jason burris

Chapman University Fowler School of Law alumnus Jason Burris (’08) jumped into the national spotlight last week with a feature in The Washington Post’s “True Crime” section. The article covered one of his more unusual recent cases.

Burris represents Fran Breslauer, a 90-year-old woman whose San Diego home was taken over by a former caregiver. The caregiver allegedly physically, verbally, and emotionally abused her. After terminating the caregiver’s employment, Breslauer left her home to stay with a family member. While she was gone, the caregiver allegedly moved back into the home without permission. A months-long battle came to a temporary end early last week when the caregiver was arrested on charges of theft, theft against an elder, elder abuse, and criminal trespass, and ordered to vacate the home.

Burris highlighted his experience at Chapman as the source of some of the skills he drew upon to handle this emotionally-charged case. “This law school is a unique institution where students learn compassion and caring from other lawyers, skills they carry with them into practice,” he noted. “I learned this from mentors like Dean Matt Parlow, who was my Property Law professor, and Associate Dean Jayne Kacer, who taught me Legal Research & Writing and helped me survive the stress and pressure of law school. Chapman lawyers achieve outstanding results for deserving clients like Fran Breslauer by combining this compassion with zealous advocacy.”

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