Graduates during the 4:30 p.m. ceremony celebrate with family and friends. On Saturday, May 1, 2021, Stetson University College of Law celebrated four commencement ceremonies recognizing graduates from the December 2020 and May/August 2021 Classes. Four separate events held outdoors in the Plaza Mayor Courtyard of the Gulfport campus allowed for limited attendance to follow CDC guidelines on physical distancing. Other safety protocols included a… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law provided on-campus COVID-19 vaccinations to students, faculty and staff for the first time on Thursday, April 29, 2021. Professor Darryl Wilson gets a vaccine. While many staff and faculty members had already received vaccines at locations throughout the community as Florida continued to expand eligibility and availability, students quickly filled most of the on-campus appointments. Courtney Valtman, a 1L, said… » Read more

Attendees participate in a breakout session during the 2018 EATS Conference. Stetson University College of Law will host its annual Educating Advocacy Teachers (EATS) Conference June 14-16, 2021. This year’s EATS conference will be virtual because of the COVID-19 risks; however, it will still feature the same dynamic and collaborative experience attendees have come to expect from the event, which Stetson Law has hosted for… » Read more

Prof. Theresa J. Pulley Radwan with the She Stepped Up Award. Theresa J. Pulley Radwan, transitional business administrator and professor of law, was one of six women in higher education in Florida to be recognized with the “She Stepped Up Award: Recognizing Extraordinary Leadership During COVID-19.” The award, presented by the American Council on Education Women’s Network – Florida during its fourth annual conference on… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law is excited to announce the launch of a new Legal and American History Program (LAHP) for students who will begin their J.D. or LL.M. studies in August 2021, as well as Legal and American History Program Plus (LAHP+) for those looking to begin their U.S. legal studies in 2022 or beyond! The program will provide historical context and knowledge of… » Read more

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