One measure of the level of graduate engagement is a law school’s alumni giving rate – ours is among the top 50 best in the nation.
Most importantly, our alumni provide a vital network to help our students find employment. They generously donate countless hours to help students perfect their job search skills and learn about practicing law. Alumni in private firms, the judiciary, government service and nontraditional legal careers regularly visit campus to talk with students about their specific fields of practice, answer students’ questions and conduct mock interviews. They also host networking meetings with students in their cities and provide students employment opportunities. And, of course, they like to hire our students.
Our alumni are leaders in both the private and the public sectors. In the private sector, alumni are executives at multinational corporations and transactional lawyers in firms of all sizes. In the public sector, our alumni have served in the U.S. Senate and as public interest and civil rights lawyers. They bring the breadth of their experience to help our students launch their careers.
Ways to Give
There are many ways to give to the Florida State College of Law, and we are very grateful for all forms of support.
You can make a gift online to the Florida State College of Law.
Annual Fund
The Annual Fund for Florida State College of Law is comprised of gifts from alumni, faculty, staff, students, firms and friends of the college who are committed to assisting the College of Law in fulfilling its mission of academic excellence. The Annual Fund is focused on programs that are crucial in enabling the College to provide the best education possible. It is a source of dollars for the College's most pressing needs. These private gifts must be renewed each year as the College builds on its mission.
The Annual Fund giving rates have been exceptional in recent years. For fiscal year 2022-23, 15 percent of alumni made gifts to the law school. That giving rate should keep us among the top law schools in the nation in terms of alumni giving.
Alumni support is essential to the continued success of Florida State College of Law. By providing financial support, you enrich the school immeasurably. In particular, the community of faculty and students benefit greatly from your support. And as leaders in the legal, business, and public arenas, alumni are the school's most valuable ambassadors.
Make a gift to the College of Law online.
Florida State College of Law's fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30.
All gifts to the Florida State College of Law are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
Book Awards
Law firms, businesses and individual alumni and friends have joined the College of Law in the Book Award Program, created to generate scholarship funds for the College, and to recognize the academic achievements of students. Sponsors contribute $5,000 for each of five years to support a Book Award in a designated area. Book Award contributions are fully tax deductible.
Book Award payments may be made annually, quarterly, monthly or according to whatever schedule is most convenient for the sponsor. All payments are to be made within the fiscal year recognized by the College of Law (July 1-June 30). Contributions support College of Law scholarships, which helps the law school recruit and retain outstanding students.
For further information about the Book Award Program, or courses from which you may make your selection, contact Becky B. Shepherd, executive director of alumni outreach & engagement at (850) 644-0231 or (800) 788-7097.
Current Book Award Sponsors
Allen Norton & Blue, P.A. – Labor and Employment Law
The Black Family - Florida Constitutional Law
Tanya L. Bower –Taxation of Business Entities
Cole Scott Kissane, P.A. – Trial Practice (Section 1)
Dean Mead – State & Local Taxation
Champions First Credit Union – Compliance Failures: Investigation, Reporting and Remediation
Halloran Farkas + Kittila LLP – Securities Regulation
Kubicki Draper, P.A. – Trial Practice (Section 2)
Mark Citrin, P.A. – Immigration Law
Michael Ufferman Law Firm – Criminal Law (Section 1)
Robert Paradela/Wicker Smith, P.A. – Evidence (Section 1)
The Toman Family – Election Law
Jackson C. Varet – Animal Law
Endowments
A named-gift may be used to create a named-endowed fund, which will, in perpetuity, honor and memorialize the name(s) placed on it.
The basic plan underlying an endowed fund is simple. The principle of the fund is invested, and 4% of the fund’s market value each year is used to fulfill the purpose(s) for which the fund was created.
Florida State University College of Law offers many gift options to those who wish to associate a family name or the name of a respected individual with a project or program of enduring worth.
Funds may be created for scholarships, academic chairs, professorships, or any other programmatic educational purpose of Florida State University.
Donors may use either outright gifts of cash or stock, or deferred gifts to establish named-endowed funds. Florida State College of Law Development professionals work with each donor, on an individual basis, in preparing guidelines for the administration of each named-endowed fund. Guideline length and degree of specificity, of course, depend upon the donor's wishes and particular circumstances.
If you would like more information on establishing endowed funds, please contact Director of Development Hovik Arakelian, CFP ®.
Contact us
Office of Development and Alumni Affairs
Florida State University College of Law
425 W. Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1601
1-850-644-7260
alumni@law.fsu.edu