Events Calendar

Governor Abbott recently asked the Texas Legislature to authorize Texas to join with other states in an Article V Convention of States to Amend the U.S. Constitution. Join the Federalist Society for a three-way debate on the merits of this plan. The debate will feature Andrew Oldham (Deputy General Counsel for the Governor of Texas) and Texas Law Professors Levinson and Sager.

FREE LUNCH!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/23/21901/

Professor Pat Chew, the Salmon Chaired Professor and Distinguished Faculty Scholar at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and a University Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award recipient, will discuss her research and findings on the effect of judges' gender in their decision-making, particularly in sex discrimination cases.

Lunch will be served.

The event is co-sponsored by the Chicano/Hispanic Law Students Association and the Women's Law Caucus.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/25/21851/

Please join us for a Texas Law Alumni Reception on Thursday, February 25, 2016 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

The Houston Club, Bush Ballroom, 910 Louisiana Street, 49th Floor, One Shell Plaza, Suite 4900, Houston, Texas 77002

Please registers at http://law.connect.utexas.edu/HOU16

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/25/21473/

Come out and show off your trivia skills and support Youth Court which works with a local middle school to combat the school to prison pipeline.

Tickets on Sale Monday-Thursday in the Atrium, $5 in advance and $8 at the door.

Raffles tickets on sale for $1.

Prizes include gift cards and donations from Home Slice Pizza, Kendra Scott, Eastside Cafe, P'Terry's, Austin Zoo, Plucker's, Amy's Ice Cream, Poweryoga, SNAP Kitchen, Tiff's Treats and more!

Great Drink Specials: $2 Texas Teas, $3 wells, $2 Lonestar Tall boys.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/25/21867/

Law students will participate in pro bono clinics as part of the UT wide day of service

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/26/21827/

Challenges of the Latino Community in 2016 and the Years to Come

Friday, February 26, 2016 in the Eidman Courtroom, Room 2.306

Exhilarating conversation of the most current topics affecting Latinos and other minorities in the US in the years to come. Our panels include:

1) Affirmative action and the Fischer decision 2) Ethical issues of advocating for affirmative action 3) The Evenwell litigation and its possible repercussions on voting rights 4) Political power of Latinos in Texas in the years to come 5) Refusal of birth certificates to children born from undocumented parents 6) Affirmative action in the work place

This adds up to 6 hours of CLE Credit (including one Ethics credit).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/26/21853/

Law students will participate in pro bono clinics as part of the UT wide Day of Service

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/27/21828/

Join ELS for a casual lunch with big-law environmental attorneys! Find out more about practicing environmental law in this setting. Guest speakers include:

Samia Broadaway - environmental attorney at Bakerbotts LLP. Samia works on a variety of environmental matters including environmental permitting, environmental litigation, and regulatory compliance matters at the state and federal levels. Her experience includes water quality, water rights, air quality, enforcement, and waste issues.

Katie Bennett Hobson - environmental attorney at Katten Muchin. Katie focuses her practice on environmental regulatory matters, with an emphasis on the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and climate change policy and regulation.

Fricano's sandwiches provided!

Co-sponsored by the KBH Center & CSO.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/29/21876/

Attorney Scott Hendler of Hendler Lyons Flores (Austin) will talk about his experience litigating the 'DBCP' cases, lawsuits against large American corporations on behalf of Central American agricultural workers, in particular on banana plantations, for infertility linked to the use of an insecticide. He will also talk and answer questions about his experience more generally working at the intersection of personal injury, environmental law, labor relations and international human rights, and how one can integrate work in these areas into a thriving private practice. Lunch will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/01/21664/

Join the Student Animal Legal Defense, the Environmental Law Society, and the Humane Society of the United States for a Discussion on Hunting in Texas.

Captive hunts, also known as “canned hunts,” are the very opposite of traditional "fair chase" hunting. Shooters at captive hunts pay to kill animals—even endangered species—trapped behind fences. The Texas Director of the Humane Society of the United States will speak about this industry and its conservation impacts on native wildlife, current regulations, and the future of hunting in Texas.

Free lunch! RSVP by emailing: saldf.texas.law@gmail.com

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/02/21842/

The topic of this year's Symposium is PTAB Proceedings. We will have academic speakers, PTAB judges, District court judges, and IP practitioners speaking about the recent changes to the PTAB appeals process, and the effects of these changes.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/04/21597/