About – Temple Law School – Advocacy is…

Now, more than ever before, the advocacy skills that have set Temple trial lawyers apart are ensuring that clients’ stories get told in places far beyond the courtroom. From the halls of government to corporate board rooms and community nonprofits, Temple lawyers are proving every day that advocacy is at the heart of everything we do. …

First Circuit: Online Arbitration Agreement Must Be “Reasonably …

Ruling in a class action brought against Uber Technologies, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently held that the company’s arbitration clause could not be enforced because it was not “reasonably communicated” to its customers during the online contracting process. The deci

Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Chinese Courts: Recent …

Although China became a member of the New York Convention in the 1980s, it now remains dubious whether foreign arbitral awards will be fairly enforced in the country. In 2015, the Supreme People’s Court of China (SPC) issued a judicial interpretation on the newly amended Civil Procedure Law, explicitly addressing several confusing and …

Taxation of Long-term Contracts: Little Pigs, the IRS, and the …

Little pigs get fed. Big pigs get slaughtered. One permissible accounting method for home builders is the completed-contract method. Under this method, the key question is when a contract is complete; this can occur upon acceptance by the customer, if at least 95% of the contractual costs have been incurred by the builder or developer.

OutLaw to Launch LGBTQ+ Alumni Mentoring Program – Temple Law

OutLaw to Launch LGBTQ+ Alumni Mentoring Program. August 31, 2017. Calling all LGBTQ+ alumni – OutLaw needs you to mentor first year students. “Connecting with someone who’s built a practice as an openly LGBTQ+ lawyer can transform law school from an isolating experience to one that feels full of potential,” says OutLaw president Jasper …

Professor Spencer Rand, Temple Law School

Get Directions Phone: (215) 204-4551 Email: spencer.rand@temple.edu. Download Photo; Download CV; Download vCard; … public and private health insurance and simple estate planning. Teaching, service, and scholarship stem from this work. Also provide outreach and community legal education with and without students. Some responsibility for grant …

Remember Professor James A. Strazzella

The Temple Law community joins the family and friends of beloved Professor James Strazzella in mourning his unexpected passing on January 28, 2017. A member of the Temple Law faculty since 1973, “Straz,” as he was known affectionately by faculty and students alike, has served the law school with dedication for more than four decades.