School of Law News

Jonathan Harriman ‘07 is on a mission to change how young people view the legal profession. For more than 15 years, he has volunteered with Balboa High School’s Law Academy, working to dispel myths and educate students about what it means to be a lawyer.

Here are 2024’s most read USF News stories, starting with the No. 1 article.

Meet 16 new faculty members who joined USF this fall.

On November 15, 2024, USF Law, in collaboration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), hosted a daylong event examining the evolution of name, image, and likeness (NIL) laws for student-athletes. USF Law Dean Johanna Kalb welcomed attendees and reflected on the “revolutionary” changes to NCAA policy and the implications for “college athletics, for schools, for the athletes themselves, and for the fans who support them.”

Fabiola Pardo Garcia ‘25 speaks four languages, serves as forum editor of USF Law Review, is Graduation Chair and Vice President of the Latinx Law Student Association, and as a 2L, tutored Academic Support Program 1Ls. Given her multiple passions and activities, it’s no surprise that the third-year law student has also tested the waters with a range of legal fields.

As a third-year USF Law student, Omar gained real-world, hands-on experience in USF’s Criminal Law Clinic.

As a first-year law student, Sabrina D. Murugesu ‘25 recalls feeling ‘terrified’ while arguing a case in front of her Moot Court classmates. But instead of shying away from the challenge, Murugesu embraced it head-on.

When Nichelle Holmes ’10 took the oath of office on April 15, 2024, she joined more than 340 fellow USF law graduates who have served on the bench.

On October 10, the Barnett Chair Second Chance Summit brought together leaders and change-makers from across the criminal legal system to talk about resentencing, rehabilitation, and reentry.

Soon-to-be “Double Don” Kad Smith, BA ’13, JD ’25, traces his early passion for law, in part, back to watching a special on Johnny Cochran with his grandmother. Raised in Berkeley, Smith is now turning that childhood dream into reality as a dynamic student leader at USF Law.