Stetson University College of Law won the regional round of the American Association for Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competitionon March 4 in Ft. Lauderdale. Stetson students Brandon Blake, Julian Catala, Erica Emas and Claudette Goyanes will travel to Las Vegas for the national competition on March 22–25. Professor Roberta Flowers is the team coach. “Winning this competition and others reaffirms Stetson’s excellence in advocacy,” said… » Read more

Story by Valeria Obi Stetson University College of Law students volunteered time in February at “Raising the Bar,” a community service event organized by law students, lawyers and members of the legal profession. The Stetson Law students helped feed residents of the Pinellas Safe Harbor homeless shelter in Clearwater on Feb. 11. Members of the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division and Students Division, Moot Court… » Read more

“I want everyone to be engaged,” Professor Luz Nagle told a group of students gathered in the Mann Lounge in November at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport. Professor Nagle was introducing Luis Argueta, a documentary filmmaker and lecturer from Guatemala, who was visiting to talk with students about the plight of undocumented workers and the need to reform immigration laws. Nagle, whose career… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law moot court teams won two competitions, two oralist awards, and a best memorial award over the weekend. The Stetson team of Diana Evans, Sharon Galantino, Caitlein Jammo and Carly Ross won the south regional round of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition and the best memorial award this past weekend in Houston, Texas. Diana Evans also won… » Read more

Story by Valeria Obi On Feb. 25, the Black Law Students Association at Stetson held a gala in honor of Black History Month that featured Florida Supreme Court Justice James E.C. Perry as the keynote speaker. More than 80 students, attorneys and judges attended the gala. >>View more photos here. Justice Perry, who served in the U.S. Army before obtaining his law degree from Columbia… » Read more

Stetson University’s Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy honored NASPA executive director Gwendolyn Dungy with a Facilitator Award and Syracuse University Professor Gary Pavela with a William A. Kaplin Award at this year’s 33rd National Conference on Law & Higher Education in Orlando on Feb. 19. The conference brings national academic leaders and scholars to Orlando annually to discuss important changes impacting… » Read more

Stetson University invites individual members of the community and area businesses to help support scholarships for students from the Tampa Bay area at the 10th Annual Mad Hatter Golf Classic on April 20. The classic is sponsored by Carlton Fields. WHAT: The Golf Classic raises funds for scholarships for Stetson University students from the Tampa Bay area. Last year’s golf classic delivered more than $15,000… » Read more

U.S. Court of International Trade Senior Judge Judith M. Barzilay presented the last Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture of the semester at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport on Feb. 21. Judge Barzilay spoke to students, faculty and staff at Stetson about the role of the court in environmental protection. She discussed her 20-year career practicing in both the public and private sectors… » Read more

The NACDL White Collar Criminal Defense College at Stetson has announced the recipients of the inaugural White Collar Criminal Defense Award. Jan Lawrence Handzlik and Janet Levine have both been selected by the NACDL White Collar Criminal Defense College advisory board to receive the award, which honors individuals who have made a profound impact on the field of white collar criminal defense advocacy. Jan Handzlik… » Read more

Stetson Law students learned more about the impacts of hydrofracking during a Feb. 16 presentation about “Natural Gas Development and Hydrofracking: Environmental Risks and Legal Responses.” The fracking or hydraulic fracturing process involves pumping millions of gallons of water, sand, and toxic chemicals hundreds of feet underground to break up rock and release tiny pockets of gas or oil. The extracted gas or oil is… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law and the American Bankruptcy Institute will co-present the 36th annual Judge Alexander L. Paskay Seminar on Bankruptcy Law and Practice on March 15-17, at the Hyatt Regency in Tampa, Fla. Attorneys may register now to learn about the latest developments in commercial and consumer bankruptcy at continuing legal education sessions taught by prominent national speakers. The seminar includes a primer… » Read more

Doctors and lawyers can learn more about emerging issues in health law at a seminar entitled “Medical School for Lawyers and Law School for Physicians” on March 3 at Stetson’s Tampa Law Center. WHO: Lawyers and physicians can attend the one-day seminar. Faculty members include leading experts in health law, white-collar crime and fraud, public health and medicine. WHAT: Seminar attendees will learn more about… » Read more