Category: News & Media

The Thomas Jefferson Veterans Legal Assistance Clinic has announced the winners of Alumni Scholarships for the Spring 2019 semester.  They are Jodi Peters and Maria Gabriella Russo.  Ms. Peters graduated this spring, and will now begin studying for the bar exam.  She did excellent work on behalf of her struggling veteran clients in areas of […]

On May 1, 2019, the San Diego County Bar Association recognized its 2019 SDCBA Annual Service Awards recipients at the Westin Emerald Plaza in downtown San Diego.  Thomas Jefferson School of Law was proud to have an active presence in the ceremonies.  Professor Lilys McCoy, currently SDBCA President, served as the Master of Ceremonies. Peter […]

Congratulations to 3Ls Zedric Dalisay and Miguel Pineda, who were both selected as 2019 Diversity Scholars by California ChangeLawyers. They, along with approximately 20 students from other California law schools, were “chosen from a pool of 125 exceptional applicants.” The diversity scholarship provides $5000 to assist with costs related to preparation for the California Bar […]

Congratulations are in order for Octavia Carson, a second-year law student at Thomas Jefferson School of Law who recently was honored by both the Langston Bar Association and the Tom Homann LGBT Law Association (THLA). Ms. Carson is a second-year law student and the president of the Black Law Student Association at Thomas Jefferson School […]

On March 26, United States Patent & Trademark Office representative Timothy Rooney (second from the right) met with students, supervising attorneys, and the faculty director of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Small Business Law Center (SBLC). The clinic represents small businesses, non-profit organizations, and independent inventors with business formation and patent & trademark application […]

Recently, the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program (SDVLP) honored Sabrina Andres (’18) and Norell Manning (’16) for their pro bono work with the organization at their Volunteer Appreciation and Awards Reception. The reception was held at the Bali Hai Restaurant in San Diego. Andres received the Distinguished Service Award for contributing a minimum of 150 […]

The 8th Annual National Sports Law Competition was a resounding success. Hosted as always by Thomas Jefferson School of Law, this was the first competition at the school’s new state of the art facility at 701 B Street in Downtown San Diego. Thirty-two teams from more than 25 law schools located all across the country […]

Dr. Nathalie Rébé, who graduated from the JSD Program at Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2018, will have her dissertation published as a book. Her work, Counter-Terrorism Financing: Best Practices and the Law, will be published in the Nijhoff Law Special Series.  Miss Rébé’s study reviews the strengths and weaknesses of current regulations and policies in […]

TJSL alumnus Jaieal Turrell (’18) started working at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) New York District office in the investigative unit. Mr. Turrell provides support to the Legal/Enforcement division for ongoing investigations. Mr. Turrell conducts interviews of charging parties and witnesses and drafts consolation proposals, letter of determinations, and recommendations for closures. Additionally, […]

David Majchrzak (’02) was recently promoted to Shareholder by Business Law Firm, Klinedinst in San Diego, CA. A seasoned ethicist and civil litigator with significant motion, trial, and appellate experience, Mr. Majchrzak is certified as a specialist in Legal Malpractice Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Majchrzak performs law […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s online LLM and MSL degrees have been ranked among the best online business law degrees. The story is here:  https://www.onlinemasters.com/best-degree-programs/business-law/

Professor Emeritus Bryan H. Wildenthal has added another accolade to his roster of scholarly accomplishments. In a concurrence filed on Wednesday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch cited a law review article authored by Professor Wildenthal. This is a tremendous mark of distinction. On February 20th, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the 8th Amendment […]