Professor Rob Morrow has an interesting way of teaching, to say the least. Instead of focusing solely on a barrage of appellate case law in his mandatory Federal Income Tax class, he strategically ties his lectures to popular culture. For example, Gandalf, Gollum and the Eye of Sauron—popular characters in The Lord of the Rings
Chapman University’s School of Law has hired Karman Hsu as the Assistant Dean of Admissions and Diversity Initiatives. In this role, her primary responsibilities are admissions initiatives as they relate to the promotion of Chapman Law and enrollment of students with a strong sense of integrity. Her first day was November 5, 2012. “We are
Leslie Seibert (3L) proves that even in a tough economy, hard work still prevails. In the summer after her first year of law school at Chapman, she externed with The Honorable Theodor C. Albert at the United States Bankruptcy Court. During this externship, Leslie got to know his law clerk, who became a great mentor.
This weekend, Chapman Law teams attended a regional round of the ABA Arbitration Competition in Jackson, MS. Our two teams at the regional consisted of 1) Nick Evans, Kristin Aoun, Melissa Bohl, and Noel Rayo; and 2) Jason Armbruster, Zach Begle, Randy Schram, and Craig Williams. The team of Evans, Aoun, Bohl, and Rayo won
Last weekend, Chapman Law hosted a regional round of the National Moot Court Competition. Our team of Tom Wynsma (3L), Dallis Pflueger-Cavallaro (2L), and Jaryn Saritzky (2L) made the quarterfinals and wrote the Third Place Brief. The team of Ryan Poteet (3L), Stephanie Brault (3L), and Sara Zimmerman (2L) wrote the Fourth Place Brief and
The Honorable Raymond C. Fisher, Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, will be the School of Law’s commencement speaker in May 2014. Judge Fisher is a former Associate Attorney General of the United States, the third highest-ranking official in the Department of Justice, serving from 1997-1999. Judge Fisher also served as a special
“Through the networks I developed and the skills I acquired from Professor Kathy Heller’s filmmakers clinic, I was able to step right into film and commercial producing while continuing to have the day-to-day interaction in business and legal affairs that I was trained for,” says Chapman Law School alumnus Christian McGuigan. As the Manager of
The 2013 Edition of U.S. News and World Report ranked Chapman Law Professor Ronald Rotunda a tier 1 lawyer in the “Best Lawyers-Best Law Firms” section. Professor Rotunda’s main areas of legal research, teaching, and writing are Constitutional Law and Legal Ethics. Professor Rotunda is the Doy & Dee Henley Chair and Distinguished Professor of