Eloisa C. Rodriguez-Dod
Professor of Law
elrodrig@fiu.edu
Education
B.B.A., University of Miami
M.B.A., Florida International University
J.D., University of Miami Law School
Professor Eloisa C. Rodriguez-Dod joined the FIU College of Law faculty in 2012. She previously had been teaching at the College of Law since 2006, as a Visiting Professor and an Adjunct Professor. Prior to joining FIU, she was a Professor of Law at Nova Southeastern University Law Center, where she received tenure in 2005. She also served as the Academic Director of its NSU-University of Barcelona dual-degree program. In 2008, she was selected “Professor of the Year.”
Before joining academia, Professor Rodriguez-Dod practiced law at White & Case. She graduated cum laude from University of Miami Law School in 1990, where she was elected Special Features and Reports Editor of the Inter-American Law Review and was inducted into Order of the Coif. She holds a B.A. in International Marketing & Finance from the University of Miami, where she graduated magna cum laude, and an M.B.A. from Florida International University.
Professor Rodriguez-Dod’s scholarship focuses on the necessary balancing of autonomy versus societal goals. Her work includes books, monographs, book chapters, and law review articles. She has been cited, quoted, and excerpted in texts, scholarly books, articles, academic blogs, and leading treatises.
Professor Rodriguez-Dod teaches Property, Wills & Trusts, and Elder Law. She has also taught courses in Real Estate Transactions & Finance and Landlord/Tenant law. She has been a member of The Florida Bar since 1990. She also has been active in civic work, representing both La Liga Contra el Cancer and the Lawton Foundation.
PUBLICATIONS
Books and Monographs:
Florida Wills, Trusts & Estates: Cases and Materials Teachers’ Manual (Carolina Academic Press 2d ed. 2012) (with Marty-Nelson, Richmond, Litman & Maurer)
Florida Wills, Trusts, and Estates: Cases and Materials (Carolina Academic Press 2d ed. 2011) (ISBN 978-1-59460-601-4) (with Marty-Nelson, Richmond, Litman & Maurer)
Testamentary Capacity and Validity of Wills, 824-2nd T.M., Tax Management, Bureau of National Affairs (2007) (ISBN 978-1-55871-585-1) (with Marty-Nelson & Gilmore)
Florida Wills, Trusts, and Estates: Cases and Materials (Carolina Academic Press 2007) (ISBN 0-89089-627-5) (with Marty-Nelson, Richmond, Litman & Maurer)
Florida Wills, Trusts & Estates: Cases and Materials Teachers’ Manual (Carolina Academic Press 2007) (with Marty-Nelson, Richmond, Litman & Maurer)
Articles:
Stop Shutting the Door on Renters: Protecting Tenants from Foreclosure Evictions, 20 Cornell J.L. & Pub. Pol’y 243 (2010) (lead article)
It’s Not a Small World After All: Regulating Obesity Globally, 79 Miss. L.J. 697 (2010)
Ashes to Ashes: Comparative Law Regarding Survivors’ Disputes Concerning Cremation and Cremated Remains, 17 Transnat’l L. & Contemp. Probs. 311 (2008) (lead article)
Evaluating Katrina: A Snapshot of Renters’ Rights Following Disasters, 31 Nova L. Rev. 467 (2007) (with Duhart)
“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”: Airline Liability for Checked-In Jewelry, 69 J. Air L. & Com. 743 (2004)
Estates & Trusts: 2001 Survey of Florida Law, 26 Nova L. Rev. 37 (2001)
RESPA – Questioning its Effectiveness, 24 Hamline L. Rev. 68 (2000)
Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) – Proposed Adoption in Florida, 22 ActionLine 1 (Mar.-May 2000)
Book Review, 23 Legal Stud. F. 625 (1999) (reviewing Norma Connolly, Bilingual Dictionary of Immigration Terms (1998))
Book Chapters:
Legislation and Criminalization Impacting Renters Displaced by Katrina, Law and Recovery from Disaster: Hurricane Katrina 141 (Robin Paul Malloy ed., Ashgate Pub. 2009) (with Duhart)
Florida Overview, Wachovia Trust Will and Trust Manual (Wachovia Bank, N.A.) (2009)