Stetson University College of Law

Stetson University Wins National HEED Award for Diversity and Inclusion

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Friday, October 13, 2023
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DELAND, Fla., Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Stetson University has won the 2023 INSIGHT Into Diversity's Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.

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  • Stetson University has won the 2023 INSIGHT Into Diversity's Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.
  • DELAND, Fla., Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Stetson University has won the 2023 INSIGHT Into Diversity's Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.
  • "This is an incredible honor for Stetson to receive the national HEED Award ...
  • For the fourth consecutive year, Stetson University College of Law won the award while the DeLand campus received the award for the first time.

Palisade Insurance Partners Expands Senior Leadership Team

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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Palisade Insurance Partners, LLC (“Palisade” or the “Company”), a specialty managing general underwriter (“MGU”), today announced the appointments of two seasoned industry executives across its business geography.

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  • Palisade Insurance Partners, LLC (“Palisade” or the “Company”), a specialty managing general underwriter (“MGU”), today announced the appointments of two seasoned industry executives across its business geography.
  • Scott Stevenson has joined Palisade Insurance Partners LLC in New York as Head of US Risk, from Aon Special Opportunities Group where he served as Senior Vice President.
  • Headquartered in New York, Palisade specializes in underwriting insurance for litigation and other contingent legal risks, and transaction insurance.
  • Before joining Palisade, he was Senior Vice President at Aon’s Special Opportunities Group, where he led a team specializing in underwriting contingent legal and related risks.

Stetson University Shatters Fundraising Record for Second Year in a Row

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Saturday, September 9, 2023
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DELAND, Fla., Sept. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Stetson University set another fundraising record for a second year in a row, raising $65 million last year for student scholarships, renovations and other areas across the institution.

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  • Stetson University set another fundraising record for a second year in a row, raising $65 million last year for student scholarships, renovations and other areas across the institution.
  • DELAND, Fla., Sept. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Stetson University set another fundraising record for a second year in a row, raising $65 million last year for student scholarships, renovations and other areas across the institution.
  • The outpouring of gifts and pledges from donors during the 2023 fiscal year, ending June 30, came a year after Stetson raised $52.2 million, then the largest amount on record.
  • "For the second year in a row, Stetson has shattered all fundraising records with $65 million in new gifts and pledges this past fiscal year alone," he said.

St. Thomas University College of Law names the Honorable Tarlika Nunez-Navarro as Dean

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla., July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Thomas University (STU) has announced today the appointment of the Honorable Tarlika Nunez-Navarro as the Dean of The Benjamin L. Crump College of Law.

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  • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla., July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Thomas University (STU) has announced today the appointment of the Honorable Tarlika Nunez-Navarro as the Dean of The Benjamin L. Crump College of Law.
  • St. Thomas University (STU) appoints Tarlika Nunez-Navarro as the Dean of The Benjamin L. Crump College of Law.
  • "Judge Nunez-Navarro is an exceptional legal professional, and an extraordinary human being," commented St. Thomas University President David A. Armstrong, J.D.
  • We are proud that one of our own will now be leading the College of Law to new heights of excellence."

Two KnowBe4 Leaders Named Winners For 2023 OnCon Icon Awards

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Friday, May 5, 2023
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TAMPA BAY, Fla., May 5, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced that its General Counsel Alicia Dietzen has been recognized with an OnCon 2023 Top 10 Corporate Counsel award along with Drew Graef, SVP of global talent, who has been recognized with an OnCon 2023 Top 10 Talent Acquisition Professional award.

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  • The OnConferences team determines finalists based on the applications and nominations, and public/peer voting determines the recipients of the Icon Awards.
  • During her tenure at KnowBe4, Dietzen has managed to build a legal department and facilitate and support its global expansion efforts.
  • For a full list of the 2023 OnCon Top 100 Corporate Counsel Award recipients, visit https://www.onconferences.com/2023-legal-winners .
  • For a full list of the 2023 OnCon Top 100 Talent Acquisition Professional Award recipients, visit https://www.onconferences.com/2023-talent-acquisition-winners .

KnowBe4 Offers Cybersecurity Law Scholarship to Stetson Law Student

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Monday, April 3, 2023
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TAMPA BAY, Fla., April 3, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced it has awarded Stetson Law student Michael Findlay with its 2023 Cybersecurity Law Scholarship for $5,000. Findlay is currently a candidate for his Juris Doctorate at Stetson University College of Law.

