Annual event Jan. 25 benefits Immigration Clinic in providing pro bono legal services more...
Visiting scholar Li Zhi from China, who currently is researching legal issues of athletes' eligibility at the University of Houston Law Center, has been appointed to the international Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). more...
University of Houston Law Center adjunct professor Jim Perdue Sr. recently opened up his home to students, alumni and Dean Leonard M. Baynes to celebrate the season and a semester well done. more...
Representatives of the University of Houston Law Center Immigration Clinic answered questions from students and administrators about what the future might hold for immigrants post-election, during a presentation last week at UH-Downtown. more...
The University of Houston Law Center recently began providing more online capabilities for students juggling a hectic schedule. more...
Fifty percent of Mexico could be powered by renewable energy sources by 2050, according to the undersecretary of electricity of the Mexican Ministry of Energy, Dr. César Emiliano Hernández Ochoa. more...
Hundreds of young students recently pledged to combat bullying, discrimination and negative stereotypes at the Anti-Defamation League's 10th annual Beau and Abe Merfish No Place For Hate Youth Summit at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
With the assistance of teleconferencing technology, University of Houston Law Center Associate Professor Anthony Chase and Santa Clara University School of Law Professor Allen Hammond are close to completing the first semester of a collaborative Communications Law course between the two law schools. more...
The University of Houston Law Center is asking alumni to join the nationwide #Giving Tuesday movement on Nov. 29 by making a contribution to enhance programs, increase scholarships, and further improve the school's top tier reputation for providing a quality legal education. more...
The Pre-Law Pipeline Program at the University of Houston Law Center has been awarded a $125,000 grant from a non-profit, law school organization to expand its efforts to increase diversity among law school applicants. more...
As hurricane season comes to a close, students learned about flood insurance, how to deal with FEMA, and what survivors of natural disasters need to do to prevent fraud during a recent lunch presentation at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
The firm of Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP has agreed to extend for another three years its sponsorship of the national moot court championship hosted by the Blakely Advocacy Institute of the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Technology driven companies such as Airbnb, Uber, and Lyft are changing the way people use their property, enabling anyone with a car or a spare bedroom to compete with taxis and hotels. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor and former Dean Raymond T. Nimmer has been selected as 2016 Internet & E-commerce Lawyer of the Year – USA by readers of Lawyer Monthly. more...
Local college and high school students had a sneak peek into the life of law students and lawyers during "Discover Law Day" on Friday at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
University of Houston Law Center students voiced their concerns and listened to advice about campus security this morning as UH police officers hosted a session of "Coffee with a Cop." more...
When you go online to buy a book or new music, you are entering into a contract. Contracts are fundamental to our free enterprise system. Professor of Law Peter Linzer, with the University of Houston Law Center thinks buyers need to be more aware. more...
Human rights lawyers from across the state recently presented their thoughts to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention during a meeting at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
A leading constitutional law scholar said the roles of Democratic and Republican parties were diminished in the 2016 presidential election at the Houston Law Review's 21st Annual Frankel Lecture. more...
The University of Houston Law Center mock trial team successfully defended its championship title this weekend as the winner of the National Trial Advocacy Competition in Lansing, Michigan. more...
The University of Houston has prevailed in its federal trademark lawsuit against South Texas College of Law, which briefly changed its name to Houston College of Law earlier this year. more...
Trial attorney and UH law alumnus, Tony Buzbee has had a number of defining moments in his legal career. He represented the residents of Texas City and La Marque and won one of the largest jury verdicts against British Petroleum. And he's represented clients such as former Governor Rick Perry and musician Jimmy Buffet. more...
University of Houston Law Center students who spent their summer working at non-profit, public interest agencies and government offices shared their success stories last week during a lunch with Dean Leonard M. Baynes in the Hendricks Heritage Room. more...
Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey V. Brown weighed the benefits and drawbacks that emerging state of the art resources have on the legal profession as part of a lecture series Monday at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Assistant Clinical Professors Merle Morris and Lauren Simpson recently shared their editing and writing expertise with students enrolled in the Fort Bend Independent School District's Gifted & Talented Mentorship Program at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
The University of Houston Law Center's Black Law Students Association celebrated a local legal legend at its recent annual scholarship banquet at the Crowne Plaza Houston near NRG Stadium. more...
The right to vote is one of the most important rights granted to U.S. citizens. Assistant Professor Teddy Rave with the University of Houston Law Center teaches election law and has studied the concept of "politicians as fiduciaries." more...
As Americans weigh the candidacy of the first woman running for president on a major party ticket, panelists at the University of Houston Law Center recently discussed the lengthy struggle for women's suffrage that led to passage of the 19th amendment. more...
With the help of the American Immigration Council, University of Houston Law Center Clinical Associate Professor Geoffrey A. Hoffman filed an amicus brief Thursday on behalf of immigrants vulnerable to deportation by the U.S. Department of Justice's Board of Immigration Appeals. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Michael A. Olivas brought his one man-band to campus Monday, presenting new segments of his "Law of Rock and Roll" radio program, "sponsored" by the Sports & Entertainment Law Organization. more...
Relatives, colleagues and friends gathered Monday to celebrate the life and legacy of Professor Emeritus Stephen Zamora as a man devoted to his family, international good will, legal scholarship, and the University of Houston Law Center. more...
The University of Houston Law Center's Health Law & Policy Institute speaker series kicked off last week with "Ethical & Legal Issues in End of Life Care." more...
Visiting members of the bench provide valuable insight into the judiciary through day-long interaction with students, faculty, alumni and practitioners more...
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Federal judge finds change to Houston College of Law would cause confusion and harm to UH Law Center more...
Government regulators must step up and challenge the status quo to ensure safety in the energy industry, University of Houston Law Center Professor Jacqueline Weaver told an international audience last week at the "First Inter-American Hydrocarbon Regulators Dialogue." more...
Law students from across the country gathered at the University of Houston Law Center last week for the Jeffry S. Abrams National Mediator Competition, while Law Center students challenged their classmates at the Tom Newhouse Representing Clients in Mediation Competition. more...
University of Houston Law Center students enrolled in the International Energy Lawyers Program had the opportunity to meet former U.S. Ambassador Gordon D. Giffin recently at the University of Calgary Faculty of Law. more...
In the fifth edition of Briefcase Radio on Houston Public Media News 88.7, Dean Leonard M. Baynes hosts Assistant Professor James Nelson to discuss the first amendment rights of for-profit businesses. more...
University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes announced the addition of six new faculty members recently at the "Alumni & Friends Reception: Taste of Houston" at the Sonoma Wine Bar on Richmond Avenue. more...
A clinical program at the University of Houston Law Center will play an integral role in a major initiative by the university to help revitalize and develop its immediate neighborhood, Houston's Third Ward. more...
University of Houston Law Center Research Professor Allison N. Winnike was recognized Friday by the National Center for State Courts with its 2016 Distinguished Service Award for her work in developing emergency preparedness resources for judges and court administrators. more...
Dean Leonard M. Baynes provided students, faculty and staff with a broad overview of recent happenings at the University of Houston Law Center during two "Discussion with the Dean" sessions on Wednesday. more...
Houstonians with a curiosity for law gained a better understanding of common legal issues during the most recent edition of the People's Law School this past weekend at the Deluxe Theater in the Fifth Ward and the University of Houston Law Center. more...
The University of Houston Law Center and Dean Leonard M. Baynes were featured in the most recent edition of Houston Public Media's "UH Moment" segment airing on Channel 8. more...
Forbes magazine today cited the University of Houston Law Center's energy program while praising the university for its multi-discipline energy research, saying it rivals MIT in its cutting–edge efforts to find better ways to extract oil and gas as well as develop alternative cleaner and renewable energy sources. more...
