Making a Difference Within the Federal Prison System

Theresa Talplacido ‘00 has had a long career working for the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), currently serving as the Senior Attorney at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in San Diego. Here she talks about her role and how she credits her education from California Western with giving her so much in her career.

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Protecting Voters from Suppression, Technology, and Pandemics

Recent California Western graduate Chelsey Gonzalez ‘21 has had her first scholarly article published in the Rutgers Law Record. The piece addresses the issues of integrity in U.S. elections and how blockchain technology could secure the voting cycle.

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CWSL Pro Bono Program Celebrates 30 Year Milestone

This year’s Student Recognition Celebration acknowledged Cal Western’s students for their excellence in academics, competitions, leadership, pro bono, and public service, but it also marked a huge milestone—the 30th anniversary of the Pro Bono Program.

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CIP Client Kimberly Long’s Charges Dismissed

California Innocence Project (CIP) client Kimberly Long’s years-long legal battle has come to an end after the Riverside District Attorney’s Office chose not to re-prosecute. Long’s case has been dismissed after she spent seven years in prison for a murder she did not commit.

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CWSL Law Review Suite Named in Honor of Kenneth ‘71 and Patricia Greenman

Kenneth Greenman ’71 and his wife, Patricia, were guests of honor as California Western President and Dean Sean Scott hosted a ceremony renaming the Law Review Suite in the 350 building as the Kenneth and Patricia Greenman Law Review Suite in honor of the couple’s decades-long support and generosity to the law school.

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