Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL IS TO PRODUCE HIGHLY SKILLED GRADUATES WHO BECOME LEADERS AND LAWYERS IN LOS ANGELES AND BEYOND. THROUGH EXCELLENT FACULTY COMMITTED TO PROMOTING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM. SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL SEEKS TO CREATE A VIBRANT DIVERSE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY WITH A STUDENT-CENTERED APPROACH TO LEGAL EDUCATION.
THE MISSION OF SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL IS TO PRODUCE HIGHLY SKILLED GRADUATES WHO ARE CAPABLE OF INTEGRATING THEORY AND PRACTICE TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY.
THE LAW SCHOOL ACCOMMODATES A WIDE RANGE OF STUDENTS, AND SEEKS TO MAKE A COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE TO ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO DIVERSITY IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION. THE LAW SCHOOL DOES THIS IN PART BY OFFERING FIVE COURSES OF STUDY LEADING TO THE JURIS DOCTOR DEGREE: (1) A THREE-YEAR, FULL-TIME TRADITIONAL DAY PROGRAM; (2) A FOUR-YEAR, PART-TIME EVENING PROGRAM; (3) A FOUR-YEAR, PART-TIME DAY PROGRAM; (4) A FOUR YEAR,PART-TIME DAY PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WITH CHILD-CARE OR ELDER-CARE RESPONSIBILITIES; AND (5) A TWO-YEAR, ACCELERATED FULL-TIME DAY PROGRAM. THE LAW SCHOOL ALSO OFFERS COURSES OF STUDY LEADING TO EITHER A MASTERS IN GENERAL LAW OR MASTERS OF LAW IN ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA LAW. ADDITIONALLY, THE LAW SCHOOL SPONSORS A FOREIGN SUMMER LAW PROGRAM IN ENGLAND; OFFERS A CONCURRENT JD/MBA WITH THE DRUCKER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT OF CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY, AND OFFERS A CERTIFICATE IN BIOSCIENCE INDUSTRY LAW AND PRACTICE WITH THE KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES. ADDITIONALLY, THE LAW SCHOOL OFFERS STUDENTS WORKING ON THEIR JURIS DOCTOR DEGREES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPECIALIZE IN ONE OF FIVE LEGAL FIELDS: (1) ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA LAW; (2) CIVIL LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY, UNDER THE PANISH CIVIL JUSTICE PROGRAM; (3) CRIMINAL LAW AND ADVOCACY; (4) PUBLIC INTEREST LAW; AND (5) TECHNOLOGY LAW AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Susan Prager | DEAN/CEO | 40 | $392,644 |
Michael Carter | EVP CAO (AS OF 04/2018) | 40 | $268,197 |
Christopher Cameron | FACULTY | 40 | $213,558 |
John Tehranian | FACULTY | 40 | $212,129 |
Catherine Carpenter | FACULTY | 40 | $204,083 |
Norman Garland | FACULTY | 40 | $197,066 |
Warren Grimes | FACULTY | 40 | $192,151 |
Janis Yokoyama | CORPORATE SECRETARY | 40 | $143,300 |
Linda Ross | CFO (AS OF 06/2018) | 40 | $93,256 |
Larraine Segil | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $4,000 |
Karen A Henry | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $1,000 |
Mee H Semcken | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Cherie S Raidy | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Patrick Baghdaserians | PRESIDENT, SW ALUMNI | 1 | $0 |
Carlos Siderman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Walter M Yoka | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Maria Mehranian | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Shawn Holley | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
John M Gerro | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
George Woolverton | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Hon Arleigh M Woods | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/11/19) | 1 | $0 |
Hon Robert Philibosian | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Hon Deborah S Brazil | PAST PRES. (THRU 5/1/19) | 1 | $0 |
Thomas H Hoberman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Charles Fairchild | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Peter Duchesneau | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Thomas L Driscoll | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Dennis Pr Codon | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Michael E Cahill | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Steven P Byrne | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Kevin Burke | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Lauren B Leichtman | VICE CHAIR BOARD OF TRUSTEES | 1 | $0 |
Julie K Xanders | VICE CHAIR BOARD OF TRUSTEES | 1 | $0 |
Michael J Downer | CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES | 1 | $0 |
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