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Setting the standard “The Stetson faculty recognizes the importance of working with students to develop strong advocacy skills that allow them to move from the classroom to the courtroom seamlessly.”

– Ellen S. Podgor The Gary R. Trombley Family White-Collar Crime Research Professor at Stetson Co-author, Understanding International Criminal Law and Mastering Criminal Law

Skills Courses

Academic Skills Workshop Advanced Civil Trial Skills Advanced Criminal Trial Advocacy Advanced Critical Thinking Advanced Legal Research Advanced Legal Research, Florida Law Advanced Legal Research, International Law Advanced Legal Research, Tax Alternate Dispute Resolution Board Appellate Practice Arbitration Complex Litigation Conflict of Laws Constitutional Litigation Criminal Procedure Depositions Electronic Discovery Expert Witnesses Federal Civil Pre-Trial Practice and Strategy Federal Courts and the Federal System Financial Advocacy Florida Civil Procedure Florida Criminal Procedure Florida Practice Immigration Litigation and Advocacy

International Litigation and Arbitration Interviewing and Counseling Judicial Decision-Making Appellate Context Legal Drafting Mediation Skills Training Moot Court Board Negotiation and Mediation Polishing for Professionals Workshop Post-Trial and Appellate Practice Pre-Trial Practice Scientific Evidence Workshop Supreme Court Advocacy and Procedure Technology in Litigation Trial Advocacy Trial Team

Clinics & Internships

Stetson was the first law school in Florida to establish a clinical program.

American Caribbean Law Internship Bankruptcy Judicial Internship Civil Elder Law Clinic Civil Poverty Clinic Elder and Disability Law Internship Elder Consumer Protection Internship Environmental Law Internship

Equal Employment Opportunity Law Internship Family Law Internship Federal Agency Externship Federal Judicial Internship Federal Litigation Internship Florida Circuit Court Internship Florida Department of State General Counsel Internship Florida District Court of Appeal Internship Homeless Advocacy Internship Immigration Law Clinic In-House Counsel Internship Intellectual Property Internship Labor Law Internship Local Government Clinic Municipal and Administrative Law Internship Private Practice Internship Prosecution Clinic Public Defender Clinic State Litigation Internship State Judicial Internship State Supreme Court Internship (Florida and Georgia) Summer Law and Policy Internship in Washington D.C. U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Internship Veterans Appellate Rights Clinic

Transforming the profession Stetson University College of Law long ago set the standard for excellence in advocacy education through its phenomenal success in interscholastic competitions.

Students build competence by completing a comprehensive curriculum that carefully balances legal doctrine, policy and world-class skills training through legal clinics, internships, advocacy competitions and other hands-on experiences. Stetson graduates enter the workforce ready to be productive, successful professionals.

Stetson’s primary strength is its holistic approach to teaching law and advocacy.

At Stetson, we examine legal theory, review best practices, conduct clinical training, and emphasize the professional responsibilities required of advocates as citizens of our society.

Stetson graduates possess the tools to research the law effectively, communicate knowledge clearly, persuade successfully, and represent clients ethically, from the pretrial process through the final appellate argument.

Stetson students are encouraged to think for themselves, whether in our clinics, internships, or skills and doctrinal classes. The ultimate goal is to prepare each student for a successful career as an effective, professional advocate.

Our lawyers and student advocates excel in the classroom, in the courtroom, and in champion performances on our nationally and internationally lauded advocacy teams. We compete as ethical, compassionate and persuasive advocates.

Concentration in Advocacy J.D. students who wish to specialize in advocacy may request admission into our Certificate of Concentration in Advocacy program. This certificate program is selective and requires diligence in both theory and in practice. To earn a certificate, students must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher in their advocacy course work and must complete at least 21 credit hours of prescribed core courses and electives. Since the program’s inception, more than 100 graduates have been awarded a certificate for advocacy.

Seven Courtrooms Stetson University College of Law has seven teaching courtrooms on its campuses.

These include the William R. Eleazer Courtroom (pictured left), which is an international model for access to the elderly and disabled, and the Wm. Reece Smith Jr. Courtroom at the Tampa Law Center, which is shared with Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal.

Advocacy Board Our interscholastic advocacy teams work together under a unified Advocacy Board that guides the competition programs. The Advocacy Board combines the skill sets of the negotiator, trial lawyer and appellate lawyer. Alumni, attorneys, judges and professors partner with advocacy teams to ensure that Stetson students have every opportunity to achieve the highest possible level of excellence. Stetson’s competition teams continue to enjoy national prominence in all phases of advocacy: pretrial counseling, negotiation, arbitration, trial advocacy and appellate advocacy.

Stetson’s renowned advocacy competition teams include:

Recent Competition Championships • 2010 and 2011 champions, best brief and best oralist, Robert Orseck Memorial Moot Court Competition

• 2011 regional champion, AAJ Student Trial Advocacy Competition

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Arbitration Competition — First and Second Place

• 2010 champion, ABA National Trial Competition • 2010 champion, Mercer Moot Court Competition on Legal Ethics and Professionalism

• Alternative Dispute Resolution Board – This award-winning organization consists of four categories of student competition teams: client counseling, arbitration, mediation and negotiation.

