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June 20, 2022
Texas Law Constitutional Studies Program Hosts “LevinsonFest 2022”
In honor of Prof. Sanford (Sandy) Levinson’s 40th year at Texas Law, the school’s Program on Constitutional Studies is hosting “LevinsonFest 2022” – an online celebration of his scholarship. As the founding director of constitutional Studies at Texas Law, Levinson has organized innovative scholarly programs, created new platforms to disseminate the ideas of faculty and […] -
June 16, 2022
For the majority of our students, their decision to embark on the three-year law school journey has had a personal impact, but for those who are parents, it is a decision that affects the whole family. At this year’s Sunflower Ceremony, some of our graduates displayed that family commitment as they walked the stage with […] -
June 13, 2022
Recent Graduates Receive Texas Law’s 2022 CLEA Outstanding Clinical Student Award
Four recent Texas Law graduates who worked as a team in Texas Law’s Supreme Court advanced clinic have been selected to receive the school’s 2022 CLEA (Clinical Legal Education Association) Outstanding Clinical Student Award. Bonnie Devany, Grace Miller, Patrick O’Hare, and Zoraima Pelaez – all of whom earned their J.D. degrees on May 21, 2022 […] -
June 13, 2022
New Scholarship Blooms With Help of Texas Law ‘Sunflower Lady’ Susana Alemàn
Susana Alemán is both a Texas Law alumna and a former faculty member after serving as the assistant dean of student affairs for more than two decades. Her dedication and love for the law school were captured in this recent article, which highlights a new scholarship she has endowed. The following is reprinted with permission […] -
June 10, 2022
Alumnus David Beck ’65 Inducted as “Texas Legal Legend” by State Bar of Texas
Texas Law alumnus David Beck ’65 has been inducted as a “Texas Legal Legend” by the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas. He was presented with the honor at the organization’s annual meeting on June 9, 2022. The namesake of Texas Law’s David J. Beck Center for Legal Research, Writing, and Appellate Advocacy, […] -
June 7, 2022
Encarnacion Selected to Present Paper at Harvard/Yale/Stanford Junior Faculty Forum
Texas Law Assistant Professor Erik Encarnacion has been selected to present his paper “Making Whole by Making Better” at the prestigious Harvard/Yale/Stanford Junior Faculty Forum held at Harvard Law School on June 10, 2022. No more than 20 junior scholars – with one to seven years of teaching experience – are chosen through a competitive double-blind […] -
May 31, 2022
Texas Law has announced that four current faculty members—Susan Morse, Melissa Wasserman, Shavonne Henderson, and Eden Harrington— have agreed to serve the law school community as Associate Deans, effective July 1. Collectively, this group will form the dean’s senior leadership team, advising the dean while also carrying out the charges described below. “We are all […] -
May 27, 2022
As Texas Law’s Pipeline Program prepares to announce its first cohort class, global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has pledged its support to the program for the next five years as a Partner Sponsor. Demetrius G. McDaniel ’90, president of the Texas Law Alumni Association Executive Committee and co-regional operating shareholder of the law firm’s […] -
May 26, 2022
Sandra Phillips Rogers ’91 Delivers the 2022 Sunflower Ceremony Commencement Address
Texas Law alumna Sandra Phillips Rogers ’91 returned to the Forty Acres to share words of wisdom with the Class of 2022 at this year’s Sunflower Ceremony. She recalled how her law school experience helped influence her life and encouraged graduates to leave this world a better place than how they found it. Phillips’ impressive […] -
May 26, 2022
Class President Emma Culotta Delivers Remarks at 2022 Sunflower Ceremony
Emma Culotta, permanent class president for the Texas Law Class of 2022, shared inspiring remarks at the Sunflower Ceremony on May 21, 2022. She reflected on the three-year journey that she and her classmates embarked upon in the pre-COVID era, using an analogy of a grueling Ironman competition. Culotta shared experiences of the past three […] -
May 24, 2022
Barbara Bintliff, the Joseph C. Hutcheson Professor Emeritus in Law and former director of the Tarlton Law Library/Jamail Center for Legal Research, has been selected to receive the 2022 Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award by the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). Bintliff retired in January 2022 after more than a decade with Texas […] -
May 17, 2022
Texas Law Honors Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
As we recognize Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month during May, we celebrate the historical and cultural contributions of individuals and groups of Asian and Pacific Islander descent to the United States. The AAPI descriptor encompasses millions of people of various cultures who represent many ethnicities, languages and experiences that enrich our nation. […]
