{"id":25569,"date":"2018-03-20T09:32:34","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T13:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/?p=25569"},"modified":"2018-03-21T12:07:14","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T16:07:14","slug":"stetson-top-law-school-trial-advocacy-ranked-second-legal-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/stetson-top-law-school-trial-advocacy-ranked-second-legal-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Stetson is again top law school for Trial Advocacy, ranked second for Legal Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_25578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25578\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Horizontal-Tower-Campus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Horizontal-Tower-Campus.jpg\" alt=\"Stetson's Gulfport, Florida, campus.\" width=\"599\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Horizontal-Tower-Campus.jpg 1899w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Horizontal-Tower-Campus-500x407.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Horizontal-Tower-Campus-768x625.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Horizontal-Tower-Campus-1024x834.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Horizontal-Tower-Campus-1320x1075.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stetson&#8217;s Gulfport, Florida, campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida, is again ranked the no. 1 law school for Trial Advocacy and is ranked no. 2 for Legal Writing in the U.S. according to U.S. News.<\/p>\n<p>It is the 20th time in 24 years that Stetson has been ranked the top law school for Trial Advocacy and has consistently ranked among the top six legal writing programs since the inception of the Legal Writing rankings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to hear that Stetson University College of Law has maintained its top position for Trial Advocacy and moved up to no. 2 for Legal Writing,\u201d said Stetson President Wendy B. Libby, Ph.D. \u201cStetson provides students a personalized experience with the highest quality faculty who are focused on learning outcomes. A Stetson Law education is enhanced by excellent leadership and mentoring opportunities. We are proud of our College of Law\u2019s record of educating outstanding lawyers, we call them \u2018Stetson lawyers,\u2019 judges and community leaders for more than a century.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStetson continues to lead the way in preparing its students with the best advocacy and communication skills in the country,\u201d said Stetson Dean and Professor of Law Christopher M. Pietruszkiewicz. \u201cOur students leave Stetson with the tools they need to succeed as lawyers and leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStetson empowers students to advocate, speaking truth to power on behalf of clients whenever and wherever \u00a0they are called to do so,\u201d said Charles H. Rose III, Professor of Excellence in Trial Advocacy and director of the Center for Excellence in Advocacy at Stetson. \u201cOur advocates are powerful, compassionate, and persuasive &#8211; keeping the promise of a commitment to excellence in word and deed that is the hallmark of a Stetson education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to teaching and studying legal communication at Stetson and leading the way in legal writing,\u201d said Kirsten K. Davis, Ph.D.,\u00a0Stetson\u2019s director of the Institute for the Advancement of Legal Communication. \u201cWe are honored that our peers recognize Stetson for this work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stetson Law is also again listed among the top 100 law schools in the country.<\/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.stetson.edu\/law\/advocacy<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.stetson.edu\/academics\/lrw\">www.stetson.edu\/law\/academics\/lrw<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the U.S. News 2019 \u201cBest Grad Schools\u201d visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/grad\">www.usnews.com\/grad<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida, is again ranked the no. 1 law school for Trial Advocacy and is ranked no. 2 for Legal Writing in the U.S. according to U.S. News. 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