May 20, 2025 – University of Houston Law Center students Rebecca Heaton and Katelynn Nichols recently won the top prize at the inaugural 2025 First Tri-Law School Negotiation Competition. The competition was held with two virtual rounds over Zoom and a championship at South Texas Law on April 11.
May 16, 2025 - Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez, the first Latina woman to serve on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, told the University of Houston Law Center’s Class of 2025 to strive for excellence as they embark on their legal careers.
May 6, 2025 - Nearly 100 law students attended the recent Spring Small & Midsize Firm Open House, hosted by the University of Houston Law Center’s Career Development Office.
May 6, 2025 - Craig Cormier II, a 3L at the University of Houston Law Center, is spending his last spring semester of law school as a fellow for the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services in Austin.
May 5, 2025 — University of Houston Law Center Professor Douglas Moll has received the 2024–2025 Distinguished Leadership in Teaching Excellence Award from the University’s Teaching Excellence Award Committee. The honor recognizes his outstanding commitment to teaching at the Law Center.
April 28, 2025 - Electricity use is expected to increase dramatically over the next few decades as new data centers, artificial intelligence and expanded electrification come online. But speakers at the University of Houston Law Center’s 9th annual North American Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Conference said the nation’s ability to meet that demand has been complicated by tariffs, the wider threat of a trade war, supply chain constraints and growing unpredictability.
April 25, 2025 — The U.S. Senate recently confirmed University of Houston Law Center alumnus Mark R. Meador (J.D. ’11) to serve as a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
April 24, 2025 — The University of Houston Law Center honored the outstanding accomplishments of its community during the annual Dean’s Awards Ceremony, held recently at the John M. O’Quinn Law Building.
April 24, 2025 — A thought-provoking conversation unfolded at the “Anti-Democratic Rights of Nature” hosted on Wednesday by the University of Houston Law Center’s Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Center. The central question: Should the rights of organism and ecosystems — like marshes or streams and the creatures living there — hold legal rights that may supersede human development and use?
April 23, 2025 – Net-zero — the idea that what goes up in the environment will come out of the environment at the same rate — along with the carbon capture and storage was the focus of a recent webinar featuring James W. Coleman, an energy law professor at the University of Minnesota. Coleman's research focuses on addressing critical energy policy issues, particularly around energy infrastructure and its regulation.
Houston, April 21, 2025 – A modern-day gold rush is upon humankind, but this time the sought-after resources are extraterrestrial. As commercial and private space exploration continues to rise, the lack of specific legal frameworks creates significant risks and questions, according to Monika Ehrman, the Inaugural Distinguished Scholar of the University of Houston Law Center’s Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Center.
April 16, 2025 – George Buckley is the recipient of the Second Annual Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Center Student Scholarship Award.
April 11, 2025 — International lawyers trying to establish their careers in the U.S. often face hurdles in networking, career advancement and demonstrating their value in the legal field.
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April 11, 2025 - The United States faces an increasingly fragile democracy due to the steady expansion of presidential authority, and the decline of the other two branches of government, according to globally renowned constitutional law scholar Erwin Chemerinsky, who was the featured speaker at the University of Houston Law Center’s 2025 Yale L. Rosenberg Lecture.
April 08, 2025 – The U.S. spends more on health care than most developed countries yet receives the worst outcomes – but there is a solution, according to health policy expert Elena Marks who spoke recently at the University of Houston Law Center’s Health Law and Policy Institute’s Speaker Series.
April 8, 2025 - The University of Houston Law Center’s Part-Time and Health Law programs are among the top 10 in the country according to the 2025-2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings released today.
April 07, 2025- Savannah Witte, a third-year student at the University of Houston Law Center, won the top prize in the prestigious Association of International Energy Negotiators’ annual Student Writing Competition.
April 4, 2025 - The University of Houston Law Center was named a top 10 best budget school in the U.S. for an LL.M., and in the top 10 for energy law, global law and health/medical law LL.M. offerings by the LLM GUIDE for its Top 10 Lists by Specialty for 2025.
April 4, 2025 - During the last six weeks, over 100 presidential executive orders have been signed and issued resulting in a whirlwind of change. To unpack the implications, the University of Houston Law Center and the Hobby School of Public Affairs hosted a webinar, bringing together 13 legal and policy experts to dissect how these orders are reshaping key policies.
March 31, 2025 – Christopher Cabrera, a third-year student at the University of Houston Law Center, is making an impact and gaining awards with his insightful articles that explore the complex interplay between law, medicine and pharmaceutical advancements.
March 28, 2025 – Prospective law students were welcomed to the University of Houston Law Center’s Spring Admitted Students Day with an inspiring theme, “Space City: Where Your Legal Dreams Take Flight.”
