Two new faculty members have joined the University of La Verne College of Law.<\/p>\n
Assistant Professor Ronnie Gipson Jr. will teach courses in\u00a0torts, aviation, and criminal law. Assistant Professor Tim McFarlin will teach courses in torts, intellectual property, and property law.<\/p>\n
\u201cProfessors Gipson and McFarlin are both strong in the legal fundamentals,\u201d College of Law Dean Gilbert Holmes said. \u201cIn addition, Professor Gipson\u2019s focus on aviation law will support the college\u2019s initiatives surrounding the region\u2019s growing supply chain economy, and Professor McFarlin\u2019s expertise in intellectual property will provide students with insight into one of the fastest growing areas of law in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gipson, who comes to the University of La Verne Law from Soongsil University in Seoul, South Korea, provides legislative and policy counsel to the Experimental Aircraft and the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Associations. His research has supported U.S. policy and appeared in national and international publications, including the\u00a0Journal of Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy<\/em>.<\/p>\n Gipson volunteers for the Experimental Aircraft Association\u2019s Young Eagles program, which helps young people experience their first airplane rides and inspires the next generation of aviators. He earned a Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco and a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages from Texas A&M University.<\/p>\n McFarlin comes to the University of La Verne from Elon University in Greensboro, North Carolina. With a specialty in creative arts and the entertainment industry, his research has explored authorship in copyright law in the context of Orson Welles\u2019 infamous\u00a0War of the Worlds<\/em>\u00a0broadcast and has appeared in the\u00a0Case Western Reserve Law Review<\/em>.<\/p>\n McFarlin serves on the board of St. Andrew\u2019s Management Services, which supports organizations operating senior housing communities. He earned a\u00a0Juris Doctor from St. Louis University and a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from the University of Missouri.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Two new faculty members have joined the University of La Verne College of Law: Assistant Professor Ronnie Gipson Jr. and Assistant Professor Tim McFarlin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[379,1549],"tags":[227],"class_list":["post-7168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faculty","category-news-and-events","tag-col","ulv_author-university-of-la-verne"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n