Category: News & Media

Associate Dean William Byrnes’ newest book titled “LexisNexis Guide to FATCA Compliance” was published as an electronic book the week of June 24.  This Lexis book is being purchased internationally, with hard copy orders already delivered in Asia, Europe, North America, and the Caribbean. FATCA is the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. Professor Byrnes said, […]

Jason Fiske ’08, Director of the Online Graduate Programs at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, is featured on the prestigious blog through CALI, “Law School Ed Tech Blog.” The blog features new ideas and technology used to advance the online learning community. Adjunct Professor Fiske contributed three guest posts featuring the advanced organization and learning […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law is launching a new program for people with work-related legal issues.  The Employee Rights Self Help Clinic will provide information about rights and options to individuals who are representing themselves. The first clinic will be held at TJSL on Saturday, July 13, and then on every second Saturday of the […]

Dean Rudy Hasl spent his last day as TJSL’s dean like so many other days at the law school – working at his desk, meeting with senior staff and attending on-campus events.   He is stepping down from the dean’s position he has held since 2005, effective June 30. How did he feel about spending his […]

TJSL student  Samantha Morales (3L), who is an intern at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. this summer, was in the courtroom on June 26 when the U.S. Supreme Court read its decisions in the DOMA and Prop 8 cases.  Here is her moving account of the experience: Hearing Justice Kennedy say “DOMA […]

TJSL students interning in Washington, D.C. attended an exclusive screening of “Gideon’s Army” on Friday June 21, at the National Portrait Gallery. As Ford Foundation’s VIP guests, Randy Abreu (3L), Samantha Morales (3L), and Christina Hebert (2L) held front row seats. Sitting in front of them and giving opening remarks to the film was the […]

Dean Hickey is an undergraduate student from the University of York in the United Kingdom going into his 3rd year in the fall and is currently visiting the Thomas Jefferson School of Law to observe the various clinical programs offered at the San Diego based law school. As part of his studies, his clinical supervisor […]

The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB), the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), has selected Thomas Jefferson School of Law Associate Dean William Byrnes for the Fulbright Specialist Roster for the five year term of 2013-2018 for the areas […]

May 2013 TJSL graduate Alexander Leigh is going to be working for the Cohen Law Firm as an associate. The firm represents both retired and active professional athletes in their workers’ compensation claims. They are panel counsel for the NFL Players’ Association and the MLB Players’ Association and represent athletes in all professional sports including […]

TJSL Dean Rudy Hasl is pleased to report that the Board of Trustees, at its June 6 meeting, approved the recommendations of the faculty and the Dean that Professors Alex Kreit and Kaimipono Wenger be granted tenure and that Professors Meera Deo and Luz Herrera be promoted to the rank of Associate Professor of Law. […]

Sevy Fisher and Brandon Simon got to be best of friends during law school at TJSL.  They graduated together in May.  And now they are going to work together after they take the bar exam in July – at the Simon Law Group, where two of Simon’s brothers are partners. In fact, both are employed […]

TJSL hosted a group of admitted students the weekend of June 21 to give them a chance to get familiar with the law school.  Many have decided to enroll, some are still undecided. There were tours and a Q&A session on Friday the 21st as well as a morning-afternoon program on Saturday the 22nd.  The […]