Alumnus Abraham S. Ovadia ’09 gives $400,000 to enhance career opportunities for FIU law students

Abraham S. Ovadia is paying it forward to his alma mater, making a milestone gift to fund career planning and placement for FIU College of Law students.

FIU Provost Doug Wartzok, College of Law Dean R. Alexander Acosta, alumnus Abraham S. Ovadia, and President Mark Rosenberg

Ovadia, 29, donated $400,000 to the FIU College of Law to enhance its career planning and placement office, which now bears his name. The gift is the largest to date from an FIU Law School alumnus to the law school, and is one of FIU’s largest gifts from an individual alumnus under the age of 30.

Ovadia is the founder of Florida PIP Law Firm, PA where he focuses on personal injury protection (PIP) cases. While attending law school at FIU, he worked at a law firm handling PIP claims. After graduating in 2009, he returned to his hometown of Boca Raton to open his own law firm and he now recruits and hires FIU law school graduates.

“The diverse student body and the driven first generation law students at FIU’s College of Law made an impression on me,” Ovadia said. “I’m particularly proud of the success FIU law alumni have had. This gift will help the law school identify more job placement opportunities for its students and continue its reputation for producing the highest quality lawyers.”

FIU College of Law alumnus Abraham S. Ovadia, Esq., joined by his wife and College of Law faculty and administrators

FIU leaders, students and alumni gathered on Thursday evening for a ribbon cutting ceremony where the office was renamed the Abraham S. Ovadia Career Planning and Placement Office.

“We are grateful to Abraham S. Ovadia for his generous contribution to our school and look forward to our continued relationship. In five years, Mr. Ovadia graduated from FIU Law, built a successful practice and is now in a position to give back to his law school. His gift will inspire our students and alumni,” said R. Alexander Acosta, dean of FIU’s College of Law. “FIU Law is a place where students and their goals matter. As the job market becomes increasingly competitive, the Abraham S. Ovadia Career Planning and Placement Office will work to help match FIU Law students to their career goals.”