December 2019

UH Law Center and Mexican Teams to Compete in Bilingual Dispute Resolution Competition

Dec. 20, 2019

UH Law Center professors lead panels at international conferences

Dec. 20, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center professors recently moderated panel discussions and presented research at international and comparative law conferences. more...

UH Law Center 1Ls speak with business representatives at Career Development Office's Meet the OCI Employers table talk event

Dec. 19, 2019 - First-year University of Houston Law Center students networked with well-known companies, law firms and state agencies during the “Meet the OCI Employers” gathering Friday in the Commons. more...

UH Law Center's Professor Thompson to discuss state of forensic science at Houston Museum of Natural Science

Dec. 17, 2019 - University of Houston Law Center Professor Sandra Guerra Thompson will explain how forensic science in Houston has dramatically changed during the past decade in a lecture presented in partnership with the Houston Museum of Natural Science. more...

$1 million match announced as UH Law Center building campaign enters final phase

Dec. 17, 2019 -

‘Sweet 16’ Moot Court Teams Will Compete for National Championship at UH Law Center

Dec. 16, 2019

UH Law Center's Kaufman speaks at four Australian law schools, U.S. Consulate in Sydney

Dec. 12, 2019 - University of Houston Law Center Associate Professor of Law and Political Science Zachary D. Kaufman has completed a series of speaking engagements this week in Australia.more...

Pre-law diversity conference honors UH Law Center Dean Baynes

Dec. 12, 2019 - University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes was presented with the John Mercer Langston Legal Education Leadership Award during the 15th Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair 2019 held at Columbia Law School in November. more...

Expert analyzes lack of clear standard for design patents at IPIL’s 26th Annual Fall Lecture

Dec. 11, 2019 — A leading intellectual property law scholar recently described how the method in which legal protections for manufactured products are granted requires more clarity during the University of Houston Law Center’s Institute of Intellectual Property & Information yearly fall lecture. more...

UH Law Center Professor Thompson appointed to international forensic science organization

Dec. 10, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center Professor Sandra Guerra Thompson was recently welcomed as a member of the Council of the International Association of Evidence Science. more...

Law schools with top environmental law programs select UH Law Center profs as distinguished visiting environmental scholars

Dec. 10, 2019 — Two University of Houston Law Center faculty members have been chosen to share their expertise in environmental law as distinguished visiting scholars at law schools in New York and Vermont. more...

UH Law Center celebrates Dean Baynes’ five years of service with portrait unveiling

Dec. 9, 2019 – University of Houston Law Center alumni, faculty, staff, friends and families filled the Albertus and Hendricks Heritage rooms on Saturday for the annual Holiday Coffee event. more...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appoints UH Law Center Professor Knake to serve as Michigan State University trustee

Dec. 6, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center Professor Renee Knake was appointed Wednesday by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to fill a vacancy on the Michigan State University Board of Trustees. more...

UH Law Center alum McKamie ’86 appointed to port oversight committee

Dec. 5, 2019 — Capt. Reginald E. McKamie, a 1986 graduate of the University of Houston Law Center, was recently confirmed as a member of the Board of Pilot Commissioners for Harris County Ports by Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Houston City Council more...

November 2019

Top business litigation lawyers share trial strategies, statute updates at CLE panel discussion

Nov. 27, 2019 - How has cheating on the SAT become a federal crime? Can lawyers delve into a juror’s Facebook page? If the government subpoenas your company, do you have to turn over your cell phone? more...

Energy law attorneys offer career advice, examine energy industry shifts at UH Law Center talk

Nov. 25, 2019 - Three associate from Gibson Dunn's Houston office discussed careers and energy law trends during a panel discussion Thursday at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

Officials discuss international efforts to settle child abductions in UH Law Center seminar

Nov. 22, 1019 — U.S. and Mexican officials explained how their countries work together to resolve parental child abduction cases under terms of an international treaty, during a recent seminar at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

Center for U.S. and Mexican Law and French Embassy host film screening at UH on threat of plastics in the ocean

Nov. 20, 2019 — Experts from a variety of fields described the impacts that plastic has on business, consumerism public health and law at a recent film screening and panel discussion in the SEC Auditorium on the University of Houston campus. more...

New UH Law Building Named for Alumnus, Philanthropist John M. O’Quinn

Nov. 18, 2019 — The University of Houston has received a significant gift from The John M. O’Quinn Foundation to support the UH Law Center and construction of its new state-of-the-art building. In permanent recognition of the gift, the building will be named the "John M. O'Quinn Law Building." more...

UH Law Center to host ‘conversation’ with top business attorneys

Nov. 15, 2019 — Creator and Editor, Sofia Adrogué, and Co-Editor, Hon. Caroline Baker, of the 4th Edition of the TEXAS BUSINESS LITIGATION TREATISE, will chair on Nov. 19th a CLE “conversation” about business litigation and ethics. more...

Future law students learn their options at UH Law Center information session

Nov. 15, 2019 - College undergraduate students learned about the law school application process and heard from legal professionals at the recent Prospective Law Student Symposium & Law School Fair recently held at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

Meyer ’96 urges attorneys to be business-oriented and self-aware during UH Law Center talk

Nov. 13, 2019 - Mercedes K. Meyer urged members of the legal profession to be enterprising while also taking time for personal wellness during a discussion Tuesday at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

Juvenile & Children's Advocacy Project launches online resource encouraging students' rights and school safety

Nov. 12, 2019 – Along with several partner organizations, the University of Houston Law Center's Juvenile & Children’s Advocacy Project recently introduced an online School Discipline Kit. more...

Judge Gray Miller ‘78 tells UH Law Center students court clerkship produces better lawyers

Nov. 11, 2019 — U.S. District Judge Gray H. Miller, of the Southern District of Texas, recently visited the University of Houston Law Center to urge students to seek invaluable legal experience by clerking or interning for state or federal judges. more...

UH Law Center students explore public interest law at Equal Justice Works’ national conference

Nov. 7, 2019 - Five University of Houston Law Center students recently attended the Equal Justice Works 2019 Conference and Career Fair in Washington D.C. The two-day event is one of the premiere public interest and government job fairs in the country more...

German Consul General discusses foreign policy responses to climate change at UH Law Center

Nov. 6, 2019 - A German diplomat suggested a wide range of solutions to counteract climate change during a lecture last week at the University of Houston Law Center. Consul General Thomas Meister, who represents the interests of Germany in Houston, delivered his remarks in a talk titled, "Future Directions in Global Energy and Climate Policy from the German Perspective," presented by the Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Center. more...

