Four decades worth of Stetson College of Law Chester Champions gathered at the school in September for a reunion and to celebrate this year’s win. Back row from left: Chinwe Okpechi, Rachel Wood, Claudette Fornuto, Fred Schaub, Grace Samarkos, George Root, Jason Recksiedler, Charles Samarkos, Diego Novales, Kristin Gonzalez, Brandon Blake, Art Rios, Grady Irvin, Lara Breslow, and the Hon. Jessica Recksiedler. Center row from… » Read more

Stetson College of Law Dean Michèle Alexandre talks with Jason Lauritsen, executive director of the Florida Wildlife Corridor after the first Foreman Biodiversity Lecture of the school year. From left: Professor Lance N. Long, Lauritsen, Professor Royal C. Gardner, and Dean Alexandre. By Taylor Allyn On Sept. 12, the Stetson Law community welcomed Jason Lauritsen, the Executive Director of the Florida Wildlife Corridor, to speak… » Read more

Stetson Moot Court Board team members who participated in the Annual Leroy R. Hassell Sr. National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition are, from left: Tyler Vaughn, Tiffani Thornton, Chris Lawson, Evan Dahdah, Audrey Gangloff, and James Nealon Members of Stetson’s Moot Court Board added another plaque to the case after winning the 19th Annual Leroy R. Hassell, Sr. National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition at… » Read more

State Sens. Darryl Rouson (D-St. Petersburg) and Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) spoke to Stetson College of Law students about the Florida Legislature’s Criminal Punishment Code Task Force on Sept. 24. Pictured from left: Sen. Darryl Rouson, Stetson Professor Judith Scully, Sen. Jeff Brandes, and Stetson student Matt Keen. Photo by Daniela Gomez. By George Thurlow State Sens. Darryl Rouson (D-St. Petersburg) and Jeff Brandes (R-St.… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law students traveled to Oxford, England, for the Comparative Advocacy Program study abroad program. Stetson University College of Law wrapped up its fifth Comparative Advocacy Program in Oxford, England, from July 22 through Aug. 2, 2019. This year’s study abroad trip was a hit with students and faculty alike for its mix of demanding legal training with Oxford’s intellectual and fascinating… » Read more

The 2020 Professional Development Conference: Campus to Career will take place on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, and the Conference Planning Committee is now accepting program proposals. Campus to Career is an award-winning professional development conference that is primarily for first-year law students but is open to all students. It meets students where they are, professionally and personally, and is timed to occur at the beginning… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law, in partnership with AARP Tampa Bay, will host a Consumer Protection Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, as part of AARP’s National Day of Service. Attendees will have the opportunity to shred sensitive documents and consult expert speakers on consumer protection issues, as well as probate, power of attorney and other important topics.  AARP employees will help attendees sign up… » Read more

Bianca Lopez. By Taylor Allyn Every year, the American Constitution Society (ACS) selects a small and elite group of Next Generation Leaders who have demonstrated special leadership in their communities. ACS is a non-profit progressive legal organization founded as a response to the Supreme Court’s Bush v. Gore decision, with chapters in law schools nationwide. This year, student Bianca Lopez was chosen as a Next… » Read more

Stetson Law’s Gulfport campus. Stetson University College of Law is offering the webinar, “End of the Academic Year Title IX Update: Planning Now for Next Year’s Compliance Requirements,” for higher education professionals, attorneys and Title IX investigators from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on May 8. Stetson Law Professor Peter Lake will present the one-hour webinar on proposed Title IX regulations, how college and university campuses should prepare,… » Read more

Kate Welch spent Spring Break in India. Photo courtesy Kate Welch. By Taylor Allyn Over spring break, Kate Welch and seven other students in Professor Royal Gardner’s Topics in Biodiversity class, Jaclyn M. Clark, Jessica L. Dewolf, Amika M. Jeffries, David A. Weiger, Maria C. White, Jennifer N. Winn and Hannah M. Yoder, traveled to Pune, India, to present at the Wildlife Law and Enforcement… » Read more

Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law Emeritus Bruce Jacob. After graduating from Stetson University College of Law in 1959, Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law Emeritus Bruce Jacob made history with the 1963 landmark Supreme Court decision, Gideon v. Wainwright, the impetus for the idea of public defenders. Jacob presents the commencement address to 255 J.D. candidates at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, in the… » Read more

Devon Carbado. UCLA School of Law scholar Devon Carbado presented the Distinguished Nichols Lecture at noon on April 15 in the Great Hall at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport on “Thinking Big and Small About Racial Justice.” Carbado is the Associate Vice Chancellor of BruinX for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and the Honorable Harry Pregerson Professor of Law at UCLA. In 2005, Professor… » Read more