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  • TAMPA BAY, Fla., April 3, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced it has awarded Stetson Law student Michael Findlay with its 2023 Cybersecurity Law Scholarship for $5,000.
  • "We are thrilled to offer our 2023 Cybersecurity Law Scholarship to Michael as he pursues his degree to work in cybersecurity law; he is a deserving recipient with an excellent track record and a bright future ahead of him."
  • "I am very appreciative and humbled by the scholarship KnowBe4 has awarded me to pursue my studies in privacy and cybersecurity law," said Findlay.
  • For more information on the KnowBe4 Cybersecurity Law Scholarship, email [email protected] .

PrestigePEO Appoints Robyn Rusignuolo as Chief Operating Officer

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Monday, March 13, 2023
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MELVILLE, N.Y., March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PrestigePEO announced that Robyn Rusignuolo has been appointed new COO of the Company. An experienced business leader, Robyn has assumed responsibilities as of March 6, 2023.

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  • MELVILLE, N.Y., March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PrestigePEO announced that Robyn Rusignuolo has been appointed new COO of the Company.
  • She previously spent 9 years with Modern Business Associates, a 30,000-employee national PEO, where she held roles including Chief Operating Officer, Chief Legal Officer, and member of its Board of Directors.
  • She is a great fit for Chief Operating Officer because of her organizational leadership and her experience in managing large scale teams as well as mergers and acquisitions.
  • Rusignuolo states, "I am fortunate to have the opportunity to join PrestigePEO during such an exciting time.

U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Hear Crosley Green Case

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Monday, February 27, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will not hear the case of Crosley Green, a 65-year-old Florida man who has steadfastly fought for more than three decades to prove his innocence following his wrongful conviction by an all-white jury for a 1989 murder in Titusville, Florida. Green will be joined by his family and legal team at a press conference at 1:30 pm Monday, Feb. 27, at the Holiday Inn – Kennedy Space Center in Titusville (details below). Also speaking will be Kenneth Nunn, law professor at University of Florida, and two men who were also wrongfully convicted by Brevard County, Fla. prosecutors in the 1980s.

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  • I am praying that the decision-makers within the State of Florida hear us," Green said.
  • The State of Florida appealed his victory, and Green lost at the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and recently petitioned the Supreme Court to reverse that decision.
  • This morning, the Supreme Court announced it would not hear his case.
  • In the lead up to the Green's petition to the Supreme Court, more than 100 prominent law school professors, former state-court judges, current and former prosecutors, and others filed "friend of the court," or "amicus" briefs , asking the Supreme Court to hear Green's case due to the very significant constitutional issues at stake.

LM Funding America, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Todd Zhang to its Board of Directors

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Monday, November 21, 2022
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TAMPA, FL, Nov. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LM Funding America, Inc. (NASDAQ:LMFA) ("LM Funding" or the "Company"), a cryptocurrency mining and technology-based specialty finance company, today announced the appointment of Todd Zhang to the Companys Board of Directors.Mr.

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  • TAMPA, FL, Nov. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LM Funding America, Inc. (NASDAQ:LMFA) ("LM Funding" or the "Company"), a cryptocurrency mining and technology-based specialty finance company, today announced the appointment of Todd Zhang to the Companys Board of Directors.Mr.
  • Prior to his time with DLA Piper LLP, Mr. Zhang held various other corporate attorney roles at public and private companies.
  • Bruce Rodgers, Chief Executive Officer of LM Funding America, Inc. commented We are pleased to welcome Todd Zhang to the LM Funding Board of Directors.
  • LM Funding America, Inc., (Nasdaq: LMFA) together with its subsidiaries, is a cryptocurrency mining business that commenced Bitcoin mining operations in September 2022.

Universal Engineering Sciences Appoints Benjamin P. Butterfield as General Counsel

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Engineering Sciences® (UES), a privately-held national leading engineering and consulting company specializing in geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, building code compliance, threshold inspections and environmental consulting, has appointed Benjamin P. Butterfield to the role of general counsel. Ben has significant experience with a wide array of legal issues including commercial transactions, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, internal audit, risk management, compliance, and labor and employment. With more than 35 years of legal experience, Ben has served as a trusted advisor to senior leadership teams of public and private companies and a wide range of diverse stakeholders. 

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  • ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Engineering Sciences (UES), a privately-held national leading engineering and consulting company specializing in geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, building code compliance, threshold inspections and environmental consulting, has appointed Benjamin P. Butterfield to the role of general counsel.
  • "Ben strengthens our existing leadership team with his strong business acumen and experience leading transformational change in large organizations," said UES CEO Dave Witsken.
  • Ben received a law degree from Stetson University College of Law and a bachelor's degree in history from Covenant College.
  • Universal Engineering Sciences is a privately held, rapidly growing engineering and consulting firm with nearly six decades of experience in geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, building code compliance, threshold inspections and environmental consulting.