Briefcase Radio: Freedom of Information Act

Nov. 5, 2019 - In 1966, President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act into law. Dean Leonard Baynes, with the University of Houston Law Center, looks at FOIA and its exemptions. more...

Houston Law Review's annual Frankel Lecture explores how contractual restrictions hinder equality and innovation

Nov. 1, 2019 - An employment and labor law expert outlined how non-disclosure agreements, non-compete clauses and similar measures negatively impact equality and innovation in the workplace at the 24th Annual Frankel Lecture held last Friday at the Hotel Alessandra in downtown Houston. more...

UH Law Center Prof Seth Chandler honored for creating ‘Wolfram functions’ 

Nov 1, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center Professor Seth Chandler has been recognized by Wolfram Research for his work in developing 22 software research functions available to the public through the national computational company’s “Function Repository.” more...

October 2019

UH Law Center Dean Baynes tells students and staff ‘stars aligned’ for new building 

Oct. 31, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes gave students and staff an update on the progress toward “Destination 4670,” the school’s street address for the planned new facility, during his “Discussion with the Dean” fall semester session Monday. more...

Jones spreads UH Law Center's message to Chinese businesses and universities

Oct. 31, 2019 - Executive Director of Global and Graduate Programs Karen Jones promoted the University of Houston Law Center during a recent overseas trip to China. Jones visited a number of universities, firms and companies during her journey. more...

UH Law Center community celebrates fall festivities at Houston Zoo

Oct. 30, 2019 - University of Houston Law Center alumni, students and staff got into the Halloween spirit by volunteering at Zoo Boo, an event hosted at the Houston Zoo. more...

UH Law Center community acknowledges UH President Khator's building support

Oct. 29, 2019 - A group of University of Houston Law Center faculty, staff and students presented UH President and System Chancellor Dr. Renu Khator with a faculty resolution of support, personal thank you notes, and flowers last Friday in appreciation of her work for a new Law Center facility. more...

Statewide diversity organization to honor UH Law Center's dedication to diversity

Oct. 25, 2019 - The Texas Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education will recognize the University of Houston Law Center at a welcome reception on Nov. 14 on the University of Texas campus. more...

University of Houston Law Center hosts Houston Law Review’s 24th annual Frankel Lecture on Oct. 25

Guest speaker argues both employees and companies are harmed by contractual restrictions on internal dialogue or inter-firm mobility.

Oct. 24, 2019 — The University of Houston’s 24th annual Frankel Lecture Oct. 25 will explore how legal restrictions placed on those leaving an organization as well as those who choose to effect change from within are harming both employees and companies by limiting mobility and stifling innovation. more...

UH Law Center profs share persuasive writing techniques and Supreme Court insights at Fifth Circuit Bar seminar

Oct. 23, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center professors recently conducted a writing workshop and discussed women and diversity on the U.S. Supreme Court at the Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit’s 2019 Appellate Advocacy Seminar in New Orleans. more...

University of Houston Law Center Hosts National Mediator Competition

S. Dakota law student wins top prize in Blakely Advocacy Institute contest.

Oct. 22, 2019 — Twelve law students from across the country recently competed in the National Mediator Competition hosted by the Blakely Advocacy Institute at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

Louisville Law Professor McNeal shares methods to counter implicit bias in UH Law Center lecture

Oct. 22, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center faculty and students learned tactics to recognize their own implicit biases during two discussions last week from University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law Professor Laura McNeal. more...

Mexican-American Bar celebrates UH Law Center Professor Olivas with lifetime achievement award

Oct. 22, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center Professor Michael A. Olivas was honored Friday with a lifetime achievement award by the Mexican-American Bar Association of Houston for his decades of service to the law and Hispanic community. more...

UH Law Center hosts annual Mental Health Week

Oct. 22, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center students were treated to food, fun and functions from Oct. 7–Oct. 10 as part of Mental Health Week, a program inspired by the National Mental Health Day for law schools recognized yearly on Oct. 10. more...

UH Law Center 3Ls Padley and Sanford win Tom Newhouse Mediation Competition

Oct. 21, 2019 — Third-year University of Houston Law Center students Drew Padley and Canyon Sanford triumphed in the Blakely Advocacy Institute’s Tom Newhouse Mediation Competition. more...

Australians win international arbitration writing competition co-sponsored by UH Law Center

HOUSTON - (Oct. 16, 2019) — Law school teams from five countries participated in the second annual “Write the Award” commercial arbitration writing competition co-sponsored by the University of Houston Law Center’s Blakely Advocacy Institute with students from Australia taking first place. more...

OutLaw panel discusses ways to encourage acceptance of LGBTQ lawyers in the profession

Oct. 16, 2019 – Attorneys in the LGBTQ community said it is incumbent upon people of all orientations to create an inclusive atmosphere during a recent talk at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

Career Development Office provides students with guidance through ‘Passport to Success’ series

Oct. 16, 2019 - First-year students at the University of Houston Law Center received career and professional development training during Session II of the Career Development Office’s Passport to Success Professional Development Series. more...

D.C. Circuit cites arguments raised in amicus brief endorsed by UH Law Center's Chase

Oct. 11, 2019 - Parts of an amicus brief that included contributions from University of Houston Law Center Associate Professor Anthony Chase was mentioned in a decision last week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. more...

UH Law Center Professor Knake, Malcolm Gladwell share stage during Q&A

Oct. 10, 2019 - University of Houston Law Center Professor Renee Knake led a discussion with renowned author and public speaker Malcolm Gladwell in front of a sold out audience Tuesday evening at the Ballroom at Bayou Place. more...

UH Law Center partners with American Society of International Law

Oct. 9, 2019 - The University of Houston Law Center recently became an academic partner of the American Society of International Law. more...

National Diversity Council recognizes UH Law Center Dean Baynes for inclusion efforts

Oct. 9, 2019 – University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes has been named a Diversity Champion by the National Diversity Council. more...

Family law attorneys brush up on policies, procedures and professionalism at UH Law Center seminar

Oct. 9, 2019 - Lawyers who practice adoption, child custody, marital, and divorce law took in practical considerations from members of the judiciary and other colleagues at the recent, "Highlights: Family Law Year in Review 2019" conference. more...

As ‘People’s Law School’ moves online, founder feels pride in the program

Oct. 7, 2019 - Hundreds of people from the Houston area poured into the University of Houston Law Center’s classrooms to pick up some basic legal knowledge about subjects ranging from Social Security to tax law to landlord-tenant disputes. more...

Kenyan senators learn about energy practices in Texas during UH Law Center visit

Oct. 7, 2019 - A delegation representing the Senate Standing Committee on Energy from the Republic of Kenya met with several individuals at the University of Houston Law Center last week to examine energy utilization, access, development and conservation in Texas. more...