In an effort to prevent inmates from taking their own lives, state Rep. Garnet Coleman proposed the use of technology to treat prisoners with serious mental health issues during a classroom discussion at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
The University of Houston Law Center Upper Level Mentoring Program for the 2016-2017 school year kicked off last week with upper-level law students networking with Houston area attorneys who will serve as mentors. more...
In the fourth edition of Briefcase Radio, University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes hosts Professor Barbara Evans to discuss the future of privacy protections for personal health information. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Sandra Guerra Thompson's research on crime labs was recently recognized by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. more...
The top attorney in Ecuador, Dr. Diego García Carrión, explained the need for clarity in international arbitration disputes at the 3rd Houston Oil and Gas Investment Arbitration conference hosted last week by the University of Houston Law Center's Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Center. more...
Local and international experts explore legal and other issues and challenges facing today's energy industry more...
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner sees a bright future for the city of Houston, with the University of Houston as a strong partner in that development. more...
The lead counsel who led the fight to reverse the Texas voter ID law and an election law specialist from the conservative Heritage Foundation squared off in a debate on the issue Tuesday at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
The University of Houston Law Center was acknowledged for its numerous diversity and inclusion efforts at a reception Monday at the Elizabeth Rockwell Pavilion in the M.D. Anderson Library. more...
The Center for Consumer Law at the University of Houston Law Center will be hosting free legal classes for the general public on Saturday, Oct. 1, at the "People's Law School." more...
In the second edition of Briefcase Radio, University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes hosts Assistant Professor Emily Berman to discuss national security as it relates to citizens' personal privacy. more...
Collaboration between nations could make for stronger international protections of health as a human right, Alfonso López de la Osa Escribano, a health law scholar, said at a lecture last week at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Event will explore current trends in international energy disputes more...
The University of Houston Law Center and KUHF today launched "Briefcase," a weekly radio broadcast that explores a variety of legal topics of interest to the general public. more...
The University of Houston Law Center welcomed 65 students to the LL.M. Class of '16, including 46 who earned their law degrees in foreign countries. more...
The University of Houston Law Center is among four law schools nationwide recognized for outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. more...
Shortly after Claude Hippard's untimely death, his loved ones ensured his life and influence would benefit University of Houston Law Center students for generations to come. more...
The University of Houston Law Center's Pre-Law Pipeline Program was honored last week as the recipient of the UH System Board of Regents' Academic Excellence Award. more...
Before attending their first law school class, University of Houston Law Center students started their semester by giving back. more...
First-year University of Houston Law Center students committed to exemplifying competence, civility and integrity in their legal careers as they were welcomed to the school last week during a dinner at the Hilton University of Houston. more...
Members of the University of Houston Law Center's Pre-Law Pipeline Program commemorated their introduction to the world of legal education and celebrated newfound bonds with fellow students at a recent closing ceremony at Norton Rose Fulbright's Houston Office. more...
A week before the start of classes, University of Houston Law Center students are preparing for their futures beyond the fall semester. more...
Academics and practicing attorneys will gather Oct. 7-8 to give and receive feedback on their scholarly writings more...
Charlette Jefferson, a faculty suite executive secretary who began working at the University of Houston Law Center 17 years ago, was honored Monday as a winner of the President's Award. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor and former Dean Raymond T. Nimmer has been selected by his peers for the 23rd time as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in his specialty areas. more...
Colleagues, family and friends gathered Thursday to celebrate the life of Ira B. Shepard, who taught tax law at the University of Houston Law Center for 36 years before passing away in March at the age of 78. more...
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's passing on Feb. 13, and the Senate's refusal to confirm the nomination of his replacement, led to multiple 4-4 decisions in the court's recently completed term. more...
Forty students admitted to the University of Houston Law Center for the fall semester were recently given a warm welcome and an introduction to what they can expect in the coming years. more...
A keynote speaker at the 15th Annual Zealous Advocacy Conference held last week at the University of Houston Law Center told juvenile justice attorneys that the negative effects of shackling children in the courtroom outweigh the benefits. more...
University of Houston officials and pillars of the local legal community recently gave words of encouragement to students enrolled in the University of Houston Law Center's Pre-law Pipeline Program. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Emeritus Stephen Zamora, an authority on International and Mexican law, died Friday in Mexico City at the age of 72. more...
The University of Houston Law Center won the "Best Law School Award—Best achievement by a law school" in the inaugural "Food from the Bar" campaign by the Houston Food Bank. more...
The University of Houston System has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against South Texas College of Law (STCL). more...
The American Public Health Association's Law Section is honoring University of Houston Law Center Research Professor Allison N. Winnike. more...
Juvenile justice attorneys will meet in July for the 15th annual Zealous Advocacy Conference at University of Houston Law Center. more...
University of Houston Law center alumna Star Jones '86 spoke of the need to uphold high moral standards in the legal profession, and the power of networking during a visit to Houston this week. more...
Nineteen undergraduate students are weighing their future education options in the second annual Pre-law Pipeline Program at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Alumna Star Jones will lead discussion of career opportunities and pathways to success. more...
Two members of the University of Houston Law Center's 2016 graduating class will soon be putting their passion for public interest law to good use. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Barbara Evans visited the White House on June 2 to take part in a design workshop hosted by the White House Office for Science & Technology Policy and Stanford Medicine X. more...
Jolanda Jones is one of the busiest attorneys in Houston, and her schedule recently became more hectic. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Barbara Evans was part of a three-member team that clinched victory recently in a closely watched, hard-fought debate about the morality of human DNA manipulation at the Oxford Union Debating Society at Oxford University. more...
Judge Mary Bacon was honored recently for her 15 years of service to the 338th Criminal District Court of Harris County with a portrait unveiling hosted by the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association. more...
The National Center for State Courts is honoring University of Houston Law Center Research Professor Allison N. Winnike with its 2016 Distinguished Service Award for her public health emergency preparedness legal writing and community outreach. more...
Twenty-five University of Houston Law Center students have been awarded fellowships from the school to work this summer at non-profit, public interest agencies and government offices. more...
Stakeholders in the legal, medical and technology fields discussed how mental health patients in underserved areas could benefit from broadband connectivity Wednesday at a policy conference at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
A University of Houston Law Center graduate gives high marks to the faculty, and modestly credits a close friend and classmate, for her success in scoring second highest on the February Texas bar exam. more...
University of Houston Law Center alumna Phyllis Randolph Frye, the nation's first openly transgendered judge, will appear May 26 on "10 Questions Live," the American Bar Association's monthly "Google Hangout." more...
University of Houston Law Center Associate Professor Bret Wells suggested that the U.S. tax system can improve by combining the taxation of corporations and shareholders. more...
Ninety American and foreign-trained attorney's received their LL.M. degrees Saturday during commencement exercises at Hofheinz Pavilion. more...
American Bar Association President Paulette Brown challenged the 326 graduates of the University of Houston Law Center on Saturday to use their legal skills to find answers and justice for those who do not have the necessary resources. more...
University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes advocated for more clarity and more emphasis on the whole student when law schools make scholarship decisions. more...
University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes and Professor Jessica L. Roberts are among 16 faculty members and librarians featured on posters as part of the campus library system's UH READ campaign to encourage reading and lifelong learning. more...
Goal of nationwide effort is to bring the benefits of broadband-enabled health care technology and other services to rural and underserved areas. more...
The University of Houston Law Center ranked ninth in career support and 16th in networking, according to a survey of students and recent graduates compiled by an online graduate school guide. more...
Intellectual property professionals recently gathered at the University of Houston Law Center to discuss a wide range of related issues in commemoration of 2016's World IP Day. more...
UHLC Prof Evans to discuss impact of ‘Big Data’ on bioethics at Harvard conference more...
University of Houston Law Center student advocates, faculty, staff, alumni, and members of the local bench and bar came together at the Second Annual Advocacy Banquet to celebrate another outstanding year for the school’s advocacy programs and its interscholastic competition teams. more...
