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SDCBA and São Paulo Bar

TJSL Helps San Diego and São Paulo Bar Associations Join Hands

February 5, 2013

The San Diego County Bar Association (SDCBA) and Brazil’s São Paulo Bar Association have come to a new cooperation agreement that was arranged by Thomas Jefferson School of Law.

The...

Washington State Marijuana Law

How Washington State Legalized Marijuana

January 30, 2013

“Nobody thought it would happen,” said Alison Holcomb, the Washington ACLU attorney who authored Initiative 502, the landmark measure that voters passed to make marijuana legal in Washington State...

Roe v. Wade Dinner

Roe v. Wade 40th Anniversary Dinner: TJSL is Well-Represented

January 28, 2013

Thomas Jefferson School of Law had a large group of attendees at the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Celebration held on January 24 by the San Diego Coalition for Reproductive Choice....

Dominicans

TJSL Solo Practitioner Center has International Ties

January 28, 2013

“The incubator concept is spreading like wildfire,” said Fred Rooney, who developed the first incubator program at CUNY Law School in New York, and who helped start the incubator programs at both...

Student Organization Fair Brings Students Together

January 25, 2013

By Samantha Morales 2L

The student organization room on the 5th floor was buzzing with excitement on Thursday, January 24, as students gathered at the Spring semester Student...

Tim Purpura

Tim Purpura '91: From Law School to Major League Baseball's Executive Suite

January 24, 2013

TJSL alumnus Tim Purpura ’91 has had a lifelong love affair with baseball.  It led him to his current position as the Senior Director of Player Development for the Texas Rangers, his former...

Lawyers in Literature

Author, Author: TJSL's Singular Literary Event

January 24, 2013

It was a unique event for TJSL - Lawyers in Literature.

Professor Steve Semeraro read excerpts from his award-winning short story “The Birds They Sang at the Break of Dawn” at a special...

Professor Herrera Honored

Professor Herrera Honored By Diverse Issues in Education Magazine

January 23, 2013

TJSL Professor Liz Herrera has been honored by Diverse Issues in Higher Education as one of its “Emerging Scholars Class of 2013 - 12, rising academic stars who have emerged as leaders in...

LEED Gold

TJSL Awarded LEED Gold Certification for its Green Building

January 22, 2013

Thomas Jefferson School of Law Dean and President Rudy Hasl has announced that the law school’s new downtown campus has achieved Gold Certification under the...

Veterans Clinic Scholarships

Congratulations to our Veterans Clinic Scholarship Awardees

January 22, 2013

Congratulations to Conrad Ohashi 2L and Nicole Heffel 3L as the Fall 2012 winners of the Veterans Clinic Alumni Scholarships. Professor Steve Berenson, the VLAC director made the announcement....

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