UH Law Center Dean Baynes named CLEO Edge award winner

Oct. 4, 2019 - University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes is a recipient of the 2019 CLEO Edge Award presented by the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. Baynes is among a small group of outstanding leaders recognized in the areas of education, diversity and greater equality. more...

Arrival Awards raises funds for UH Law Center Immigration Clinic

Oct. 3, 2019 - Women wore pearls and long, fancy gowns. Men donned tailored suits. But they all filled a grand ballroom to celebrate and support a University of Houston Law Center program that serves the world’s vulnerable populations. more...

Briefcase Radio: Tomato: Fruit Or Vegetable?  

On this week’s briefcase, Dean Leonard M. Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center looks back at the time the Supreme Court was asked to consider “Tomato: Fruit or Vegetable?” more...

September 2019

End of an era for ‘People’s Law School’ at UH Law Center as ‘classes’ move online 

Oct. 5 program will include special sessions focusing on issues caused by Tropical Storm Imelda.

Sept. 30, 2019 — After nearly 30 years of classes on the campus of the University of Houston Law Center, “The People’s Law School” is closing its doors and moving the popular legal education program online. more...

UH Law Center Prof Knake explores access to legal services in Australia as Fulbright Distinguished Scholar 

Sept. 26, 2019 — Professor Renee Knake is back in the classroom at the University of Houston Law Center with new perspectives on the law after spending six months in Australia researching its legal system and lecturing as a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar. more...

UH Law Center adjunct Professor Hanson appointed to two ABA committees

Sept. 25, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center adjunct Professor Lawrence Hanson was named to two American Bar Association committees during the organization’s recent annual meeting in San Francisco. more...

UH Law Center student and alumna to be published in prestigious environmental law publication

Sept. 25, 2019 - An article by a University of Houston Law Center 3L student and a recent graduate has been accepted for publication in the Environmental Law Institute's Environmental Law News and Reporter. more...

UH Law Center students learn benefits of small and midsize law practices

Sept. 24, 2019 - University of Houston Law Center 2L, 3L, and LL.M. students and recent graduates submitted applications to 45 employers at the Small & Midsize Firm Open House on Sept. 13 Lin the Commons. more...

Judges and lawyers will gather at UH to discuss latest developments in family law

Sept. 23, 2019 — The University of Houston Law Center and Family Lawyers of Texas are co-sponsoring a two-day conference Thursday and Friday exploring a wide-range of issues involving the practice of family law. more...

UH Law Center diversity efforts draw national acclaim for fourth straight year 

Sept. 18, 2019 — For the fourth consecutive year, the University of Houston Law Center has been honored by INSIGHT into Diversity magazine for the school’s efforts to increase minority representation on campus and in the legal profession. more...

UH Law Center Professor Kaufman urges legal community to confront anti-Semitism

Sept. 17, 2019 — Amid growing anti-Semitism across the U.S., lawyers have an obligation to promote and protect the rule of law, said Associate Professor of Law and Political Science Zachary D. Kaufman during a lecture last week at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

UH Law Center alumnus Brown '95 takes oath of office as federal district judge

Sept. 13, 2019 - Judge Jeff Brown, a 1995 graduate of the University of Houston Law Center, was sworn in as a U.S. district judge in the Southern District of Texas during a ceremony in Austin on Wednesday. more...

UH Law Center experts ‘take to the air’ for 4th season of Briefcase Radio 

Sept. 13, 2019 — Briefcase radio, a partnership between the University of Houston Law Center and Houston Public Media, returned with new broadcast episodes on 88.7FM this week. New episodes will air at 7:19 a.m. on Tuesdays. more...

AALS commends UH Law Center's Tennessee for outstanding contributions to student service

Sept. 10, 2019 - Sondra Tennessee, Associate Dean of Alumni and Community Relations at the University of Houston Law Center, has been unanimously selected as the recipient of the Association of American Law Schools' Peter N. Kutulakis Student Services Award. more...  

UH President Khator cites two staffers for excellent service to Law Center 

Sept. 9, 2019 — Two members of the University of Houston Law Center staff were honored with President’s Excellence Awards Wednesday for their outstanding work and dedication to the students and faculty they serve. more...

UH Law Center to host symposium and lecture on state of forensic science

Why do judges still admit “junk science” as evidence in criminal trials and is justice better served today after calls for reform?

Sept. 5, 2019 — The University of Houston Law Center will host a symposium Sept. 20 on the future of crime labs and forensic science to commemorate the 10th anniversary of a landmark report by the National Academy of Science that questioned the validity of certain standard forensic practices and urged major reforms. more...

University of Houston Law Center to honor outstanding immigrants for service to the community

Arrival Awards celebration of local immigrant achievement to promote unity, respect, justice and hope.

Sept. 4, 2019 — The University of Houston Law Center Immigration Clinic will host the 20th anniversary Arrival Awards on Sept. 26 to recognize the achievements of three immigrant Houstonians and promote peace and unity among all cultures. more...

Environment Energy & Natural Resources Center at UH Law Center shares European Commission award 

Sept. 4, 2019 — The European Commission has awarded a three-year energy research grant to the Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Center at the University of Houston Law Center and the French Universite Jean Moulin Lyon III. more...

August 2019

Students of UH Law Center Class of ’22 launch legal careers with service to the community

Aug. 29, 2019 — Before completing their first week of classes, first-year students at the University of Houston Law Center fanned out across the city to help those in need and form friendships with new classmates by volunteering for a wide range of community service projects. more...

Board of Regents approves funding for new University of Houston Law Center building

Aug. 23, 2019 — The University of Houston System Board of Regents on Thursday unanimously authorized funds for the construction of a new facility to replace the UH Law Center’s 50-year-old building complex. more...

Excellence and diversity mark UH Law Center Class of ’22

Aug. 22, 2019

Legal writing organization honors UH Law Center's Prof. Lauren Simpson '94

Aug. 20, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center Clinical Associate Professor Lauren Simpson was honored recently with the 2019 Outstanding Service Award from the Association of Legal Writing Directors at its biennial conference in Boston. more...

UH Law Center's 2019 Supreme Court update examines gerrymandering, double jeopardy and other major cases 

Aug. 19, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center professors and members of the local legal community recently unpacked the 2018-2019 U.S. Supreme Court term during a continuing legal education session. more...

UH Law Center's Wright takes tax expertise to London as visiting speaker

Aug. 16, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center Professor of Practice Denney Wright served as a guest lecturer at the London School of Economics last week as part of the University of Calgary Faculty of Law’s summer energy program. more...

