Stetson University Law School
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Stetson University College of Law, founded in 1900, is Florida
's first law school. Located in Gulfport, FL (moving to the city in 1954 from its original location in DeLand), it also has a campus in Tampa, FL. The law school occupies a historic 1920s resort hotel, the Rolyat. The College of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association
and has been a member of the Association of American Law Schools
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Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
's first law school. Located in Gulfport, FL (moving to the city in 1954 from its original location in DeLand), it also has a campus in Tampa, FL. The law school occupies a historic 1920s resort hotel, the Rolyat. The College of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
and has been a member of the Association of American Law Schools
Association of American Law Schools
The Association of American Law Schools is a non-profit organization of 170 law schools in the United States. Another 25 schools are "non-member fee paid" schools, which are not members but choose to pay AALS dues. Its purpose is to improve the legal profession through the improvement of legal...
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Programs
- Offers J.D. Certificates of Concentration in Advocacy, Elder Law, Higher Education Law and Policy, and International Law; J.D./M.B.A., J.D./Grado (Spanish law degree), J.D./M.D., and J.D./M.P.H. dual-degree programs; LL.M. in International Law and online LL.M. degree in elder law.
- The Stetson Law Review was the Headquarters for the National Conference of Law ReviewsNational Conference of Law ReviewsThe National Conference of Law Reviews is a voluntary organization of law reviews in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The NCLR is devoted to helping its members to better serve both the academic and legal communities. In pursuit of this goal, the NCLR holds an annual four-day conference...
from 2003-2008. NCLR is the leading organization for law reviews and journals with approximately 145 members from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Canada. - Home to the National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the LawNational Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the LawThe National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law at Stetson University College of Law is an organization that provides information sharing and professional development to forensic scientists, lawyers, judges, other legal professionals, law enforcement personnel, educators, and the...
. - Centers for Excellence in Advocacy, Elder Law, Higher Education Law and Policy, and International Law.
- Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy and the Journal of International Aging Law and Policy are produced in conjunction with the school.
Standings
- Ranked #110 over-all. Over the past dozen years, the school's advocacy program has been, according to some sources, ranked first in the nation eight times, and second three times.
- Stetson fielded the 2009 American Association for Justice National Champion Trial Team, placing first out of 248 squads from 147 law schools. Stetson has won the AAJ National Championship 4 times. http://www.law.stetson.edu/tmpl/news/article.aspx?id=6412
- The Stetson Law School team was the 2004-2005 world champions at the 12th Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition, the first U.S. law school to win since 1996, receiving Frederic Eisemann Award (i.e., prevailing team in orals) for winning. Stetson defeated the University of Vienna for the gold.
Points of interest
- The law school is part of the Stetson UniversityStetson UniversityStetson University is a private university with four colleges and schools located across the I-4 corridor in Central Florida. The primary undergraduate campus is located in DeLand, Florida, USA. In the 2012 U.S...
, which is located in DeLand, FloridaDeLand, FloridaDeLand is the county seat of Volusia County, Florida. In 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 24,375. It is part of the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 436,575 in 2006...
. - Its Tampa campus shares space with a working court, Florida's Second District Court of Appeal.
- A 2006 book entitled Florida's First Law School: History of Stetson University College of Law by Michael I. Swygert provides a detailed history of the school covering its founding, development, and growth (ISBN 1-59460-316-2).
- Harold SebringHarold SebringHarold Leon "Tom" Sebring was a Florida Supreme Court justice, and an American judge at the Nuremberg Trials of German war criminals after World War II. Sebring was a native of Kansas and an alumnus of Kansas State Agricultural College...
, a former chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court (and a judge at the Nuremberg War Trials), is a former dean of Stetson Law (1955–1968).
Notable alumni
- Gus BilirakisGus BilirakisGus Michael Bilirakis is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives.- Early life, education and career :...
(1989) - Florida House of Representatives (1998); United States House of Representatives (2006) - Pam BondiPam BondiPamela Jo Bondi is the current Attorney General of Florida.-Early life and education:Bondi's hometown is Temple Terrace, Florida. Her father, Joseph Bondi, was a City Councilman and then Mayor of Temple Terrace. She is a graduate of C. Leon King High School in Tampa, Florida...
(1990) - Attorney General of Florida - Craig CrawfordCraig CrawfordCraig Crawford is a writer and television political commentator based in Washington, D.C., a columnist for Congressional Quarterly, and the author of Listen Up Mr...
