A recent $1 million gift received by the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law establishes a new endowed professorship that will help expand the institution’s innovative bar exam preparation program. Professor Mario Mainero, the executive director of bar preparation and academic achievement at the Fowler School of Law, has been named as the
A group of 101 alumni of the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law passed the most recent California bar exam, with many returning to campus for a formal swearing-in ceremony Dec. 4 in Memorial Hall. The state oath was administered by Orange County Superior Court Judge Layne H. Melzer, and the federal oath
For the fourth consecutive year, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law alumni have exceeded the California American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school pass rate. The statewide pass rate for California ABA accredited law schools on the July 2014 exam was 69%. This represents a significant drop from the 76% pass rate for
On June 3, 2014, a State and Federal Bar Admission Ceremony was held at Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law. The Honorable Charles Margines, Assistant Presiding Judge, Orange County Superior Court addressed the group of new lawyers and read the State Oath. The Honorable David O. Carter, Judge, United States District Court, Central
Mario W. Mainero, professor at Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law, was recently highlighted in “Law schools expanding classes to teach students to pass the bar exam,” written by Don J. DeBenedictis in the Daily Journal on Friday, February 14, 2014 (subscription required to view link). “We’re trying to do more than the commercial bar