Spring proved to be successful for Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law competition teams who impressed in 11 regional, national and international competitions from Southern California to Great Britain. “As always, I could not be more proud of our teams,” said Fowler School of Law Professor Nancy Schultz. “Our students continue to excel not
The 2015 Rutan & Tucker Golden Gavel Competition wrapped up on Monday, April 20, 2015 at Chapman University Fowler School of Law, with a final oral argument exhibition between Golden Gavel award recipients Kathryn Harrold and Gabrielle LaCarre. The two winners faced off before a full house in the law school’s state-of-the-art Appellate Courtroom in
On Monday, April 6, 2015, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law welcomed Garry W. Jenkins , the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the John C. Elam/Vorys Sater Professor of Law at the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Dean Jenkins gave an informative and engaging talk on “ Next-Gen Giving: How
On March 18, 2015, Chapman University Fowler School of Law Professor Kathy Z. Heller discussed The Legal Process for Independent Filmmakers at a Screen Actor’s Guild Foundation event at SAG’s Los Angeles studio. Speaking to an audience of actors, independent film producers, and directors, the presentation was broadcast live to the entire SAG membership and is
On Tuesday, March 24, 2015, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law welcomed Nestor Davidson , the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law. Dean Davidson presented a thought-provoking discussion, The Administrative City-State: Administrative Law and Local Governance as the featured guest for our Chapman Dialogue
You’ve heard of Open Source technology. Legal scholar and innovator Chapman University Fowler School of Law Professor Tom W. Bell asks why laws — our legal operating systems — can’t be thought of in the same way. Professor Bell’s video discussion, ” Forget Politicians: How to Crowdsouce Better Laws ,” is featured on Watch the
On Saturday, March 28, 2015, nearly 350 friends of the Fowler School of Law gathered in Chapman University’s lovely Attallah Piazza to celebrate the law school’s 20th anniversary. The law school’s namesake and University Trustee Dale E. Fowler and his wife Ann and Dean Emeritus Parham Williams and his wife Polly were among the many
Chapman University Fowler School of Law Professor Rotunda’s reference text, Legal Ethics – The Lawyer’s Deskbook on Professional Responsibility (co-authored with John S. Dzienkowski) was cited in Justice Anthony Kennedy’s majority opinion for the U.S. Supreme Court on February 25, 2015 in North Carolina State Bd. of Dental Examiners v. F.T.C. , 135 S.Ct. 1101,
Associate Dean Donald Kochan’s recent article ” Bubbles (or, Some Reflections on the Basic Laws of Human Relations) ” was published in the Fordham Environmental Law Review (Volume 26, Number 2, Page 133, Winter 2015). Excerpt from the abstract: Very few of us want to live in the absolute isolation of a “bubble.” Most
Organized by a coalition of Fowler School of Law student organization leaders, on February 12, 2015, Chapman University’s Fowler School Law hosted nearly one dozen presidents from Orange County’s affiliate bar associations to discuss the status of diversity in the legal community. A packed room of over 75 students, attorneys, and members of the community