Fowler School of Law sees greatest rankings gain of all U.S. law schools over last two years
Building on already unprecedented momentum, Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law rose 21 spots in the annual U.S. News & World Report “Best Law Schools” Rankings, to 111—the largest increase of all California law schools this year, and of all U.S. law schools the last two years. “External recognition like this reinforces the
Fowler School of Law welcomes James C. Phillips as its newest full-time faculty member
This fall, the Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University will welcome a new member to its distinguished teaching faculty. James C. Phillips, currently a fellow at Stanford Law School’s Constitutional Law Center, will begin teaching at Chapman at the start of the 2020-2021 academic year. “What is most appealing about coming to
Princeton Review ranks Chapman Law among Top Law Schools
According to rankings recently released by the Princeton Review, Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law is among the best in the United States. The New York-based education company featured Chapman in its 2020 “Best Law Schools,” where the law school not only ranks 82nd overall, but also in the Top 50 for the
Fowler Law alumna named ‘Sports Counsel of the Year’ by AMEC Katie Rodin ’01, JD ’05, recognized for her long career with the Anaheim Ducks
Chapman University Fowler School of Law alumna Katie Rodin ’01 (JD ‘05) received the “Sports Counsel of the Year” award from the Association of Media and Entertainment Counsel at its 2020 Counsel of the Year Awards. Rodin is vice president and general counsel for the Anaheim Ducks, where she oversees all legal activities not just
Chapman Law sees largest gains in LSAT and GPA of all U.S. law schools Sharp rise in incoming class credentials experienced from 2016 to 2019
Based on recently released national law school admissions data, the Fowler School of Law at Chapman University saw the largest gains in incoming class credentials of any U.S. law school from 2016 to 2019, with the median LSAT score increasing three full points, from 155 to 158, and the median undergraduate GPA increasing by a
Chapman Law faculty appearing at 2020 AALS Annual Meeting
Three members of the Chapman University Fowler School of Law’s faculty are scheduled to be speakers at the upcoming Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, which is being held in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 2 – 5, 2020. Professor Donald Kochan, Parker S. Kennedy Professor in Law, will be participating in two sessions:
Newest class of law students continues Fowler School of Law’s rise in excellence
On August 14, the Fowler School of Law at Chapman University welcomed its newest class of first-year law students to the Chapman Family. This incoming class is one of the law school’s most well-qualified, with a median LSAT score of 158 and median GPA of 3.49—indicators of student preparedness that have sharply risen over the
PLUS Program introduces undergraduates to the law school experience
For many young people, meeting their favorite actor or singer might cause them to swoon. For California State University, Fullerton student Maiyah Lyles, though, her fangirl moment came when meeting a different kind of star: Orange County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Macias. “She came to campus and told us her story,” Lyles said, “and in
Fowler School of Law breathes new life into Kennedy Hall for its 20th anniversary
It’s been 20 years since Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law moved into the building that is now known as Donald P. Kennedy Hall. While that’s an impressive milestone worth celebrating, the law school has never been content to rest upon its laurels, and the same goes for its iconic home in the
First-year law students put their skills to the test in annual Rutan & Tucker Golden Gavel Competition Finalists Alexander Cargill and Yara Wahba elicit praise from VIP panel of judges
It was standing room only inside the Chapman University Fowler School of Law’s appellate courtroom on Monday as two first-year law students delivered and defended their final arguments in the 2019 Rutan & Tucker Golden Gavel Competition. This public exhibition capped off the annual competition, during which 1L students engage in oral argument based on