The Board of Trustees of Faculties of Law elects a new member

aaoussedj05 August 28, 2023

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Ventura Attorney Lauren Nicholson joins the board of directors Law school focuses on accessibility, opportunity, and affordability

Santa Barbara, California. And Ventura, California., August 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Lauren Nicholson (JD ’17) is the newest member of the Colleges of Law Board of Trustees. School graduate Ventura On campus, Nicholson joins the 15-member governing body that oversees the region’s oldest and largest independent law school.

Nicholson is currently the President of the Association of Women Lawyers Ventura Countyand advocate for women and girls in the community. She is also a member of the General Board of Directors The Ventura County Family Law Bar Associationand organizing local continuing legal education opportunities and contributing to the local family law community. Nicholson regularly volunteers with Ventura County Superior Court As a Settlement Officer, she acts as a neutral guide to help family law litigants understand the strengths and weaknesses of their cases and discuss settlements. She is a volunteer attorney at Conego Free ClinicProviding free legal services to litigants who need help with family law.

“I am honored to join Board of Trustees“The law school is a wonderful law school,” Nicholson said. “It gave me the opportunity to study under professors who were accomplished lawyers and judges. I am proud to call it my alma mater and give back by serving the board.”

Nicholson brings extensive knowledge of academia to law schools when appointed. Ranked top in her graduating class of 2017, with a concentration in Business and Family Law, she also served as an adjunct faculty member in the college teaching classes such as Litigation: An Overview of Processes and Procedures, Bar Studies, Legal Writing, and Remedies.

“The board has made the inspired choice to elect Lorraine as trustee and trustee,” said the Law Schools’ President. Matthew tigerPh.D. “As someone who knows and lives our mission, she is sure to make a difference in achieving our vision of modernizing legal education through innovation and better preparing graduates for the next field.”

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Law Faculties Jana Johnston (JD ’03) Agreed. “With the addition of Lauren, we’ve taken what was already an excellent, engaged board of directors and made it even better,” she said. “You will bring distinct perspectives to our work as a proud alumna, former faculty member, and rising star at the University of Michigan Ventura legal community.”

Prior to attending law schools, Nicholson earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Michigan California State University, Fresnoand a Master of Arts in English from California State University, Bakersfield. Nicholson is currently a solo coach at Ventura She works as a family law attorney dealing with uncontested and contested legal separation and dissolution, divorce mediation, division of marital property, child support, child custody, paternity, domestic partnerships, and domestic violence restraining orders.

About faculties of law:

Law schools were established in 1969, with the goal of expanding opportunities and broadening access to legal education. Law schools enshrine a student-centered curriculum that provides students from diverse backgrounds with the opportunity to pursue careers in law or law-related fields. College faculty develop a realistic and practical perspective on the application of law and include practicing attorneys, judges, public servants, and leaders in business and nonprofit organizations. An accredited nonprofit institution, The Colleges Law offers a Juris Doctor and Master of Laws. In addition, in the fall of 2018, the law schools became the first accredited law school in California to offer a Hybrid JD degree.

Law schools are accredited by WASC Senior College And University Committee (WSCUC). Doctor of Law program accredited by Commission of Examiners (CBE) of the State Bar Association California. Law schools are part of the Community Solutions Education System, a nonprofit system of colleges that works to enhance student success and impact on society. For more information visit www.collegesoflaw.edu.