The Institute for Law Teaching and Learning recently selected an article from the forthcoming volume of the Chapman Law Review as its May 2015 Article of the Month. The article, “Teaching the Digital Caveman: Rethinking the Use of Classroom Technology in Law School” by James Levy, an associate professor of law at the Nova Southeastern
Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law recently placed third in the Law School Admission Council’s annual Diversity Matters Awards. The national award recognizes law schools throughout the country that perform exceptional outreach efforts targeted to students of under-represented racial and ethnic groups. “We hope to inspire students from historically under-represented groups to pursue
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law student Hugo Salazar (JD ’16) will spend part of his summer interning with Earthjustice , a nonprofit public interest law organization dedicated to environmental justice issues throughout the country, after receiving the California State Bar’s Environmental Law Fellowship last semester. Salazar was one of three
Grey skies couldn’t dampen the spirits of graduates on May 22, the evening of Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law’s 2015 Commencement exercises. Thirty-two LL.M. and 137 JD graduates walked proudly across the Holly and David Wilson Field to accept their respective degrees as their friends and families cheered. This year’s keynote speaker
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law students began Commencement weekend festivities last Thursday with two receptions honoring the JD and LL.M. classes of 2015. Thursday evening, JD students, their families and Fowler Law faculty and staff met for a graduation banquet at the Turnip Rose Event Center in Costa Mesa. The annual banquet
Six graduates of Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law are participating in a new solo practice “incubator” program this year run by Legal Aid Society of Orange County. The year-long program, Lawyer Entrepreneur Assistance Program (LEAP), provides new attorneys with the resources they need to successfully strike out on their own including office
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Associate Professor and Director of Mediation Clinic David Dowling added a new group of students to his roster last month. The clinical professor joined 15 undergraduate law students from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine for a two-hour class session via Skype on
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law will hold its annual Graduation Banquet on Thursday, May 21 at 6 pm at Turnip Rose Celebrations in Costa Mesa. The event celebrates graduating JD students and offers an opportunity for students and their families to meet and socialize with faculty and administration. Make
Twelve Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law students gained hands-on business law experience on Friday, April 24 during a pro bono small business clinic hosted on the Fowler Law campus and organized by The Public Law Center, the Association of Corporate Counsel and the local firm of Snell & Wilmer. The event
On Wednesday, April 29 Chapman University held its third annual Alumni Entertainment Industry Mixer at Tiato Restaurant located in the Lionsgate Film Headquarters in Santa Monica. The event brought together not only Fowler School of Law alumni and faculty members, but also graduates of the Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media Arts