Defending the Marginalized, with FIU Law Professor and Litigator, Juan Gomez

On this podcast, Jason speaks with Juan Carlos Gomez, Associate Clinical Professor at the Florida International University College of Law and Director of the Carlos A. Costa Immigration Human Rights Clinic. They discuss the law as an instrument for good, especially when used to help those at the margins of society, such as the mentally ill. 

Prof. Gomez has been defending the rights of individuals in immigration matters for over 30 years including in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, as well as the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security. In immigration law, he has helped thousands of individuals in situations including removal and deportation proceedings, family immigration, and the transfer of professionals and executives to the U.S. He works with a wide range of clients: counseling corporations on compliance with immigration laws, as well as defending scores of mentally ill or criminal accused.

He also has coordinated teams of attorneys in multi-forum conflicts to effectively resolve clients’ problems. As an attorney for a Central American Refugee Project, he helped in the representation of thousands of individuals in the Southeastern United States in a national class action. He has represented refugees from every part of the world where there have been conflicts over the last three decades. As director of East Little Havana Legal Services, he led a team of attorneys to resolve the series of problems faced by clients.