Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Ricky Polston received the J. Ben Watkins Award for Excellence in the Legal Profession during the annual Stetson Law Review Banquet on Nov. 16 at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport. Chief Justice Polston was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court by former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist in October 2008. He previously served with the First District Court of… » Read more

A panel of attorneys spoke with Stetson Law students on Nov. 8 on the Gulfport campus at a banquet celebrating public service sponsored by the Public Service Fellows. Tampa Public Defender Keh’ara Hendrieth ’11, Pinellas County Public Defender Noah Kores ’10, and Assistant Attorney General Caroline Johnson Levine talked with students about the importance of being engaged in public service. Lee Feldman, student president of… » Read more

Each year, Florida Campus Compact (FL/CC) honors one institution of higher education as the Overall Engaged Campus of the Year, and one in each of three sectors, for advancing the public purposes of higher education, improving community life and educating students for civic and social responsibility. At the FL/CC awards gala held Nov. 8 in Tampa, Stetson University received the top Overall Award for the… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law students won Region V of the New York City Bar’s 63rd Annual National Moot Court Competition in Jacksonville, Fla., on Nov. 10. Stetson students Andrew Harris, Julia McGrath and Victoria San Pedro won the final round of the regional competition, earning an invitation to compete in the national finals on Jan. 28–31, 2013, in New York City. This is the… » Read more

Representatives of the Office of the State Attorney, 15th Judicial Circuit, traveled from West Palm Beach to Stetson Law’s Gulfport campus on Nov. 9 to provide an overview of the Summer Law Student Volunteer Program. The representatives, Stetson Law alumni Nelson Baez ’09 and Reid Scott ’06, met with students to provide an overview of what to expect when volunteering. The program is tailored to… » Read more

Story by third-year student Valeria Obi The Black Law Students Association at Stetson hosted Jumpstart to College, an event to help high school students prepare for college, on Nov. 3 on the Gulfport campus. Jumpstart to College was the follow up to another successful program.  Last year, BLSA initiated a pro bono Drive to Strive Mentoring program at Boca Ciega High School matching high school… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law students won awards this past weekend for best appellate briefs in Washington, D.C., and best cross examination in San Francisco, Calif. Stetson’s Moot Court teams won top awards for their appellate briefs at the National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition on Nov. 3-4 in Washington, D.C. Stetson students Amar Agha and Erik Johanson won the Best Petitioner’s Brief Award and… » Read more

Stetson’s Family Law Society student organization and career development office co-hosted an event on Nov. 5 in Gulfport for students interested in learning more about the practice of family law. A panel of three local family law attorneys, Maria Bates ’07, Christine Derr and Nilo Sanchez ’93, discussed running a successful solo practice. Assistant Director of Career Development Korey Henson ’09 moderated the panel. Family… » Read more

Story by third-year student Valeria Obi Stetson Law students had an opportunity to go behind-the-scenes at a working court during Shadow Day at the George Edgecomb Courthouse in Tampa on Oct. 23. The Florida Association for Women Lawyers at Stetson and the Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers co-sponsored the mentoring program for law students. “Shadow Day was a great opportunity to become immersed in the… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law inducted six new members into its Hall of Fame on Oct. 27 in Gulfport. Hall of Fame inductees are selected for having a profound and positive impact on Stetson Law and the legal profession. » View photos from the Hall of Fame on Flickr This year’s inductees include: Professor Suzanne R. Armstrong Professor Suzanne R. Armstrong was an influential member… » Read more

“It is the lack of opportunity to participate in social life that is the trauma of exile,” Ezat Mossallanejad, Ph.D., told Stetson Law students gathered to hear him talk in the Mann Lounge on Oct. 24. The victim of torture in Iran, Dr. Mossallanejad fled to Canada in 1985 and helped found the Iranian Cultural and Community Centre. He illustrated the struggle for social justice… » Read more

Stephen Bright, the president and senior counsel of the Southern Human Rights Network, discussed “The Impact of Race and Poverty on Effective Assistance of Council” during a noontime lecture for Stetson Law students on Oct. 24. Bright discussed the history of justice in the U.S. and inequalities in legal representation for the poor. “The criminal justice system today is very much defined by the past,”… » Read more