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2023

November
3

Domestic Violence: Training Lawyers and Judges Through a Trauma-Informed Lens

9:00a-1:00p
Approved for 4 hours of Texas MCLE, of which .50 is ethics
Virtual

RSVP

November
2

Fireside Chat with U.S. Attorney Alamdar Hamdani '99

12:00p-12:50p
Approved for .75 hours of Texas MCLE credit
In Person

RSVP

November
2

IPIL Fall Lecture

Sponsored by

6:15 P.M. LECTURE
7:00 P.M. RECEPTION 
One Hour of CLE Credit
The Houston Club 910 Louisiana, Suite 4900 – Houston
In Person

 

September
22

Law, Community, and Social Justice Conference

University of Houston Law Center
John M O'Quinn Law Building
4170 Martin Luther King Blvd
Houston, TX 77204-6060

Friday, Sept. 22, 2023
9:45 a.m. – 4 p.m. Central
In-Person and Virtual

Reception and tours of art and the building to follow

RSVP

Approved for 5 hours of Texas CLE Credit

August
15

2023 Supreme Court Update

Tuesday, August 15, 2023
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Central Time

3 hours of Texas MCLE

RSVP

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

June
15-16

Zealous Advocacy: Transforming Our Legal Systems By Understanding the Intersection Between Systemic Racism and Our Youth

15 hours of Texas MCLE, of which 3 hours are ethics.

This course has been approved by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization for certification and recertification continuing legal education requirements for attorneys and paralegals in the following specialty fields:  Criminal Law, Family Law, and Juvenile Law.

In this two-day conference at the University of Houston Law Center, participants will be able to improve their advocacy skills for their juvenile clients by understanding the connection between systemic racism and their young clients. Participants will also have the opportunity to practice bringing certain arguments on behalf of their clients to the court’s attention.

June
08

Climate Justice: Understanding the Link Between Land Use, Climate Risk, and Social Vulnerability

June 8, 2023 | 9:00 – 10:00AM CT
Virtual (Zoom)

Approved for 1.0 Texas MCLE

June
02

LGBTQ+ Immigrant Representation CLE

Friday, June 2, 2023
9:30 AM -12:00 PM CT
Virtual (Zoom)

Approved for 2.5 Texas MCLE, of which 1.5 is ethics.

April
27

Increasing Risks to Energy Security: Taking on Political, Climatic, and Criminal Risks to the North American Energy Supply

Thursday, April 27, 2023, from 8:45a-5:15p

John M. O'Quinn Law Building (with virtual option available)

Approved for 6.5 hours of Texas MCLE

Join the University of Houston Law Center's energy and climate law experts, energy general counsel, and Blank Rome attorneys for an interactive discussion of the issues at the 7th Annual North American Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Conference.

April
13

Avoiding Performative Climate Justice

Thursday, April 13, 2023, from 1:45-3:00p, virtual only          

Approved for 1 hour of Texas MCLE           

Katrina F. Kuh, Haub Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law at Pace University, is the speaker, with remarks by University of Houston Law Center Instructional Associate Professor of Law Tracy Hester and EENR Center Fellow Aubin Nzaou. Sponsored by the UHLC/Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources (EENR) Center.

April
18

Women of the Law Spring Event

Tuesday, April 18, 2023, from 11:00a-1:00p

Crowe LLP
9 Greenway Plaza Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77046

Approved for 1 hour of Texas MCLE

Featuring Helene Harding, Executive Leadership and Transition Coach and Retired VP ConocoPhillips, discussing Leadership Skills for Managing Your Law Practice

April
21

Human Trafficking 101: Understanding Human Trafficking of Children

Friday, April 21, 2023, from 10:00a-12:00p, virtual only

Approved for 2 hours of Texas MCLE, of which 1 hour is ethics

Legal and law enforcement experts will discuss the prevalence of child trafficking in the United States, legal remedies for families, and ways to prevent trafficking.

