June 24, 2022
Jennifer Oliva Professor Jennifer Oliva Oliva is a nationally-recognized health law scholar who serves as Senior Scholar with the O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law at Georgetown Law and on the National Pain Advocacy Center’s Science and Policy Advisory Council. She was most recently the Associate…
June 24, 2022
Thalia González Professor Thalia González González joins Hastings after working at Georgetown University Law Center as a Senior Scholar in the Center on Poverty and Inequality and as the Madeline N. McKinnie Professor of Politics at Occidental College. She is an expert in restorative and transformative justice, including how restorative…
June 24, 2022
Ming Hsu Chen Professor Ming Chen Chen is a familiar face at Hastings after serving as a visiting professor during the 2021-2022 school year and now joins the permanent faculty. She will become the Professor and Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair and a Professor of Law. Her…
June 24, 2022
Hiro Aragaki Professor Hiro Aragaki Aragaki is a specialist in alternative dispute resolution who is particularly interested in the intersection of contract law and civil procedure. He worked at Hastings as an adjunct professor nearly 20 years ago so, in his words, “the law school has always been…
June 23, 2022
Due to SF Pride-related street closures, the UC Law SF Library will close at 7:30 pm on Friday, June 24, and remain closed until Monday, June 27, at 8:00 am.
June 23, 2022
UC Law SF students who did public-interest work during the 2021-’22 academic school year were celebrated at a ceremony in May. UC Law SF law students worked approximately 55,000 unpaid hours over the last year providing more than $7 million in free legal support to nonprofits, public agencies,…
June 22, 2022
The Center on Tax Law is excited to announce that Katie Scull is the recipient of the 3L Academic Excellence in Tax Scholarship. This award is presented to the 3L concentrator with the highest GPA in tax courses. This award is provided by the Fung Family Tax Law Scholarship Fund, a program generously funded…
June 21, 2022
The Center on Tax Law would like to congratulate Sarah Case and Jenny Sui, who are this year’s recipients of the Peter K. Maier Scholarships. These awards are given to 3L tax concentrators with financial need who demonstrate promise for an exceptional career in tax law. These scholarships are provided by the Peter K. Maier Scholarship Fund,…
June 21, 2022
The Center on Tax Law is pleased to announce that Cat Nasi is the winner of the 2L Retention Scholarship, a prize awarded to the top-performing rising 2L intending to concentrate in tax. This $5,000 scholarship is sponsored by the Fung Family Tax Law Scholarship Fund, a program generously…
June 20, 2022
Celina Reynes ’22 strummed the ukulele while singing an original song in her first-place winning video. UC Law SF students showed their love for their law school by creating original videos in a contest sponsored by Class of 1996 alumni. In the 15 videos submitted, students sang original…
June 16, 2022
The UC Law SF Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) put its annual summer 40-hour basic mediation training on hold during the pandemic, moving most of its classes and programming online. But, on June 2, 2022, an enthusiastic group of 30 participants joined CNDR for…
June 16, 2022
Jen Manger, a corporate executive at Wells Fargo, said she gained a new level of legal expertise through the MSL degree program at UC Law SF. After more than two decades of a successful business career, Jen Manger was ready for a new challenge. Working as vice president…