Connie Felix Chen is an Associate in the Miami office of GRSM and a member of the Employment Law and Commercial Litigation practice groups.
Originally from Connecticut, Connie earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and minor in sociology from Emory University in Atlanta. She then moved to Miami to attend the University of Miami School of Law on a merit scholarship. During law school, she was an editor and published author of the Inter-American Law Review and a competing member on the Moot Court team. After earning her J.D., cum laude, in 2017, Connie completed a clerkship with the Hon. Milton Hirsch in the 11th Judicial Circuit, during which she gained valuable insight into the Florida judicial system.
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Freeze, You’re on Camera: Can Body Cameras Improve American Policing on the Streets and at the Borders?, 48 U. Miami. Inter-Am. L. Rev. Iss. 3, 2017
Admissions
- Florida
- U.S. District Courts, Southern, Northern, and Middle Districts of Florida
Memberships
- Florida Bar Association
- Dade County Bar Association
- Florida Association for Women Lawyers
EDUCATION
J.D., cum laude, University of Miami School of Law, 2017
- Dean’s Merit Scholarship
- Dean’s Certificate of Achievement Award, Legal Communication and Research Skills; Criminal Prosecution – Adjudication
- University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, Articles and Comments Editor, published author
- Academic Achievement Program, Writing Dean’s Fellow
- Charles C. Papy, Jr. Moot Court Board, National Appellate Advocacy Competition Regional Semi-Finalist, National Moot Court Competition
- Miami Law Innocence Clinic
- Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, President
B.A., Psychology, Emory University, 2013
- Minor in Sociology
Languages
- Chinese (Mandarin)