Mar
24

5th Annual Denney L. Wright International Energy Tax Conference AND The Houston Business and Tax Law Journal’s 23rd Annual Symposium

Mar
22

Yale L. Rosenberg Memorial Lecture

Jan
12

Winds of Change?: Industrial Offshore Wind & Ocean Ethics

Approved for 1 hour of Texas MCLE

 

2022

Nov
4

Domestic Violence: Training Lawyers and Judges to better handle cases involving abuse

Friday, November 4, 2022
9:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Central Time

Texas MCLE approved for 4 hours with .5 hours of ethics
Presented via Zoom

Oct
25

2022 Supreme Court Update Series

Law and Religion

October 25, 2022
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Central Time

Approved for 2 hours of Texas MCLE
presented virtual via Zoom

Sept
30

2022 Supreme Court Update Series

West Virginia v. EPA

 

 

August
11

2022 Supreme Court Update
A Series

"Abortion after Dobbs: The New Legal Battleground"

 

June
28

The Medical Legal Landscape for Transgender Texans- Surrounding Doe v. Abbott

TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2022 | 5:30 - 7:00 PM Central

Presented via Zoom

Approved for 1.5 Texas MCLE hours

 

April
08

Prosecutorial Discretion (PD) in the Immigration Context: Advantages, Tactics, and Logistics

Policy changes brought by the Biden Administration reintroduced Prosecutorial Discretion (PD) as an option for immigrant advocates. The University of Houston Law Center’s Immigration Clinic will introduce and explain how to effectively use PD in the immigration context—which can be an incredibly impactful, beneficial, and efficient option to pursue on behalf of clients with disparate case types and/or procedural postures. During the CLE, UHLC Clinic Attorneys will discuss PD’s benefits, considerations, and best practices based upon practice experiences.

April 8, 2022 at 12 PM
via Zoom

1 Hour of TX CLE Credit; CLE information to be provided during presentation

Mar
25

4th Annual Denney L. Wright International Energy Tax Conference AND The Houston Business and Tax Law Journal’s 22nd Annual Symposium

Exploring the International Energy Investments Post Pandemic

Friday, March 25, 2022
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.  
via Zoom

March
22

Yale L. Rosenberg Memorial Lecture

Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality
A Conversation about Writing Legal History and Biography

GUEST SPEAKER

Tomiko Brown-Nagin
Dean of the Radcliffe Institute
Daniel P.S. Paul Professor of Constitutional Law at Harvard Law School
Member of the History Department at the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Feb
25-26

Race, Racism and American Media

This event will explore historic and contemporary racial discrimination in all modalities of modern media

Feb
16

Societal Discrimination's Impact: On African American Innovation, Invention, And Talent

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Lisa D. Cook
Bracewell LLP Distinguished Lecturer in Racial and Social Justice

FEBRUARY 16, 2022 | 6-8PM CT | VIRTUAL

Feb
11

Justice Ruby Kless Sondock Jurist-In-Residence Lectureship in Legal Ethics

Observations on the Legal Profession
Options, Opportunities, and Objectives

JUDGE MARCIA A. CRONE ’78
United States District Court for Eastern District of Texas

Friday, February 11, 2022 | 11:30 am - 1 pm central

 

Jan
28

Joseph A. Vail Asylum Workshop

 

Jan
13

Legal Jurisprudence

Join faculty as they discuss Legal Jurisprudence

Critical Race Theory • Feminist Jurisprudence Law and Economics • Traditional Legal Analysis

 

 

2021

NOV
16

Pathway to the Judiciary

1.5 Texas MCLE with 1 ethics credit approved

 

NOV
11

The Basics of Representing Veterans

4 HOURS OF FREE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLE

Oct
22

Domestic Violence: Training Lawyers to Better Handle Cases Involving Abuse

Texas MCLE approved for 4 hours with .5 hours of ethics

Oct
04

Renee Knake Jefferson, “Supreme Court Shortlists and Other Observations on the Opening of the 2021 Term.”

One hour of Texas MCLE approved.

Aug
12

2021 U.S. SUPREME COURT UPDATE

Approved for 3.5 Texas CLE hours

June
25

ESSENTIAL LEGAL INFORMATION
& TECHNOLOGY FOR TEXAS
LAWYERS

A free, virtual training workshop in advanced Texas legal research, pro bono opportunities, and the latest mobile applications for law practice.

FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2021 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (CDT)

University of Houston Law Center – Zoom

Approved for 3 hours of Texas CLE credit with 1 hour of Ethics

 

May
11

2021 North American Environment Energy and Natural Resources Conference

May
21

Policy Prescriptions for the Biden Administration

APR
23

Winter Storm Uri: Legal Issues After the Thaw CLE

APR
22

Global Law and Policy for the Americas

APR
09

Combating Anti-Asian Violence

MAR
26

3RD ANNUAL DENNEY L. WRIGHT
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY TAX CONFERENCE
AND THE HOUSTON BUSINESS AND TAX LAW JOURNAL'S 21ST ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM

Exploring International Energy Investments
During/Post Pandemic


9 am – 3 pm
Live via Zoom
Approved for 5.5 Texas CLE credits

Feb
25

Black History Month Lecture - “Genealogical Research into America’s Antebellum Past: The Challenges of Finding the Enslaved, the Free, and Enslavers.”

