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GIFT FROM PORTER HEDGES TO

BENEFIT NEW UHLC BUILDING

Houston-based Porter Hedges LLP is the first law firm investment in our students, staff and administration who,
to step forward with a major gift to support the John M. along with the broader UH Law community, are working
O’Quinn Law Building scheduled for groundbreaking this every day to make our school the premier law school
Fall. In recognition of the gift, the Law Center’s Career in Texas.”
Development Office will be named the Porter Hedges LLP Along with firm support, UH Law Center alumni and
Career Services Center. faculty at Porter Hedges who were instrumental in this
“Porter Hedges is proud to support the UH Law Center gift are Joshua Wolfshohl, Amy Wolfshohl ’06, Jackie
and excited to associate our name with the career services Moy ’01, Corey Brown ’96, Ben Rajabi ’08, John Higgins
center,” said Joshua Wolfshohl ’02, a partner at the firm ’83, Mandy Diaz ’06, Mac Marshall ’06, Blake Runions
“As a Houston-based firm, we have grown with the city ’07, John Hawkins ’91, Brian Rose ’07 and Craig Bergez
over the last four decades and welcome an opportunity (adjunct professor).
to give back to its premier law school. We join the Law The Law Center’s Career Development Office provides
Center by investing in the students who will continue to a full range of resources and services to help both
leave their mark in Texas, across the country, and around students and employers meet their employment goals.
the world.”
The staff guides students and alumni in the use of tools
The $90 million John M. O’Quinn Law Building is and strategies for successful job searches. The staff also
designed to enhance the educational experience while also assists employers in identifying and recruiting talented
serving as a hub to engage and serve the public in one of students and alumni to fill their employment needs. The
the nation’s top legal markets. office hosts career panels, networking events, workshops,
mock interviews, job fairs, recruitment programs and an
“I’m delighted that Porter Hedges has made this generous electronic job bank.
gift to help us build a superior career services center
attractive to both employers and students,” said Dean Founded in 1981, Porter Hedges LLP is a full-service
Leonard M. Baynes. “More importantly, it is an Houston-based law firm with an office in Oklahoma City.

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