{"id":11308,"date":"2016-05-23T14:20:33","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T21:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/law\/2016\/05\/23\/future-leaders-in-law-share-their-paths-to-success\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T16:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:22:41","slug":"future-leaders-in-law-share-their-paths-to-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/law\/2016\/05\/23\/future-leaders-in-law-share-their-paths-to-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Leaders in Law Share Their Paths to Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each year we eagerly welcome a new class of Fowler School of Law alumni to our ranks. Although they may leave Kennedy Hall to pursue their unique career paths after graduation, they remain an integral part of the Fowler School of Law community \u2013 the very thing that draws so many to the school. This year, we invited some of our graduating students to share their Fowler School of Law experience with us. Below are a just a few of the many stories of Fowler School of Law\u2019s class of 2016.<\/p>\n

April Cristal<\/h3>\n
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April Cristal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To April Cristal, a strong sense of community was crucial when it came down to choosing her future law school out of the 40 she applied to. After taking into consideration the usual checklist of academic rankings and student resources of her top picks, she took it upon herself to find out what student life was actually like. After each campus tour, she stopped in the student lounge to sit and observe how students interacted with one another, and how faculty and administrators interacted with students outside of the classroom. She wanted a positive environment, not the dreaded law school clich\u00e9 of catty classmates.<\/p>\n

\u201cChapman, of all the schools I visited, felt the most welcoming,\u201d she said. \u201cI sat in the student lounge for a bit and I could just tell that the students were friendly. They were making plans for social events and talking about the readings. I thought it was just a good environment to be in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once she started law school, her hunch proved true. Although every student strives to be better, she said, they\u2019re competing alongside of each other rather than against.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy nature, as a law student we have to be competitive,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I\u2019ve never felt that people were trying to sabotage me or make me do worse in a class. If I missed a class, at least one person every time would text me to ask if I was OK, or if I needed the notes. So it\u2019s a nice place to be, because law school is already stressful. You may as well have a good support system.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over her three years at Fowler School of Law, Cristal served as an executive board member on the Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF), Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA), Student Bar Association (SBA) and as a co-chair for the Graduate Student Council. She also participated in the Children and Family Law Society, the
\nDiversity Initiative Publication and Symposium<\/a>, the Careers Services Office Advisory Board and as a student ambassador.<\/p>\n

\u201cI looked at law school as a very finite amount of time,\u201d she said. \u201cI came into law school thinking, if you really want to do something then go for it and do it as soon as you can, because you might not get the opportunity ever again. There are only three years to fit it all in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cristal said that although she entered planning to pursue educational law, her plans shifted after networking with attorneys and exploring externships and internships with organizations such as the Office of County Council, Children\u2019s Law Center and judicial externships in the Federal District Court. Now, she is pursuing judicial clerkships and considering pursuing local government attorney positions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came into law school wanting to serve people and really make an impact in the lives of individuals and communities, and I think being a local government attorney can do that,\u201d she said. \u201cI had never really thought about how much impact the city or county had on people\u2019s lives until I interned for a county council.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cristal said her inspiration to pursue the law came from her time as a middle school teacher in San Francisco as well as her own experiences as an Asian-American woman.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking with the community in San Francisco made me realize that we definitely need to build more diversity. It sounds cheesy, but I thought about what I wanted to the world to like in the future,” she said. “At the time, a lot of my friends were becoming professors, or nurses or teachers \u2014 which is great \u2014 but I didn\u2019t see a lot of people with my same background becoming lawyers. Once I started law school, I found a lot of those people.\u201d<\/p>\n

