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On May 30th—just two weeks after senior, and now graduated, Dustin Fox walked the stage at the Copley Hall graduation—Dustin walked again: this time, down the aisle with Jerica Duarte. The officiant was Professor William Slomanson, who thus performed his sixth Thomas Jefferson wedding ceremony. He has now done so for nine Thomas Jefferson students, […]

Professor Susan Bisom-Rapp participated in an international seminar in Fréjus, France, which was held from Wednesday, June 3  – Friday, June 5, 2015. The conference was the final international meeting of the Grey Zone Project (Projet ZOGRIS), a working group of scholars studying the rise of insecure forms of employment in a number of countries, […]

Ben Aguilar ’11 was honored with the San Diego County Bar Association’s 2015 Service Award for Outstanding Service by a New Lawyer. Friends, family and colleagues gathered at the Westin San Diego Hotel on May 1, 2015 for the Annual Awards Luncheon to congratulate the winners and to celebrate the spirit of giving back. The […]

The new Thomas Jefferson School of Law Alumni Association Board of Directors were sworn in by Dean Thomas Guernsey on Tuesday, May 26 in the Thomas Jefferson Moot Courtroom. The Alumni Board is made up of 30 Thomas Jefferson alums who say they are up for the challenge and are ready and willing to give […]

On Thursday, June 4, 2015 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel located at 333 W. Harbor, the State Bar Swearing-In Ceremony took place. “Being sworn in is a great feeling,” said Marie Kathleen Maloney ‘14. “It finally felt real. It was the moment I finally felt like I could breathe deeply, take in all the success […]

Marine veteran Leonel Fuentes Vargas ’15 secured a position at the San Diego Office of the Public Defender as a post bar law clerk. The San Diego Public Defender’s Office offers one of the most competitive and coveted post-bar Clerkship of its kind in the nation. The program affords a select group of recent graduates […]

As a criminal defense attorney with the Mazzone Law Firm, Laura Shaver ‘11 strives to provide clients with justice through advocacy. “I’ve always loved a good fight,” Shaver said to explain what drew her to criminal defense work. “What better fight than to fight for someone’s freedom? Freedom and the presumption of innocence are rights […]

On Thursday, May 7, 2015, Dean Thomas Guernsey, Director of Alumni Relations Stephanie Marquez, Director of Admissions Tim Spearman and Director of Career Services, Jeffrey Chinn joined Vegas alums and several prospective students at the Las Vegas Alumni Reception at a venue overlooking the Las Vegas Strip. Marcus Threats ’13 and the Thomas Jefferson Alumni […]

Six Thomas Jefferson School of Law May 2015 graduates and one current student recently received a 2015 San Diego La Raza Lawyers Bar Stipend Scholarship. The recipients are: Fernanda Oviedo ‘15, Priscilla Ascar ’15, Pedro Garcia ’15, Lizbeth Iniguez 3L, Justin Hall ’15, Jose J. Rodriguez ’15, and Leonel Fuentes V. ’15. Rodriguez, Askar and […]

The second round of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law Bar Study Scholarships has been awarded. The scholarship is designed to provide financial support for one or more graduates, who will be studying to take the California Bar for the first time. The awards are funded by contributions from faculty, staff, alumni, and student contributions, […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s General Counsel Karin Sherr is being honored by the San Diego Business Journal. The San Diego Business Journal’s 3rd annual celebration of General Counsel, to be held on Thursday, June 18, 2015, 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., at the Hall of Champions in Balboa Park, is designed exclusively to recognize excellence […]

May 2015 graduate A. Karen Barragan has secured a position with the San Diego City Attorney’s Office, Criminal Division, as a post bar law clerk. The Post Bar clerkship affords students the opportunity to experience the demanding practice of a prosecutor. The program is designed to give students not just an understanding of the criminal […]