PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MARITZA REYES, PROFESSOR OF LAW Submitted to FAMU College of Law (CoL) Publicity Department on 9/15/21 EDUCATION Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts LL.M., June 2008 Awards & Post-Graduate Research Fellow, Harvard Law School (2008–2011) Activities: Board of Advisors, Harvard Latino Law Review (2008 – Present) The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Graduate Scholarship (2007) General Editor, Harvard Latino Law Review (2007–2008) Coordinator of External Affairs, La Alianza, Harvard Law School (2007–2008) Harvard Law School Spring Pro Bono Program, Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, Miami, Florida (Spring 2008) Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, May 2000 Class Rank: Graduated 4th in class (top 1% out of nearly 400 students) Awards & Leo Goodwin Sr Scholar – Academic Scholarship (1997–2000) Activities: Dean’s List (all semesters) Book Awards for Highest Grade: Evidence, Constitutional Law, Income Tax, Legal Research and Writing Nova Law Review, Articles Editor (1999); Staff Member (1998–1999) Moot Court Honor Society, Member (1998–2000) Who's Who: American Law Students (20th ed.) National Association of Women Lawyers Award – Outstanding Law Student (2000) Public Interest Bronze Pro Bono Award (2000) Gold Circle Women’s Club Scholarship (1998–2000) Young Lawyers Division of The Florida Bar Scholarship (1999) Moot Court Freshmen Appellate Writing Competition, Best Brief (1998) Student Bar Association Academic Achievement Award (1998) Contributing Writer, Broadly Speaking, Law School Newspaper (1998–1999) Editor, Florida Bar Foundation’s Children First Project, Legislative Bill-Tracking Publication (1999) Law Student Advisor (1998) Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida B.S Accounting, magna cum laude, 1996; MBA studies, 1997 Awards & Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants Graduate Scholarship (1996) Activities: Motorola Summer Intern Scholarship (1993) Florida Atlantic University – Academic Scholarship (1992–1994) Beta Alpha Psi, Phi Kappa Phi, and Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Societies Professor Maritza Reyes Accomplishments for FAMU CoL Publicity Department Submitted 9/15/21 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Florida A & M University College of Law, Orlando, Florida, Fall 2009–Present Associate Professor of Law (2012-present) Assistant Professor of Law (2009-2012) Courses: Asylum Law (doctrinal and experiential courses) Advanced Topics in Immigration Law (seminar) Civil Procedure I Civil Procedure II Evidence Immigration Law Latinos and the Law Seminar Professional Responsibility University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, Fall 2015 Visiting Associate Professor of Law (Fall 2015) Courses: Introduction to Lawyering Professional Responsibility Teaching Honors Nominated for Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers’ Women of Distinction Award 2020 Nominated for FAMU Teaching Innovation Award (2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 20192020) Nominated for FAMU Inaugural Teaching Innovation Award (2014-2015) Recognized as one of the top 20 Fabulous Hispanic Professors in Florida (2012), http://onlineschoolsflorida.com/top-college-professors-in-florida/hispanic/ Page of 10 Professor Maritza Reyes Accomplishments for FAMU CoL Publicity Department Submitted 9/15/21 PUBLICATIONS Law Reviews Maritza I Reyes, Professional Women Subjugated by Name-Calling and Character Attacks, 23 J GENDER, RACE & JUST 397 (2021) Maritza I Reyes, The Female Body in the Workplace: Judges and the Common Law, 114 NW U L REV ONLINE 177 (2019) Maritza I Reyes, In Memory of Julie Chek, 10 FLA A&M UNIV L REV ix (2015) Maritza I Reyes, Professional Women: Silenced by Men-Made Norms, 47 AKRON L REV 897 (2015) (lead article) Maritza I Reyes, Opening Borders: African Americans and Latinos Through the Lens of Immigration, 17 HARV LATINO L REV (2014) (lead article) Maritza I Reyes, Angela Mae Kupenda, Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Stephanie M Wildman & Adrien Katherine Wing, Reflections on Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia Symposium―The Plenary Panel, 29 BERKELEY J GENDER L & JUST 195 (2014) (lead article) Maritza I Reyes, Constitutionalizing Immigration Law: The