Stetson University College of Law
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.[3] The College of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association and has been a member of the Association of American Law Schools .
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 Reviews 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 Law.
- 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 University, which is located in DeLand, Florida.
- 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 Sebring, 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
Noted Faculty
References
- ^ ablemediacom
- ^ rattlenation.com
- ^ Stetson Tour
- ^ Khatri's Homeland Security's Bio
- ^ The presidents and chancellors: Profiles of chief executive officers of member institutions of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges. American Association of Community and Junior Colleges and its Presidents Academy. 1982. p. 68. ISBN 0871171139. http://books.google.com/books?ei=stDwTeTnJ4WzhAfzhOBH&ct=result&id=IudLAAAAYAAJ&dq=carl+m.+kuttler%2C+jr&q=carl+kuttler%2C+jr.
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