Dean’s Advisory Council 2021-22

The purpose of the Dean’s Advisory Council is to advise and guide the Dean of the School of Law on major issues, future directions, and fundraising efforts with a focus on building awareness, meeting community needs, and attracting resources. Members of the Council represent talent from across the nation and consist of distinguished alumni, celebrated business and academic leaders, and prominent legal practitioners.

Laurie S. Silvers, BA ’74, JD ’77 (Chair)
Chair, University of Miami Board of Trustees
Co-Founder of the Syfy Channel
Co-CEO of Hollywood.com
Co-Founder of Misfits

Tod Aronovitz, JD '74
Partner, Aronovitz Law

Gary E. Bitner
Founder & President, Bitner Group

Ira Bodenstein, JD ’80
Member, Cozen O’Connor

Wayne E. Chaplin, BBA '79, JD ’82
Member, University of Miami Board of Trustees
Chief Executive Officer, Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, LLC

Nancy N. Chemtob, JD ’90
Partner, Chemtob Moss Forman & Beyda, LLP

Francis A. Citera, JD ’83
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig

Jaret L. Davis, BA ’96, JD ’99
Co-Managing Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig

Jeffrey M. Fine, BA ‘64, JD ’67
Chairman, The Alma Jennings Foundation

Jerome Hollo, BA ’90, JD ’93
Executive Vice President, Florida East Coast Realty

David Humphreys, JD ’83
Chairman & CEO, TAMKO Building Products LLC

Honorable Adalberto J. Jordan, BA ’84, JD ’87
U.S. Circuit Judge
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Manuel Kadre, Esq.
Vice Chair, University of Miami Board of Trustees
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, MBB Auto LLC

Tiffani G. Lee, JD ’97
Partner, Holland & Knight LLP

Corali Lopez-Castro, JD ’90
Partner, Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, PA

Marilu Marshall, BBA ’66, JD ’69
Senior Vice President, Executive Management,
Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer, The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.

Victor Mendelson, JD ’92
Co-President, HEICO Corporation

Joshua J. Mintz, JD ’81
Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Honorable Federico A. Moreno, JD ’78
Senior United States District Judge
United States District Court, Southern District of Florida

Todd Payne, BA ’84, JD ’89
Founding and Managing Partner, Zebersky Payne Shaw Lewenz, LLP

Aaron Podhurst, Esq.
Member, University of Miami Board of Trustees
Partner, Podhurst Orseck, P.A.

Peter Prieto, JD ’85
Partner, Podhurst Orseck, P.A.

Patricia A. Redmond, BA ’75, JD ’79
Shareholder, Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson

Detra Shaw-Wilder, JD ’94
Partner, Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, PA

H.T. Smith, JD ’73
Member, University of Miami Board of Trustees
H.T. Smith, P.A.
Director, Trial Advocacy Program at FIU

Steven Sonberg, JD ’72
Emeritus Member, University of Miami Board of Trustees
Managing Partner, Holland and Knight LLP

Harley S. Tropin, JD ’77
Founder and Partner, Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, PA

Ana VeigaMilton, BSEE ‘87, JD ’93
Member, University of Miami Board of Trustees
President, Citizens Board
President, The Jose Milton Foundation

Jeanne Stiefel, JD ’81
Senior Counsel, Clark Hill PLC