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Professor K.J. Greene Presents at SXSW Music Conference

Thomas Jefferson School of Law Professor K.J. Greene, a nationally recognized scholar in the fields of Entertainment Law and Intellectual Property Law was invited to be a panelist at the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference in Austin, Texas on March 12, 2014. The panel titled, “Copyright Termination Rules Have to Change” held at […]

TJSL National Trial Team will Send Eight Students to Two Mock Trial Competitions

The Trial Team members will travel to Sacramento for the McGeorge School of Law Ethics Competition and Seattle for the American Association of Justice’s regional competition. The McGeorge School of Law Ethics Competition team consists of Javier Vargus, Ashley Salas, James White, and Chanel Diblasi. This fact pattern for this competition focuses on attorney malpractice. […]

Tax Law Society Will Host International Tax Professor

On Tuesday, March 25 at 12 p.m. in Room 216, Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Tax Law Society will host the renowned European Court of Justice academic and lawyer Dr. Dennis Weber, who will discuss his practice and that of Loyens & Loeff. Dr. Weber heads the European Direct Tax Law practice at Loyens & […]

Students Gain Legal Writing Tips From Judge Benitez and Judge McCurine, Jr. (Ret.)

TJSL Board of Trustees members Hon. Roger T. Benitez and Hon. William McCurine, Jr. (Ret.) shared their perspectives on the importance of legal writing skills with students at “A View from the Bench,” a panel hosted by Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Legal Writing and the Clinical Externship and Pro Bono Programs on Saturday, March […]

VITA Tax Clinic is Open for 17th Season of Free Tax Return Services

From now until April 12, except for Tuesday, March 18 and Thursday, March 20 the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program operated by Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Tax Law Society, a student organization, will provide free income tax return preparation for students, low-income families, senior citizens and others who can’t afford professional tax services or […]

Professor Bisom-Rapp Appointed to Scientific Committee of an Italian Foundation

Professor Susan Bisom-Rapp has accepted an invitation to join the Scientific Committee of the Marco Biagi Foundation in Modena, Italy. The offer of this prestigious appointment was extended on behalf of the Governing Board of the Marco Biagi Foundation by Marina Biagi, who serves as the Foundation’s President. Part of the University of Modena and […]

TJSL Students Visit the Intertribal Court of Southern California

Members of TJSL’s Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) got a rare opportunity to visit the Intertribal Court of Southern California (ICSC) located on the Rincon Indian Reservation in Valley Center, California on February 26, 2014. Though ICSC is located in Valley Center, California, tribal judges often travel between member tribes to preside over cases […]

TJSL Student to be Published in Family Law Journal

Second-year TJSL law student Kimberly Coulter recently accepted an offer to be published in next year’s issue of the Whittier Journal of Child and Family Advocacy. Coulter’s article, “A Shift from Incidental to Instrumental: A Promise of Stability When Stepparents Have Been a Primary Source of Parenting Support” advocates for giving residential stepparents automatic standing […]

Examining San Diego Homelessness and Possible Solutions

On Wednesday, March 12th from 7:30 – 8:45 p.m., a panel discussion about Downtown San Diego Homelessness: Its Implications and Solutions took place in Room 323. “Students in my Global Justice, Self-Determination & the Law seminar are examining legal and non-legal advocacy approaches to achieving social justice aims around their neighborhood, country and the globe,” […]

Professor Luz Herrera Named One of San Diego’s 2014 Young Influentials

Congratulations to TJSL Professor Luz Herrera for being named as one of San Diego’s 2014 Young Influentials by The San Diego Source Daily Transcript. She was one of the few selected for the award from a pool of over 90 nominees and will be featured in a special publication by the Daily Transcript on March […]

TJSL Director of Admissions Completes MBA Program

Congratulations to Timothy Spearman, Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Director of Admissions, on recently completing his MBA program at California State University Dominguez Hills. “A business education provides me with a broader range of skills to approach the ongoing challenges facing legal education,” said Spearman, who holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s May 2014 Graduation

Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Spring Commencement will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2014, 10 a.m., at Copley Symphony Hall located in downtown San Diego. Approximately 215 graduating students will receive Juris Doctor degrees. Kimberly Roth, graduating Summa Cum Laude will be addressing the audience as Valedictorian. “I’m really excited to be valedictorian of […]