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… » Read more

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… » Read more

Professor Peter Fitzgerald’s opinion article, “What in the World is Marco Rubio Thinking?” has run in the Tampa Tribune.… » Read more

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… » Read more

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.… » Read more

Adjunct Professor Richard Harrison is quoted in the Ledger article, “Closed Meetings Expected After Landings Suit Filed.… » Read more

Professor Peter Lake spoke with the Harvard Crimson for the article, “Experts Address University Emergency Response.”… » Read more

The April 21 Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran a review of Professor James Sheehan’s book, “A Lawyer’s Lawyer.”… » Read more

Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education story, “Students’ Prior Criminal Histories Don’t Predict Future Misconduct, Research Finds.”… » Read more

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… » Read more

Professor Cynthia Hawkins spoke with the Florida Times-Union Jacksonville about a bill ending permanent alimony in Florida that is going to the governor.… » Read more

Professor Susan Rozelle’s interview with CNN.com has run in the article, “When oversharing online can get you arrested.”… » Read more