Stetson Law is pleased to announce the winner of the inaugural Advocacy Writing Competition is Laura Rose, an assistant professor of law at the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law in Vermillion, SD. She also happens to be a 2012 Stetson Law alumna! Laura Rose Rose will discuss her paper, “Advocacy in Action: Teaching Evidence to Interleave the Doctrinal and the Practical,” at the… » Read more

Stacy Elizondo, Career and Professional Development coordinator; Associate Professor Christine Cerniglia, director of Clinical and Experiential Education; Professor Judith Scully, co-founder of the Stetson Social Justice Advocacy Program and current chair of the Pro Bono Committee; and Mike Casey, associate director of Alumni Relations with the 2021 Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge trophy. The Florida Bar Foundation announced the winners of the 2021 Florida… » Read more

Members of Stetson Law’s faculty and trial team, along with sign language interpreters, work through a mock hearing. GULFPORT, Fla. – For the fourth year in a row, Stetson Law hosted an innovative workshop to train both sign language interpreters and future lawyers in navigating a courtroom and legal proceedings when sign language interpretation is required. The 4th Annual Sign Language Interpreter Legal Training Workshop… » Read more

GULFPORT, Fla. – Stetson Law is pleased to announce our Office of International Programs is now offering a series of 1 credit hour courses for law students who had hopes of studying abroad this summer but are unable to because of the pandemic. This reimagined version of a study abroad program will feature multiple courses taught by faculty from Stetson and other law schools focused… » Read more

Law Society of Ireland won this year’s competition. Pictured here, clockwise from top left: Stetson’s Professor Royal Gardner, Ireland’s Mairead Hughes, Ruth Cormican, Alysha Hoare, and coach T P Kennedy, and Stetson’s Visiting Professor Erin Okuno (aka the bat mascot). The 25th Annual Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition (IEMCC) brought together 18 teams from around the world for three days of competition that culminated… » Read more

Dr. Rodrigo A. Medellín’s Foreman Biodiversity Lecture on bats and infectious diseases. Stetson Law’s final Foreman Biodiversity Lecture for the 2020-2021 academic year featured Dr. Rodrigo A. Medellín, an ecologist, academic, and internationally renowned bat expert. His lecture, “Bats and Emerging Infectious Diseases: Myths, Realities, and Hope in Pandemic Times” was an impassioned plea for the much-maligned mammals. For starters, he insists they are not… » Read more

Bernie McCabe To honor the legacy of Bernie McCabe, JD ’72, his classmates have established the Bernie McCabe Prosecution Clinic Scholarship, which will provide tuition assistance to a student participating in the Prosecution Clinic. Over the years, McCabe helped mold hundreds, if not thousands, of young attorneys, said Denis M. de Vlaming, one of McCabe’s classmates. He guided and pushed them to achieve excellence and… » Read more

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition (IEMCC). The global, multi-part contest gives students around the world an opportunity to learn more about and advocate for environmental issues impacting the planet. Teams compete in national and regional rounds throughout the world, and the top teams are invited to participate in the International Finals. This year initial rounds were… » Read more

Edwin Cameron GULFPORT, Fla. (March 23, 2021) – Prominent South African judge and human rights lawyer, Edwin Cameron, will deliver Stetson Law’s commencement address on Saturday, May 1, 2021. In addition to speaking, Cameron will receive an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Though the commencement ceremonies will be held in person on the campus, Cameron will appear via prerecorded video from Johannesburg, South Africa. Other… » Read more

Four Stetson Law students have spent the last year dedicating their time and talent to an essential new program in Pinellas County aimed at helping returning citizens rebuild their lives. Stetson University College of Law and Community Law Program (CLP) received a $33,500 grant from the American Bar Endowment (ABE) in summer 2020 to create clinics to help returning citizens previously convicted of felonies get… » Read more

GULFPORT, Fla. (March 5, 2021) – Stetson University College of Law, in partnership with Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg, is excited to announce a new summer program aimed at training underrepresented teenagers to advocate for themselves and others. The weeklong summer course is designed for Pinellas County teenagers, between the ages of 15-17, considered underrepresented because of race, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic status,… » Read more

Stetson Law’s Student Bar Association will host Diversity Week 2021 from March 1-5 featuring daily programming aimed at driving contemplation and conversations about diversity at the college and beyond. SBA Diversity Week is also supported by the campus-wide Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, Social Justice Advocacy concentration, and Stetson Law’s representatives of the Florida Law Schools’ Consortium on Racial Justice. All events are open to students,… » Read more