On Dec. 16, Stetson University College of Law recognized 59 students at a fall graduate celebration on the Gulfport, Fla., campus. Stetson Law honored 43 J.D. students in the full-time class and eight J.D. students in the part-time class. Four students were recognized with an LL.M. in elder law and four with an LL.M. in international law.… » Read more

The fallout of the Penn State scandal, new disability law updates, and the impact of social media predators on college campuses are among the topics of Stetson University College of Law’s 33rd National Conference on Law and Higher Education. The conference in Orlando, Feb. 17-21, invites attendees to recommend reforms in higher education. “The Penn State scandal reminds higher education officials not to be bystanders… » Read more

Stetson University and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers are launching a new legal education program, the “White Collar Criminal Defense College,” on March 15-20, at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport. WHO: Practitioners in the field of white collar criminal defense and those wishing to enter this field will gain key advocacy skills and learn substantive white collar crime law at the… » Read more

Six students who participated in Dr. Timothy Kaye’s Jurisprudence Seminar last fall at Stetson University College of Law in Tampa Bay, Fla., have recently been published in a new book edited by Dr. Kaye, entitled Law, Justice, and Miscommunications: Essays in Applied Legal Philosophy. It may seem like a lofty title for a book, but as Dr. Kaye pointed out, understanding the basis of the… » Read more

  Students at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., have an opportunity to alleviate stress while preparing for exams this semester with the help of some very special therapy dogs. Registered therapy dogs and their handlers are available in the atrium of the Dolly & Homer Hand Law Library to work with law students for about an hour each day for seven days… » Read more

Daniela Estrada is wrapping up her studies at Stetson University College of Law this week as part of an exchange program with the Autonomous University of Nuevo León in Monterrey, Mexico. Estrada is the first student to participate in the exchange program between Mexico and Stetson Law. » VIDEO INTERVIEW: Daniela Estrada (1 min:6 sec) Stetson Law student Joe Mascherin is studying in Granada, Spain,… » Read more

Jamaica − Third-year law Stetson Law student Marcela Bonells is presenting her paper in Spanish this week at the V Pan-American Regional Meeting in Jamaica. Bonells completed an externship with Ramsar this summer in Switzerland. Stetson Law Interim Dean Royal Gardner, past chair of the U.S. Ramsar Committee and author of the book, Lawyers, Swamps and Money: U.S. Wetland Law, Policy, and Politics, is moderating… » Read more

Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady was honored with the J. Ben Watkins Award for Excellence in the Legal Profession on Nov. 18 during the annual Stetson Law Review banquet. The award honors individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and accomplishment in the legal community. Justice Canady, of Lakeland, is serving as Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court through June 2012. He was… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law won the regional round of the New York City Bar’s 62nd Annual National Moot Court Competition in Atlanta on Nov. 19. Stetson also won the best brief award in the competition. The team of Ryan Leuthauser, Julia Richmond, and Scott Stevenson will advance to the national rounds in January in New York. “We could not be more proud of these… » Read more

Students from John Marshall Law School, Chicago, won first place at the regional round of the ABA Law Student Division Arbitration Competition on Nov. 19 at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla. The first-place team of Chase Gruszka, Josh Rinker, Sara Ross and Danielle Vlcek will advance to compete in the national finals at ABA headquarters in Chicago in January. Angelique Palmer and… » Read more

Story by Valeria Obi The Office of Student Life at Stetson Law oversees more than 40 student organizations on campus. These organizations assist law students in becoming effective leaders, encouraging students to participate in activities on campus and in the surrounding community through pro bono work, workshops and networking opportunities. Within the past year, a few new organizations have been created and many have been… » Read more

Story by Valeria Obi Professor Bruno Zeller of Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia, taught an International Trade Law course this fall at Stetson after receiving an invitation from Stetson Law Professor Stephanie Vaughan. “It was a great pleasure to have a class that participates very actively in discussions,” said Professor Zeller, who also said that he found Stetson students very attuned and receptive. Advocacy is… » Read more