Chapman Law Review Elects New Editor-in-Chief and 2014-2015 Executive Board
“This is my element. I’ve been in journalism since I was 15,” said Madiha Shahabuddin, the newly elected editor-in-chief of the Chapman Law Review . She was the editor-in-chief of the student-run magazine Alkalmia (meaning “the word” in Arabic) at the University of California, Irvine as well as the Walnut High School newspaper The Hoofprint
Fowler School of Law Alumna is the New President of the Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County
Diana Lopez (JD ’09) is the Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County’s third Wally Davis Scholar to become the organization’s President. Diana has served on the Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County Board since February of 2010. The Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County Wallace (Wally) R. Davis Memorial Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance to Orange County
Fowler School of Law Collaborates with the Orange County Diversity Task Force for Diversity Mixer Event
On January 28, 2014 students from Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law along with other law schools in the area attended the Orange County Diversity Task Force (OCDTF) Diversity Mixer. The event was held at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana and brought over 90 students together with representatives of 23 of the largest
Chapman University Fowler School of Law Professor Going the Extra Mile to Prepare Students for the Bar Exam
Mario W. Mainero, professor at Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law, was recently highlighted in “Law schools expanding classes to teach students to pass the bar exam,” written by Don J. DeBenedictis in the Daily Journal on Friday, February 14, 2014 (subscription required to view link). “We’re trying to do more than the commercial bar
Fowler School of Law Wins the Petitioner's Best Brief at Fifth Annual National Moot Court Competition
The Fifth Annual National Moot Court Competition was held February 7-8, 2014 at the Historic Embassy Suites in Downtown Charleston, South Carolina. The event was hosted by Charleston School of Law. Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law was represented by two teams at the completion, Katherine Currie-Diamond (JD ’14) and Arthur Arutyunyants
Fowler School of Law Students Win Top Three Oral Advocacy Awards at the National Juvenile Law Moot Court Competition
The 19th Annual National Juvenile Law Moot Court Competition was held on February 7 – 8, 2014 at Whittier Law School. Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law was represented at this event by two teams from the Appellate Moot Court Board . The first team included Minhquan Nguyen (JD ’14) and Benjamin Bertch (JD
Alumni Highlights – February 2014
Are you an alumni? Have you recently changed firms, been promoted, published or made partner and would like to be featured in the next online edition of Alumni Highlights? Submit a class note! Paula Schaefer (JD ’01) has been a solo practitioner for three years, doing business law, estate planning and administration. Last year she
Chapman’s Fowler School of Law Sports Law Symposium was a Home Run!
The business of sports is continuously evolving, creating new challenges and opportunities for sports lawyers and other legal professionals. Three law students set out to host an impressive sports law symposium to help Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law continue its upward trajectory within the area of Entertainment and Sports Law. With a
Fowler School of Law Alumnus Included in Daily Journal's Top 5 Associates to Watch
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law alumnus Atticus Wegman (JD ’10) was included in the Top 5 Associates to Watch list in the special Top 20 Under 40 list in the Los Angeles Daily Journal . Atticus is an associate at Aitken Aitken Cohn, where he is currently assisting founding partner Wylie A.
Exclusive Interview: Rand Getlin of Yahoo! Sports Discusses the Value of a Law Degree in Sports Journalism
The legal and business landscape of the sports industry has shifted dramatically within the past few decades. Only a select few journalists in contemporary news media have taken it upon themselves to chronicle these changes and shine light on the darker side of sports. One such journalist is Yahoo! Sports reporter and legal analyst