The Hon. Jack Duran Jr., ’02, talks about his experience coming to law school and what led him to pursue a law degree. In this video, he talks about his different career paths and how that eventually led to him being a judge. Duran was recently named Chief Justice of the Oglala Sioux Tribe
“How I Met Your Mother” was my inspiration for coming to law school
Inspired by the show, “How I Met Your Mother,” Michael Ung, ’23, came to McGeorge School of Law to study Family Law. He was drawn to the McGeorge community because it reminded him of his hometown. Michael is also part of many student organizations on campus.
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McGeorge Faculty Scholar Series: Professor Dan Croxall, ’08, on Craft Beer Law
In this episode of the McGeorge Faculty-Scholar Series, McGeorge School of Law Dean Michael Hunter Schwartz interviews Professor Dan Croxall, ’08, about his newest paper that will be coming out with the Florida State University Law Review. In the paper, he examines Commercial Speech, the First Amendment, and a circuit split that has a
Being in McGeorge’s Elder and Health Law Clinic strengthened my legal research and writing, and taught me interpersonal skills
One reason McGeorge School of Law was of great interest to me was its many legal clinics where students operate as certified law students under the supervision of assigned attorneys. The clinics are primarily
McGeorge School of Law’s Legislative and Public Policy Clinic helped me follow my desired career path
Brittney Barsotti, ’17, is general counsel for the California News Publishers Association. Barsotti came to McGeorge School of Law and was instantly attracted to McGeorge’s Public Policy Clinic. She said that McGeorge gave her a lot of exposure to the work that she wanted to do.
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McGeorge School of Law did a tremendous job preparing me for my current position as an associate attorney
Arvi Kaur, ’21, said that McGeorge School of Law did a tremendous job preparing her for her current position as an associate attorney. Kaur uses skills she learned through the school’s legal research and writing program on the job daily. Kaur is an associate at Olson Remcho LLP, a political law firm in downtown
The Federal Defender Clinic at McGeorge School of Law has allowed me to develop real-life litigation skills in the courtroom
When I began law school, I committed myself to using the skill set I would develop during my time at McGeorge School of Law to help people. My 1L summer internship at the Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office solidified my passion for indigent defense work. At that point in my law school journey, I began
McGeorge School of Law alumni helped me throughout my time in law school
Molly Alcorn, ’20, discusses her journey to law school, being involved in student organizations, forming lasting friendships with classmates, and campus resources available to students. Alcorn said that Professors Michael Mireles and Larry Levine made a significant impact on her during law school.
Alcorn is now an attorney at Alcorn Law Corporation. She counsels
The Prisoner Civil Rights Mediation Clinic at McGeorge lets me provide inmates a chance at receiving justice
When I was an undergraduate student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, I attended a Critical Race Theory Seminar hosted by political activist, professor, and author Angela Davis. I learned a great deal about the prison-industrial complex. From there, I became interested in topics ranging from prison conditions, mass incarceration, and other social justice
McGeorge’s Homeless Advocacy Clinic allows me to address the need of those in poverty
Amidst the pandemic in October 2020, I applied for a position with a local non-profit organization in Sacramento called Women’s Empowerment. After three years of working as a legal secretary for a firm that handled landlord-tenant law, I found myself wanting to advocate for the unhoused during a time when housing was and currently still