The University of Houston Law Center scored the highest percentage of graduates passing the February bar exam among the state's nine law schools. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Emeritus James E. Herget, who taught at the law school for 25years and served as associate dean, died Wednesday in Kerrville at the age of 81. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Emeritus Richard M. Alderman was honored recently by his alma mater, Syracuse University College of Law, for his outstanding service to the legal profession. more...
In an effort to strengthen ties between the University of Houston Law Center and the business community, Dean Leonard M. Baynes visited the ExxonMobil campus in The Woodlands on Monday. more...
Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller said the state's U.S. Supreme Court case contesting President Barack Obama's immigration reform policy has little to do with deportation, and that it is meant to challenge an executive order that grants temporary legal status to immigrants in the country illegally. more...
Paulette Brown, president of the American Bar Association and a partner in the law firm of Locke Lord LLP, will be the speaker at the University of Houston Law Center convocation on May 14. more...
University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes honored the Law Center students for their academic excellence and commitment to the law during the annual Dean's Awards ceremony Tuesday. more...
The University of Houston Law Center's Health Law & Policy Institute is partnering with the FCC to host a daylong conference May 18 to explore the future of broadband technologies in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues. more...
The University of Houston Law Center's Career Development Office and Andrews Kurth recently gave first-year law students advice on how to maintain professionalism during their first summer internships. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Jessica L. Roberts questioned the efficiency of corporate wellness programs last week at the 2016 Law Medicine Center Conference at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Raymond T. Nimmer is included in the "Lawyers Worldwide Awards Magazine - Innovative Lawyers of 2016" edition for his work in his specialty area of Intellectual Property. more...
More than 200 students from Houston-area high schools were at the University of Houston Law Center on Friday to participate in mock trials and mock law school classes.
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The University of Houston presented Law Center Assistant Clinical Professor Lauren Simpson with a faculty excellence award last night for her dedication to teaching lawyering skills and strategies to young law students. more...
Public health professionals analyzed the readiness of the Houston area for a potential outbreak of the Zika virus on Friday during a workshop at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Attorneys and immigration specialists gathered at the University of Houston Law Center on Friday for the 15th annual Joseph A. Vail workshop that provided information and techniques for dealing with asylum and other issues affecting families and children facing deportation. more...
Undersecretary of electricity will outline issues and challenges as energy sector opens to private investment. more...
The Texas Department of State Health Services has awarded a $228,000 grant to continue a University of Houston Law Center research project that tracks Texas municipal smoking ordinances related to second-hand smoke, including smoke-free zones in restaurants, bars, and other public locations, according to Research Professor Allison Winnike. more...
The former secretary of hydrocarbons of Ecuador, Dr. Yvonne Fabara Arias, said now is the time for global oil companies to invest in the South American country’s oil and gas resources during a recent discussion at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
The Texas stars were shining bright when the University of Houston Law Center held its 40th Annual Law Gala and Auction at the Westin Houston Memorial City on April 2 with the theme “Texas Under the Stars.” more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Jessica L. Roberts will discuss the legality and ethics of corporate wellness programs at the 2016 Law Medicine Center Conference at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland. The conference begins at 9 a.m. on April 15. more...
Three University of Houston Law Center professors once again have been recognized by their peers as among the “Best Lawyers” in Texas in their fields of specialization. more...
Almost 300 Houston area residents gathered Saturday at the University of Houston Law Center for the annual People’s Law School to learn about their legal rights on issues ranging from wills and debt collection to family law and social security. more...
Health, government officials will share information and coordinate efforts to limit exposure. more...
Two national sports analysts argued to a draw Friday on whether collegiate athletes should be “paid to play” in a lively debate hosted by the University of Houston Law Center. more...
A Houston state representative and the parliamentarian of the Texas House of Representatives outlined the state's legislative system last week at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Is college sports broken? Are student-athletes a quaint notion from the distant past? Should players be paid and cash in on the merchandising dollars that colleges reap? Or is the lasting value of a free education payment enough? more...
The Criminal Justice Institute at the University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin today released videos and a report that focused on issues examining pretrial policies and procedures from a suspect's arrest to trial. more...
Professor Emeritus Ira B. Shepard, who unraveled the complexities of tax law for thousands of students during his 36 years in the classroom at the University of Houston Law Center, died Sunday at the age of 78. more...
U.S. District Judge George C. Hanks, Jr. of the Southern District of Texas encouraged students to prioritize integrity and professionalism in their practice during his part of a lecture series this week at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Volunteer lawyers, judges, and professors teach basic legal rights in free public program more...
University of Houston Law Center Externship Director Erma Bonadero recently introduced legal education to middle school students as part of a new program started by the Houston Bar Association. more...
Michelle K. Lee, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, discussed recent developments in the landscape of intellectual property law and policy during a “fireside chat” in Cemo Hall at the University of Houston recently. more...
The University of Houston Law Center’s communications and marketing department recently won several honors in the 2015 Collegiate Advertising Awards. more...
University of Houston Law Center students are gaining teaching experience while working on their lawyering skills thanks to a new Street Law class started by Professor Ellen Marrus. more...
The University of Houston Law Center moved up nine spots to tie for 50th among 196 ABA accredited law schools included in the latest U.S. News & World Report survey. more...
The University of Houston Law Center held its first Academic Achievement Reception last week in the Hendricks Heritage Room to honor 55 top students for their academic success during their first year of law school. more...
Harvard Assistant Professor of Education Roberto Gonzales will be the featured speaker at the George I. Sanchez Lecture at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Wendy Davis, a former Democratic Texas senator, said voting rights and an assault on women’s reproductive rights are two of the nation’s most important issues at a discussion recently in Krost Hall at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Texas Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick discussed the benefits and challenges of horizontal drilling recently at the University of Houston Law Center. "Shale Development Challenges" was part of the Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Center's Lecture Series for Spring 2016. more...
The University of Houston Law Center improved its “Go-To” rating based on the percentage of 2015 graduates who were hired as associates by the nation’s 100 largest law firms, according to a survey by the National Law Journal. more...
NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks said the presence of cameras and social media can help hold police officers accountable in incidents of racial profiling. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Peter Linzer was honored Feb. 26 with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 11th Annual International Conference on Contracts – KCON XI - held at St. Mary's University in San Antonio.
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University of Houston Law Center alumnus Richard Craig Smith discussed health laws and their impact on professional football players recently as part of the Health Law & Policy Institute’s 2016 Spring Speaker Series. more...
Two Finnish energy law experts stressed the importance of greater interaction among governments and corporations at all levels to make global energy policies more effective in talks last week at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
University of Houston Law Center students were introduced to the complexities of oil and gas tax law at the Houston Business and Tax Law Journal’s 16th Annual Symposium on Friday at the ExxonMobil campus in The Woodlands. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Barbara Evans joined other leaders in the field of genomic health care last week at the White House to participate in the Precision Medicine Initiative Summit. more...
NAACP President and CEO Cornell Williams Brooks will discuss racial profiling next week as the featured speaker of the Yale L. Rosenberg Memorial Lecture at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
The significance of media, the Supreme Court, Latino political involvement, and other topics relating to the 2016 presidential election were discussed Tuesday at a symposium co-hosted by the University of Houston Law Center and College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. more...
University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes today announced the hiring of three professors whom he described as among “the most promising faculty members in their generation.” more...
Breaking barriers and using cultural differences as a strength paved the way for Houston and Atlanta to become cities with international interests, filmmaker Andrea Young said while visiting the University of Houston Law Center. more...
A non-profit organization designed to give budding artists, entrepreneurs, and others a leg up in the music business will conduct a symposium on a wide-range of issues affecting the industry Saturday at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas Lee H. Rosenthal discussed what she sees as a disturbing national trend in the decline of jury trials as part of a lecture series last week at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes announced new faculty hires and responded to students’ questions and concerns recently at two “Discussions with the Dean.” more...
