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
Fowler School of Law Participates in New Lawyer Entrepreneur Assistance Program for Graduates Seeking to Go Solo
Six graduates of Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law are participating in a new solo practice “incubator” program this year run by Legal Aid Society of Orange County. The year-long program, Lawyer Entrepreneur Assistance Program (LEAP), provides new attorneys with the resources they need to successfully strike out on their own including office
Director of Fowler Law Mediation Clinic Offers Training to Ukrainian Students
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Associate Professor and Director of Mediation Clinic David Dowling added a new group of students to his roster last month. The clinical professor joined 15 undergraduate law students from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine for a two-hour class session via Skype on
2015 Graduation Week Kicks Off With Annual Grad Banquet
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law will hold its annual Graduation Banquet on Thursday, May 21 at 6 pm at Turnip Rose Celebrations in Costa Mesa. The event celebrates graduating JD students and offers an opportunity for students and their families to meet and socialize with faculty and administration. Make
Associate Dean Daniel Bogart Edits “Friedman on Leases” Update
Fowler School of Law Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Daniel B. Bogart served as Senior Contributing Editor in the most recent edition of Friedman on Leases , published by the Practicing Law Institute. Friedman on Leases is the most widely used treatise on commercial lease law and practice. The three-volume set clarifies and analyzes the full range of
Fowler School of Law Students Participate in Pro Bono Small Business Clinic
Twelve Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law students gained hands-on business law experience on Friday, April 24 during a pro bono small business clinic hosted on the Fowler Law campus and organized by The Public Law Center, the Association of Corporate Counsel and the local firm of Snell & Wilmer. The event
Third Annual Chapman Alumni Entertainment Industry Mixer Provides Law, Business and Entertainment Networking Opportunities
On Wednesday, April 29 Chapman University held its third annual Alumni Entertainment Industry Mixer at Tiato Restaurant located in the Lionsgate Film Headquarters in Santa Monica. The event brought together not only Fowler School of Law alumni and faculty members, but also graduates of the Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media Arts