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[[Image:Generaltower.jpg|thumb|200px|Stetson School of Law main tower as seen from the main court yard (inspired by [[Torre del Oro]] in the city of Seville)]] [[Image: Lib.jpg|thumb|200px| Stetson School of Law Library (58,000 square feet)]] '''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.[http://www.law.stetson.edu/communications/news_archive2006.asp?id=107] 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). ==Programs== *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 and online LL.M. degree in elder law . *The Stetson Law Review is 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. ==Standings== *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 [[Vis Moot|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]]. *It's Tampa campus shares space with a working court, Florida's [[Second District Court of Appeal]]. *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). ==Notable Alumni== * [[Gus Bilirakis]] ([[1989]]) - Florida House of Representatives (1998) * [[Rich McKay]] ([[1984]]) - President and general manager, Atlanta Falcons (2004) *Michael William Lebron, [[Lionel (radio)|Lionel]] (1983) - Nationally syndicated [[radio talk show]] host. * [[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 and counsel in [[Gideon v. Wainwright]]. * [[E. Harris Drew]] (1923) - Member of the Florida Supreme Court (Chief Justice) ==Noted Faculty== * [[Bruce Jacob]] (see above) * Darby Dickerson (Dean of School and editor of [[ALWD]] Citation Manual) * [[Ellen Podgor]] (co-editor of [http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/whitecollarcrime_blog/ White Collar Crime Prof Blog] edited by Peter J. Henning (Wayne State) and Ellen S. Podgor) ==External links== *[http://www.law.stetson.edu/ Home Page] *[http://www.law.stetson.edu/general/flfirst.htm History] *[http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=27756559&x=-82718199&z=18&l=0&m=a&tag=school Satellite Photo 2004] *[http://www.lawschool100.com/ Law School Ranking]