Story by Valeria Obi A speed-mentoring event brought a crowd of Stetson students and lawyers to Tampa on Thursday night. The Florida Association for Women Lawyers at Stetson co-sponsored its annual Speed Mentoring event at the Chester H. Ferguson Law Center with the Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers on Sept. 22. The event provided students with opportunities to network with local attorneys and judges in… » 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

On Sept. 15, Stetson Law student Paul Sarlo presented his paper on how the State of Florida might revitalize its outpatient treatment law to care for the severely mentally ill among its homeless population while saving millions in mental healthcare expenses. In 1999, a tragedy in New York turned the spotlight on the issue of untreated mental illness when a journalist named Kendra Webdale was… » Read more

Military service changes the lives of many, including the soldiers who are today veterans. Many continue to serve justice in several ways. “Veterans took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and to bear true faith and allegiance to the same,” said Charles Rose, the director of the Center for Excellence in Advocacy at… » Read more

When the new statue honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was unveiled on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 22, a crowd of hundreds swarmed the statue. It is the first time a memorial has been erected on the Mall to someone who is not a U.S. president. Dr. King has special meaning for Stetson Law students Traci Blake, Maria Bogomaz and Howard… » Read more

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Stetson Law is accepting nominations for its Hall of Fame, which recognizes lifetime achievement within the legal profession and support of the law school.  

News article: A Shadow of Doubt: Protecting the Innocent

Stetson Law students Julia McKee and Jordan Isringhaus are completing one-semester internships with the Supreme Court of Georgia.

Stetson Law inducted the newest members into its Hall of Fame on Oct. 23 in Gulfport.

Two state supreme court chief justices with ties to Stetson University College of Law —alumna and Board of Overseers member Carol Hunstein of the Georgia Supreme Court and Board of Overseers member Peggy Quince of the Florida Supreme Court—are featured on the cover of the July 2010 ABA Journal.

Stetson inducts six into its Hall of Fame.