On October 6, 2016, Chapman University Fowler School of Law students will get a unique opportunity to observe appellate arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, when the court holds live hearings on the law school campus. The circuit court exercises nationwide jurisdiction over patent law appeals, appeals from the
Once again, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law graduates have exceeded the California ABA-accredited law school average pass rate for first-time takers of the February state bar exam. Fowler School of Law achieved the sixth highest bar pass rate of the 21 ABA-accredited law schools in California in that category, ranking 15 percentage
Three Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law alumni – Josh Mauras (’09), Karl Truong (’11), and Jake Vollebregt (’08) – recently announced their candidacies for local office. Mauras is running for a seat on the Santa Ana City Council and Truong and Vollebregt are seeking positions on their local school boards. Mauras is
Molly Ball, national political correspondent for The Atlantic, talked about Republicans, Democrats and unpredictable voting habits at the first Chapman Dialogue of the year, hosted on Tuesday at Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law. Nearly 150 law and undergraduate students, members of the faculty and administration, and members of the community gathered in
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law alumna Ashley Coleman (’08) graduated with one thing on her mind: civil litigation. However, she soon learned that life and the law can lead graduates to unexpected paths as they grow in their practice. Coleman fell in love with employment litigation shortly after passing the bar, when
Spirits were high on the evening of September 1 as administration, faculty, students, alumni and friends of Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law gathered to celebrate the law school’s new Dean and Donald P. Kennedy Chair in Law, Matt Parlow, with a welcome reception in the Kennedy Hall lobby. Fowler School of Law
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law alumnus Jeffrey Greenman (’06) will take a recent Southern California case to Sacramento this fall in hopes of bringing about new legislation to change how prescription medications are handled. His inspiration came after taking on the case of a 12-year-old girl who suffered from severe and frightening
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor Ronald Rotunda recently authored two new first edition textbooks, Rotunda’s American Constitutional Law: The Supreme Court in American History Volume 1 – Institutional Powers (West Academic Publishing 2016) and Rotunda’s American Constitutional Law: The Supreme Court in American History Volume 2 – Liberties (West Academic Publishing
Molly Ball, national political correspondent for The Atlantic , will be on hand to launch Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law’s 2016-2017 Chapman Dialogue Lecture Series with “ 2016 and the Great Disruption of American Politics ” on September 20. The talk will be held in Kennedy Hall 237AB from 11:30
Chapman University’s annual Homecoming celebrations are only weeks away, and Fowler School of Law wants to welcome you back to campus! Join us for the 7th annual chili cook-off on Saturday, October 2, as a team of stellar alumni compete to put Barristers’ Beans at the top of the competition with their chili and cornbread