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May 14, 2021
Betty Balli Torres ’85 Honored with National 2021 Innovations in Equal Justice Award
Betty Balli Torres ’85, executive director of the Texas Access to Justice Foundation (TAJF), won a national award from the National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) for her work in ensuring access to justice for Texans in creative and innovative ways. Torres was presented with the NLADA’s 2021 Innovations in Equal Justice Award for […] -
May 12, 2021
Jill Seeber ’00 Opens Mabel Center Dedicated to Asylum Claims
Texas Law alumna Jill Seeber ’00 has opened a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Boston, MA, dedicated to “free and full legal representation for asylum-seekers with complex cases that existing legal services organizations are unable to accept.” The nonprofit, named Mabel Center for Immigrant Justice, began operations in October 2020. Seeber, whose early career was […] -
May 10, 2021
ABA Honors Neal Manne ’80 with 2021 John Minor Wisdom Public Service and Professionalism Award
The American Bar Association’s Litigation Section honored Neal Manne ’80 with its John Minor Wisdom Public Service and Professionalism Award on May 7 at the organization’s national meeting. The ABA’s award recognizes Manne for his decades of pro bono work on cases seeking equal justice under the law. The award is named for Judge Wisdom, […] -
April 28, 2021
Caroline Hurley ’88 Appointed to the Texas Southern University Board of Regents
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Caroline Baker Hurley ’88 to the Texas Southern University Board of Regents for a six-year term set to expire on Feb. 1, 2027. Hurley of Houston served as a state district judge for over 21 years in Harris County, and continues to sit by assignment as a Senior Retired State […] -
April 15, 2021
Stuart Stedman ’85 Appointed to University of Texas System Board of Regents
Governor Abbott has appointed Texas Law alumnus Stuart W. Stedman ’85 to the University of Texas System Board of Regents for a six-year term that will expire on Feb. 1, 2027. Stedman will serve along with fellow alumna Vice Chairman Janiece Longoria ’79. Stedman of Houston is President of Stedman West Interests, Inc. He is […] -
April 15, 2021
Bill Mahomes, Jr. ’72 Reappointed to A&M’s University System Board of Regents
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Texas Law alumnus William “Bill” Mahomes, Jr. ’72 to the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents for a six-year term that will expire on Feb. 1, 2027. He was first appointed to the Board of Regents in 2015. Mahomes is currently a Partner with Bracewell LLP in Dallas, and […] -
April 12, 2021
Law School Foundation Elects New Members and Elevates Senior Trustees
The University of Texas Law School Foundation has elected four new members to serve on its Board of Trustees and invited two former members to rejoin the Board and serve an additional term. The election results were announced by Jack Balagia ’76, the Board’s current Chairman, and Susan L. Blount, Vice Chair for Administration, and […] -
April 12, 2021
Prof. Tracy McCormack is Teaching Advocacy In Texas—and Nigeria
Texas Law Prof. Tracy McCormack ’86 is passionate about trial advocacy. She’s been teaching it to generations of Texas Law students, she’s been running the school’s award-wining Advocacy Programs, and she’s written several books and dozens of articles on the subject. Her most recent book even embraces the most current state of advocacy. Remote Advocacy in […] -
April 12, 2021
Texas Law continued an old tradition on March 31, but gave it a new twist. Every year, the school invites scholarship supporters to come to campus to meet with students and be recognized by the dean. It’s a chance for those supporters—often alumni or the surviving family and friends of past donors—to learn what scholarships […] -
April 7, 2021
Supreme Court Clinic Teams Up with Public-Interest Alumni to Advocate for Healthcare Access
As the country was reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Supreme Court in December 2020 granted certiorari in Becerra v. Gresham and Arkansas v. Gresham, two consolidated cases concerning work requirements for adult beneficiaries of Medicaid in Arkansas and New Hampshire. The 2018 policy change that approved those states’ work programs resulted in roughly […] -
March 23, 2021
The State of Texas and the School of Law are mourning the loss of Teresa Lozano Long, who, along with husband Joe R. Long ’58, endowed dozens of programs, institutions, and schools throughout a lifetime of philanthropy and good works. The faculty and students of the law school are among the many beneficiaries of Terry […] -
March 19, 2021
One of Texas Law’s pioneers, Albertine Bowie, of the Class of 1956, passed away in March 2020 in Oxford, England, her home of many years. Ms. Bowie, whose husband, Yaw B. Turkson, was a Ghanian diplomat with posts across the globe, led an extraordinary life. The story of those early graduates is the subject of […]
