Ledger – Jan. 15, 2013 – Adjunct Professor Richard A. Harrison

Adjunct Professor Richard A. Harrison is quoted in the Ledger article, “Wednesday Meeting Will Discuss Special Election in Winter Haven.”… » Read more


Tampa Tribune – Jan. 14, 2013 – Adjunct Professor Richard A. Harrison

Adjunct Professor Richard A. Harrison spoke with the Tampa Tribune for the story, “Tampa shock jocks’ fight moves from airwaves to court.”… » Read more


Notable defense attorney Abbe David Lowell receives White Collar Criminal Defense Award from NACDL, Stetson Law

The winner of the 2013 White Collar Criminal Defense Award was presented at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., on Jan. 12. Notable litigator Abbe David Lowell, whose high-profile clients include former U.S. presidential candidate Senator John Edwards, intelligence analyst Stephen Jin-Woo Kim and Tampa socialite Jill Kelley, received the award during the NACDL White Collar Criminal Defense College at Stetson. The award… » Read more


Wm. Reece Smith Jr., legendary Florida lawyer and law professor at Stetson University College of Law, has died

Legendary Florida lawyer William Reece Smith Jr., who served for decades as a distinguished professorial lecturer at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., died on Jan. 11. Smith was 87. Smith joined the Carlton Fields law firm in Tampa, Fla., in 1953, most recently serving as chairman emeritus. In 1954, he joined Stetson’s teaching faculty and in 1991 was named a distinguished professorial… » Read more


The Christian Science Monitor – Jan. 10, 2013 – Professor Paul Boudreaux

Professor Paul Boudreaux’s opinion article, “The beauty of a carbon tax—and its exemption for the poor,” ran Jan. 10 in the Christian Science Monitor.… » Read more


Tampa Bay’s 10 – Jan. 10, 2013 – Adjunct Professor Adam Levine

Adjunct Professor Adam Levine is quoted on the 11 p.m. Channel 10 News on Jan. 10, 2013.… » Read more


Tampa Bay Times – Jan. 10, 2013 – Dean Michael Allen

Dean Michael Allen is quoted in the Jan. 10 Times article, “Ford offers petitioners waivers to St. Petersburg Pier lawsuit.”… » Read more


Stetson Law students and their professor write amicus brief with NWF for U.S. Supreme Court case

Two Stetson University College of Law students and their environmental law professor worked with the National Wildlife Federation to prepare an amicus brief in a wetlands case being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in January. » Read the amicus brief Stetson second-year student Marc Shumaker and third-year law student Erin Okuno helped prepare the brief with Stetson law professor Royal Gardner and NWF attorney… » Read more


Protecting biodiversity through the law to be discussed at Stetson Law on Jan. 17

Protecting biodiversity through the law is the topic of Stetson University College of Law’s first Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture of the spring semester on Jan. 17. The lecture is free and open to the public. WHO: Peggy Strand, an expert in federal wetlands law and environmental compliance and partner at Venable, will speak about addressing the gap between the science of biodiversity and… » Read more


D. Parker Young to receive Stetson University’s Facilitator Award

Higher education leader D. Parker Young, Ph.D., has been selected as the recipient of this year’s Facilitator Award, which will be presented during Stetson University’s 34th Annual National Conference on Law and Higher Education, Feb. 14-20, in Orlando, Fla. The award recognizes educators who embody the values and principles articulated by Stetson University College of Law professors Peter Lake and Robert Bickel in their book,… » Read more


Tampa Bay Times – Jan. 9, 2013 – Dean Michael Allen

Dean Michael Allen is quoted in the Jan. 9 Tampa Bay Times article “Pier lawsuit draws in some reluctant petitioners and possible push away from mediation.”… » Read more


Truthout – Jan. 8, 2013 – Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

Truthout quotes Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy on the SEC moving to require that all corporations disclose political spending.  … » Read more