Guest Speaker: Sherri L. Burr
Professor Emerita
Dickason Chair in Law Emerita
Regents Professor Emerita
The University of New Mexico School of Law

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Feb
03

Presidential Transfer of Power

February 3, 2021
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Approved for 2 hours of Texas CLE credit

University of Houston Law Center faculty will analyze the presidential transfer of power after the 2020 presidential election.

 

Jan
29

Joseph A. Vail Asylum Workshop
Immigration in the Time of COVID 19: Asylum and Beyond

Friday, January 29, 2021
9 AM – 1 PM (CDT)
Complimentary due to COVID 19

 

Jan
26

Justice Ruby Kless Sondock
Jurist-In-Residence Lectureship in Legal Ethics

WHO’S GOING TO LAW SCHOOL?
Trends in Law School Enrollment
Since the Great Recession

Justice Goodwin H. Liu
Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court

Tuesday, January 26, 2021
4:30 – 6:00 pm

Virtual Event
Approved for 1 hour of Texas CLE credit with 1 hour of ethics.

 

2020

Oct
30

Black Lawyers Matter Conference

 

Sep
23

From Criminal Conspiracy to Civil Liability: Examining the Impact of Hewlett-Packard v. Quanta Storage

Aug
06

2020 U.S. Supreme Court Update

JUL
24

Role of Counsel in Juvenile Cases:
Does it Change in A Pandemic?

Virtual Event

 

JUN
10

Law Practice & Legal Research During COVID-19

Virtual Webinar
JUN
05

Zealous Advocacy for Detention Hearings

Virtual Webinar

 

APR
17

1st Annual Conference: Global Energy Transition Law & Policy

Virtual Webinar

 

APR
15

COVID 19: Legal Implications for Small Businesses

Virtual CLE

 

APR
14

Youth Advocacy in COVID-19

Virtual CLE

 

Feb
28

2ND ANNUAL DENNEY L. WRIGHT
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY TAX CONFERENCE
AND
THE HOUSTON BUSINESS AND TAX LAW JOURNAL'S
20TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM

Greater Houston Partnership
701 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, Texas 77010

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. Reception

Feb
27

HLPI 2019-20 Speaker Series: Of Immigration, Public Charges, Disability Discrimination, and, of All Things, Hobby Lobby

Mark Weber
Vincent de Paul Professor of Law DePaul College of Law

Thursday, February 27, 2020
noon - 1:00 p.m.
University of Houston Law Center
Hendricks Heritage Room
1 hour of CLE credit

 

Feb
18

The Ethical Dilemmas of Reparations Litigation

Hendricks Heritage Room

1 hr. ethics credit
5:30-6:30 p.m.

Feb
03

Justice Ruby Kless Sondock Lectureship Jurist in Residence Program

“51 Imperfect Solutions”

Guest speaker:
Judge Jeffrey Sutton
United States Court of Appeals,
Sixth Circuit

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

University of Houston Law Center Bates Law Building - Room 109 1 Hour CLE

 

Jan
30

2020 Symposium Prosecutorial Ethics: A 360° View

600 Travis, Suite 2500
Houston, TX 77002

9:30am-12:30pm

Jan
17

Joseph A. Vail Asylum Law Workshop

University of Houston Law Center
4604 Calhoun Road
Houston, TX 77204-6060

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.  

2019

Nov
19

THE ART OF BUSINESS LITIGATION: A CONVERSATION (BUSINESS & ETHICS) AND CLE

River Oaks Country Club
1600 River Oaks Blvd. | Houston, Texas 77019

Join Sofia Adrogué, Editor, TEXAS BUSINESS LITIGATION, and Caroline
Baker, Co-Editor, with contributing authors for an evening of CLE.

November 19, 2019 | 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

$65 in advance/ $75 at the door
Limited number of $25 student seats available

Nov
7

The Healthcare Bill: Why are there surprises and what are the solutions to achieve price transparency?

