Stetson University College of Law Center for Excellence in Elder Law co-director and professor Rebecca Morgan received an inaugural award from the board of directors of the National Elder Law Foundation for her significant and continuing contributions to the field of elder law. Amos Goodall LL.M. in Elder Law ’09 presented the National Elder Law Foundation Award for Excellence in Elder Law to Professor Morgan… » Read more

On Feb. 2, the Food Law Society and the Family Law Society held a free evening screening on Stetson’s Gulfport campus of Occupy the Farm, a documentary film that tells the story of a community’s fight to save the last sustainable farmland in the urban East Bay area near Oakland, California. “The purpose of the event was to bring awareness to the fact that we… » Read more

The Florida Bar YLD Law Student Division and Stetson University College of Law are co-sponsoring Raising the Bar: Florida’s Legal Community Service Day, on Feb. 20 in Classroom D on Stetson’s Gulfport campus. The initiative, part of a statewide service day led by the legal community, will benefit Southeastern Guide Dogs. WHO: Members of the legal community including lawyers, law students, law firms, judges and… » Read more

Second-year Stetson University College of Law student Taylor S. Parker wants her fellow students to know that they can effect change. “With the small campus, I have found a tight-knit community where I can effectively generate professional contacts, as well as a close relationship with faculty and staff which has allowed me to work with Stetson to make change on this campus,” said Parker, who… » Read more

Students Marissa Marchena and Joey Nemeh were recently selected for the Rich Nenezian and Jim Jones Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship’s namesakes Nenezian and Jones are both alumni from the Stetson University College of Law class of 1984. Both alumni died young in their 40s, but their classmates, friends and family memorialized Nenezian and Jones with a scholarship celebrating their love of life, laughter, and sports.… » Read more

It is no surprise that Stetson University College of Law honored student Nathan Bruemmer with its Rising Star award in his first year of law school. For Nathan, law school started as a dream decades ago, before he spent a career as a teacher and started a family. He said he considers it a privilege to work on community service initiatives. Since starting as a… » Read more

Randall Arauz, president of PRETOMA, a marine conservation and research organization working to protect ocean resources and promote sustainable fisheries policies in Costa Rica and Central America, spoke via Skype from Costa Rica on Jan. 26 at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida. Arauz’s talk was the first of three public lectures scheduled for the spring semester as part of the Edward and… » Read more

On Jan. 21, Stetson’s student Labor & Employment Law Association hosted an event on pregnancy discrimination. The speaker, Nicole Bermel Dunlap of FordHarrison, LLP, discussed a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. and the future of pregnancy discrimination claims in light of the Court’s holding. Dunlap is the author of the article, “What to Expect when Employees Are Expecting—Managing… » Read more

Stetson University President Wendy Libby spoke on Jan. 19 to students at the College of Law on trends in private higher education. President Libby discussed how a crowded marketplace is requiring colleges to focus on their strong suits, where quality, relevance and distinction overlap. The presentation, “A Talk with President Libby,” was co-sponsored by the Jewish Law Student Association and Education Law Association. Founded in… » Read more

1982 Stetson Law graduate and U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Catherine Peek McEwen will be honored at the Florida Supreme Court on Jan. 28 as the first recipient of the Chief Justice’s Distinguished Federal Judicial Service Award. Chief Justice Jorge Labarga will present Judge McEwen with the award recognizing an active or retired federal judge for outstanding and sustained service to the public, especially through pro bono… » Read more

Ask former police officer Dan Kavanaugh what inspired him to make the leap from law enforcement to law school, and he explains that it was always part of the long-term plan. “Law school was just the next step along my path,” says Dan. Dan says he wanted to go to law school as a kid, but decided to put college on hold for a while… » Read more

By Brandi Palmer Ask Tammy Schweinsberg how she feels about graduating from Stetson University with her J.D. and she will tell you that law school has blinked by in an instant. The busy single mom of six children ranging in ages from six to 19 was born and raised in St. Petersburg. A student in Stetson’s part-time J.D. program, she is the first person in… » Read more