Category: News & Media

National Underwriters released two tax books authored by TJSL Associate Dean William Byrnes and Adjunct Professor Robert Bloink of the Graduate Tax Program.  “These market leaders mark a milestone of a major re-organization of material for ease of research and understanding” according to National Underwriters.    2014 TAX FACTS ON INVESTMENTS   2014 TAX FACTS […]

Congratulations to Kristiana Erthner (3L) for being the summer 2013 recipient of the Veterans Clinic Alumni Scholarship.   “I am truly honored to receive this scholarship award,” said Erthner.  “It was an absolute privilege to work at the clinic and have the opportunity to assist so many Veterans in need of legal help.”   According […]

By Samantha Morales 3L Even for a seasoned law student like third year law student Brittany Walker, summer can go by in a glimpse of an eye when you’re interning and networking in our nation’s capital.   Walker recently completed her third internship in Washington, D.C as an intern for Americans for Prosperity, a non-profit […]

On Thursday, August 8, the Center for Solo Practitioners took a well-deserved break to reflect on a busy and rewarding year and to celebrate their non-profit partners. Taking advantage of the gorgeous summer weather and the relaxing atmosphere of the school’s 8th Floor South Terrace, the lawyers in the Center entertained friends, family, and clients and […]

Alumni from class years 1975 through 2013 came together for a lovely picnic in Santa Monica to welcome Dean Thomas Guernsey and his wife, Kathe Klare, on Saturday, August 17. Dean Guernsey appreciatively said, “The warm welcome Kathe and I received at the picnic and the enthusiasm from alumni to support students and recent graduates […]

“You have really made one of the most important decisions of your life,” said Dean Thomas Guernsey as he welcomed the Fall 2013 incoming class of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law on Monday, August 12, at the start of a week-long orientation. “You have chosen to become a lawyer, and have chosen to take […]

Professor Alex Kreit’s latest book is titled Controlled Substances: Crime, Regulation, and Policy, and it’s the first major casebook published on drug laws since 1983. “While modern drug laws have dramatically changed our criminal justice system, they are strangely absent from the curriculum at most law schools,” said Professor Kreit. “This book is designed to […]

TJSL Professors Marjorie Cohn and Kaimipono Wenger will be panelists on Friday, August 9, at a special event, “The Intersection of Race and Law: Response to Trayvon Martin Tragedy and Zimmerman Not Guilty Verdict.” The panel discussion, sponsored by TJSL’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA), the NAACP of San Diego and the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association, […]

Deborah Micev (3L) is completing a summer long externship with Federal Magistrate Judge William McCurine, who is also a member of TJSL’s Broad of Trustees. “My externship is about to wrap up and I couldn’t have had a better summer, “said Micev. “ Judge McCurine is a wise man and I learned many lessons. Thank […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law is proud to host the National Sports Law Negotiation Competition for the third year in a row on September 20-22, 2013. The first two NSLNC competitions at TJSL were extremely successful and the 2013 edition is shaping up  to be very successful as well. “NSLNC 2013, the Third Annual for […]

Four TJSL Professors and nine alumni have been selected as finalists for the 2013 Top Attorneys Recognition by the San Diego Daily Transcript. All finalists are described as “San Diego’s legal cream of the crop” by the Transcript’s editors. Professor Julie Greenberg, Professor Marybeth Herald, Professor Lilys McCoy and Professor Steve Semeraro were named in […]

The pages of the July/August issue of San Diego Lawyer -The Journal of the San Diego County Bar Association (SDCBA), are teeming with articles authored or co-authored by members of the TJSL community, including two informative feature articles about innovative TJSL programs. Alumnus Jeremy Evans ’11, who is on the editorial staff of the Journal, […]