Stetson University College of Law will present the Edward D. Ohlbaum Professionalism Award to Spencer Pahlke during its annual Educating Advocates: Teaching Advocacy Skills Conference in May. The Edward D. Ohlbaum Award honors an individual whose life and practice display sterling character and unquestioned integrity, coupled with ongoing dedication to the highest standards of the legal profession and the rule of law. The award is… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law is launching three Master of Jurisprudence programs designed for non-lawyers in the fall semester of 2018. Stetson will begin offering a one-year Master of Jurisprudence in International and Comparative Business Law, a part time two-year Master of Jurisprudence in Healthcare Compliance, and a part time two-year Master of Jurisprudence in Aging, Law and Policy. Partial scholarships are available for qualified… » Read more

Professor Joseph Morrissey is in the TIME magazine article, “Inside Trump’s Plan to Dramatically Reshape Courts.”… » Read more

Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Feb. 7 Chronicle of Higher Education article, “Security Costs Loom Larger.”  … » Read more

Stetson University College of Law hosted a Judicial Clerkship Panel on Jan. 30 for students. The panel offered advice for law students on how to prepare for jobs after graduation and featured Aimée Canty, central staff attorney for the 2DCA; Darnesha Carter, law clerk for Judge Mary S. Scriven; Lauren Pilkington Rich, Assistant General Counsel at Raymond James Financial; U.S. Magistrate Judge Anthony Porcelli of… » Read more

Higher education leaders were presented with this year’s Kaplin and Facilitator Awards during Stetson University’s 39th National Conference on Law and Higher Education, Feb. 1-3, in Clearwater Beach, Florida. West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee received the William A. Kaplin Award on Feb. 3. The award, named for Professor William A. Kaplin, recognizes outstanding scholars who have published works addressing the intersection of higher… » Read more

Professor of Law Luz Nagle is being honored on Feb. 8 as the first tenured Hispanic law professor at Stetson University College of Law by the U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida during a special luncheon in Tampa celebrating pioneering firsts. Professor Nagle received tenure in 2004 at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport. Professor Nagle is an expert in international law, international… » Read more

On Feb. 8, Professor of Law Dorothea Beane will be honored at a special luncheon in Tampa by the U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida as a “First” in Tampa Bay for her distinguished career as a trailblazer. Professor Beane is the first minority professor awarded tenure at Stetson University College of Law and the recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award. Professor Dorothea Beane… » Read more

Vivek Menon, the executive director and CEO of Wildlife Trust of India, presented a talk Feb. 1 on “The Elephant at the UN” as the first in the spring semester series of Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lectures at Stetson University College of Law. “Don’t forget the local people when negotiating biodiversity deals,” Menon told the law students in the audience. “Consider every person a… » Read more

Professor Peter Lake spoke with News13 for the story, “Florida Hazing Law Challenge.”… » Read more

Professor Judith Scully is quoted in the Feb. 1 Herald-Tribune article, “Trouble on the bench.”… » Read more

Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Law360 article, “Michigan State Faces Title IX Legal Woes After Nassar.”… » Read more