Erin O’Hara O’Connor

FSU Student Bar Association wins top national awards from American Bar Association

Published: August 7, 2018 | 9:42 am | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

From left: Incoming SBA President Cecilia Orozco, Representative Brandon Sapala and Vice President Hillary Thornton.

For the seventh time since 2008 and the second consecutive year, the Florida State University College of Law Student Bar Association received the National Achievement Award, which honors the best SBA in the nation, from the American Bar Association’s Law Student Division. The award is also known as the SBA of the Year Award and […]

Profiles in Leadership: New dean aims to strengthen future of law school

Published: March 7, 2017 | 1:25 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, University News

Erin O’Hara O’Connor, the new dean at Florida State University’s College of Law, sprinkles her language with a boxing expression when she talks about her talented and motivated faculty. She says they “punch well above their weight” — an expression of respect, recognizing and praising them as potent overachievers — as they step into the […]

FSU alum donates $50K to College of Law for historically underrepresented students

Published: January 23, 2017 | 2:36 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

Wayne Hogan ('72) and his wife, Patricia Hogan

Wayne Hogan and his wife, Patricia Hogan, have pledged $50,000 to the Florida State University College of Law’s FSU Friends Opportunity Scholarship, which was established in 2016 to provide scholarships to students who are from groups historically underrepresented in the legal profession. The gift will directly benefit alumni of the College of Law’s Donald J. […]

2016: An extraordinary year for Florida State

Published: December 20, 2016 | 9:52 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, Business, Law & Policy, Education & Society, Health & Medicine, Science & Technology, Students & Campus Life, University News

2016 was an extraordinary year for Florida State University. Pictured: (top) Assistant Professor Jessi Halligan, Professor Hengli Tang, Professor John Lowe, IMS students Nande DeGraff, Isabella Canut. (Bottom) Rendering of the new FSU Jim Moran Building, U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges, #PowerOfWe campaign.

It’s been another outstanding year for Florida State University with accomplishments in 2016 that have set the university on a path to greater national prominence. Florida State rose five places in the U.S. News & World Report rankings, published groundbreaking research, continued to be a national leader in the arts world and reiterated its commitment […]

Record number of alumni contribute to FSU law school

Published: August 16, 2016 | 4:27 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

Erin O'Hara O'Connor, dean of the FSU College of Law.

A record number of Florida State University College of Law alumni — 2,751 — made cash contributions to the law school during the 2015-2016 fiscal year, which ended June 30. The record number of donors translates into a 30.64 percent alumni contribution rate, which exceeds previous results that placed Florida State among the nation’s top […]