• 2010 champion, best brief and best preliminary round oralist,

Lee A. Coppock Trial Team Advisor 2005–present

Under Professor Coppock’s leadership, the Trial Team has won 3 national, 6 regional and 7 state championships, 10 advocate awards, and placed second in 9 competitions.

competition teams. Professors from every area of the law school donate thousands

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• Moot Court Board – Our Moot Court Board consistently places at or near the top in appellate advocacy competitions for a variety of legal subjects, including criminal procedure, bankruptcy, constitutional law, international, tax and workers’ compensation law.

“Stetson has a rich tradition in advocacy established through years of commitment to excellence by literally all involved. There were no shortcuts. No compromises. Our reputation is more important to us — much more important — than winning. (But we do win.)”

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• 2011 champion, Liberty University School of Law National Negotiation

• 2010 and 2011 regional champions, ABA Law Student Division

• Trial Team – Stetson’s Trial Team has won first place in more national-level trial competitions than any other law school in the nation.

“Our faculty recognizes the extraordinary

• 2010 champion and best overall oralist, Veterans Law Appellate Advocacy Competition E. Earle Zehmer Workers’ Compensation Moot Court Competition

to hone the skills necessary to not only win a competition, but also to be effective members of the legal profession.”

Roberta K. Flowers Professor of Law

• 25 brief awards and 53 oralist/advocate awards in the past five years

“Stetson’s successes are due not only to the talents of its Moot Court Board members, but also due to the talents of the dedicated professors and alumni who coach and judge the teams.

Brooke Bowman Our entire Stetson community is committed to our teams’ Moot Court Board successes — inside and outside Advisor of the courtroom.”

2010–present During Professor Bowman’s first year of leadership, Stetson won 4 moot court championships, placed second in another, and won 11 oralist and 7 brief awards.

Kelly M. Feeley ADR Board Advisor 2001–present

“Law students should be prepared for the day-to-day tasks, skills and responsibilities that lawyers face. They must build relationships with clients, opposing counsel and clients, mediators, and arbitrators and learn to deal with difficult situations with confidence.”

Under Professor Feeley’s leadership, the ADR Board has won first place in 15 competitions, placed second 17 times, and had 17 semifinal finishes.

Champion, Veterans Law Appellate Advocacy Competition

Faculty Commitment Current professors who have coached (in addition to the team advisors) in the past six years are listed below. Alumni and local attorneys also coach Stetson’s advocacy teams.

Michael P. Allen, Professor of Law Linda Anderson, Professor of Legal Skills and Associate Director of Legal Research and Writing Mark D. Bauer, Professor of Law Catherine J. Cameron, Professor of Legal Skills Stephen M. Everhart, Professor of Law Michael S. Finch, Professor of Law Roberta K. Flowers, Professor of Law Royal C. Gardner, Interim Dean, Professor of Law, and Director, Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy Marco J. Jimenez, LeRoy Highbaugh Sr. Research Chair Peter F. Lake, Charles A. Dana Chair and Director, Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy Janice K. McClendon, Professor of Law Jeffrey J. Minneti, Professor of Legal Skills and Director of Academic Success Rebecca C. Morgan, Boston Asset Management Chair in Elder Law and Director, Center for Excellence in Elder Law Joseph F. Morrissey, Professor of Law Jason Palmer, Associate Professor of Legal Skills Ann M. Piccard, Professor of Legal Skills Ellen S. Podgor, Gary R. Trombley Family White-Collar Crime Research Professor Theresa J. Pulley Radwan, Professor of Law Charles H. Rose III, Professor of Excellence in Trial Advocacy and Director, Center for Excellence in Advocacy Stephanie A. Vaughan, Professor of Legal Skills Louis J. Virelli, Associate Professor of Law Darryl C. Wilson, Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund Professor of Law and Co-Director, Institute for Caribbean Law and Policy

Center for Excellence The Center for Excellence in Advocacy serves as the backbone for Stetson’s diverse advocacy programs and activities, combining skills courses, clinical opportunities and competition teams into a centralized resource for students. The Center ensures that the Stetson advocacy experience provides each student with an opportunity to discover the best possible advocate within.

The Center also is committed to providing the legal community with tools to increase the advocacy skills of both current and future generations of advocates.

The Center is implementing programs designed to partner with in-house counsel, firm training personnel and other law school faculties to provide quality instruction in advocacy skills for tomorrow’s advocate.

“We had achieved phenomenal success in the competition arena. As I looked at all aspects of our program, I knew that our success carried with it great responsibility,” said Center Director Charles Rose. “I realized that we needed to give back to the academy and the legal profession that has been so good to us. I realized that now was a time for transformative leadership in legal education, and I believed that we had a duty to join in that mission of transforming legal education to meet the demands of a 21st-century legal profession.”

