Omar Saleem
- omar.saleem@famu.edu
- PHONE
- 407 254 3234
- OFFICE
- College Of Law - Instruction
College of Law
Office hours will be announced first week if class. Also, feel free to email me to schedule an appointment. In addition, if you have any questions you may use email to communicate with me, and I will do my best to promptly respond. Please note that I do not answer substantive questions by email because it is more helpful to discuss such questions in person or via ZOOM. If your question is of general interest, it will be shared with the class.
Program Assistant is Puja Bhatavdekar, Phone: (407) 254-3270, puja.bhatavdekar@famu.edu
LAW 5100 Criminal Law- Mon, Wed: 7:40p-9:10p
LAW 6533 Firearm Law & Second Amendment Seminar- Tue: 10:00am-12:00p
Omar Saleem is a Professor of Law and former founding Associate Dean for Academic
Affairs at Florida A&M College of Law. He received his B.A. from City University of
New York at Queens College and his J.D., cum laude, from North Carolina Central University
of Law where he was the editor-in-chief of the law review and received numerous academic
awards, including the NAACP National John Warren Davis Award for Academic Excellence,
and the North Carolina Board of Governors Academic Award. He received his LL.M. from
Columbia University School of Law. He was a law clerk for the Honorable Henry E. Frye,
Associate Justice for the North Carolina Supreme Court.
As an assistant public defender he handled criminal proceedings in juvenile, district
and superior court, and appeals filed at the North Carolina appellate level. As Legal
Services attorney he handled matters involving insurance, domestic violence, housing,
consumer fraud, wills, and the uniform commercial code.
He has published on a variety of topics including Cyberlaw, Environmental Law, Environmental
Justice, International Environmental Law, Criminal Procedure, and Comparative Law.
He taught at North Carolina Central University School of Law and St. Thomas University
School of Law, where he was recognized by student organizations for excellence in
teaching. He has strong interest in the domestic and global application of laws, with
a particular focus on developing countries and racial minorities. His scholarship
is cited in over one hundred publications, including the popular Environmental Law
textbook by Findley and Farber, Cases and Materials on Environmental Law (5th ed.
West 1999). His scholarship appears in law reviews published by John Marshall University,
Pennsylvania State/Dickinson University, Columbia University, American University,
University of Oklahoma, Southern University, Georgetown University, and the University
of Florida.
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Procedure Survey
- Firearms Law & Second Amendment Seminar
- J.D., cum laude
North Carolina Central University of Law - B.A.
City University of New York at Queens College
- He received his LL.M. from Columbia University School of Law. He was a law clerk for
the Honorable Henry E. Frye, Associate Justice for the North Carolina Supreme Court.
- As an assistant public defender he handled criminal proceedings in juvenile, district
and superior court, and appeals filed at the North Carolina appellate level. As Legal
Services attorney he handled matters involving insurance, domestic violence, housing,
consumer fraud, wills, and the uniform commercial code.
He has published on a variety of topics including Cyberlaw, Environmental Law, Environmental Justice, International Environmental Law, Criminal Procedure, and Comparative Law. - He taught at North Carolina Central University School of Law and St. Thomas University
School of Law, where he was recognized by student organizations for excellence in
teaching.
- He has strong interest in the domestic and global application of laws, with a particular
focus on developing countries and racial minorities. His scholarship is cited in over
one hundred publications, including the popular Environmental Law textbook by Findley
and Farber, Cases and Materials on Environmental Law (5th ed. West 1999).
- His scholarship appears in law reviews published by John Marshall University, Pennsylvania
State/Dickinson University, Columbia University, American University, University of
Oklahoma, Southern University, Georgetown University, and the University of Florida.
- He received his LL.M. from Columbia University School of Law. He was a law clerk
for the Honorable Henry E. Frye, Associate Justice for the North Carolina Supreme
Court.
- As an assistant public defender he handled criminal proceedings in juvenile, district
and superior court, and appeals filed at the North Carolina appellate level. As Legal
Services attorney he handled matters involving insurance, domestic violence, housing,
consumer fraud, wills, and the uniform commercial code.
He has published on a variety of topics including Cyberlaw, Environmental Law, Environmental Justice, International Environmental Law, Criminal Procedure, and Comparative Law. - He taught at North Carolina Central University School of Law and St. Thomas University
School of Law, where he was recognized by student organizations for excellence in
teaching.
- He has strong interest in the domestic and global application of laws, with a particular
focus on developing countries and racial minorities. His scholarship is cited in over
one hundred publications, including the popular Environmental Law textbook by Findley
and Farber, Cases and Materials on Environmental Law (5th ed. West 1999).
- His scholarship appears in law reviews published by John Marshall University, Pennsylvania State/Dickinson University, Columbia University, American University, University of Oklahoma, Southern University, Georgetown University, and the University of Florida.
- He received his LL.M. from Columbia University School of Law. He was a law clerk for
the Honorable Henry E. Frye, Associate Justice for the North Carolina Supreme Court.
- As an assistant public defender he handled criminal proceedings in juvenile, district
and superior court, and appeals filed at the North Carolina appellate level. As Legal
Services attorney he handled matters involving insurance, domestic violence, housing,
consumer fraud, wills, and the uniform commercial code.
He has published on a variety of topics including Cyberlaw, Environmental Law, Environmental Justice, International Environmental Law, Criminal Procedure, and Comparative Law. - He taught at North Carolina Central University School of Law and St. Thomas University
School of Law, where he was recognized by student organizations for excellence in
teaching.
- He has strong interest in the domestic and global application of laws, with a particular
focus on developing countries and racial minorities. His scholarship is cited in over
one hundred publications, including the popular Environmental Law textbook by Findley
and Farber, Cases and Materials on Environmental Law (5th ed. West 1999).
- His scholarship appears in law reviews published by John Marshall University, Pennsylvania State/Dickinson University, Columbia University, American University, University of Oklahoma, Southern University, Georgetown University, and the University of Florida.
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Procedure Survey
- Firearm Law & Second Amendment Seminar
