Each year, Chapman’s Fowler School of Law recognizes the contributions of one outstanding alumni. The criteria for the Alumni of the Year includes: distinguished service to the profession of law, contributions to the mission of the law school and volunteer work in the community. This year we are proud to announce that Richard Green (’98)
This past weekend, Chapman’s Fowler School of Law competed in the Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition in Kansas City, Missouri. Dallis Pflueger-Cavallaro (J.D. ’14) and Jaryn Saritzky (J.D. ’14) reached the quarterfinal round after finishing in third place in the preliminaries, but lost in a very close quarterfinal with UC Hastings. Saritzky
On November 2, 2013, a group of Chapman law students boarded a bus to San Bernardino to help provide vital legal services to low-income veterans. This project, called OneJustice Bus Project, is a collaboration between OneJustice, Inland Counties Legal Services, Inc., Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association and Inland Empire Veterans Stand Down. The project
“Are you sure you want to do that?” “Do you know how tough it is?” “There’s no way . . .” These are some of the nicer responses I received when I had my “Jerry Maguire moment.” It was the moment I knew what I wanted to do, who I wanted to be, and there
Starting a law firm is not for the faint of heart. Doing it right out of law school is downright insane (at least that’s what the naysayers would have you believe). But I did it in a difficult economy with a difficult fee structure (contingency) and my practice is thriving. If you want to start
“Outside the Law” is a 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 life,
When you decide to become a mentor for a law student you are making a very wise decision for both yourself and the law student. I have had the pleasure of acting as a mentor for Chapman law students for the past several years. While law schools do their best to train their students
On the weekend of October 11-12, the School of Law sent two teams to the Thomas Tang Regional Moot Court Competition at Seattle University School of Law. The two teams were comprised of Sara Kang (J.D. ’14) and Amanda Herman (J.D. ‘15), and Jaryn Saritzky (J.D. ’14) and Dallis Pflueger-Cavallaro (J.D. ’14). Saritzky and Pflueger-Cavallaro
The Dale E. Fowler School of Law found success at Southwestern Law School’s fourth Entertainment Law Negotiation Competition on October 5-6. The competition draws students from law schools across the country to utilize negotiation and teamwork skills. The competition also gives students who are interested in pursuing a career in entertainment law the opportunity to
When Evan Brennan (J.D. ’15) was asked why his Professional Responsibility textbook was covered in linear tabulations and tally marks, he smiled humbly. Evan then politely responded that he was calculating the probability, based on past years, of college football players being on a college all-star game watch list, and after having gone through training