Texas Law News

Double Longhorn and School of Law alumnus Mike A. Myers ’63 has been announced as the newest recipient of the Santa Rita Award. It is the highest honor that can be bestowed by the University of Texas System. Myers will receive the award at a dinner in his honor in Dallas on December 12.

Law School Foundation Trustee Linda L. Addison '76 has been appointed to the U.S. Board of Directors of KPMG, LLP, the audit, tax, and advisory firm. She will serve as one of the board's two independent directors.

The Advocacy Program sent teams to a total of seven interscholastic mock trial and ADR competitions this fall.

This past October 12, the Texas Law community gathered for the Alumni Association's 2018 awards dinner - an event designed to celebrate six exceptional members of the extended law school family.

Julius Whittier, whose life was long enmeshed with the University of Texas at Austin, died last week in Dallas at the age of 68.