The CLOUD Act and Data Security

The CLOUD Act Casts a Shadow Over Email Privacy It’s hardly news that email isn’t private, but the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, Public Law 115-141, including the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (CLOUD Act), has made it easier for law enforcement...

Take Bar Exam Pass Rates Seriously…But in Perspective

California Bar Exam Pass Rate Hits New Low – But St. Francis Grads ShineResults for the February 2018 California Bar Exam are out. Only 46% of graduates of ABA-approved law schools in California, taking the California Bar exam for the first time, passed the February...

Greg Brandes named Dean of St. Francis School of Law

St. Francis School of Law has named Gregory J. Brandes as its new Dean. St. Francis School of Law is an innovative distance learning law school, based in Newport Beach, CA, that is registered with the California Committee of Bar Examiners. In announcing the...

Congratulations to Price and McCaffery

St. Francis School of Law congratulates Professor Jeff Dominic Price and St. Francis Alum Mary McCaffery on their latest trial victory in vindicating the civil rights of their client with a $350,000 verdict. Prof. Price, a certified appellate specialist, practices in...

Are Lawyer’s Invoices Privileged?

St. Francis School of Law Dean Carole J. Buckner recently published an article in the Orange County Lawyer Magazine’s Ethically Speaking column on The Disappearing Attorney Client Privilege, discussing the California Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Los...