Stetson names distinguished UCLA professor and author new 2019-2020 Culverhouse Chair
Professor Devon Carbado Stetson University College of Law is pleased to announce that Devon Carbado, Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law, will serve as Stetson’s 2019-2020 Culverhouse Chair. The Culverhouse Chair is named for Hugh F. Culverhouse, a successful tax lawyer and the original owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He established the chair with the goal of attracting distinguished professors and judges… » Read more
Stetson’s Center for Excellence in Elder Law now hosts WINGS guardianship collaboration
Rebecca C. Morgan The Center for Excellence in Elder Law at Stetson University College of Law has adopted WINGS, a national guardianship program incubated by Florida’s courts and now transitioning to the state’s acknowledged experts and national leaders in this area of specialization. WINGS, or Working Interdisciplinary Network of Guardianship Stakeholders, began with a grant awarded to Florida’s Office of the State Courts Administrator from… » Read more
The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay and Stetson University College of Law form new partnership
From left: Professor Judith Scully, Stetson University College of Law; Marlene Spalten, Community Foundation of Tampa Bay President and CEO; Michèle Alexandre, Dean, Stetson University College of Law; and Jesse Coraggio, VP, Community Foundation of Tampa Bay. The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay and Stetson University College of Law have formed a new partnership to benefit the Tampa Bay area. The two organizations have created… » Read more
Foreman Biodiversity Lecture: The use of rights-based management in preventing overfishing
By Taylor Allyn Elizabeth Silleck, a senior conservation manager at the Environmental Defense Fund, discussed rights-based management of fisheries as part of the Foreman Biodiversity Lecture series at Stetson University College of Law. Silleck works with the Gulf of Mexico Oceans Program, the goal of which is to bring fishermen, chefs and communities together to rebuild the fisheries in the Gulf. According to the EDF… » Read more
Stetson again ranks No. 1 in national trial competition performance
The 2018-2019 results are in, and once again Stetson University College of Law ranks No. 1 nationally in trial competition performance. This most recent recognition comes in addition to the more than 20 years Stetson has been recognized as No. 1 in trial advocacy according to the U.S. News & World Report. The Trial Competition Performance Ranking (TCPR) from Fordham University School of Law is… » Read more
Stetson hosted Consumer Protection Fair with AARP
Volunteers from AARP Tampa Bay helped local seniors sign up for the Do Not Call Registry and other services to help block junk mail during the Consumer Protection Fair at Stetson. “There is no rule book to retiring or getting old,” said Marilyn Izor, a retired nurse from St. Petersburg. The 70-year-old attended a Consumer Protection Fair on Sept. 11, 2019, at Stetson University College… » Read more
Stetson professors take advocacy training to the Caribbean
Stetson Advocacy is everywhere, and most recently it was the Virgin Islands! At the end of July, Professors Roberta Flowers and Julia Metts traveled to the Caribbean for hands on Stetson advocacy lectures, demonstrations, and interactive presentations for members of the Virgin Islands Bar Association. The multi-day training session was actually several years in the making thanks to hurricane delays and other hiccups, but it… » Read more
We need you! Now accepting program proposals for next Campus to Career conference
The 2020 Professional Development Conference: Campus to Career will take place on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, and the Conference Planning Committee is now accepting program proposals. Campus to Career is an award-winning professional development conference that is primarily for first-year law students but is open to all students. It meets students where they are, professionally and personally, and is timed to occur at the beginning… » Read more
Stetson Law Professor Appointed Chair of Florida Bar’s Standing Committee on Professionalism
Kirsten K. Davis, J.D., Ph.D., Professor of Law and Director of the Institute for the Advancement of Legal Communication, has been selected as Chair of the Florida Bar’s Standing Committee on Professionalism for 2019-20. The Committee’s work advances civility and professionalism in the practice of law and works closely with the Bar’s Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism. “I’m excited and honored to be working… » Read more
Stetson prof. earns Fulbright U.S. Senior Scholar Award
Professor Luz E. Nagle Stetson University College of Law Professor Luz E. Nagle will spend the fall semester in the Canary Islands of Spain, teaching and conducting research at Universidad de La Laguna in Tenerife as a Fulbright U.S. Senior Scholar in international law. “Selection as a Fulbright Senior Scholar is a highly competitive process,” Professor Nagle wrote via email from her office abroad. “The award… » Read more
Stetson University College of Law Hurricane Dorian update
Check the Emergency Preparedness page or the College of Law’s Facebook page for updates. Hurricane Dorian Update – Monday, Sept. 2 Stetson University College of Law’s Gulfport and Tampa campuses will remain closed through Wednesday, Sept. 4, based on guidance from the National Weather Service, Gov. Ron DeSantis, and our own safety officers. We will reopen on Thursday, Sept. 5, and all classes and activities… » Read more
Stetson Law professor appointed to serve on Innocence Project of Florida’s board of directors
Ellen S. Podgor, J.D., Gary R. Trombley family white-collar crime research professor at Stetson University College of Law, has been selected to serve on the Innocence Project of Florida’s board of directors. Based in Tallahassee, the nonprofit organization helps obtain freedom for innocent prisoners through investigating cases, obtaining DNA testing and advocating for their release. Since 2003, the Innocence Project of Florida has assisted with… » Read more