Health Law & Policy Institute 2019-20 Speaker Series

Susan Feigin Harris
Partner, Morgan Lewis

Thursday, November 7, 2019
noon - 1:00 p.m.
University of Houston Law Center
Hendricks Heritage Room
1 hour of CLE credit


Oct
25

24th Annual Frankel Lecture

HOTEL ALESSANDRA

1070 Dallas Street
Houston, TX 77002
11:00 a.m. - Lunch
11:30 a.m. - Presentation
One Hour of CLE Credit


Oct
25

Domestic Violence: Handling Fragile Issues within your Busy Legal Practice

University of Houston Law Center

Sep
26-27

FAMILY LAW YEAR IN REVIEW 2019

University of Houston Student Center South

AUG
09

2019 U.S. Supreme Court Update

University of Houston Law Center

Jul
19

Zealous Advocacy Conference

University of Houston Law Center 
July 19th and 20th

Jun
14

Essential Legal Information & Technology for Texas Lawyers

University of Houston Law Center
3 Texas CLE hours approved
Jun
05

Exploring best practices in family mediation

University of Houston Law Center
Date June 5 – June 8, 2019
Time 9:30 am – 6:30 pm
Cost $975.00**
Facilitators Robert Hughes, Tracy Leissner
Credit 34 CLE hours 6 Ethics Hours
May
23

Consumer Law Disaster Kit

Thursday, May 23, 2019 
12:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Lunch provided

University of Houston Law Center
4604 Calhoun Rd.
Houston, Texas 77204
Rm 109 BLB
Mar
04

Yale L. Rosenberg Memorial Lecture - Tanya Kateri Hernandez

Featuring Tanya Kateri Hernandez, Professor of Law, Fordham
University School of Law | Multiracials and Civil Rights: Mixed-Race Stories of Discrimination

Mar
01

1st annual Denney L. Wright International Energy Tax Conference and The Houston Business and Tax Law Journal's 19th Annual Symposium

Friday, March 1, 2019 
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
5:00 pm Reception 

Greater Houston Partnership
701 Avenida De Las Americas
Houston, Texas 77010

Feb
19

Sondock Jurist-In-Residence - Judge Jennifer Elrod

Featuring Judge Jennifer Elrod, United States Court of Appeals For the Fifth Circuit


Feb
14

Black History Month Lecture - Annette Gordon-Reed

Featuring Annette Gordon-Reed, Charles Warren Professor of American
Legal History, Professor of History, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Harvard Law
School | Confederate Iconography and Its Relationship to Implicit and Explicit Bias

2018

Dec
17

Joseph A. Vail Asylum Law Worksop

FOCUS ON APPELLATE ADVOCACY FOR ASYLUMN SEEKERS AFTER MATTER OF A-B- AND OTHER PRECEDENTS

Keynote Speaker:
Lory Rosenberg
Former Member of the 
Board of Immigration Appeals


Monday, December 17, 2018
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

DEC
14

Handling Your First or Next Adoption Case

Please join us as we discuss the nuts and bolts of taking on an adoption case.

Friday, December 14, 2018
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

University of Houston Law Center – 109 BLB

3.0 hours of Texas CLE Credit with 1.0 hour of ethics

Nov
29

U.S. Tax Reform: Estate Planning and Charitable Giving

Join us for lunch in our third of four Tax Reform Series, as we discuss the affects of U.S. Tax Reform on Estate Planning and Charitable Giving.

Thursday, November 29, 2018
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

University of Houston Law Center – 109 BLB
Parking in East Garage

1.5 hours of Texas CLE Credit

Agenda
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Registration/lunch pick up
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Program

Speaker
Edward Beckwith
Partner, Baker Hostetler

Nov
16

Human Trafficking 2018 and beyond

Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion, 
MD Anderson Library, University of Houston, 
4800 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX 77004

November 16, 2018 

Center for U.S. and Mexican Law (US-MEX LAW) and HOBBY School of Public Affairs, University of Houston

4.25 CLE and 1.5 ethics
Nov
09

"Food for Thought" a Reunion Weekend CLE Program  

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

UH Law Center, Room BLB 109

Join UH Law for "Food for Thought" a CLE program (1.0 CLE with 1.0 Ethics Pending) addressing the ethical considerations which are particularly critical in pro bono cases led by Diane McManus, Clinical Supervising Attorney, University of Houston Law Center and Alissa Gomez, Lecturer, University of Houston Law Center. This program will take place on Friday, November 9, 2018 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at UH Law Center as part of Reunion Weekend 2018. A reception will follow at Calhoun's Rooftop Grill.

Complimentary. Advanced registration required.

Nov
05

Justice Ruby Kless Sondock
Jurist-in-Residence Lectureship in Legal Ethics
Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore

Implicit Bias and the Courts
University of Houston Law Center
Bates Law Building - Room109
1 Hour CLE
Reception to follow in the Albertus Room
Oct
26

Policing and Community Relations CLE

8:30am Registration and Coffee
9:00am - 3:00pm Program
Oct
25

The Order of the Coif's Distinguished Visitor - Abbe R. Gluck, J.D.

