By Sarah Shirley “We have been pushing people out of mental health institutions and onto the street,” Dr. Risdon N. Slate told the audience gathered to hear him lecture during the Student Leadership Development Program Leadership Luncheon on Feb. 20. “I do not believe that a person should have to commit a crime in order to obtain recovery in our criminal justice system.” Dr. Risdon… » Read more

(L-R): Alicia Winterkorn with Sy-Woei Hao. Photo by Frédéric Boidin. By Sarah Shirley “Students who study abroad grow both personally and professionally,” said Kristen McConnell, Associate Director of International Programs.  Stetson hosted a Study Abroad Fair on Feb. 5 in the Mann Lounge. Study Abroad Fairs are held throughout the academic year. By studying around the world, law students can learn a variety of soft… » Read more

ABA President Bob Carlson spoke at Stetson Law. American Bar Association President Bob Carlson visited Stetson University’s Gulfport campus on Feb. 12 and presented to students, faculty and staff. Carlson, who took the helm of the ABA in 2018, is focused on the role bar services play in an independent judicial system, changes in legal education and bar admission, and wellness for lawyers and law… » Read more

Andy Zodrow spoke at Stetson Law. Photo by Sarah Shirley. By Sarah Shirley “Environmental law is about defending the rule,” said Andy Zodrow J.D. ’95 of the Environmental Protection Commission. Zodrow visited Stetson’s Gulfport campus on Feb. 12 to talk with students about the path to a career in environmental law. “What a lot of people don’t know is that you don’t have to come… » Read more

(L-R): Lanse Scriven and Judge Mary Scriven candidly answered students’ questions about the career/life balance during the closing keynote address. Photo by Frédéric Boidin. Greg Coleman presented the opening keynote address. Photo by Frédéric Boidin. Stetson’s third annual Campus to Career: Professional Development Conference featured programming including more than 20 session speakers and keynote presentations by Florida Bar past-president Greg Coleman J.D. ’89, Judge Mary… » Read more

By Sarah Shirley Tampa Bay Waterkeeper executive director Andrew Hayslip presented the Foreman Biodiversity Lecture on the importance of protecting clean water at Stetson Law’s Gulfport campus on Jan. 31. “We exist to protect our natural heritage through science, policy, advocacy, and the enforcement of existing environmental laws,” said Hayslip. Tampa Bay Waterkeeper defends and advocates clean water laws, but Hayslip emphasized that people must… » Read more

A contingent of Stetson Law students traveled to Honduras in January 2020 to perform pro bono legal services for those in need. Photo by Daniela Gomez By Daniela GomezStetson Law3L While most spend their winter break reflecting on the fall semester and relaxing before the spring semester, 12 Stetson Law students spent seven days in Honduras in January as part of the Legal Empowerment Brigade.… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law is hosting a Spring Open House for future law students from 9:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23, at 1401 61st St. S. in Gulfport. Stetson Law is home to the top-ranked trial advocacy program in the U.S. Stetson’s legal writing program is ranked second in the nation. The half-day Open House program is open to the public and includes… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law invites members of the public to the Great Hall on its Gulfport campus at 1401 61st St. S. for its annual Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series about the environment, with talks scheduled for January, March and April. The first lecture of the spring semester kicks off with a talk by Tampa Bay Waterkeeper executive director Andy Hayslip at noon on Jan.… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law celebrated 26 new J.D., four LL.M. in Advocacy,  five LL.M. in Elder Law, and two LL.M. in International Law candidates on Dec. 13 in Gulfport. Among this year’s outstanding class are: Ahmed Mohamed, a member of Stetson’s Dispute Resolution Board, Stetson Law Review editor who completed his law degree at Stetson and working on a medical degree at the University… » Read more

  Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport is again partnering with the Community Law Program and the St. Petersburg Bar Foundation to prepare free simple wills and advance directives for low income veterans and their spouses aged 60 or older through the annual Wills for Warriors Program in February of 2019. Walk-in appointments are not available. Veterans or their spouses must schedule individual appointments… » Read more

Karla Davis-Jamison has joined Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida, as the new assistant dean for strategic enrollment management. Dean Davis-Jamison joins Stetson from Northwestern University, where she directed graduate admissions and financial aid for the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications in Evanston, Illinois. She served with the Northwestern University Change Makers Organization and the Association of Northwestern University Women.… » Read more