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

Stetson Law student Kai Su, president of the International Law Society at Stetson, presented in Tallahassee on Nov. 28 on environmental rights during a Judicial Committee Meeting before the Constitution Revision Commission. Su was joined by Naia Mayder and Evie Flaugh, co-founders of the River Kidz in Stuart, Florida, and Aliki Moncrief, executive director of the Florida Conservation Voters, in supporting the “right to a… » Read more

Stetson University’s National Conference on Law and Higher Education, now in its 39th year, returns to Clearwater Beach, Florida, Feb. 1-5, 2018. Stetson’s conference, this year at the Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach, focuses on meeting challenges facing higher education during times of transition. The nation’s leading higher education scholars, thinkers, leaders and practitioners will gather to discuss the law and policy challenges and opportunities facing… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida, earned an “A” for curricular offerings in trial advocacy, according to the winter 2017 issue of preLaw magazine. Stetson is home to the Center for Excellence in Advocacy, and offers a certificate of concentration in trial advocacy and social justice advocacy, clinics and externships, the opportunity to participate in the Stetson Journal of Advocacy and the Law,… » Read more

The American Bar Association Law Student Division at Stetson Law coordinated with the St. Petersburg Free Clinic on Nov. 18-19 to create the most spirited cheer station along the half marathon course during the St. Petersburg Run Fest. Four Stetson student volunteers, Ashaley Boatwright, Jennifer L. Hutchins, Jessica Marichal and Cassidy Petersen, participated in the event. “We were stationed outside the St. Petersburg Free Clinic’s… » Read more

The “right to a clean and healthy environment” proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution, drafted by Stetson University professors Clay Henderson and Lance Long, is one of only six out of 2,000 public proposed amendments advanced for further consideration by the Florida Constitution Revision Commission. The proposed amendment will be considered by the Florida CRC Judiciary Committee in Tallahassee on Nov. 28. The “right to… » Read more

Stetson University’s National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law was recently awarded a $500,000 grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance by the U.S. Department of Justice, Capital Litigation Initiative to train lawyers litigating criminal cases. The grant facilitates training for lawyers in forensic science and expert testimony to help avoid wrongful convictions. Previous webinar topics have included crime scence reconstruction, crime laboratory equipment… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law students won a national and regional advocacy competition over the weekend of Nov. 11-12. Stetson’s Dispute Resolution team of Brooks Robinson and Alicia Winterkorn won the William & Mary Law School Negotiation Tournament in Virginia on Nov. 12. Stetson student Cymoril White also won the Best Advocate Award in the competition. This was the second year in a row that… » Read more

Stetson University Professor of Law Ellen S. Podgor received the American Bar Association Raeder-Taslitz Award on Nov. 3 in Washington, D.C. Podgor is the Gary R. Trombley Family White Collar Crime research professor at Stetson. “I’m incredibly honored to get this award because Andy Taslitz and Myrna Raeder were my friends, friends who I miss dearly,” said Professor Podgor. “Keeping their names and their legacy… » Read more