LA Times Quotes Professor Eggert
Professor Kurt Eggert was quoted in a story in the Los Angeles Times entitled “Lenders derail plan to let bankruptcy judges modify mortgages.” Although some lenders have offered to work out voluntary modifications with strapped borrowers, subject to strict conditions, “there are a lot of structural barriers to loan modifications, and a voluntary system doesn’t
1L Elected as Outreach Chair of Ms. JD
First Year law student, Ruby Banipal, was elected as Outreach Chair for West Region of the new Ms. JD National Women Law Students’ Organization. Ms. JD, a national non-profit organization, held a Leadership Summit in New York City on April 4th and 5th. The purpose of the summit was to bring together law students from
Chapman Law Hosted Distinguished Lecture Series
The School of Law recently hosted leading scholars from Harvard and Yale as part of its Chapman Dialogues Distinguished Lecture Series, which provides a forum for discussion and debate on a wide range of subjects and from diverse philosophical perspectives. Learn more…
Professor Kochan Presented Paper on Eminent Domain
Professor Kochan presented “Hobbesian Man, Lockean World – Have We Solved the Conflict? Eminent Domain and the State as the Proverbial Hobbesian Man in the Displacement of Property Rights” at the University of San Diego School of Law. Comments will be provided by J. David Breemer of the Pacific Legal Foundation.
Chapman Law Reenacts Historic Case
On April 16, 2008, the School of Law reenacted the landmark case of Worcester v. Georgia (1832) at the annual Madison Lecture and Reenactment. Honorable Carlos Bea of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit presided over the court in the role of Chief Justice John Marshall. Learn more…
Chapman Law Only School on Agenda of Prestigious Society
Thanks to Professor Michael Bazyler (who will join the Chapman law faculty this fall), Chapman University School of Law was the only law school that appeared on the Agenda of the annual meeting of the prestigious American Society of International Law in Washington, D.C. The Law School and the University’s Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education
Professor Eggert Appeared in Front of CA Assembly
Professor Kurt Eggert appeared in front of the California Assembly Committee on Banking and Finance to discuss two separate bills, AB 2740 (Brownley), which would provide new regulation for mortgage servicers, and AB 2359 (Jones), which would provide assignee liability in some instances of subprime, high priced, or non-traditional loans.
Chapman Law Professors' Blogs Get High Rankings
Professor Hugh Hewitt has ranked second for Law Prof Blog Rankings which ranks quarterly traffic rankings (visitors and page views) of the leading blogs edited by law professors. Professor Tom Bell was also represented on the list at #31, with his MoneyLaw blog. See rankings…
OC Register Reports on Chapman's Family Violence Clinic
On April 11, 2008, the Orange County Register reported on the $376,000 federal grant earmarked for Chapman’s Family Violence Clinic. Read story…
Professor Bell Quoted on Scientific Research
Professor Tom Bell was quoted in American Scientist online in an article entitled “A Market for Basic Science? Clever financial instruments might one day be used to fund fundamental research.” Read article…