Stetson University College of Law alumni Wendy Fisher J.D. ’14, Giselle Girones J.D. ’16, Barbara Goiran J.D. ’93, Kimberly Hamill J.D./M.B.A. ’13, Melissa Madsen J.D. ’08 and Jennifer Salter J.D. ’10 have been named Florida Bar Leadership Academy fellows. The program aims to broaden diversity among leadership in the legal profession. The first Leadership Academy was started in 2013 and has graduated 211 participants to… » Read more

USF Sarasota-Manatee is unveiling a Direct Admission Program (DAP) this fall that offers qualified USFSM graduates direct entry into Stetson University College of Law. Under an agreement between the institutions, USFSM students will be assured entry into Stetson after meeting certain prerequisites. Admitted students will also receive a scholarship throughout their studies at Stetson. “We are thrilled to partner with Stetson College of Law on… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law’s National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law is offering a complimentary two-day training for defense attorneys and prosecutors who try capital cases. “Capital Litigation Initiative: Crime Scene to Courtroom Forensics Training” is being offered June 12-13 at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, with a grant awarded to the Bureau of Justice Assistance by the U.S.… » Read more

For the third year in a row, Stetson’s chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers has been honored as Student Chapter of the Year by FAWL. This year, FAWL spearheaded Stetson’s first Women’s Week which featured several programs focused on promoting and celebrating women on and off campus. Stetson’s FAWL student president Chloe Wells also received the National Association of Women Lawyers award at… » Read more

Student Kiera Forlenza is a social justice advocate focused on helping children. Second-year law student Kiera Forlenza admits that she wasn’t sure law school was for her during her first year of studying the fundamentals, buried in books. Forlenza came to law school with the purpose of becoming an advocate for children. It was not until she delved into coursework in Stetson’s Social Justice Advocacy… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law hosts the inaugural Legal Technology continuing legal education program on June 9 on the Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St S. The daylong CLE program for lawyers and legal practitioners covers topics ranging from cyber security in the law firm to courtroom technology to using social media in advertising. Presentations include “Cyber Security and Your Law Firm: Protect Yourself,” “Courtroom Technology,”… » Read more

First-year law student Matthew Ceriale has been awarded the inaugural Shumaker Diversity Scholarship from the Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP law firm. Ceriale will join Shumaker’s Tampa office as a summer associate. The Shumaker Diversity Scholarship is available to students who are members of minority groups. Applicants must have outstanding undergraduate and law school academic credentials, exhibit leadership abilities and community involvement and demonstrate a… » Read more

LL.M. in International Law student Riya Khan has been accepted into the United Nations Graduate Study Programme starting this summer. The program provides an opportunity for outstanding graduate and postgraduate students from around the world to deepen their understanding of the principles, purposes and activities of the U.N. and its related agencies through first-hand observation and study at the U.N. Office in Geneva, Switzerland. “It’s… » Read more

Student Taylor Greenberg received the 2017 Pro Bono Service Award for Outstanding Service by a Law Student from the Sixth Judicial Circuit at the Pinellas County Justice Center in Clearwater on April 21. Stetson Law students Haley Coet and Reshma Pharsi won honorable mention awards for pro bono service. Greenberg was honored for her dedication to the cause of pro bono service and commitment to… » Read more

By Brandi Palmer Stetson University College of Law alumnus Javier Centonzio J.D. ’12, LL.M. ’14 is coordinating the third annual Sgt. Jessie Davila Memorial Classic Golf Tournament on May 6 to benefit a scholarship for veterans and the St. Petersburg Vet Center. The golf tournament begins at 11 a.m. the Belleview Biltmore Golf Club, 1501 Indian Rocks Rd. in Belleair, Florida. Centonzio established the Sgt.… » Read more

Two Stetson University College of Law students participated in a model intergenerational U.N. session on April 8 about global issues related to aging. Stetson students Riya Khan, a student in the LL.M. program, and Kai Su, a first-year J.D. student, joined the session at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Boston via Skype. A group of more than 30 people including senior citizens and high… » Read more

Professor Luz Nagle recently visited the Port of Tampa with students in her International Business Transactions class to observe delivery of goods firsthand. “This was a unique opportunity for our foreign students to see how what we are learning in class is applied to industry and commerce,” said Professor Nagle. Students visited the port with the professor, saw the forklifts used to move the goods … » Read more