A less than ideal job market doesn’t stop 3L Adam Schlesinger from pursuing his goals. When First American Financial Corp. expanded its summer internship program this year, they were flooded with 490 applications for the 27 internships offered. Adam has been chosen to work with First American’s Mortgage Services Division and is recognized in the
Two Chapman students, Andrew Gahan and Minhquan Nguyen, have won the Golden Quill Award in the Rutan & Tucker Golden Quill Competition. This Legal Research and Writing competition is open to all 1L students and is held each spring semester. Students must submit legal briefs on behalf of a defendant or plaintiff. Andrew wrote the top
The ABA Journal has published an article that shines an academic spotlight on the scholarly work of Chapman Law. The article, discussing a new University of St. Thomas report, identified Chapman as one of three newer law schools accredited within the past two decades that “have already made a scholarly impact that dramatically outpaces their present academic reputations.”
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, along with several other law schools, will be sponsoring a one-of-a kind moot court event. Two weeks before the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, The California Endowment and several law schools are bringing together a bipartisan mix of renowned legal minds and policy experts to
Chapman Law Review is pleased to announce the members of its 2012-2013 Executive Board. The 2011-2012 Executive Board was greatly impressed by the level of enthusiasm and the quality of each applicant. Congratulations to the following students: Kyle Mott, Editor-in-Chief Jordana Furman, Managing Editor Michael Preciado, Senior Symposium Editor Matt Susson, Senior Articles Editor Briana
Chapman University School of Law is proud to announce that two law students, Laura Moss and Jason Armbruster, have been selected to participate in Chapman’s international documentary film program. This summer, over 20 film, law and humanities students will travel to Mozambique to film four documentaries. Professor John Hall adds, “It was a particularly competitive
In an article entitled, “Chapman Mediators Continue to Impress,” Riverside County Superior Court highlighted the Chapman Law School Mediation team. Congratulations to Professor David Dowling, “Chapman’s indefatigable Mediation Clinic Director,” and to an outstanding Chapman Law student team of mediators! Read the full article from Riverside County Superior Court newsletter News for Neutrals here.
Congratulations to Spencer Wampole and Harrison Brown, winners of the 2011 Rutan & Tucker 1L Golden Gavel Competition for excellence in appellate oral argument.
Jeffrey Kuhns, a 2012 Chapman candidate for an LLM in Taxation, has received the top prize in a writing competition. Mr. Kuhns’ piece on “The Application of the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA) to Commercial Space Flight Accidents” was the winning article in the Admiralty & Maritime Law Committee’s annual law student writing