Kyle Ridgeway Kyle Ridgeway, 2L, spent his summer as a Kozyak Minority Mentoring Foundation Fellow, a distinction that enabled him to work in an unpaid position as a law clerk for the Southern Legal Counsel. “As a law clerk for the Southern Legal Counsel I conducted research and legal coding for ongoing litigation,” Ridgeway said. “The SLC is a public interest non-profit law firm that… » Read more

View the complete lecture recording. The first Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series event of the 2021-2022 academic year featured Jaclyn Lopez, Florida director and senior attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity in St. Petersburg. Her presentation, “The Red Tide Blues: What’s Causing It and Where Do We Go From Here?” covered red tide (a/k/a Karenia brevis) and some of its causes. Karenia brevis is… » Read more

The winners of the inaugural Stetson Trial Masters Tournament – sporting their new, green championship jackets – are Sierra Purden (3L), Jacquelyn Christoph (2L), Tiffany Hilton (3L), and Stevin Smith (2L). The champions of the inaugural Stetson Trial Masters Tournament are Jacquelyn Christoph (2L), Tiffany Hilton (3L), Sierra Purden (3L), and Stevin Smith (2L). The team of Katherine Castaner (3L), Kierstyn Jennings (2L), Pamela Marsh… » Read more

A new Racial Justice Fellows pilot program aimed at putting college students at the center of creating systemic racial change is being launched by a coalition of Pinellas County higher education institutions and a non-profit organization. Eight students will be selected to participate in the pilot program. They will receive up to $2,000 each during the 2021-2022 academic year. Participating institutions include USF’s St. Petersburg campus, St.… » Read more

Jaclyn Lopez The first Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series event of the 2021-2022 academic year will be Thursday, Aug. 26 at noon and will feature Jaclyn Lopez, Florida director and senior attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity in St. Petersburg. Lopez’s presentation is titled “The Red Tide Blues: What’s Causing It and Where Do We Go From Here?” and will cover red… » Read more

Stetson’s Moot Court team members Liz Kellar, left, and Jessica Merker with teammate Lauren Beames via FaceTime as they prepare to fly the winning banner in the Crummer Courtyard. Stetson Law, for the first time ever, swept all the awards at the Annual Robert Orseck Moot Court Competition hosted by The Young Lawyers Division of The Florida Bar on June 9, 10 and 16. The… » Read more

By Christine CernigliaAssociate Professor of Law and Director, Department of Clinical and Experiential Education Christine Cerniglia In mid-March 2020 and one week before spring break, the Department of Clinical and Experiential Education began to plan for an immediate transition to an online format. With 67 students in externships and 37 students in clinics during the Spring semester, we immediately surveyed our clinic and externship professors… » Read more

Stetson team members Omar Hussein (top left) and Erik Banuchi (top center) compete during the final rounds of the 2021 National Tax Moot Court Competition. Stetson’s team of Erik Banuchi, John Bartel, and Omar Hussein not only won the 2021 National Tax Moot Court Competition, but the team also won the Best Brief Award, and Hussein won the Best Oralist Award. The National Tax Moot Court Competition, sponsored by the Tax Section of The Florida… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law’s Vis International Arbitration Moot team competed in the 28th Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot March 27 – April 1, 2021, and made it to the top 64 out of nearly 400 teams from around the world. Audrey Gangloff presenting. Team member Audrey Gangloff received an Honorable Mention Oralist award. The field of the multi-day competition is narrowed… » Read more

Each year, the Florida Association for Women Lawyers at Stetson (FAWLS) hosts an award-winning week-long celebration of Women’s History Month called Women’s Week. While 2021 Women’s Week may look a little different, it will still feature informative programs, opportunities to network, and professional development experiences. The programs are open to all students, but some programs do require you to be a FAWLS member. Events include: March 22… » Read more

From left: Coach Allison Belanger, winners Drew Trautmann and Shannon Walker, and coach Bill Greiner. Dispute Resolution Board members Drew Trautmann and Shannon Walker won the William & Mary Negotiation Tournament, hosted remotely by William & Mary Law School March 6-7, 2021. This was the fourth time in a row that Stetson has won the William & Mary Negotiation Tournament. In truly poetic fashion, the fourth No. 1… » Read more

NACC co-champions from left: Jessica Merker, Christopher Gieger, Frieda Lindroth, Toria Ryan, and Anya Pardy. Stetson advocacy is known for being first—for being No. 1. And March 7-8, 2021, two moot court teams accomplished yet another Stetson first.  It was the first time in Stetson moot court history that Stetson had not one, but two teams win!  Two Stetson teams won the virtual Washington, D.C.… » Read more