Faculty & Leadership — Online Master of Legal Studies (MLS)

The MLS online program blends the highest caliber of academics guided by expert faculty. They are rigorously trained to teach engaging law courses in an asynchronous, interactive environment developed with a design team trained in legal education. Small classes allow for lasting professional relationships with faculty and abundant opportunities to engage with them both inside your virtual classroom and outside of it.

Program Administration

Beth Haas

Beth Haas

Associate Dean for Online Education
Lecturer in Law

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Beth Haas is a nationally recognized expert in online legal education. Before joining Miami Law in 2023, she served as Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Online Education and Associate Professor of Law at Drexel University’s Kline School of Law in Philadelphia. At Miami Law she directs all strategy for developing exceptional and...
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Lorrie A Capps

Lorrie A Capps

Manager, Programs
Online Graduate Law Programs

(305) 284-3307
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Lorrie Capps is Manager for Online Graduate Programs at the School of Law, working with students in the Master of Legal Studies program from matriculation through graduation.  She handles all aspects of the student life-cycle, including orientation, academic advising, and high-level administrative support.  She also serves as...
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Career Advancement Center

Jorge Alejandro Galavis

Jorge Alejandro Galavis

Assoc. Director, Career Services

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Jorge Galavis is a Career Advisor in the Office of Professional and Career Development at the School of Law. He obtained his B.B.A in International Finance, Marketing, and Legal Studies from the University of Miami in 2016, and his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law in 2019. Prior to joining the OCPD, he worked in insurance defense...
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Program Faculty

AMY WALLER APOSTOL

AMY WALLER APOSTOL

Lecturer

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Amy Waller Apostol is the Assistant General Counsel for Cyber and Emerging Technologies for Leídos, a Fortune 500 innovation company that provides technology solutions and solves critical national security and health challenges. Ms. Apostol’s portfolio includes training and advising corporate groups on regulatory information...
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Jeremiah Blocker

Jeremiah Blocker

Lecturer

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Jeremiah Blocker is a partner in the Douglas Law Firm and his practice areas include real estate, land use, general corporate law, and local and state government law. His clients include several local city and municipal government entities in real estate and land use matters. A former criminal prosecutor, Mr. Blocker has extensive experience in...
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Anitha Cadambi

Anitha Cadambi

Lecturer

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Anitha Cadambi serves as the Graduate & International Programs’ Senior Associate Director at the USC Gould School of Law. Before teaching full-time, Ms. Cadambi was a transactional attorney with Singh Law Group, where she advised clients on various business law issues. Ms. Cadambi’s clients have included startups,...
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Laura Cole

Laura Cole

Lecturer

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Laura “LC” Cole is Sr. Legal Counsel for Sentient Foundation, which develops open-source artificial general intelligence (AGI). Her experience and expertise is in the legal áreas of blockchain, digital currency and assets, crypto infrastructure, securities, AML, governance, mergers and acquisitions, and tax.
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Brittany Cook

Brittany Cook

Lecturer

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As Mananging Director and Co-Head fo Wealth Planning, Fiduciary Counsel and Wealth Planner for AlTi Tiedemann Global, Brittany Cook work with ultra-high net worth clients to develop custom wealth transfer plans. This includes strategizing, and implementing business development intiatives and advising on compliance and risk issues.
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Joel Dion

Joel Dion

Lecturer

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Joel Dion is an experienced corporate lawyer working in the technology industry, currently as Head of Legal at Quince.com, a consumer technology platform that restructures components of the consumer journey. Mr. Dion’s work focuses on contracts, regulatory compliance, data privacy and security, and intellectual property.
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Marc Esterow

Marc Esterow

Lecturer

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Marc Esterow is Senior Legal Counsel - Employment with ANSYS, Inc., an engineering simulation software company. His work focuses on corporate intiatives in recruiting, hiring, restrictive covenants, diversity and inclusión, accommodations, organizational restructuring, management, mediation, operationals, ethics, regulation, and...
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Daniel Faigus

Daniel Faigus

Lecturer

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Dan Faigus is the private funds specialist within the Division of Examinations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Mr. Faigus is Assistant Director of the SEC’s Private Funds Unit (PFU), and a co-coordinator of the SEC’s Private Funds Specialized Working Group (400+ member group team focused on issues...
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VeronicaJ Jane Finkelstein

