She arrived excited the afternoon before Stetson Law’s commencement to practice her processional across the stage. She assessed the stage quickly, and sped towards the ramp. It was hot, May in Florida, and the sun was in her eyes. Monica Sharma had graduated with her J.D. early in December 2014. She had received the Walter Mann Award. She had already passed the bar. Her favorite… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law professor Stephanie Vaughan has been promoted to associate dean for student engagement. In her new position at the College of Law, Professor Vaughan will help guide students through their development into significant advocates, practitioners and individuals, blending their academic experience with co-curricular and extracurricular experiences to prepare the whole graduate. “The next innovation in legal education is linking together elements… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law’s communications team in Gulfport, Florida, has been honored with multiple Hermes Creative Awards for its video features spotlighting students and alumni. Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals who work on concept, writing and design using traditional materials and emerging technologies. Stetson’s video production manager Stan Arthur and manager of media relations Brandi Palmer interviewed multiple students,… » Read more

Professor Roberta Flowers, co-director of Stetson’s Center for Excellence in Elder Law, is teaching elder law practice and education in the U.S. at the invitation of Israel Doran, chair of the geriatric department at Haifa University in Israel. “Because elder law is not a specialty in the legal profession in Israel, elder advocates such as Professor Doran see robust elder law clinics at law schools… » Read more

Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy wrote the article, “Ciara Torres-Spelliscy: Like Man Bites Dog,” for Guernica.… » Read more

Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is quoted in the SCOTUSblog Tuesday round-up.… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law’s student chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers has been named the 2015 Outstanding Student Chapter. FAWL adviser and associate director of career development Joann Grages Burnett was named Student Organization Advisor of the Year and the outgoing Stetson FAWL student president Ellen Fichtelman was named Stetson Student Organization Leader of the Year. Burnett, who serves as the law… » Read more

Part-time J.D. student Stephen Lewellyn is not a typical law student in Stetson’s law program. Lewellyn balances law school at Stetson with working at the Maxey Law Offices, PLLC in St. Petersburg, Florida. He has been practicing administrative patent law since 2002, when he was admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. “Administrative patent law is a bit of a strange animal… » Read more

Student Starcee Brown, a single parent in Stetson University College of Law’s part-time J.D. program, received a scholarship from the law firm of Katz & Phillips, P.A. on March 3. The essay-based scholarship benefits high-achieving single parents who plan to attend or are currently attending law school. Scholarship applicants were asked to write about how single parenthood has affected their education, an obstacle encountered in… » Read more

Associate Dean and Professor of Law Michael Allen is quoted in the April 28 Bay News 9 news story about the Supreme Court hearing arguments about gay marriage.… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law student Rebecca Watts won the Law Student Pro Bono Award and students Tamara Major and Kelly Green received honorable mention from Florida’s Sixth Judicial Circuit for their commitment to creating pro bono service opportunities for students at Stetson. Watts was nominated by the Community Law Program for her extraordinary pro bono service. The students were honored during the 2015 Sixth… » Read more

Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Harvard Crimson article, “Government Releases Guidance on Title IX Coordinator Position.”… » Read more