Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law
Chapman University School of Law logo
Parent schoolChapman University
Established1995
School typePrivate
Parent endowment$266 million
DeanPaul D. Paton
LocationOrange, California, US
33°47′38″N 117°51′04″W / 33.79389°N 117.85111°W / 33.79389; -117.85111
Enrollment430 (full- and part-time)[1]
Faculty74 full-and part-time members of the faculty and 7 professional librarians[2][3]
USNWR ranking109th (2024)[2]
Bar pass rate81%[4]
Websitewww.chapman.edu/law/
ABA profileOfficial ABA profile

Chapman University's Dale E. Fowler School of Law, commonly referred to as Chapman University School of Law or Fowler School of Law, is a private, non-profit law school located in Orange, California. The school offers the Juris Doctor degree (JD) and combined degree programs including a JD/MBA, and a JD/MFA in Film & Television Producing. The school also offers emphasis options in Business Law, Criminal Law, Entertainment Law, Environmental Law, Entrepreneurial Law, International Law, Trial Advocacy, and Taxation. Currently, the school has 74 full- and part-time faculty members[3] and a law library with holdings in excess of 290,000 volumes and volume equivalents.[5]

Accreditation history

Established in 1995 as part of Chapman University, Chapman Law gained provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association (ABA) in 1998[6] and received full ABA accreditation in 2002.[7][8] In addition to its ABA membership, the Association of American Law Schools admitted Chapman Law as one of its members in 2006.[8] In 2019, the ABA again fully accredited the school until 2027, the standard seven-year accreditation term.[9]

Rankings

Chapman University School of Law is currently ranked 109th by the U.S. News & World Report's annual law school rankings.[10]

Entrance to School of Law
Donald P. Kennedy Hall, home of the School of Law

Bar passage rate

For July, 2021, the first-time bar passage rate for Chapman School of Law was 79%.[11] The overall first-time pass rate for ABA-accredited California law schools was 81%.

Costs and average student indebtedness

The cost of tuition for full-time JD students at Chapman for the 2021–2022 academic year was $57,873, which does not include living expenses and fees; and for part-time students was: $46,183 .[12] Accordingly, of 2022 graduates, 74% incurred debt to attend Chapman, with an average indebtedness of $150,534.[13]

Post-graduation employment

According to Chapman's official 2021 ABA-required disclosures, 89% of the Class of 2021 obtained bar passage required employment 10 months or less after graduation, 11% were employed in JD advantage jobs where bar passage was a desired qualification, but not required, and 12% reported they were unemployed.[14]

Scholarships

Chapman, like some other law schools, uses merit based scholarships in order to entice competitive students who might otherwise pass over the school for higher ranked competitors and to enhance its own ranking.[15][16]

Dean

Paul D. Paton was named dean of Chapman University's Dale E. Fowler School of Law and the Donald P. Kennedy Chair in Law in March, 2023. He assumes the role from interim Dean Marisa Cianciarulo who served as interim-dean from December 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023. Prior deans include Matthew J. Parlow[17] who served as dean from July 1, 2016 to December 1, 2021 who, in turn, succeeded Tom Campbell, dean of Fowler School of Law from 2011-2016, Scott W. Howe served as dean from 2010-2011, John C. Eastman from 2007-2010, and Parham Williams served as dean from 1997-2007.[18]

Notable faculty

Law journals

Chapman's Fowler School of Law publishes the Chapman Law Review, a student-run scholarly journal.[25] In addition to publishing the scholarly journal, the Chapman Law Review hosts a symposium at the start of the spring semester each year.[26]

References

  1. ↑ "Official website". www.chapman.edu. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Chapman University (Fowler)". U.S. News & World Report – Best Law Schools. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Chapman University (Fowler)". US News.
  4. ↑ "Statistics" (PDF). calbar.ca.gov.
  5. ↑ "Law Library". www.chapman.edu. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ABA-Approved Law Schools by Year". ABA website. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Contracts Prof Blog". lawprofessors.typepad.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "AALS aalsnews, February 2006 (page 6)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
  9. ↑ "2016 accreditation brochure" (PDF). americanbar.org.
  10. ↑ "Chapman University (Fowler) - Best Law Schools". US News. August 15, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  11. ↑ July 2021 Statistics calbar.ca.gov
  12. ↑ "Graduate Students". www.chapman.edu. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  13. ↑ Top Law SchoolsUS News Archived June 24, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ "Chapman Law 2021 ABA Disclosures" (PDF). www.chapman.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 16, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Graduate Students".
  16. ↑ Segal, David (April 30, 2011). "Law Students Lose the Grant Game as Schools Win". The New York Times.
  17. ↑ "Faculty Profile". www.chapman.edu. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Continuing Legal Education". Mississippi College School of Law. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Faculty Profile". www.chapman.edu. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Chapman professor will retire after uproar over his speaking at Trump rally". Los Angeles Times. January 14, 2021.
  21. ↑ Sloan, Karen (January 14, 2021). "Law Prof Who Spoke at White House Rally Abruptly Retires Amid Calls for His Firing". The Recorder. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Fowler School of Law Professor Hugh Hewitt to Join Final 2015 Republican Presidential Debate as Co-Panelist on CNN". Fowler School of Law. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Faculty Profile". www.chapman.edu. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Little Chapman University Lures Big Name in Economics". Wall Street Journal. July 26, 2007. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Chapman Law Review". www.chapman.edu. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  26. ↑ "Annual Symposium". www.chapman.edu. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
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