Chapman Law Film Clinic Movie Selected for LA Film Festival
The Chapman Law Working With Filmmakers Clinic students worked last fall on the film “Dead Man’s Burden,” which has been selected for the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival. “Dead Man’s Burden” is a Western, set in the aftermath of the Civil War, and tells the story of siblings who are reunited, but torn between their
Members of Class of 2012 Acknowledge Absent Classmate on Graduation Day
Before members of the law school’s Class of 2012 began the procession to their graduation ceremony, they paused to recognize a special classmate who could not attend. First Lieutenant Rebecca Kipper, a member of the California Army’s National Guard, was called to military duty in February, just months before she would have completed her final
Professor Rotunda Published Article in National Law Journal
Professor Rotunda co-authored an article published in The National Law Journal, entitled “Prosecutorial and Judicial Misconduct: High court should hear ‘Rubashkin’ to consider overzealous DOJ and judge who was essentially on prosecution team.” The article talks about how, in the past few years, a series of federal judges have criticized the U.S. Department of Justice
Professor Eastman Published Op-Ed on Arizona Immigration
Professor Eastman published an op-ed in Bloomberg, entitled “Arizona Leads U.S. in Real Immigration Reform.” In it, Professor Eastman commented on the Supreme Court hearing dealing with Arizona’s S.B. 1070 immigration law, saying that the Supreme Court justices appeared to be leaning toward accepting the federal government’s argument that when it imposed sanctions only on
Chapman Law Alumnus Speaks on Finding Job
The Super Lawyers Blog featured Chapman Law 2010 alumnus, Atticus Wegman, discussing how he landed a great job right out of law school despite a very tough job market. Wegman is currently a civil litigation attorney at Aitken*Aitken*Cohn, one of nation’s top personal injury firms. Wegman started at the firm as a 2L law clerk, and continued
Professor Rotunda and Professor Schultz Honored
Professor Ron Rotunda was honored with the Chapman University School of Law award for excellence in research. Professor Nancy Schultz has won the Chapman University award for excellence in teaching. Chapman offers its congratulations and appreciation to Professor Rotunda and Professor Schultz.
Professor Eggert Speaks on Proposed Foreclosure Legislation
Professor Eggert spoke on proposed legislation that State Attorney General Kamala Harris and other proponents are pushing for to prevent foreclosure abuses by having stricter mortgage rules. The proposals are part of what Democratic legislators call an allied “Homeowners Bill of Rights.” Professor Eggert, in pointing out that under the present laws mortgage payment collectors often
Chapman Students Win Professor William Stallworth Award
Jason Ambruster, Chris Hossellman, and Matt Susson have been awarded the Professor William Stallworth Endowed Scholarship Award in contracts for 2010-2011. Ambruster was nominated by Professor Doti, Hossellman was nominated by Professor Hernandez, and Susson was nominated by Professor Peikoff. Professor Stallworth was a founding faculty member of the Chapman University School of Law. As
Chapman Law Named 2012 LSAC Diversity Matters Award Finalist
Chapman University School of Law has been named one of ten finalists for the 2012 Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) Diversity Matters Award. The award is given to schools that are seriously committed to diversity, and demonstrate their commitment by designing programming for high school students and college students from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented
GLAD Presentation on Faith Based Equality
The Global Law and Development (GLAD) Project for the LGBTQ Rights and Feminism hosted a presentation, delivered by Rev. Canon Albert Ogle, on the pluses and minuses of faith based equality. Rev. Canon Albert Ogle has lived and worked in Southern California since 1982, when Integrity sponsored his immigration from Ireland and helped to establish