UH Law Center's Hester named among best environmental lawyers in the U.S. 

Aug. 15, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center lecturer Tracy Hester's expertise in environmental law will be highlighted by a top peer review publication in the legal profession. more...

preLaw magazine cites UH Law Center as ‘Top School’ for business and criminal law

Aug. 12, 2019 —The University of Houston Law Center will be highlighted as a “Top School” for Business Law and Criminal Law in the fall edition of preLaw magazine, the 14th time the school has been recognized by the publication in the past two years. more...

UH Law Center students meet with potential employers during on-campus interview week 

Aug. 9, 2019 — The University of Houston Law Center’s Career Development Office facilitated meetings between 116 students and 83 organizations from Aug. 5-9 as part of the On-Campus Interview Program. more...

UH Law Center Dean Baynes moderates panel on socioeconomics and the LSAT at annual Southeastern Association of Law Schools Conference

Aug. 9, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes discussed the school’s Pre-Law Pipeline Program and served as moderator of a panel discussion on the use of the LSAT, socioeconomics and U.S. News & World Report. more...

UH Law Center’s clinical faculty host informational visit for Chinese human rights students

Aug. 8, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center clinical professors met with six Chinese graduate and doctoral students to discuss legal education in the U.S. and human rights law on Wednesday. more...

Admitted law students learn of UH Law Center’s ‘diversity of possibilities’

Aug. 1, 2019 - Future University of Houston Law Center students took part in the summer installment of Admitted Students Day in July. more...

UH Law Center hosts US Supreme Court update Aug. 9 

Aug. 1, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center professors and local attorneys will review recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions in a Continuing Legal Education program Aug. 9 at the Law Center. more...

U.S. Senate confirms UH Law Center alumnus and Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeff Brown '95 for federal judgeship

Aug. 1, 2019 — Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey V.  Brown, a 1995 graduate of the University of Houston Law Center, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Wednesday as a U.S. district judge in the Southern District of Texas. more...

July 2019

Juvenile defenders learn holistic approach to representing youth at UHLC’s Zealous Advocacy Conference

July 24, 2019 — Juvenile defense attorneys were instructed on best practices to help defend their young clients last week during the 18th Annual Zealous Advocacy Conference at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

Harris '88 welcomed as new UH Law Foundation Board President

July 18, 2019 - The UH Law Foundation Board celebrated University of Houston Law Center alumnus Warren Harris '88 last week as its new president. more...

UH Law Center PLUS Program scholars provide guidance to next generation of undergrads

July 12, 2019 - Incoming college freshmen and high school seniors in the Houston Bar Association's Communities in Schools program received advice on how to adapt and prepare for life at a university during a panel discussion last week at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

UH Law Center's Tennessee named to ABA's Commission on Lawyer Assistance

July 10, 2019 - Sondra R. Tennessee, the Associate Dean of Alumni and Community Relations at the University of Houston Law Center, will be working with attorneys from across the country to improve mental health wellness throughout the legal profession. more...

Local leaders motivate middle school girls during Ms. JD legal workshop at UH Law Center

July 2, 2019 - Junior high school girls from across the Houston area were introduced to the law school experience recently at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

UHLC earns three more honors from preLaw Magazine, bringing total to 12

July 1, 2019 – The University of Houston Law Center will receive more national praise in an upcoming edition of preLaw Magazine. more...

June 2019

UHLC's O'Quinn Law Library staff teaches local attorneys about cost-effective legal research tools

June 20, 2019 - Staff members of the University of Houston Law Center's O'Quinn Law Library shared their expertise on research resources during the "Essential Legal Information & Technology For Texas Lawyers" program last week at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

State Bar of Texas recognizes UH Law Center 2L student Turman with aviation law scholarship

June 20, 2019 -Austin Turman was recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Aviation Section of the State Bar of Texas for writing a case brief about the federal preemption of aviation engine lawsuits. more...

LL.M. Class of 2020 receives warm welcome to the UH Law Center

June 14, 2019 - Entering Master of Laws students had a meet-and-greet session with University of Houston Law Center faculty and the Global and Graduate Programs staff for the LL.M. Admitted Students Reception event last week in the Hendricks Heritage Room. more...

UH Law Center's Geoffrey Hoffman selected to ABA national immigration council

June 12, 2019 - University of Houston Clinical Associate Professor Geoffrey Hoffman recently accepted an appointment on the American Bar Association's Commission on Immigration. Hoffman's one-year term will begin in August at the 2019 Annual ABA Meeting in San Francisco. more...

UH Law Center’s award-winning Pre-Law Pipeline Program celebrates five years of promoting diversity in legal education

June 12, 2019 (HOUSTON) – Class is in session for the University of Houston Law Center's Pre-Law Pipeline Program, with 42 undergraduate students from across the nation currently receiving faculty instruction in typical first-year law courses. more...

UH Law Center legal writing professors present and receive awards at national conference

June 10, 2019 —Two University of Houston Law Center Lawyering Skills and Strategies professors recently presented at the Association of Legal Writing Directors Conference in Boston. more...

UH Law Center alum Fibich ‘74 to receive statewide honor from Texas Bar Foundation

June 7, 2019 — Kenneth “Tommy” Fibich was recently named as the recipient of the 2019 Ronald D. Secrest Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award. more...

Flood victims encouraged to keep visual, written records during consumer law discussion at UHLC

June 5, 2019 —Documentation is essential in filing insurance claims or reporting price gouging after a natural disaster attorneys stressed recently during a “Consumer Law Disaster Kit” workshop at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

UH Law Center’s O’Quinn library to host research workshop on June 14

June 4 2019 — The staff of the O’Quinn Law Library at the University of Houston Law Center will present a free training workshop June 14 on the latest advances in Texas legal research and technology. more...

May 2019

Colleagues and friends toast UH Law Center Professor Olivas, UH College of Education Professor Reyes

May 28, 2019 — The academic careers of University of Houston Law Center Professor Michael A. Olivas and University of Houston College of Education Professor Tina Reyes, Olivas’ wife, were recently celebrated at Houston restaurant Caracol. more...

UH Law Center Student Appointed to UHS Board of Regents

May 24, 2019 — John Fields, a third-year University of Houston Law Center student, will represent the nearly 74,000 students of the University of Houston System as the newly appointed student regent of the UHS Board of Regents. more...

UH Law Center clinical faculty present at Empire State Legal Writing Conference in New York

May 22, 2019 — Five clinical professors of the University of Houston Law Center – four Lawyering Skills and Strategies professors and the director of the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic – recently presented at the Biennial Empire State Legal Writing Conference in New York City. more...

