B R I E F S
STETSON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW
OPENS NEW VETERANS LAW INSTITUTE
FACILITY IN GULFPORT
STETSON CELEBRATES
SPRING SCHOLARSHIP
BANQUET
On Saturday, March 2, Stetson hosted the Spring Scholarship
Banquet on the Gulfport campus.
Interim Dean Kristen Adams introduced the program,
featuring student scholarship recipient Alicia Winterkorn, recipient
of the Carol R. Samuels Scholarship.
“Tonight, we are here to celebrate both our remarkable students,
and the generosity of the individuals whose dedication to philanthropy
provides our students with critical scholarship opportunities,”
said Dean Adams.
Winterkorn is involved with the Florida Bar Young Lawyers
Division Board of Governors, is vice president of communication
for the Employment Law Association, a diplomat for Stetson’s
international programs, and a member of the Wm. Reece Smith
Jr. Litigation American Inn of Court. She was a champion in the
William and Mary Negotiation Competition, a semi-finalist in the
Wendy Libby, Chief Judge Robert Davis and Judge Michael Allen
of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Department
of Veterans Affairs Acting General Counsel Catherine Mitrano,
Judge Raphael Steinhardt J.D. ’63, and Stetson Law student
Robert Kilmartin.
Stetson’s new veteran-friendly facility has lighting and environmental
details designed to make the space accessible, inviting and
comfortable for veteran clients and students.
Stetson’s Veterans Advocacy Clinic provides complimentary legal
assistance for veterans whose disability compensation claims were
denied by the Department of Veterans Affairs. To date, Stetson
has helped veterans recover more than $14 million in back and
future payments.
To learn more about the Veterans Law Institute and Veterans
Advocacy Clinic, visit stetson.edu/law/veterans, call 727-562-
7324, or email veteranslaw@law.stetson.edu.
Richard Harrison
B.A. ’83/J.D. ’86,
Ashley Hicks
Dean Kristen Adams, 3L Student Alicia
Winterkorn, Simone Marstiller B.B.A.
’88/J.D. ’96
B Y B R A N D I PALMER
Merhige Environmental Negotiation Competition, and a participant
in the ABA Negotiation Competition.
Simone Marstiller B.B.A. ’88, J.D. ’96, who has established
the Diversity and Inclusion Endowed Scholarship at Stetson,
addressed the banquet. Marstiller was recently appointed to be
the secretary of the Department of Juvenile Justice. She previously
worked as of counsel with Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart P.A. in
Tallahassee and Tampa. Before joining Gunster, Marstiller served
as a judge with the First District Court of Appeal for six years,
and as a high-level government leader. She was born in Liberia and
grew up in St. Petersburg.
B Y B R A N D I PALMER
On a beautiful fall day in Gulfport, Stetson Law cut
the ribbon on its new Veterans Law Institute facility,
housing its Veterans Advocacy Clinic, on the corner
of 13th Ave. S. and 62nd St. S.
Stetson Law Interim Dean Kristen Adams introduced the program
of speakers on Oct. 29, including Stetson University President
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