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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.


School of Law Welcomes Three New Faculty Members

This year the School of Law added three new faculty members—Khrista McCarden, Derek Muller, and Amy Levin—to its dynamic roster of professors.


Pepperdine Achieves High Marks

On the July 2010 California Bar Exam

The official results of the July 2010 California Bar Exam have been released, and Pepperdine University School of Law ranked fourth in the state of California.


Pepperdine Remembers Elinor Nootbaar

The Pepperdine University community was saddened to learn of the passing on March 27 of Elinor Nootbaar, wife of Herb Nootbaar of Laguna Beach, California.


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.


Cupp’s Article Cited

by Justice Breyer in Bruesewitz v. Wyeth

An article written by Rick Cupp, John W. Wade Professor of Law, was cited by Justice Stephen Breyer in his concurring opinion in Bruesewitz v. Wyeth.


Visiting Professors

Caron, Cossack, and McCarden Teach at the School of Law

The School of Law welcomed three visiting professors during the spring semester.


Pepperdine Law Review

Symposium Explores the Most Maligned Decisions in Supreme Court History

This Pepperdine Law Review symposium brought together some of the nation’s top legal scholars to discuss the most widely criticized decisions in Supreme Court history.


Ed Larson

Elected to International Academy of the History of Science

Ed Larson, University Professor and Hugh and Hazel Darling Chair in Law, has been elected as a corresponding member of the Paris-based International Academy of the History of Science.