CIP-sponsored bill signed into law by Gov. Brown

Tuesday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 1987. California Western School of Law’s California Innocence Project are among the sponsors of the bill that improves retention of client files and expands the post-conviction right to discovery materials in cases where a defendant was convicted of a serious or violent felony and sentenced to 15 years or more.

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California Western Adjunct Update

Prof. Ricardo Garcia has been selected as L.A. County Public Defender and in a first-of-its-kind Prof. Gregg Relyea’s new children’s book on conflict resolution wins rave reviews from luminaries in the dispute resolution field.

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California Western Represented on Local Workforce Development Board

California Western’s staff have a long tradition of community involvement. David Blake, California Western’s Vice President of Human Resources discusses his voluntary service on the San Diego Workforce Re-Entry subcommittee helping individuals who were previously incarcerated make their way back into the workforce.

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California Western Welcomes Over 100 Students to New Maestría Class

Prof. Justin Brooks announces that admission numbers to this year’s Maestría class have increased with 103 new students from nine different countries enrolling this month at California Western.

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Lessons Learned in Operating a Solo Law Practice

In an op-ed for the San Diego Bar Association, Matthew Lab, Director of the Access to Law Initiative (ALI) shares some thoughts from ALI alumni attorneys about lessons they have learned through developing their solo practices.

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