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St. Petersburg’s Janet Varnell honored with National Consumer Law Center’s Vern Countryman Award

Janet Varnell received the National Consumer Law Center’s 2024 Vern Countryman Award, given each year to an attorney whose “special contributions to the practice of consumer law have strengthened and affirmed the rights of low-income and other vulnerable consumers.” Janet Varnell of St. Petersburg has been awarded the National Consumer Law Center’s 2024 Vern Countryman Award […]

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Supreme Court Considers Final Revisions to Civil Justice Reforms Before January 1 Deadline

Florida Bar rules committees, the Business Law Section, legal aid groups, a Tampa circuit judge, and others are asking the Supreme Court to further revise civil justice reforms before they take effect January 1. In November 7 oral arguments, rules committee members pledged to work quickly to craft amendments they say are necessary, including adding […]

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Miami’s Susan Norton participates in wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery

(U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser/Arlington National Cemetery) Susan Norton, a shareholder at the Miami-based firm Allen Norton & Blue, had the honor of participating in a Public Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in September. Norton was invited by the Department of Defense to take part in […]

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Meet Stetson Law’s Newest Faculty

A big part of what makes Stetson Law so special is the faculty whose scholarship and passion for mentorship foster success for students. These new and visiting faculty are the latest to contribute to this community. Visiting Assistant Professor Jeffrey Brooks Joining Stetson Law from Louisiana State University, Brooks is a major force behind the […]

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