Lecturer

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Veronica Finklestein is an Arbitrator for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and an Exam Development Specialist with Kaplan Education Services. She is a former U.S. Assistant Attorney with the Department of Justice in Philadelphia. Prof. Finklestein teaches at Widener University School of Law and has taught at...
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Ashley Hamilton Fleischmann

Director, HIPAA Privacy & Compliance - Central (H)

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Joshua David Gateley

Lecturer

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J. David Gateley is a contractor supporting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), where he supervises a team of attorneys, subject-matter experts, and paralegals working across federal HIPAA and civil rights enforcement, including central intake, regional investigations, and Security Rule review. He...
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Michelle Ann Gitlitz

Lecturer

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Michelle Ann Gitlitz, Esq. is one of the world’s leading experts on cryptocurrencies, digital payments, blockchain, and related technologies. Michelle published her first book, Reimagining Payments: The Business Case for Digital Currencies in December 2023, offering strategic and tactical advice demonstrating the benefits and risks...
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Kiara Griggs

Lecturer

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Florence Harewood-Guerrier

Lecturer

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Florence Harewood-Guerrier is a Senior Assistant City Attorney for the City of West Palm Beach, Florida. She provides legal advice and expertise to the City Council, Boards, Commissions and departments, focusing on contract and agreement negotiations, and legal documents and actions primarily related to real estate law.
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Monique Hayes

Monique Hayes

Lecturer

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Monique Hayes is Partner at DGIM Law, PLLC in Miami where she leads with both private and public legal expertise in the áreas of bankruptcy, creditors rights, estate planning and wealth preservation, business and corporate transactions, and commercial litigation.  Ms. Hayes is a member of the Business Law Section Council of the...
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Beau Howard

Beau Howard

Lecturer

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Beau Howard has spent over a decade teaching courses in finance, business organizations, banking, and technology. He brings extensive experience to his teaching that was earned through previous positions at Debevoise & Plimpton, Cravath Swaine & Moore, Paul Weiss, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley. Mr. Howard teaches Introduction to Law and...
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Rebecca Isbill

Rebecca Isbill

Lecturer

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Rebecca L. Rakoski Isbill is the co-founder and managing partner at XPAN Law Partners LLC. She reviews and analyzes legal obligations and creates tailored cybersecurity and data privacy programs, identifies and addresses data privacy and cybersecurity compliance gaps and any corresponding legal liabilities, and works to limit and mitigate...
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Rebecca Kowalsky

Rebecca Kowalsky

Lecturer

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Rebecca Kowalsky is a Compliance Officer and attorney with Ascension Health overseeing HIPAA, organized healthcare arrangements, creating and maintaining compliance and privacy policies, including defining standards and creating staff training. Ms. Kowalsky has previous experience participating in compliance investigations, agreement...
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Melissa Lauretti

Melissa Lauretti

Lecturer

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Melissa Lauretti is Senior Counsel for Travelers Insurance Legal Services. Her experience is wide ranging from neotiating contracts to managing coverage litigation, conducting risk assessments, counseling clients on policies, procedures, compliance, and identifying fraud risk, and offering guidance on information privacy issues.
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Alyssa Lawrence

Asst. VP, Compliance & Privacy - Central

(305) 243-2259
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Alexis Martinez

Alexis Martinez

Lecturer and Associate Dean, Lawyering Excellence and Bar Success

(305) 284-1790
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Alexis Martinez is the inaugural Associate Dean, Lawyering Excellence and Bar Success and Lecturer in Law at the University of Miami School of Law. Working with the faculty and administration, Martinez focuses on developing a holistic approach supporting students throughout their legal education.  She joined the law school in December...
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Jeffrey Pasek

Jeffrey Pasek

Lecturer

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Jeffrey is former chair of the Labor & Employment Department at Cozen O’Connor. He maintains a national practice of representing employers in all facets of labor and employment law, including negotiating and drafting employment agreements for C-suite executives. Jeff has handled collective bargaining negotiations and grievance...
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Sabrina Perel

