Dean Paul Paton Honored with Appointment to the ABA’s Standing Committee on ITILS
Fowler School of Law Dean Paul D. Paton has been appointed by American Bar Association (ABA) President-Elect William R. Bay as a member of the ABA Standing Committee on International Trade in Legal Services (ITILS) for a three-year term beginning this August. The Standing Committee on ITILS monitors ongoing trade negotiations and other initiatives that impact
Class of 2024: Commencement
The Fowler School of Law Class of 2024 saw their last year of law school out in style on Friday, May 17, as guest speaker Hon. Frederick P. Aguirre (Ret .), faculty and staff, family, and loved ones cheered our graduates on. Congratulations to all of our 2024 graduates, we’re looking forward to welcoming you
Alumni on the Move: LtCol Alex Douvas
A cool January morning saw Lieutenant Colonel Alex Douvas (JD ’05) return to campus with a small entourage of Marine Corps recruiters to discuss his work as a Marine Corps “judge advocate” (military lawyer) with Fowler students interested in learning about what it might offer. It has been ten years since Douvas was last on
Scholars Weekend 2024
March 14-16 marked the 20th annual Scholars Weekend for the Fowler School of Law, an important event in the admissions cycle and a terrific opportunity for the Fowler School of Law community to welcome outstanding prospective candidates already admitted to our JD program. Prospective students were treated to a hands-on taste of school life over
Fowler Hosts Brown v. Board 70th Anniversary Commemoration
Opening our doors to collaboration with the Orange County Superior Court, the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) and the Thurgood Marshall Bar Association (TMBA), the Fowler School of Law was proud to host a special event on February 29 commemorating the 70th anniversary of the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown vs Board of
It's All About the Culture, Stupid!
I spent two months in Kharkiv this summer documenting the widespread campaign of destruction unleashed by Russia against Ukrainian museums, libraries, theaters, art galleries, local cultural centers, and other important cultural sites. The scale is almost unimaginable, the human and heritage cost incalculable. Yet this aspect of the war is mainly understood in the West as
Alumni on the Move: Judge Bryan Clavecilla
In a likely first for an alumnus of the Fowler School of Law, Bryan F. Clavecilla (JD ’07) was appointed to serve as a judge in the Orange County Superior Court by Governor Gavin Newsom on January 29, 2024–filling the vacancy left by Judge Linda Marks’ retirement. Previously Clavecilla served as a Commissioner for the
2024 Chapman Law Review Symposium: Rhythm, Rhyme and the Rule of Law
As Fowler School of Law Dean Paul Paton noted during his welcoming remarks, you don’t often hear the words “Law Symposium” and “Sold Out” in the same sentence. The 2024 Chapman Law Review was hosted in a packed-to-capacity Kennedy Hall and treated guests to a dazzling array of legal scholarship, experience and insight. Academics, practitioners
Nancy Schultz Memorial at the Fowler School of Law
Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law would like to extend sincere thanks to all who attended the memorial event for Professor Nancy Schultz on Thursday, January 25th. The turnout for this special evening, both in-person and via Zoom, was truly overwhelming. Add to this the wonderful notes received by email, the personal testimonials, vignettes and
In Memoriam: Professor Nancy L. Schultz
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the sudden and unexpected passing of Professor Nancy L. Schultz, the Kennedy Professor of Dispute Resolution and the Director of Chapman’s Competitions Program, who passed away at her home on Thursday, December 15. Nancy, as she insisted on being addressed by students and faculty alike, was synonymous