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STETSON WINS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING
PRO BONO SERVICE BY AN ORGANIZATION
STETSON WELCOMES
NEW FACULTY
Anne E. Mullins has joined the
Stetson University College of
Law faculty beginning in the fall
semester as an associate professor
teaching research and writing.
Professor Mullins previously
taught at the University of
North Dakota School of Law
and the University of Oregon
School of Law. She received the
University of North Dakota
Foundation Outstanding
Faculty Award for Excellence in
Graduate or Professional Teaching
in 2017, the University of
North Dakota School of Law
Teacher of the Year Award in
2016 and 2017, the Webb
Faculty Achievement Award
in 2016, the Robert Johnson
Research Fellowship in 2017,
and the University of North
Dakota Summer Instructional
Development Professorship in
2014.
Stetson University College of Law was
selected as the winner of the Award for
Outstanding Pro Bono Service by an
Organization by the 13th Judicial Circuit
and Hillsborough County Bar Association.
Stetson’s Wm. Reece Smith Jr. Distinguished
Professor of Law Ann Piccard J.D. ’85 and
Stetson student president of the Public
Service Fellows Evelyn Passino J.D. ’18
accepted the award on behalf of Stetson at
the Pro Bono Awards Ceremony at the
Chester H. Ferguson Law Center in Tampa
on April 19.
Professor Piccard, along with Interim Dean Kristen Adams and
Professor Judith Scully, leads the Social Justice Advocacy
Concentration program at Stetson University as well as Stetson’s
pro bono efforts. Stetson was the first law school to require pro
bono service of its students in the state of Florida, and Stetson
students donate thousands of pro bono hours annually.
“It’s tremendously gratifying to see our students’ pro bono work
recognized by the members of the 13th Judicial Circuit and the
Hillsborough County Bar Association,” said Professor Piccard.
(L-R): Melissa Mora J.D. ’06, who
presented the Award for Outstanding
Pro Bono Service by an Organization;
Evelyn Passino J.D. ‘18, president of
Stetson’s Public Service Fellows; and
Professor Ann Piccard J.D. ‘85. Photo
courtesy Professor Piccard.
B R I E F S
“Our students make a difference
every day in communities across the
Tampa Bay area, and have done so
for decades. Pro bono work is more
than a graduation requirement: It’s a
professional responsibility, and
Stetson Law students know that with
the privilege of their education comes
the social responsibility to make our
communities better places in which to live and work. They make
us all proud to be a part of Stetson,” said Professor Piccard.
The 13th Judicial Circuit’s Pro Bono Committee, H.A.V.E. A
HEART pro bono program, and Bay Area Legal Services’
Volunteer Lawyers Program congratulated Stetson for being
selected for the honor. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Catherine Peek
McEwen J.D. ’82 nominated Stetson for the award.
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Andrew Appleby joined
Stetson University College of
Law as an assistant professor of
law, teaching federal income tax
courses beginning this fall.
Professor Appleby practiced tax
law at leading firms for nearly a
decade. Most recently, he was
special counsel in the tax group
at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw
Pittman LLP’s New York office.
Professor Appleby was a partner
in the tax group at Eversheds
Sutherland (US) LLP’s New
York office, and an associate in
the corporate group at Alston
& Bird LLP’s Atlanta office.
Prior to his legal career, he was
an information technology and
business consultant.
Andrew Appleby
Anne E. Mullins