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Maureen Arellano Weston, J.D.
Professor of Law

Office: School of Law (SOL)
E-mail: maureen.weston@pepperdine.edu

• J.D., University of Colorado, Order of the Coif
• B.A., University of Denver, magna cum laude

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Maureen Weston is Professor of Law at Pepperdine University School of Law. She received her J.D. from the University of Colorado, and B.A. in Economics/Political Science at the University of Denver. Professor Weston teaches courses on arbitration, mediation, negotiation, international dispute resolution, legal ethics, and U.S. and international sports law. She serves as Faculty Advisor to the Sports & Entertainment Law Society, Dispute Resolution Journal, coaches students in ICC Mediation Advocacy and Sports & Entertainment Law Negotiation competitions. Weston has taught law at the University of Oklahoma, University of Colorado, University of Las Vegas Nevada, Hamline, and in Oxford, England. Prior to teaching, Weston practiced law with Holme Roberts & Owen and Faegre & Benson in Colorado. She is actively involved in programs furthering opportunities for students to gain experience in negotiation, mediation and arbitration. Her service membership includes subcommittee chair for the ABA, Law School Division, Arbitration Competition, AALS Sports Law Executive Committee, and former co-chair of the ABA Section on Dispute Resolution Education Committee and ABA, Representation in Mediation Competition. She is a member on the Boards of Directors at the National Sports Law Institute at Marquette School of Law, the University of Colorado School of Law Alumni Board, and Malibu Little League. A frequent speaker at conferences, Weston is co-author of casebooks on sports law and arbitration and has written numerous articles in the area of Olympic and International Sports Arbitration, disability law, sports law, and dispute resolution.

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