Student Jennifer Winn was presented with the Distinguished Achievement Award on June 15 in Orlando from the Florida Bar Animal Law Section for her contributions to animal law in Florida. Winn spearheaded a proposed ordinance to ban disposable plastic straws in restaurants in Gulfport, Florida, as part of a class project for Stetson law professor Lance Long’s environmental advocacy class. Plastic straws that wash into… » Read more

Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law Bruce Jacob was honored by the Florida Bar on June 14 with the Florida Bar’s Standing Committee on Professionalism 2018 Law Faculty Professionalism Award. The award, which recognizes a Florida law school faculty member who exemplifies the bar’s mission through teaching, scholarship, and service to the profession, was presented to Jacob during the Judicial Luncheon at the Florida Bar’s… » Read more

Law alumnus Nathan Bruemmer J.D. ’17 is being honored with a 2018 Tampa Bay Business Journal Business of Pride award on June 18 at the Palladium in St. Petersburg, Florida, for being a voice in the community. It is the second year in a row that Bruemmer is receiving the award. Bruemmer is executive director of the nonprofit Advocacy Leadership Support Outreach Youth, or ALSO… » Read more

  By Bianca Lopez This June, three Stetson students – myself included – attended the American Constitution Society National Convention. ACS held this year’s event in the nation’s capital, Washington D.C., allowing us to discuss political events surrounded by the “room(s) where it happens.” (Pardon the Hamilton reference.) Students Julie McHaffie, Ana Lleonart and I received scholarships from the ACS national organization to travel to… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law Professor Royal Gardner, director of the Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy, received the Society of Wetland Scientists President’s Service Award on May 31. The award recognizes members of the SWS who have made significant contributions by serving the society and its members, and who have promoted the goals of the society in their efforts that extend above and beyond… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law is hosting a webinar on June 12 from 1-2:30 p.m. on Title IX Compliance Issues in the Trump Era: Updates on Title IX Policy and OCR Enforcement. The webinar for attorneys and Title IX coordinators features Debbie Osgood, a longtime former official with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and current partner with the education practice group… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida, is hosting a complimentary webinar on Forensic Psychology Essentials on June 1, from 12:30-2:30 p.m., as part of its forensic science webinar series funded by the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance. The webinar for criminal litigators explores the essentials of forensic psychology and the legal considerations when utilizing forensic psychology evidence and experts in… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida, has been named the first American Bar Association Competitions Champion. The ABA Law Student Division hosts four practical skills competitions—the arbitration, negotiation, client counseling and national appellate advocacy competitions. The Competitions Champion Award is presented to the law school that accrues the most points through team achievements and participation in the ABA Law Student Division’s four practical… » Read more

Two new amicus briefs written by the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law and the Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy at Stetson University College of Law are asking the federal district court in New York to consider the scientific and economic damage of suspending the 2015 Clean Water Rule. The Clean Water Rule was designed to protect the streams… » Read more

Stetson University Professor of Law Luz Nagle has been appointed co-chair of the Crimes Against Women Subcommittee of the International Bar Association, serving through December 2019. The IBA is the largest lawyer association in the world. “This is a fantastic organization for disseminating information and educating tens of thousands of lawyers about issues impacting women worldwide,” said Professor Nagle. “It is an honor to become… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law’s Veterans Advocacy Clinic has won a national 2018 Hermes Creative Award for its feature video about law student Kyle Short’s work through the Clinic to help a Tampa Bay area veteran named Joe and his spouse Karla obtain long-awaited benefits. The video, Stetson University’s Veterans Advocacy Clinic: The Story of Karla and Joe, filmed by Stetson’s manager of video production… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law was selected as the winner of the Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service by an Organization by the 13th Judicial Circuit and Hillsborough County Bar Association. Stetson’s Wm. Reece Smith Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law Ann Piccard J.D. ’85 and Stetson student president of the Public Service Fellows Evelyn Passino accepted the award on behalf of Stetson at the Pro… » Read more