Stetson Law students Mark Pack and Ashaley Boatwright were both recently awarded a $500 Bridge Scholarship from the Post 9/11 Veterans Corp. University of South Florida undergraduate student Chris Starr also received a scholarship. Stetson is a Yellow Ribbon Program participant, and home to the Veterans Law Institute and Veterans Advocacy Clinic, dedicated in 2012 to provide representation to Tampa Bay Area veterans appealing decisions… » Read more

By Nathaniel Ovabor An African Proverb says that “every country has her own way of seasoning chicken.” Going to law school in Nigeria is quite different from the experience in a U.S. law school like Stetson, though they do have some basic similarities. First of all, the structure of law school and generally how one becomes a lawyer is different. In Nigeria, those who desire… » Read more

Is the average citizen prepared to deal with insurance questions and related repair issues after hurricanes and other disasters? Stetson University College of Law is hosting a Professional Colloquium and Public Forum on Assignment of Homeowner’s Benefits in the spring at a date TBD on the Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S. This event was scheduled for Jan. 26. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: The professional colloquium… » Read more

On Dec. 14, Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport celebrated 22 fall 2017 degree candidates at its Graduate Celebration. Among the December class were Kaarl Brandon and Trisha Cram, recipients of the Victor O. Wehle Award for trial advocacy; Shaheen Nouri, recipient of the Walter Mann Award for outstanding leadership; Neisha-Rose Hines, Public Service Fellows Recognition Award recipient for her commitment to community, public… » Read more

“I’m trying to find pathways to peace,” Michal Homza, a 2012 graduate of Stetson University’s LL.M. in International Law program, explains of his research on the connection of international organizations to international peace and security. Homza returns as a visiting scholar working on research for his Ph.D. from Pavol Jozef Safarik University during the fall semester on Stetson’s Gulfport campus. He says that he hopes… » Read more

Student members of the Christian Legal Society at Stetson recently created 96 shoebox gifts for Operation Christmas Child, an initiative that distributes gifts to children around the world. Student volunteers tabled on the Gulfport campus to collect boxes. “Growing up I remembered making the shoebox gifts each year with my mom,” said student Tayler Uselton, who serves as vice-president of the Christian Legal Society and… » Read more

Students and faculty gathered on the Gulfport campus Monday night, Nov. 20, for a presentation and candlelight vigil coordinated by Stetson’s Lambda Legal Society to remember transgender individuals who lost their lives to anti-transgender violence. Communities gather worldwide in November for a memorial, lighting a candle for people who have lost their lives.… » 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’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

  Student members of Stetson Law Review collected books for children during a book drive on the Gulfport campus, and distributed them during a book giveaway pizza party event at the Boys & Girls Club in St. Petersburg on Oct. 25. The event featured games, a raffle, food and drinks. Members of the Stetson Law Review donated funds to purchase prizes for every child in… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law inducted two new members of its prestigious Hall of Fame during an evening ceremony on Oct. 28 in Gulfport. Luis Prats B.A. ’78, J.D. ’81 and Leslie Reicin Stein J.D. ’76 are the newest members of Stetson Law’s Hall of Fame. >>Watch a video about Luis Prats. Prats was born in Havana, Cuba, and became the first person in his… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law is hosting Law School Information Day from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, on the Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S. Future law students can attend a “Mock First Year Class,” learn more about “A Day in the Life of a Law Student,” attend workshops and information sessions with Admissions and Student Financial Planning, and learn more about the… » Read more