New Law Review Board Announced
The 2008-09 Law Review Board has been selected, as follows: Editor-In-Chief, Ryan Chavez; Managing Editor, Mike Khalilpour; Senior Articles Editors, Kendra Weber and Jeremy Katz; Senior Notes Editors, Kari Kadomatsu and Allison De Tal; Production Editor Brian Thomley; Senior Symposium Editor, Alicia Jessop; Business Development Editor, Holly Buchanan; Submissions Editor, Ryan McIntyre; Articles Editors, Charles
Chapman Hosts Annual Barrister's Ball and Auction
On February 22, the annual Barrister’s Ball and PILF Silent Auction (also known as the “law prom”) was held at the Westin South Coast Plaza Hotel. PILF thanks everyone who donated items for the auction, especially Professors Henry Noyes and Tom Bell whose “poker night” donation was the high bid of the evening, yielding $1,400
OC Register Quotes Professor Howe
Professor Scott Howe was quoted in an article in the Orange County Register entitled “‘Twelve Angry Men’ is great drama, but is it realistic?.” Read article… Professor Howe was quoted in this piece as stating: “It’s a great story,” agreed Scott Howe, a professor of criminal law at Chapman University School of Law, who will
NeXus Journal Holds Panel on Immigration
On February 20, the NeXus editorial board, under the faculty supervision of Professor Hugh Hewitt, held a panel on immigration, which brought to campus several prominent scholars, including Bill Piatt, former Dean of St. Mary’s University Law School, and University of Florida Law Professor Robert Moffat. Our own Professor Marisa Cianciarulo rounded out the panel
Chapman Hosted Talk on Tax
On February 19, Chapman hosted a talk by Edward J. McCaffery, Robert C. Packard Trustee Chair in Law and Professor of Law,Economics and Political Science at University of Southern California Gould School of Law and Visiting Professor of Law and Economics, California Institute of Technology. Professor McCaffery’s talk was entitled “A Unified Theory of Tax
Chapman Hosts Workshop for Papers in Progress
On February 15-16, Chapman Law’s Center for Land Resources partnered with Syracuse College of Law’s Center for Property, Citizenship and Social Entrepenuerism for a workshop of papers in progress. Learn more…
Professor Darmer Quoted in Several Articles
Professor Katherine Darmer was quoted in several articles on this date relating to the Roger Clemens steroids story: “Could Roger Be Charged With Perjury? Legal Experts Debate Whether Federal Prosecutors Will Indict Clemens” at abcnews.com (read article…); “Waxman has options but won’t commit on Clemens” in The Los Angeles Times (read article…); “A loss for
Chapman Law Review Hosted Symposium
On February 8, the Chapman Law Review hosted The 10th Annual Chapman Law Review Symposium, “Publicity Rights in Bytes.” The much-anticipated event lived up to its advance billing and was a great success. Learn more…
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Held Official Hearings at Chapman
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel held its official hearings at the School of Law for the second straight year. Learn more…
3L Argues Case to Court of Appeals
3L student Rob Webster recently argued a case to the Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals. One of the judges before whom Rob argued complemented both Rob and Chapman Law School on Rob’s great performance. An appellate litigator from the Federal Public Defender’s Office likewise complemented Rob’s performance, as did several Ninth Circuit staff attorneys. Way