Governor Charlie Crist, Stetson University College of Law and the Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement will sponsor “Investigating and Prosecuting Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Victim” on May 21 in the elder-friendly Eleazer Courtroom on Stetson’s Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S.
Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp will introduce the program, which provides training for law enforcement and social services providers using case examples involving financial scams of elder consumer victims.

A record number of 252 Stetson University College of Law graduates walked in commencement ceremonies on May 12.

Twenty-two students graduated with a JD degree from the part-time class, nine students with master of laws degrees and 26 students with both an MBA and a JD degree.

Stetson University College of Law is moving graduation ceremonies from the Gulfport campus to the Pasadena Community Church, 227 70th St. S., St. Petersburg due to smoke and outdoor visibility. The commencement ceremony will begin Saturday, May 12 at 10 a.m.

Stetson University College of Law continues to offer free consumer fraud seminars for local seniors in the Eleazer Courtroom at the Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S.

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.