Fowler Law Alumnus Awarded as Emergent Young Leader
Fowler School of Law alumnus Jake Vollebregt (‘08) was honored with an Emergent Leadership Award this month at the Urban Land Institute (ULI) of Orange County/Inland Empire District Council’s Young Leaders Group annual awards ceremony. The award is designed to recognize motivated, dedicated and innovative professionals in the real estate industry who demonstrate
Associate Dean Donald Kochan Publishes “A Framework for Understanding Property Regulation and Land Use Control from a Dynamic Perspective”
Associate Dean Donald Kochan’s article “ A Framework for Understanding Property Regulation and Land Use Control from a Dynamic Perspective ” was recently published in the Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law (Volume 4, Issue 2, 2015). Fowler Law students may recognize the dynamic circle and this descriptive framework. This publication
Forthcoming Chapman Law Review Article Chosen for National Honor
The Institute for Law Teaching and Learning recently selected an article from the forthcoming volume of the Chapman Law Review as its May 2015 Article of the Month. The article, “Teaching the Digital Caveman: Rethinking the Use of Classroom Technology in Law School” by James Levy, an associate professor of law at the Nova Southeastern
Fowler Law Receives Law School Admission Council Annual Diversity Award
Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law recently placed third in the Law School Admission Council’s annual Diversity Matters Awards. The national award recognizes law schools throughout the country that perform exceptional outreach efforts targeted to students of under-represented racial and ethnic groups. “We hope to inspire students from historically under-represented groups to pursue
Fowler Law Professor Susanna Ripken Publishes Article on Legal Paternalism
On the CLS Blue Sky Blog, Columbia Law School’s blog on corporations and capital markets, on June 5, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor Susanna Ripken published an article entitled “Legal Paternalism in the Securities Markets: The Need for More (or Less) Paternalistic Regulation to Protect Investors.” The article previews her forthcoming
Fowler Law Student Receives State Bar Environmental Law Fellowship
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law student Hugo Salazar (JD ’16) will spend part of his summer interning with Earthjustice , a nonprofit public interest law organization dedicated to environmental justice issues throughout the country, after receiving the California State Bar’s Environmental Law Fellowship last semester. Salazar was one of three
2015 Commencement: Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law
Grey skies couldn’t dampen the spirits of graduates on May 22, the evening of Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law’s 2015 Commencement exercises. Thirty-two LL.M. and 137 JD graduates walked proudly across the Holly and David Wilson Field to accept their respective degrees as their friends and families cheered. This year’s keynote speaker
Fowler School of Law 2015 Graduates Honored at Annual Banquet and Reception
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law students began Commencement weekend festivities last Thursday with two receptions honoring the JD and LL.M. classes of 2015. Thursday evening, JD students, their families and Fowler Law faculty and staff met for a graduation banquet at the Turnip Rose Event Center in Costa Mesa. The annual banquet
Fowler Law Associate Dean Donald Kochan Publishes Article on Economics-Based Environmentalism
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Associate Dean Donald Kochan’s article “ Economics-Based Environmentalism in the Fourth Generation of Environmental Law ” was published in Volume 21 of the University of Missouri School of Law’s Journal of Environmental & Sustainability Law this month. The article was written for the 2015 symposium “Environmental Law
Dean Tom Campbell publishes “Conditionality as Opposed to Inseverability” in response to Emory Law Journal article
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Dean Tom Campbell was invited by the editors of Emory Law Journal to write a response to an article by Eric Fish, “Severability as Conditionality,” regarding what courts should do when part of a statute is held unconstitutional. Fish argues that the rest of the statute should