Stetson Law’s 24th Annual National Conference on Special Needs Planning and Special Needs Trusts at the Vinoy Renaissance in downtown St. Petersburg From the informative to the transformative, Stetson Law’s 24th Annual National Conference on Special Needs Planning and Special Needs Trusts fostered important conversations as it unfolded over three days in downtown St. Petersburg. Organized by Stetson Law’s Center for Excellence in Elder Law,… » Read more

Stetson Law student Nancy Eriksen Each year, the Women’s White Collar Defense Association® (WWCDA) recognizes individuals and groups whose work impacts white collar law while serving to elevate women in the practice, from late-career pioneers to law students who show promise in the law. This year, the international nonprofit has chosen Stetson Law student Nancy Eriksen the recipient of the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Outstanding… » Read more

Dr. Stephanie Burt (right) reads from a book of her poetry Speaking to the Stetson Law students, faculty, and staff gathered in the Great Hall as well as students and faculty joining remotely from Stetson University’s main campus in DeLand, scholar Dr. Stephanie Burt explored the relationship between one’s work and oneself. A poet, literary critic, and professor of English at Harvard, Burt gave a… » Read more

Stetson Law students Anne Copeland and Brent Schneider share their experience working with Ukrainian Mothers and Children Transport during the 2022 Pro Bono Showcase. For Stetson Law 3L Francesca Little, whose family emigrated to the U.S. from Venezuela when she was five, using her growing set of legal skills to help other immigrants was an obvious choice. As a law student, Little is required to… » Read more

Despite hard-fought gains in social and economic justice over the years, not all sectors appear to be delivering progress for Black Americans. One such area, writes Stetson Law student Kyle Ridgeway in a recent paper, is agriculture, where instead of growing or maintaining a presence reflective of the overall population, Black farm ownership has dropped drastically. While Black farmers once represented 14 percent of farm… » Read more

Classes at the Stetson Law Gulfport and Tampa Law Center campuses will resume Monday, October 3.  Amenities and services on the Gulfport campus will resume as follows: The Library and the Gym will resume regular hours starting Saturday, Oct. 1.The Bookstore and the Café will resume normal hours on Monday, Oct. 3.   We wish all members of the Stetson Law community a safe return back to campus. … » Read more

Stetson Law student Savannah Green From an applicant pool featuring numerous contenders, Buffalo, New York-based firm Milestone chose Stetson Law 3L Savannah Green as the recipient of its 2022 Trial LawHER Scholarship, an award of $10,000. Milestone holds the annual competition to empower women who aspire to be plaintiff trial lawyers while increasing awareness in the area of settlement planning. The competition attracts applications from… » Read more

The 2022 participants of the Youth Civic Engagement Program, which invites local teens to explore their potential as advocates for themselves and their communities. Call it a trifecta. For the third consecutive year, Stetson University College of Law has won INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine’s 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award. The award recognizes colleges and universities that demonstrate a sustained, measurable commitment to… » Read more

In her award-winning essay about the potential legal challenges stemming from sea-level rise, law student Brooke Cleary points to the erosion of waterfront land in communities like Vilano Beach, Florida (pictured). Photo credit: Felix Mizioznikov Exploring a critical, ever-evolving aspect of climate change that affects – among many other places – her hometown proved a winning strategy for Stetson Law 2L Brooke Cleary. Earlier this… » Read more

Left: Jessica King; Right, Zenea Johnson With a sharp focus on racial justice, two Stetson Law students will spend the next year building a more equitable community through collaboration with fellow students from a range of backgrounds. As part of the St. Petersburg Higher Education Racial Equity Consortium (SPHERE), the two will serve as Racial Justice Fellows alongside students from each of St. Petersburg’s higher-learning… » Read more

For indigenous Hawaiians – or, as they’re known in the Hawaiian language, Kanaka Maoli – the land, or ‘aina, has a sacred place in Hawaiian religion, culture, and identity. Despite recent attempts at stronger protections and restoring lands, much is still lost to development, military exercises, and certain agricultural practices. Recent Stetson Law alumnus Will Davis laments the status quo – but sees a potential… » Read more

Law Professor Luz Nagle (second from right) visits with Fundación Dignitas to Barrio Reino de Palambé, Cartagena in August, 2022. As part of a critical project sponsored jointly by the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ROLI) and USAID, Stetson Law Professor Luz Nagle spent part of her summer sharing her deep expertise about human trafficking and how to stop it in Colombia. The… » Read more