Lead Stetson instructor for the course is attorney Shauna Fisher Reeves, who has both a Stetson DeLand undergraduate degree and a Stetson College of Law degree. Her schooling included accolades and honors. Ms. Reeves has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1996, and her experiences include serving with a local Orlando law firm specializing in the areas of insurance defense, worker’s compensation, and medical malpractice defense; practicing as an assistant district attorney prosecuting felony cases; teaching a Basic Litigation seminar for new lawyers with Georgia’s Prosecuting Attorney Council; and also instructing continuing education courses for lawyers as well as for law enforcement personnel. Her personal references include circuit court judges, district attorneys, and the partner of a major Orlando law firm.

Mitzi L. McPeck also serves as an instructor for Stetson’s Lawyer’s Assistant Program. Ms. McPeck is a licensed attorney in the State of Michigan, who received her undergraduate and Juris Doctor Degrees from Aquinas College and Valparaiso University School of Law, respectively. She has been a professor of legal studies in Florida since 2003. She develops curriculum, enhances syllabi and prepares lesson plans for a variety of legal courses. Her experience includes the private practice of law and that as a senior assistant prosecuting attorney, where she handled a variety of legal matters in all courts as well as researching, writing and arguing appeals before the Michigan Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. She is a proven professional with extensive analytical and communication skills who is recognized by peers and students alike.