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2025 FSU College of Law Magazine

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  • Dean's Message
  • AI and Business Law Focus
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  • Law School Rankings
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Message from the Dean

 

Reflecting on 2025, I am struck by how much the Florida State University College of Law has accomplished together. This year was marked by momentum—defined by academic excellence, meaningful service, and a shared sense of purpose across our community.

 

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AI and Business Law Focus

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The Institute of Law, Technology & Innovation

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Looking to the Future of Technology and Business at FSU Law

Q&A with New Professor Yuliya Guseva

Featured Stories

A Legacy of Leadership: Remembering John E. Thrasher (’73)

Leadership, Legacy, and the Future of the Legal Profession

Dean B's Toast to Twenty-Six Celebration

Alumni Focus

At the Intersection of Law and AI Innovation

FSU Law alumnus Craig Glidden (’83) has built a career at the forefront of technological change—demonstrating how a strong legal education, paired with fluency in emerging technologies, can shape the future of entire industries.

Q&A with Exemplary Lifetime Public Service Award Winner Pat Gleason

FSU Law honored alumna Pat Gleason (’76) of Tallahassee, Florida, with the Exemplary Lifetime Public Service Award in 2025. This award recognizes a Florida State University College of Law graduate who has dedicated their career to public service and who has demonstrated exceptional character, integrity, humility, and professionalism, as well as the highest regard for ethics.

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Preparing the Next Generation for AI and the Law

Adjunct Professors Rich Harper and Ben Odom ('04) bring business insight and real-world experience to FSU Law’s AI and the Law Seminar.

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Outside the Courtroom: Illuminating Opportunities for Lawyers in Tech

Celeste Gaines (’15) is helping lead the way for attorneys who want to merge their legal expertise with innovation.

2025 Law School Rankings

 

Top News

  • Launch of New Bankruptcy Law Clinic

  • Students Champion Human Trafficking Bill

  • Launch of First Amendment Clinic

  • Hosting First Amendment Clinic Event on Free Speech

  • Celebrating Historic No. 1 Best Value Ranking

  • Top Rankings From Princeton Review

  • AI in the Courtroom – A Conversation with Judge Scott Schlegel

  • Fla. Law School Explores Role Of AI In The Legal Profession

  • Historic Ranking From U.S. News & World Report

  • The Future of NIL

  • 2025 D'Alemberte & Palmer Lecture Series

  • Judge Julie Sneed and Judge Stephanie Ray speak to FSU Law Journals and Moot Court

  • Florida Speaker of the House Visits FSU Law Class

  • Hosting Regional National Trial Competition

  • Justice Sonia Sotomayor Joins HLSA Students for Empowering Q&A

  • Third Annual Business Law Review Symposium

  • New Distinctions from National Jurist and preLaw Magazine Are In

  • Celebrating Strong Bar Results; Welcoming Jami Ferrell as Director of Bar Success

  • First District Court of Appeal

  • Top School for Business Law, Earning an A+ from The National Jurist

  • Distinguished Environmental Lecture: Kristen Engel

  • Jurist in Residence Program: The Honorable Melissa Damian

  • 2025 Claude Pepper Elder Law Moot Court Competition

  • Moot Court Final Four Competition

  • Class of 2028 Sets Record for Academic Excellence

  • Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Senate Bill 892, Codifying Florida State University’s Election Law Center

  • Alexis Fulton Joins Elder Law Clinic as Clinical Fellow

  • Celebrating 2025 Spring Commencement

  • Sweeping 2024-25 Legislative Fellows Program with Nine Students

  • Working to Strengthen Alumni-Student Mentorship Connections

  • Jason Harle Panel

  • Melissa VanSickle Joins the Board of Directors at Funding Florida Legal Aid

  • Workers' Compensation Alumni Breakfast

  • From Law School to the Hall of Fame: Tony La Russa ('78)

  • 2025 Animal Law Achievement Awards: FSU Law Grad Mallory Lizana and FSU Law 3L Samantha Joles

  • 2025 Jurist of the Year Award: Thomas Palermo (’01)

  • Alumni Association Board: Kareem J. Spratling ('06)

  • 77th president of The Florida Bar: Sia Baker-Barnes ('00)

  • Alumnus Judge Thomas Palermo ('01) Won the Florida Chapters American Board of Trial Advocates “Trial Judge of the Year"

  • Atlanta Area Alumni and Friends Networking Reception

Top Faculty News

  • Welcoming New 2025 Law Faculty

  • Darby Kerrigan Scott Announced as Co-Director of PILC

  • Professor Jacob Eisler Articles, Interviews, and Awards

  • Professor Jake Linford Article Feature and Casebook Publication

  • Professor Jay Kesten Business Insider Article Feature

  • Book Talk Featuring Professor Shawn Bayern

  • Professor Michael Morley Articles and Interviews

  • Professor Nadia Banteka 2026 AALS Annual Meeting Presenter and Article in Yale Law Review

  • 2024-25 University Teaching Award for Community-Engaged Teaching Recipient Professor Rima Nathan

  • Professor James Parker-Flynn National Jurist Article Feature

  • Professor Larry Krieger Article Feature, Interview, and Award

  • Professor Paolo Annino Tampa Bay Times Article Feature

Top Student News

  • The Tallahassee Democrat Featured Hannah Robinson's Opinion Piece

  • Ellis Medal Recipient Nicolas Lower

  • Mores Medal Recipient Tara Bagherlee

  • Congrats 2024-25 Legislative Fellows

  • Student Animal Legal Defense Award Recipient Samantha Joles

  • How FSU Law's Supportive Community Sets It Apart

  • Rising 3L Student David Glasser Authors The Death of Justice

  • Supporting the Next Generation of Trial Lawyers

  • Florida Gubernatorial Fellows Class XXI

  • New FSU Law Student: Allie Karlinsky

  • Welcome Back SUG Alumna Madison Lynn Smith to FSU Law

  • 3Ls Lauren Evans and Tazara Weilhammer and the Human Trafficking Exploitation Law Project

  • Justice Sonia Sotomayor Joins HLSA Students for Empowering Q&A

  • Congrats to the FSU Law Trial Team

2025 Class Notes

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Photo Gallery

  • FSU Law Students Champion Human Trafficking Bill
  • Becky Shepherd Celebrates 20 Years with FSU College of Law
  • 2025 Homecoming Celebration
  • FSU Students Networking During Law School Event
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In Memoriam

In honor and recognition of our law alumni who passed this year.

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  • 2025 FSU College of Law Magazine
  • 2025 Message from The Dean
  • Innovation in Action: The Institute of Law, Technology & Innovation
  • Looking to the Future of Technology and Business at FSU Law
  • Q&A with New Professor Yuliya Guseva
  • Remembering John E. Thrasher (’73)
  • Leadership, Legacy, and the Future of the Legal Profession
  • Dean B's Toast to Twenty-Six Celebration
  • At the Intersection of Law and AI Innovation
  • Q&A with Exemplary Lifetime Public Service Award Winner Pat Gleason
  • Preparing the Next Generation for AI and the Law
  • Outside the Courtroom: Illuminating Opportunities for Lawyers in Tech

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