Cassandra L Harris-Starks

COL Room 342C

Monday 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Zoom)
Wednesday 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. (Zoom or In Office)
Alternate days and times by appointment

Program Assistant is Daexia Modeste, Phone:  (407) 254-3297, daexia.modeste@famu.edu

LAW 5793-6157-302
Legal Research and Writing II Tu. Th. -- 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

LAW 5793-6169-306
Legal Research and Writing II Tu. Thu -- 1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

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Cassandra Harris-Starks joined the Legal Research and Writing team from private practice. She founded the Law Office of Cassandra Harris-Starks, P.A., which handles matters in the areas of estate planning and immigration, in 2014. Prior to her legal career, Cassandra was an Import Trade Analyst with the International Trade Administration in Washington, DC and a Systems Engineer with Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in Troy, Michigan. She started her legal career with UAW Legal Services in Detroit, Michigan.

Currently, Cassandra serves her community as an elected official; she is a Supervisor on the Celebration Community Development District Board. She is also a Trustee of the Celebration Foundation.

Cassandra holds a J.D. from Mercer University and a B.B.A. in International Business from the University of Georgia. She is an active member of both the Florida and Michigan bar associations.

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• Legal Writing
  
• Estate Planning
  
• Immigration Law
  

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• Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, 2023 - Present
  Florida A&M University College of Law, Orlando, FL
• Visiting Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, 2021-2023
  Florida A&M University College of Law, Orlando, FL
• Adjunct, Legal Research and Writing, Spring 2018
  Florida A&M University College of Law, Orlando, FL

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• Presentations at Legal Writing Institute (LWI) One-Day Workshops:
  
  First-Gen Teaching First-Gen for NextGen
  Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law
  December 8, 2023
  
  Great Scott! Back to the Future with In-Class, Timed Assessments in LRW
  The University of Florida Levin College of Law
  December 7, 2023
  
  The Three R’s in Changing Legal Research & Writing (LRW) Curriculum: Research, Revamp, and Reinvigorate
  The University of Florida Levin College of Law
  December 10, 2022

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•  Legal Research and Writing I
  
• Legal Research and Writing II
  

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