The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has appointed Sarah T. Harris ’91 as its general counsel, overseeing an office of 100 lawyers and paralegals and three deputy general counsels. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Ellen Marrus testified in Austin this week before a House committee in favor of raising the age for juvenile court jurisdiction to include 17-year-olds. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Michael A. Olivas is the winner of the 2014 Social Justice in Education Award from the American Educational Research Association. more...
Practitioners in fast-growing legal field will discuss topical issues and best practice techniques. more...
The University of Houston Law Center ranked 17th in a comparison of median starting salaries for graduates of 25 of the nation’s top law schools, according to Forbes magazine. more...
Nelda Luce Blair, a former University of Houston System regent and 1982 graduate of the Law Center, has been appointed by Gov. Rick Perry to the Texas Economic Development Corp. more...
The Search Committee is pleased to announce the finalists for the position of Dean of the University of Houston Law Center. more...
The part-time program at the University of Houston Law Center is among the nation’s Top 10, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings released today. more...
Supporters of the University of Houston Law Center Immigration Clinic gathered Thursday evening to raise funds and honor four Houstonians for their outstanding achievements in their careers and communities since immigrating to the United States. more...
An alumna who has focused on child welfare issues since her time in a juvenile dependency clinic at the Law Center has been appointed to a new associate judgeship hearing Child Protective Services cases in Harris County. more...
University of Houston Law Center students traded jeans and sweatshirts for business suits recently as they interviewed with representatives of small and midsize law firms, hoping to land a clerkship or associate position after graduation. more...
Mediators from Houston and around the world will gather at the University of Houston Law Center March 21 and 22 to share their experiences and expertise in the growing field of mediation. more...
Professor Jacqueline Weaver – opera buff and legal scholar – brought her two passions together recently in a lively panel discussion of the legal subtext dramatized in Richard Wagner’s world of gods and dragons in his four-opera “Ring” cycle. more...
In a current article, Professor Stephen Zamora,director of the Center for U.S. and Mexican Law at the University of Houston Law Center, finds successes and shortcomings in the year since an international panel met to discuss ways to improve relations between the two countries. more...
The American Educational Research Association will honor University of Houston Law Center Professor Michael A. Olivas with its Social Justice in Education award at its annual meeting in Philadelphia April 3. Olivas, William B. Bates Distinguished Chair of Law and director of the Institute of Higher Education Law & Governance at the Law Center, also will present his lecture, “Drafting Justice: Statutory Language, Public Policy, and Legislative Reform.” more...
The University of Houston Law Center ranked 30th among the nation’s top 50 law schools in the number of graduates hired by the 250 largest firms in the country, according to the National Law Journal’s annual “Go To” index. more...
Former U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis says that implementing a revenue neutral carbon tax is key to addressing climate change. more...
Tax lawyers educated at the University of Houston Law Center filled a lecture hall Friday afternoon for an update on developments in tax law presented by several of the professors they may have had years ago. more...
Energy development has long occurred near populated areas, and that will not only continue, but increase, as populations spread and energy demand grows. more...
The University of Houston Law Center is partnering with the city’s two other law schools and the Houston Bar Association to sponsor the fourth annual symposium dealing with various issues related to immigration. more...
Armed with resumes and dressed in their most professional business attire, University of Houston Law Center students mingled with representatives of government and public interest agencies in Krost Hall to learn about summer internships and other job opportunities in public service. more...
A Houston state representative and the parliamentarian of the Texas House presented a fast-paced and lighthearted overview of the legislative process Friday to students of the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Teams from the University of Houston Law Center showcased their advocacy skills on Feb. 8, taking top honors in a regional moot court tournament and qualifying for the national competition in Washington, D.C. more...
Center for U.S. and Mexican Law Affiliate Scholar Dr. Miriam Grunstein will receive an award from Petroleo & Energia Magazine during the 100 Energy Sector Leaders of 2014 luncheon March 4 at the St. Regis Hotel in Mexico City. more...
The EENR Speaker Series for Spring 2014 kicks off Feb. 20 at the University of Houston Law Center with an examination of the heightened conflicts that arise between state and local governments over land use and nuisance-based issues as the nation produces more of its own energy resources. more...
Former U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis will bring his effort to push a carbon tax and other free-market approaches to addressing climate change to the University of Houston. more...
University of Houston Law Center Interim Dean Richard M. Alderman updated students on “what’s going on” at the school and answered questions Wednesday during a “Discussion with the Dean” session. more...
The University of Houston Law Center is honoring four Houstonians, including an alumna, as 2014 Arrival Award winners for their outstanding achievements after immigrating to the United States. more...
The University of Houston Law Center's LL.M. brochures earned gold honors in the 2013 Collegiate Advertising Awards. The Law Center competed among graduate schools across the country. more...
A team from the University of Georgia took home the title of National Champion in the 6th annual Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship. more...
Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Jacob M. Monty, a 1993 graduate of the Law Center and former UH System regent, to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for a term to expire Aug. 31, 2015. more...
The whispered ambiance of one National Public Radio radio station is about to be shattered by the Who, Rolling Stones, and Wu-Tang Clan as the Law Center’s own Professor Michael A. Olivas takes to the airwaves next week with a series of three-minute segments titled “The Law of Rock and Roll.” more...
Family law judges and practitioners will conduct a CLE workshop Feb. 1 for recent University of Houston Law Center graduates and upper level students who are interesting in developing a family law practice. more...
University of Houston Law Center’s Blakely Advocacy Institute and Andrews Kurth sponsor 6th annual tournament more...
University of Houston Law Center professor David Dow will discuss and sign his latest book, “Things I’ve Learned from Dying,” at 7 p.m. on Jan. 8 at Brazos Bookstore in Houston. more...
