The Mark of a Great Law School
The mark of a great law school is that the teaching commitment of its faculty is informed by robust and creative scholarly research and writings.
Alumni
Pepperdine School of Law Establishes New Endowed Chair
School of Law alumnus Laure Sudreau-Rippe provided Pepperdine with a generous gift to establish the Laure Sudreau-Rippe Endowed Chair at the School of Law.
Heirs to an Education
David Boatwright helps San Diego’s youth reach their potential at the Monarch School for homeless children.
“I couldn’t sleep that night,” recalls David Boatwright (JD ’81) of the first time he met the children at the Monarch School in downtown San Diego, California.
Integrated Values
Alumna Deborah Hong represents Asian American attorneys as a leader in her community.
“My parents always emphasized the importance of being great contributors to society,” says Deborah Hong (JD ’97).
Chief Adviser
Alumnus Jeff Boyd serves as general counsel in the Office of the Governor of Texas.
In his new post as general counsel to Texas Governor Rick Perry, alumnus Jeffrey S. Boyd (JD ’91) deals with matters of life and death.
Fighting Giants
After a track record of taking on HMOs and winning Mark Hiepler advocates for the victims of the deadliest accident in Metrolink’s history.
On September 12, 2008, Metrolink train No. 111 rammed head-on into a Union Pacific freight train in Chatsworth, California.
First Principles
Whether in the law, in one’s faith, or in one’s personal and professional conduct, the ever-present construct of first principles must guide us in life’s many endeavors.
Former Dean Ken Starr
Honored at Portrait Unveiling
The School of Law honored Ken Starr, former Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean of the Pepperdine School of Law (2004-2010), with the unveiling of his official portrait on March 4.
Goodman
Elected to Los Angeles County Bar Association Board of Trustees
Christine Chambers Goodman, professor of law, was unanimously appointed to the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) Board of Trustees on April 5.
School of Law Commencement 2011
Princeton’s Dr. Robert George and 2011 distinguished alumnus Jim Rishwain (JD ’84), firm chair of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, spoke at the School of Law commencement on May 20, 2011.
