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Two Chapman Law Students Win the Golden Quill Award
Two Chapman students, Andrew Gahan and Minhquan Nguyen, have won the Golden Quill Award in the Rutan & Tucker Golden Quill Competition. This Legal Research and Writing competition is open to all 1L students and is held each spring semester. Students must submit legal briefs on behalf of a defendant or plaintiff. Andrew wrote the top
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California District Attorneys Association Publishes Article by Chapman LL.M. Alumnus
Chapman Law LL.M. alumnus, Stephen Slyker, was recently published in the California District Attorneys Association publications. His newly published monograph entitled Retention and Return of Property and Evidence was actually his project for the Prosecutorial Science LL.M. program at Chapman Law and it now sells for $15 a copy. Stephen presented his monograph to the
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Chapman Law’s Scholarly Impact Dramatically Outpaces U.S. News Ranking
The ABA Journal has published an article that shines an academic spotlight on the scholarly work of Chapman Law. The article, discussing a new University of St. Thomas report, identified Chapman as one of three newer law schools accredited within the past two decades that “have already made a scholarly impact that dramatically outpaces their present academic reputations.”
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Chapman Law Alumnae Publishes Article
Elise Diamond, who graduated from Chapman University School of Law in 2012, published an article in The Student Appeal entitled “Gain Practical Experience in Law School.” In the article Diamond recommends participating in legal clinics, practice-oriented courses, on campus interview programs, and competition teams, all of which are offered at Chapman.
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Professor Eastman Comments on Supreme Court's Health Care Decision
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s health care decision, many Chapman law professors have been quoted in the media. Professor Eastman appeared on National Public Radio on June 29, 2012 to discuss the decision, saying, “This was a sellout of monumental proportions for those that recognize that there are limits on the federal power
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Chapman Law Band Wins ABA Battle of the Lawyer Bands
Chapman University School of Law 2012 alumnus George Hartline and 3L Devin Gifford, along with their band, George Hartline and the Harmless Doves, have been selected as one of the top three bands in the ABA’s Battle of the Lawyer Bands. They have been invited to play at the President’s Reception at the Art Institute
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Chapman Alumni Officers of the OCBA Young Lawyers Division
Chapman class of 2010 alumni were featured on the cover of July’s Orange County Lawyer magazine for their work in the Orange County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. Alumnae Sarah Nowels, who is currently working for Amezcua-Moll & Associates, serves as Education Chair. Alumnae Jessica Hawari Morner is the Community Outreach Chair, and has organized
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L.A. Times Quotes Dean Campbell and Professor Rotunda on Watergate
L.A. Times quoted Dean Campbell and Professor Rotunda in an article entitled “Forty years after Watergate, many legal reforms rolled back.” The article concludes that, although in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal there were many reforms to U.S. laws., many of those changes have since been eliminated. Professor Rotunda is quoted as saying, “”We
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Chapman Law to Host Afghan Students
Chapman University School of Law is honored to be amongst select law schools, including Harvard and Stanford University, which were invited to participate in the Public Private Partnership for Justice Reform in connection with the American University of Afghanistan. Dean Campbell and Chapman University’s Chancellor Daniele C. Struppa have created a program to provide full-tuition
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ABA Journal Quotes Professor Bell
Professor Bell was quoted in a piece in the ABA Journal on the U.S. News & World Report Law School ratings calculations.