On Monday, November 17, a three judge panel from the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three, will hold oral argument in the state-of-the-art Appellate Courtroom at Fowler School of Law on several criminal law matters currently before the court. Holding this public hearing is a wonderful honor and a great opportunity for our
Professor Frank J. Doti published Sum and Substance Audio CD Series on Federal Income Tax with West Academic Publishing (6th Edition, 2014). Publisher description: Sum & Substance Audio CD Series allows you to assimilate the essentials of the course at your convenience – listen while working, commuting, exercising or just relaxing. The information and
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor Ronald D. Rotunda spoke in the “Think Forward” session of the TEDxOrangeCoast Annual Conference on September 19, 2014 at Soka University of America in Aliso Viejo, California. His session was titled, “The Last 75 Years of the 21st Century.” “The future will see not
In July 2014, Chapman University Fowler School of Law Professor David Dowling attended the World Mediation Summit in Madrid, Spain. The event was hosted by Mediation International and attended mostly by those in the World Mediation Organization. Professor Dowling attended the summit for the opportunity to learn from experts around the world about mediation and
Professor Mario Mainero has been selected as the 2014 St. Thomas More Society Attorney of the Year for the Orange County chapter. This honor will be conferred at the annual Red Mass at 6 p.m. on October 6th at the Holy Family Cathedral in Orange. The Red Mass is celebrated annually by the Catholic Church
Professor Denis Binder’s article “Looking Back to the Future: The Curmudgeon’s Guide to the Future of Environmental Law” was recently published in the Akron Law Review (Volume 46, Number 4, 2013). Excerpt from the abstract: “The enactment of NEPA on January 1, 1970 and the inaugural Earth Day on April 22, 1970 signaled an
Professor Michael Bazyler published his new book Forgotten Trials of the Holocaust with NYU Press. The book will be available in October 2014. Excerpt: “In the wake of the Second World War, how were the Allies to respond to the enormous crime of the Holocaust? Even in an ideal world, it would have been
Professor Deepa Badrinarayana’s article “Trading up Kyoto: A Proposal to Amend the Protocol” was published in the Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review (Volume 41, Number 1, pp. 1-61, 2014). Excerpt from the abstract: “This is the first of two Articles that analyze the dynamic and complex relation between international trade law and the
Associate Dean Donald Kochan’s article “The ‘Reason-Giving’ Lawyer: An Ethical, Practical, and Pedagogical Perspective” was recently published in The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics (Volume XXVI, Number 2, Spring 2013). Excerpt from the abstract: “Whether as a matter of duty, ethics, or utility, lawyers give reasons for their actions all the time. In the
Professor Nancy Schultz’s article “Law and Negotiation: Necessary Partners or Strange Bedfellows?” was recently published in the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution (Volume 15, Number 1, 2013). Excerpt from the abstract: “How important is legal authority to the negotiation process? Scholars have discussed this issue and law students argue about it in negotiations classes.