Sabrina Perel

Lecturer

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Since 2013, Sabrina Perel has held the position of VP, Chief Compliance Officer with the National Football League promoting core values, ethics, and integrity. She oversees Enterprise risk Management, regulatory compliance, and policy Management and is responsable for compliance of policies concerning anti-corruption, anti-bribery, gambline and...
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Natasha Ramsingh

Natasha Ramsingh

Lecturer

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Natasha Ramsingh is a Senior Partner at Parekh Ramsingh, P.A. managing complex commercial and residential real estate transactions including negotiating and drafting of real estate documents, handling contracts and closing transactions, facilitating loan modifications, and representing landlords through the eviction process.
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Timothy Ravich

Timothy Ravich

Lecturer

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Timothy M. Ravich is Senior Counsel at Tressler LLP and an Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida, Department of Legal Studies. His practice is centered on aviation, product, and general civil litigation, with a particular emphasis on emerging regulatory areas such as unmanned aerial systems (“UAS”),...
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Kathryn Reimann

Lecturer

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Kathryn S. Reimann has extensive experience developing and leading compliance risk management programs and building high-performing compliance teams. She is a member of the Board of Directors of LendingClub Corp. (NYSE: LC), a Senior Advisor on compliance issues at the international consulting firm Oliver Wyman, an Adjunct Professor of Law at...
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Nathalie Remelus Blanfort

Nathalie Remelus Blanfort

Lecturer

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Nathalie Remelus Blanfort is an associate of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. Her focus is on construction and real estate law, immigration, and transportation law including accident litigation. She was formerly the Associate General Counsel with the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Office of the General Counsel. She has extensive prior...
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Andres Sawicki

Andres Sawicki

Professor of Law
Director of Lifelong Learning
Director, Business of Innovation, Law, & Technology Concentration
Director, Data Ethics + Society, Frost Institute for Data Science & Computing

(305) 284-8447
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Andres Sawicki is a Professor of Law and Director of the Business of Innovation, Law, and Technology Concentration (BILT) and teaches in the area of intellectual property. His primary research projects explore the extent to which IP can help solve problems in the production of inventions and expressive works. He is...
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Mara Smith

Mara Smith

Lecturer

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As Senior Counsel, Regulatory for Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Mara Smith utilizes experience gained throughout her career in the areas of HIPAA compliance and practice, pharmaceutical litigation, healthcare contracts, enterprise risk mitigation, product strategy development, corporate compliance, and drafting, negotiating, and finalizing...
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Mark Stanisz

Mark Stanisz

Lecturer

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Mark J. Stanisz is Associate General Counsel and Corporate Ombudsman at PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. He counsels clients on matters involving federal, state, and local law compliance and supports the design and implementation of a wide variety of strategic litigation strategies, compliance plans, and risk management plans. Mr. Stanisz was...
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Ana Toft-Nielsen

Lecturer

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Ana Ramirez Toft-Nielsen has considerable legal experience delivering innovative strategies, learning solutions, instructional design, and professional development training to law firms and law schools. Ms. Toft-Nielsen has previously taught legal research and writing, advanced electronic legal research, and law practice technology to...
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Nazanin Tondravi

Nazanin Tondravi

Lecturer

(305) 243-2259
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As System Director Regulatory Affairs for Memorial Healthcare System, Nazanin Tondravi has substantial experience handing regulation, compliance, and risk management issues. She has led special projects on healthcare management, regulatory affairs, and operational efficiency, as well as developed interactive instructional modules for continuous...
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Justin Wales

Justin Wales

Lecturer

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Justin Wales is an attorney and executive leader serving as Head of Legal for the Americas at Crypto.com, a leading global digital asset platform. He oversees regulatory and corporate strategy, product counseling, licensing,enforcement, and policy across exchange, derivatives, broker-dealer, custody, payments, and trust company operations. Mr....
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Stephanie Young

Stephanie Young

Lecturer

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Stephanie Young is the managing attorney of Florida Direct Title, a title company that handles residential and commercial real estate closings and refinance transactions and is the sole practitioner at her namesake law firm, focused on real estate and transactional business law. A large portion of her practice consists of representing developers...
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