Location:
Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
Work:
American Constitution Society - Miami Law Chapter
Aug 2010 - May 2013
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President
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
- Miami, FL May 2012 - Nov 2012
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Legal Intern
University of Miami School of Law Human Rights Clinic
- Miami, FL Aug 2011 - May 2012
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Legal Intern
University of Miami School of Law - Historic Black Church Program
- Miami, FL Aug 2011 - Dec 2011
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Legal Intern
Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center
- Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area May 2011 - Jul 2011
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Legal Intern
The University of Central Florida's The Cypress Dome Literary Magazine
Aug 2008 - May 2010
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Editor-in-Chief
University of Central Florida College of Arts and Humanities Student Advising Office
May 2008 - Apr 2010
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Student Assistant/Peer Advisor
Education:
University of Miami 2012 - 2014
Master's degree, Public Administration
University of Miami School of Law 2010 - 2013
Juris Doctor
University of Central Florida 2006 - 2010
Bachelor of Arts, English Creative Writing
University of Central Florida 2006 - 2010
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
Honor & Awards:
Honors in the Major – English
President’s Honor Roll
Dean’s List
Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honors Society)
Delta Epsilon Iota (Academic Honor Society)
Golden Key Honor Society
Publication:Luis O. Ramos, Jr., Tiny Cuba: A Collection of Short Stories (2010).
Awards:
Summer Public Interest Fellowship
University of Miami School of Law - Center for Ethics and Public Service
The Summer Public Interest Fellowship Program is designed for students who have a genuine interest in public interest work. The student fellows experience firsthand how lawyers can make a significant difference in the lives of indigent clients by representing them in domestic violence, mental health, education, disability and immigration cases as well as in other proceedings. This highly competitive program includes a nine week, full-time internship at a public interest organization, a public Interest law seminar, and a legal research and writing project. Students receive a stipend and academic credit.
Outstanding Public Interest Scholarship
University of Miami School of Law
This scholarship is awarded to students whose work has contributed significantly to the broader community. All applicants for Public Interest Scholarship must complete that section of the application which is specific to public interest work.
Cuban American Bar Association Scholarship
Cuban American Bar Association
Established by the members of the Cuban American Bar Foundation and the administration of the University of Miami School of Law in 1987, this partial scholarship is awarded each year to a law student who has distinguished himself/herself academically through research, writing and/or service oriented activities to the Cuban American community.