3L Matt Stevens’ Passion for Health Care Law Leads to Opportunity at the Health and Human Services Office
Matt Stevens is a third year Chapman Law Student who has braved Washington D.C’s icy temperatures since January. His passion for health care law has led him almost 3,000 miles away from sunny Orange County, California to the Office of Counsel to the Inspector General at Health and Human Services (OCIG). “I love everything about
PILF’s Silent Auction Raises More than $10,000 to Fund Summer Public Interest Jobs
When law students pursue public interest work, they often assist firms and individuals without many resources. This is precisely why Chapman’s Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) hosts an annual silent auction fundraiser. Without these funds, low income parties may not receive the justice they deserve. This year, we are pleased to report that PILF has
Chapman Law Wins First Place at International ADR Competition in Ireland
Chapman Law placed first at the Twelfth Annual International Law School Mediation Tournament hosted by the International Academy of Dispute Resolution (INADR) in Dublin, Ireland. When the first place team was announced on March 15, 2013, the Chapman Law team received a standing ovation. “It was a huge deal,” said Professor David Dowling who helped
LL.M. Student from Saudi Arabia Becomes Academic Fellow
Naser Alshamasi (LL.M. ’13) became one the newest Academic Fellows at Chapman Law School. This accomplishment means that he is in the top of his class and has been hand-selected by a professor to help teach. Like all Academic Fellows, Naser is highly intelligent, easy to understand and enthusiastically helps students in their first semester.
Let’s See Who’s Who in the Zoo
Student blogger: Mike Preciado (’13) Chapman Law Review Editor Have you ever wondered how absurd the law school rankings are? Well, they’re absolutely bonkers. No, I’m not complaining that they produce unfortunate results for some law schools: by definition, a ranking system will always have schools in the lowest tier. I’m complaining because the
Chapman Law ABA Teams will Compete at National Finals
This academic year has proven to be a successful one for Chapman Law’s competitions team. In addition to a string of recent successes, two of our teams traveled to Berkeley during spring break to compete in the regional ABA Representation in Mediation Competition and both teams faired extremely well. The team of Travis Casey (3L) and Chris
PILF Silent Auction to Help Fund Summer Public Interest Positions
On March 7, 2013 from 6 to 9 p.m., Chapman Law’s student chapter of the Public Interest Law Foundation will hold its annual Awards Dinner & Silent Auction at the Hilton DoubleTree in Orange. The event will raise funds for PILF’s public interest summer jobs grant program and will honor Judge Wendy Lindley and Bette
Sports Immigration Law, It's a Real Thing
Student blogger: Jared Berman (’15) Exhausted from a full day of first year classes, I dragged myself to a Chapman Law event, hoping to network and educate myself on immigration law, and discovered a field I never knew existed – sports immigration law. Yes, you read that correctly, sports immigration law – it’s a real thing.
Alumni Highlights - February 2013
Are you a Chapman Law alumni? Have you recently changed firms, been promoted or made partner and would like to be featured in the next online edition of Alumni Highlights? Then submit a class note! Jimmy Blalock (’09) recently finished his term as Chair of the Alumni Advisory Board. During his tenure, he successfully increased
Chapman Law's Competition Teams Continue to Triumph
Earlier this month, Chapman Law School sent two teams to the National Juvenile Law Moot Court Competition at Whittier Law School. The teams were comprised of Katherine Currie-Diamond (2L) and Jaryn Saritzky (2L) and Andrew Mase (2L) and Minhquan Nguyen (2L). After the preliminary rounds on Friday, Katherine and Jaryn received the third-place brief award