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

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gives the keynote address at the dedication of Stetson’s Law Library in 1998. United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, at her home in Washington, D.C., following complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer. She was 87 years old. She was only the second woman appointed to the court and served more than 27 years. Stetson… » Read more

The inaugural Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture of the academic year is titled “Scientists and Civic Engagement: Closing the ‘Groundwater Loophole’ in the Clean Water Act” and will hosted online on Tuesday, Sept. 15 from 12-1 p.m.   The speakers will be Dr. David Kaplan and Dr. Mark Rains, both of whom were instrumental in working with Stetson Law’s Institute for Biodiversity Law and… » Read more

Stetson Law now offers a new concentration in Business Law that is designed to hone skills and knowledge for those interested in pursuing careers in business law, including a strong focus on corporate and commercial law, tax law and related fields. John Bartel “It’s always been my belief that business and tax law touch every interaction with your client, so I was very happy to… » Read more

GULFPORT, Fla. (Sept. 1, 2020) — Stetson University College of Law received the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the annual HEED Award — a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges, universities and professional schools that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion — Stetson… » Read more

Stetson Law’s Veterans Advocacy Clinic celebrates recent successes for veterans In September 2020 Stetson Law’s Veterans Advocacy Clinic celebrated yet another victory for a veteran in need – this time for a Vietnam combat veteran who was terminally ill with esophageal cancer. The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program, a national charity that provides free legal services in federal venues for veterans, referred his case to… » Read more

After nearly 40 years, Robert DuBoise reunites with his sister Harriett (left) and attorney Susan Friedman after his release from Hardee Correctional Institute (Image: Casey Brooke Lawson/ The Innocence Project). “The work toward justice is many times a long road, but the rewards renew us all!  This is why I love clinical education,” said Christine Cerniglia, professor and director of Director of Clinical and Experiential… » Read more

Dean Alexandre with the trophy. The Florida Bar Foundation announced the winners of the 2020 Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge, and Stetson Law took top honors for most law school clinic engagement. “This is great news,” said Christine E. Cerniglia, director of Clinical and Experiential Education at Stetson Law. This is the second iteration of the Challenge, which launched with a pilot version in… » Read more

This year’s orientation was one of the longest and most logistically complicated programs in the law school’s history. Stetson Law staff worked hard to accommodate this year’s large incoming class while maintaining physical distancing. Mario Makram, an incoming first year law student from Clearwater, said he was nervous on his first day of orientation August 11. But, he clarified, it was typical “first day of… » Read more