Michael P. Allen
Professor
Law
Stetson University
United States of America
Biography
Michael Allen is a Professor of Law teaching courses in Civil Procedure, Remedies, Complex Litigation, Constitutional Law I, the Federal Courts and the Federal System, and Veterans' Benefits Law. He also is the co-coach of four of Stetson's moot court teams. In addition, he supervises Stetson's internship programs at the Florida Supreme Court, the Florida Second District Court of Appeal, the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. During his time at Stetson, Professor Allen has received the University level award for Excellence in Teaching, the Award for Excellence in Professionalism and Career Development presented by the Stetson College of Law Student Bar Association, been twice named the Best All Around Professor, and five times been awarded the Golden Apple Achievement Award for teaching. He has also received the University level award for excellence in scholarship as well as the Dickerson-Brown Award for Excellence in Faculty Scholarship.
Research Interest
civil trial attorney, American history and political science ; remedies, personal jurisdiction and the intersection of authority between the federal and state governments;
Publications
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Federal Court: Context, Cases and Problems (with Professors Michael Finch and Caprice Roberts) (Aspen Publishers, Inc., 2009)(with accompanying teacher's manual)
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An Illustrated Guide to Civil Procedure (Aspen, 2d ed., 2011) (co-author Michael F. Finch) (with accompanying teacher's manual).
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Federal Courts: Context, Cases and Problems (2d ed. 2014) (co-authors Professor Michael S. Finch and Caprice Roberts) (with accompanying teacher’s manual).