University of Houston Law Center  
109 BLB
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
Reception to Follow

Abbe R. Gluck is a Professor of Law and the Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School. She joined Yale Law School in 2012, having previously served on the faculty of Columbia Law School. She is an expert on Congress and the political process, federalism, civil procedure, and health law, and is the chair emerita of Section on Legislation and the Law of the Political Process for the Association of American Law Schools. Gluck has extensive experience working as a lawyer in all levels of government. She earned her B.A. from Yale University, summa cum laude, and her J.D. from Yale Law School. Following law school, she clerked for then-Chief Judge Ralph K. Winter on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Gluck's scholarship has been published in the Yale Law Journal, the Harvard Law Review, the Stanford Law Review, the Columbia Law Review, the New England Journal of Medicine, Health Affairs, and many other journals. Among her most recent work is the most extensive empirical study ever conducted about the realities of the congressional law-making process and the Harvard Law Review's Supreme Court issue comment on King v. Burwell, the 2015 challenge to the Affordable Care Act. She also served as co-counsel on a Supreme Court brief in both King and the 2012 ACA challenge, NFIB v. Sebelius.

Oct
23

The Art of Business Litigation

River Oaks Country Club
1600 River Oaks Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77019
A Conversation (Business & Ethics) and CLE
Oct
19

23rd Annual Frankel Lecture

Hotel Alessandra
1070 Dallas St. | Houston, TX 77002
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The Houston Law Review
presents the

23rd Annual Frankel Lecture
featuring

Gabriella Blum
Rita E. Hauser Professor of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Harvard Law School

"The Paradox of Power: The Modern Norms of Warfare"
with commentators:

Ian Hurd
Professor, Legal Studies and Director, International Studies Program Northwestern School of Law

Kenneth Anderson
Professor of Law
American University College of Law
Sept
28

Immigration Advocacy

University of Houston Law Center – 109 BLB
Join the University of Houston Law Center's Immigration Clinic for a symposium where we will discuss changes to the law through appeals, using media to your benefit, and the ins and outs of Federal District Court.
JUL
23

U. S. Supreme Court Update CLE

University of Houston Law Center – 144 BLB
Complimentary Parking in Lot 19B
Join us for a free CLE program where leading experts discuss recent decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court.
JUN
20

Be an Effective and Respected Family Law Attorney (Private or Appointed): A Judicial Perspective

University of Houston Law Center – 109 BLB
Complimentary Parking in Lot 19B
Join us for an afternoon of incredibly informative and entertaining interaction with six highly experienced family law judges from three of the Family Law District Courts of Harris County. While discussing a wide variety of family law topics, the judges will incorporate information on the appointment system and how it works as well as tips of the trade, practical considerations, and how to be a truly effective and respected family law attorney. You will not want to miss the perspectives of these fine jurists.
Jun
01

Legal Research for Texas Lawyers   

University of Houston Law Center – 144 BLB
Complimentary Parking in Lot 19B
3.5 hours of Texas CLE Credit with 1 hour of ethics
May
24

US Tax Reform: Impact on International Investment

University of Houston Law Center – 144 BLB
Complimentary Parking in Lot 19B
1.5 hours of Texas CLE Credit
APR
09

Food for Thought CLE   

Houston Food Bank, 535 Portwall Street
MAR
27

Tax Reform Basics and Practical Application   

Hendricks Heritage Room, University of Houston Law Center
MAR
19

Sondock Jurist in Residence CLE and Reception -- Judge Adalberto Jordan (11th Cir.)     

Room 144 BLB
Judge Adalberto Jordán
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Observations on Wollschlaeger v. Governor: The So-Called "Docs v. Glocks" Case
MAR
08

Yale L. Rosenberg Memorial Lecture     

Krost Hall, University of Houston Law Center
Gabriel "Jack" Chin Professor of Law, UC Davis
"Still a Nation of Immigrants? Rethinking Immigration Policy in the Modern Era"
Feb
28

Black History Month Lecture Series        

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Cheryl L. Wade
Dean Harold F. McNiece Professor of Law at St. John's University
"The Historical Significance of Black Migration, the Search for Work, and the Impact of Corporate Governance"
Feb
23

Making Sense of Immigration Law CLE   

Location:Hendricks Heritage Room, University of Houston Law Center

Please join us for a lunch and learn session where we will discuss the foundational pieces necessary for taking on an immigration case.