Educating Advocates: Teaching Advocacy Skills Conference Now in its fourth year, the annual Educating Advocates: Teaching Advocacy Skills conference brings together the nation’s advocacy professors to share the Stetson method of teaching. The next conference is planned for May 23-25, 2012, at Stetson’s Gulfport law campus; watch www.law.stetson.edu/conferences for more details.

Hosting Advocacy Competitions

Advocacy Resource Center ➤

Stetson frequently hosts interscholastic competitions, including the annual International Environmental Moot Court Competition and the National Pretrial Competition, both of which were founded at Stetson.

Stetson will host the international finals for the 16th Annual International Environmental Moot Court Competition March 30-April 1, 2012, at its Gulfport campus.

The competition now spans five continents through its regional and national rounds.

The Advocacy Resource Center (www.law.stetson.edu/arc) brings the Stetson advocacy experience directly to the computers of advocates worldwide. A variety of advocacy training modules addressing an array of pretrial, trial and appellate topics are available for video broadcast through your Web browser. Presentations include Terence MacCarthy teaching cross-examination and impeachment, and Professor Charles Rose discussing each section of his book, Fundamental Trial Advocacy. Professor Charlie Craver, a renowned expert in negotiation, has also contributed multiple presentations. Law professors, students and public service attorneys (including government attorneys, district attorneys, public defenders, military attorneys, legal aid personnel and attorneys that work on behalf of the public good) may register now free of charge. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Stetson at (727) 562-7317.

Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Advocacy

The National Pretrial Competition is the first of its kind and accurately reflects what many advocates actually do in practice. The fourth annual pretrial competition is planned for October 14-16, 2011.

Stetson will also host the ABA Law Student Division Arbitration Competition for Region Five on November 18-19, 2011.

On May 26, 2011, Stetson University College of Law presented its Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Advocacy to Eddie Ohlbaum, director of Temple Law School’s Trial Advocacy and Clinical Education program. The award was presented during Stetson’s third annual Educating Advocates: Teaching Advocacy Skills conference in Gulfport. Past recipients include noted advocacy teacher Terence MacCarthy, Professor Thomas A. Mauet of the University of Arizona, Judge Warren Wolfson, then of the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court, and Barbara Bergman of the University of New Mexico.

New Endowed Professorship

“I am not aware of any other program where you can spend a day as a trial advocacy instructor being critiqued on your critiquing…it was wonderful!

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David Aaronson, Director, Trial Advocacy Program, American University

“The Stetson Advocacy Program combines faculty commitment with student enthusiasm, which makes it the envy of nearly all other skills instructors that I have meet and work with in the USA, in Australia, in Malaysia, and in Japan.”

Hugh Selby, Law Faculty, Australian National University

“This should be a required course for anyone teaching advocacy.”

Amelia Michele Joiner, Professor, Duquesne University School of Law

Stetson has named Ellen S. Podgor the inaugural Gary R. Trombley Family White-Collar Crime Research Professor. A former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney, Professor Podgor has written more than 50 articles and co-authored many books, including White Collar Crime in a Nutshell, Understanding International Criminal Law and Mastering Criminal Law. She is also editor of the White Collar Crime Prof Blog, with more than two million visits and counting.

Gary R. Trombley, JD ’73, who established the professorship, is a white-collar defense and criminal defense attorney, member of Stetson Law’s Hall of Fame, and recipient of the Attorney General’s “Outstanding Performance in Trial Practice Award.”

“My own participation with our students in preparing for the Vis moots has paid unexpected dividends. Not only have I been able to mentor extraordinarily motivated and talented students, and help them develop as professionals in every way, I also saw a need for a case book devoted to the substantive areas covered by the moot.”

Joseph F. Morrissey

Professor of Law Co-author, International Sales Law & Arbitration: Problems, Cases and Commentary

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“At Stetson, we are committed

First female Lord Advocate of Scotland co-teaches summer course at Stetson In summer 2011, the first female Lord Advocate of Scotland lectured at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla. Elish Angiolini, who served as Lord Advocate from 2006 to 2010, co-taught a summer course with Professor Charles Rose on Comparative Criminal Justice Systems: Scottish, Civil, and Common Law. Stetson students had the opportunity to hear Angiolini review the history of Scottish law, the development of Scotland’s unique legal system, and the impact of the global war on terror on criminal justice in the United Kingdom. She also discussed the experience of serving as the senior law officer and first female lord advocate of Scotland.

to the concept of the complete advocate — one who commands a superior understanding of the law, the ability to persuasively present evidence, and the humanity to know when and how to do the right thing. We empower students to find within themselves their unique voice — becoming the best possible advocate they can be.”

Professor Charles H. Rose III Professor of Excellence in Trial Advocacy Author, Fundamental Trial Advocacy Co-author, Fundamental Pretrial Advocacy