TALLAHASSEE — The National Jurist magazine has ranked Florida State University College of Law the 12th best value law school in the nation. The ranking, published in The National Jurist’s September 2012 issue, weighs important student outcomes – bar passage rate and employment rate – against tuition, cost of living and indebtedness. According to The National Jurist, the rankings are “designed to find the law schools where graduates have the best chance of passing the bar and getting a legal job, without taking on a ton of debt.” Florida State is the only law school in Florida ranked in the top 20. http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/Florida-State-Ranked-Nations-12th-Best-Value-Law-School-168000976.html … [Read more...]
Stetson Law students take Veterans Law competition
October 21, 2010 By
GULFPORT, Fla. Will Hurter and Erin Isdell, Stetson University College of Law students, won the Veterans Law Appellate Advocacy Competition in Washington , D.C. It is the second year in a row that Stetson Law has won the competition. Hurter also won the Best Advocate Award, the highest individual award in the competition. The Stetson team also won two out of three awards in the competition, sponsored by the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Bar Association. We could not be prouder of our students, said Stetson Law Moot Court Advisor and professor Brooke Bowman. Hurter and Isdell have helped Stetson win its third moot court competition in the past five months. It is an extraordinary start to the school year. Students competed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in the semifinal and final rounds, beating a team from … [Read more...]
William and Mary wins Stetson’s National Pretrial Competition
October 12, 2010 By
STAFF REPORT GULFPORT, Fla. College of William and Mary law student Johanna Orleski was named Best Advocate in both the final and semifinal rounds of competition. Chapman University School of Law won the Best Brief Award. Thirteen law schools from around the nation sent students to compete on Stetson Laws campus in Gulfport . It was the first time the College of William and Mary School of Law participated in the competition. "The National Pretrial Competition captures the real world practice that most law students will experience after graduation in a way not found in any other trial or moot court competition," said Professor of Excellence in Trial Advocacy Charles H. Rose III, who directs Stetsons Center for Excellence in Advocacy. "Students get to take the substantive knowledge they learned in the first two years of law school and apply it in a setting that rewards … [Read more...]
Florida’s Gaming Biz Rolls the Dice
December 27, 2009 By
By DONNA BALANCIA, Publisher Central Florida Law Journal Dec. 27, 2009 -- PORT CANAVERAL, FLORIDA --Florida's gaming industry is growing up and a new business model is emerging. "Florida's not a Mom and Pop gambling operation any more," said Bob Jarvis, gambling law professor at Nova Southeastern University. "We're obviously turning a corner and that has ramifications for attorneys and tourism representatives across the state." Jarvis said with the Seminoles bringing in the slots and true Las Vegas-style games into the mix, it will draw a different crowd to Florida than in the past. "There are still local operations that depend on locals and snowbirds, but thats going to change," Jarvis said. "We're evolving into a more mature jurisdiction. Going to gamble will not be seen the same ways as local entertainment like going to the bowling alley. Were talking about Atlantic City or … [Read more...]
LegalEase by Glen-Peter Ahlers, Sr.
December 17, 2009 By
Floridas Beaches Earlier this month, on December 2, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Stop The Beach Renourishment, Inc., v. Florida, (docket number 08-1151) a case that pits land owners against the State. Not just any landowners, these landowners were (and still remain) beachfront property owners. The problem began a few years back when Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne visited, leaving much of the State in shambles, with roofs covered in blue tarps and beaches without sandtoo bland, those beaches without sand. So the State, decided to renourish the beaches by replacing lost sand. But the malnourished beaches were restored with a bit too much gusto, according to the landowners. The beaches were replenished and fed still more sand. The beaches grew; the landowners now have more beach between their homes and the Atlantic. The owners probably wouldnt … [Read more...]
