

A Comparison of July 2022 and July 2021 First-time Pass Rates
It’s been two months since the first of the July 2022 bar exam results was released. Only a handful of jurisdictions remain—with perhaps...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Oct 30, 20222 min read


What's Your "Hype Song"? (Fall 2022 Edition)
Prior to every semester, I ask my students to complete a pre-course survey. Some of the questions require them to reflect on and...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Oct 23, 20221 min read


She-Hulk Gets Products Liability Theories Right
It’s not art imitating life but rather a very eerie instance of coincidence. Take the most recent episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Oct 7, 20222 min read


How Do July 2022 Results Compare (so far)?
The July 2022 results season is in full swing. So far, at least 24 jurisdictions have released their results. While not all these...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Oct 1, 20221 min read


Free (yes, free!) MPRE Courses
With the next administration of the Multistate Professional Responsibility (MPRE) Exam a few months months away, it’s not too early to...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Aug 25, 20221 min read


Keeping It Light with Dad Jokes
Congratulations to golfer Will Zalatoris, who won the first tournament of the PGA TOUR playoffs yesterday. It happened to be his first...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Aug 15, 20222 min read


Seeking Mental Health Treatment Is Sign of Strength
With law students returning to the classrooms shortly, if not already, now’s a good time to remind all the future law graduates and...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Aug 12, 20222 min read


Learning from The Beatles (Part 2 - Songs 11 to 20)
I previously wrote a post explaining that you can tie almost every Beatles song back to some important legal rule or tip for the bar exam...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 29, 20226 min read


Planning for the Unplanned
I currently live in Dayton but work in Knoxville. That’s been the setup since 2018 when I left my teaching position in Tennessee for a...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 25, 20222 min read


Leaving the Test Behind
Yesterday, I wrote about what to do the mornings of the bar exam: eat a good breakfast, take a short walk, and prime your brain by...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 22, 20223 min read