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
Earlier this month, Chapman Law School sent two teams to the National Juvenile Law Moot Court Competition at Whittier Law School. The teams were comprised of Katherine Currie-Diamond (2L) and Jaryn Saritzky (2L) and Andrew Mase (2L) and Minhquan Nguyen (2L). After the preliminary rounds on Friday, Katherine and Jaryn received the third-place brief award
When we talk to new law students after their first semester, they often tell us that law school has been one of the toughest challenges they have ever faced. But first year law student Hugo Salazar has a different story to tell. Hugo grew up in an impoverished area of Tijuana, Mexico. At the age
Mediation jobs usually come after at least a decade of experience, but for Chapman 3L Amanda Singer, her mediation job will start immediately following graduation and the Bar Exam. Through her self-determination and the help of Chapman’s Mediation Clinic, ADR Board, and two negotiation competitions, Amanda has already secured post-graduation employment in mediation. In addition
Leslie Seibert (3L) proves that even in a tough economy, hard work still prevails. In the summer after her first year of law school at Chapman, she externed with The Honorable Theodor C. Albert at the United States Bankruptcy Court. During this externship, Leslie got to know his law clerk, who became a great mentor.
This weekend, Chapman Law teams attended a regional round of the ABA Arbitration Competition in Jackson, MS. Our two teams at the regional consisted of 1) Nick Evans, Kristin Aoun, Melissa Bohl, and Noel Rayo; and 2) Jason Armbruster, Zach Begle, Randy Schram, and Craig Williams. The team of Evans, Aoun, Bohl, and Rayo won
Last weekend, Chapman Law hosted a regional round of the National Moot Court Competition. Our team of Tom Wynsma (3L), Dallis Pflueger-Cavallaro (2L), and Jaryn Saritzky (2L) made the quarterfinals and wrote the Third Place Brief. The team of Ryan Poteet (3L), Stephanie Brault (3L), and Sara Zimmerman (2L) wrote the Fourth Place Brief and
Last weekend, Chapman Law sent two teams to the Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition regional in Sacramento, California. This prestigious competition gives law students the opportunity to showcase their writing and oral advocacy skills while competing for scholarships. Last year , Chapman teams received three first place awards and this year our teams made us
At a Judicial Externship Workshop on October 1 held by Professor Carolyn Larmore, students who completed externships last year shared their experiences with fellow law students. An externship is an opportunity to earn academic credit while working for a government agency, a judge, a public interest organization, a corporate or entertainment in-house legal department, or
At the National Sports Law Negotiation Competition in San Diego on September 29-30, Chapman Law’s Alternative Dispute Resolution teams earned fourth and sixth places out of 40 teams from 28 schools. Clay O’Neal/Andrew Mase and Amanda Singer/Kate Schwartz were part of a five-way tie for fourth place after the preliminary rounds. Clay and Andrew won