Stetson University College of Law was selected as the winner of the Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service by an Organization by the 13th Judicial Circuit and Hillsborough County Bar Association. Stetson’s Wm. Reece Smith Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law Ann Piccard J.D. ’85 and Stetson student president of the Public Service Fellows Evelyn Passino accepted the award on behalf of Stetson at the Pro… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law’s Black Law Students Association coordinated the annual Alumni Banquet at the Tampa Law Center on April 14 to honor alumni and celebrate graduating third-year BLSA members and BLSA accomplishments. Aaron Watson J.D. ’09 presented remarks at the event. Watson, founder of the Watson Firm PLLC, was a national champion in trial advocacy while he was a student at Stetson, winning… » Read more

Adjunct Professor Adam Levine spoke with Politifact for the story, “Florida Democrats slam Gov. Rick Scott for defrauding U.S. taxpayers.”… » Read more

Professor Ellen Podgor is quoted in the Washington Post article, “Stormy Daniels’s lawyer could be playing mind games with Michael Cohen.”… » Read more

Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is quoted in the NBC News article, “Trump campaign paid Trump bodyguard Keith Schiller’s lawyers, records show.”… » Read more

By Brandi Palmer When Taofikat Ninalowo came to the U.S. from Nigeria, she was determined to have an impact on poverty in the world. She moved to Peoria, Illinois, from Nigeria, Africa, at age 17. In Illinois, she enrolled at Illinois Central College, then moved to a larger school, Illinois State University. In Illinois, she launched a UNICEF program to bring awareness to the plight… » Read more

Lieutenant General Vincent R. Stewart, the Deputy Commander for U.S. Cyber Command, presented the commencement address in the Plaza Mayor Courtyard at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida, on May 19. Stewart told the story of coming to the U.S. at the age of 13. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Stewart is a decorated Marine who received honors including the Defense Distinguished Service Medal,… » Read more

  Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Boston Globe article, “Mount Ida Students’ Records Shared Without Their Permission.    … » Read more

Professor Luz Nagle is quoted in the Global News Radio story, “What Accused Police Officers Are in Store for in Cuba.”… » Read more

Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has been selected as Stetson University College of Law’s Cornerstone Award winner. Judge Restrepo will be presented with the award during Stetson’s Educating Advocates Teaching Advocacy Skills conference on May 21-23 in Gulfport, Florida. Judge Restrepo, who was born in Medellin, Colombia, has spent much of his legal career in public… » Read more

Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the GW Hatchet article, “Class of 2017 earns higher salaries than previous years, survey finds.”… » Read more

By Brandi Palmer When third-year law student Viviana Vasiu B.A. ’15 talks about becoming a legal fiction writer on par with John Grisham, she’s not joking. Vasiu is determined to write iconic popular legal fiction, but in a way that accurately represents the roles of women in the legal field. “For the most part, the novels either had no female heroines, or they were set… » Read more