Category: Alumni News

  • Portrait of Prof. David Anderson, wearing a white shirt and a navy jacket.
    David A. Anderson may be retired, but he and his work are still very much in the spotlight among leading scholars in mass media, free speech, and the press. Thus it was no surprise that two of his best-known articles were celebrated in the most recent Communication Law and Policy, a special issue entitled “Articles That […]
  • Portrait of Hon. Hilda Tagle, wearing glasses, pearl earrings and a pearl necklace.
    Our celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month at Texas Law is drawing to a close, and though we weren’t able to single out every one of the thousands of outstanding lawyers and leaders of Hispanic heritage who got their start at Texas Law and who have made our community stronger, over the past weeks we […]
  • Austin Under 40 Awards graphic
    For 20 years, Austin’s Young Women’s Alliance and  Young Men’s Business League have partnered to honor the best and brightest of the Capital City’s rising stars, bestowing the “40 Under 40” Awards to “emerging professionals and their mentors who are making an impact in our community.” Many law school alumni have been recipients of the award, beginning with […]
  • Portrait of Gerard Interiano
    Every year, the Texas Exes honor alumni of The University of Texas at Austin, age 39 and younger, for “significant achievements in their careers and service to the university.” And every year, chances are good an extraordinary young alum of Texas Law will be among the shortlist of honorees. It has happened again with the […]
  • Yolanda Cornejo Garcia '99, Lori Browne '99
    When Sidley Austin litigator Yolanda Cornejo Garcia ’99 took on a case for client Forterra Inc., there was a familiar name in the mix: Forterra’s General Counsel, Lori Browne ’99.  “Lori and I began our legal journey together in the same section at Texas Law in Fall 1996,” Cornejo Garcia said. “And twenty years later, it […]
  • Archival image of Reynaldo Garza
    It’s National Hispanic Heritage Month through October 15, when Americans honor the cultures and contributions of both Hispanic and Latino Americans and the heritage rooted in all Latin American countries. Although we aren’t able to single out every one of the thousands of outstanding lawyers and leaders of Hispanic heritage who got their start at […]
  • Portrait of John Wells Fainter
    John Wells Fainter, a double longhorn who dedicated over fifty years of service to Texas, passed away on August 29, 2020. He received his B.A. in 1962 and graduated from Texas Law in 1963. Fainter has served the state as an investigator for the State Securities Board, an Assistant Attorney General, the First Assistant Attorney […]
  • Paul Begala ‘83 and Arleas Upton Kea ‘79
    The Texas Exes have announced this year’s winners of their coveted Distinguished Alumni Awards, the annual recognition bestowed by the university’s alumni association. As is usually the case, Texas Law graduates feature prominently on the list of winners, with Paul Begala BA ’83 JD ’90 and Arleas Upton Kea BA ’79 JD ’82  being named […]
  • Portrait of Robert Manley Parker
    The legal community and Texas Law are mourning the loss of Judge Robert Manley Parker ’64. Judge Parker was a double Longhorn, earning his B.B.A. in 1961 and his law degree in 1964. After graduating from Texas Law and spending a year in Washington D.C., Parker returned to East Texas to begin his legendary career […]
  • Screenshot of first ever virtual jury trial on Zoom
    The nation’s first-ever virtual criminal jury trial took place on August 11 on Zoom, and Texas Law alum Carl Guthrie ’17 was there representing the defendant. Guthrie, along with the non-profit that he co-founded, the Texas Poverty Law Project (TPLP), represented a client accused of speeding in a construction zone. Guthrie’s client was ultimately found […]
  • Portrait of Steve Susman
    The legal world, along with the extended Texas Law community, is mourning the loss of Steve Susman ’65. Susman was one of a small handful of people to have played a meaningful role in almost every aspect of the law school’s existence: as the son of a pioneering alumna, Helene Daily ’34; as a top […]
  • Portrait of Isaac B. Villarreal
    Isaac B. Villarreal ‘18, Texas Law’s first LL.M. to clerk for a federal court, has achieved another milestone, securing a clerkship at the Texas Supreme Court, with Justice Eva Guzman. Villarreal began his legal career studying law at the prestigious Tecnológico de Monterrey, in Mexico. While there, he interned at a State Trial Court and […]