|
| Sabrina Salomon, FIAC Attorney, Tapped for UM's Iron Arrow | April 2, 2009 |
| Five members of the University of Miami (UM) Law School community – UM trustee and Law School alumnus Wayne Chaplin, UM Law Professor Mary Coombs, alumna Sabrina Salomon, and third-year law students Michael Pieciak and Alex Schimel – were inducted into Iron Arrow, the University of Miami’s highest honor and oldest tradition, on April 2, 2009. Founded by UM’s first president, Bowman Foster Ashe, in 1926 only a month after the University opened, the society is steeped in the rituals of the Seminole Indian tribe and honors individuals who best exemplify the five qualities of Iron Arrow: love of alma mater, character, leadership, scholarship, and humility. Members are easily identified by their brightly colored Seminole jackets that are worn at official functions. Chaplin, JD ’82, also a member of the Law School’s Visiting Committee, is president and chief operating officer of Southern Wine and Spirits of America, Inc., a leading national beverage distributor. He co-chaired the Law School’s Momentum Campaign, which raised more than $22 million from 2003 to 2007. Professor Coombs has been a member of the Law School faculty since 1983. She teaches and writes in the areas of torts, family law, transnational family law, and law and medicine. Prior to becoming a faculty member at UM Law, Professor Coombs was in private practice and served as a law clerk to Judge Henry J. Friendly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Salomon, JD ’03, is an Equal Justice Works fellow and staff attorney at the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center. She is founder of the NOU KAB Haitian Domestic Violence Project, and is a Creole radio show host who educates the Haitian community about domestic violence and human trafficking issues. Pieciak is editor-in-chief of the University of Miami Law Review and a dean’s fellow in the Academic Achievement Program (AAP). He is also a Law School ambassador and a member of the Charles C. Papy, Jr. Moot Court Board. Additionally, Pieciak is an intern in the Children & Youth Law Clinic (CYLC). Schimel is also a Law School dean’s fellow. He has filled five positions over the past two years, most recently assuming the responsibility for the AAP Exam Workshop where he prepares and facilitates weekly sessions for his fellow law students. He is an intern in the CYLC and a Florida Bar Foundation fellow. Additionally, Schimel was a University of Miami Law Review candidate. | |