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Western State Hosts Orange County Legal Education Excellence Conference
Written by: WSCL Marketing Team On Friday, October 10, Western State College of Law was honored to host the Orange County Legal Education Excellence Conference, an inspiring day dedicated to guiding the next generation of legal professionals. The event, brilliantly...
Championing Advocacy and Access to Justice: How Astrid Cardona Raised the Bar at Western State
Written by: WSCL Marketing Team Choosing Western State: A Community of Support When Astrid Cardona first walked onto the Western State College of Law campus, she already knew what she wanted from her law school experience: real opportunities to make a difference and a...
Meet Your 2025–2026 CLA Executive Board
Meet the 2025–2026 leaders of the Criminal Law Association (CLA), a student organization at Western State committed to exploring every facet of criminal law. Through field trips to local courthouses, opportunities to meet judges and practitioners, and hands-on events,...
From Community College to Law School: How Luis Alvarez Found His Path
Written by: WSCL Marketing Team From Ontario, Canada to Orange County: Charting His Own Course When Luis Alvarez first arrived in Southern California in 2015, law school wasn’t even on his radar. Everything about the American education system felt new and confusing....
Meet Professor Maryalice Khan: Bridging Nursing and Law in Healthcare Compliance
Written by: WSCL Marketing Team A Unique Perspective: From the Hospital to the Courtroom Professor Maryalice Khan stands out as an educator with a rare blend of experience in healthcare and the law. As a registered nurse and licensed California attorney, she has seen...
Dean Marisa Cianciarulo Featured in Orange County Lawyer Magazine
We are proud to share that Dean Marisa Cianciarulo was recently featured in OCBA's Orange County Lawyer Magazine, where she reflected on Western State College of Law's 60-year legacy of access, excellence, and community impact. In her "Dean’s Corner" piece, Dean...
Weaving Dreams: How Alexandria Alvarez Crafted her Path to Western State
Written by: WSCL Marketing Team From Family Legacy to First-Gen Attorney Before Alexandria “Alex” Alvarez (Class of 2024) ever set foot in a law classroom, she was already inspired by a family legacy of determination and resilience, which laid the foundation for her...
Building Big Dreams: Jason Ruiz’s Journey of Leadership at Western State
Written by: WSCL Marketing Team A Leader at Heart It’s not every day you get to meet a student whose dreams are as big as Jason Rochin Ruiz. Now a 3L at Western State College of Law, the oldest law school in Orange County and one of the most affordable, Jason has...
Bridging Law and Life: Professor Franco Torres’s Hands-On Approach to Teaching
Written by: WSCL Marketing Team Bringing the Law to Life During our new faculty welcome event, Franco Torres, a new professor at Western State College of Law, explained how he interactively teaches his Torts class: "I had just introduced the concepts of assault and...
Meet Your 2025-2026 LLSA Executive Board
Meet the 2025–2026 leaders of the Latinx Law Student Association (LLSA), one of the most active and influential groups at Western State. Their mission centers on supporting Latinx law students, but LLSA welcomes all Western State students who want to connect, get...
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