University of Houston Law Center students took their advocacy and mediation skills east and across the Atlantic, walking away with victories and awards in four competitions earlier this month. more...
The University of Houston Law Center will offer a new scholarship in memory of Brenda Karabatsos, a 1988 alumna, after an initial gift of $25,000 was donated by her mother to establish the endowment. more...
University of Houston Law Center students handed out resumes and chatted with representatives of 50 small- and mid-size firms recently during an open house hosted by the school’s Career Development Office. more...
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard A. Bernstein spoke about the challenges of being the first blind state Supreme Court justice in the country and encouraged law students to truly make a difference with their chosen career, during a talk last week at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
UH Law Center, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences host ‘Super Tuesday’ symposium in advance of Republican candidates’ debate on campus. more...
University of Houston Law Center students met with officials from government agencies and public interest groups Friday at the “Government and Public Interest Table Talk” hosted by the Law Center’s Career Development Office. more...
The University of Houston Law Center hosted Discover Law Day 2016 on Saturday in partnership with South Texas College of Law, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, and the Law School Admission Council. more...
Geoffrey Hoffman, director of the University of Houston Law Center’s Immigration Clinic, participated in a panel discussion Monday about overcoming obstacles in representing those seeking asylum from countries torn by terrorist activities. more...
The University of Houston Law Center recognized the election of Professor Barbara J. Evans to the American Law Institute on Friday. more...
Consul General of Mexico, Oscar Rodríguez Cabrera, recently attended a meeting hosted by the University of Houston Law Center’s Environment, Energy & National Resource Center in an effort to strengthen ties between the Mexican government and UH. more...
Three appeals supported by the University of Houston Law Center Immigration Clinic were granted recently, overturning an immigration judge’s decision to deny Cornell law students access to immigration court more...
In the heat of summer, University of Houston Law Center Professor Michael A. Olivas agreed to teach an inter-term course on music law in upstate New York - in the dead of winter. more...
The Georgetown University Law Center team emerged as the first repeat winners of the annual Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship hosted last week by the Blakely Advocacy Institute of the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Members of the Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative, including the University of Houston Law Center, will participate in a training and information workshop Feb. 10 for those who provide legal services to immigrants. more...
UH Law Center Professor Lonny Hoffman has been elected to membership in the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation. more...
Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit argued recently at the University of Houston Law Center that federal judges should place greater emphasis on the “intentions” of lawmakers and not just the strict interpretation of statutory language. more...
A growing trend of health care providers going beyond simply treating disease to address the root causes of bad health was discussed by University of Houston Law Center Assistant Professor Jessica Mantel in a talk titled, “Providers’ Central Role in Tackling the Social Determinants of Health.” more...
University of Houston Law Center Research Professor Allison N. Winnike has been selected to join the 2016 class of Leadership Texas, a network of more than 6,000 women with the goal of broadening their knowledge and developing their skills to have a greater impact on their community. more...
Four prominent judges to lecture on legal ethics topics at the Law Center this Spring more...
Improving the criminal justice system by making it more cost-efficient, mass incarcerations in local jails caused by the pretrial process, and the case of Sandra Bland were discussion points at a symposium hosted by the University of Houston Law Center’s Criminal Justice Institute and Health Law & Policy Institute. more...
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UHLC professor Barbara J. Evans was elected today to the prestigious American Law Institute, joining 16 Law Center colleagues and several other adjunct and emeritus faculty. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Jessica Mantel on Jan. 27 will discuss a relatively new trend in health care — health care providers growing interest in addressing the social and environmental conditions affecting a patient’s health rather than focusing on medical treatment. more...
University of Houston Law Center students qualified for national mock trial and moot court competitions by placing third in each event at the Black Law Students Association Rocky Mountain Regional tournament in Denver. more...
University of Houston Law Center Clinical Associate Professor Geoffrey A. Hoffman has filed an amicus brief on behalf of Cornell Law School students who were denied the right to represent their clients in court by an immigration judge. more...
Discussion analyzing legal authority and barriers when building modern cities to follow film more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Seth Chandler will be expanding the audience for his health care finance blog later this month when Forbes begins posting it on its site, The Apothecary. more...
UH Law Center Professor Barbara J. Evans calls for caution in implementing proposed changes to the Common Rule, a major federal research regulation, to avoid unintended impacts on healthcare quality improvement activities and informational research that uses health data and biospecimens. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Jessica L. Roberts called for autonomy and privacy for human research subjects in a blog entry and commentary addressed to a top official with the Department of Health and Human Services. more...
UH Law Center, Law School Admission Council to host event geared toward prospective law students more...
Sixteen teams will vie for 2016 Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship more...
Criminal and health law professionals will consider possible reform of procedures and policies as a defendant moves from arrest and jail to trial. more...
Getting into the holiday spirit, members of the student Family Law Organization and students, faculty, and staff of the clinical program at the University of Houston Law Center collected $525 worth of food and cash to help the less fortunate at Bridge Over Troubled Waters, a domestic violence shelter in Pasadena. more...
Immigration attorneys gathered at the University of Houston Law Center recently to learn how to deal effectively with news and social media and how to improve their advocacy skills in support of legislative reform. more...
Dwayne Mason ’93, a shareholder at Greenburg Traurig and head of the Texas Intellectual Property Litigation Group, is accustomed to both hard work and helping others. more...
University of Houston Law Center alumnus Tony Buzbee ’97 last week won a $41 million jury verdict for the family of a seaman who died after being bitten by a brown recluse spider aboard ship. more...
The University of Houston Law Center has been ranked 18th among the top 25 law schools for Hispanics in the country by Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Darren Bush moderated a panel on airline competition Thursday as part of a day-long conference on regulation and policy issues within the industry hosted by the American Antitrust Institute in Washington, D.C. more...
University of Houston Law Center alumni and lawyers from the firm of Jones Day Houston recently brought a group of middle school students from Pilgrim Academy to the school to encourage interest in education and the legal profession as part of an after-school mentoring program, Pathways to Law. more...
Faculty and staff of the University of Houston Law Center welcomed the winter holidays at their annual party Friday with food, contests, a raffle, and rousing renditions of seasonal songs. more...
The air was festive and the food plentiful as alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the University of Houston Law Center gathered Saturday to celebrate the spirit of the season at the annual Holiday Coffee hosted by Dean Leonard M. Baynes. more...
As a cancer survivor, Lauren Simpson is reminded of how amazing life is every time she looks out at her pollinator-friendly garden, a certified wildlife and butterfly habitat. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Barbara J. Evans spoke at the International Summit on Human Gene Editing on Wednesday in Washington D.C., focusing on national frameworks for regulating gene editing and whether international harmonization is in order. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Barbara J. Evans will speak Wednesday at the three-day International Summit on Human Gene Editing that is now under way in Washington, D.C. more...
The University of Houston Law Center is hosting a two-part seminar Dec. 15 to teach immigration attorneys how to effectively advocate for immigration reform with elected officials as well as how to deal successfully with the media. more...
Wielding scissors and glue bottles, sequins and glitter, University of Houston Law Center faculty and staff got an early start on the holiday season creating decorations to deck the halls and spread cheer throughout the school. more...
Ruby Kless Sondock, who helped open doors to women at the University of Houston law school as well as the state’s judicial chambers, was inducted recently as the 19th Texas Legal Legend by the litigation section of the State Bar of Texas. more...
More than 100 aspiring law students convened at the University of Houston Law Center last week to learn more about succeeding in law school and beyond. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Michael A. Olivas Thursday urged UH regents to oppose plans by the University of Texas to develop a research and academic “hub” on land purchased south of the Texas Medical Center. more...
Josefina Rendon, a judicial trailblazer and University of Houston Law Center alumna, was honored recently with the unveiling of her portrait in the city's municipal courts building where she served as judge during three decades. more...
The University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) and Mexico's National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) recently launched a partnership that offers internships to law students while providing training and education in international energy law to Mexican energy officials. more...
