On the weekend of April 4-6, 2014 the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law team of Jonathan Cayton (JD ’14) , Jaryn Saritzky (JD ’14) and Dallis Warshaw (JD ’14) traveled to Chicago for the national finals of the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition. The team advanced from the regional round
“Attending the National Voir Dire Competition was an extremely rewarding experience. The process of choosing a jury is often overlooked in trial advocacy classes; however, I have come to learn that building a rapport with the individual jurors and understanding their thought processes so that you are able to choose the right panel of twelve
The Chapman Dialogue held on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law featured Laura Underkuffler , Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and J. DuPratt White Professor of Law, Cornell University Law School. The event was moderated by Donald J. Kochan , Professor of Law at the Fowler School
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law students Ray Gennawey (JD ‘14) and Steven Cometa (JD ‘14) were in Washington, DC the week of April 7, 2014 with the American Bar Association (ABA). Cometa is the Vice Chair of the ABA Law Student Division and Gennawey is a Division Delegate of the ABA Law
Brandon Howard (JD ’14) and Ali Razavi (JD ’15) of the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Board competed against 17 other teams from law schools across California in the 15th Annual Student Environmental Negotiation Competition at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law on March
On Thursday, March 27, 2014 a panel with members of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL) spoke to students at Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law to discuss “If I Knew in Law School What I Know Now: What “Business Litigation” Really Means.” The panel included Justice Richard D. Fybel, California Court
Every year the Orange County Lawyer magazine publishes a list of the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) leadership entitled the “ Who’s Who in the OCBA .” This year’s list includes many respected lawyers throughout Orange County, including 5 Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law alumni. On the cover of the April
Two students, Jacqueline Gonzalez Valle (JD ’14) and Madiha Shahabuddin (JD ’15), in the Bette and Wylie Aitken Family Violence Clinic successfully obtained immigration status for a survivor of domestic violence. The client was brought to this country as a small child and suffered years of physical and emotional abuse by her United States Citizen husband. Supervising Professor Julie Marzouk
The Chapman Dialogue held on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law featured Gillian Lester, acting dean of University of California Berkeley Law. The dialogue focused on “Paradoxical Preferences on Social Spending and Taxes: Implications for Regulatory Design.” Dean Lester described the self-contradictory view held by some
The 2014 Chapman Law Review Symposium occurred on Friday, March 14, 2014, entitled “ Business Tax Reform: Emerging Issues in the Taxation of U.S. Entities .” The symposium submissions will be part of the next issue of the Chapman Law Review . During the 112th Congress, the House Ways and Means Committee held 20 separate