Stetson hires new directors to oversee alumni and campus operations

William Weller has been selected as the new executive director of operations and Todd Marrs has been selected as the new director of alumni and annual giving at Stetson University College of Law.


Bones producer to visit Stetson’s Gulfport campus Feb. 5

Kathy Reichs, a top forensic anthropologist, novelist and producer of the Bones television series, will discuss forensics and crime fiction Feb. 5 in a program sponsored by Stetson University College of Law’s National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law.


Janet Reno to speak at Stetson University College of Law

Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno will serve as the William Reece Smith Jr. Distinguished Lecturer at Stetson’s Annual Inns of Court Banquet on Jan. 25.

Reno was the 78th attorney general of the United States and the first woman to hold the post. She was the first woman appointed to be a state attorney for Florida. Reno helped win congressional approval of the 1994 crime bill, the biggest crime legislation in U.S. history.


New Inn of Court named for Stetson Professor and Dean Emeritus Bruce Jacob

The Bruce R. Jacob Criminal Appellate Inn of Court was officially named on Oct. 18 for Stetson University College of Law Professor and Dean Emeritus Bruce Jacob.


Judge and former Hispanic Woman of the Year speaks at Stetson’s graduation Dec. 16

The Honorable Virginia M. Hernandez Covington, judge for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, speaks at Stetson’s commencement Saturday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. in the college’s courtyard in Gulfport.


Stetson student arbitration team becomes new national champion at ABA competition

Stetson University College of Law’s team of Megan Lattz, Shannon McMahon, Sarah Olsen and Stuart Weissman won the American Bar Association Law Student Division National Arbitration Competition in Austin, Texas Nov. 18.


Florida Supreme Court Justice Harry Lee Anstead receives Stetson’s J. Ben Watkins Award

The Stetson Law Review presented Florida Supreme Court Justice Harry Lee Anstead with the J. Ben Watkins Award for Excellence in the Legal Profession on Nov. 17.


Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles wins International Environmental Moot Court Competition at Stetson Law

A team of students from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles are the winners of the 11th annual International Environmental Moot Court Competition at Stetson University College of Law. The final rounds of competition were held Nov. 8-11.


Loyola University wins international environmental competition at Stetson Law

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Stetson student Client Skills Board Negotiation team wins regionals in Ft. Lauderdale

A Stetson student Client Skills Board Negotiation team from Stetson University College of Law won first place at the Regional ABA Law Student Division’s Negotiation Competition in Ft. Lauderdale Nov. 5.


Stetson Law invites prospective law students to the Gulfport campus Nov. 18

Stetson University College of Law invites prospective law students to its annual Law School Information Day from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 1401 61st St. S. in Gulfport.


Local high school and law students debate international human rights in November

Students from Lakewood High School and Stetson University College of Law will debate international human rights policies Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Great Hall at the Stetson University College of Law Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S.