Susham Modi, an adjunct professor and supervising attorney in the immigration clinic at the University of Houston Law Center, has been named a "Top Lawyer" in the field of immigration law by Houstonia magazine for the second consecutive year. more...
In extreme circumstances, countries that respect human-rights will intervene abroad to prevent needless civilian slaughters, however, constraints in domestic and international law still exist, said Harold Hongju Koh, Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale School, and a former legal adviser to the U.S. Department of State, during the 20th annual Frankel Lecture hosted and sponsored by the Houston Law Review. more...
The annual tailgating party hosted by the UH Law Alumni Association was an enthusiastic warmup to the excitement on the TDECU field Saturday as the University of Houston Cougars stretched their record to 10-0 with a come-from-behind 35-34, nail biter of a victory over Memphis. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Michael A. Olivas was named Faculty Member of the Game as the Houston Cougars defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats 33-30 last weekend. more...
Sandra Thompson, UHLC Professor and Director of the Criminal Justice Institute, will be a guest speaker for the Houston Community College (HCC) REEL Film and Speaker fall series tomorrow. more...
Lisa Bohmer, a University of Houston Law Center LL.M. alum from France, has won the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes 2015 (ICSID) Review Student Writing Competition at the World Bank. more...
The University of Houston Law Center is hosting two pre-law conferences this month designed to provide African American and Hispanic aspiring lawyers information, resources, and contacts needed to succeed in law school and beyond. more...
UH Law Center alumnus Tony Buzbee ’97, one of the most successful trial lawyers in the nation, has received top honors from one of the state’s leading legal publications. more...
At noon on November 11, the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas will induct the Honorable Ruby Kless Sondock as a Texas Legal Legend in Krost Hall at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Three professionals from different areas of the legal spectrum discussed how they respond and interact in the aftermath of a major industrial accident such as the 2010 Gulf oil spill during a recent program presented by the Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Center of the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Yale professor and former state department adviser will examine the “responsibility to protect” more...
Today is “Go Purple Day” in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and a colorful opportunity to focus attention on a serious problem in the United States and around the world. more...
The University of Houston Law Center hosted local lawyers and their mentees at an event to kick-off the third annual Law Center mentoring program. more...
University of Houston Law Center Associate Professor Bret Wells, a tax law and oil and gas specialist, spoke recently on tax credits at a "Lunch & Learn" session hosted by the tax department of ExxonMobil at its new facility in the Woodlands. more...
University of Houston Law Center alumnus and longtime equal rights advocate Marvin Nathan has assumed his latest role as national chairman of the Anti-Defamation League at a time when he sees anti-Semitism increasing around the world and extremism in the U.S. played out almost daily in headlines. more...
As the legal industry undergoes what many see as a period of transformation brought on by the Great Recession and new, technology-driven business models, University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes recently participated in a "think tank" to address the profession's future. more...
Law students from across the country gathered at the University of Houston Law Center recently for the Jeffry S. Abrams National Mediator Competition with the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law taking home the championship. more...
The Southwest Juvenile Defender Center based at the University of Houston Law Center has been awarded a federal grant to train attorneys with the specialized skills needed to represent tribal and rural youths in the juvenile justice system. more...
UH President and Systems Chancellor Renu Khator noted in her annual fall address Wednesday that a new facility for the Law Center is "badly needed" and "on the drawing board." more...
A USC professor recently explained to a University of Houston Law Center audience her efforts to shed light on the clash among laws, biomedical ethics, and cultural mores that is preventing some women from undergoing reconstructive genital surgery. more...
The University of Houston Law Center mock trial team argued its way to victory over 15 of the country’s best teams this weekend to claim the championship in the National Trial Advocacy Competition. more...
There was a lot of pride on the field and in the president’s box Thursday night as the Houston Cougars came from behind and rolled over the SMU Mustangs 49-28 to boost their season record to 5-0. more...
How to avoid scams and navigate the difficult legal territory involving divorce were among the most popular subjects of the latest installment of “The People’s Law School” held Oct. 3 at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
A federal magistrate judge stressed the importance of personal integrity and respect for other lawyers, including opposing counsel, in a recent lunch hour discussion with University of Houston Law Center students. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Geoffrey A. Hoffman and Clinical Supervising Attorney/Adjunct Professor Susham Modi were honored for their work in the school’s immigration clinic by the Tahirih Justice Center at its annual Gala. more...
Andrews Kurth has partnered with the University of Houston Law Center's Office of Career Development to develop and deliver an inaugural, mandatory professional development curriculum for the entire 1L class. more...
UH Law Center Career Development Office (CDO) counselors left their offices and set up shop in the Student Commons. more...
The University of Houston Law Center scored an A- and has been named one of the Best Value law schools in the nation based on rankings compiled by the National Jurist magazine. more...
Family District Court Judge John Schmude led a lively philosophical discussion recently at the University of Houston Law Center about reconciling the principles of natural law with the law of the land when they conflict. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Lonny Hoffman testified Tuesday by invitation before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee regarding a new bill called the Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act of 2015. more...
A keynote speaker at the 14th Annual Zealous Advocacy Conference held last Friday and Saturday at the University of Houston Law Center told juvenile justice advocates that thinking outside the box is making a profound difference in the lives of delinquent and at risk youth. more...
Volunteer lawyers, judges, and law professors, will teach courses and answer questions in 14 different areas of law. more...
Health care professionals, insurance and pharmaceutical industry representatives squared off recently to debate one of the most contentious issues in U.S. health care – whether drug companies are gouging patients on the cost of cancer drugs. more...
Judge and University of Houston Law Center alumna Josefina M. Rendon will be honored with a lifetime achievement award during Houston Mayor Annise Parker’s 2015 Hispanic Heritage Award reception Oct. 5. more...
A University of Houston Law Center adjunct professor and assistant U.S. attorney is the recipient of the Department of Justice’s highest award for his work in prosecuting members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas that virtually dismantled the violent organization. more...
University of Houston Law Center graduates gathered last week at Hotel ZaZa in the Museum District for a Minority Alumni Reception during which Dean Leonard M. Baynes shared his vision for keeping the school vital in a rapidly changing demographic environment. more...
Proactive regulations are the key to minimizing disruptive practices, easing concerns, and gaining acceptance in a community where gas exploration is planned, an international authority on energy policy and development told a University of Houston Law Center audience Thursday. more...
Annual training seminar in September will stress importance of understanding social factors in successfully assisting their young clients. more...
Energy experts will assess the future development and environmental impacts of energy sources in Texas and around the world in consecutive weeks in September as the Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Center (EENR) hosts its Fall 2015 Speakers Series at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
The University of Houston Law Center recently co-hosted the inaugural Texas Legal Scholars Workshop, a two-day event designed to give Texas law professors with 10 years of experience or less a chance to meet colleagues and receive feedback on their work in progress. more...
The immigration clinic at the University of Houston Law Center is cited three times in an ABA advisory regarding how attorneys can best serve immigrant clients who have limited mental capacity. more...
Texans will feel the impact of climate change by the middle of the century in the form of higher average summer temperatures, more wildfires, and rising sea levels along the Gulf coast, the state’s official climatologist said last week at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Professor Jordan Paust leads the University of Houston Law Center faculty in the number of times his scholarly writings have been downloaded in the past year, according to the Social Science Research Network. more...
If anyone knows about how companies are compensating employees, it’s the professionals at PayScale. The online resource – featuring 40 million salary profiles – recently released its 2015 – 2016 College Salary Report, and the University of Houston is among the Texas institutions producing top earners. more...
University of Houston Law Center alumna Phyllis Randolph Frye ’81, a pioneer in the transgender rights movement, was featured in a lengthy profile in the Saturday New York Times. more...
Ten years ago this week as New Orleans reeled in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the University of Houston Law Center made an unprecedented offer to the inundated Loyola University College of Law: Relocate professors and students some 350 miles west to the Law Center for the fall semester. more...
