Rima Nathan

Rima Nathan is a clinical professor at FSU Law and directs the Claude Pepper Elder Law Clinic. Nathan previously practiced in the areas of complex civil litigation, trials, and appeals, and she served as a judicial clerk to Justice Jorge Labarga of the Supreme Court of Florida. Nathan teaches the Elder Law Clinic and a seminar on Aging and the Law. She also directs the Claude Pepper Elder Law Moot Court Competition. 

She has received various awards including the 2024-25 University Teaching Award for Community Engaged Teaching, AARP Florida's Fraud Fighter award, and was the Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar's member of the year. She is a member of various organizations including the First District Appellate American Inn of Court, the Consumer Protection Law Committee of the Florida Bar, and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

While in law school at Florida State University, Nathan focused on public interest work at the FSU Public Interest Law Center’s Children’s Advocacy Clinic, the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, and the Southern Poverty Law Center. Nathan served as an article editor for the Florida State University Law Review and was a member of the FSU Law Moot Court Team, winning several best oralist awards. Nathan now serves as a Moot Court coach at FSU Law. During her time as a student, she was a performer in the FSU Flying High Circus.