Professor Lipman Appointed to Public Service Fellowship Committee
Congratulations to Professor Francine Lipman, who was recently appointed to the Public Service Fellowship Committee. Professor Lipman was also ranked no. 13 on SSRN of all tax professors in the country, based largely on the thousands of downloads of her papers. View Professor Lipman’s ranking.
Professor Tehranian's Book Gets Good Review
The Faculty Lounge reviewed Professor John Tehranian’s recent book, Whitewashed: America’s Invisible Middle Eastern Minority. “Anyone interested in critical race theory and the status of Americans of middle Eastern descent (and indeed the difficulties inherent in defining a meaningful concept of ‘Middle Eastern’) might find this book a particularly interesting read.” Read the full review.
Professor Lang Gets Favorable Review
Tax Notes favorably reviewed Professor Mike Lang’s latest casebook, Regulation of Federal Tax Practice, which he co-authored with Linda Geller. “Aside from the clarity of organization and careful selection of case material, the textbook’s fundamental strength undoubtedly rests in its practical, highly relevant questions, strategically placed throughout each chapter. Sometimes textbooks contain arcane questions that
Chapman Career Services Praised in Article
The Student Lawyer highlighted Chapman Career Services in an article entitled “How To Chart Your Career.” The article discussed the importance of quality staffing in a law school’s career service office when it comes to assisting students in a legal market that it at a historic low. Chapman staffing was described as the “hallmark” of
Professor Rotunda Publishes Op-Ed on Female Soldiers
The Chicago Tribune published Professor Kyndra Rotunda’s op-ed, entitled “Stop Encouraging Deployed Female Soldiers to Wear Headscarves,” in which she discussed the U.S. military’s policy of “encouraging” female soldiers deployed to Afghanistan to wear Muslim headscarves. In her op-ed, Professor Rotunda addressed the military’s defense of the policy as merely optional. “Anyone who has been
Chapman's Working with Filmmakers Clinic Credited in Film
Chapman’s Working with Filmmakers Clinic is credited in a film to be presented at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. (See http://indianfilmfestival.org/) Through the clinic, Chapman Law students work directly with low budget independent filmmakers and serve as production legal counsel. Chapman Law Students in the Working with Filmmakers Clinic were also credited in
Professor Bishop Publishes Book on Corporate Law
Lionel Sawyer & Collins has released Professor Keith Bishop’s new book about Nevada corporate law. Professor Bishop’s latest treatise, Bishop & Zucker on Nevada Corporations and Limited Liability Companies (Lionel Sawyer & Collins), reflects the substantial changes the Nevada legislature has made to corporate statutes.
Student Awarded Equal Access Justice Scholarship
Congratulations to 2L Whitney Stefko, who was awarded the Equal Access to Justice Scholarship at the national Association of Women Judges midyear conference. The scholarship is sponsored by Morrison & Forester, LLP.
Chapman Competition Team Goes to National Finals
Chapman ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition team of Kelly Manley, Tom Nolin, and Jon Mason will be taking Chapman to the national finals of that competition for the first time since 2008. The Chapman team made it to one of the largest and most prestigious moot court competitions in the country, with over 200 teams
Chapman Students Place in International Mediation Competition
Seven Chapman Law students received recognition in a London mediation competition hosted by BPP Law School and sponsored by the International Academy for Alternate Dispute Resolution. Over 110 competitors from 23 law schools from four continents comprised the 34 teams that participated in the competition. In the individual awards, Scott McIntyre was second in the