Education
- J.D. in Law
- Northwestern University
- B.A. in Political Science
- The University of Tampa
Research Interests
Legal oversight of intelligence operations, status of force agreements, rules of engagement, treaties, witness rendition, UCMJ, use of force protocols, strategic and tactical implications of legal vs. operational tensions, etc.
Positions Held
2016 - Present
Univ. of South Florida, Univ. of Florida, Stetson,
Legal Director, M.T. Program
2015 - Present
University of South Florida,St. Petersburg College, University of Tampa
Director of the M.T. College Internship Program
1989 - Present
Stetson University School of Law
Law Instructor
1986 - Present
6th Judicial Circuit, State of Florida
Division Chief, Legal Director
2015 - 2022
Stetson College of Law, Univ. South Florida, St. Pete Univ.,
Legal Director, Director of MT program
Intellectual Contributions
Start Up Business Management:Security Management -Best Practice Management Models
Darren A Waters
February 28, 2024
Managing Americans.Com
Online Education and Crowd Sourcing Survey-the Teacher as Facilitator, Gatekeeper and Peer reviewer
Darren A Waters
August 21, 2021
Researchers.One
Presentations
Emerging legal issues homeless advocacy
Homeless Leadership Board, Executive Committee
February 7, 2022
Risk management legal issues for M.T. program
Stetson University/6th Judicial Circuit M.T. Program
January 14, 2022
First Chair Supervision Capital Cases
Capital Case Supervision Supreme Court Requirements
January 5, 2022
Due Process/confrontation trial objections, strategies,case law
Stetson University Clinical Trial Practice
May 11, 2020
Risk management , legal issues, reporting protocols
Risk Management, hipaa insitutional privacy and confidentiality
March 9, 2020
The Art of Making Trial Objections, preserving the record
Stetson University Trial Practice Clinical Training
February 3, 2020
Trial objections to failure predicate corpus, admissibility of hearsay testimony.
Trial Objection/Preserving the Appellate Record
August 14, 2019
Trial Strategy and Tactics
Trial Strategy and Tactics
July 2019
Legal Risk managment Protocols
Legal Risk Management Protocols,Law enforcement/legal liason
April 2019
Legal and Operational Risk managment:MTI's and Sheriff Staff
6th Judicial Circuit/Sheriff,Legal Risk management,Sheriff liaison
April 2018
Legal Risk Management,MT Sheriff, protocols
Legal Risk Management ,MT Sheriff protocols
January 2018
Department of Defense Utilization, Liaison Florida Governor's Office,surplus
Homeless Leadership Board Executive Voting Meeting
July 2015
Media Contributions
"Due Process Tensions in Extraordinary Witness Rendition"
Blog
June 14, 2022
Other
Christmas Children's Wonderland
Christmas Village
December 2018
TV
Certifications and Licensure
1995
Board Certified Trial Lawyer
The Florida Bar
March 31, 2023
CITI - Social & Behavioral Research- Basic/Refresher
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
May 4, 2020
CITI - IRB Members - Basic/Refresher
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
June 30, 2017
CITI - Basic/Refresher Course - Human Subjects Research
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
Awards & Honors
June 14,
2021
Veterans Administration Outstanding Volunteer Service Award
US Veterans Administration
Leadership of Homeless Veterans Outreach Organization, pro bono legal work for veterans and their families,
May 1,
2019
Veterans Administration Volunteer Service Award
United States Veterans Administration
Veterans Administration Volunteer award for pro bono legal service to veterans, homeless veterans and their families
April 14,
2018
Veterans Administration Volunteer Service Award
Veterans Administration
Pro Bono Legal services to veterans and their families.
June 1982
Outstanding Male Graduate, Class of 1982
University of Tampa
Selected by the faculty as the Outstanding Male Graduate for the University Class of 1982.