, administrative law, and occupational regulation.
- Stephen J. Schnably, Professor of Law, writes in the fields of international human rights law, the OAS human rights system, comparative constitutional law, and the relationship of international law to constitutional law. He has taught international law, international human rights, and comparative constitutional law.
- Rebecca Sharpless, Professor of Law and Director, Immigration Clinic, researches and writes in the areas of progressive lawyering, feminist theory, and the intersection of immigration and criminal law.
- Kele Stewart, Professor of Clinical Legal Education, Co-Director, Children and Youth Law Clinic, teaches courses on family and juvenile law and legal practice. Her scholarship is in the areas of child welfare, children’s rights and clinical education.
- Irwin P. Stotzky, Professor of Law, has worked over three decades to improve human rights in Haiti and the status of Haitian immigrants in the U.S.
- Melissa Swain, Associate Director, Health Rights Clinic & Lecturer in Law
- Craig Trocino, Director of the Innocence Clinic, teaches classes in post-conviction litigation and federal sentencing. His areas of concentration are in appellate practice and post-conviction litigation and he maintains research interests in criminal law, habeas corpus and appellate practice.
- Marcia Narine Weldon, Professor of Legal Writing and Lecturer in Law, is an expert in business and corporate law, corporate governance, labor and employment law, compliance, business and human rights, and ESG (environmental, social, and governance).
Job Fairs Focused on Public Interest
Miami Law students have participated in multiple job fairs. Some are exclusively focused on public interest and others feature public and private sector employers with an affinity for public interest and social justice.
"The Equal Justice Works Career Fair not only helped me get a handle on the wide range of public interest opportunities available, it also connected me to employers across the country. I was able to secure an interview with the Broward County Public Defender's Office, and I accepted an offer to work as a summer intern."
Dillon Richards, Class of 2025
Centers
"The Center for Ethics and Public Service was one of the highlights of my law school experience. It revealed the impact that this profession can have when a group of talented, motivated, and genuinely good people offer their time and talents to the community. This lesson has stayed with me and affected my pro bono efforts throughout my career."
Ron Tomassi, J.D. '06
Managing Partner, León Cosgrove
Denver, CO
“Social justice is critically important because it is progressive. We are looking at the law, not just as it stands but how we can shape it in the future. Social justice attorneys are always looking for ways to ensure that the underrepresented and disenfranchised are spoken for and protected. The 
“Homeless clients have thanked me for helping with their cases, and I can see that their lives have been changed in a real way. They have stability now. Minnesota is cold and knowing that people had a warm place to sleep motivated my work.”
“My pre-law and law school experiences in the...Student Bar Association, and the Black Law Students Association are just some examples of what helped shape and expand my career goals by exposing me to different types of lawyers and practices. Each organization and the people in them had a variety of perspectives about life and the law that were helpful to me in formulating my own direction.”