Stetson University’s National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law was recently awarded a $500,000 grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance by the U.S. Department of Justice, Capital Litigation Initiative to train lawyers litigating criminal cases. The grant facilitates training for lawyers in forensic science and expert testimony to help avoid wrongful convictions. Previous webinar topics have included crime scence reconstruction, crime laboratory equipment… » Read more

Professor Charles Rose is quoted in the page 47 article, “Trial advocacy curricular leaders,” and Stetson is mentioned in the Winter 2017 preLaw article, “Students at these law schools outperform on the bar exam based on their LSAT scores.”… » Read more

Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Nov. 14 Portland Tribune article, “College life is tense right now, but why?”… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law’s complimentary public Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series continues in the spring of 2018 with lunchtime lectures on topics including illegal wildlife trafficking, manatee conservation, and avian flu. Lectures during the spring semester will be held in the Great Hall on Stetson’s Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S., at 12 p.m.: Feb. 1, 2018, Vivek Menon of the Wildlife Trust of India… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law students won a national and regional advocacy competition over the weekend of Nov. 11-12. Stetson’s Dispute Resolution team of Brooks Robinson and Alicia Winterkorn won the William & Mary Law School Negotiation Tournament in Virginia on Nov. 12. Stetson student Cymoril White also won the Best Advocate Award in the competition. This was the second year in a row that… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law’s Foreman Biodiversity Lecture by Dr. Max Finlayson on Nov. 9 presented “Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems— Evidence from Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and Mangroves.” Dr. Finlayson directs the Institute for Land, Water and Society at Charles Sturt University in Australia. “The major takeaway is that climate change is occurring now,” said Dr. Finlayson. “It isn’t just something that will… » Read more

Professor Charles Rose is quoted in the Nov. 10 Florida Politics, “Sunburn-the morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics.”… » Read more

Professor Kirsten Davis is quoted in the Nov. 9 Tipping the Scales article, “Law Schools with the Best Career Prospects.”… » Read more

Professor Charles Rose is quoted in the Nov. 9 Miami Herald article, “Latvala says polygraph proves he didn’t harass women.”… » Read more

Stetson University Professor of Law Ellen S. Podgor received the American Bar Association Raeder-Taslitz Award on Nov. 3 in Washington, D.C. Podgor is the Gary R. Trombley Family White Collar Crime research professor at Stetson. “I’m incredibly honored to get this award because Andy Taslitz and Myrna Raeder were my friends, friends who I miss dearly,” said Professor Podgor. “Keeping their names and their legacy… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law alumni Jason Turner J.D. ’04, Paul Sabaj LL.M ’10, Keith Appleby J.D./M.B.A. ’04, Prineet Sharma J.D. ’98, Nicole Andrejko, Amy Rigdon B.A. ’05/J.D. ’08, Aaron Watson J.D. ’09, Marc Levine J.D. ’06, Mike Connelly B.A. ’93/J.D. ’96, and Vince Citro B.B.A. ’98, J.D./M.B.A. ’00 joined Dean Christopher Pietruszkiewicz on Nov. 8 in Washington, D.C., at a swearing-in ceremony for the… » Read more

Professor Stacey-Rae Simcox did an interview with the Orlando Sentinel for the article, “Veterans’ longest battle for disability benefits.”… » Read more