For the Media
Members of the media seeking expert background or context on a legal issue, or wishing to speak with a specific faculty member, are encouraged to contact the professor directly (contact information is included).
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Areas of Specialty
Richard Albert
US Supreme Court, Constitutional Reform, Democracy, Human Rights, World Constitutions
Lynn A Baker
Multidistrict Litigation; Attorneys' Fees; Settlements; Mass Tort Litigation; Legal Ethics; Class Actions
Steven T Collis
First Amendment Law: Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, Petition
Michele Y Deitch
Prisons and Jails, Criminal Justice Policy, Youth Justice Policy
Mechele Dickerson
The American Middle Class, COVID and Economic Vulnerability, Racial Housing Disparities
Ariel E Dulitzky
- Foreign and International Law
- International Human Rights Law
- International Litigation
- Latin-American Law
- Sports Law
International Sports Law, Human Rights, Latin America
Lauren Fielder
I am available to discuss recent developments in art and cultural property law, international law, and human rights law.
Helen Anne Gaebler
I am available to discuss recent topics relating to Reentry and Parole in Texas.
Denise L Gilman
immigration, asylum, refugees, human rights, border
Tara Grove
Supreme Court, statutory interpretation, separation of powers
Patricia I Hansen
International trade, usmca
Kelly L Haragan
Environmental law, environmental justice and civil rights, environmental permitting
Jennifer E Laurin
criminal law, criminal procedure, civil rights litigation, qualified immunity
Sanford V Levinson
I am available to discuss issues relating to American constitutional history and to selected issues in comparative constitutional law and design
Andrea Michele Marsh
public defender programs/indigent defense, access to justice and pro bono
Thomas O McGarity
I am available to discuss developments in administrative law, environmental law, occupational safety and health law, federal regulation, and torts
Linda S Mullenix
I am available to discuss recent developments in class action and mass tort litigation, multidistrict litigation, and federal civil procedure and federal courts.
Maria Ponomarenko
I am available to discuss developments in policing and criminal justice reform
D Theodore Rave
- Civil Procedure
- Class Actions
- Constitutional Law
- Mass Tort Litigation
- Voting Rights/Electoral System
Multidistrict litigation, class actions, mass torts, election law
Elizabeth W Sepper
Reproductive rights, healthcare, religion, LGBTQ discrimination, public accommodations discrimination
Charles M Silver
Class Actions, Multi-District Litigation, Health Law, Legal Ethics
David B Spence
I can speak to regulatory issues arising in the energy sector, particularly those related to the energy transition
Elissa C Steglich
asylum, border, immigration detention
Wendy E Wagner
I am available to discuss recent developments in toxics regulation, the use of science by federal agencies, the accountability of agencies in public health/environment
Heather K Way
Affordable housing, seller financing, equitable economic development, code enforcement, heirs’ property. Current issues in small business and social entrepreneurship fields
Andrew W Bowman
Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Energy Storage
Earl Crane
Cybersecurity, Cyber Policy, Cyber Risk, Government Cyber Policy, Recent Breaches
Richard D Deutsch
I am available to discuss developments in international arbitration.
Randall H Erben
Texas State government
Parisa Fatehi-Weeks
ESG, corporate social impact, economic mobility, workforce development
Simon Lorne
Financial Services, Corporate Governance, Compliance, Securities Regulation
Mimi Marziani
Voting Rights; Civil Rights; Law of Democracy issues; Nonprofit Management; Texas Politics
Amy K Sanders
free speech, free press, media ethics, social media, journalism and media, government transparency, access to information
Stacy Rogers Sharp
Texas's federal courts; Texas state and federal litigation and civil procedure
Shelly L Skeen
LGBTQ+ Law and Civil Rights
Barry T Smitherman
I am available to discuss electricity and oil and gas issues in Texas
Eric van Ginkel
- Arbitration
- Corporate Law, Finance, Securities and Reorganization
- Intellectual Property
- International Litigation
- Science, Technology and Law
I am available to discuss recent developments in arbitration and issues related to alternative dispute resolution
Leslie Gillette Vaughn
Private Equity, Joint Ventures, Venture Capital, Equity Financing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Secondaries Transactions
David G Wille
I am available to discuss recent developments in intellectual property law including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets.