Stetson University College of Law re-dedicated the Florin-Roebig Courtroom on the Gulfport campus at 1401 61st St. S. at 1 p.m. on April 19. One of Stetson’s premier teaching courtrooms, the Florin Roebig was renamed in honor of the Palm Harbor trial and litigation firm that made extensive contributions to the recently renovated space.

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Stetson University College of Law hosted the American Mock Trial Association National Championship Intercollegiate Mock Trial Tournament this year. It was the first time the national competition was held at a law school outside the state of Iowa.

Stetson University College of Law begins offering the nation’s first online LL.M. degree in elder law in fall 2007.

The 2008 U.S. News & World Report has ranked Stetson University College of Law among the nation’s top 100 law schools. The national publication again ranked Stetson University College of Law first for trial advocacy. Stetson ranked number five for legal writing.

Barry Scheck, co-founder of the Innocence Project and co-counsel on the O.J. Simpson defense team, presented the Nichols Foundation Prominent Speaker Lecture March 27 at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport.

The Center for Excellence in Elder Law at Stetson University College of Law and the Center for Special Needs Trusts will co-sponsor a continuing legal education program, “The Nuts and Bolts of Special Needs Trusts Administration,” April 27-28 at the Marriott Suites, 1201 Gulf Blvd., Clearwater Beach.

 Stetson University College of Law student Kerrie Taylor received an outstanding oralist award at the Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court competition March 19 in New York City.

Stetson University College of Law Professor Carol Henderson was elected president-elect of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences at their annual meeting in February.

A team of students from Stetson University College of Law won the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Regional Representation in Mediation Competition at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., on March 4.

 Stetson University President H. Douglas Lee, whose visionary leadership over nearly two decades strengthened academic quality and transformed Stetson into a more diverse and socially responsible institution, will retire in May 2009.

Stetson University College of Law’s trial team will advance to ABA Nationals in Houston in March.

The team of Rosa Brown, Haldon Greenburg, Brandon Held and Dennis McCarthy defeated a team from Emory University at the ABA Regional Competition Feb. 10 in Atlanta.