Amanda Parker, who started at the Law Center as a work study student assistant in 2003 and now shepherds nine professors as an executive secretary, is the winner of the 2015 Staff Excellence Award. more...
In the second “Supreme Court Update” hosted by the University of Houston Law Center this summer, UHLC faculty discussed cases involving environmental regulation, low-income housing, and redistricting. more...
University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes appeared on Tuesday’s “Houston Matters” program on Houston Public Media’s KUHF 88.7 FM to discuss the nationwide trend of declining law school admissions in recent years and law schools’ recent efforts to increase of enrollment of low-income, first generation, and underrepresented students, including through the Pre-Law Pipeline Program he initiated this year at UHLC. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Peter Linzer will be the honoree at the 11th Annual International Conference on Contracts – KCON XI - to be held in February at St. Mary's University in San Antonio. more...
An alumna and long-time supporter of the University of Houston Law Center left a bequest to the school in honor of former Dean Raymond T. Nimmer, a mentor and close friend. more...
First year University of Houston Law Center students, along with faculty and staff members, fanned out across the city last weekend during the school’s second annual Community Service Day. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Tracy Hester has been elected as a fellow in the American College of Environmental Lawyers for his “distinguished experience and high standards in the practice of environmental law.” more...
Tony Buzbee, UH Law Center ’97, one of the most successful trial lawyers in the nation, imparted words of advice to the incoming class of his alma mater during their first day of Orientation last week. more...
UHLC alumna Kathleen DeSilva, who was according to her doctors the longest living individual with a high level C1/C2 spinal cord injury, passed away earlier this month at the age of 63. A celebration of her life will be held this Saturday, Aug 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at The Heights Villa, 3600 Michaux. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor and former Dean Raymond T. Nimmer has been selected by his peers for the 22nd time as one of the nation’s “Best Lawyers in America” his specialty areas. more...
The University of Houston Law Center today welcomes its Class of 2018 with a day-long orientation featuring remarks and insights from the dean, faculty, staff, students, and members of the legal community. more...
Federal judges turned to an article by University of Houston Law Center Professor Sapna Kumar while questioning attorneys during oral arguments Tuesday in a case involving patents in the digital age. more...
Fifty-seven attorneys who earned their law degrees in 27 different countries were welcomed into the University of Houston Law Center’s LL.M. program earlier this month and urged to make the most of their time while studying in Houston, one of the nation’s most international cities. more...
It may be the dog days of summer, but University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes has been in high gear. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Peter Linzer has filed a brief as a friend of the U.S. Supreme Court, urging it to take the unusual action of reconsidering its previous decision to review a consumer arbitration case and dismissing its writ of certiorari "as improvidently granted." more...
University of Houston Law Center alumnus Brandon Schrecengost ’15, was recently named the first recipient of the Ben DeVries Achievement Award in Alternative Dispute Resolution. The award is sponsored by the Dispute Resolution Center of Montgomery County. more...
Five students in the Immigration Clinic at the University of Houston Law Center recently traveled to a family detention center southwest of San Antonio to prepare women for their upcoming appearances before immigration officials. more...
In its recently completed term, the U.S. Supreme Court made several landmark rulings – arguably the most sweeping of which was its finding that state bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, making such unions legal across the land. more...
University of Houston Law Center alumna Darlene Byrne ’87, judge of the 126th District Court in Austin, will be inducted next week as president of a national organization of juvenile and family law judges. more...
Members of the inaugural class of the University of Houston Law Center’s Pre-Law Pipeline Program heard strong words of encouragement and said their goodbyes last week as their six-week initiation to the world of law came to an end. more...
The Texans’ “All-World” defensive end J.J. Watt always delivers on the gridiron, and he came through again recently when he surprised the husband of a Law Center alumna with the news that a baby is on the way. more...
A research consortium that includes the Center for U.S. and Mexican Law at the University of Houston Law Center will share the nation’s first federal grant from the RESTORE Trust Fund to study Gulf Coast issues in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Barbara Evans was in Port Aransas on a recent Saturday, downcast at the prospect of an unsuccessful day of surfing—no waves!—when her smartphone pinged an invitation to the White House. more...
The University of Houston Law Center and Dean Leonard M. Baynes will be honored next week by the National Bar Association for continued support of the organization, specifically co-sponsoring a symposium held annually in the name of an early civil rights advocate. more...
At least one county clerk has resigned after refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple in Texas and Obamacare subsidies will continue in the wake of recent rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court. more...
Two University of Houston Law Center faculty members discussed how academics can best respond to the changing face of family law during the recent mid-year meeting of the Association of American Law Schools. more...
University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes recently participated in a two-city symposium, “The State of Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession,” presented by the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession. more...
University of Houston Law Center alumna Laura Gibson, ’84, was elected this month as the new president of the Houston Bar Association, the fifth-largest metropolitan bar association in the nation. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Seth Chandler testified today at a hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Committee Subcommittee on Oversight on the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) also called “Obamacare.” more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Seth Chandler is slated to testify Wednesday at a hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Committee Subcommittee on Oversight on the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) also called “Obamacare.” more...
Structural impediments in Brazil’s oil and gas regulatory regime followed by a corruption scandal involving the national hydrocarbons company set exploration in that country back for years, an international law professor said recently at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Professor Emeritus Thomas C. Newhouse trained hundreds in growing, specialized practice more...
Health law scholar’s three-year project will explore privacy issues and question of who owns genetic research information more...
U.S. health officials, policymakers, and others made significant mistakes during last year’s Ebola crisis which led to a sense of public distrust in the health care system’s ability to deal with the disease and helped foment panic, according to a leading health law expert and former University of Houston Law Center professor. more...
The University of Houston will resume normal operations Wednesday morning. This includes the UH-Sugar Land and UH System at Cinco Ranch campuses. All regularly scheduled classes and activities will take place. Those traveling to campus are advised to exercise caution in case any area roadways are subject to flooding.
Updated information is available at www.uh.edu/emergency
The University of Houston Law Center ranks seventh among the nation’s law schools for offering the best networking and job opportunities, according to student and alumni responses to an online graduate school guide. more...
More than 50 alumni and friends of the University of Houston Law Center gathered recently to recognize the service of outgoing leaders of the alumni association and welcome new directors more...
Twenty-two undergraduate students are taking part this month in an intensive, six-week pre-law program at the University of Houston Law Center to see if becoming a lawyer is right for them. more...
The Immigration Clinic at the University of Houston Law Center received $12,500 in grants from the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the State Bar of Texas Immigration and Nationality Law Section to expand and enhance its pro-bono services. more...
Thirty-eight UHLC students are working as “Fellows” in public interest jobs this summer both in the U.S. and abroad. more...
As negotiations between the United States and Mexico continue over the allocation of oil and gas rights in the Gulf of Mexico, the Center for U.S. and Mexican Law at the University of Houston Law Center has released its first binational study of exploration and exploitation of offshore transboundary hydrocarbons in the Gulf. more...
Initiative helps pair youth with adult role models and provides legal assistance to juvenile offenders. more...
Renting apartments, rooms, or homes raises new questions in property law more...
Volunteer lawyers and students can provide legal information and help after record month of rain which caused extensive damage across Texas more...
International Energy Lawyers Program trains next generation of lawyers to handle complex energy and natural resources issues on both sides of the border. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Sandra Guerra Thompson will read excerpts from her latest book, “Cops in Lab Coats,” on Wednesday at Brazos Bookstore. more...
Experience as former prosecutor, trial lawyer brings realism to fifth novel more...
Featured Yale Scholar Eskridge says constitution supports marriage equality claims more...
Nationally ranked Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law to host Stanford law professor as inaugural speaker in 2016 more...
A bill drafted largely by two students in the University of Houston Law Center’s Health Legislation & Advocacy class and designed to expand access to telemedicine services in Texas passed 141-0 in the Texas House and is awaiting action in the Senate. more...