The highlight of her law career, she said, came at the close of her final semester when after two years of working toward building a social justice publication with a number of other students, she received an email from the faculty committee approving the proposal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a really nice beginning to the end of my law school career,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve been working on it for the last two years with a lot of great people and it\u2019s nice to see it come to fruition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jonathan Shin<\/h3>\n
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Jonathan Shin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the most common pieces of advice to law students is to \u201cmake the most\u201d of the three short years they have in law school. Jonathan Shin took that advice seriously, taking on an immigration case as a student under the guidance of Professor Richard Green. After three years of litigation, Shin won the case in September,\u00a0saving his client from being permanently removed from the country and separated from his family<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing his family hug while jumping up and down in the court room, was a significant moment in my law school career,\u201d he said. \u201cIt gave a meaning and purpose to my education.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aside from his very practical training with Professor Green, Shin found himself involved in several on-campus organizations including founding the Korean American Law Students Association (KALSA), serving on the executive boards of SBA, the Business Investment Law Society, and serving as a Big Sibling for the law school and APALSA. He was also a member of the Moot Court and Alternative Dispute Resolution competition teams, and served as on the Career Services Office Advisory Board and as an Honor Council Advocate.<\/p>\n

The opportunities to participate and help build a strong community proved true to his original feelings about the school.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing that stuck out to me when picking Fowler School of Law was the high bar passage rate, the low faculty to student ratio, and the shared sense of community within the student body. While law schools are notorious for their competitive environments, our student body truly thrives off of supporting each other,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Although he has received\u00a0offers following\u00a0graduation \u2014 which also include staying at his current firm, Stephens and Friedland, where he clerked for his 3L year \u2014 he has yet to make any final decisions.<\/p>\n

Jessica Roundy<\/h3>\n
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Jessica Roundy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jessica Roundy began law school with aspirations she calls corny but true: to fight for justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to give a voice to those don\u2019t have one,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

After graduation, she\u2019ll be heading to the Riverside County District Attorney\u2019s Office, where she has interned for the last three summers and will become a Deputy DA after passing the bar.<\/p>\n

For her, like many, Fowler School of Law was a home. As a California native, she had plans to move to a big city or the east coast, something different, she said, until she visited Fowler School of Law.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt it when I walked in, but even more so when I saw the students interacting. I could just feel that the community here was so much different from anywhere else,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have a great group of people here. Not only the students but the faculty and administration; we have people who care about and support one another, and at the same time challenge them to be better, individually and collectively.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of that community, Roundy spent her years involved in student organizations such as SBA, the Nexus Journal, the Fowler School of Law Grad Committee and Honor Council. She also found herself as a research assistant, academic fellow, student ambassador and Big Sibling for the law school.<\/p>\n

Between summers spent interning with the Riverside District Attorney\u2019s Office and two semesters interning for the Orange County District Attorney\u2019s Office, she also participated in the Fowler School of Law Mock Trial and Moot Court\u00a0competition teams<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe opportunity to go out and compete against different teams and schools, and to dive in head first into the courtroom was my favorite experience of law school,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen I stepped into the courtroom for the first time in my second year, I just felt so much more prepared. I knew where to stand and how to speak. There were\u00a0certainly things I didn\u2019t know yet, and still have to learn, but having that experience definitely helped me get over the smaller lessons so I can learn the more important ones.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although her ultimate goal to pursue a career with the District Attorney\u2019s Office has remained the same throughout her three years at Fowler School of Law, she said law school, and the opportunities to build upon her classroom experiences through on-campus organizations, has changed her for the better.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019m a completely different person now than who I was when I started. The way I look at the world, the way I think and look at problems has changed so much through this education,\u201d she said. \u201cI think that\u2019s really what law school provides you with. It\u2019s such a versatile degree that it gives you the tools to see the world and help you solve problems in a way you never did before.\u201d<\/p>\n

And when it comes to providing advice to new students, her answer comes down to simply taking the leap to make the most of the experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cDive in head first. Take up every opportunity that you can or that you\u2019re interested in, and soak up all that these three years can provide,\u201d she said. \u201cDon\u2019t get me wrong, there are times when it\u2019s tough, but thinking back on the last three years, it\u2019s all worth it. I wouldn\u2019t go back and change anything.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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