Category: News & Media

Professor Maurice Dyson moderated a lively panel at the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association MLK Commemoration Luncheon in San Diego. The 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination was April 4th. Read more here.

Deputy Public Defender Steve Binder ’84, who co-founded a game-changing court program that helps homeless individuals get back on their feet and leave the streets, has been named a Community Hero by KPBS and the National Conflict Resolution Center. Click here to read more.

The efforts of Tamra Dicus (1L, in pink) and a group of Thomas Jefferson School of Law students to change the California State Seal were covered by The Call, a weekly newspaper in Kansas City, Missouri, as well as in The AFRO, a newspaper in D.C.

Thomas Jefferson School of Law Professor Meera E. Deo, J.D., Ph.D. has been selected as the new Director of the Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE), effective January 1, 2018. She notes, “I am honored to lead LSSSE during this transformative moment in legal education. As law schools realize the importance of empirical data […]

On Tuesday, March 6, 2018, students at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law were invited to join Professor of Law Maurice Dyson at the National Action Network House of Justice at the Ebenezer Baptist Church to discuss bringing greater transparency and accountability to excessive police force and shootings in communities of color. The dialogue with […]

Sherrexcia ‘Rexy’ Rolle, a Thomas Jefferson School of Law 2014 alumna, is the Vice President of Operations and General Counsel for Western Air, a Bahamas-based black-owned aviation business. Read more in her interview with Bauce Mag here.

The Law Office of David P. Shapiro, a criminal defense law firm, welcomed Thomas Jefferson 2011 alumnus Stefano L. Molea as a partner at the beginning of the year.  Prior to becoming a partner, Molea trained with some of the most prominent criminal defense lawyers in San Diego County. He received his Bachelor of Arts […]

It was a rousing, inspirational evening at the Jacobs Center on Euclid Avenue to celebrate the National Action Network’s “Revival of the Movement.” On the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s death, Professor Maurice Dyson of Thomas Jefferson School of Law addressed “the need for a revival of justice, a revival of love, and spiritual resistance” to racial animosity. Professor Dyson quoted Dr. […]

Download Article By Jonathan A. Valmeo, J.D. Candidate, 2018 TJSL Trial Team members Sofia Flores and Tyler Barclay were the victors besting the trial team of the University of San Diego School of Law in the final round of the Region 14 Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial (TYLA) Competition. TJSL sent two teams to […]

On February 9th, Thomas Jefferson School of Law hosted the 18th Annual Women and the Law Conference. This year’s theme was entitled, “Her Place at the Bargaining Table: Gender, Negotiation and ‘Risky’ Decision-Making.”  The conference brought together leading experts and practitioners to examine the gender dynamics in negotiation, persuasion and bargaining. Key topics addressed included: […]

This spring, members of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law faculty are speaking at venues across the country and even abroad. “We don’t often stop to think about the incredible brain trust represented by our faculty. I am so honored to work with this talented group of scholars,” noted Associate Dean for Faculty Research and […]

Last month, Thomas Jefferson School of Law hosted thirty law students and lawyers from Brazil for its Legal English Program.  The Thomas Jefferson School of Law Legal English Program is a three-week program where international students have an opportunity to immerse themselves in American culture and improve their English language skills.  The international students learned […]