Now more than ever the field of Immigration Law is in high demand. In this constantly changing, challenging, and complex field of the law, attorneys interested in practicing Immigration Law need guidance on how and where to start.

In this program attorneys will learn basics that will put them in the right path to a practice in Immigration Law in the U.S. Attorneys will learn about how to do an immigration consultation, identify the different types of immigration cases, and where to find relevant resources to empower them to succeed in this field.

Register online by Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Jan
29

Sondock Jurist in Residence CLE & Reception with Judge Gregg Costa (Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals)     

Location: University of Houston Law Center
The Judge Ruby Kless Sondock Lectureship in Legal Ethics Jurist-In-Residence program, starting its third year, brings sitting jurists to campus for a day of interaction with students, faculty and the Houston legal community. Each jurist provides a lecture on a legal ethics issue important to the community.

2017

DEC
13

Life After the World Series

Location:University of Houston Law Center - Room BLB 144
Nov
02

The Art of Business Litigation CLE (2.0 Ethics)

Location:River Oaks Country Club, 1600 River Oaks Blvd. Houston, Texas 77019
Join Sofia Adrogué, Editor, TEXAS BUSINESS LITIGATION, and Caroline Baker, Co-Editor, with contributing authors for an evening of CLE.
Oct
27

The 22nd Annual Frankel Lecture

Location:JW Marriott Downtown, 806 Main St., Houston, Texas 77002
The right to counsel in Texas capital punishment cases and related issues. Mr. Stephen Bright will be our keynote speaker, with Professor Jordan Steiker and Ms. Lise Olsen as our commentators.
Oct
27

Continuing Legal Education with Professor Weaver

Location:University of Houston Law Center, Room BLB 144
Join Professor Jacqueline Weaver from 4:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. for a CLE program on the  "Role of the Regulator: Reflections on Forty Years of  Research and Learning about Energy, Economics & the Environment." 1 Hour CLE Credit Pending. Complimentary. Advance registration requested
Oct
27

Continuing Legal Education with Professor Dow

Location:University of Houston Law Center, Room BLB 144 
Join Professor David Dow from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m for a CLE program about recent developments in death penalty law, with special attention to Texas. 1 Hour Credit Pending. Complimentary. Advance registration requested
Oct
23

Sondock Jurist in Residence CLE & Reception with Judge Eleanor Ross (US District Court, Northern District of GA)

Location:University of Houston Law Center
The Judge Ruby Kless Sondock Lectureship in Legal Ethics Jurist-In-Residence program, starting its third year, brings sitting jurists to campus for a day of interaction with students, faculty and the Houston legal community. Each jurist provides a lecture on a legal ethics issue important to the community.
Oct
20

The Effects of Immigration on America's Local Communities

Location:University of Houston Law Center
The Effects of Immigration on America's Local Communities

Friday, October 20, 2017
Krost Hall, University of Houston Law Center
8:00 am Registration & Coffee
8:30 am - 11:30 am Program
SepT
29

Joseph A. Vail Asylum Law Workshop

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Focus on Families and Children - 5.75 hours Texas CLE credit including 1 hour ethics
SEPT
18

Sondock Jurist in Residence CLE & Reception with Judge Jenny Rivera (NYS Court of Appeals)

Location: University of Houston Law Center
The Judge Ruby Kless Sondock Lectureship in Legal Ethics Jurist-In-Residence program, starting its third year, brings sitting jurists to campus for a day of interaction with students, faculty and the Houston legal community. Each jurist provides a lecture on a legal ethics issue important to the community.
JUL
27

US Supreme Court Update CLE

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Jun
27

MALDEF presents the 35th Anniversary of Plyer v. Doe

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Jun
02

Essential Legal Information & Technology for Texas Lawyers

Location:University of Houston Law Center
A free training workshop in advanced Texas legal research, free and low cost legal resources, and the latest legal technology
May
05

Law, Justice & the Media presented by Star Jones '86  

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Join us for a free CLE program on the impact of media on the criminal justice system.
Apr
21

16th Annual Zealous Advocacy Conference Gault@50: Quality Representation for Youth

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Attendees will receive 15 hours of CLE credit with 3 ethics hours. We will also be applying for specialization credit in criminal appellate, criminal law, family law and juvenile law.
Apr
13

"Special Education Law Practice"

Location: University of Houston Law Center
HLPI 2017 Spring Speaker Series
Mar
03

Health Care Policy and Digital Health under the Trump Administration - Jodi G. Daniel, Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Jodi Daniel is a partner in Crowell & Moring's Washington, D.C. offi ce and a member of the firm's Health Care Group. She leads the Digital Health Practice and provides strategic advice to clients navigating the legal and regulatory environments related to technology in the health care sector to help them achieve their business goals.
Mar
02

Occupational Hazards: What's hair got to do with it? Wendy Greene, J.D., LL.M.