Researchers from University of Houston and University of Washington Co-author Special Report in New England Journal of Medicine more...
The University of Houston Law Center is co-hosting a workshop in August for early-career scholars to share feedback on research ideas, works-in-progress, or articles being polished for publication. more...
The University of Houston is scheduled to resume normal operations beginning Wednesday morning. Those traveling to campus are advised to continue exercising caution in case any roadways may still be dangerous from recent flooding.
UH officials will continue to monitor transportation and weather conditions and, if necessary, provide updated information at www.uh.edu/emergency.
Deadlines for financial aid forms and summer session tuition payments have been extended to 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Barbara J. Stalder, a supervising attorney in the University of Houston Law Center civil practice clinic, has been named by “HTexas” magazine as one of Houston’s Top Lawyers in family law for 2015. more...
Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman on Saturday urged the 322 graduates of the University of Houston Law Center to look to their future in the law with a strong moral compass and a commitment to service to the community. more...
University of Houston Law Center professor and businessman Anthony R. Chase will be honored tonight by the Houston Technology Center as part of its annual “Celebration of Entrepreneurs” at the Hyatt Regency Hotel downtown. more...
A University of Houston Law Center alumna is part of a team that took top honors recently in a statewide competition to formulate the most creative and cost-effective way to recycle water used in hydraulic fracturing. more...
Americans on all sides of the political spectrum need to work toward more reasoned discourse that avoids the coarseness and “political correctness” that tends to shut down debate, a federal circuit court judge told students recently at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
University of Houston Law Center alumni from across the metropolitan area filled a large banquet room in the downtown offices of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on Wednesday as the school launched its annual 100% Challenge fundraising effort. more...
The University of Houston Law Center welcomed admitted LL.M. students at a reception on Friday, May 1. The students, with law degrees from universities in the U.S. and 10 countries, will begin their LL.M. studies in August. more...
How “copyright-able” is a four-word phrase like “Who let the dogs out?” In the often-treacherous legal waters of the modern music industry, that question is not merely academic, a noted authority said recently in observance of World Intellectual Property Day at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
A third-year student at the University of California, Irvine School of Law is the 2015 winner of a grant awarded annually by the University of Houston Law Center’s Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law. more...
Ten members of the University of Houston Law Center faculty were honored recently at a luncheon hosted by the university provost to recognize their outstanding contributions to the law school and UH. more...
Immigration attorneys from the greater Houston area and beyond learned recently about the ramifications of the latest court decisions and changes in the law at a daylong seminar held at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
University of Houston Law Center student advocates and those who teach, coach, and support them recently celebrated another successful year of competition as well as the school’s advocacy programs at the First Annual Advocacy Awards Banquet. more...
University of Houston Law Center students Di Wang, 2L, and Barira Munshi, 3L, were awarded scholarships recently during the Fourth Annual Premier Women in Law Luncheon hosted by the Association of Women Attorneys (AWA). more...
Four members of the University of Houston Law Center faculty are winners of the university’s 2015 Teaching Excellence Awards, Provost Paula Myrick Short announced today. more...
Law students, faculty, staff, and proud family members filled the University of Houston Law Center’s Krost Hall Thursday night as Dean Leonard M. Baynes presented the 2014-2015 Dean’s Awards. more...
Women who intersect with the criminal justice system – whether as defendants, inmates, victims, family members, or attorneys – face gender-specific issues that warrant closer attention, participants agreed in a recent University of Houston Law Center discussion. more...
Event at UH Law Center will bring together lawyers, scholars, and musicians for discussion on latest trends and legal issues. more...
A prominent, retired Houston trial attorney and active alumnus of the University of Houston Law Center told students recently that a key to success in the legal profession, as in life, is maintaining one’s integrity and personal values in the face of a culture that often makes that difficult. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Tasha Willis and a panel of Texas lawyers and judges recently led a presentation on diversity issues in mediation at the 17th Annual Section of Dispute Resolution ABA Spring Conference in Seattle. more...
The seventh annual PILO auction brought in a record amount of money for scholarships and a public service agency with heavy bidding for everything from dinners with faculty members to sports memorabilia and a snowball fight with a professor. more...
Should the entire population of the United States be compelled to provide samples of their DNA to a government database to help prosecute guilty individuals and exonerate the innocent? That was the question posed in a recent debate at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
The Houston Journal of International Law’s annual awards banquet paid tribute to four alumni who played key roles in the Journal’s formation in 1978. John Brentin ’78, Austin Barsalou ’79, and Scott Cramer ’80 served as the first three editors-in-chief of the Journal.. more...
University of Houston President and System Chancellor Renu Khator and UH Law Center Professor Michael A. Olivas agreed in a faculty discussion Monday that the university has made great strides toward increased diversity over the decades, while acknowledging that work remains to be done. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Douglas Moll has been named to the prestigious American Law Institute, joining 17 faculty colleagues in the scholarly organization. more...
How copyright issues affect the Houston music scene will be the subject of a World Intellectual Property Day seminar on April 24 at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
The federal criminal justice system needs rethinking to reduce the prison population and to help former inmates reintegrate into society, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and the head of the nation’s prison system advocated recently at the University of Houston Law Center on April 9. more...
Several hundred people spent Saturday morning at the University of Houston Law Center recently to learn about such things as landlord/tenant relationships, tax law, and the ramifications of the Affordable Care Act in the latest session of “The People’s Law School.” more...
Public participation is a key component in getting governments to address local environmental concerns, the director of a multinational commission that promotes cooperation on environmental issues in North America recently told University of Houston Law Center students and guests. more...
Mexico’s government has undergone sweeping structural reforms under its new administration, a specialist in international law recently told a group of University of Houston Law Center students. more...
Attorneys, scholars, students, legal researchers, and others take note: A blog published by librarians at the University of Houston Law Center has hit a milestone with more than 100,000 views since it began posting legal news and information five years ago. more...
Six deans and thousands of faculty members and students later, Luddie M. Collins is still here, and at the age of 70, has no plans to retire soon. more...
Study finds federal proposals may favor big lenders, meaning fewer options and higher costs for low-income borrowers. more...
To protect the interests of justice against potential conflicts of interest, forensic labs across the country should be removed from the auspices of law enforcement agencies and be made independent, University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) Professor Sandra Guerra Thompson argues in her released new book. more...
While some students spent Spring Break lying on a beach, visiting friends, or just relaxing at home, a number of overachieving University of Houston Law Center students were triumphantly waving the Blakely Advocacy Institute banner from courtrooms to classrooms and from Houston to Hong Kong. more...
The University of Houston O’Quinn Law Library is hosting its 4th annual legal research and technology workshop for Law Center April 25. more...
New York prosecutor-turned-TV journalist and talk show host Star Jones, one of the University of Houston Law Center’s most prominent alumni, returned to her alma mater today to meet with faculty, staff and students and to promote diversity in the workplace.. more...
University of Houston Law Center students mingled with representatives of law firms and corporations Thursday to learn about the employers’ practice areas and get a feel for their cultural environment. more...
Visit to alma mater coincides with hosting of free Career Networking Fair at George R. Brown more...
Bradley Cook, a University of Houston Law Center LL.M. student, recently testified before a Texas House committee in favor of a bill that would make Texas part of an interstate medical licensure compact. more...
The University of Houston Women and Gender Resource Center (WGRC) has named Assistant Clinical Professor Janet B. Beck of the Law Center’s Immigration Clinic as the winner of the 2015 WGRC Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award in the clinical faculty category. more...
Volunteer lawyers, judges, and law professors, will teach courses and answer questions in 14 different areas of law. more...
The University of Houston Law Center Immigration Clinic is co-sponsoring a national seminar in April focusing on criminal and public safety issues that may block humanitarian relief for undocumented immigrants. more...
