Building on already strong momentum, the Fowler School of Law at Chapman University saw one of the top gains in incoming class credentials among all U.S. law schools from 2016 to 2020, based on recently released national law school admissions data. Over the last four years, the Fowler School of Law’s incoming class saw a
This spring, the Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library at Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law is proud to present a series of virtual book talks by law faculty, who will read from and discuss their recent publications. These free events will be hosted via Zoom from noon to 1 p.m. on their
Featuring some of the leading voices in their respective fields, the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law’s signature Chapman Dialogue Series returns this spring in an online format. Presented via Zoom, these events are designed to engage the campus community and enrich the educational experience of Chapman law students. The complete dialogue schedule
Multiple teams from Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law competed November 13-15 in two remotely held lawyering skills competitions organized by the American Bar Association (ABA) Law Students Division, with several rising to the top of their respective contests. In the ABA Negotiation Competition, three Chapman Law teams competed—Jack McMenamin and Marissa Rodriguez; Lydia Etters
Sherry Leysen, who has been with the Chapman University Fowler School of Law since 2014, began a new role as Director of the Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library and Assistant Professor of Law on August 10, taking over for the library’s long-serving director, Professor Linda Kawaguchi, following her retirement August 7. During her eight-year
Dina Gawad (JD ‘22) and Tyler Angelini (JD ’22) have been awarded the 2020 Rutan & Tucker Golden Quill award, which recognizes the top briefs written by 1L students at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law in their spring semester Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research (LAWR) course. In connection with that course, first-year students research,
Justin Cruz, assistant dean of admission and diversity initiatives at the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law, was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) for a three-year term beginning May 28. “I am honored by this opportunity and look forward to representing the Fowler School of
The Diversity and Social Justice Forum at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law is pleased to invite article submissions now through June 1 for its 2020-2021 publication. The theme of this year’s publication is “Wrongfully Treated,” inspired by a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”: “Injustice anywhere is a
In honor of the 100-year anniversary of the 19th Amendment, Chapman University Fowler School of Law’s student-run scholarly journal, the Chapman Law Review, is dedicating both its live symposium and its spring 2020 issue to this noteworthy and historic occasion. The symposium, scheduled for Friday, January 24 inside Chapman University’s Kennedy Hall, is titled “1920-2020:
Chapman University Fowler School of Law Professor Susanna Ripken will discuss her latest book, Corporate Personhood (Cambridge University Press, August 2019), on Thursday, Nov. 14 as part of the Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library Book Talk series. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place in the Darling Law