Stetson Law students Diana Evans and John Henley, coached by Professor Michael Allen, won the Best Petitioner’s Brief Award at the National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition, in Washington, D.C., Oct. 15-16. Evans also tied for the Best Oralist Award at the competition. The competition is hosted by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Bar Association and the George Washington Law School.  During the… » Read more

A team of students from William and Mary School of Law won first place at the National Pretrial Competition at Stetson University College of Law on Oct. 16 in Gulfport. Student Emily Riggs, of William and Mary School of Law, was named Best Advocate in the Final Round. A team from Charleston School of Law received the Best Brief Award. The National Pretrial Competition, now… » Read more

Former Marine and current Stetson Law student Javier Centonzio is spearheading Heroes Weekend, a series of public events to honor  military service men and women and veterans on Nov. 10, 12 and 13 in Gulfport. The public is invited to enjoy a free concert, a parade and a musical performance benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project. Centonzio joined forces with the American Legion Post 125, the… » Read more

Through a partnership between the Florida Audubon Society and Stetson University, nine students from Stetson’s DeLand and Law campuses have been awarded scholarships to attend the Conservation Leadership Initiative (CLI) as part of Florida Audubon Society’s statewide conference in Lake Mary, Fla., on Oct. 14. The 2011 Audubon Assembly is an annual event that brings together conservation leaders, scientists, educators, the business community, environmentally concerned… » Read more

Story by Valeria Obi “You have to prove that you deserve the job,” Tampa Bay Business Journal president and publisher Bridgette Mill told students gathered at the Student Leadership Development Committee luncheon at Stetson Law in Gulfport on Oct. 4. Mill came to publishing from a background in broadcast journalism and advertising to become a leader at one of the largest privately held business journals… » Read more

“Around the world, the elderly struggle for fundamental social and political rights, and face poverty, lack of healthcare and support systems,” said Dr. Israel “Issi” Doron, a law professor and practicing attorney from Israel, who talked with Stetson Law students on Sept. 29 in Gulfport.  “Women, children, people with disabilities have a convention, yet older people are not a protected class.” Dr. Doron spoke with… » Read more

Story by Valeria Obi Stephanie Favilli, a second year law student at Stetson, turned a unique pro bono assignment into multiple internships and career opportunities. Stephanie first learned of an opportunity to serve as a Spanish language translator for the Bay Area Volunteer Lawyers Program in the fall of 2010 through the student Hispanic Bar Association at Stetson. Stephanie, who grew up in Florida, is… » Read more

VIDEO: Professor Fitzgerald discusses animal law. (3 min:55 sec) It is easy to spot Professor Peter Fitzgerald on the Stetson Law campus in Gulfport. He is usually with Duncan and Dora, two special golden retrievers. Duncan is a certified therapy dog and Dora is in training for her therapy dog qualification. Fitzgerald rescued Duncan a day before he was scheduled to be euthanized. He recently… » Read more

Story by Valeria Obi On Sept. 22, two surviving victims of the Rwandan Genocide, 26-year-old Noella Abijuru and 20-year-old Allen Kazarwa, spoke to students at Stetson about the massacres that took place in their country in 1994 when they were both still children. The genocide killed approximately  800,000 people in just 100 days. While the two women remarked on their own experiences with the tragedy,… » Read more

Attend classes, have lunch with current law students, meet world-class faculty, and discuss financial aid options for attending law school from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, at Stetson Law’s Gulfport campus at 1401 61st St. “Visit us for a day and learn more about why we attract the top advocates in the country,” said Laura Zuppo, Executive Director of Admissions and Student Financial… » Read more

Martin Dyckman, former chief editorial writer for the St. Petersburg Times, talked to Tampa Bay area high school students on Sept. 16 at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport to celebrate Constitution Day. “Students who don’t understand history become uninformed voters,” Dyckman told the group. He urged the students to register to vote and to thoroughly research issues. “Use your minds. Think. Let’s keep… » Read more

Story by Valeria Obi Professor George Belnavis visited Stetson Law this fall from the Norman Manley School of Law in Kingston, Jamaica, to teach a course Sept. 6-16 on Criminal Law in the Caribbean. It was the professor’s first time teaching in the U.S. The American and Caribbean Law Initiative, of which Stetson is a member, brought Professor Belnavis to Gulfport to teach the two-week… » Read more