The University of Houston has awarded a $100,000 grant to the Law Center for development of a pilot online education program at the law school. more...
The University of Houston Law Center’s immigration clinic has been selected as the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Pro Bono Hero for the Central Region. more...
The University of Houston Law Center has launched an informational video in conjunction with the University’s “Welcome to the Powerhouse” campaign showcasing the exceptional educational opportunities available at Houston’s top tier law school. more...
U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal, who teaches as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center, will be recognized on March 25 by the Association of Women Attorneys (AWA) during its annual “Premier Women in Law Gala.” more...
Two of the University of Houston Law Center’s specialty programs moved up in the annual Top 10 rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. more...
Regardless of whether the U.S. Congress passes comprehensive immigration reform any time soon, there will be plenty of work for immigration lawyers that can be both lucrative and fulfilling, a panel told University of Houston Law Center students Wednesday. more...
The University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) announces the launch of its Pre-Law Pipeline Program, designed to attract and encourage undergraduate students from low income, first generation, and underrepresented backgrounds to pursue legal careers. more...
University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes welcomes newly admitted students of the Class of 2018 at the start of a daylong series of events designed to acquaint them with the school, faculty, and legal community. more...
William Winslade, distinguished visiting professor of law at the University of Houston Law Center, recently told a University gathering it’s vital that people make their preferences about end-of-life issues known in a legally binding way before the onset of late-stage dementia. more...
In recent years, individuals and law firms have used U.S. patent and copyright law to make assertions that are not “good fits” with the original purpose, a New York University law professor said in the University of Houston Law Center’s Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law Spring Lecture. more...
Criminal justice advocates will conduct a community forum Thursday to discuss measures that can be taken to reduce overcrowding in the Harris County Jail. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professors Barbara Evans and Jessica Roberts took their expertise in the fields of genetics and genomic medicine to NASA’s Johnson Space Center recently to explore the role of genetic testing in personalized medicine and in mitigating risks related to space flight. more...
A group of corporate attorneys agreed that working in-house can have both benefits and drawbacks compared to working for a firm during a panel discussion recently with University of Houston Law Center students. more...
In a period of increased scrutiny and criticism leveled at police departments and the U.S. judicial system over perceptions of bias and brutality, it’s important to remember that the law is continually evolving, University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes said during a discussion of race relations Tuesday evening. more...
An interest in health law has taken two University of Houston Law Center students to Austin as legislative fellows for the current session, and the Health Law & Policy Institute is looking for a third to work this summer in Washington, D.C. more...
The Black Law Student Association at the University of Houston Law Center today hosted a panel discussion on “Non- traditional Legal Careers” that focused on the versatility of a J.D. degree. more...
The University of Houston Law Center ranked 31st as a “Go-To” law school based on the National Law Journal’s annual survey of the number of first-year associates hired by the nation’s 250 top law firms. more...
Soledad O’Brien, award-winning broadcast journalist, producer, documentarian, and philanthropist, brings her “Black in America Tour” to the University of Houston campus tonight to lead an interactive discussion about race relations with panelists including UH Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes. more...
The University of Houston Law Center moot court team took its advocacy skills to New York City this past weekend and walked away with the regional championship in the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition. more...
In the wake of controversial police-involved deaths of unarmed suspects coupled with questions about the grand jury system, the University of Houston Law Center last week held a symposium examining policing issues with viewpoints representing a broad spectrum of the legal community. more...
Resumes in hand and wearing their sharpest business attire, approximately 100 University of Houston Law Center students filled the Houston Room of the UH Student Center Friday to meet prospective employers at the “Small & Midsize Firm Open House.” more...
Attorneys from several Houston-area small and midsize law firms this week gave University of Houston Law Center students advice on how to get a job and stand out once they are hired. more...
Fresh on the heels of securing the release on bond of two Central American families from an immigration detention center in South Texas, members of the University of Houston Law Center’s Immigration Clinic were able to get another family released – and in the process, set an important procedural precedent. more...
The ruling by a Texas federal judge temporarily blocking President Obama’s immigration initiatives is narrowly based on a perceived administrative technicality and not on the constitutionality of the new policy, a University of Houston Law Center professor said Wednesday. more...
Dean Leonard M. Baynes took his message on the road Monday, extolling the quality of the University of Houston Law Center and its graduates before an audience of about 35 attorneys at the Winstead law firm downtown. more...
A panel of Houston attorneys Monday offered University of Houston Law Center students advice on how to determine whether a large or smaller firm is right for them, and how to go about getting a job with one of them. more...
University of Houston Law Center students Rose Badruddin and Brandon Schrecengost, representing the Blakely Advocacy Institute, were named World Champions at the International Commercial Mediation Competition in Paris, France, on Wednesday. more...
UH Law Center alumnus Tony Buzbee ‘97 won a $29 million jury award this month for the family of an oilfield service worker killed on the job by the explosion of an industrial battery. more...
University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes told students Tuesday that efforts are proceeding to find funding for a new, state-of-the-art facility, to hire new faculty, and to better connect students with alumni, among other initiatives of his new administration. more...
Law enforcement officials, prosecutors, and law professors to participate more...
University of Houston Law Center students Ashley Ellerin, Travis Holland, and Barira Munshi won the Costello National Criminal Mock Trial Advocacy Competition hosted this past weekend by George Mason University. more...
The University of Houston Law Center on Thursday hosted a panel discussion called “Perspectives on Gender and Race” in the legal profession, particularly focused on increasing opportunities for women and minority lawyers. more...
Faculty and students with the University of Houston Law Center’s Immigration Clinic recently were able to secure the release on bond of two Central American families from the Karnes County Residential Center, a federal detention facility outside San Antonio. more...
University of Houston Law Center students had the opportunity to meet with employers in the public interest sector and discuss internship opportunities during the Government and Public Interest Table Talk (GPITT) at the University of Houston Student Center Ballroom on Friday, Feb. 6. more...
UH Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes has been selected to the Lawyers Of Color’s Fourth Annual Power List, a catalog of the nation’s most influential minority attorneys and non-minority diversity advocates more...
Julian Cardenas, an alumnus and adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center, recently spoke to the World Affairs Council of Houston about the "Geopolitics of Oil and the Current Economic Situation in Venezuela." more...
The University of Houston Law Center will host a number of activities during the American Bar Association’s annual Midyear Meeting Feb. 4-10 in Houston -- the first in the Bayou City since 1981. more...
The general counsel of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told a gathering at the University of Houston Law Center Wednesday that the agency is working hard to engage community members and other stakeholders as it develops new regulations. more...
University of Houston Law Center professor and businessman Anthony R. Chase will be honored in May by the Houston Technology Center as part of its annual “Celebration of Entrepreneurs.” more...
A team from Stetson University College of Law took home the winner’s trophy in the 7th annual Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship hosted by the Blakely Advocacy Institute at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Melissa Hamilton, a visiting criminal law scholar at the University of Houston Law Center, will participate Feb. 5 in a symposium before a federal judiciary commission on the use of “risk assessment” in setting federal sentencing guidelines. more...
Everyone in this room is good at something, focus on your strengths and find a path that works for you said Daniel Sternthal, an attorney at Seyfarth Shaw LLP, as he addressed a group of students at career panel event hosted by UHLC Health Law Organization today. more...
Topics include EPA’s role in setting policy, enforcement and protection, and effects of recent environmental disasters. more...
The judiciary is ill-prepared to legislate from the bench and should leave lawmaking to those specifically elected to assess public preferences and set policy, according to the chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. more...
UHLC tournament and symposium will address international tax and trade issues in dealing with unstable political regions more...
University of Houston Law Center professors were well represented at the annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools, leading panel discussions and speaking on subjects as diverse as developments in health law and employment discrimination to a documentary from an Academy Award winner on an historic Senate confirmation. more...
Alumni will unwind and uncork Jan. 28 at 4th annual wine tasting