Visiting Professor of Law
LL.M., Yale University; J.D., University of Florida; MSSA, Case Western Reserve University; B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison
Professor of Law Emerita, Terri Day, recently retired from Barry University School of Law in Orlando, Florida. She was a founding faculty member of Barry Law School and its predecessor. Prior to her retirement, she served as Associate Dean for Student Affairs. Professor Day is a retried member of the Florida Bar and was a former member of the Florida Bar Standing Committee on Professionalism. She previously served on a Florida Bar Grievance Committee and was chair of an Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee. She also served on the Advisory Board of Teen Court and was a recipient of the Judge Thomas L. Kirk Founders Award.
Professor Day graduated second in her class from the University of Florida College of Law and served as Editor-in-Chief of the Florida Law Review. After earning her J.D. degree, she served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Patricia C. Fawcett, U.S. District Court Judge, Middle District of Florida. Before teaching, Professor Day attended Yale Law School, earning her LL.M. Degree. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Professor Day earned a graduate degree in social work and worked as a child and family therapist.
Professor Day co-chaired a project in Cleveland, Ohio, which documented the testimonies of Holocaust survivors. After moving to Orlando, she implemented a consumer hotline with a local TV station and produced the consumer segment which aired on local news.
Professor Day teaches in the areas of Professional Responsibility, Torts, First Amendment, Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure, Family Law, and Law and Psychiatry. She has published numerous law review articles in her areas of teaching. Her work has been cited by the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals and the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Professor Day is currently co-writing a book on Speech Tolerance.
Professor Day was a Fulbright Professor at the University of Sarajevo in 2000-01 and again in 2002. There, she taught victimology and restorative justice. In addition, Professor Day has taught in Lithuania and China.