Helia Garrido Hull

Associate Professor of Law, Coordinator of Student Professionalism Enhancement Program

Helia Garrido Hull
Helia Garrido Hull Associate Professor of Law, Coordinator of Student Professionalism Enhancement Program

Education

  • J.D., Stetson University College of Law (Cum Laude)
  • BA, Providence College (Cum Laude)

Areas of Interest

Disability Law Professional Responsibility Legal Research and Writing 1 Legal Research and Writing 2 Mental Health, Disability Law and Public Policy Seminar

Biography

Helia Garrido Hull is an Associate Professor of Law and the Coordinator of the Student Professionalism Enhancement Program at Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law. She has also served as the Associate Dean for Student Affairs and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Professor Hull is a member of the Florida Bar and began her legal career practicing in the area of disability law, specializing in cases involving violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. She also focused her practice on mental health law. Being consistently committed to public service, she was selected as one of ten Florida Bar Public Service Fellows while in law school. She served on the Board of Directors of the Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc. for over twelve years, including two years as the chairperson. The Advocacy Center (renamed Disability Rights Florida) is charged under both federal law and the Florida Governor’s Executive Order to advocate the legal, human and civil rights of individuals with disabilities in Florida. Professor Hull teaches disability law, professional responsibility, mental health law, legal research and writing, and appellate advocacy. Professor Hull's scholarship has focused on various issues affecting individuals with disabilities and issues regarding ethics and professionalism.

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