{"id":22827,"date":"2017-03-14T10:04:04","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T14:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/?p=22827"},"modified":"2017-03-14T10:04:04","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T14:04:04","slug":"stetson-no-1-trial-advocacy-no-4-legal-writing-u-s-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/index.php\/2017\/03\/14\/stetson-no-1-trial-advocacy-no-4-legal-writing-u-s-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Stetson no. 1 Trial Advocacy, no. 4 Legal Writing in U.S. News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-graduate-schools\/top-law-schools\/trial-advocacy-rankings?int=9d0608&amp;int=acf809\"><em>U.S. News &amp; World Report <\/em><\/a>has ranked Stetson University College of Law no. 1 in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.stetson.edu\/advocacy\">Trial Advocacy<\/a> for the 19th time in 23 years. Stetson ranked fourth in the nation for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/academics\/lrw\/\">Legal Writing<\/a> and has consistently ranked among the top six legal writing programs since the inception of the Legal Writing rankings.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21738\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_1245.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_1245-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Stetson law school's Gulfport campus.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stetson law school&#8217;s Gulfport campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAt Stetson, we are dedicated to teaching the key skills lawyers need as advocates and communicators,\u201d said Stetson University President Wendy B. Libby, Ph.D. \u201cStetson alumni bear the distinction of graduating from a law school that is nationally recognized for its advocacy and legal writing programs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to again be recognized for our consistent value as a leader in advocacy and legal writing education,\u201d said Stetson Dean and Professor of Law Christopher Pietruszkiewicz. \u201cAt Stetson, student advocates learn effective advocacy and communication skills by working with an internationally renowned faculty in state-of-the-art teaching courtrooms.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Stetson Educational Experience ensures that the next generation of Stetson lawyers have the ability to advocate, to speak on behalf of others,\u201d said Charles H. Rose III, Professor of Excellence in Trial Advocacy and Director of the Center for Excellence in Advocacy at Stetson. \u201cThey learn to do so with a level of competency, compassion and professionalism \u2013 protecting the rights of all of us with every client they serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are devoted to teaching and studying legal communication at Stetson,\u201d said Kirsten K. Davis, Ph.D., Stetson\u2019s director of the Institute for the Advancement of Legal Communication. \u201cWe are honored that our peers recognized Stetson for this work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stetson is also listed among the Most Diverse Law Schools in the U.S. Its part-time law school program ranks no. 24. Stetson is also listed among the top 100 law schools.<\/p>\n<p>More information about Stetson\u2019s distinguished top national programs is available online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.stetson.edu\/advocacy\">www.law.stetson.edu\/advocacy<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.stetson.edu\/academics\/lrw\">www.law.stetson.edu\/academics\/lrw<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the <em>U.S. News<\/em> 2018 \u201cBest Grad Schools\u201d visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/grad\">www.usnews.com\/grad<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. News &amp; World Report has ranked Stetson University College of Law no. 1 in Trial Advocacy for the 19th time in 23 years. 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