On September 15 and 16, 2017, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law hosted more than 100 lawyers for the 11th Annual National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys (NCVAA). The event attracted lawyers from across the country, while also welcoming a delegation of attorneys from Vietnam, including the Vice Chairs of the Lawyers Association
On September 22-23, 2017, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law welcomed scholars from law schools around the nation for the Inaugural Junior Faculty Works-in-Progress Conference. A new component of the law school’s vibrant intellectual life, the two-day conference brought together eight faculty members – rising stars in their respective fields – to share
Jennifer Schaniel ’06 (JD ’09, LL.M. ’10) saw herself with two options when she graduated from Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law: patiently await her bar results as a law clerk, or get a leg up on the competition by participating in Fowler School of Law’s LL.M. in Trial Advocacy program. The LL.M.
On Wednesday, September 6, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law hosted the Orange County Bar Association’s first annual Diversity & Inclusion Unity in Service Celebration. The evening brought together several Orange County organizations for a conversation about diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. At the event, “Be the Change” awards were bestowed
The international law firm O’Melveny & Myers LLP has selected Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law student Hope Blain (JD ’19) as a 2018 summer associate. O’Melveny & Myers is very selective, with only a small number of candidates earning summer positions each year. It is no surprise that Blain was chosen for
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law is pleased to welcome alumna Zeinab H. Dabbah, M.D. (JD ’12) as the newest member of its Board of Advisors. Dr. Dabbah specializes in internal medicine and has her own law practice in Pasadena. Prior to earning her JD, she held various positions in the health care
After working as a legal extern with ASICS this summer, Stephanie Nelson (JD ’18) had an epiphany about her future: she is heading in-house. “I always suspected that I wanted to be an in-house transactional attorney and this externship solidified it for me,” she said. The variety of work that an in-house position offers was
Each night on the coast of the Greek island of Lesvos, volunteers gather with night-vision goggles to wait for a sign indicating the arrival of one of the hundreds of over-loaded rubber dinghies transporting asylum-seeking refugees. Since the beginning of this year, nearly 9,000 refugees have arrived on the Greek shores, according to the UN
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law hosted the Consulate of Mexico’s annual Labor Rights Week Kickoff on Saturday. The event is a collaborative effort between the Mexican Consulate and the United States Department of Labor, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, National Labor Relations Board, and other labor organizations which strive to increase
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law alumnus Brad Rideout (JD ’06) could be headed to the United States Supreme Court next year. Rideout and his firm, Rideout Law, recently filed a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari in the Supreme Court of the United States with help from the Arizona-based Goldwater Institute after