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Professor D. Wendy Greene is a Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. At Kentucky she teaches Constitutional Law I and II; alongside Constitutional Law she regularly teaches Employment Discrimination, Employment Law and seminars on critical race theory, race and law, and appearance discrimination in the workplace. Professor Greene has earned an international reputation for her authoritative body of work on "grooming codes discrimination."
Feb
09

The Art of Business Litigation: 
A Conversation (Business & Ethics), Sips, and CLE  

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Join Sofia Adrogué, Editor, TEXAS BUSINESS LITIGATION, and Caroline Baker, Co-Editor, with contributing authors for an evening of CLE. 
Feb
03

Touchdown! A Sports CLE Program, Friday, February 3rd

Location: University of Houston Law Center
A CLE on all you would want to know related to professional sports.
Jan
31

"Medical and Legal Ethics in the NFL and Sports" - Maurice Fitzgerald Smith

 

Location: University of Houston Law Center
JAN
30

2017 Judge Ruby Kless Sondock Lectureship in Legal Ethics Jurist-In-Residence - The Honorable Gray H. Miller '78  

Location: University of Houston Law Center
A Profile in Professionalism: The Life of Gibson Gayle, Jr. 

2016

Nov
18

Children Displaced Across Borders: Bridging Policy, Practice, and Disciplinary Approaches  to Further Human Rights 

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Join us for a binational conference applying a children's rights lens to practice and policy challenges facing internationally displaced children featuring speakers and panelists on-site in both Houston, TX and Swansea, Wales, UK.
Nov
10

IPIL FALL LECTURE - Sponsored by the Ronald A. Katz Foundation

 

Location: Four Seasons Hotel

Daniel C.K. Chow
Frank E. and Virginia H. Bazler Chair in Business Law
The Ohio State University - Moritz College of Law

Trademark Squatting in China

Nov
04

"Good Health Policy or Discrimination? How to Tell the Difference"  

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Experts from around the country are coming together to discuss the legal and ethical issues behind policies that discriminate on the basis of health-related factors, such as smoking and obesity. Areas of law discussed will include employment law, ERISA, public health law, and Medicaid. Our keynote for the afternoon is Marisa Smith who is the Regional Manager of the Offi ce of Civil Rights for HHS. She will discuss the recently promulgated Section 1557 regs.
Nov
02

The Art of Business Litigatation: A Conversatation (Business & Ethics), Sips & CLE

Location:River Oaks Country Club
Oct
24

Judge Ruby Kless Sondock Lectureship in Legal Ethics Jurist-In-Residence Featuring  Justice Jeff Brown, Texas Supreme Court

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Presenting: Living Greatly in the Law: Traditional Ideals for the Electronic Age
OCT
14

Annual Update on Texas Water Law & Endangered Species

Location: University of Houston Law Center
OCT
13

"Ethical & Legal Issues in End of Life Care"

Location: University of Houston Law Center
OCT
13

English law and its use in petroleum contracts by Peter Roberts.

Location: University of Houston Law Center
OCT
07

FIRST INTER-AMERICAN HYDROCARBON REGULATORS DIALOGUE

Location: University of Houston Law Center
OCT
06

Houston Intellectual Property Law Association and 
University of Houston Law Center's 32nd Annual Institute on Intellectual Property Law

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Sep
16

Third Annual Houston Conference on
Oil and Gas Investment Arbitration 2016

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Jul
21

Supreme Court Update

Location: University of Houston Law Center
May
18

BROADBAND PRESCRIPTIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH: 
A POLICY CONFERENCE

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Connect2HealthFCC Task Force Partnering with University of Houston Law Center to Host Policy Conference Focused on Broadband and Mental Health
APR
29

Money & Justice: Practical Issues for the Consumer & Commercial Lawyer

Location: University of Houston Law Center
In Cooperation With the Commercial & Consumer Law Section of the Houston Bar Association
APR
23

Specialized Legal Research for Generalist: Tax, Health, and International Law

Location: University of Houston Law Center
A free training workshop in advanced Texas legal research and the application of the latest information technology
APR
22

Emerging Theories of Climate Liability and Enforcement

Location: University of Houston Law Center
APR
21

"On Taxpayers and Wombs: Should Social Medicine Fund Uterus Transplant?"

