Category: News & Media

The TJSL Trial team headed to Los Angeles on Tuesday, February 18 to defend their regional title in the 39th Annual National Trial Competition. The TYLA competition is one of the oldest and most prestigious in the country. Last year, TJSL won the Regionals and advanced to Nationals where they took semi-final honors. This year, […]

TJSL Alum Robert M. Sagerian ’13 is the 2014 TJSL nominee for the Burton Award. The Burton Awards is a non-profit program dedicated to rewarding excellence and encouraging perfection in law. It honors law school students for “clear, concise, and comprehensive” legal scholarship. It also honors articles published by partners and counsel in law firms. […]

Third year law student, Sumant Pathak, who will be graduating in May 2014 will be working with Rosenberg Klein & Lee in Ellicott City, Maryland. “I will start working for Rosenberg Klein & Lee towards the end of August,” said Pathak. “The firm has been kind enough to grant me a couple of weeks of much-needed […]

Professor Meera Deo has been invited to be the Asian American Law Journal’s 2014 Neil Gotanda Speaker. Her remarks will be featured during a symposium co-sponsored with the Berkeley Journal of African-American Law and & Policy. The symposium is titled, “25 Years From Now: The Case for Diversity and Future Affirmative Action in the Wake […]

California Governor Brown has appointed Thomas Jefferson Alumna Susan Riggs 08′ to serve his administration as Deputy Secretary of Housing Policy at the California Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency in Sacramento, CA. “Susan’s accomplishments are something to celebrate,” said Professor Susan Bisom-Rapp. “She is one of our most talented and innovative graduates and she is […]

Joe Benson ’00 and Ben Bingham ’00 hosted the Las Vegas Alumni Reception at their firm Benson & Bingham on Thursday, January 30. The reception welcomed Dean Guernsey and his wife Kathe Klare. “The reception was great because I was able to connect with alums with years of experience who provided great advice and insight […]

On January 30, 2014, Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA) President, Jackie Nicholas (3L), APALSA Secretary, Ashley Salas (2L) and APALSA Social Chair, Julie Houth (3L) attended the 2014 Joint Annual Dinner and Installation of Officers, Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego (PALSD) & Filipino American Lawyers of San Diego (FALSD) at the Hard […]

Congratulations to Lisa Ferreira, Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Assistant Dean for Student Affairs on her recent appointment as Chair Elect of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Student Services Section. Formed in 1900, AALS is a non-profit educational association of law schools dedicated to improving the legal profession through legal education. The student […]

Thomas Jefferson’s Baseball Arbitration Team defended their competitive reputation at the 7th Annual National Baseball Arbitration Competition at Tulane University Law School in New Orleans from January 22nd thru the 24th. “Sam Ehrlich, Ismael Iniguez, Jason Barmasse and Alex Corrado represented TJSL proudly,” said Professor Randy Grossman ’94, the team’s faculty advisor. 40 schools from […]

Second-year student, Michael Neu, will be interning this summer in Washington D.C at the Sexual Assault Legal Institute (SALI). SALI provides direct legal services for victims and survivors of sexual assault. Neu will be working to help draft and develop public policy initiatives in Annapolis and Washington, D.C. focusing on sexual assault victims, including a […]

TJSL alumni volunteered at the San Diego Food Bank on Thursday, January 23, 2014 through the Thomas Jefferson School of Law Alumni Board’s Community OutReach Experience (CORE). “It was a lot of fun and we helped bag 4,400 lbs of oranges for families!” said TJSL Alumni Board Member Michael Jonas ‘09. ​Michael Jonas and Amanda […]

Hallie Tremaine Balkin ’10 and Alexander Balkin ’11 are excited to welcome their baby girl in May. “I thought I’d share the news with TJSL since my growing family’s roots trace back to the old building in Old Town,” said Hallie. The two met in Professor Julie Cromer-Young’s class in 2009 and are now settled […]