Vital Role of Judicial Discretion in the Removal of Lawful Permanent Residents, 84 TEMPLE L REV 637 (2012) Maritza I Reyes, Note, Latino Lawful Permanent Resident Removal Cases: A Case Study of Nicaragua and a Call for Fairness and Responsibility in the Administration of U.S Immigration Law, 11 HARV LATINO L REV 279 (2008) Online Legal Blogs (Peer-reviewed) Maritza I Reyes, “DREAMERS” versus the Labels Used in Government Documents and Judicial Opinions in Department of Homeland Security v Regents of the University of California, IMMIGRATIONPROF BLOG (June 20, 2020), https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2020/06/dreamers-versus-the-labels-used-ingovernment-documents-and-judicial-opinions-in-department-of-homeland-security-v-reg.html Maritza I Reyes, Congress Did Not Give the President Unfettered Discretion to Exclude, IMMIGRATIONPROF BLOG (Feb 9, 2017), http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/02/congress-did-not-give-the-presidentunfettered-discretion-to-exclude-by-professor-maritza-reyes.html Maritza I Reyes, The Fifth Circuit in Texas v United States Chose and Advocated the Term “Illegal Alien,” IMMIGRATIONPROF BLOG (Nov 20, 2015), Page of 10 Professor Maritza Reyes Accomplishments for FAMU CoL Publicity Department Submitted 9/15/21 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2015/11/the-fifth-circuit-in-texas-v-united-stateschose-and-advocated-the-term-illegal-alien-by-.html (Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Case Analysis (online symposium) Maritza I Reyes, A Latina Law Professor's Personal Perspective after the Zimmerman Trial Verdict, IMMIGRATIONPROF BLOG (July 15, 2013), http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2013/07/a-latina-law-professors-personalperspective-after-the-zimmerman-trial-verdict-by-professor-maritza-.html Maritza I Reyes, Moncrieffe: Lessons in Crimmigration Law, CRIMMIGRATION (April 30, 2013), http://crimmigration.com/2013/04/30/moncrieffe-lessons-in-crimmigration-law/ (Supreme Court Case Analysis online symposium) Blogs and Newspapers Lessons in Public Advocacy and Self-Defense: Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Responded to Representative Ted Yoho’s Reported Sexist Epithets, FEMINIST LAW PROFESSORS BLOG (July 27, 2020), http://www.feministlawprofessors.com/2020/07/maritza-reyes-on-lessons-inpublic-advocacy-and-self-defense-representative-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-responded-torepresentative-ted-yohos/ FAMU BOT Must Consider Gender Biases, Op-ed, TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT, August 21, 2016 FAMU Should Turn Audit Findings into Positive Change, Op-ed, TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT, April 11, 2016 FAMU Should Open More Meetings, Op-ed, TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT, March 3, 2016 A Win for Undocumented Immigrants, ORLANDO SENTINEL, May 20, 2014, at A11 Women in the Texas Legislature: Lessons in Individual Actions that Serve to Empower Movements, FEMINIST LAW PROFESSORS BLOG (July 1, 2013), http://www.feministlawprofessors.com/2013/07/women-in-the-texas-legislature-lessons-inindividual-actions-that-serve-to-empower-movements/ An Assertive Woman: Sonia from the Bronx, http://vitaminw.co/nation/assertive-woman-sonia-bronx VITAMINW (Feb 25, 2013), DREAMers Keep On Dreaming!, THE STUDENT APPEAL BLOG (June 21, 2012), https://thestudentappeal.com/dreamers-keep-on-dreaming-4e95ba6f818 Women in the Media as in Society?, FEMINIST LAW PROFESSORS BLOG (March 14, 2012), http://www.feministlawprofessors.com/2012/03/women-media-society/ Florida Must Not Follow Arizona’s Lead, ARIZ ST L.J BLOG (Apr 17, 2011), http://arizonastatelawjournal.org/florida-must-not-follow-arizonas-lead/ No a una ley de inmigración para la Florida [Say No to an immigration law in Florida], EL NUEVO HERALD (Miami), Nov 13, 2010, at 16A Page of 10 Professor Maritza Reyes Accomplishments for FAMU CoL Publicity Department Submitted 9/15/21 Latina Experience and Wisdom Welcomed, THE HARVARD CRIMSON (July 8, 2009), http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2009/7/8/latina-experience-and-wisdom-welcomed-as/ Congratulations LL.M Class of 2008—We Are Almost There, HARVARD LAW RECORD (Apr 24, 2008), http://www.hlrecord.org/2.4462/congratulations-ll-m-class-of-2008-1.577686 MEDIA INTERVIEWS Expert Commentator, Intersection, NPR