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
A team of three Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law students traveled to Kansas City last weekend for the annual Show Me Challenge, the only voir dire competition in the nation. After beating the 2015 winner, University of Texas School of Law, Ashley Daniel (JD ’16), Alex Koehler (JD ’16) and Jessica Roundy
On March 29, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law welcomed Lonnie T. Brown, Jr., A. Gus Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism at the University of Georgia School of Law, as a guest speaker for the 2016 Chapman Dialogue Lecture Series. His presentation, “From Watts to Ferguson: The Prophetic Wisdom of
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law was honored on April 4 for its partnership with Legal Aid Society of Orange County’s (LASOC) Lawyers Entrepreneur Assistance Program (LEAP) at a launch party and ribbon cutting ceremony for the program’s new office building. Fowler School of Law Assistant Dean of Career Services Melissa Berry accepted the
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School is pleased to announce the recent promotions, effective at the start of the 2016-2017 academic year, of the following six faculty members: David Dowling – Promoted to Clinical Professor of Law Professor Dowling joined the Fowler School of Law faculty in 2007 as an adjunct professor
On March 14, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law welcomed Richard A. Epstein, Inaugural Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law at the New York University School of Law, as a guest speaker for the 2016 Chapman Dialogue Lecture Series. His presentation, “Justice Scalia’s Jurisprudential Legacy of Property Rights,” was followed by a discussion
Professor Julie Marzouk recently receivedCalifornia Lawyer’s CLAY Attorney of the Year Award for immigration. Marzouk was one of nine attorneys receiving the award for their role in bringing about a “major development for transgender rights.” In three individual cases, the team successfully convinced a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel to grant relief to transgender Mexican
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law competition team Kyle Hindin (JD ’16) and Melissa DuChene (JD ’17) took fourth last Friday at the Environmental Negotiations Competition, which was sponsored by the Environmental Law Section of the State Bar of California. Hindin and DuChene competed alongside a second Fowler School of Law team, Sabrina
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor Lan Cao’s newest book Culture in Law & Development: Nurturing Positive Change , which examines conventional law and development projects funded by institutions ranging from the World Bank to the U.S. Agency for International Development, will be released this spring by Oxford University Press. The
Between six distinguished JD emphasis certificate programs and two joint degree options, current Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law students have numerous choices to direct their studies into high-impact career paths. Next year, they’ll have another option, with the addition of the law school’s new Criminal Law Emphasis Program, our seventh certificate offering.