Newly Elected SBA Executive Board for 2016-2017 Announced
Continued and increased student connectedness will be the focus of the 2016-2017 Student Bar Association (SBA) Executive Board, which was recently elected. The new board includes President Alexis King (JD ’17), Vice President Ashley Mascari (JD ’17), Treasurer Jon Abramson (JD ’17), Secretary Kristin Hayes (JD ’17) and Parliamentarian Ashley Davies (JD ’17). King, President,
Fowler School of Law Professor Frank Doti Publishes Fourth Edition of Contract Law Textbook
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor Frank Doti’s Contract Law, Flowcharts and Cases: A Visual Guide to Understanding Contracts will be published this May in its fourth edition. The book, used by students, professors and lawyers worldwide, contains schematic flowcharts that visually plot the rules of contract law as well as
Fowler School of Law Students Honored at Annual Awards Luncheon
Thirty students from Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law were honored at the law school’s fourth annual Scholarship and Award Luncheon last Thursday, April 21. The event not only provided an opportunity for the university to honor its scholarship and award recipients but also allowed some students to meet the generous donors of
Fowler School of Law Professor Richard Redding Publishes “The Counterintuitive Costs and Benefits of Clinical Legal Education”
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor and Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education at Chapman University Richard Redding’s article “The Counterintuitive Costs and Benefits of Clinical Legal Education” was recently published by the Wisconsin Law Review. From the abstract: Professor Jason Yackee’s recent study, Does Experiential Learning Improve JD Employment Outcomes?, finding no
First Year Fowler Law Students Claim Victory in Annual Rutan & Tucker Competition
Two first-year Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law students, Ashley Anderson and Lindsay Joanou, faced-off before a packed house in the appellate courtroom on Monday for the final round of the 2016 Rutan & Tucker Golden Gavel Competition. Although the two winners are determined in advance, the final hearing offers the students a
Fowler Law Professor Julie Marzouk Publishes “Ethical and Effective Representation of Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors in Domestic Violence-Based Asylum Cases”
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor Julie Marzouk’s article “ Ethical and Effective Representation of Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors in Domestic Violence-Based Asylum Cases ” was recently published in the Clinical Law Review (Volume 22, Number 2). From the abstract: In the last two years more than 100,000 immigrant minors have flooded
Fowler Law Alumnus Hunter Taylor Helps Incarcerated Youth Find a Second Chance through Literature
After clerking for the District Attorney’s Office during the summer after his first year of law school, alumnus Hunter Taylor (’07) knew he’d found his place in the world. Nine years later and still with the DA, he’s helping a younger generation find theirs. As a prosecutor in the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office’s Crime
Fowler School of Law Welcomes Israeli Supreme Court Justice for Final Chapman Dialogue of the Year
On April 5, the 2015-2016 Chapman Dialogue Lecture Series came to a close with a special installment featuring guest speaker Justice Salim Joubran of the Supreme Court of Israel. The law school community was honored with his presentation entitled “Freedom of Religion and the Role of the Supreme Court,” which was followed by a lively
Fowler School of Law Competes in National Voir Dire Competition Semifinals
A team of three Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law students traveled to Kansas City last weekend for the annual Show Me Challenge, the only voir dire competition in the nation. After beating the 2015 winner, University of Texas School of Law, Ashley Daniel (JD ’16), Alex Koehler (JD ’16) and Jessica Roundy
Chapman Dialogue Series Presents “From Watts to Ferguson: The Prophetic Wisdom of Ramsey Clark”
On March 29, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law welcomed Lonnie T. Brown, Jr., A. Gus Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism at the University of Georgia School of Law, as a guest speaker for the 2016 Chapman Dialogue Lecture Series. His presentation, “From Watts to Ferguson: The Prophetic Wisdom of