Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law was recently recognized by the Santa Ana City Council for alumna Suzanne Fidler’s (’05) participation as a volunteer attorney in a citizenship fair co-sponsored by the city and Public Law Center. In early April, Fidler joined 100 legal volunteers who offered their services and
Two Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law alumnae will perform Saturday, June 18 at 8 p.m. in the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown LA, as part of the LA Lawyers Philharmonic annual extraordinaire. Lauren Hazarian (‘10) will perform as a soloist and Lisa Mahlum (‘11) as an orchestra violinist. Both alumnae have
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law will welcome California Supreme Court Associate Justice Goodwin Liu as the class of 2016 commencement ceremony speaker on May 20. Justice Liu is a prolific and influential scholar on constitutional law and education policy. He currently serves on the California Access to Justice Commission, the governing
While many students were making their way through midterms and dreaming of tropical vacations or carefully building their Netflix queues the week before spring break, Nathan Grosch (JD ’16) and Sean Cruz (JD ’17) were putting their education to an entirely different kind of test. Cruz and Grosch had instead taken their midterms early
Continued and increased student connectedness will be the focus of the 2016-2017 Student Bar Association (SBA) Executive Board, which was recently elected. The new board includes President Alexis King (JD ’17), Vice President Ashley Mascari (JD ’17), Treasurer Jon Abramson (JD ’17), Secretary Kristin Hayes (JD ’17) and Parliamentarian Ashley Davies (JD ’17). King, President,
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor Frank Doti’s Contract Law, Flowcharts and Cases: A Visual Guide to Understanding Contracts will be published this May in its fourth edition. The book, used by students, professors and lawyers worldwide, contains schematic flowcharts that visually plot the rules of contract law as well as
Thirty students from Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law were honored at the law school’s fourth annual Scholarship and Award Luncheon last Thursday, April 21. The event not only provided an opportunity for the university to honor its scholarship and award recipients but also allowed some students to meet the generous donors of
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor and Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education at Chapman University Richard Redding’s article “The Counterintuitive Costs and Benefits of Clinical Legal Education” was recently published by the Wisconsin Law Review. From the abstract: Professor Jason Yackee’s recent study, Does Experiential Learning Improve JD Employment Outcomes?, finding no
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor Julie Marzouk’s article “ Ethical and Effective Representation of Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors in Domestic Violence-Based Asylum Cases ” was recently published in the Clinical Law Review (Volume 22, Number 2). From the abstract: In the last two years more than 100,000 immigrant minors have flooded
On April 5, the 2015-2016 Chapman Dialogue Lecture Series came to a close with a special installment featuring guest speaker Justice Salim Joubran of the Supreme Court of Israel. The law school community was honored with his presentation entitled “Freedom of Religion and the Role of the Supreme Court,” which was followed by a lively