Royal Gardner, professor and director of the Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy, received a 40th Anniversary Award from the Society of Wetlands Scientists (SWS) during a virtual ceremony Dec. 1, 2020.

Lori Baggett GULFPORT, Fla., (Dec. 1, 2020) — Lori Baggett, J.D. ’02, the managing shareholder of the Tampa office of Carlton Fields, will deliver Stetson Law’s commencement address on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in the Plaza Mayor Courtyard on the Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S. Other featured speakers will include Stetson University President Dr. Christopher F. Roellke and Stetson University College of Law Dean… » Read more

Dick and Joan Jacobs GULFPORT, Fla. (Nov. 25, 2020) — Stetson University College of Law is excited to announce a new alumnus gift to establish the Dick and Joan Jacobs Public Interest Environmental Law Clinic. The goal of the Clinic will be to support greater stakeholder participation in environmental policy and decision making in the courts, agencies, and legislatures. An initial focus of the Clinic… » Read more

Nate Wadlinger, Lecturer at Florida State University and a certified public accountant, shares his presentation during the Stetson Tax Innovators Exchange. By George Thurlow On Nov. 13, 2020, Stetson University College of Law and the Tax Law Society sponsored the first Stetson Tax Innovators Exchange (S.T.I.X.) featuring experts in the fields of environmental taxation and tax technology. Speakers included Professor Roberta Mann from the University… » Read more

Dear Stetson Law Community, Based on guidance from the National Weather Service, Pinellas County Schools and the advice of our own safety officers, Stetson University College of Law will close today at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 11, through Thursday, November 12. We will continue to monitor the situation and will make an announcement if more develops. If there are no further developments, we will reopen… » Read more

Professor Virelli said candidates having lawyers ready ahead of a big election just makes sense, and he said it’s a complete misconception that if elections don’t end on Tuesday night, there’s something wrong.

The Florida Law Schools’ Consortium for Racial Justice held its formal launch with a timely panel on Oct. 27, 2020, called “Civil Rights Litigation and Coalition Building in the 21st Century Forum.” The inaugural event, which was held virtually and open to students from all 12 Florida law schools, included a brief introduction to the FLSCRJ and a reiteration of the important role the Florida… » Read more

GULFPORT, Fla. – The Tax Law Society at Stetson University College of Law will present the Stetson Tax Innovators Exchange (S.T.I.X.) on Nov. 13, 2020, featuring nationally renowned experts in environmental taxation and tax technology. S.T.I.X. is a new and forward-thinking tax law collaboration event focused almost exclusively on tax practitioners – those working in the trenches every day.  The nation’s top tax attorneys will… » Read more

Stetson Law is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a new Advocacy Writing Competition. The winner will present his/her paper at the annual Educating Advocacy Teachers (EATS) Conference, receive an award of $2,000 cash, and be guaranteed publication in the Stetson Journal of Advocacy and the Law. Competition Goals: Motivate advocacy skills teachers, coaches, and practitioners to finish that paper they started but… » Read more

Dr. Thomas C. Marks Jr. The Stetson University College of Law mourns the passing of Dr. Thomas C. Marks Jr., a constitutional law professor who was an integral part of the Stetson Law community for more than 50 years. He died in Ocala, Fla., in September. Marks devoted his career to helping thousands of law students understand and love the complexities of the federal and… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law faculty voted on Oct. 9, 2020, to approve an Antiracism Resolution that declares their commitment to “dismantling all forms of oppressive power dynamics and challenging any assumptions that diminish human dignity, including those that rely on racist assumptions.” Professor Lance Long The resolution grew out of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee’s and faculty’s concern about the national unrest that unfolded… » Read more

With the creation of the Veterans Advocacy Clinic in 2014, Stetson University College of Law firmly established its commitment to veterans and created an opportunity for students to gain real world experience by representing disabled veterans seeking benefits before the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Since that time, students and staff attorneys with the Clinic have helped nearly 100 clients and secured more than $2 million… » Read more