Omarley L. Spence

Associate
Spence_Omarley-L

Omarley Spence practices in the areas of bankruptcy, insolvency, and lending and finance transactions. Omarley has a range of experience drafting pleadings and researching complex issues on bankruptcy and civil matters. They represented clients in Chapter 13 proceedings as a member of the Eleanor R. Cristol and Judge A. Jay Cristol Bankruptcy Pro Bono Assistance Clinic. Omarley served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Darrin P. Gayles at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. They are an active member of the Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida and the American Bankruptcy Institute.

While in law school, Omarley served as the William M. Hoeveler Fellow in the University of Miami Center for Ethics and Public Service, a Fellow in the University of Miami Children and Youth Law Clinic, and a participant in the University of Miami Litigation Skills Program, where they received multiple honors. They are a recipient of the Dean’s Merit Scholarship Award and the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in International Finance. Before law school, Omarley founded and served as the former chairman for the Bridges Multicultural Outreach Program, a nonprofit educational agency at the University of Florida, designed to enhance educational opportunity for high school students from various underrepresented backgrounds.

Credentials
+

Education

  • J.D. cum laude University of Miami School of Law 2025
    • Participant, The Eleanor R. Cristol and Judge A. Jay Cristol Bankruptcy Pro Bono Assistance Clinic
    • William M. Hoeveler Fellow, UM Center for Ethics and Public Service
    • Fellow, University of Miami Children and Youth Law Clinic
    • Participant, University of Miami Litigation Skills Program
    • The Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton Litigation Skills Scholarship Award
    • CALI Excellence for the Future Award, International Finance
    • Judicial intern, the Honorable Darrin P. Gayles, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • M.S. Management University of Florida Hough Graduate School of Business 2019
  • B.A. Economics University of Florida 2018
    • University of Florida Hall of Fame
    • Founder, UF Bridges Multicultural Outreach Program

Bar Admissions

  • Florida

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Member, Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida
  • Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Member, The Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Bar Association
  • Member, The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association and Foundation
  • Member, Federal Bar Association
  • Member, The Caribbean Bar Association
  • Member, Miami-Dade Bar Association
  • Member, Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division
  • Member, Florida Blue Key Leadership Honorary