Eunice Caussade-García

Eunice Caussade-García is an Associate Instructor at the Florida A&M University College of Law, where she has been teaching since 2006. She teaches and directs key experiential learning programs including the Mediation Clinic, Homelessness and Legal Advocacy Clinic, Housing Clinic, and Field Placement program, while also instructing practical legal skills courses such as Interviewing, Counseling, and Negotiation.

Her educational background includes a Juris Doctor from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law (1997) and a B.A. in History from the University of Puerto Rico (1992).

Her research and teaching interests center on public interest law, with a strong focus on family law, housing law, and alternative dispute resolution. She is a Florida Supreme Court certified County and Family Mediator and completed the Florida Dispute Resolution Center's 40-hour certification training. Her work emphasizes practical legal training, access to justice, and advocacy for underserved populations, particularly in homelessness and housing instability contexts.

The publications listed reflect a consistent engagement with clinical legal education, dispute resolution, and social justice advocacy, though no specific articles were provided in the source text.

• Professional Recognition:

She has significant professional experience as a former staff attorney with Greater Orlando Area Legal Services, Inc., and as an associate at León, Gillespie & Associates, P.A. and Checchio & Stone, P.A., where she specialized in family law and bankruptcy. She currently supervises law students in field placements and clinical settings, contributing to the development of practice-ready attorneys. Her role is deeply embedded in experiential legal education and community legal service.

She is actively involved in the College of Law’s clinical programs and is supported by program assistant Monica Delacruz. Her office is located in the College of Law, Room 183P, by appointment, in Orlando, FL.