Houston Bar Association honors UHLC alumna Justice Sondock ‘62 and Professor Hoffma

May 21, 2019 — University of Houston alumna Justice Ruby Kless Sondock and Professor Lonny Hoffman were recognized for their achievements at the recent 2019 Houston Bar Association Annual Dinner. more...

Tax law scholars from across Texas exchange feedback during annual UH Law Center seminar

May 21, 2019 - Thirteen tax professors from six different law schools collaborated on research agendas and provided peer review comments at the Fifth Annual Texas Tax Faculty Workshop last week at the University of Houston Student Center. more...

New UH Law Alumni Association president hopes to build on current momentum to increase involvement 

May 20, 2019 — Victor Wright, a self-professed military “brat” who grew up to serve 22 years in the U.S. Air Force, earned a law degree along the way, and became in-house counsel to a major, international corporation, is ready to take on a new assignment as president of the UH Law Alumni Association. more...

E. Lee Morris ‘93

May 16, 2019 —UH Law Center alum Morris ’93 appointed as federal bankruptcy judge more...

UH Law Center commencement speaker Carrig advises Class of 2019 to seek authenticity in their careers

May 14, 2019 — Janet Langford Carrig, a longtime senior legal executive at ConocoPhillips, told students to be true to who they are and follow their own moral compass as they enter the practice of law. Carrig spoke at the University of Houston Law Center Commencement Ceremony on Sunday at the Fertitta Center. The Class of 2019 included 229 J.D. candidates and 57 LL.M. graduates. more...

UH Law Center staff promotions focus on alumni, community, and global outreach

May 7, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes has announced several upper level staff changes and promotions to better serve alumni and the community and expand the school’s graduate and global programs. more...

Three UH Law Center alumni win Houston Corporate Counsel Awards

May 7, 2019 — Eight University of Houston Law Center graduates were named finalists for 2019 Houston Corporate Counsel Awards with three of the nominees winning their respective categories. more...

UH Law Center 3L Ullah will have work published in State Bar of Texas publication

May 3, 2019 — Mohammad Ullah, a University of Houston Law Center 3L, has been named the 2018-2019 Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Writing Competition second-place winner. more...

April 2019

U.S. Rep. Fletcher says climate change adaptation should be a priority at UH Law Center's North American energy conference

April 30, 2019 — U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher said the biggest question facing Congress is how to transform the country's infrastructure to make it more resilient and prepared for inevitable climate change during her keynote address Friday at the third annual North American Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Conference. more...

UH Law Center bar exam passage is second highest in state 

April 30, 2019 —The University of Houston Law Center finished second among the state’s 10 law schools in the percentage of first-time examinees to pass the February state bar exam. more...

LLM Guide ranks UH Law Center among nation’s top 10 budget programs 

April 30, 2019 — The LL.M. program at the University of Houston Law Center is ranked among the nation’s top 10 “budget” programs by the LLM Guide, a reference for graduate programs worldwide. more...

UH Law Center Dean’s Awards ceremony recognizes students, top scholarship recipients

April 29, 2019 - Seventy-one University of Houston Law Center students were commended for their academic excellence and dedication to their legal education recently at the 2019 Dean’s Awards in Krost Hall. more...

University cites two UH Law Center profs for teaching excellence and community outreach

April 29, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center Professors Geoffrey Hoffman, left, and James Nelson were honored recently with 2018-19 Teaching Excellence Awards, among the highest distinctions bestowed by the university. more...

Briefcase Radio: Minimum wage laws

On this week’s Briefcase, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center discusses the United States’ minimum wage laws. more...

Mexican law school delegation to visit UH Law Center with goal of expanding interaction

April 22, 2019 — Mexican law school deans and professors will visit the University of Houston Law Center Thursday and Friday to gain insights into the school’s operations, curriculum and programs and discuss the possibility of future academic collaborations. more...

Newly-formed LSS Advisory Council at UH Law Center provides online pro-bono legal aid

April 19, 2019 — Lawyering Skills and Strategies faculty at the University of Houston Law Center recently paired practicing local attorneys with Law Center students to provide free legal assistance to low-income Texans through the online platform Texas Legal Answers. more...

Trial, mediation experts share tips with UH Law Center students

April 19, 2019 — Legal specialists recently discussed what it takes to gain a favorable result in cases that go to trial or mediation during adjunct Professor J. Michael Solar's class, "The Modern Day Trial Lawyer: Redefining Trials & Trial Lawyers" at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

It’s time to revise the Superfund, environmental lawyer says during talk at UH Law Center

April 19, 2019 — The nation’s nearly four-decade-old Superfund program needs to be amended to more fairly assign liability for toxic waste mismanagement, an environmental lawyer said recently at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

Briefcase Radio: Medical-legal partnerships

Attorneys are being added to medical teams across the U.S. via medical legal partnerships, or MLPs. Research Assistant Professor Leah Fowler provides examples of how vulnerable populations can benefit from these joint teams. more...

UH Law Center’s Investment Arbitration team finishes among top four finalists in competition in Colombia 

April 17, 2019 — The University of Houston Law Center’s Investment Arbitration was a semi-finalist at the VI Investment Arbitration Competition which took place from April 8-12 in Bogotá, Colombia. more...

UH Law Center Baker Award goes to Clinic Director Janet Heppard; faculty and staff honored by colleagues and students

April 17, 2019 — The executive committee of the University of Houston Law Center has voted to honor Associate Clinical Professor Janet M. Heppard with the 2019 Ethel M. Baker Faculty Award for her leadership in promoting greater interaction between the school and the community. more...

UH Law Center Professor Meredith Duncan discusses ‘Crimes of the Heart’ in Alley debut

April 16, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center Professor Meredith J. Duncan will take her expertise in criminal law to the Alley Theatre Saturday where she will meet with the audience to discuss legal issues in the play “Crimes of the Heart.” more...

UH Law Center to host annual workshop for Texas tax law professors May 17 

April 15, 2019 — Tax law professors from across the state will gather at the University of Houston Law Center May 17 to present research papers and discuss works-in-progress at the Fifth Annual Texas Tax Faculty Workshop. more...

UH Law Center Spring 2019 External Speaker Series: Civil liberties scholar considers effectiveness of artificial intelligence tools

April 15, 2019 - University of Chicago Law School professor Aziz Huq suggested that machine-made legal decisions can potentially make a positive impact on the legal system during a presentation last week in the Hendricks Heritage Room at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

University cites Law Center Profs. Hoffman and Nelson for teaching excellence

April 12, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center Professors Geoffrey Hoffman and James Nelson are recipients of 2018-19 Teaching Excellence Awards, one of the highest distinctions bestowed by the university. more...

