Chapman Welcomes New Family Violence Clinic
New Family Violence Clinic is law school’s fifth student clinic. Learn more…
Alum Gary Polk to serve as Judge in the Riverside County Superior Court
Chapman Alumnus Gary Polk (JD ’08) has been appointed by Governor Newsom to serve as a judge in the Riverside County Superior Court. Polk has been a fixture in the Riverside County District Attorney’s office since passing the bar in 2008, and after fourteen years of service in a variety of roles there, Polk is
Chapman Law welcomes new directors to Career Services Office and Darling Law Library
The Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law is pleased to welcome two talented new members to its administrative staff. Kristen O’Brien joined the Fowler School of Law in November as an Assistant Director of Career Services. O’Brien comes to Chapman from Lewis Brisbois, where she handled employment litigation and general liability matters. Before
Professor Marisa Cianciarulo appointed interim dean of Fowler School of Law
Professor Marisa Cianciarulo has been appointed to the position of interim dean of the Chapman University Fowler School of Law, effective December 1. Dean Cianciarulo, who joined Chapman in 2006 as a member of the faculty and is the founding director of the Bette and Wylie Aitken Family Protection Clinic, has served as the law
Remembering Fowler School of Law Prof. Frank Doti
The Chapman Family suffered a tremendous loss on July 14 when Fowler School of Law Professor Frank Doti was tragically killed in a car accident while travelling with his family. A member of the law school faculty since 1996, Doti founded both the Fowler School of Law’s Tax Law emphasis program and its Tax Law
For alumna Megan Demshki, success means finding justice for her clients
Double Panther Megan Demshki ‘12 (JD ‘15) recently helped attain a settlement worth more than $11 million in favor of a motorcyclist who was left a quadriplegic in the wake of a 2015 automobile accident that, according to a lawsuit, was caused by an unlicensed campaign worker employed by a state assemblyman from Riverside County.
<span class="entry-title-primary">Chapman Law alumnus named one of Billboard’s Top Music Lawyers</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Christopher Navarro (LL.M. ‘11) honored for success with client negotiations</span>
Christopher R. Navarro (LL.M. ‘11), partner at Singh Singh & Trauben, was recently named one of Billboard’s Top Music Lawyers for 2021, along with Singh Singh’s managing partner, Simran A. Singh. Navarro, who joined the Beverly Hills-based firm in April 2019, helps head Singh Singh’s transactional entertainment matters in the areas of recorded music, including
Chapman Law named one of the Top 20 ‘Best Schools for Practical Training’
Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law was once again recently named one of preLaw Magazine‘s “Best Schools for Practical Training,” earning an “A+” grade and a ranking of 16th in the nation. In the same spring 2021 issue, preLaw also ranked Chapman as one of the country’s “Top Schools for Alternative Dispute Resolution
Sherry Leysen named Director of Darling Law Library
Sherry Leysen, who has been with the Chapman University Fowler School of Law since 2014, began a new role as Director of the Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library and Assistant Professor of Law on August 10, taking over for the library’s long-serving director, Professor Linda Kawaguchi, following her retirement August 7. During her eight-year
PLUS Program introduces undergraduates to the law school experience
For many young people, meeting their favorite actor or singer might cause them to swoon. For California State University, Fullerton student Maiyah Lyles, though, her fangirl moment came when meeting a different kind of star: Orange County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Macias. “She came to campus and told us her story,” Lyles said, “and in