Chapman Law is pleased to announce the creation of the Juvenile Mediation Clinic, a new addition to the school’s wide array of Clinic options for students looking to gain practical experience outside of class. The program arose out of the Mediation Clinic’s existing relationship with the Riverside Superior Court’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Director, Barrie  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 »

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 »

Alumnus Sean Thordsen (’09) knows video games–really, really well. But his knowledge goes far beyond leisurely play. During his final year of law school at Chapman, he conducted a study on advances in IT law in the video game industry. Under the guidance of Professor Kathy Heller with whom he participated in Chapman’s Entertainment Contracts  Continue Reading »

Student blogger: Brandon Howard (’14) President of the Business & Investment Law Society   In January, Chapman Law Review hosted an all-day symposium that was right up my alley, so I decided to attend every panel they were offering, all day long (minus an hour for my Constitutional Law class – I was contemplating skipping  Continue Reading »

Chapman Law has received a generous grant from the Auen Foundation that will provide approximately 100 seniors with free legal assistance. The contribution was made to the Alona Cortese Elder Law Center and it will assist the Center in providing our law students with hands-on training to help navigate low-income seniors through the complex court  Continue Reading »

Mediation jobs usually come after at least a decade of experience, but for Chapman 3L Amanda Singer, her mediation job will start immediately following graduation and the Bar Exam. Through her self-determination and the help of Chapman’s Mediation Clinic, ADR Board, and two negotiation competitions, Amanda has already secured post-graduation employment in mediation. In addition  Continue Reading »

Guest blogger: Nancy Sandoval, Class of 2014   As a law student, one of my greatest concerns is tailoring my education to be a valuable new associate. Employers are increasingly looking for recent graduates to be able to hit the ground running. This is why I am personally looking forward to the Chapman Law Review  Continue Reading »

Are you a Chapman Law alumni? Have you recently changed firms, been promoted or made partner and would like to be featured in the next online edition of Alumni Highlights? Then please email Janna Parris and include your information and year of graduation. The Class of 2012 alumni have achieved the highest Bar passage rate  Continue Reading »

“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  Continue Reading »