Professor Charles Rose spoke with the Tampa Bay Times for the story, “St. Petersburg killer pleads guilty to two murders.”
The Chronicle of Higher Education – April 29, 2013 – Professor Peter Lake
Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the April 29 Chronicle of Higher Education article, “Federal Warning Against Retaliation Raises Questions for Colleges.”
Stetson’s Bar Preparation Services, Academic Success programs help alumni and students succeed
Stetson Law’s bar passage rate climbed from 87.7 percent last February to 93.9 percent this February for first time test-takers, ranking second in the state.
Stetson’s Bar Preparation Services program is helping alumni to succeed on the bar examination.
Bar Preparation Services shares resources with Stetson’s Academic Success program, directed by Professor of Legal Skills Jeffrey Minneti. Academic Success helps students meet the academic challenges of law school.
Before Stetson students even set foot on campus as first-year students, they are required to read cases and materials in preparation for new student orientation, where they learn the basic components of legal analysis, Minneti explained. During students’ first semester, they may attend an Academic Success Workshop series, which offers instruction on the academic skills needed for success on exams. Students struggling with exams at Stetson Law in their first semester are required to partner with Academic Success faculty and staff to formulate an academic action plan designed to improve exam performance.
Professor Minneti infuses essential skills into the substantive courses he teaches. Students also receive individual attention. There are several courses Stetson students can take in their second year to help improve their academic and exam-taking skills.
“Academic skills work is about teaching students how to learn material, not just assigning them material,” said Minneti, who taught elementary and middle school children before completing his MBA and JD degrees. “Students learn the law, and also how to apply it.”
Students test their advocacy skills in Carlton Fields First-Year Appellate Advocacy Competition
Fourteen Stetson University College of Law students had an opportunity to test their oral-advocacy skills at the Carlton Fields First-Year Appellate Advocacy Competition last week on the Gulfport campus. The top two oralists from each Research and Writing II class had an opportunity to compete for cash prizes and interview for a position on Stetson’s award-winning Moot Court Board.
Students Sunai J. Edwards and Melaina Tryon won first place, Daniel K. Miles and Madison Elissa Maria Kebler won second place, and Ashley Petefish and Nicholas Castellano won third place in the competition on April 18.
Participating students argued before attorneys from the Carlton Fields law firm. Carlton Fields attorneys Lori Baggett, Erin Banks, Lauren Catoe, Matt Cogburn, Lannie Hough Jr. and Luis Prats volunteered to judge the competition. Carlton Fields has sponsored the annual competition for Stetson students for the past 16 years.
Tampa Tribune – April 25, 2013 – Professor Peter Fitzgerald
Professor Peter Fitzgerald’s opinion article, “What in the World is Marco Rubio Thinking?” has run in the Tampa Tribune.
Stetson Law students write ethics newsletter, hone writing skills
Stetson University College of Law students recently honed their client development writing skills while becoming published authors in a unique class newsletter project for Stetson’s new Advanced Legal Writing: Successful Writing for Law Practice course.
The newsletter project gave Stetson Law students the opportunity to learn about writing to retain clients and develop a business while writing articles for the newsletter, Florida Ethics Update.
Stetson Professor of Law Kirsten Davis, Ph.D., director of Legal Research and Writing at Stetson, teaches the course and supervised the project.
“New lawyers are expected to be able to write for client development,” Davis explained. “Writing for the newsletter, the students learned how to provide clients with useful information and demonstrate their legal expertise. Students imagined themselves as attorneys working for clients who have concerns about legal ethics issues in their businesses or practices. Then, the students each wrote about a real-world recent development in Florida legal ethics. The experience helped the students to develop practical skills that will serve them as they develop clients.”
In addition to writing articles for the newsletter, upper-level law students in Stetson’s Advanced Legal Writing course also wrote multiple drafts of law practice documents including complaints, answers, motions, briefs, contracts and business documents.
To learn more about Stetson’s program, visit legal research and writing.
The Ledger – April 24, 2013 – Professor Susan Rozelle
Professor Susan Rozelle is quoted in a The Ledger story about a computer glitch that excluded approximately 23,000 eligible jurors from Polk County jury pools.
The Ledger – April 24, 2013 – Adjunct Professor Richard Harrison
Adjunct Professor Richard Harrison is quoted in the Ledger article, “Closed Meetings Expected After Landings Suit Filed.
Harvard Crimson – April 23, 2013 – Professor Peter Lake
Professor Peter Lake spoke with the Harvard Crimson for the article, “Experts Address University Emergency Response.”
Seattle Post-Intelligencer – April 21, 2013 – Professor James Sheehan
The April 21 Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran a review of Professor James Sheehan’s book, “A Lawyer’s Lawyer.”
Chronicle of Higher Education – April 18, 2013 – Professor Peter Lake
Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education story, “Students’ Prior Criminal Histories Don’t Predict Future Misconduct, Research Finds.”
Stetson Law students organized bicycle rally with Gulfport mayor
Stetson University College of Law students in professor Lance Long’s environmental advocacy class organized a bicycle rally with Gulfport Mayor Sam Henderson and a two-mile challenge to raise awareness about alternative transportation.
On May 3 at 6 p.m., the students joined the mayor and community members to ride as a group from the Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S., to the Gulfport Casino, 5500 Shore Blvd. S.
“I think this will be a great opportunity for Stetson students and the Gulfport community to get excited about bicycle commuting,” said third-year Stetson Law student Elise Pautler. “It is fun, and in a smaller city like Gulfport, it is completely feasible.”
“The class teaches students that environmental advocacy, or any type of advocacy for that matter, is not limited to using legal avenues for addressing problems,” said Long, whose students have recently planted an organic vegetable garden on Stetson’s Gulfport campus. “Sometimes, collaboration is better than litigation.”
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