What: Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law will receive the 2017 Ninth Circuit Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Education Award in recognition of the good work of the school’s Mediation Clinics. This award recognizes law schools within the 9th Circuit for demonstrated commitment to advancing education in the field of alternative dispute resolution.
When: Thursday, November 9, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The award will be presented by Ninth Circuit ADR Committee Chair, Andrew P. Gordon, U.S. District Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. The ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. in the Appellate Courtroom, followed by a reception in the lobby of Kennedy Hall.
Where: Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law in Orange, CA.
Details: Chapman’s Mediation Clinics are doing innovative work providing students to help ease court congestion at Riverside and Orange County courts by providing mediation services in over 700 actual cases each year; working with juvenile offenders and their victims in a unique Restorative Justice program; and, providing counseling and conflict resolution training for youth in juvenile hall.
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The Dale E. Fowler School of Law
About the Dale E. Fowler School of Law
With a “Top Schools” ranking in U.S. News and World Report, ABA accredited Chapman University Fowler School of Law is a forum where accomplished faculty members provide students with a combination of personalized instruction and real-world clinical, transactional, and courtroom training. Students can earn a JD, an LL.M., a joint JD/MBA in conjunction with the Argyros School of Business and Economics, and a joint JD/MFA in Film and Television Producing in conjunction with the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. Additionally, the school offers seven JD Emphasis programs in Advocacy & Dispute Resolution, Business Law, Criminal Law, Entertainment Law, Environmental, Land Use & Real Estate (ENLURE), International Law, and Tax Law. The school’s alumni are making a significant impact in their communities as leaders in law, business, and public service. In 2013, The Fowler School of Law made institutional history when alumnus Dale E. Fowler ‘58 donated $55 million to the school, which was – at the time – the second largest reported gift to a law school.
About Chapman University
As an academically distinguished center of learning, Chapman University attracts extraordinary students and faculty from around the globe. Its ten schools and colleges foster a vibrant intellectual community, and provide extensive opportunities for students to learn, grow and discover alongside remarkable faculty. The University is home to some 8,000 students pursuing bachelor, master and doctoral degrees, and is alma mater to more than 40,000 alumni found throughout the United States and the world. Now celebrating its 156th year, Chapman is known for its distinguishing strengths in leadership and civic engagement, in the arts and entertainment disciplines, and in specialized sectors of technology and science. The University is comprised of its main campus in Orange, California, and the Rinker Health Science campus for graduate health science programs in Irvine, California. Visit us at www.chapman.edu.
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