High School for Law and Justice students win mock trial competition during UH Law Center's Street Law Day

April 12, 2019 - High school students from the Houston area used their newfound legal knowledge and techniques in a mock trial competition during the recent Street Law Day at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

Briefcase Radio: Chickens vs. Planes

What happens when chickens go up against planes? The winners might surprise you! Dean Leonard Baynes, with the University of Houston Law Center, looks back at this legal fight. more...

St. John's Law School professor says decline of purposivism in Supreme Court is exaggerated

April 11, 2019 - A statutory interpretation scholar/expert said that despite the prevalence of textualist Supreme Court justices, purposivism is "alive and well" in the modern version of the Court during a presentation last week in the Hendricks Heritage Room at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

UH Law Center students win ADR energy law tournament championship

April 10, 2019 – For the second time this year, the University of Houston Law Center’s Alternate Dispute Resolution team has secured a win in a national competition. more...

UH Law Center 2L Megan Rollag helps send supplies home to flood-weary Nebraska 

April 10, 2019 — When second-year University of Houston Law Center student Megan Rollag saw her native Nebraska underwater, she used the severe weather event as an opportunity to give back. more...

‘Is law school for you?’ UH Law Center provides answers to undergraduates  

April 5, 2019 — More than 100 University of Houston undergraduates recently received a practical introduction to law school — ranging from how to apply to how to survive — during the inaugural “Pre-Law Forum” hosted by the UH Law Center’s admissions office in collaboration with the university’s career services office. more...

Renowned Houston attorneys serve as guest lecturers during UH Law Center trial advocacy class

April 4, 2019 - As part of the University of Houston Law Center's Inaugural Distinguished Lecturer Series, students in adjunct professor J. Michael Solar's course recently received advice and wisdom from some of the most recognized trial lawyers in the Houston area. more...

Highest bidders make PILO silent auction at UH Law Center a success

April 4, 2019 - The University of Houston Law Center's Public Interest Law Organization raised $4,164 last week for its 11th annual silent auction. more...

Sense of duty inspires UH Law Center adjunct Professor Gallagher in faith and law

April 4, 2019 — While he received his J.D. more than 30 years ago, University of Houston Law Center adjunct Professor Edward Gallagher just added a new degree to his wall: Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies. more...

Lawyers aim for the moon and raise nearly $600,000 at 43rd Annual University of Houston Law Gala

April 3, 2019 — With a theme of “Fly Me to the Moon,” the University of Houston Law Center’s 43rd Annual Law Gala & Auction was out of this world Saturday evening, beginning with a countdown to a spectacular rocket launch video and ending with a Frank Sinatra impersonator. About $579,000 was raised along the way for scholarships and other programs. more...

UH Law Center welcomes admitted students for Class of 2022

April 3, 2019 — Future University of Houston Law Center students received an introduction to the law school experience last week during Admitted Students Day. more...

UHLC's Prof Wright makes Calgary connection to teach this summer in London

April 3, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center Professor of Practice Denney Wright will be taking his expertise in oil and gas tax law and international petroleum transactions abroad in August at the London School of Economics. more...

Environmental law researcher encourages increased citizen engagement to help with decarbonization

April 1, 2019 - University of South Carolina School of Law assistant professor Shelley Welton said that citizens having more input about their energy systems could help address some of the challenges of climate change. more...

Racism harms health, UVA School of Law expert says during talk at UH Law Center

April 1, 2019 - A University of Virginia School of Law professor drew a direct parallel between racial injustice and chronic health issues during a lecture last week at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

March 2019

Anita Hill says society as a whole must support #MeToo movement during ‘fireside chat’ at UH Law Center

March 28, 2019 — Professor and civil rights activist Anita Hill said Tuesday at the University of Houston Law Center that the public has a responsibility to embrace the #MeToo movement, and must confront sexual misconduct wherever it exists in society more...

UH Law Center 1Ls honored for early academic excellence

March 27, 2019 - The University of Houston Law Center recognized 60 first-year students in the top 30 percent of their class at the 2019 Academic Achievement Reception last week in the Hendricks Heritage Room. more...

UH Law Center co-sponsors national conference of minority legal scholars

March 27, 1019 — The University of Houston Law Center last week sponsored the welcoming reception for hundreds of law professors and scholars at the 4th National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference at American University Washington College of Law. more...

UH Law Center student organization hosts Women's Week

March 25, 2019 - In an effort to highlight women leadership in the legal profession, the Association of Women in Law recently held Women's Week at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

UVA Law School professor examines impact of polarized political environment on administrative law

March 25, 2019 - University of Virginia School of Law Professor Michael Livermore described how partisan volatility in American politics threatens effective administration during a presentation last week in the Hendricks Heritage Room at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

UH Law Center to host ‘fireside chat’ with Prof Anita Hill on March 26

March 20, 2019 (HOUSTON) — Anita Hill, whose testimony before a senate committee alleging sexual harassment by a Supreme Court nominee predated the #MeToo movement by nearly three decades, will speak about today’s focus on sexual abuse and other issues affecting women March 26 at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

UH Law Center profs share legal writing expertise heading national committees

March 20, 2019 — Four Lawyering Skills and Strategies professors at the University of Houston Law Center have assumed leadership roles on key committees in national legal writing organizations. more...

UH Law Center's Hester named co-director of newly-launched Center for Carbon Management in Energy

March 19, 2020 — University of Houston Law Center Lecturer Tracy Hester was recently announced as the co-director of the Center for Carbon Management in Energy, an initiative of UH Energy. Charles McConnell, a former energy executive and assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Energy, will serve as the interim executive director. more...

Trump nominates Texas Supreme Court Justice and Law Center alum Jeff Brown to federal bench

March 18, 2019 —Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey V.  Brown, a 1995 graduate of the University of Houston Law Center, has been nominated by President Trump to become a U.S. district judge in the Southern District of Texas. more...

UH Law Center collects six awards in annual marketing competition

March 18, 2019 — The University of Houston Law Center’s Communications and Marketing Department received six awards, including three “golds,” in the 2018 Collegiate Advertising Award competition for the nation’s graduate school programs. more...

Medical AI faces challenge of contextual bias, says Michigan Law School scholar

March 15, 2019 - University of Michigan Law School assistant professor Nicholson Price said that artificial intelligence used in the medical field should come from a diverse set of data last week in the Hendricks Heritage Room at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

UH Law Center symposium examined state of worldwide energy tax and investment

March 13, 2019 - Experts in energy taxation and investment shared the latest developments on issues affecting North America and beyond recently at the University of Houston Law Center's 1st Annual Denney L. Wright International Energy Tax Conference held at the Greater Houston Partnership in downtown Houston. more...

