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		<title>Stetson’s elder law center director and husband presented with keys to the City of St. Petersburg</title>
		<link>http://www.law.stetson.edu/news/index.php/2013/05/23/stetsons-elder-law-center-director-and-husband-presented-with-keys-to-the-city-of-st-petersburg/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=stetsons-elder-law-center-director-and-husband-presented-with-keys-to-the-city-of-st-petersburg</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 18:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stetson University College of Law professor Rebecca Morgan and her husband Jay were presented with the keys to the City of St. Petersburg during an evening fundraising program at the Sunshine Center in St. Petersburg on May 18.
The Morgans were recognized for volunteering substantial time and making significant contributions to the Sunshine Center over the past 30 years.
Professor Morgan directs Stetson’s Center for&#8230; <a href="http://www.law.stetson.edu/news/index.php/2013/05/23/stetsons-elder-law-center-director-and-husband-presented-with-keys-to-the-city-of-st-petersburg/" class="read_more">&#187; Read more </a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stetson Law faculty receive awards for excellence in teaching, scholarship</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandi Palmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stetson University College of Law faculty Mark Bauer, Timothy S. Kaye and Ellen S. Podgor were honored on May 17 on the Gulfport campus with awards for outstanding teaching and scholarship.
Professor Bauer was presented the Branton Excellence in Teaching Award, given annually to a full-time professor who has made outstanding teaching contributions inside and outside the classroom, and by example.
Professor Kaye received the&#8230; <a href="http://www.law.stetson.edu/news/index.php/2013/05/22/stetson-law-faculty-receive-awards-for-excellence-in-teaching-scholarship/" class="read_more">&#187; Read more </a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stetson’s Veterans Law Institute helps organize legal workshop on homeowners&#8217; rights for military, veterans and their families</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Helping veterans, military members and their families achieve and maintain stable housing is the goal of a community workshop organized by Stetson University&#8217;s Veterans Law Institute, the Community Law Program and Neighborhood Home Solutions in June in St. Petersburg.
WHAT: Veterans, active and reserve service members and their families are invited to learn more about their rights as homeowners and tenants and the Service Members&#8230; <a href="http://www.law.stetson.edu/news/index.php/2013/05/13/stetsons-veterans-law-institute-helps-organize-legal-workshop-on-homeowners-rights-for-military-veterans-and-their-families/" class="read_more">&#187; Read more </a>]]></description>
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		<title>Future prosecutor, Stetson Law student Nicole Martingano turned life-changing accident into determination</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When law student Nicole Martingano walks at Stetson’s graduation in Gulfport on May 18, she will be one step closer to her dream of becoming a prosecutor. A near-fatal accident in 2006 while Nicole was still an undergraduate student in Gainesville changed the course of her life forever and inspired her to seek justice.
A sudden head-on collision with a drunk driver left Nicole with&#8230; <a href="http://www.law.stetson.edu/news/index.php/2013/05/13/future-prosecutor-stetson-law-student-nicole-martingano-turned-life-changing-accident-into-determination/" class="read_more">&#187; Read more </a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stetson Professor of Law Roberta Flowers elected to the NAELA board: LL.M. in Elder Law alumni, faculty distinguish themselves as NAELA leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 15:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Professor Roberta Flowers, a member of the Center for Excellence in Elder Law at Stetson University College of Law, has been elected to the board of directors of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
Professor Flowers is nationally recognized as an expert in the field of ethics in elder law and elder abuse. Flowers teaches courses on ethics in an elder law practice in&#8230; <a href="http://www.law.stetson.edu/news/index.php/2013/05/09/stetson-professor-of-law-roberta-flowers-elected-to-the-naela-board-ll-m-in-elder-law-alumni-faculty-distinguish-themselves-as-naela-leaders/" class="read_more">&#187; Read more </a>]]></description>
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		<title>First-year student Phylicia Pearson received Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers scholarship</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 15:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandi Palmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers awarded Stetson University College of Law first-year student Phylicia Pearson a scholarship during their May 8 luncheon at the University Club of Tampa. Pearson was one of five students selected from the Tampa Bay area for the scholarship.
She explained that she is passionate about social justice and encouraging other women to achieve their goals.
“My commitment to social&#8230; <a href="http://www.law.stetson.edu/news/index.php/2013/05/09/first-year-student-phylicia-pearson-received-hillsborough-association-for-women-lawyers-scholarship/" class="read_more">&#187; Read more </a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stetson Law offers LL.M. degrees in advocacy, elder law and international law</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 18:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandi Palmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stetson University College of Law, home to the top-ranked trial advocacy program in the country, is offering three LL.M. degrees to help lawyers distinguish their expertise in advocacy, elder law and international law.
Stetson Law will launch an online LL.M. in Advocacy starting in August 2013. Courses leading to the advanced degree will be offered part-time over two years through a distance-learning platform designed to&#8230; <a href="http://www.law.stetson.edu/news/index.php/2013/05/02/stetson-law-offers-ll-m-degrees-in-advocacy-elder-law-and-international-law/" class="read_more">&#187; Read more </a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stetson Assistant Professor of Law Ciara Torres-Spelliscy named in “50 Under 50” list by Lawyers of Color</title>
		<link>http://www.law.stetson.edu/news/index.php/2013/05/02/stetson-assistant-professor-of-law-ciara-torres-spelliscy-named-in-50-under-50-list-by-lawyers-of-color-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=stetson-assistant-professor-of-law-ciara-torres-spelliscy-named-in-50-under-50-list-by-lawyers-of-color-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 18:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandi Palmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stetson University Assistant Professor of Law Ciara Torres-Spelliscy was named to the Lawyers of Color’s 50 Under 50 list of minority professors making an impact in legal education. The list is scheduled to be released in its special edition on law school diversity on May 2.
Torres-Spelliscy, who teaches election law, corporate governance and constitutional law at Stetson University College of Law, is a national&#8230; <a href="http://www.law.stetson.edu/news/index.php/2013/05/02/stetson-assistant-professor-of-law-ciara-torres-spelliscy-named-in-50-under-50-list-by-lawyers-of-color-2/" class="read_more">&#187; Read more </a>]]></description>
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		<title>George Edgecomb Bar Association recognizes Stetson Professor of Law Bruce Jacob with diversity award</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 14:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandi Palmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stetson University Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law Bruce Jacob &#8217;59 received the Delano S. Stewart Diversity Award on April 29 in Tampa, Fla. Stetson Law graduate George Hunter &#8217;99 presented Jacob the award during the George Edgecomb Bar Association 30th Annual Scholarship Banquet.


While serving as Stetson’s dean, Jacob greatly increased the number of minority full-time faculty members. In February, Jacob was named a&#8230; <a href="http://www.law.stetson.edu/news/index.php/2013/05/01/george-edgecomb-bar-association-recognizes-stetson-professor-of-law-bruce-jacob-with-diversity-award/" class="read_more">&#187; Read more </a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stetson&#8217;s Bar Preparation Services, Academic Success programs help alumni and students succeed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandi Palmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stetson Law’s bar passage rate climbed from 87.7 percent last February to 93.9 percent this February for first time test-takers, ranking second in the state.

Stetson’s Bar Preparation Services program is helping alumni to succeed on the bar examination.
“Our bar prep program was originally designed for students who struggled academically,” Associate Professor of Legal Skills Tishia Dunham explained.
Dunham, who began a bar prep&#8230; <a href="http://www.law.stetson.edu/news/index.php/2013/04/26/stetsons-bar-preparation-services-academic-success-programs-help-alumni-and-students-succeed/" class="read_more">&#187; Read more </a>]]></description>
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