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Adjunct Law ProfessorsRobert Anderson
BA, CSU Fullerton, 1974
JD, Western State University College of Law, 1981 Professor Anderson is a sole practitioner with a general practice that includes civil litigation, custody/visitation/domestic violence issues in family court, criminal defense, bankruptcy, and estate planning. Civil litigation has included not only successful trials to verdict but a successful appeal to the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Family court has included a successful "move away" custody trial of an only child. Criminal defense has included the successful jury trial defense of rape and kidnapping charges. Additionally, Professor Anderson is the Executive Director of the Christian Legal Aid Office and the Trinity Law School Legal Clinic, which provides free legal services to, among others, those involved with the Orange County Rescue Mission, various shelters, and local churches in Orange County. Finally, he leads the Orange County Chapter of the Christian Legal Society. Professor Anderson teaches Civil Procedure and Evidence.  Alan L. Armstrong
BA, University of California at Riverside, 1967
JD, Western State University, College of Law, 1984
Professor Armstrong is a sole practitioner with a practice emphasizing estate planning, real estate and business law. Active in community and church associations, he annually offers his legal services to those in need via pro bono opportunities with the Orange County Bar Association and the Orange County Public Law Center. Professor Armstrong teaches Wills, Trusts and Estates. Michael Bishay
BA, Concordia University
MA, CSUN, Northridge
JD, Loyola University Before becoming an attorney, Professor Bishay served as a pastor. He received numerous honors during his law education, including being the number one student two years in a row. Professor Bishay practices civil litigation, specializing in Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, and Family Law. He was recognized for his expertise by local and national newspaper articles. Professor Bishay teaches Civil Procedure.  Kenneth O. Chinn
BA, Whittier College, 1973
JD, Loyola University of Los Angeles, School of Law 1976
Professor Chinn is a Senior Deputy District Attorney for Orange County where he prosecutes medical professionals and attorneys accused of insurance fraud. An adjunct professor for Trinity Law School since 1996, he has also taught for the California District Attorney's Association on topics including insurance fraud investigation and prosecution. Professor Chinn teaches Evidence. Dana C. Clark
BA, Point Loma College, San Diego, CA, 1979
JD, Western State University, College of Law, Fullerton, CA, 1986 Professor Clark is a senior trial attorney with the Law Offices, Richard J. Wianecki, Managing Attorney, who are in-house counsel for Safeco Insurance Company. He is involved in the defense of civil actions, including areas of general negligence, construction, contract, products liability, defamation, business torts, and inter alia. He is AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell and serves as a mediator, arbitrator, and Judge Pro Tem through the Orange County Superior Court. He taught courses as an adjunct professor at Western State University, College of Law in Torts, Remedies and Products Liability. At Trinity he teaches Torts, Professional Responsibility and Ethics in the Profession.  E. Thomas Dunn, Jr
BA, Biola University, 1977
JD, Southwestern University School of Law, 1984
Professor Dunn is a Senior Judicial Attorney for the California Court of Appeals, Fourth Appellate District. For twelve years he served as Senior Deputy District Attorney for the County of Orange where he prosecuted felony cases and handled felony and misdemeanor appeals. He was named Attorney of the Year by the Constitutional Rights Foundation of Orange County. Professor Dunn has taught as an adjunct law professor at Whittier Law School and Western State University College of Law. He teaches Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Advanced Criminal Law courses.  Rita Giebel
BS California State University, 1983
Certificate, Intellectual Property Summer Institute, Franklin Pierce Law Center, 1993
MS, Molecular Biology, University of Maryland, 1986
JD, Regent University School of Law, 1995
Currently Professor Giebel is a consultant for Giebel & Associates, which advises small medical device companies on FDA regulatory compliance issues. Professor Giebel entered Regent University School of Law following a career in biomedical research and teaching at the National Institutes of Health, Loma Linda University. Professor Giebel is a member of the Colorado and California Bars and is active in a number of professional organizations including the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the Medical Device Reporting Networking Group. Professor Giebel teaches Bioethics and the Law.  Bruce A. Harbin
BS, Oral Roberts University, 1979
MBA, Oral Roberts University, 1981
JD Pepperdine University School of Law, 1983
Professor Harbin is a partner in the firm of Harbin & McCarron emphasizing a real estate and business law practice. Prior to attending law school, Professor Harbin was a real estate broker and owner of Harbin Real Estate Schools. A member of the California Bar, Professor Harbin is author of legal articles on topics including fair housing, ethics, real estate contracts and arbitration. Professor Harbin teaches Contracts.  James L. Hirsen
BA, cum laude, Northeastern Illinois University, 1972
JD, magna cum laude, Northrup University, 1980
Professor Hirsen is Vice President and General Counsel for SBD Group, Inc. and Mitsui RES Syndications, a multi-national corporation where he directs international business transactions and litigation for both inside and outside counsel. He has over eighteen years of experience in international business transaction law and negotiation. Author of more than thirty articles on legal and public policy issues, Professor Hirsen is a frequent lecturer for county bar associations. He is a member of the American Society of International Law, and the editorial board for The Federalist Digest. He teaches Torts and Public International Law.  Kevin P. Holsclaw
BA, Whittier College, 1974
JD, Pepperdine Univ., 1977
Trinity Graduate School, 1999
Professor Holsclaw served as Interim Academic Dean for TLS, as Acting Assistant Attorney General for Legislation in the United States Department of Justice, and as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the California Department of Justice. He was responsible for the development of criminal justice policy for the California Attorney General. Professor Holsclaw has participated as a member of the Megan's Law Task Force, the U.S.-Mexico Border Task Force, and the National Association of Attorneys General Task Force Concerning the Victim's Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. He is a recipient of an Outstanding Achievement Award from Victims, Families and Survivors of the Oklahoma City Bombing, and the Randolph Award, the highest award given by the United States Department of Justice. Professor Holsclaw also served as Legislative Counsel to Congressman Dan Lungren. He teaches Legal Writing and Constitutional Law.  Jeffrie Jimenez
BA, University of California at Irvine, 1989
JD, University of California at Los Angeles, 1992
Professor Jimenez taught most recently at Whittier Law School as an instructor of Legal Skills and Professional Responsibility Skills. In a general litigation practice since 1992, Professor Jimenez has also served as the editor of the Verdict and Settlements publication for the Daily Journal. Professor Jimenez directs the clinical program and teaches Legal Research and Writing.  Bruce Johnson
AB, Wheaton College, 1957
JD, Northwestern University, 1962
LLM, New York University, 1973
Professor Johnson has practiced general corporate and business law in Chicago and Wheaton, Illinois. He was a member of the faculty of Wisconsin State University, School of Business, at Whitewater. He was a member of the faculty of Southwestern University, School of Law, at Los Angeles, for twenty years. He has served on the boards of directors of several businesses and not-for-profit corporations. He teaches Property and Contracts. Elizabeth N. Jones
BA, University of California at Los Angeles, 1993
JD, University of Miami School of Law, 1996 Professor Jones has practiced exclusively as a criminal defense attorney since graduating from law school in 1996. As a sole practitioner, she currently specializes in driving under the influence and DMV matters. She is the Vice-President of the West Orange County Bar Association and has sat on its Board of Directors for the past eight years. Professor Jones teaches Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure. |
