Higher education leaders were presented with this year’s Kaplin and Facilitator Awards during Stetson University’s 39th National Conference on Law and Higher Education, Feb. 1-3, in Clearwater Beach, Florida. West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee received the William A. Kaplin Award on Feb. 3. The award, named for Professor William A. Kaplin, recognizes outstanding scholars who have published works addressing the intersection of higher… » Read more

Professor of Law Luz Nagle is being honored on Feb. 8 as the first tenured Hispanic law professor at Stetson University College of Law by the U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida during a special luncheon in Tampa celebrating pioneering firsts. Professor Nagle received tenure in 2004 at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport. Professor Nagle is an expert in international law, international… » Read more

On Feb. 8, Professor of Law Dorothea Beane will be honored at a special luncheon in Tampa by the U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida as a “First” in Tampa Bay for her distinguished career as a trailblazer. Professor Beane is the first minority professor awarded tenure at Stetson University College of Law and the recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award. Professor Dorothea Beane… » Read more

Federal Public Defender Donna Lee Elm received the Wm. Reece Smith, Jr., Public Service Award during the annual Inns of Court Banquet on Jan. 24 in St. Petersburg. Adam J. Foss, founder and president of Prosecutor Impact, provided the keynote address. Elm is the Federal Defender for the Middle District of Florida. She has taken two cases to the U.S. Supreme Court, Curtis Johnson in… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law Professor Judith Scully, co-founder of the Innocence Initiative at Stetson, is moderating the Fred G. Minnis Sr. Bar Association community forum on “Reclaiming Our Youth: Creating Solutions for Juvenile Justice,” on Jan. 18 at the Dr. Carter G. Woodson Museum, 2240 9th Ave. S., St. Petersburg. The forum from 6:30-8:30 p.m. is open to the public. Panelists include State Attorney… » Read more

  Stetson University College of Law is again partnering with the Community Law Program and the St. Petersburg Bar Foundation to prepare free simple wills and advance directives for low income veterans and their spouses aged 60 or older through the sixth annual Wills for Warriors Program in February. Walk-in appointments are not available. Veterans or their spouses must schedule individual appointments in advance by… » Read more

Three Stetson University College of law alumni, Dan B. Hendrickson J.D. ’87, Jo Ann Palchak J.D. ’05 and Erica K. Smith J.D. ’07, will receive the Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Awards at a Supreme Court of Florida ceremony on Jan. 25. “I have to acknowledge my professors who instilled the spirit of pro bono in me at Stetson University College of Law,” said Palchak.… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law and the American Bankruptcy Institute will co-host the 42nd annual Judge Alexander L. Paskay Seminar on Bankruptcy Law and Practice for attorneys on Jan. 18-19, 2018, at the Bryan Glazer Family JCC, 522 N. Howard Ave. in Tampa, Florida. The seminar will provide an overview of E-Discovery, Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses, Ethics & Privilege Issues, and LLCs and Bankruptcy,… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law invites future law students to attend a part-time J.D. open house in either January at the Tampa Law Center or February on the Gulfport campus. Sessions are offered on: Jan. 18 at the Tampa Law Center, 1700 N. Tampa St.: 12:15-1 p.m., Afternoon General Information Session 1:30-5 p.m., One-on-One Sessions 6-7 p.m., Evening General Information Session Feb. 8 in the… » Read more

Have you ever wondered about forensic science certification or crime lab accreditation? Stetson University College of Law is offering a complimentary webinar for prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys on Certification and Accreditation Essentials on Dec. 14, from 12-2 p.m. Prosecutors and defense attorneys will learn how to use certification and accreditation information to assist in their litigation preparation. The webinar, offered by Stetson’s National Clearinghouse… » Read more

By Kai Su Carolina Suazo J.D. ’17 is dedicated to service. Entering law school with an undergraduate degree in psychology, Suazo wanted to utilize her education to affect change in the area of juvenile justice. Events such as the Andrea Yates trial and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting were greatly impactful, motivating her to pursue law school. “I wanted to share with the legal… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida, launched a Disaster Research Project during the fall semester to assist with a disaster relief hotline providing Floridians with legal services. Stetson Law students working with the project conduct legal research for attorney volunteers helping the victims of weather disasters through the hotline. In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Irma and Maria, lawyers across the country and… » Read more