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April 27, 2023
Celebrating the Service and Dedication of Texas Law Students and Faculty
Texas Law’s annual Celebration of Service, the only law school awards ceremony that honors both students and faculty, took place on April 18 in the Susman Godfrey Atrium. The perennial favorite — better known informally as the “Ice Cream Social” — saw a bigger-than-usual crowd, thanks in large part to a bigger-than-usual slate of awards […] -
April 27, 2023
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 1L Veda Tsai! Q: How has your undergraduate mock trial experience at UT Dallas helped you in law school so far? A: I gained both logical thinking and substantive knowledge from mock trial. Our mock trial program gave us the opportunity to analyze the information and […] -
April 26, 2023
Texas Law’s 2023 Alumni Weekend celebrations took place on April 14 & 15, bringing alumni from around the country and across the globe back to Austin to reconnect with old friends and relive great law school experiences. The two days of nearly non-stop activity officially kicked off Friday night with the Law School Alumni Association’s […] -
April 26, 2023
Five extraordinary Texas Law alumni were recognized at a gala ceremony on April 14 in downtown Austin. This year’s edition of the annual celebration of alumni greatness, presented by the Texas Law Alumni Association, unfolded over three festive hours, in a ballroom at the Four Seasons Hotel. This year, the event also served as the […] -
April 25, 2023
Law School Remembers Sir Basil Markesinis, Longtime Professor and Leading Scholar
Sir Basil Markesinis, former Jamail Regents Professor at the School of Law, has passed away at the age of 78. Basil Markesinis was born in Athens. He was educated at the University of Cambridge and taught there afterwards, as well as at Michigan, Cornell, and many other universities in addition to Texas. His scholarship was […] -
April 24, 2023
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 3L Barbara Di Castro Young! Q: Where did you do your undergraduate work, and what did you major in? A: I graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas, and my major was International Political Economy. What groups/clubs/internships have you participated in while at Texas […] -
April 18, 2023
New Funding for Students in Public Service Positions Announced
Texas Law wants to make it easier for students to take on summer public service positions and to pursue public service careers after law school. The best way to do that, says Dean Bobby Chesney, “is to make sure those invaluable opportunities are in fact affordable opportunities.” The school’s commitment to public service legal work […] -
April 13, 2023
Excellence in Public Interest Awards Honor Commitment to the Greater Good
Texas Law Fellowships, the student organization that supports students pursuing public interest law work, presented its annual Excellence in Public Interest Awards at a festive celebration on March 26 in the home of Bill ’70 and Stephanie Whitehurst, longtime supporters of TLF and its mission. “These awards are our opportunity to recognize and honor those […] -
April 10, 2023
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 1L Jonathan Ladd! Q: Where did you do your undergraduate/graduate work, and what did you major in? A: I did my undergraduate and graduate work at Abilene Christian University. As an undergraduate, I double–majored in Political Science and English. In graduate school, I got an […] -
April 3, 2023
Eva Guzman, formerly a Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, and currently a partner at the Houston law firm of Wright, Close & Barger, will deliver the commencement address at Texas Law’s 2023 Sunflower Ceremony. Her selection was announced by Dean Bobby Chesney in a message to the law school community. “Justice Guzman is a […] -
March 30, 2023
Multidistrict Litigation: Experts Analyze Mass Torts, Controversy
Multidistrict litigation, the increasingly common practice of transferring related civil actions that start out in diverse federal courts to a single judge for coordinated pre-trial development, has been making eye-popping headlines with billion-dollar settlements and proceedings involving hundreds of thousands of claims. Some of the best known of the recent proceedings, which are commonly referred […] -
March 29, 2023
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 3L Leah Weintrub! Q: Where did you do your undergraduate work, and what did you major in? A: I graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 2014 and majored in Biology and Economics Strategy. You started law school several years after you received your […]
