Category: News & Media

On Friday, April 11, 2014, Professor Randy Berholtz and a Research Team of IP Fellows will host a symposium for patent attorneys and students to hear from patent examiners in key jurisdictions, international attorneys and representatives from pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. “I would like to encourage you all to come to our Thomas Jefferson School […]

On April 11, 2014 Professor Maurice Dyson will be speaking to a prestigious and historic gathering of national experts, policymakers, attorneys and scholars which include Jack Greenberg, Erwin Chemerinsky, The Hon. Nathaniel Jones, Charles Hamilton Houston, Jr., at a conference commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision.  Professor Dyson will […]

Be sure to come out and place your bid at this year’s carnival themed Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) auction being held on Friday, April 4 beginning at 5:30 p.m. on TJSL’s third floor. Tickets are $10 and will include carnival games, raffles, food, beverages, entertainment and silent and live auctions.   Some of this […]

Advisys is sponsoring a webinar on Client Prospecting called “Cloning your Clients” with Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Associate Dean William Byrnes, the author of the newly released book National Underwriter Sales Essentials: Managing Your Agency. The webinar is Wednesday, April 2 at 8am Pacific, open to all TJSL students and alumni. “While America is […]

Hard work pays off, and no one knows that better than TJSL alum, Jakgeem Mays ’10. After setting a goal to attend law school and transition into television, Jakgeem was recently promoted to the newly created Specialist, Legal Affairs role for NBCUniversal’s Cable Entertainment Group.  Jakgeem will draft and negotiate various agreements and handle other […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law Alumnus Peter C. Blair ’09 opened his criminal solo practice in 2013 where he now handles mostly serious and violent felonies, narcotics possession and sales, domestic violence, fraud, and simple misdemeanors such as DUI and petty theft. “I am thankful for my success in my short career as a solo […]

By Ryan Carlson, 2L, CSLP Sports Law Fellow The Center for Sports Law & Policy (CSLP) recently sent five of its Sports Law Fellows to tour one of the most important golf factories in the world, and to have a face to face with the company’s associate general counsel (AGC), Sierra Brandis. When golfers hear […]

Associate Dean for Graduate & Distance Education Programs William H. Byrnes’ 2nd Edition of LexisNexis Guide to FATCA Compliance was published on February 3. The 600 + page book of legal analysis features Thomas Jefferson School of Law Alumnus Sean Livermore ’13 as managing editor and Jason Miller (3L) as co-author of a chapter on […]

By John T. Sylvester, 3L “You must prepare for the fact that it is highly likely that almost every client that will walk through your door is temporarily insane. But if you have a dynamic personality, and you love what you do, you can help them through this emotional time.” The Hon. Harry L. Powazek […]

Professor Bisom-Rapp spent her spring break in Modena, Italy, where every March since 2003, the Marco Biagi Foundation (MBF) at the University of Modena has hosted an international conference devoted to international and comparative employment and labor relations. Professor Bisom-Rapp has attended the event annually since 2007, making this her eighth consecutive year as a […]

Sign up to show off your skills or simply come enjoy performances by TJSL professors, alumni and students at the inaugural Thomas Jefferson School of Law Talent Show. The talent show will be emceed by Professor K.J. Greene and will take place at the new downtown San Diego Public Library located next door to the […]

On March 12, 2014, Thomas Jefferson School of Law hosted a panel titled Downtown San Diego Homelessness: Its Implications and Solutions, a public panel put on by students taking Global Justice, Self-Determination & the Law. “The panelist had great responses and were happy to discuss their plans to move forward in resolving the issue of […]