March 28, 2025 — University of Houston Law Center alumnus Casey Roy (J.D. ’94) has joined Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC, a full-service law firm originally based in Dallas that recently opened an Austin office.
March 27, 2025 – Sarah Morton, a University of Houston Law Center alumna, recently established the Houston office for FordHarrison LLP, a national Iabor and employment defense boutique firm with 27 offices nationwide.
March 13, 2025 — In a significant move to address Harris County's burgeoning legal demands, the Harris County Commissioners Court voted 3-1, with one abstaining, to request that state lawmakers create five additional civil district courts. Judge Beau A. Miller, presiding judge of the 190th Judicial District Court, championed the initiative to expand the county's civil courts.
March 12, 2025 – Climate change continues to be a pressing concern for both public and private sectors, often viewed as a formidable challenge in the pursuit of dependable energy resources due to stringent environmental policies and regulatory demands. This complex issue was at the heart of a recent webinar titled “Permitting Reform’s False Choice” hosted by the University of Houston Law Center’s Environment, Energy, and Natural Resource (EENR) Center.
March 6, 2025 - Four University of Houston Law Center students emerged as the No. 1 arbitration team in the country, winning first place at a recent American Bar Association tournament in Chicago.
Houston, March 3, 2025 – As the new presidential administration reaches its first 100-day milestone, legal and policy experts will discuss implications for the economy, higher education, immigration, energy and the environment in an upcoming webinar titled “Key Policy Considerations for the Administration.”
HOUSTON, Feb. 25, 2025—Abby Trahan, M.P.A., CFRE, director of development at the University of Houston Law Center, has been recognized as one of two Outstanding Young Professionals by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).
HOUSTON, February 24, 2025 – The University of Houston Law Center’s Lawyering Skills and Strategies program has added two new faculty members.
Feb. 24, 2025 – University of Houston Law Center alumnus Armin Salek (J.D. ’16) is a candidate for president-elect of the Texas Young Lawyers Association. Voting in the State Bar elections starts April 1, and the winner of the election will be announced in May.
Feb. 21, 2025 — The University of Houston Law Alumni Association will recognize several University of Houston Law Center alumni, faculty and friends with a variety of accolades at its 48th Annual Law Gala & Auction in April. These awards honor individuals who have positively impacted and enhanced the Law Center and the legal profession through their service and contributions.
Feb. 14, 2025 - The University of Houston Law Center’s Student Lounge was a riot of color, candies, punny cards and laughter at the third annual free “Build A Bouquet” event on Thursday.
Feb. 13, 2025 - Gov. Greg Abbott recently selected University of Houston Law Center graduates Katrina Griffith (J.D. ’05) and Sean Gorman (J.D. ’88) to serve in key state advisory roles.
Houston, Feb. 6, 2025 – When University of Houston MFA student and artist Sarah Welch spotted her mural, “Commute,” in an episode of the reality TV show “Bad Hair Day”— used without her permission — she knew something was off.
Feb. 05, 2025 – The University of Houston Law Center’s Career Development Office kicked off the spring semester with its annual Government & Public Interest Table Talk. The event, held on January 24, brought together students, alumni, and representatives from about 50 local, state and national government agencies and nonprofit organizations to explore internship and employment opportunities in the public sector.
February 3, 2025 – Texans still remember the devastating winter storm of 2021, when record snowfall, freezing temperatures, and widespread power outages crippled the entire state.
Houston, Jan. 28, 2025 – University of Houston Law Center Professor Elizabeth Trujillo has been named a 2024-2025 Fernand Braudel Senior Fellow and will spend the Spring semester at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy (EUI).
Houston, Jan. 28, 2025 – The University of Houston Law Center’s annual competition has a new name this year: The Hicks Thomas LLP Moot Court National Championship. Houston-based Hicks Thomas LLP, a leading litigation boutique established in 1997, has signed up as the event’s exclusive sponsor.
Jan. 13, 2024 - Leonard M. Baynes, dean of the University of Houston Law Center, has been selected to serve a three-year term on the Executive Committee of the Association of American Law Schools.
December 11, 2024 – The BeyGOOD Foundation, founded by music icon Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, has given a $100,000 gift to support the University of Houston Law Center’s Criminal Justice Clinic.
December 11, 2024 – A simple, “Hey, you!” can express more – and give a myriad of meanings – than only a basic greeting or acknowledgment in communicating with others.
Dec. 4, 2024 - Sofia Adrogué was sworn in as a judge of the newly-established Texas Business Court, Eleventh Division, this Fall. Adrogué, a 1991 honors graduate of the University of Houston Law Center, was recently appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, and will serve a two-year term.
