California Western School of Law

#CaliforniaWestern Professor Ken Klein has been reappointed as a National Association of Insurance Commissioners (#NAIC) Consumer Liaison Representative for 2021. This is the third year that Professor Klein has served as a #ConsumerLiaisonRepresentative bringing expertise in residential insurance, climate change, and natural disaster. The Consumer Liaison Program promotes consumer interaction with the NAIC's members, the insurance industry and interested parties through the individuals' dedication and commitment to serving the public interest. Read more> https://tinyurl.com/y59cj92c

Congratulations to Daniel J. Brast ’09 on being elevated to the position of senior attorney at the San Diegobased firm of Balestreri Potocki & Holmes. Brast has been with the firm since 2018. His practice includes representing real estate developers and general contractors in complex construction-related disputes as well as general business transactional work. #CaliforniaWestern Read more> https://tinyurl.com/y2m8vv33

In a recently published op-ed on #Coindesk and #YahooFinance #CaliforniaWestern Associate Dean James Cooper discusses how the U.S. can make bitcoin mining greener and take the lead in reducing bitcoin's carbon impact. Read more> https://tinyurl.com/yygutp4r

#CaliforniaWestern Professor Nancy Kim is quoted in a recent article published in the #NewYorkTimes entitled What Happens When You Click ‘Agree’? The article, authored by the Editorial Board discusses how most people have no idea what is signed away when they click agree to binding terms of service contracts. Read more> https://tinyurl.com/y6lerwt3

Congratulations to Parada Ornelas ’10 on being elevated to partner at the San Diegobased firm of #WilsonTurnerKosmo, one the largest certified womenowned law firms in California. A civil litigator in WTK’s Product Liability and Warranty group, Ornelas began her new leadership role January 1. #CaliforniaWestern Read more> https://tinyurl.com/y3l2fcgv

As the #SupremeCourt considers whether U.S. corporations can be held accountable for human rights abuses, #CaliforniaWestern Professor William Aceves discusses the ramifications of this case and how the Court’s recent #humanrights jurisprudence has been one of judicial activism and corporate exceptionalism in an op-ed recently published on Just Security.

California Western Women's Community presents Online Program Series Part Two Featuring: The Honorable Tilisha T. Martin '02, MSW, JD, MJM, CWLS Program Series Moderator:... Patricia Zlaket '09, co-founder of Zlaket Law Offices, APC Thursday, January 21, 2021, 5:306:30 p.m. (PST) RSVP by email to: [email protected] This presentation will reference words of wisdom from successful women to motivate and inspire others to accomplish their dreams. Judge Martin will reference her own personal journey as well as the opportunities that assisted in transforming her dream into reality. She will also discuss how her current position intersects with the principles of social justice.

Professor Justin Brooks, director of the #CaliforniaInnocenceProject (CIP) at #CaliforniaWestern and CIP Staff Attorney Raquel Cohen recently talked to Maureen Cavanaugh, host of #KPBS #MiddayEdition, about the release of JoAnn Parks who spent 29 years in prison for a crime she did not commit. #XONR8 Listen here> https://tinyurl.com/y2zxdgns

#CaliforniaWestern Professor Hannah Brenner Johnson’s co-authored profile on the late Justice #JoanDempseyKlein was recently published on #MsMagazine. An extraordinary champion of women’s rights during a time when she did not herself enjoy equality, Judge Klein was often the first woman to achieve various professional accomplishments. Read more> https://tinyurl.com/y5k9uzvj

JOIN US: #CaliforniaWestern Alumni Association's Annual MCLE Program Tuesday, January 26, 12:00 1:00 pm (PST) Elimination of Bias Wednesday, January 27, 12:00 1:00 pm (PST) Competency... Thursday, January 28, 5:00 6:00 pm (PST) Legal Ethics Please RSVP to [email protected] and indicate the date(s) of attendance.

#CaliforniaWestern Professor Glenn Smith appeared on #10News San Diego, Monday, to comment on whether the removal of the President's social media accounts violates the First Amendment. "Anybody claiming that the First Amendment is being violated is overreading the reach of the Constitution," said Smith. Read more> https://tinyurl.com/yykle8w4

Today, #MartinLutherKingJr. Day, #CaliforniaWestern celebrates and honors the legacy of this great American.

In a scholarly article recently published in the #CaliforniaLawReview, #CaliforniaWestern Professor Pooja R. Dadhania proposes a standard that #immigration adjudicators can use when applying the terrorism bar in immigration law to noncitizens who have participated in independence movements leading to the creation of new states. Her proposal mitigates against the creation of paper terroriststhe false labeling of noncitizens as terrorists.