For the Media
Members of the media seeking expert background or context on a legal issue, or wishing to speak with a specific faculty member, are encouraged to contact the professor directly (contact information is included).
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Areas of Specialty

Richard Albert
US Supreme Court, Constitutional Reform, Democracy, Human Rights, World Constitutions

Lynn A Baker
Multidistrict Litigation; Attorneys' Fees; Settlements; Mass Tort Litigation; Legal Ethics; Class Actions


Steven T Collis
First Amendment Law: Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, Petition

Michele Y Deitch
Prisons and Jails, Criminal Justice Policy, Youth Justice Policy

Mechele Dickerson
The American Middle Class, COVID and Economic Vulnerability, Racial Housing Disparities

Ariel E Dulitzky
- Foreign and International Law
- International Human Rights Law
- International Litigation
- Latin-American Law
- Sports Law
International Sports Law, Human Rights, Latin America


Lauren Fielder
I am available to discuss recent developments in art and cultural property law, international law, and human rights law.

Helen Anne Gaebler
I am available to discuss recent topics relating to Reentry and Parole in Texas.

Denise L Gilman
immigration, asylum, refugees, human rights, border


Tara Grove
Supreme Court, statutory interpretation, separation of powers


Jennifer E Laurin
criminal law, criminal procedure, civil rights litigation, qualified immunity


Andrea Michele Marsh
public defender programs/indigent defense, access to justice and pro bono

Thomas O McGarity
I am available to discuss developments in administrative law, environmental law, occupational safety and health law, federal regulation, and torts

Linda S Mullenix
I am available to discuss recent developments in class action and mass tort litigation, multidistrict litigation, and federal civil procedure and federal courts.

Maria Ponomarenko
I am available to discuss developments in policing and criminal justice reform

D Theodore Rave
- Civil Procedure
- Class Actions
- Constitutional Law
- Mass Tort Litigation
- Voting Rights/Electoral System
Multidistrict litigation, class actions, mass torts, election law


Charles M Silver
Class Actions, Multi-District Litigation, Health Law, Legal Ethics

David B Spence
I can speak to regulatory issues arising in the energy sector, particularly those related to the energy transition

Elissa C Steglich
asylum, border, immigration detention


Wendy E Wagner
I am available to discuss recent developments in toxics regulation, the use of science by federal agencies, the accountability of agencies in public health/environment

Heather K Way
Affordable housing, seller financing, equitable economic development, code enforcement, heirs’ property. Current issues in small business and social entrepreneurship fields


Earl Crane
Cybersecurity, Cyber Policy, Cyber Risk, Government Cyber Policy, Recent Breaches

Richard D Deutsch
I am available to discuss developments in international arbitration.

Randall H Erben
Texas State government

Joel Lulla
Name, Image and Likeness, College Conference Realignment, Sports Media, Olympics

Manuel H Newburger
Matters involving the credit and collection industry.


Eric van Ginkel
- Arbitration
- Corporate Law, Finance, Securities and Reorganization
- Intellectual Property
- International Litigation
- Science, Technology and Law
I am available to discuss recent developments in arbitration and issues related to alternative dispute resolution