Practice Areas

Cristina L. Mendoza, General Counsel
Assistant: Edya Llaneras, Coordinator – Administrative Services  

  • BOG
  • All BOT matters, including all meeting materials
  • All FIUF BOD matters, including all meeting materials
  • All FIU Research Foundation BOD matters, including all meeting materials
  • Delegations of Authority
  • Environmental Health & Safety
  • Human Resources (with Isis)
  • Internal Audit
  • Labor (all units)
  • NCAA and Athletics Compliance

Committees:
Board of Trustees (BOT)
FIU Foundation Board of Directors
FIU Research Foundation Board of Directors

Jody Lehman, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Legal Officer for Health Affairs Assistant: Nadine Francis, Coordinator

  • All matters pertaining to the College of Medicine

Isis Carbajal de Garcia – Deputy General Counsel
Assistant: Eli Deville, Coordinator – Administrative Services

  • Academic Affairs
  • Academic Personnel Issues
  • Constitutional Law Issues
  • Contracts related to academic programs
  • Equal Opportunity Program
  • Ethics
  • Human Resources (with Cristina)
  • Immigration
  • Intellectual Property including Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks and Service Marks
  • Public Safety
  • Sponsored Research
  • Student Affairs
  • Student Organizations
  • Students Appeals and Grievances
  • Contracts, litigation, public records and requests/subpoenas related to areas listed above.

Committees:
Institutional Review Board for the Use of Human Subjects (IRB)
Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC)
University Consultation Team (UCT)

Regina L. DeIulio – Associate General Counsel
Assistant: Lourdes Palomares – Administrative Assistant

  • Auxiliary Enterprises
  • Bankruptcy/Garnishment
  • Devolution Issues
  • Fees
  • Graham and Wolfe Student Centers
  • University Health Services
  • Library
  • Parking and Traffic
  • All Purchasing
  • Regulation development and Regulation Website and Department Website
  • Rule Promulgation Process
  • Student Records
  • UTS
  • Contracts, litigation, public records and requests/subpoenas related to areas listed above

Committees:
IT Security Council

Rafael A. Paz – Associate General Counsel
Assistant: Eli Deville, Coordinator – Administrative Services

  • Admissions
  • Athletics (except for NCAA compliance)
  • Advancement
  • Alumni Association
  • Financial Aid
  • FIU Foundation (except for BOD matters)
  • Governmental Relations
  • Marketing
  • Media Relations
  • Museums
  • Registrar’s Office
  • South Beach Wine and Food Festival
  • Sponsorship Contracts
  • Tax Issues
  • Athletics Finance Corp.
  • Contracts, litigation, public records and requests/subpoenas related to areas listed above

Committees:
FIU Magazine Editorial Advisory Board

Fleta Stamen – Assistant General Counsel
Assistant: Edya Llaneras, Coordinator – Administrative Services
Assistant: Charmaine Cavé – Administrative Assistant (for Contract Matters)

  • Affiliation Agreements
  • Campus Master Plan
  • Construction (Contracts Related to Academic Programs)
  • Facilities Management
  • Investment and Financing Matters
  • Legislative Matters
  • Real Property (acquisition and leases)
  • Treasury
  • Contracts, litigation, public records and requests/subpoenas related to areas listed above

    Committee:
    Substance Abuse Task Force