Full Time Faculty
TANIA SHAH
Director of the Academic Success Program and Associate Professor of Law
714.459.1150
tshah@wsulaw.edu
DEGREES
J.D., Boston University School of Law- Boston, MA
B.S., Environmental Economics, University of California, Berkeley
B.A., Rhetoric, University of California, Berkeley
COURSES
Introduction to Legal Methods
Basic Bar Studies
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Bar Prep for the Uniform and California Bar Exams
1st Year Legal Skills
Entrepreneurship
Business Law
BIOGRAPHY
Professor Shah holds a Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law, a Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Berkeley, College of Natural Sciences, and a Bachelor of Arts in Rhetoric from the University of California, Berkeley. She served as the Graduation Commencement Speaker for the UC Berkeley College of Natural Sciences.
Professor Shah is the Director of the Academic Success Department and an Associate Professor of Law, specializing in bar preparation and legal skills. Professor Shah also consults in the area of business law and frequently delivers presentations and lectures on business law and entrepreneurship.
Professor Shah began her entrepreneurial pursuits by starting a legal education company, and her additional achievements in niche legal markets have earned her recognition in the “Top 100 Attorneys of 2020.” She has also been featured in Forbes and the Boston Business Journal.
Professor Shah also enjoys mentoring Western State College of Law graduates who want to focus on business law and entrepreneurship.
PUBLICATIONS
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Winner of the Best Faculty Presentation Award.
OTHER PRESENTATIONS
MEDIA
Founded in 1966, Western State College of Law is the oldest law school in Orange County, Southern California, and is fully ABA approved. Western State College of Law’s 11,000+ alumni are well represented across public and private sector legal practice areas, including 150 California judges and about 15% of Orange County’s Deputy Public Defenders and District Attorneys.
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