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ALUMNI FUEL THE FUTURE OF UHLC AT

100% CHALLENGE KICKOFF EVENT

UHLC 100% CHALLENGE CO-CHAIRS

Sean Cichowski, ’09 Sara Longtain, ’07 David Rusk, ’14 Harve Truskett, ’08 Keli Viereck, ’95 Richard Whiteley, ’99
Akerman LLP Locke Lord LLP Thompson & Hunton Andrews Total American Bracewell LLP
Knight LLP Kurth LLP Services, Inc.

University of Houston Law Center graduates detailed “I’ve been involved in the 100% Challenge for many, many
how their legal education has made a profound impact on years just because of how proud I am of the Law Center
their lives and how they pay it forward during the official and what it stands for and the ideals it has been committed
start of the 100% Challenge during a Zoom gathering to for a long time,” Whiteley, who serves on the Alumni
in June. Association Board and the Foundation Board, said. “This
is a very important year for the Law Fund. The building
The 100% Challenge is the Law Center’s annual alumni- is a huge accomplishment, but what we have to turn our
driven campaign to increase the impact of unrestricted
giving to the Law Fund. Volunteer captains at participating attention to now is the Law Fund.”
organizations share the message of Law Fund supports Michelle Gray ’11, a founding partner at Fogler, Brar,
several key areas across the Law Center, including O’Neil & Gray LLP, and a board member of the Law
emergency aid and scholarships for students, stipends Center’s Alumni Association, discussed her motivation to
for internships, career development services, faculty contribute to the future of the Law Center.
recruitment and alumni programming. Together with “There are so many reasons I give, but the past few months
their colleagues, these captains help to raise tens of have made me reflect on what’s important,” Gray said. “The
thousands of dollars to support these areas of impact. University of Houston Law Center has had one of the most

The first alumnus to speak was Richard Whiteley ’99, profound impacts on specifically where I am today and who
a partner at Bracewell LLP and one of the co-chairs of I am. The Law Center has opened so many doors, and it is
the campaign. the doorway for so many others.”

UHLC KEEP LOCAL ATTORNEYS AWARE OF EVOLVING

PRACTICES THROUGH FREE CLE SESSIONS

Every year the University of Houston Law Center offers From May 2019 through July 2020, the Law Center
continuing legal education for alumni and others in the offered 29 approved events that covered topics ranging
legal community, the majority of which are at no cost, so from business litigation, immigration, intellectual
that attorneys can remain abreast of ever-changing laws. property, medical-legal partnerships, youth advocacy

“The Law Center strives to present quality programming and more. During this time, 89.25 hours of CLE was
offered, with 16.5 hours counting as ethics credits. The
that leads to more knowledgeable, competent and effective
lawyers so they may better serve their firms, practices, and Law Center reported attendance for 1,050 practitioners
the community,” said Director of CLE Tanisha Green. licensed in Texas totaling 4,871.75 hours reported to the
Texas State Bar.

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