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The Uncommon Individual Foundation congratulated Professor William Slomanson on May 11, 2015, for his pioneering work in blended learning education. As its notice provides: Your video Why Flip? & Macro Design has been selected to be the LegalED video of the week and will be featured on our home page. We think this would be […]

On Saturday, May 16, 2015, the cheers and applause of proud family, friends, and faculty filled Copley Symphony Hall as May graduates assembled. Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Randy K. Jones’ introductory remarks were quickly followed by Dean Thomas Guernsey’s presentation of the Summa plaques to the most distinguished graduates, including Valedictorian Yana Loboda. […]

“Free coffee? Ya, I love it,” said Rebecca Orloff, 3L while grabbing her coffee and snacks, provided by the newly formed Student Legacy Foundation, before heading back to study for finals. “It’s just the little things like this that make students feel appreciated.” This effort to show appreciation began when several TJSL students formed the […]

The Thomas Jefferson School of Law Alumni and Admissions Departments co-hosted a dinner and reception for alumni and admittees at the 38th Annual Clinical Education Conference in Rancho Mirage, California on May 6. Admitted student Melody Busey said, “I have already been invited to two events to get to know the school better. That is […]

After several years at a premiere plaintiffs’ Civil Litigation firm in San Diego, alumna Renee Galente ‘08 joined her husband, DUI Attorney Eric Ganci ‘08, to form Galente Ganci, APC in 2011. Managing a thriving practice has proved immensely rewarding for this husband and wife team, both professionally and personally. One of the many rewards […]

Priscilla Askar 3L has accepted a prestigious two-year post-bar judicial clerkship at the Immigration Court of Los Angeles through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. The Department of Justice (DOJ) Honors Program is the largest and most prestigious federal entry-level attorney hiring program of its kind and eligibility is generally limited to graduating law students and […]

“You are in a unique position to decide how to spend the next 30-40+ years of your life,” said George Miller ’08 when asked what he would say to current TJSL students. “There are many things you can do with your degree — do what makes sense for you.” Miller, who graduated summa cum laude […]

GraduatePrograms.com, a resource for prospective graduate students, aimed at providing an honest and candid look at graduate programs across the country, has released its Spring 2015 Law School Rankings. Thomas Jefferson School of Law ranked number 13 out of 50 among the nation’s graduate programs which puts TJSL above Georgetown University, The Ohio State University […]

By Jack Pogosian, 3L President of the Armenian Law Students Association April 24th, 2015 marked the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The Armenian Law Students Association (ALSA) worked tirelessly to organize an event held on April 23rd to commemorate the centennial of the Armenian Genocide. ALSA was proud to have Judge Larry Alan Burns, […]

On Wednesday, March 25, TJSL was honored to host founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, Ethan Nadelmann, for a discussion titled “Legalizing Marijuana & Ending the Drug War: California’s Special Case.” Described as “the real drug Czar” by Rolling Stones magazine for his pivotal role in major drug policy reform ballot initiative […]

Professor William Slomanson has recently received the Columbia Law School Alumni Association’s “Most Books Authored” award. He has been invited to attend the annual Alumni Association banquet in New York City in June. Slomanson began his LL.M. studies at Columbia Law School, just after graduating from California Western School of Law, plus a bout with […]

On Wednesday, April 1, the Sports Law Society and the Labor and Employment Law Association at Thomas Jefferson School of Law collaborated to present a panel discussion on a hot topic in college athletics: Whether student-athletes should be paid for their services. Panelists included Ricardo Ochoa, Labor Law professor at California Western School of Law […]