Location: University of Houston Law Center
APR
08

Zika Virus Workshop: Public Health and Legal Control Measures

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Mar
31

"New International Petroleum Investments and the Assessment of Social and Environmental Issues in the Ecuadorian Amazon"

Location: University of Houston Law Center

Dr. Yvonne Fabara Arias

International Oil and Gas Consultant Former Secretary of Hydrocarbons of the Republic of Ecuador

Mar
29

"The Various Facets of Cybersecurity"

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA
MAR
28

"Dangerously Close: The West Fertilizer Company Fire and Explosion"

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Dr. Kristen Kulinowski U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
MAR
24

IPIL SPRING LECTURE

Location:Coronado Club
Mark Lemley 
William H. Neukom Professor of Law
Stanford Law School 
Rethinking Assignor Estoppel
MAR
21

Jurist in Residence FeaturingJudge George C. Hanks, U.S. Dist. Ct. for the Southern Dist. of Texas

Location: University of Houston Law Center
MAR
04

EENR Lecture Series for Spring 2016
"Shale Development Challenges"

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Feb
23

"Future Directions of EU Energy Policy: Energy Union"

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Feb
17

Andrew Young's Making of Modern Atlanta

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Racial Progress - Analyzing the Legal Authority and Barriers When Building Modern Cities
Feb
15

Jurist in Residence Featuring Judge Lee H. Rosenthal, U.S. Dist. Ct. for the Southern Dist. of Texas

Location: University of Houston Law Center
JAN
28

Symposium in Conjunction with the 
2016 Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship 

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Topic: Terror - Will You Wear the Shackles?
JAN
27

Jurist in Residence Featuring Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann, 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals

Location: University of Houston Law Center
JAN
26

Police, Jails, and Vulnerable People Symposium

Location: University of Houston Law Center
Peace officers are eligible to receive 6 hours of TCOLE credit (reported through the UH Downtown Criminal Justice Center)

2015

Nov
13

Water Rights, Energy and Endangered Species: Which Comes First in Texas?

Location:University of Houston Law Center
Nov
12

IP Fall Lecture – Ruth Okediji

Location:Houston, TX
Oct
30

Second Houston Annual Conference Oil and Gas nvestment Arbitration 2015 40 Years of the Lex Petrolea

Location:Four Seasons Hotel – Houston
Oct
16

Fostering Equality: Examining the Legal Issues Facing the LGBT Community

Location:University of Houston Law Center
Oct
02

Rising Tide HTLA Advocacy CLE

Location:University of Houston Law Center
Sep
25

Zealous Advocacy Conference

Location:University of Houston Law Center
The Texas Board of Legal Specialization has approved the course for 14 hours of specialization in Criminal Appellate, Criminal Law, Family Law and Juvenile Law.
Sep
24

31st Annual Intellectual Property Institute

Location:University of Houston Law Center
Sep
24

"Energy and Climate Change Law in the Arctic"

Location:University of Houston Law Center
Sep
18

Race and the Law - Hate Crimes, Confederate Symbols, and Healing the Racial Divide

Location:University of Houston Law Center
Sep
17

Best Practices for Shale Development in Australia and Lessons for Other Countries

Location:University of Houston Law Center
Sep
11

EPA's Clean Power Plan and the Future of Texas Energy

Location:University of Houston Law Center
Sep
09

Pharmaceuticals Without Borders

Location:The University of Texas School of Public Health Reuel A. Stallones Building 1200 Pressler Street, 1st Floor Auditorium Houston, TX
Jul
28

Supreme Court Update Part II

Location:University of Houston Law Center
Jul
15

Supreme Court Update

Location:University of Houston Law Center
May
01

Practicing Family Law

Location:University of Houston Law Center
Apr
25

Essential Legal Information & Technology for Texas Lawyers

Location:University of Houston Law Center
Mar
27

Breaking Down Consumer Credit and Debt

Location:University of Houston Law Center
Feb
13

"Grand Juries, Policing, and Civil Rights"

Location:University of Houston Law Center

2014

Nov
14

"Ethics in Advocacy: Where Rules Meet Reality."

Location:University of Houston Law Center
Oct
03

Practicing Consumer Law

Location:University of Houston Law Center
Apr
26

Essential Legal Information & Technology for Texas Lawyers

Location:University of Houston Law Center