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
Remembering Professor Katherine Darmer
One year ago, we lost a treasured member of the law school community—Professor Katherine Darmer. Professor Darmer was an excellent scholar and teacher. In addition, she devoted her amazing advocacy talents to a number of causes including marriage equality and human rights. We are pleased to announce that a scholarship has been created in memory
LL.M. Alumna to Present Scholarly Findings at National Crime Victims Conference
In June 2013, Alice B. Lustre (LL.M. ’10) will be presenting her research entitled “After the Gavel Falls: Application of the Federal Crime Victims’ Rights Act in Habeas Corpus Proceedings” at the National Crime Victims Law Institute’s 2013 Crime Victim Law Conference. The presentation is based on a directed research project Alice undertook as part
PILF's Silent Auction Will be Amazing, Despite Lack of Carrier Pigeons
Student blogger: Minhquan Nguyen (’14) PILF Co-President Midnight. Still not in bed. Alarm is set for 6 AM (argh, argh). One month until the Silent Auction. So why does it feel like the Silent Auction is tomorrow and years away all at the same time? I should never have gotten myself into this. I
From Poverty to Fulbright Fellow, Chapman 1L Hugo Salazar Receives OC Hispanic Bar Scholarship
When we talk to new law students after their first semester, they often tell us that law school has been one of the toughest challenges they have ever faced. But first year law student Hugo Salazar has a different story to tell. Hugo grew up in an impoverished area of Tijuana, Mexico. At the age