Superior Court Recognizes Students in Volunteer Appreciation

On March 19, 2019, Pepperdine students received certificates at a mediator recognition event for the Los Angeles Superior Court. The Court's Presiding Judge recognized the mediators and settlement officers serving its civil litigants as a part of Mediator Recognition week. Straus' LL.M. student, Rajat Kamboj, and MDR student, Sarah Mirembe, attended and received their certificates, as well as accomplished alumni including Mark Lemke, Wendy Fassberg, and Chris Welch.

The Center for Conflict Resolution, Straus' community partner that hosts Pepperdine students in the Mediation Clinic are pictured here. Attendees received a warm welcome from the supervising judge of the Civil Division, Judge, Samantha Jessner, and were able to network and trade notes.

News release with further info is available here.