Stetson University College of Law is hosting its Fall Open House from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, on the Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S. Future full-time and part-time law students can engage with the Stetson Law community through informative Q&A sessions,  a simulated law class and an admissions and scholarship strategy session with faculty, staff and students. The day will also include… » Read more

Richard O. “Dick” Jacobs presented on the topic of “Wet Hands, Dirty Feet Learning” at the Foreman Biodiversity Lecture on Sept. 25 in Gulfport. “‘Dirty Hands, Wet Feet Learning’ teaches us what is going on in the world and helps us make the right decisions,” said Jacobs, who is senior counsel at Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns. Jacobs is the author of several books,… » Read more

By Julie McHaffie The Black Law Students Association hosted an engaging panel on Sept. 25 with the attorney for the Markeis McGlockton family Michelle Rayner, Professor Judith Scully, and Associate Dean Darryl C. Wilson. They discussed the background of the Stand Your Ground Law and how it relates to the McGlockton case in Florida. Michael Drejka invoked Florida’s “stand your ground” self-defense law in the… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law hosts the complimentary Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series in the fall on environmental topics in the Great Hall on the Gulfport campus at 1401 61st St. S. Lecturers include environmental experts from across the country speaking on topics ranging from ecosystems, to hands-on learning about the environment, to restoration of wetlands. Topics during the fall semester include: Sept.… » Read more

By Julie McHaffie “Never once did I think coming to Stetson Law would allow me to bottle-feed rhino calves in a remote jungle in India,” said second-year law student Kate Welch, who spent her summer working with the Wildlife Trust of India in Delhi, India. Welch met Vivek Menon, executive director and CEO of the Wildlife Trust of India, when he was on the Gulfport… » Read more

Andrew Appleby joined Stetson University College of Law as an assistant professor of law, teaching federal income tax courses beginning this fall. Professor Appleby practiced tax law at leading firms for nearly a decade.  Most recently, he was special counsel in the tax group at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP’s New York office.  Professor Appleby was a partner in the tax group at Eversheds Sutherland… » Read more

Anne E. Mullins has joined the Stetson University College of Law faculty beginning in the fall semester as an associate professor teaching research and writing. Professor Mullins previously taught at the University of North Dakota School of Law and the University of Oregon School of Law. She received the University of North Dakota Foundation Outstanding Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate or Professional Teaching in… » Read more

Stetson Law alumnus Senior Judge Raphael Steinhardt J.D. ’63, a 2013 Stetson Law Hall of Fame inductee and namesake of the Judge Raphael Steinhardt Building that houses the Veterans Law Institute at Stetson, has recently made a donation to restore five large historic oil paintings on Stetson’s Gulfport campus. The campus was previously the home of the Florida Military Academy and was built originally as… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law honored three extraordinary advocates during its annual Educating Advocates Teaching Advocacy Skills Conference in Gulfport, Florida, May 21-23. View a photo gallery from this event here. Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit received the Cornerstone Award, recognizing exceptional members of the advocacy community who work tirelessly to create learning opportunities across the… » Read more

By Rachel Wise Nataly Azcurra, a rising 3L at Stetson Law, was recently selected for a prestigious 10-week fellowship from the Peggy Browning Fund. She was one of 400 applicants for the grant. Azcurra’s passion for immigration law was sparked at a young age when Azcurra and her family moved from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to South Florida. Before coming to Stetson Law, she graduated from… » Read more

By Rachel Wise Some students use their summers to lie on the beach and work on their tans, but at Stetson Law, students explore their passions during those intermittent months and relish in the opportunity to give back to their communities.  This summer, four outstanding Stetson students will be participating in the Legal Aid Summer Fellowship Program sponsored by the Florida Bar Foundation: Hanna Elmasry,… » Read more

Alumni Joann Grages Burnett, Beth Casey and Korey Henson in the Office of Career and Professional Development have recently distinguished themselves with national and regional appointments. Joann Grages Burnett J.D. ’08, associate director of the Office of Career and Professional Development, has been appointed the member resources coordinator for the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. She was also appointed the YLD co-chair of the… » Read more