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Why Houston Law

The University of Houston Law Center provides excellence and opportunity to students of all backgrounds. Its location in Houston, the fourth largest, and most diverse, city in the U.S., gives students and graduates access to one of the world's largest legal markets. The city is also home to the world’s largest health care and medical complex and recognized as the energy capital of the world with multiple Fortune 500 companies headquartered here.

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Joshua Lake Appointed Director of UH Law’s Criminal Justice Clinic

HOUSTON, July 3, 2025 – The University of Houston Law Center has appointed Joshua Lake as the director of its Criminal Justice Clinic and professor of practice, effective July 1, 2025.

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Two UH Law Center alumni honored by Texas Bar Foundation

July 2, 2025 — Trailblazing University of Houston Law Center alumna Ruby Kless Sondock (J.D. ’62), and adjunct professor and alumnus Gus Tamborello (J.D. ’87) were recognized for their accomplishments at the 2025 Texas Bar Foundation dinner on June 20 in San Antonio

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Forging International Lawyers: UH Law and the University of Calgary Collaborate on Cross-Border Legal Education

June 25, 2025 ‒ The University of Houston Law Center recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of graduating the first class from the International Energy Lawyers Program (IELP), a dual degree J. D. program.

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