Radio, Segment: Immigration Cases Remain at Standstill as Government Shutdown Continues (90.7 WMFE), Jan 11, 2019 Interview, Hand v Rick Scott, Noticias Telemundo Orlando (Telemundo News Orlando), Mar 27, 2018 Quoted, A Playbook for Combating Implicit Bias, Above the Law, Dec 28, 2016, http://abovethelaw.com/2016/12/a-playbook-for-combating-implicit-bias/ Interview, Unhappy Law Firm Clients Tell News their Stories, Channel News, Orlando, Nov 17, 2016, http://www.clickorlando.com/news/investigators/unhappy-law-firm-clients-tell-news-6their-story Radio Podcast Interview, Women and the Law, Solutions, Law School Transparency Radio, http://www.lstradio.com/women/ Interview, ¿Puede el Presidente Revocar la ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Costo?, Noticias Telemundo Orlando (Telemundo News Orlando), Nov 11, 2016, Discussion of Process to Enact and Repeal a Law in reference to the Affordable Care Act, http://m.holaciudad.com/orlando/telemundo/telenoticias_orlando/Puede-presidente-revocar-cuidadosalud_2_971022901.html Newspaper Interview - La Prensa, Orlando, FL – Interview re the value of education for the Hispanic community (Spring 2015) Newspaper Interview - La Prensa, Orlando, FL – Interview re coalition for the presidential vote in Puerto Rico (Spring 2015) Television Interview – Telemundo, Orlando, FL – Interview re coalition for the presidential vote in Puerto Rico (Spring 2015) CONTRIBUTIONS TO LEGISLATIVE PROCESS Opinion cited in support of open meetings and public records during Florida Senate Debate, April 27, 2021, 2021 Legislative Session Page of 10 Professor Maritza Reyes Accomplishments for FAMU CoL Publicity Department Submitted 9/15/21 CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS Presenter, Labels and Rhetoric in Immigration Discourse: Latinos at the Margins, 2019 Barry Law Review Symposium – Crossing the Border: Recent and Continuing Issues in the Area of Immigration Law in the Modern Era, Orlando, Florida (Fall 2019) (for CLE credit) Moderator, Advocating for Immigration in the Era of Trump, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference, Boca Raton, Florida (Summer 2019) Discussant, Regulating the Border & The Law of Rescue, Fifth Biennial Emerging Immigration Scholars Conference, Brigham Young University J Reuben Clark Law School, Provo, Utah (Summer 2019) Attendee, Immigration Law Scholars and Teachers Workshop, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Summer 2018) Speaker, Crimmigration and Opportunities for Coalitions between African Americans and Latinos, 2017 Florida NAACP Criminal Justice Symposium, Orlando, Florida (Fall 2017) Keynote Speaker, Inspiring Future Lawyers, Third Annual Joint National Black and Hispanic Pre-Law Conference, New York University School of Law, New York, New York (Fall 2017) Panelist, Grand Panel Presentation: Identity and Activism: Inside and Outside the Law School, LatCrit XXI Biennial Conference, Orlando, Florida (Fall 2017) Moderator and Presenter, Crimmigration After the 2016 Elections, LatCrit XXI Biennial Conference, Orlando, Florida (Fall 2017) Presenter, Hispanics/Latinos and Race, LatCrit XXI Biennial Conference, Orlando, Florida (Fall 2017) Presenter, A Padilla Right to Immigration Counsel, Fourth Biennial Emerging Immigration Scholars Conference, Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas (Summer 2017) Discussant, Fourth Biennial Emerging Immigration Scholars Conference, Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas (Summer 2017) Panelist, Current Immigration Law and Policy Initiatives under the Trump Administration: What the Rhetoric, Executive Orders, and Enforcement Actions Mean for the Latina/o Community, ACLU of Central Florida and ACLU Student Chapter FAMU College of Law, Orlando, Florida (Spring 2017) Panelist, Immigration Law and Policy in the Trump Administration, FAMU College of Law Constitutional Law Society, Orlando, Florida (Spring 2017) Presenter, The Professional Responsibility of Law Professors in the ABA Accreditation Process, American Bar Association (ABA) National Conference on Professional Responsibility, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Summer 2016) Panelist, Testimonio: Anatomy of a Bullying and Mobbing Process in the Academic Workplace, Labor, Work, and the Workplace Panel, LatCrit 2015, Anaheim California (Fall 2015) Page of 10 