Scenes from the December 2023 Graduate Celebration Marking the end to the fall 2023 semester, members of the Stetson Law community gathered in the Great Hall to celebrate students who successfully completed their law school journey in December. (See full event video below.) The group of 20 graduates primarily consisted of part-time students, who have spent the last four years juggling careers, volunteer work, family,… » Read more

Over the past year, the Stetson Law community has had so many incredible moments, from national recognition to amazing pro bono work. Students, faculty, alumni, staff, and friends have won championships, been thought leaders in emerging areas of law, and taken pivotal steps in their career journeys – but not without a little self-care. In no particular order, here are ten highlights from Stetson Law… » Read more

Artificial intelligence is poised to transform the way lawyers work. Photo courtesy of Deepak Pal/Wikimedia Commons. Just over one year after Open AI’s ChatGPT launched, artificial intelligence is transforming workplaces everywhere – including law firms. Ian McDougall To London-based expert Ian McDougall, executive vice president and general counsel for LexisNexis’ Legal & Professional Division and president of its Rule of Law Foundation, artificial intelligence (A.I.)… » Read more

Officials celebrated the opening of the Advocacy Institute with a ribbon cutting on October 28, 2023. Stetson alumni, leadership, and friends recently gathered to celebrate the opening of a stunning new facility on the College of Law campus in Gulfport. With support from alumni and other community leaders, the Advocacy Institute invites students, faculty, and other members of the advocacy community to learn and collaborate… » Read more

Stetson Law alumnus Edson Abadia, Jr. ’22 performs as Mr. Gripp during a Lambda Legal Society fundraiser. Over a lively Friday evening in the Great Hall, Stetson Law students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends celebrated the LGBTQ+ community and reflected on current challenges its members face in Florida. The evening’s main event was a drag show featuring multiple performers, including 2022 alumnus Edson Abadia, Jr.,… » Read more

The Veterans Law Institute is on the Stetson University College of Law campus in Gulfport, Florida. In recognition of its extensive work on behalf of veterans, The Veterans Consortium (TVC) has named Stetson’s Veterans Law Institute among seven recipients of its 2023 TVC Pro Bono Mission Partner Awards. The awards honor active members of TVC’s National Volunteer Corps for committing their time and expertise to… » Read more

Stetson Law’s 2023 National Conference on Special Needs Planning and Special Needs Trusts. Over 400 professionals whose work involves assisting clients with special needs trusts gathered for Stetson Law’s 25th Annual National Conference on Special Needs Planning and Special Needs Trusts October 19 & 20. As always, the event took place at the Vinoy Result & Golf Club in downtown St. Petersburg. The programming was… » Read more

Spring ’23 alumni Sean Caulfield (left) and Samuel Ciulla (right) had two of the highest July 2023 Florida Bar Exam scores. Like many of his classmates, Spring 2023 Stetson Law graduate Sean Caulfield was in the library nearly seven days a week following commencement. Though grueling, studying for the July Florida Bar exam got a little easier as the summer went on – especially with… » Read more

A vibrant reef ecosystem off the coast of Puerto Rico. Photo courtesy of NOAA. Last week, Stetson’s Jacobs Public Interest Law Clinic for Democracy and the Environment submitted an amicus brief to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals calling on federal officials to halt a project that could be detrimental to a coral reef system off Puerto Rico’s coast. Filed on behalf of two Ph.D.… » Read more

For the fourth consecutive year, Stetson University College of Law has won INSIGHT Into Diversity‘s Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. The 2023 HEED Award recognizes Stetson University as a whole for its diversity initiatives as well as those specific to Stetson Law. This is the first… » Read more

Stetson Law’s Fall 2023 fountain restoration project. With help from a Historic Preservation Grant, Stetson Law is in the process of restoring three ornate fountains crafted over a century ago and installed in the Plaza Mayor and the Granary Tower. Guided by National Park Service Preservation Briefs and the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, the process involves, cleaning,… » Read more

Clay Henderson is a celebrated environmental advocate who writes extensively about protecting Florida’s wild lands. In keeping with its tradition of bringing Florida’s best-known environmentalists to campus for enlightening conversations, the first Foreman Biodiversity Lecture of the Fall 2023 semester featured pioneering environmental lawyer Clay Henderson. On the heels of his 2022 book, Forces of Nature: A History of Florida Land Conservation, Henderson has been… » Read more