Benjamin Bertch (1L) and Kassanda Castillo (1L) are the winners of the 2013 Rutan & Tucker Golden Gavel Competition. The competition, sponsored by the firm Rutan & Tucker, seeks to test the oral argument skills of first year law students at Chapman. Students compete against each other in front of practicing lawyers, professors and members
On Saturday, April 13, the School of Law will co-sponsor a free, all-day workshop with Chapman’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts and Argyros School of Business and Economics. The workshop, “Hollywood2go”, has been compared to “earning a one-day MBA in film” and has been presented to Sony Pictures and the Microsoft Corporation. Robert
Chapman University School of Law offers scholarships to exceptional students on an annual basis. This spring, we are delighted to announce the 2013 scholarship recipients. Alaa Alomar (2L) and Caroline Le (3L) received the 2013 Parham H. Williams Endowed Scholarship for Public Interest. This scholarship is awarded to graduating students with a strong academic background
Chapman Law has received a generous grant from the Auen Foundation that will provide approximately 100 seniors with free legal assistance. The contribution was made to the Alona Cortese Elder Law Center and it will assist the Center in providing our law students with hands-on training to help navigate low-income seniors through the complex court
This past weekend, Chapman competed at the South Texas Mock Trial Challenge against 43 other schools from around the country. Our team of Damon Pitt (3L), Brett Swenson (3L), Paul Deese (2L), and Jonathan Cayton (2L) swept their first three rounds against Catholic, Suffolk, and Valparaiso to make the round of 16. Brett was recognized
When law students pursue public interest work, they often assist firms and individuals without many resources. This is precisely why Chapman’s Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) hosts an annual silent auction fundraiser. Without these funds, low income parties may not receive the justice they deserve. This year, we are pleased to report that PILF has
Chapman Law placed first at the Twelfth Annual International Law School Mediation Tournament hosted by the International Academy of Dispute Resolution (INADR) in Dublin, Ireland. When the first place team was announced on March 15, 2013, the Chapman Law team received a standing ovation. “It was a huge deal,” said Professor David Dowling who helped
Naser Alshamasi (LL.M. ’13) became one the newest Academic Fellows at Chapman Law School. This accomplishment means that he is in the top of his class and has been hand-selected by a professor to help teach. Like all Academic Fellows, Naser is highly intelligent, easy to understand and enthusiastically helps students in their first semester.
This academic year has proven to be a successful one for Chapman Law’s competitions team. In addition to a string of recent successes, two of our teams traveled to Berkeley during spring break to compete in the regional ABA Representation in Mediation Competition and both teams faired extremely well. The team of Travis Casey (3L) and Chris
On March 7, 2013 from 6 to 9 p.m., Chapman Law’s student chapter of the Public Interest Law Foundation will hold its annual Awards Dinner & Silent Auction at the Hilton DoubleTree in Orange. The event will raise funds for PILF’s public interest summer jobs grant program and will honor Judge Wendy Lindley and Bette