Daniel B. Bogart

Director of the Center for Land Resources, and Donley and Marjorie Bollinger Chair in Real Estate Law

Email: bogart@chapman.edu
Phone: (714) 628-2507

Professor Bogart practiced law in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in real estate transactions, commercial development, and bankruptcy law. Professor Bogart’s scholarly, teaching and national service interests carry forward his focus on transactions. He is the co-author of four books, including “Commercial Leasing, A Transactional Primer.”  This innovative book is the first law school real estate text devoted to commercial leasing.  More recently, Professor Bogart co authored “Inside Property, What Matters and Why,” which is part of Aspen’s new Inside the Law Series.  Professor Bogart is past Chair of the Real Estate Transactions Section of the Association of American Law Schools.

Professor Bogart is Director of the School of Law’s Center for Land Resources. Professor Bogart is also Director of the Environmental Law, Land Use and Real Estate Law (“ENLURE”) Certificate Program.

Professor Bogart began his teaching career in 1990, when he was named to the faculty of the Drake University Law School. Professor Bogart joined the Chapman School of Law faculty in 1998. Professor Bogart was one of four Chapman University faculty members to receive the 2009 Valerie Scudder Award, recognizing outstanding achievement in teaching, scholarship, advising, and service. He has also been named outstanding teacher at both the Drake and Chapman Law Schools. Professor Bogart’s articles have appeared in the UCLA Law Review, the American Bankruptcy Law Journal, and the Pittsburgh Law Review, among others. In 1995, Professor Bogart received the Editor's Prize of the American Bankruptcy Law Journal for his article evaluating the fiduciary duties of directors of Chapter 11 corporations. Professor Bogart is also a regular speaker at scholarly events.  Professor Bogart was the 2007 Keynote Speaker at the Annual Kratovil Conference on Real Estate Law & Practice at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago. He has also served as a panelist at the Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, Workshops for Bankruptcy Judges, sponsored by the Federal Judicial Center, and Real Property Retreats, sponsored by both the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of California and the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section of the ABA. Professor Bogart has chaired most of the key committees of the Law School, at one time or another. Notably, Professor Bogart chaired the committee devoted to the Law School’s successful membership application to the Association of American Law Schools.

Professor Bogart is a Member of the American Law Institute and is a Fellow of both the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and the American Bar Foundation.  He received his B.A. (1982), J.D. (1986) and M.A. in Economics (1986) from Duke University. He teaches Property, Real Estate Transactions, Commercial Leasing, California Real Estate Finance, Bankruptcy and related courses.

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