The School of Law is exploring a first-of-its-kind law clinic on the West Coast aimed at serving military personnel and their families, providing them with free legal advice and representation in civil matters. The program would be a “safety net” for members of the military, supporting the Judge Advocate General, or JAG, corps and tackling
Chapman School of Law’s admission statistics continue to get more selective. In 2007, the school offered admission to 875, and enrolled 192. In 2008, Chapman offered admission to only 721 candidates, and seated 200.
Chapman’s new Journal of Criminal Justice hosted its first annual symposium, “Evidence-Based Sentencing: The New Frontier in Sentencing Policy and Practice” on August 6, 2008. Learn more…
Associate Dean Timothy Canova has released the preliminary schedule of Chapman Dialogues for 2008-09. The list for 2008-09 features distinguished guest speakers that include Richard Falk, Ronald Cass and James Galbraith, with topics such as international law, privacy rights and gay marriage. View schedule…
The School of Law has announced that Emeritus Professor Harry Jaffa will be the keynote speaker at the 2009 Chapman Law Review Symposium, to be held on January 30, 2009. The Symposium theme will be “Lincoln Constitutionalism in Time of War: Lessons for the War on Terror.” For information, please contact the Symposium Editor at
The Daily Journal reported on Tom Campbell’s coming to Chapman for a two year visitorship: “Campbell is the latest in a string of high-profile additions to the Chapman law faculty for next term, including economics laureate Vernon L. Smith and ethics and constitutional law textbooks author Ronald Rotunda, both coming from George Mason University School
Champman University has announced that Professor John Hall and veteran documentary filmmaker, Jeff Swimmer, will lead five students on a trip to Cambodia to develop documentaries for the Khmer Arts Academy and Tiny Toones, two arts-focused NGOs in need of assistance to create more public awareness for their work. The two-week trip will commence on
On May 21, 2008, Chapman University announced that Professor Ronald Rotunda, one of the most influential law professors in the country (Legal Ethics and Constitutional Law), will be joining the Chapman Law faculty as a Professor of Law, together with his wife, Kyndra Rotundra, an expert on military law (and former GITMO prosecutor), who will
In just a little over a decade since it opened its doors, the School of Law has moved into the third tier of the U.S. News & World Report rankings. Learn more…