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On Tuesday, May 11, 2021, FIU Law held its annual awards ceremony to honor outstanding students from the Class of 2021. The virtual awards ceremony ceremony acknowledged those third-year students who excel both in and out of the classroom. The following is a list of the awards and recipients.

JACKSON LEWIS, LLP, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT PRIZE – Devon Hoffman

GRADUATE WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF PRO BONO HOURS – Brandon Gonzalez

STUDENT ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR – FIU Law Mindfulness Association and Sports, Entertainment, Fashion and Arts Law Society

OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE AFRICAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES – Jade Manning, Darya Massoudi, and Sofia Perla

LAW REVIEW SERVICE AWARD – Samantha Gonzalez

WAMR OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD– Matthew Akiba and Jeremy Weberman

INTELLECTUAL LAW PROPERTY CERTIFICATE – Deborah Sterlin and Shakeyla Flores

OUTSTANDING ARBITRATION SKILLS AWARD -Matthew Espino, Yenifer Formoso, and Rafael Prado

OUTSTANDING ARBITRATION SERVICE AWARD – Matthew Akiba and Juliana De Valdenebro Garrido

OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO MOOT COURT TEAM AWARDS -Michelle Juarez, Chandler Lefevere, and Ashira Vantrees

OUTSTANDING ORATORY SKILLS AWARDS – Francis Curiel, Samantha Gonzalez, E’leese Manrique

OUTSTANDING NEGOTIATION SKILLS AWARDS – Lindsay Behnke, Payton Kuenzli, Audrey Franklin, Liane Martinez, and Christina Ramsey

OUTSTANDING NEGOTIATION SERVICE AWARDS – Lindsay Behnke and Liane Martinez

OUTSTANDING TRIAL TEAM SERVICE AWARD – Carlos Salazar

OUTSTANDING TRIAL TEAM ADVOCACY AWARD – Chandler Lefevere and Angelique Hernandez

LLM OUTSTANDNG SERVICE AWARD – Giusy Gugliandolo

Honorable Mention for LL.M. commitment to service and the Clinic – Gabriel Pelaez and Sandra Rojas

LEADERSHIP AWARDS:

MURRAY GREENBERG PRIZE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AWARD – Anthony Rionda

ALEX AND MARIBETY ALVAREZ SERVICE AWARD – Taylor Gourley and Tatiana Zuniga

FACULTY RECOGNITION AWARDS –  Elisa Diaz, Sofia Perla, Christina Ramsey, and Anthony Rionda

EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE TO THE CLINICAL PROGRAM AWARDS

  • COMMUNITY LAWYERING CLINIC – Jessica Aujla and Tatiana Zuniga
  • BUSINESS INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY CLINIC – Patricia Argibay and Christina Coizeau
  • CARLOS A COSTA IMMIGRATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS CLINIC – David Alvarez
  • DEATH PENALTY CLINIC – Giuliana Di Croce and Ashira Vantrees