Hadar Aviram assumes the presidency of the Western Society of Criminology
February 6, 2017
Congratulations to UC Law SF Professor Hadar Aviram, who is set to begin her term as the president of the Western Society of Criminology.
Faculty
Statement from Dean Faigman: Deans Letter to California Supreme Court re California Bar Exam
February 1, 2017
Today a group of 20 deans of ABA-accredited California law schools submitted a letter to the California Supreme Court, calling upon it to "exercise its legal jurisdiction over the California State Bar to adjust its scoring methods to bring them in line with the nation's at large."
Thinkers & Doers: January 2017
February 1, 2017
THE RESISTANCE -- Haiku for Law Students -- Judge Gorsuch's jurisprudence -- A Populist Crusade Against Corporate Greed -- THE MOST READ HBR ARTICLE OF ALL TIME -- Mom bias at work -- Will Trump's refugee "ban" survive? -- Alumni recording artists -- and much more
Statement from Dean Faigman: President Trump’s Executive Order re Travel
January 30, 2017
The UC Law SF' seal carries the words fiat justitia -- Let Justice Be Done. This motto is not a hollow promise; it is who we are and what we do.
Zero Hour: Adjunct Prof John Mills represents Texas inmate Terry Edwards, set to be executed 1/26/17.
January 25, 2017
"Is Texas About to Execute an Innocent Man?" asks Slate.
A Class Above: Professor David Takacs receives 2016 Rutter Award for Teaching Excellence
January 23, 2017
Friends, colleagues, alumni, students, and other members of the UC Law SF community gathered to celebrate Professor Takacs as the winner of the 2016 Rutter Award for Teaching Excellence.
Professor Leo Martinez Elected Fellow of American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel
January 17, 2017
One of only five academics in elite organization focused on the creative, ethical, and efficient adjudication of insurance coverage and extra-contractual disputes, peer-provided scholarship, professional coordination and the improvement of the relationship between and among its diverse members.
She taught me the meaning of true bravery’: 2L Kelsey Campbell advocates for refugee legislation
January 12, 2017
Former Pentagon foreign policy advisor and Air Force veteran promotes visa programs to protect refugees, like her friend Sura, who supported U.S. Armed Forces as interpreters.
How to Ask a Question: Renowned trial attorney Shanin Specter brings his expertise back to UC Law SF
January 5, 2017
Whether to capture the attention of a jury, conduct a deposition, or even order a Starbucks, Shanin Specter shares his experience on the best way to ask and answer a question in his upcoming "How to Ask a Question" course at UC Law SF.
1L Ryan Khojasteh Appointed to San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission
January 3, 2017
"It's for my generation to rise up, to play our part, and to allow other people to have hope," says Khojasteh, son of immigrants.
Thinkers & Doers: December 2016
January 1, 2017
FACULTY on everything from the future of environmental law to "The Historical Origins of American Regulatory Exceptionalism" -- Prof Feldman receives a World Technology Award - Which Alumni was part of the trial team that successfully swayed a Texas jury to order Johnson & Johnson to pay a record $1 billion (yes, that's with a "B") to patients for faulty hip implants? -- Students enjoy spicy Thai food with the TENDERLOIN Economic Development Project for their Restaurant of the Week campaign -- and so much MORE.
New Year’s Greetings and Resolutions for the New Year
December 30, 2016
Message from Chancellor & Dean David Faigman