Raul Magana (Law ’21) also took the attorney’s oath recently, with a special officiant in fellow Military Veteran, SJCL Grad, and Superior Court Judge Brian Alvarez (Law ’95). But Raul’s pathway to the bar is anything but typical. A Veteran of the U.S. Marines, Raul returned from his tour of duty (which included a combat deployment to Iraq) and attended both Fresno City College and the Police Academy, and worked as a police officer while earning a Criminology degree at Fresno State.
On July 13, 2018, Darryl and Gretchen Freedman made a gift of $1 million to San Joaquin College of Law to support the acquisition and renovation of the Clovis Senior Center to become the Darryl B. Freedman Law Library. Darryl died in December of 2018. He wanted this gift to SJCL for the Library to be his legacy to the community.
The Freedmans’ gift is crucial to the addition of classroom, study, and clinical space that will be available to future law students at SJCL.
After an early experience that dealt with what he would later learn was Property Law, San Joaquin College of Law alumni Jonathan Echols (JD '14) had the desire to learn the law to protect his and his family's rights.
Fast forward, and today, Jonathan was recently sworn into the State Bar of Texas to launch his home healthcare software with his Co-Founder and wife, Cinderela Ivory Y. Co (JD' 15). Learn more about Jonathan, including his path down Workers' Compensation law, how he maintained a relationship in law school and how he used his legal education to launch a software business.
From a young age, San Joaquin College of Law alumna, Cinderela Ivory Y. Co (J.D.' 15), faced hardships, loss, and a full immigration experience to the U.S. After experiencing her father's cancer diagnosis firsthand, she developed an affinity for healthcare and chose to become a nurse.
From a young age, San Joaquin College of Law student, Karen Lopez-Peña, always wanted to be a lawyer. After immigrating from Mexico at four years old and enduring abuse along the way, she found the strength to pursue her dream and is determined to become a voice for the voiceless.
Learn more about Karen, including her long journey to law school, how she navigates being a full-time mom, employee and student, and why she’s so passionate about helping her community.