Lieutenant Commander Vincent R. Stewart spoke at Stetson Law commencement on May 19

Lieutenant General Vincent R. Stewart, the Deputy Commander for U.S. Cyber Command, presented the commencement address in the Plaza Mayor Courtyard at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida, on May 19. Stewart told the story of coming to the U.S. at the age of 13. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Stewart is a decorated Marine who received honors including the Defense Distinguished Service Medal,… » Read more


Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo is Stetson Law’s Cornerstone Award winner

Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has been selected as Stetson University College of Law’s Cornerstone Award winner. Judge Restrepo will be presented with the award during Stetson’s Educating Advocates Teaching Advocacy Skills conference on May 21-23 in Gulfport, Florida. Judge Restrepo, who was born in Medellin, Colombia, has spent much of his legal career in public… » Read more


Stetson’s Dispute Resolution Board takes home award for best video from the Vis Moot in Austria

  Stetson University College of Law’s Dispute Resolution Board team of Matthew Ceriale, Ahmed Mohamed, Martin Musichi, Jade Turner, and student coach Taofikat Ninalowo was recognized as the winner of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot video contest on March 23 in Vienna, Austria. The team received a standing ovation from the assembled crowd of more than 3,000 competitors, coaches, and arbitrators from… » Read more


Students launch Consumer Protection Fair at the Gulfport Senior Center

Stetson’s Elder Law Society, Public Service Fellows, and the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Association coordinated the first annual student-run Consumer Protection Fair at the Gulfport Senior Center on March 19 to teach consumers how to guard against scams, identity theft and fraud. More than 50 seniors attended one presentation. “We decided to launch the Consumer Protection Fair this year because we wanted to… » Read more


Longtime Stetson Law professor Michael Allen celebrated investiture as federal judge in Washington, D.C.

Longtime Stetson University Professor of Law Michael P. Allen celebrated his judicial investiture on March 20 as one of the newest judges serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in Washington, D.C. Along with Judge Allen, Judges Amanda L. Meredith and Joseph L. Toth also celebrated their investiture, with the Office of White House Counsel presenting commissions. Jason P. Stearns J.D. ’08,… » Read more


Stetson is again top law school for Trial Advocacy, ranked second for Legal Writing

Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida, is again ranked the no. 1 law school for Trial Advocacy and is ranked no. 2 for Legal Writing in the U.S. according to U.S. News. It is the 20th time in 24 years that Stetson has been ranked the top law school for Trial Advocacy and has consistently ranked among the top six legal writing programs… » Read more


Stetson’s Veterans Advocacy Clinic joins first Law Schools for Vets conference in Washington, D.C.

Stetson University College of Law joined law schools from around the U.S. at the first conference of the National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium, or Law Schools for Vets, Feb. 28-March 1, in Washington, D.C. Stetson helped to found the consortium in 2016. The first Law Schools for Vets conference, which drew more than 120 participants from law school clinics across the country to D.C.,… » Read more


Stetson wins regional AAJ Student Trial Advocacy Competition

Stetson University College of Law students Ethan Dunn, Christopher Hallett, Amara Benitez-Rodriquez, and Joseph Sise won the regional American Association for Justice Student Trial Competition on March 4 in Miami, and will advance to the National Finals Competition in April. Only the top team from each region advances to the National Finals. Teams are judged on their case preparation, opening statements, use of facts, examination… » Read more


Stetson students win mediation competition, advance in all four dispute resolution competitions sponsored by the ABA

Stetson University College of Law students won the ABA regional mediation competition in Connecticut this past weekend. Students Julia Alley and Mark Joseph won the American Bar Association Representation in Mediation competition at Quinnipiac University School of Law in Hamden, Connecticut, on Feb. 25. The team will advance to the national ABA competition in Washington, D.C., in April. Amy Catledge J.D. ’02 coached the team.… » Read more


Stetson’s Dispute Resolution team wins Vis pre-moot competition, heads to international competition

Stetson University College of Law’s Dispute Resolution team of Matthew Ceriale, Ahmed Mohamed, Martin Musichi and Jade Turner won the Florida Bar International Law Section Richard DeWitt Memorial Vis International Commercial Arbitration Pre-Moot in Miami on Feb. 17. Ceriale was recognized as Best Oralist in the competition. Stetson’s award-winning team will compete in international pre-moot competitions beginning March 24 in Belgrade, Serbia, and Budapest, Hungary,… » Read more


Stetson Law students organize Consumer Protection Fair at the Gulfport Senior Center in March

Stetson University College of Law students are organizing a Consumer Protection Fair at the Gulfport Senior Center in March to teach seniors about a range of consumer protection issues, from scams to identity theft to fraud. Attendees will learn about checking their credit reports, the importance of shredding sensitive documents, and the do-not-call list. WHAT: Consumer Protection Fair WHEN: Monday, March 19, 2:30-6:30 p.m. WHERE:… » Read more


Stetson’s Dispute Resolution Board advances to national competition

Stetson University College of Law’s Dispute Resolution Board team of Jahanna Azarian and Vanessa Denk won the regional rounds of the American Bar Association Law Student Division Client Counseling Competition on Feb. 11. The Stetson team of Azarian and Denk heads to the national ABA LSD Client Counseling Competition in Durham, North Carolina, in March. A second Stetson Dispute Resolution team of Jade Mattheys and… » Read more