5th Circuit Leadership

If you are interested in becoming active in the ABA Law Student Division and the 5th Circuit, please contact Tiffany Colbert, your 5th Circuit Governor, to discuss opportunities.

Welcome to the ABA Law Student Division 5th Circuit Home page! The Law Student Division consist of over 45,000 student members and our circuit is the largest in the nation, covering Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, representing more than 4,800 law students attending 26+ law schools. While you are getting to know our fine Circuit, let me introduce myself. My name is Tiffany V. Colbert and I am pleased to be your Governor for the 2009-2010 year! I graduated from the University of Central Florida and I currently attend Stetson University College of Law in Saint Petersburg, Florida.

As you know, the ABA is the largest voluntary professional organization in the world and the Law Student Division is an important part of the ABA.  Some of the benefits provided by the ABA Law Student Division include subscriptions the ABA magazines and e-zines featuring articles that will keep you current on today’s hot legal issues, discounts on Bar Prep courses from Kaplan PMBR and BAR-BRI, leadership and networking opportunities, eligibility to participate in competitions and writing contests, and health insurance plans. Additionally, as a member of the ABA, you receive other perks such as discounts on travel, laptops, and if you have Sprint, your wireless plan!

Milton Berle once said, “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” There are many ways to build that door by simply taking advantage of what the ABA has to offer to law students. Should you have any questions, suggestions, or ideas, please do not hesitate to contact me.   I am here to help you build and open those doors.

Together we are looking at a fantastic year!

Yours truly,

Tiffany Colbert
5th Circuit Governor – ABA Law Student Division
Stetson University College of Law

Following a multi-year study, Ave Maria School of Law’s Board of Governors decided to relocate the School of Law to southwest Florida effective August 2009. The Law School will occupy the 12-acre “Vineyards Campus,” which is located northeast of incorporated Naples, within minutes of legal employers in Naples and seven miles from the Gulf of Mexico. The Vineyards Campus will serve the Law School until the time when the Law School co-locates to the campus of Ave Maria University in eastern Collier County. Tell me more

• Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
• Ave Maria School of Law
• Barry University - Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
• Emory University School of Law
• Faulkner University - Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
• Florida A&M University College of Law
• Florida Coastal School of Law
• Florida International University College of Law
• Florida State University College of Law
• Georgia State University College of Law
• Inter American University School of Law
• Mercer University - Walter F. George School of Law
• Mississippi College School of Law
• Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law Center
• Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law
• Samford University - Cumberland School of Law
• St. Thomas University School of Law
• Stetson University College of Law
• The University of Mississippi School of Law
• University of Alabama School of Law
• University of Florida - Frederick G. Levin College of Law
• University of Georgia School of Law
• University of Memphis - Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
• University of Miami School of Law
• University of Puerto Rico School of Law
• University of Tennessee College of Law
• Vanderbilt University Law School

Economic Recovery Resources

Find the latest information from the ABA on how to get through the economic downturn. Our Economic Recovery Resources portal contains resources and tips on a variety of topics from job searching, to practice management, to professional development and more. Learn more»

• Division eNewsletter
• ABA Law Student Webboard
• Circuit List Serve (electronic discussion group)
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• LegallyMinded, an ABA online community serving the legal profession
• ABA Economic Recovery Resources

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• Monthly Membership Report
• Grant Fund
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• Organizational Chart
• Contact the Law Student Division