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Elder Law LL.M.

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The Elder Law LL.M. program is designed as a three-semester (fall, spring, fall) course of study through electronic education that leads to an advanced legal degree in elder law. Candidates for the LL.M. degree must satisfactorily complete at least 25 credit hours.

About Stetson Law

Founded in 1900 as Florida's first law school, Stetson University College of Law is a leader in elder law. Stetson is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the American Association of Law Schools. Stetson has educated lawyers for more than a century and offers continuing legal education programs for regional, national, and international audiences. Stetson is ranked first in advocacy and fifth in legal writing by U.S. News & World Report national rankings. It is the headquarters for the National Conference of Law Reviews and home to the Journal of International Aging, Law and Policy and the Stetson Law Review.

The Stetson Philosophy

Stetson is committed to teaching excellence, legal scholarship, law reform and service to the public and the legal profession. Our goal is to educate individuals who not only will serve ethically and competently in the practice of law and related professions, but who will contribute to making a better world.

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Frank Johns, LL.M. Graduate
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A recent National Jurist article described Frank Johns, a 2008 graduate of Stetson’s LL.M. in Elder Law program, as a “pioneer in the field of elder law in North Carolina.” Excerpt from the Oct. 2009 article:

“What drives me is probably just who I am, but that comes from my family that raised me in faith and really liked taking care of those who needed it,” he said. “That’s how I moved toward issues involving the elder.” As for specialization in the practice area, Johns said it’s important to get immersion and interaction through clinics, internships or symposiums to really find out if it’s a fit for you. “Certainly when I went to law school there wasn’t anything on elder law,” Johns said. “Of the programs that I have seen within the LL.M. context, none of them touch the depth and experience of the faculty that’s delivering the program at Stetson.” ›› Read More