Three UH Law Center programs maintain Top 10 standing in U.S. News rankings; high marks in other publications

March 12, 2019 — The University of Houston Law Center saw three of its specialty programs retain their longstanding Top 10 rankings in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey of the country’s law schools released today. more...

Fordham Law professor says civil rights laws need renewed emphasis on protecting multiracials during UH Law Center’s Rosenberg Lecture

March 12, 2019 — An expert on race relations and anti-discrimination law described how the legal system mischaracterizes mixed race people who make discrimination claims in the annual Yale L. Rosenberg Lecture held last week at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

UH Law Center scholar discusses potential NAFTA overhaul at trade seminar

March 8, 2019 — Alfonso López de la Osa Escribano, director of the Center for U.S. and Mexican Law at the University of Houston Law Center, discussed a potential replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement during a symposium last week in Fort Worth. more...

IP law scholars exchange ideas during national workshop at UH Law Center

March 7, 2019 - More than 70 intellectual property law professors from across the world shared their latest scholarship at the 2019 Works-in-Progress Intellectual Property Colloquium (WIPIP), hosted by the University of Houston Law Center's Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law. more...

UH Law Center among top 30 “Go-To Law Schools” in the country

March 6, 2019 - The University of Houston Law Center is ranked No. 29 in Law.com's 2019 Go-To Law School list. The Law Center propelled 14 spots from its No. 43 ranking in 2018. more...

Dow exec calls for corporate and consumer action to solve global plastic waste problem during UHLC talk 

March 4, 2019 — The growing problem of plastic waste, especially in the world’s oceans, is solvable with an increased commitment from corporations to find sustainable answers and greater awareness from consumers, an industry plastics and packaging executive said recently at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

UH Law Center Prof Geoffrey Hoffman serves on two panels at national immigration conference

March 4, 2019 —Clinical Associate Professor Geoffrey Hoffman, director of the University of Houston Law Center’s Immigration Clinic, discussed new practices in the field of immigration law as a panelist at a national conference last week in Miami. more...

Cornell Law School professor argues rules for multi-district litigation are misguided

March 4, 2019 - An expert in civil procedure said that attempts to devise specific rules and procedures about multi-district litigation are often misguided because not all cases present the same challenges. more...

February 2019

UH Law Center’s Rosenberg Memorial Lecture to focus on multiracials and civil rights

HOUSTON (Feb. 28, 2019) — Fordham law professor uses court cases to show mixed race people face same discrimination as other minority groups. more...

UHLC ADR team advances to national competition after regional victory 

Feb. 28, 2019 — The University of Houston Law Center’s Interscholastic Alternative Dispute Resolution team earned top honors at the ABA’s regional Representing Clients in Mediation Competition last weekend in Birmingham, Ala. more...

5th Circuit Judge Elrod says as AI will not replace the need for judges to retain empathy in the courtroom

Feb. 26, 2019 — As the use of artificial intelligence in the legal profession increases, members of the bench should ensure the technology was developed without prejudice, Judge Jennifer Elrod of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals said during her talk, "Trial by Siri: AI Comes to the Courtroom," last week at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

UH Law Center conference to explore global energy tax and investment climate 

Feb. 26, 2019 — Experts in energy taxation and investment will gather March 1 to examine issues affecting the international energy industry in a joint symposium co-sponsored by the University of Houston Law Center, ExxonMobil and several law firms. more...

UH Law Center receives nine awards from preLaw Magazine

Feb. 26, 2019 — The University of Houston Law Center continues to earn high marks from preLaw magazine, earning accolades in its spring 2019 edition for three specialty programs and bringing the total to nine honors over the last year. more...

Constitutional law scholar weighs originalism's role in lower courts

Feb. 25, 2019 - Ryan Williams, an assistant professor at Boston College Law School, questioned if a strict interpretive Constitutional theory should be adapted in his presentation "Should Lower Court Judges Be Originalists?" in the Hendricks Heritage Room last week. more...

Simon Tam of the Slants discusses group's landmark SCOTUS victory at UH Law Center

Feb. 22, 2019 — A musician whose band's trademark case was taken to the Supreme Court shared details from his seven-year legal journey in a question-and-answer session Tuesday with University of Houston Law Center Professor Michael A. Olivas. more...

Symbols of the Confederacy should not exist in public spaces, Harvard professor says in Black History Month lecture at UH Law Center

Feb. 19, 2019 — A Harvard Law School professor and Pulitzer Prize winning historian said that Confederate monuments in public spaces send inappropriate messages. more...

Genealogical information should be protected, says expert on law enforcement’s use of familial DNA

Feb. 19, 2019 - Natalie Ram, an assistant professor at University of Baltimore School of Law, argued that consumers should have a reasonable expectation of privacy from law enforcement surveillance even if they have made their genetic data available to genealogical or other consumer genetic third-party services.  more...

UH Law Center’s Sondock Jurist-in-Residence Lecture to focus on artificial intelligence in the court system

5th Circuit Judge Elrod will explore impact of future technology on judges and the law. more...

UHLC students network with government and public interest employers during annual table talk 

Feb. 15, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center students recently met with officials from government agencies and public interest groups at the annual public service “table talk” hosted by the school’s Career Development Office. more...

UH Law Center alumni take their case for a new building to Austin 

Feb. 14, 2019 — University of Houston Law Center alumni William P. Swenson ’87, left, Richard F. Whiteley, ’99, and Susan L. Bickley, ’84, accompanied by Dean Leonard M. Baynes, traveled to Austin this week to meet with legislators to provide information on and show support for state funding of a proposed five-story, $90 million facility. more...

UHLC’s Baynes touts fundraising milestone for new building during ‘Discussion with the Dean’

Feb. 12, 2019 - The University of Houston Law Center's push for a facility is closer to becoming a reality after reaching an initial goal of $10 million, Dean Leonard M. Baynes told students during his spring semester "Discussion with the Dean" sessions last week. more...

Denver Law professor suggests methods to increase FOIA's efficiency

Feb. 12, 2019 - University of Denver Sturm College of Law Associate Professor Margaret Kwoka proposed an aggressive reform strategy to preserve the Freedom of Information Act's broad vision of public access during a lecture last week in the Hendricks Heritage Room at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

UH Law Center 3L Elizabeth George channels lifelong love of outdoors into environmental advocacy

Feb. 11, 2019 — Being raised in the Texas Hill Country and taking an AP Environmental Science class in high school instilled third-year University of Houston Law Center student Elizabeth George with a sense of obligation to defend nature and everything in it. more...

