In a processional accompanied by the proud wail of bagpipes, members of Chapman University Fowler School of Law’s Class of 2017 walked across campus toward the tree-lined Wilson Field Friday, symbolically marking the transition from students to graduates at the law school’s 20th commencement ceremony. View a webcast of the full commencement ceremony. View more
Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law has received a $300,000 grant from the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) to host a DiscoverLaw.org Pre-Law Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) program, a law school summer “bridge program” for undergraduate racial and ethnic minority groups traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession. The three-year grant will support the Fowler
First year students Hope Blain and Elisabeth Carter faced-off before a packed house in Fowler School of Law’s appellate courtroom last week during the final argument in the 2017 Rutan & Tucker Golden Gavel Competition. The final argument served as an opportunity for the winning advocates to display their skills before a panel of VIP
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law’s Cindy Park (JD ’18) has been recognized by the Orange County Asian American Bar Association (OCAABA) with the 2017 Outstanding Student Award. OCAABA recognizes one student each year who has demonstrated significant contributions to the association as well as to the Orange County legal and Asian Pacific
More than 160 guests including members of the bench and bar and Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law alumni, students, faculty, and administrators gathered this past spring for the annual PILF Gala Dinner and Silent Auction at the DoubleTree Hotel in Orange. Hosted by Chapman’s Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF), the event raised
This month, Chapman University Fowler School of Law students in the Bette and Wylie Aitken Family Protection Clinic, along with Professor Julie Marzouk, conducted a legal training for more than 60 professionals to explain the means by which immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking can obtain lawful immigration status. The audience
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law welcomed four judges from the Los Angeles Superior Court Diversity Committee for a panel discussion with students on March 21. The committee aims to increase diversity among court officers by encouraging members of underrepresented communities to pursue appointment or election to the bench. The panelists included the
On Thursday, March 30, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law’s Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) will host its annual gala dinner and silent auction, with proceeds supporting PILF’s Summer Grant Program for students pursuing unpaid public interest positions. The semi-formal event will include a seated dinner, silent auction, live jazz music, and a
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law celebrated its 11th Diversity Week from February 20 to 26 with multiple days of programming organized by a cross-section of the school’s many diverse student groups. The week began with a lunchtime panel on “Diverse Women in the Law.” The panel featured three panelists from the legal community
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law students Brianna Ruiz (JD ‘18) and Grace Nguyen (JD ‘18) took home the first place title last weekend at the annual Juvenile Law Moot Court Competition in Costa Mesa, California. Nguyen was also recognized as second-place oral advocate and Ruiz was recognized as the 10th-place oral advocate in preliminary rounds.