List of University of Miami School of Law alumni

For a list of notable University of Miami alumni, see List of University of Miami alumni.

This is a list of notable alumni of the University of Miami School of Law, the law school of the University of Miami, located in Coral Gables, Florida.

The University of Miami campus in Coral Gables, Florida in 2006

Business

• James J. Greco (J.D. 1983), former president and CEO, Sbarro^[1]
• Lisa Song Sutton, businesswoman, real estate investor, attorney, former Miss Nevada United States, and former congressional candidate^[2]

Government and politics

Federal officials

Marco Rubio

• Sue McCourt Cobb (J.D. 1972), former U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica and former Florida Secretary of State^[3]
• Charles D. Michel (J.D. 1992), 30th Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, first career judge advocate in any of the Armed Forces to achieve four-star rank.^[4]
• Reince Priebus (J.D. 1998), 27th White House Chief of Staff, former Chairman of the Republican National Committee^[5]
• Marco Rubio (J.D. 1996), 72nd United States Secretary of State (2025–present), United States Senator (2011–2025)^[6]
• Gregg Wenzel (J.D. 1994), former Central Intelligence Agency operative^{[citation needed]}

Members of U.S. Congress

• Pat Cannon (LL.B. 1931), United States Representative (1939-1947)^[7]
• Dante Fascell (LL.B. 1938), United States Representative (1955-1993), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (1983-1993)^[8]
• Joe Garcia (J.D. 1991), United States Representative (2013–2015)^[9]
• Tom Rooney (J.D. 1998), United States Representative (2009–2019)^[10]

State and local administration

• Manny Diaz (J.D. 1980), former Mayor of the City of Miami^[11]
• Daryl Jones (J.D. 1987), former member, Florida Senate, Florida House of Representatives^[12]
• Alex Penelas (J.D. 1985), former Mayor of Dade County, Florida^{[citation needed]}
• Maria Sachs (J.D. 1978), former member, Florida Senate, Florida House of Representatives^[13]

Foreign officials

• Dean Barrow (LL.M. 1981), former Prime Minister of Belize (2008-2020)^[14]

Judiciary

Federal courts

Adalberto Jordan

Robin Rosenbaum

• Tamara W. Ashford (LL.M.), United States Tax Court judge^[15]
• Beth F. Bloom (J.D. 1988), United States District Court Judge^[16]
• Ted Cabot (LL.B. 1953), United States District Court Judge^[17]
• A. Jay Cristol (J.D. 1959), U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida Chief Judge Emeritus^[18]
• Melissa Damian (J.D. 1995), United States District Court Judge^[19]
• Alan Stephen Gold (LL.M. 1974), United States District Court Judge^[20]
• Jonathan Goodman (J.D. 1983), United States Magistrate Judge^[21]
• John A. Houston (J.D. 1977), United States District Court Judge^[22]
• Patrick M. Hunt (J.D. 1985), United States Magistrate Judge^[23]
• Paul G. Hyman Jr. (J.D. 1977), United States Bankruptcy Court Judge^[24]
• Laurel M. Isicoff (J.D. 1982), United States Bankruptcy Court Judge^[25]
• Adalberto Jordan (J.D. 1987), Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit^[26]
• Jose E. Martinez (J.D. 1965), United States District Court Judge^[27]
• Federico A. Moreno (J.D. 1978), Chief United States District Court Judge^[28]
• Lenore Carrero Nesbitt (LL.B. 1957), United States District Court Judge^[29]
• John James O'Sullivan (J.D. 1985), United States Magistrate Judge^[30]
• Alicia M. Otazo-Reyes (J.D. 1991), United States Magistrate Judge^[31]
• Robin S. Rosenbaum (J.D. 1991), United States Circuit Court Judge for the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals^[32]
• Kenneth Ryskamp (J.D. 1956), United States District Court Judge^[33]
• Thomas E. Scott, Jr. (J.D. 1972), United States District Court Judge^[34]
• Kathleen M. Williams (J.D. 1982), United States District Court Judge^[35]

State courts

Joseph A. Boyd Jr.

• Joseph A. Boyd Jr. (LL.B. 1948), Florida Supreme Court Justice from 1969-1987, Chief Justice from 1984-1986^[36]
• Gerald Kogan (LL.B. 1955), Florida Supreme Court Justice from 1987-1998, Chief Justice from 1986-1988^[37]
• R. Fred Lewis (J.D. 1972), Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court (1998–Present)^[38]
• Ed Newman (J.D. 1987), National Football League All-Pro football player, and County Court Judge in Miami, Florida
• Ian Richards (J.D. 2002), County Court Judge of Florida's 17th Judicial Circuit^{[citation needed]}

Non-United States courts

• Doris König (M.C.L. 1982), vice president, Federal Constitutional Court of Germany

Private practice

• Roy Black (J.D. 1967), criminal defense attorney^[39]
• Nancy Chemtob (J.D. 1990), founder, Chemtob, Moss, Forman & Beyda^[40]
• Lindsey Halligan (2013), insurance lawyer and lawyer for Donald Trump
• Reince Priebus (J.D. 1998), 27th White House Chief of Staff, president and chief strategist for Michael Best and Friedrich LLP^[41]
• Robert H. Traurig (J.D. 1950), founder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP^[42]

Sports

• Ed Lynch (J.D. 1991), professional baseball player, coach and executive^[43]
• Ken Pavia, former sports agent, founder of MMAagents Sports Agency, and the former CEO of India's first MMA Super Fight League^[44]
• Ed Rubinoff (born 1935), tennis player
• Marc Trestman (J.D. 1983), former University of Miami football assistant coach, former head coach of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League^[45]

Other

• Henry N. Butler (1982), Dean of George Mason University's Antonin Scalia School of Law^{[citation needed]}
• Xavier Cortada (J.D. 1991), artist^[46]
• Patricia Ireland (J.D. 1975), former president of the National Organization for Women^[47]
• Carolyn Lamm, former president of the American Bar Association^[48]
• Larry R. Leiby (J.D. 1973), commercial arbitrator^[49]
• Paul Levine (J.D. 1973), novelist, author of legal thrillers^{[citation needed]}
• Barbara Parker (J.D.), mystery writer.^{[citation needed]}
• Ana Maria Polo (1987), Hispanic television arbitrator on Caso Cerrado^[50]
• Thane Rosenbaum (born 1960), writer and law professor