Stetson University opens new Veterans Law Institute to serve active duty military and veterans on May 31

GULFPORT, Fla., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Stetson University College of Law is opening a new Veterans Law Institute on May 31 in Gulfport, Fla. The institute will serve the growing population of active duty military, veterans and their families in the Tampa Bay area, one of the largest concentrations of military veterans in the U.S. The institute's Veterans Advocacy Clinic will provide representation to veterans seeking government benefits as well as those appealing decisions denying benefits.

WHO: The Honorable Bruce E. Kasold, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, will present the keynote address at the opening of Stetson's Veterans Law Institute.

WHEN: Stetson's Veterans Law Institute ribbon-cutting ceremony begins at 12 p.m.

WHERE: The event will take place at the new Veterans Law Institute, 6010 13th Ave. S. in Gulfport, adjacent to Stetson's Gulfport campus.

Parking will be available at Stetson's main campus at 1401 61st St. S., Gulfport. Visitors with mobility issues may be dropped off at 62nd St. S. and 13th Ave. S. In the case of inclement weather, the event will be moved inside the Great Hall on campus.

WHAT: The ribbon-cutting ceremony will include music, a color guard presentation, the singing of the National Anthem, and a tour of the facility that will house Stetson's Veterans Law Institute.

RSVP to Laura Cheek at [email protected]. Visit www.law.stetson.edu/veterans to learn more.

Stetson University College of Law is Florida's first law school. It has educated lawyers for more than a century. The law school is located in the Gulfport/St. Petersburg area with a satellite campus in downtown Tampa. Stetson University's historic campus, founded in 1883 in DeLand, is home to the College of Arts & Sciences, School of Business Administration, and School of Music. Stetson also has a satellite center in Celebration offering advanced degrees.

SOURCE Stetson University