Professor Maritza Reyes Accomplishments for FAMU CoL Publicity Department Submitted 9/15/21 Speaker, Professional Women and Current Barriers to Equality, Sister to Sister Discussion Group, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (Fall 2015) Moderator & Organizer, Hispanic Trends, Hispanic American Law Students Association (HALSA) Hispanic Heritage Month Symposium, FAMU College of Law, Orlando, Florida (Fall 2015) Speaker, Latin@s in Florida, 1st Annual Hispanic Scholarship Fundraiser, Ladies of the Domino Federation, Orlando, Florida (Summer 2015) Lecturer, Evidence and Applying the Daubert Standard in Florida Courts, Criminal Law Certification 2015 Seminar of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (FACDL), Tampa, Florida (Spring 2015) Presenter, Professional Women: Silenced by Men-Made Norms, Faculty Forum, FAMU College of Law, Orlando, FL (Spring 2015) Speaker, Florida and Federal Evidence, Criminal Law Certification Seminar, Criminal Defense Lawyers Association of Central Florida, Tampa, FL (Spring 2015) Host Committee Member, Alliance for Justice Reception and Film Screening: Lost in the Fine Print, AALS Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C (Spring 2015) Moderator, The 1965 Immigration Act: 50 Years of Race-Neutral (?) Immigration, Immigration Law and Minority Groups Joint Program, Association of American Law Schools Conference, Wash DC (Spring 2015) Presenter, The More Things Change…: Exploring Solutions to Persisting Discrimination in Legal Academia, AALS Cross-cutting Program, Association of American Law Schools, Wash DC (Spring 2015) Moderator, Immigration Reform Debate, American Constitution Society, Federalist Society & Hispanic American Law Students Association, FAMU College of Law, Orlando, FL (Fall 2014) Discussant, Crossing the Bar: Current Character and Fitness Issues in Admission to the Profession, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference, Amelia Island, Florida (Summer 2014) Discussant, Defining Multiracialism and its Impact on the Law, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference, Amelia Island, Florida (Summer 2014) Discussant, Is it Time for a Uniform Bullying Statute?, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference, Amelia Island, Florida (Summer 2014) Moderator & Panelist, Women of Color in Academia: Seeking Allies in Our Fight Against Workplace Inequality and Discrimination, National Organization for Women Conference 2014, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Summer 2014) Presenter, What Should the Supreme Court of Florida Have Considered in Deciding Whether Undocumented Immigrants are Eligible for Admission to The Florida Bar?, Immigration Law Professors Workshop, University of California, Irvine School of Law, Irvine, California (Spring Page of 10 Professor Maritza Reyes Accomplishments for FAMU CoL Publicity Department Submitted 9/15/21 2014) Speaker, Latinos in Law School: A Conversation About Identity, Access and Politics, Eighth Annual Meeting of Law School Diversity Professionals, Florida International University College of Law, Miami, Florida (Spring 2014) Moderator, Shaping Destiny: Immigration Debate, FAMU College of Law Federalist Society & ACLU, Orlando, Florida (Spring 2014) Speaker, Today’s Immigration, Florida State University Community Dialogue Series, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida (Spring 2014) Panelist, 10th Annual MLK Leadership Forum, The Journey to Justice: How the School to Prison Pipeline is Affecting Young People of Color, FAMU College of Law, Orlando, Florida (Spring 2014) Speaker, The Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform and What the Growth of the Latino Population Means in the Nuevo South, Hispanic Bar Association of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, Polk County Courthouse, Bartow, Florida (Fall 2013) (for CLE credit) Panelist, The Current State of Immigration Reform, Hispanic American Law Students Association Symposium, Florida A&M University, Orlando, Florida (Fall 2013) Presenter, Anti-immigrant Speech: Code Language for Racism?, LatCrit XVII Conference, Chicago, Illinois (Fall 2013) Moderator, Roundtable: Presumed Incompetent: The Beginning of a Movement in Academia?, LatCrit XVII Conference, Chicago, Illinois (Fall 2013) Discussant, Understanding Hispanics and Latinas in the New South, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference, Palm Beach, Florida (Summer 2013) Panelist, Ninth Annual Dr Martin Luther King Leadership Forum, FAMU College of Law, Orlando, Florida (Spring 2013) Moderator, Plenary Panel, UC Berkeley School of Law Journal of Gender, Law & Justice Symposium―Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia, Berkeley, California (Spring 2013) Speaker, Latin@s and the Law, University of California at Berkeley Latino Pre-Law Society & Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Berkeley, California (Spring 2013) Presenter, Mock AALS Interview, Tenth Annual LatCrit-SALT Junior Faculty Development Workshop, Baltimore, Maryland (Fall 2012) Presenter, Race, Politics and the Immigration Debate, LatCrit XVI Conference, San Diego, California (Fall 2011) Presenter, The Vital Role of Judicial Discretion in the Removal of Lawful Permanent Residents, 2011 Emerging Immigration Scholars Conference, American University, Washington DC (Summer 2011) Page of 10 Professor Maritza Reyes Accomplishments for FAMU CoL Publicity Department Submitted 9/15/21 Coordinator & Moderator, Should Florida Become an Immigration Legislation State?, ACLU, Hispanic American Law Students Association, Phi Alpha Delta & Federalist Society Immigration Forum, Florida A&M University, Orlando, Florida (Spring 2011) Presenter, The Vital Role of Judicial Discretion in the Removal of Lawful Permanent Residents, LatCrit XV Conference, Denver, Colorado (Fall 2010) Moderator, “Women & the Economy in the 21st century” Conference, Women in Government Panel, Florida A&M University College of Law, Orlando, Florida (Spring 2010) Presenter, Adoption: An Immigration Law Perspective, International Law Day: International and Comparative Family Law Class & Caribbean Law Students Association, Orlando, Florida (Spring 2010) Coordinator, Moderator & Presenter, Deportation After Criminal Convictions, Caribbean Law Students Association Immigration Forum, Orlando, Florida (Fall 2009) SERVICE Service Honors Winner of La Prensa Mujeres Destacadas (Women of Accomplishment) Award in the area of Education (2015) Recognized in the U.S Congressional Record (Oct 22, 2013) for “invaluable work as a legal professional and a Latina leader in Central Florida,” http://thomas.loc.gov/cgibin/query/z?r113:E22OC3-0034:/ Awarded the FAMU College of Law Black Law Students Association Faculty Spirit of Service Award (2013) Nominated for FAMU College of Law Black Law Students Association Faculty Spirit of Service Award (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015) Board Service Board Member, Harvard Latino Law Review Board of Advisors (2008-Present) Board Member, American Bar Association's Center for Professional Responsibility Publications Board (2015-Present) Board Member, Latina/o Studies Association Conference Program (2020-2022) Community Service Reviewer, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) 2020-2021 Graduate and Public Policy Fellows Applications (Spring 2020) Page of 10 Professor Maritza Reyes Accomplishments for FAMU CoL Publicity Department Submitted 9/15/21 Judge, Latina/o Studies Association 4th Biennial Conference Program Committee (Spring 2020) Professionalism and Civility in the Law Final Exam Event, University of Central Florida Legal Studies Department (Fall 2019) Mentor, Association of Latino Professionals for America Keynote Speaker, Inspiring Future Lawyers, Third Annual Joint National Black and Hispanic Pre-Law Conference, New York University School of Law, New York, New York (Fall 2017) Scoring Judge, Undergraduate Trial Moot Court Competition, University of Central Florida (Spring 2017) Scoring Judge, Undergraduate Trial Moot Court Competition, University of Central Florida (Spring 2016) Co-Chair, U.S Congressman Alan Grayson’s Advisory Board for Latin America and the Caribbean (2014) Attorney Observer, Victory Counsel Voter Protection Team & Latino Justice Voter Protection (Fall 2012) Scoring Judge, AMTA Regional Mock Trial Tournament, University of Central Florida (Spring 2013) BAR ADMISSIONS AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS Supreme Court of the United States, U.S Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, U.S Southern District of Florida, U.S Middle District of Florida State Bar of Florida Fluent in English and Spanish; conversational in French Page 10 of 10