Recent News About Berkeley Law
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BERKELEY – The California Supreme Court on April 27 delayed the annual bar exam that allows a law student to graduate to a practicing attorney, from July to September, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BERKELEY – The University of California, Berkeley removed the words Boalt Hall from the facade of its main law school building last week after Charles Reichmann, a lecturer at the school, discovered a racist speech delivered in 1877 by the Bay Area lawyer John Henry Boalt.
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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Robert J. Stumpf, Jr. has been elected to the Board of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers (AAAL).
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Farella Braun + Martel LLP congratulates Partner Tyler C. Gerking on his induction as a Fellow into the prestigious American College of Coverage Counsel (ACCC).
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California Assemblyman Bill Quirk (D-Hayward) recently convened a panel of experts to take about Proposition 65 at an environmental safety and toxic materials (ESTM) oversight hearing that also touched upon new changes to the 30-year law that are slated to take effect in 2018.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Stan Berliner, one of the founders of Berliner Cohen LLP in San Jose, was honored March 9 with Stan Berliner Day with his retirement after 50 years at the firm.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The 13th California Water Law Symposium will be held Jan. 21 at the University of San Francisco (USF).
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BERKELEY – After a long, arduous journey, Berkeley Law Professor Amanda Tyler is set to release her new book, "Habeas Corpus Goes to War: Tracing the Story of the United States Constitution’s Habeas Privilege from the Tower of London to Guantánamo Bay.”
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BERKELEY – Close to 40 young people from low-income communities from the East Bay area this year graduated from an annual two-month legal fellowship program.
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WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice believes the U.S. Supreme Court should turn a long-standing patent infringement battle waging between Samsung Electronics Co. LTD and Apple Inc. back over to a trial court for a ruling on whether a new trial should be held regarding the calculation of damages.?
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INCLINE VILLAGE – After 43 years in practice, Incline Village attorney John Rogers is stepping away from his firm.
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BERKELEY – California’s cuts in funding for higher education over the past decade have whittled down the number of California residents attending the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, but the law school is trying to offset some of the tuition burden through other financial aid programs and private donations.
