Category: News & Media

Axley is pleased to announce the addition of Attorney Conor Leedom to its Waukesha office. Attorney Leedom focuses his practice on contract negotiations; business organization and formation; mergers and acquisitions; and real estate transactions including sales and acquisitions, leasing, and development; and land use matters. To read more, click here

“Tell me, who are you? … ‘Cause I really wanna know”  Do you often hear the following phrases at offices, social mixers, meetings, and dinners? “What was your name again?” “I’m terrible at remembering names” “Uh, we’ve met before?” “And you are?” (add sheepish tone). If you meet a lot of people (or just a few) […]

In an audacious attempt to silence Greenpeace’s constitutionally protected criticism of what the environmental protection group calls “Resolute Forest Destroyer,” the logging company, Resolute Forest Products, sued Greenpeace under RICO – the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. In the suit, filed on May 31, 2016, Resolute sought CAD $100 million in economic damages and an injunction against “wrongful […]

In the early part of 2016, the leadership at Fox News decided it had to clean up the company’s image and culture, as stories about Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly’s multimillion-dollar sexual harassment settlements piled up. To read more, click here

Dean Bullock’s column can be read on page 11 in the September/October 2017 edition of San Diego Lawyer

On October 12th,Thomas Jefferson School of Law Alumni Association honored United States Magistrate Judge Mitchell Dembin with the Judicial Service Award and Anna Romanskaya ’07 with the Outstanding Service to the Community Award at the 10th Annual Judicial Mixer and Alumni Awards Reception held at Thomas Jefferson School of Law. To read more, click here

NCTD recently made some impactful changes to its regional bus routes. One of those changes will save MiraCosta College students more than an hour of daily commute time. Oceanside resident Jaime Figueroa heard about the need for a more direct route to the college from former students he served as past supervisor of the Vista […]

On October 5th, Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s  former Alumni Association President Renee Galente ’08, began her term as President of the California Women Lawyers (CWL). Ms. Galente’s term as President will run from October 2017 to September 2018.  Renee Galente ’08 is a trial lawyer with Galente Law, APC focusing on personal injury, criminal defense, […]

A Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) San Diego civilian employee has been named the 13th annual Department of Defense David O. Cooke Excellence in Public Administration Award (EPAA) winner. Hallie Balkin, NAVSUP FLC San Diego assistant counsel, was selected for the award after a thorough review of her exceptional contributions to […]

1.  What year did you graduate?  2014   2.  Please describe your journey from law school to where you are now. While studying for the Texas bar exam after graduation, I emailed my resume to seemingly every company remotely related to the law in the Dallas – Fort Worth area.  I heard back from nationally […]

This past weekend Thomas Jefferson School of Law hosted the 7th Annual National Sports Law Negotiation Competition (NSLNC) and it was a rousing success.  The school hosted 40 teams from law schools such as California Western, Pepperdine, Santa Clara, Marquette, Fordham and Georgetown, just to name a few.  For the first time, the competition had a team from Canada […]

This fall, members of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law faculty will be 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 […]