Chapman Family and Friends Raise Funds for Summer Jobs at Annual PILF Gala Dinner
More than 160 guests including members of the bench and bar and Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law alumni, students, faculty, and administrators gathered this past spring for the annual PILF Gala Dinner and Silent Auction at the DoubleTree Hotel in Orange. Hosted by Chapman’s Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF), the event raised
Bette and Wylie Aitken Family Protection Clinic Students Lead Training for Local Advocates
This month, Chapman University Fowler School of Law students in the Bette and Wylie Aitken Family Protection Clinic, along with Professor Julie Marzouk, conducted a legal training for more than 60 professionals to explain the means by which immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking can obtain lawful immigration status. The audience
LA and OC Superior Court Judges Visit Chapman Law to Discuss Diversity on the Bench
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law welcomed four judges from the Los Angeles Superior Court Diversity Committee for a panel discussion with students on March 21. The committee aims to increase diversity among court officers by encouraging members of underrepresented communities to pursue appointment or election to the bench. The panelists included the
Fowler School of Law’s Board of Advisors Welcomes “Double Panther” Wolfgang Frisch
Chapman University Alumnus Wolfgang Frisch ’97 (JD ’00), a Senior Vice-President at UBS Financial Services, Inc., joined the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Board of Advisors this month. Frisch has been a member of the Chapman family since the 1980s, when his father, Dr. Frank Frisch, accepted a teaching position in the
Chapman Law Alumna Finds Niche in Big Law
After exploring a broad range of opportunities during and after law school, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law alumna Samantha (Kohler) Dorey (JD ’11) is handling civil litigation for multi-billion dollar companies at the national firm Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP. We caught up with Samantha and asked her a few questions
Chapman Law Alumni Advisory Board Elects New Executive Board
Congratulations to the newly elected members of the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Alumni Advisory Executive Board. This month, the following members were elected to board positions: Chair – Jason Burris (JD ’08), Principal at Burris Law Vice Chair – Naveed Mahboobian (JD ’11), Attorney at the Law Offices of Naveed Mahboobian
Associate Dean Donald Kochan Publishes Article in Florida State University Law Review
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development Donald Kochan’s article “Deeds and the Determinacy Norm: Insights from Brandt and Other Cases on an Undesignated, Yet Ever-Present, Interpretive Method” was recently published in Volume 43 of the Florida State University Law Review. From the abstract: “The land one
Annual PILF Gala and Silent Auction to Honor the Honorable Kathleen E. O’Leary and Alumna Antoinette Balta
On Thursday, March 30, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law’s Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) will host its annual gala dinner and silent auction, with proceeds supporting PILF’s Summer Grant Program for students pursuing unpaid public interest positions. The semi-formal event will include a seated dinner, silent auction, live jazz music, and a
Chapman Law Professor Tom W. Bell Publishes Article on Special Economic Zones in U.S.
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor Tom W. Bell’s article “Special Economic Zones in the United States: From Colonial Charters, to Foreign-Trade Zones, Toward USSEZs” was recently published in Volume 64 of the Buffalo Law Review. From the abstract: Special economic zones (SEZs) have a long and complicated relationship with the United
Chapman Law Alumnus Named Partner at Chicago Office of National Firm
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law alumnus Henry Lee Mann (’06) was promoted last month to partner at Schiff Hardin LLP in the firm’s Chicago office. Mann, who has been with the firm since graduating from Chapman, focuses on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, private fundraising, complex commercial agreements, and intellectual property matters.