(1981) - television political commentator, writer, and columnist for the Congressional Quarterly - E. Harris Drew (1923) - Member of the Florida Supreme Court (Chief Justice)
- Justice Carol W. HunsteinCarol W. HunsteinCarol W. Hunstein is the Chief Justice of the U.S. State Supreme Court of Georgia. She took office as chief justice on July 1, 2009 and has served on the court since 1992.-Education:...
(1976) - Georgia Supreme Court Justice (1992) - Bruce JacobBruce JacobBruce R. Jacob was Assistant Attorney General for the State of Florida during the early 1960s, whose biggest case was Gideon v. Wainwright, arguing against Gideon....
- Florida Assistant Attorney General during the early 1960s and counsel in Gideon v. WainwrightGideon v. WainwrightGideon v. Wainwright, , is a landmark case in United States Supreme Court history. In the case, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state courts are required under the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants who are unable to afford their own...
. - Frederick B. Karl (1949) - Florida Supreme Court Justice
- Prakash Khatri (1983) - Department of Homeland Security’s OmbudsmanOmbudsmanAn ombudsman is a person who acts as a trusted intermediary between an organization and some internal or external constituency while representing not only but mostly the broad scope of constituent interests...
and a specialist in Immigration and Citizenship issues as they relate to national security - Carl M. Kuttler, Jr.Carl M. Kuttler, Jr.Carl Martin Kuttler, Jr. is the former president of St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, Florida, which he headed from 1978 to 2009.-Early life and education:...
(1965) – President of St. Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg College is a fully accredited post-secondary educational institution located in St. Petersburg, Florida, serving some 65,000 students annually...
, 1978–2009 - Michael William Lebron, LionelLionel (radio)Michael William Lebron , popularly known as Lionel, is an American nationally syndicated radio talk show host. Beginning May 2007, he hosted a daily three-hour radio talk show on Air America Radio. Lionel was a consistent performer for Air America and drew weekly audiences of around 1.5 million...
(1983) - Nationally syndicated radio talk show host. - Kenneth MarraKenneth MarraKenneth A. Marra is an American lawyer and judge.Marra was born in 1951 in Queens, New York. He graduated from the State University of New York at Stony Brook with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973 and from Stetson University College of Law with a J.D. in 1977Marra served as an attorney in the...
(1977) - Federal judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of FloridaUnited States District Court for the Southern District of FloridaThe United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida is the federal United States district court with jurisdiction over the southern part of the state of Florida.... - Rich McKayRich McKayRich McKay is the president, CEO, and former general manager of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was the general manager of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when they won Super Bowl XXXVII.-Early years:...
(1984) - President and general manager, Atlanta Falcons (2004) - Anthony E. Porcelli - Federal judge, Middle District of Florida
- James T. Russell (1954) - Florida Legislature (1958); Florida assistant state attorney (1965)
- Congressman E. Clay Shaw Jr.E. Clay Shaw Jr.Eugene Clay Shaw, Jr. is a former American politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 until 2007. He represented the 22nd District of Florida until he was defeated by Ron Klein in the 2006 midterm election.-Early life, education, and legal...
(1966) - Represented South Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981-2007. - David SholtzDavid SholtzDavid Sholtz was the 26th Governor of Florida.-Early life and education:Sholtz was born to Jewish parents in Brooklyn, New York, and after graduating from Yale, where he was a member of the Acacia Fraternity, in 1914 he went on and earned a law degree from Stetson University Law School...
- twenty-sixth Governor of Florida (1933–1937)
Noted Faculty
- Bruce JacobBruce JacobBruce R. Jacob was Assistant Attorney General for the State of Florida during the early 1960s, whose biggest case was Gideon v. Wainwright, arguing against Gideon....
(see above) - Royal Gardner (Interim Dean)
- Ellen Podgor (editor of White Collar Crime Prof Blog)
- Charles Rose (author of Fundamental Trial Advocacy and noted military law scholar)
- Carol Henderson (Director of National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the LawNational Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the LawThe National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law at Stetson University College of Law is an organization that provides information sharing and professional development to forensic scientists, lawyers, judges, other legal professionals, law enforcement personnel, educators, and the...
and president of the American Academy of Forensic SciencesAmerican Academy of Forensic SciencesThe American Academy of Forensic Sciences is a professional society for people in all areas of forensics.For over sixty years, the AAFS has served a distinguished and diverse membership. Its nearly 6,000 members are divided into eleven sections spanning the forensic enterprise...
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