Stetson University Law School
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Stetson University School of Law |
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| Established | 1900 |
| Type | Private, coeducational |
| Faculty | 52 |
| Students | 765 |
| Location | Gulfport, Florida, USA |
| Campus | 21 acres, suburban |
| Website | www.law.stetson.edu |
Stetson University Law School, 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.[1] The College of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association and has been a member of the American Association of Law Schools since 1931. One of the "Top 100 Law Schools" in the most recent U.S. News rankings (2008).
[edit] Points of Interest
- The law school is part of the Stetson University, which is located in DeLand, Florida.
- It's Tampa campus shares space with a working court, Florida's Second District Court of Appeal.
- Ranked #1 in Trial Advocacy, and #5 in Legal Writing for 2008 by U.S. News (note, the rankings are given a year ahead). Ranked #1 in the nation in trial advocacy by U.S. News and #3 (tied) in legal writing in 2006. Over the past dozen years, the school's advocacy program has been ranked first in the nation eight times, and second three times.
- Stetson Law School team is 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.
- 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.
- Offers J.D. Certificates of Concentration in Advocacy, Elder Law, Higher Education Law and Policy, and International Law; J.D./M.B.A. dual-degree program, LL.M. in International Law.
- A new 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 Nuremburg War Trials), became the first dean of Stetson Law School on the Gulfport campus (1955-1968).
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Gus Bilirakis (1989) - Florida House of Representatives (1998)
- Rich McKay (1984) - President and general manager, Atlanta Falcons (2004)
- Craig Crawford (1981) - television political commentator, writer, and columnist for the Congressional Quarterly
- Justice Carol W. Hunstein (1976) - Georgia Supreme Court Justice (1992)
- Congressman E. Clay Shaw Jr. (1966) - Represented South Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981-2007.
- James T. Russell (1954) - Florida Legislature (1958); Florida assistant state attorney (1965)
- Frederick B. Karl (1949) - Florida Supreme Court Justice
- David Sholtz - twenty-sixth Governor of Florida (1933-1937)
- Bruce Jacob - Florida Assistant Attorney General during the early 1960's
- E. Harris Drew (1923) - Member of the Florida Supreme Court (Chief Justice)
- Michael William Lebron, Lionel (1983) - Nationally syndicated radio talk show host.
