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Professor Ray Chao met with St. Francis School of Law’s Juris Doctor students online this week to discuss his career including his work as a prosecutor in Chicago. Prof. Chao also practiced law in Manhattan, and has now relocated to California. Prof. Chao was...Feb 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
In keeping with the mission of St. Francis School of Law to provide cutting edge legal education online with a sophisticated professional skills focus, our upper-level students are currently engaged in our Alternative Dispute Resolution class. The course immerses...Feb 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
St. Francis School of Law is announcing the appointment of Professor James Woodruff II to the faculty. Prof. Woodruff is a graduate of South Texas College of Law and Texas A&M University. He is licensed to practice law in Florida and Texas. Prof. Woodruff served...Feb 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
St. Francis School of Law invited me to comment on whether law schools should be able to award credit for paid externships. Writing for The Volkokh Conspiracy law blog, in a piece entitled “The ABA should let law students earn academic credit for paid externships”,...Feb 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
St. Francis School of Law announced that Dean Carole J. Buckner has been appointed to the Orange County Bar Association’s Civility Task Force. Incoming Orange County Bar Association President Todd G. Freidland has indicated that attorney civility will be one of his...Feb 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
At St. Francis School of Law, giving back to the community is an important value. Our professors live out this value in a variety of ways, including pro bono service and volunteering their time, and provide an important example to our students of the power to bring...Feb 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
St. Francis School of Law’s selective approach to the admission of applicants to our Juris Doctor program means that students participating in the program have the substantial benefit of interacting with highly qualified fellow students. St. Francis uses the Socratic...Feb 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
St. Francis School of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Adam Lippe was appointed by the governor of the State of Maryland to the Maryland State Board of Victim Services. The 22 member Board was created for the purpose of monitoring, assessing and coordinating...Feb 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
St. Francis School of Law is pleased to announce that Dean Carole J. Buckner has been appointed by the California State Bar Board of Trustees to the State Bar Committee on Mandatory Fee Arbitration. The MFA Committee oversees the mandatory attorney-client fee...Jan 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
Professor Laura Jacobus obtained an exclusive interview with Hui Chen, a Department of Justice (DOJ) expert consultant on corporate compliance and Andrew Weissmann, Chief of the DOJ’s Criminal Division Fraud Section, regarding the evolving nature of the expanding...