April 2006 - Peter F. Lake is the Charles A. Dana Chair and Director of the Center for Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson University College of Law. He teaches and writes in the areas of Torts, Higher Education Law and Policy, Insurance, and Jurisprudence, and has won several awards for his teaching and scholarship. He co-authored The Rights and Responsibilities of the Modern University (Carolina Academic Press 1999), and has authored numerous law review articles and other publications. He is an internationally recognized expert and has been quoted or referred to in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Sun Times, CNN, New York Law Journal, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Tampa Tribune, various reported legal decisions including the Supreme Courts of Virginia and Florida, and the forthcoming Restatement (Fourth) of the Law of Torts.
Professor Lake is a highly sought after speaker and futurist, particularly in the field of higher education law and policy, where he has served as a presenter or keynote speaker presenter at more than 100 national and regional meetings. In recognition of his work, Professor Lake has been appointed to several boards, including the board of editors of the Journal of College and University Law, the Center for Academic Integrity, The Review Board for the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center, the Academic Advisory board of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, and the board of Advisors to the NETTWORK. Professor Lake received national recognition from the Alpha Chi Omega women's fraternity when he received their Vision Award at their national convention.
Professor Lake joined Stetson's faculty in 1990. After graduating from law school, Professor Lake was a law clerk for the Honorable Bruce Selya (now judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit) and then for the Honorable Neil Lynch, Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Before joining Stetson, Professor Lake was a litigation associate with the law firm of Cahill, Gordon & Reindel in New York City, where he was involved in a variety of commercial and insurance litigation and First Amendment matters.
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Feb 2007 - Professor Lake quote in the Tampa Tribune, University Counseling Centers Feel Strain
Sept 2006 - Professor Lake quoted in Chronicle of Higher Education article, Increase in Litigation May Compel Colleges to Disclose More Information, Conference Speaker Says
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May 2006 - Professor Lake quoted in Time Magazine article, When Colleges Go On Suicide Watch
April 2006 - Professor Lake quoted in Chronicle of Higher Education article, In a Surprise Move, MIT Settles Closely Watched Student-Suicide Case
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November 2005 - Professor Lake quote in USA Today, Parents tune in to realities
Aug. 2005 - Professor Lake quoted in Chronicle of Higher Education article, Judge Rules Suicide Suit Against MIT Can Proceed.
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Peter F. Lake
