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Contents VOLUME 53, NUMBER 1 | SPRING 2014
Features Leading the Florida Bar
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Why legal education matters
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Changing lives through service
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Controlling costs
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Profile: Scott Sternberg ’98
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2013 Hall of Fame Inductees
21
New alumni relations paradigm
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Terror before dawn
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Departments Year in Review
2
Alumni News
22
Faculty Forum
34
Donor Report
38
Stetson University College of Law
Wendy B. Libby, Stetson University President Christopher M. Pietruszkiewicz, Dean Kristen David Adams, Associate Dean for Academics Michael P. Allen, Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Strategic Initiatives Theresa Pulley Radwan, Associate Dean for Administration and Business Affairs Laura Zuppo, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Student Financial Planning
Editorial Staff
Davina Y. Gould BA ’97, Director of Publications and Online Communications Brandi Palmer, Manager of Media Relations Frank Klim, Executive Director of Communications John M. Knowles, Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations Abigail Upshaw Helinger, Assistant Director of Development Patricia Toups BBA ’09, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations Contributors/Photographers: Joseph Gamble, Lashanda Lightbourne, Kayla Minton, C.J. Sagorski, Suzanne Sousa, Brian Vandervliet The Stetson Lawyer magazine is published annually for alumni and friends of Stetson University College of Law. Stetson University College of Law, Florida’s first law school, has prepared lawyers and leaders since 1900. Today, Stetson leads the nation in blending legal doctrine with practical training, evidenced by its top-ranked programs in advocacy and legal writing. Through our academically rigorous curriculum and commitment to social responsibility, Stetson lawyers are ethical advocates ready to succeed in the legal profession.
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