School of Law

Covered in gray, purple and red regalia, the combined J.D. and LL.M class of 2013 sat together at a bitter-sweet graduation celebration on Friday, May 17. After being welcomed by Dean Tom Campbell, the sizable graduating class (221 grads!) heard inspiring speeches from The Honorable Diarmuid O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the  Continue Reading »

“Outside the Law” is a new column profiling Chapman Law students outside of school. Though they all share a common degree and career path, they each come from different walks of life, enriching the Chapman community with their individual experiences. Take away the legalese, casebooks, and briefs, and you’ll find people making the most of  Continue Reading »

On Friday, May 17, the Class of 2013 heard from many outstanding and accomplished speakers at their graduation ceremony, but perhaps the most unique among them was Munira Akhunzada (LL.M. ’13). Munira was chosen to speak at graduation by her classmates through a popular vote. And her speech was just as inspiring as her background–it  Continue Reading »

Student blogger: Jack Anderson (’15)   Each day, when I drive past Angel Stadium of Anaheim during my commute to and from campus, I am reminded of why I chose to go to law school. While some people dream of hitting the walk-off home run to win game seven of the World Series, I’ve always  Continue Reading »

Student blogger: Mike Preciado (’13) Chapman Law Review Editor   What’s a Spontaneous? At the beginning of each semester, I always have the same conversation. “Hey Mike, what classes are you taking?” Usually, I reply with a boilerplate list of regular law school classes, “I got lumped into professional responsibility, corporations, federal taxation, and evidence.”  Continue Reading »

The 2013-2014 academic year will be an exciting one as we welcome a host of new faculty members and courses. Chapman Law will be offering a broader array of new classes in areas such as international trade law, healthcare law, patent law, mergers and acquisitions, practice transactions, in-house corporate practice, video game law, patent litigation  Continue Reading »

As expected, Chapman Law has been re-accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). Every seven years, each ABA-approved law school in the country must apply for re-accreditation in order to stay endorsed by the ABA. April 29, 2013: “The American Bar Association (ABA) has just granted California based Chapman University Law School full re-accreditation, without  Continue Reading »

Professor Marisa S. Cianciarulo has taught at Chapman University School of Law since 2006. She currently teaches Civil Procedure, the Family Violence Clinic, Gender & the Law, and Refugee Law. She earned a bachelor’s degree at the Catholic University of America, a JD at American University Washington College of Law and a Masters in International  Continue Reading »

Student blogger: Ali Bollbach (’14) Co-President of the Public Interest Law Foundation Chapman Law has students from around the country and around the world. We have recent college graduates, grad school graduates, semi-recent graduates, and long-time veterans of the work force. But who are the faces you see in the hallway, the opinions you hear  Continue Reading »