UH Law Center alum Thomas ’11 named shareholder at Houston-based law firm

Feb. 11, 2019 - With an engineering background, and newfound ability in technological writing, Jim Thomas, a 2011 graduate of the University of Houston Law Center changed careers and put both skill sets to use practicing patent law. more...

UH Law Center Immigration Clinic's two-year effort on asylum appeal in hands of 5th Circuit 

Feb. 7, 2019 — Faculty and students of the University of Houston Law Center Immigration Clinic collaborated with two other university programs to represent a young woman and her son Wednesday in an asylum case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans. more...

UH Law Center 'Distinguished Speaker' explores Confederate iconography and bias

Harvard law professor and historian to speak as part of Black History Month observance. more...

Exxon Mobil General Counsel advises students to embrace versatility during Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series at UH Law Center

Feb. 7, 2019 - Randall M. Ebner, Vice President and General Counsel of Exxon Mobil Corp., encouraged students to be flexible and open to change while providing a roadmap to success at the University of Houston Law Center last week. more...

UH Law Center trial advocacy course spotlights Houston legal legends

Feb. 5, 2019 — The careers of Richard "Racehorse" Haynes '56, John O'Quinn '67 and Joe Jamail were recalled during guest lectures recently in University of Houston Law Center adjunct Professor J. Michael Solar's class, "The Modern Day Trial Lawyer: Redefining Trials & Trial Lawyers." more...

Students share their Law Center experiences in meeting with UH President Khator

Feb. 5, 2018 - UH President and System Chancellor Dr. Renu Khator answered inquiries from University of Houston Law Center students during a visit to Professor Douglas Moll's Secured Financing class on Monday. more...

Georgia moot court team takes national title in annual UH Law Center tournament

Feb. 4, 2019 — The team from the University of Georgia School of Law out-argued the nation's best student advocates to claim the winner's trophy in the 11th annual Hunton Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship hosted recently by the Blakely Advocacy Institute of the University of Houston Law Center. more...

January 2019

International law expert analyzes human rights racism at UHLC speaker series

Jan. 30, 2019 - University of Colorado School of Law Associate Professor Anna Spain Bradley argued that international human rights law fails to adequately address racism as a violation of human rights during a presentation on Monday in the Hendricks Heritage Room at the University of Houston Law Center. more...

Campaign for New UH Law Center Building Hits $10 Million Milestone

"More Than Bricks," the fundraising campaign to build a new University of Houston Law Center building, has reached the $10 million milestone. more...

Nation's top moot court teams will vie for national championship in UH Law Center tourney

Jan. 18, 2019 — The nation's 16 top moot court teams will gather in Houston Jan. 23 to face off in the 11th annual Hunton Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship hosted by the Blakely Advocacy Institute of the University of Houston Law Center. more...

ABA to honor UH Law Center's Pre-Law Pipeline Program for accomplishments in diversity 

Jan. 17, 2019 — The University of Houston Law Center's Pre-Law Pipeline Program will be honored Jan. 25 by the American Bar Association's Council for Diversity in the Education Pipeline for its efforts on behalf of diversity in the legal profession. more...

Briefcase Radio: Gender mandates on corporate boards

.S. women are well educated and work in about half of all management and professional jobs. However, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center notes they are virtually absent from corporate boards of directors. more...

UH Law Center’s Vail workshop provides attorneys with updates after “major sea change” in asylum cases

Advocates learned new methods at the Joseph A. Vail Asylum Law Workshop recently held at the University of Houston Law Center to help their clients after a recent Attorney General’s ruling significantly impacted asylum seekers who may have been victims of domestic violence. more...

UH Law Center LSS faculty share teaching insights at workshops from coast to coast

Seven University of Houston Law Center Lawyering Skills and Strategies (“LSS”) professors recently traveled to law schools across the country to present their work on a wide variety of topics at the annual Legal Writing Institute “One-Day Workshops.” more...

UH Law Center 1Ls meet and greet potential employers with eye toward job prospects

First-year University of Houston Law Center students networked with prominent law firms and state agencies during the “Meet the OCI Employers” annual reception recently held by the Career Development Office. more...

Briefcase Radio: Gideon v. Wainwright

In a new ongoing segment on Briefcase, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center looks at famous Supreme Court cases thru history. more...

ExxonMobil General Counsel to Lead off 2019 Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series at UH Law Center

Randall M. Ebner brings nearly 40 years of experience in legal department and will provide insights into working for a multinational Fortune 500 company. more...

UHLC alum Butler ’81 builds career on foundation of standing up for employee rights

Jan. 7, 2019 — Fighting for the underdog has been a staple throughout the legal career of Harris D. Butler. more...

UH Law Center remembers Professor Emeritus John Jay Douglass

Jan. 4, 2019 — Professor Emeritus John Jay Douglass, who taught military law for 37 years at the University of Houston Law Center after serving 31 years in the U.S. Army, died recently at the age of 96. more...

UH Law Center professors Olivas and Nelson honored at 2019 AALS meeting

Jan. 4, 2019 - Two members of the University of Houston Law Center faculty received accolades for their excellence in legal scholarship this week at the Association of American Law Schools annual meeting in New Orleans. more...

December 2018

Briefcase Radio: Judge Vanessa Gilmore '81 discusses implicit bias and the courts

Briefcase Radio: Judge Vanessa Gilmore '81 discusses implicit bias and the courts more...

UH Law Center's JCAP program expands legal services for area youth 

Dec. 14, 2018 — Established in 2014 as a mentoring program to reach youth before they are swept into the juvenile and criminal justice systems, the Juvenile & Capital Advocacy Project at the University of Houston has expanded over the years to include representation of delinquent youth in court, public school classroom presentations, and sealing of juvenile court records. more...

UH Law Center LL.M. graduate Scheid '93 named chair of State Bar of Texas Tax Section 

Dec. 10, 2018 – University of Houston Law Center LL.M. alumna, Catherine Scheid '93, recently began her one-year term leading the Tax Section of the State Bar of Texas. more...

Briefcase Radio: The Seventh Amendment

The Bill of Rights has guaranteed our freedoms and rights for over 200 years. more...

Experts from multiple disciplines urge cooperation and solidarity to curb human trafficking epidemic 

Dec. 4, 2018 — Members of academia and law enforcement recently suggested methods to combat human trafficking during a daylong symposium at the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion in the University of Houston's M.D. Anderson Library. more...

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