Category: Announcement

On September 17, 2015 Thomas Jefferson School of Law celebrated Constitution Day by hosting an interactive viewing of the documentary A Conversation About the Constitution. Sponsored by the Center for Law and Social Justice, the event was used as a springboard to generate dialogue among attendees about the Constitution. “I think the Constitution of the United […]

Alumna Courtney Darnell’s ‘10 professional experiences after graduation shaped her desire to build a business and help others maximize their own. In January 2015, Darnell launched Law Leaders Lab, a marketing and business development-consulting firm, in San Diego. “I am thankful to have created a life where no day is the same and every day is […]

Shortly after passing the bar, alumna Chantal Duisters ‘13 is enjoying her career as managing partner at Duisters & Parvizi, LLP. Focused on Estate Planning and Trust Administration, Duisters & Parvizi, LLP has quickly developed a reputation for providing comprehensive and tailored legal services to the San Diego community. Duisters, who previously worked as a legal […]

On Tuesday, August 18, 2015, Dean Thomas Guernsey hosted a Welcome Back for Continuing Students. Second and third year students were invited to partake of pizza, Thomas Jefferson t-shirts, and the company of faculty and staff. Held in the fifth floor Student Lounge, Dean Guernsey and Student Affairs organized the event as a way to […]

Into the second week of classes, on Tuesday, August 25, 2015, new and continuing students took time to attend Thomas Jefferson’s biannual Student Organization Fair. The interactive fair, held on the fifth floor in the student org room, exposed students to over 30 organizations spanning a variety of interests. Attending for the first time, students […]

Good food, good friends and great conversations were all part of the Annual Alumni & Friends Tailgate party which took place on Saturday, August 22, 2015. More than 150 Thomas Jefferson faculty, staff, students and alums mixed and mingled before heading off to see the Padres play the Cardinals.   On the day of the […]

“Graduating from law school was a dream come true,” said Aaron T. Hicks ‘04. Becoming an attorney was a goal Hicks set for himself as a young man, “In my senior year of high school, one of our teachers had us write out what we wanted to do in ten years. One of my goals […]

The San Diego Law Library Justice Foundation will present the Bernard E. Witkin Award for Excellence in Legal Education to Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Professor William Slomanson on Thursday, October 8, 2015, at the San Diego County Law Library’s annual foundation dinner. The Witkin Awards are presented annually to honor members of the San […]

Eric Madigan’s ‘12 focus and dedication paid off when he secured his current position as patent counsel at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bears’ Intellectual Property Law, a national firm located in San Diego. “I started out going to school for electrical engineering because I knew it was a field that employers were constantly seeking out […]

“I am pleased to announce that the winners of the Veterans Clinic Alumni Scholarship for the Summer 2015 semester are Scott Sanborn and Rebecca Mersand,” said Director of the Veterans Legal Assistance Clinic Professor Berenson. “Both Scott and Rebecca are military veterans themselves and are particularly committed to assisting struggling veterans.”  Since 2006, the Veterans […]

The Moot Court Honor Society is not just about bettering one’s advocacy skills, but also taking those skills and giving back to the community. During Constitution Week, Mesa College requested that Thomas Jefferson’s Moot Court Honor Society put on a demonstration on a topic of law relevant to constitutional rights; a request Moot Court members […]

In 2010, The California Bar Journal and the American Bar Association (ABA) published articles listing a study done by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The study found that “while about 7 percent of Americans were alcoholics, nearly 13 percent of lawyers surveyed by the ABA admitted to consuming six or more […]