Professor Kirsten Davis speaks to USF St. Pete undergraduate students. Stetson Law and University of South Florida St. Petersburg have some things in common: revered faculty, beautiful grounds, and a vibrant learning environment. Now, something else connects the two: a new partnership that has brought Stetson Law faculty to the USF St. Pete campus to teach law. At the helm of the inaugural course is… » Read more

Stetson Law Alumna Hannah Ibanez, J.D. ’16 Even in her earliest memories, Hannah Raissa Ibañez, J.D. ’16, was always passionate about standing up for others. It is what drove her to pursue legal education, work in the Pinellas County Public Defender’s Office, advocate for the homeless in Los Angeles and, recently, join the White House’s Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board thanks to a presidential… » Read more

Members of Stetson’s Black Law Students Association, from left to right: Andrea Waters, Alyssa Fleming, Tala El-Ghali and Logan Jackson Late February brought yet another successful competition to Stetson Law’s talented roster of student advocates. The Stetson Black Law Students Association Trial Team made it all the way to the quarterfinals at the Constance Baker Motley Trial Team Competition. The competition took place at the… » Read more

Judge Timothy Walmsley In a reflective keynote address he delivered as part of the Stetson Law Student Bar Association’s Diversity Week events, Judge Timothy Walmsley spoke about diversity’s transformative role in the criminal justice system – and what it means to be a neighbor in 2022. Walmsley serves as a Superior Court Judge in Chatham County, Georgia, where, in the Savannah community, he “is regarded… » Read more

By Suzi Morales Stetson alumni Hershley Oge, Kamilah Perry and Valeria Obi. Michael T. Davis, Class of 2008, may be a law firm partner now, but he vividly remembers a scene from his early law school days at Stetson. Walking to class one day, he was greeted by alumna Kamilah Perry, Class of 2002. She stopped him and asked, “Are you coming to Virgil Hawkins?”… » Read more

Left to right: Student coach Joseph Kim, Pedro Jimenez Lopez, Taylor Simonds, Jessica Zelitt, Sierra DeMartino. For the fifth year in a row, Stetson Law’s Dispute Resolution Board won the Florida Bar International Law Section’s Richard DeWitt Memorial Vis Pre-Moot in Miami over the weekend of Feb. 18. The team did so well, you could even call it a sweep. They took first place overall and team member Taylor… » Read more

Attorney David Rivkin addresses Professor Nagle’s human trafficking law course Large law firms value critical practice skills when it comes to the significant pro bono legal assistance programs that aim to help find justice and restitution for victims of horrific crimes. On Tuesday, February 15, Attorney David W. Rivkin spoke to students in Professor Luz Nagle‘s skills-based Human Trafficking class about the importance of what… » Read more

The 11 law schools that make up the Florida Law Schools’ Consortium on Racial Justice will hold the consortium’s first event of the year on February 16 to discuss an often-misunderstood topic, critical race theory. This is the second statewide forum since its formation in 2020. The consortium, which includes all of Florida’s law schools, aims to combat systemic racism through fostering anti-racism in legal… » Read more

The virtual panel that participated in SPHERE’s New Normal discussion Just like the pandemic, the struggle for racial justice hasn’t ended – but it’s evolved in ways nobody expected. Information – and misinformation, much of it harmful and divisive – spreads rapidly as many communities are struggling. A panel of Racial Justice Student Fellows from Pinellas County higher-learning institutions including Stetson Law examined how to… » Read more

The 2022 Hunton Andrews Kurth National Championship | Courtesy of the University of Houston Law Center Considered by Stetson Law Professor Brooke Bowman as the Super Bowl of moot court competitions, the Hunton Andrews Kurth National Championship invites only the best teams to compete in this annual event. Coming off a stellar 2020–2021 season, Stetson was, naturally, among them in January 2022. Jessica Merker The… » Read more

Environmentalist Maggy Hurchalla Cyanobacteria may not be a household name like red tide, but its effects on Florida waterways can be similarly dire, environmentalists say. That’s why renowned environmentalist Maggy Hurchalla wants to raise awareness of these pollutants – and is calling for stronger laws to curb their proliferation. As part of the Edward & Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series, Hurchalla spoke at a hybrid event… » Read more

Dr. Jules Coleman As part of a monthlong visit to the Stetson University College of Law campus, author, scholar of law, and Yale University Professor of Philosophy Jules Coleman will give the Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Distinguished Lecture at the College’s Annual Inns of Court event. Dr. Jules Coleman is a prolific author who has written a dozen books and over 100 scholarly articles and… » Read more