For the Media
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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
Patricia I Hansen
International trade, usmca
Kelly L Haragan
Environmental law, environmental justice and civil rights, environmental permitting
Jennifer E Laurin
criminal law, criminal procedure, civil rights litigation, qualified immunity
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
Elizabeth W Sepper
Reproductive rights, healthcare, religion, LGBTQ care
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
Andrea Michele Marsh
public defender programs/indigent defense, access to justice and pro bono
Mimi Marziani
Voting rights; Law of Democracy; Civil Rights; Nonprofit Management; Texas Politics
Chinmayi Sharma
Cybersecurity, algorithmic decision-making, open source, internet decentralization, interoperability, surveillance
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
Leslie Gillette Vaughn
Private Equity, Joint Ventures, Venture Capital, Equity Financing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Secondaries Transactions