Category: News & Media

A class-action lawsuit filed in federal court Monday is seeking to stop the city of San Diego from ticketing people for having tents and other possessions on public sidewalks. To read more, click here.

The State Bar Solo and Small Firm Section is pleased to announce that San Diego County attorney L. Tracee Lorens is the honored recipient of the 2017 Attorney of the Year Award.  The Solo and Small Firm Section of the State Bar of California presents its Attorney of the Year Award to honor a solo or small firm […]

When discussing the inner circle of Los Angeles Lakers’ rookie point guard Lonzo Ball, his father, LaVar, instantly comes to mind, as do his brothers LiAngelo and LaMelo. There’s another integral figure in the group who resides in the background with his head down, busy at work. Harrison Gaines, a 28-year-old Thomas Jefferson law grad, was handpicked […]

A class action filed this weekend urges the city to stop issuing violations against homeless residents using a city code intended to target trash dumpsters. It represents the latest legal move to force the city to overhaul its dealings with its homeless population. To read more, click here

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The Thomas Jefferson School of Law Board of Trustees today announced the appointment of L. Tracee Lorens ’90, H. Sammy Rihan ’96 and Brandon White ’05 to the Thomas Jefferson School of Law Board of Trustees. To read more, click here.

Thomas Jefferson School of Law today announced Bridget Madden, a 3L student, won the 2017 IDEA Student Writing Competition. This competition was organized by IDEA: The Journal of the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property from the University of New Hampshire School of Law. To read more, click here

In the eye of the draft hurricane, the NBA’s new first family eagerly awaits Adam Silver’s announcement: With the second pick, the Los Angeles Lakers select Lonzo Ball! LaVar beams, three gold Bs running down his black tie. His three boys, draped in custom-made ensembles, brace for a choreography of secret handshakes. There’s a man standing just behind the green room table, his burgundy […]

A San Diego jury found Robert Branch III not guilty of all charges related to a May 2015 confrontation with a plainclothes sheriff’s detective who put Branch in a hold that rendered him unconscious. To read more, click here.

For the past three decades, Imperial County Superior Court Judge Christopher Plourd has had the opportunity to observe and, more recently, help determine how forensic science is used in the courtroom. To read more, click here

Last week, Thomas Jefferson School of Law bar passers, their families and friends along with Thomas Jefferson School of Law Board of Trustees members, alumni, faculty and staff came together on Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s 8th floor to celebrate its newest attorneys. To read more, click here.

Joshua Bonnici ’10 article showcased in the latest issue of San Diego Lawyer (May/June 2017) p. 20-21. Nicholas Moore ’12 is also quoted on p. 8. To read more, click here