UH Law Center Webinar Focuses on Lawyers as Effective and Ethical Leaders

speaker

Leonard M. Baynes
Dean
Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Chair
Professor of Law
University of Houston Law Center

H. Stephen Grace, Jr., Ph.D.

H. Stephen Grace Jr., Ph.D.

President and Founder

H.S. Grace & Co.

Andrew Gratz

Andrew Gratz

Creator and Professor of Lawyers as Leaders

Founder of the Initiative on Lawyers as Leaders

University of Houston Law Center

Renee Knake Jefferson

Renee Knake Jefferson

Professor of Law

Joanne and Larry Doherty Chair in Legal Ethics

Assistant Dean for Outcomes, Assessments, and Strategies

University of Houston Law Center

Oct. 13, 2025 – The University of Houston Law Center is presenting “Lawyers Who Lead: Ethics, Influence, and Impact,” a continuing legal education program, on Thursday, Oct. 16.

Discussions will cover the different leadership roles lawyers assume, such as trusted advisors, valued mentors or heads of organizations, and how strong leadership skills grounded in ethical integrity help lawyers better serve their clients and communities.

“Lawyers help shape institutions, values and society,” said UH Law Dean Leonard M. Baynes, who will deliver the opening remarks to set the stage for the conversation. “During these challenging and unprecedented times, lawyers with strong leadership skills and ethical integrity are needed more than ever. Our goal is to inspire lawyers and law students to be leaders and to make a positive impact.”

Each of the three featured speakers will present an in-depth talk as part of the program:

Why Lawyers Need to Be Leaders by Andrew C. Gratz (J.D. ’02), founder of the Initiative on Lawyers as Leaders, and creator and professor of the “Lawyers as Leaders” course at UHLC.
Leaders, Legacies, and Legal Ethics by Renee Knake Jefferson, Joanne and Larry Doherty Chair in Legal Ethics and Professor of Law at UHLC, and founder of the Legal Ethics Roundup on Substack.
A Lawyer’s Role in Corporate Governance by H. Stephen Grace Jr., president and founder of H.S. Grace and Co. Inc., a firm specializing in corporate/organization governance and commercial litigation-related services.

The presentations will be followed by a round-table discussion among the panelists facilitated by Dean Baynes.

The program is open to all legal professionals, faculty, students, and the public. Participating attorneys will receive two hours of Texas continuing legal education credit, including one hour of ethics.

WHAT: A UH Law Center Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program “Lawyers Who Lead: Ethics, Influence, and Impact.”
WHERE: Online over Zoom
WHEN: 3-5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025

Click here for more information about the event.

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