Chapman Law Graduates Have 81% Pass Rate
Chapman Law graduates passed the July 2009 California Bar Exam at a record 81% rate, continuing a steep 5-year upward trend in the pass-rate percentage. Learn more…
Student Life
Students Work to Get Alumnus in Baseball Hall of Fame
An Orange County Register article on October 8, 2009 reported on Chapman law students working to get Chapman alumnus Emmett Ashford recognized in the national Baseball Hall of Fame. Mr. Ashford played baseball for Chapman in the 1940s and was the first black umpire in the major leagues. University President Jim Doti, Adrienne Bratton (Emmett
Journal of Criminal Justice's Symposium Gets Praise
The Journal of Criminal Justice’s symposium on “Specialty Courts in Criminal Justice: Challenges and Opportunities” was the subject of a Los Angeles Daily Journal article entitled, “All Pros, No Cons for Innovative Specialty Courts at Symposium.” The symposium explored the unique challenges and opportunities of “specialty courts” such as drug courts, DUI courts, mental health
Chapman Journal of Criminal Justice Publishes Inagural Issue
The new Chapman Journal of Criminal Justice has published its inaugural issue. Read Journal…
Chapman Adds New Winter Abroad Program
Chapman has added a new Winter Abroad study program in Byron Bay, Australia. Learn more…
ABA Student Lawyer Publishes Article on Chapman 3Ls
The ABA Student Lawyer Magazine ran an article on 3L students Jimmy Blalock, Brett Corson, Meghan O’Brien Taylor, and Arlinda Witko winning the 2008-2009 National Arbitration Competition against 13 other teams from across the country. The competition challenge was to arbitrate a case in the field of election campaign law where the teams represented both
OC Register Features 2L in Article on Prop 8
Second year law student Tiffany Chang was featured in an Orange County Register article entitled, “Gay-marriage issue both scholarly, personal.” The article discusses the impact of Proposition 8 on gay and lesbian couples. Chang said that it is difficult for people to understand what it means to be treated like a second-class citizen until they
Chapman Students Selected by AMEC to Produce Video
A team of talented law and film students were selected by the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel (AMEC) to produce a video celebrating the Fifth Anniversary of AMEC and the Counsel of the Year Awards. The proposal, which includes the team’s video about Chapman, was selected over proposals submitted by USC and UCLA. This is
2Ls Appear in OC Superior Court
Second year Chapman law students Martina Vigil and Lauren Mayfield recently appeared opposite of each other in Orange County Superior Court, representing their respective clients in a felony criminal law case. Learn more…