June 7, 2019

From the Dean

As we’ve talked to alumni and friends about our Pave the Way Campaign for student scholarships during the past year, a popular component with donors is our Law Legacy Brick Program. Through this program, anyone who pledges at least $25 per month for five years receives a personalized brick that is installed in the walkway around our James Harold Thompson Green. Nearly 100 graduates and friends of the law school have already made pledges that qualify them for a Law Legacy Brick. These personalized bricks are a wonderful way to commemorate your time at FSU Law, while giving back. In addition, your generous gift to student scholarships will allow us to attract the brightest and most diverse classes, which enhances the classroom experience for all of our students. Gifts to student scholarships also reduce graduate indebtedness, enabling our graduates to pursue their most desired careers. Many thanks to everyone who has already made a pledge to student scholarships! If you haven’t yet, I hope you will consider making a gift that will change lives. More information is available on our website. You can contact our Office of Development and Alumni Affairs at alumni@law.fsu.edu for more information about personalizing your Law Legacy Brick.

- Dean Erin O'Connor

Faculty Profile: Andrew Carrabis

Andrew Carrabis is an adjunct professor teaching Professional Responsibility this summer. He also teaches Legal Ethics at FSU Law. Carrabis is an assistant state attorney for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, assigned to the Organized Crime Unit, and a special assistant United States attorney for the Southern District of Florida. In those roles, Carrabis’ day-to-day functions consist of investigating and prosecuting organized crime on the state and federal levels, where he has taken more than 100 jury trials to verdict. He is a Florida Bar board certified criminal trial lawyer. He also serves on The Florida Bar Criminal Law Certification Committee and the Governmental and Public Policy Advocacy Committee. Carrabis is a published author on a wide variety of civil and criminal topics, most recently published by the Harvard Journal of Sports Law on the issue of civil lawsuits arising from concussions in the National Football League. Carrabis graduated with honors from the University of Florida Levin College of Law.

“Teaching is my passion and it’s invaluable to teach law students at FSU the legal ethics that they will encounter in an ever-evolving legal world. Whether my students go on to do business law, environmental law, criminal law or any other area, legal ethics will always be a part of their legal career—and I know they will do the right thing when faced with legal questions in practice.”

Alum Profile: F.T. “Frank” Williams (’92)

F.T. “Frank” Williams is an assistant U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Florida, Gainesville office. He also serves as the district’s Human Trafficking Coordinator and Project Safe Childhood Program Coordinator. Williams has more than 20 years of experience prosecuting human trafficking and working with the victims of commercial sexual exploitation. Prior to becoming a federal prosecutor, Williams served as an assistant statewide prosecutor and an assistant state attorney. He also previously served in the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. Williams is board certified in Criminal Trial Law and serves on The Florida Bar’s Federal Court Practice Committee. He also frequently lectures on internet crimes against children and trial-related topics.

“I am proud and honored to be part of the U.S. Attorney’s Office team seeking justice on behalf of the victims of human trafficking. None of my work would have been possible without the legal foundation and direction I received from FSU College of Law!”

Student Profile: 2019 Grad Andrew Meinking

Desired Practice Location: Would like to practice in Central or South Florida, but open to relocating anywhere in the state
Specialization: Business law
Field of Law Sought: Corporate transactions and corporate disputes

Originally from Kansas City, Mo., Andrew Meinking holds a bachelor’s degree in business management with a minor in pre-law from Baker University. While at Baker, Meinking was a member of the men’s soccer team. In May 2019, Meinking graduated magna cum laude from FSU Law, also earning the Business Law Certificate. During his final year of law school, Meinking clerked for the Antitrust Division of the Florida Attorney General’s Office. While there, Meinking conducted extensive document review for Florida’s opioid lawsuit. He also had the opportunity to attend conferences with outside counsel and opposing counsel regarding merger investigations and merger effects, as well as to research numerous state law issues regarding mergers and Florida deceptive trade practice statutes. During the fall semester of his 3L year, Meinking was a research assistant to Dean Emeritus and Alumni Centennial Professor Donald J. Weidner. Meinking was also a summer associate at Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford P.A. in Jacksonville the summer after his 2L year. There, he worked on medical malpractice and insurance defense cases. Meinking was a member of the Florida State University Business Review. He was also the transfer student representative to the Student Bar Association and participated on the FSU College of Law ABA Negotiation Team. If you are interested in hiring Meinking, visit his LinkedIn profile.

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