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['204', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/advocacy-program-celebrates-nationwide-success', '\nThe Texas A&M University School of Law Advocacy Program is celebrating recent victories from mock trial, negotiation and dispute resolution competitions from the East to West Coast. \nElizabeth Anderson\n2L Elizabeth Anderson won Best Direct Examination at the Lone Star Classic Mock Trial Competition in San Antonio on Oct. 13-15. This is the law school’s first individual mock trial award. \n“I am humbled and proud, but especially thrilled for the school,” she said.\xa0“We want to elevate our competitiveness in \u200bmock \u200btrial and become a known, respected trial advocacy program.”\nAnderson and her teammates 3Ls Ashu Balimba, Greg Franklin and Jessica Lesnau were coached by Justice Lee Gabriel, who is also the mock trial coordinator. This award follows a new 18-hour summer training program implemented by Justice Gabriel this year.\nThis was Anderson’s first mock trial competition, and although she has experience in public speaking, she said she had a lot to learn.\xa0 \n“I practiced about 120 hours between Aug. 22 and Oct. 12,” she said. “Nothing works better than constant rehearsal and repetition; Justice Gabriel emphasized the value of practicing each element (direct, cross examination, opening, and closing) as though it was the real thing.”\nShe said this made a huge difference in her learning and delivery. \nJonathan Heathman, Diny Chang and Paul Manigrasso\nThe team of 2Ls Diny Chang and Paul Manigrasso, and 3L Jonathan Heathman, coached by Professor Kay Elliott, won the Best Mediation Award, placing 2nd overall, at the FINRA Securities Dispute Resolution Triathlon in New York City on Oct. 15-16. The competition consists of rounds in mediation, arbitration, and negotiation. The complex subject matter at this competition requires intense practice and learning.\xa0 \nChristopher Hamilton and Jessica Holtman\n2Ls Jessica Holtman and Christopher Hamilton, coached by Elliott, placed second at the Sports Law Negotiation Competition in San Diego, Calif. on Sept. 23-25. Other Aggie Law teams finished 6th and 8th respectively, out of 40 teams.\nDirector of Advocacy Jennifer Ellis said the students and coaches have worked very hard, and she is glad their work was rewarded. \n“Winning our first individual mock trial award demonstrates that our new initiatives and training in mock trial are working,” she said. “And it’s wonderful to have continued success at the FINRA competition, where we won the mediation award in 2014.”\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nthe texas a&m university school of law advocacy program is celebrating recent victories from mock trial negotiation and dispute resolution competitions from the east to west coast \nelizabeth anderson\n2l elizabeth anderson won best direct examination at the lone star classic mock trial competition in san antonio on oct 13-15 this is the law schools first individual mock trial award \ni am humbled and proud but especially thrilled for the school she said\xa0we want to elevate our competitiveness in \u200bmock \u200btrial and become a known respected trial advocacy program\nanderson and her teammates 3ls ashu balimba greg franklin and jessica lesnau were coached by justice lee gabriel who is also the mock trial coordinator this award follows a new 18-hour summer training program implemented by justice gabriel this year\nthis was andersons first mock trial competition and although she has experience in public speaking she said she had a lot to learn\xa0 \ni practiced about 120 hours between aug 22 and oct 12 she said nothing works better than constant rehearsal and repetition; justice gabriel emphasized the value of practicing each element (direct cross examination opening and closing) as though it was the real thing\nshe said this made a huge difference in her learning and delivery \njonathan heathman diny chang and paul manigrasso\nthe team of 2ls diny chang and paul manigrasso and 3l jonathan heathman coached by professor kay elliott won the best mediation award placing 2nd overall at the finra securities dispute resolution triathlon in new york city on oct 15-16 the competition consists of rounds in mediation arbitration and negotiation the complex subject matter at this competition requires intense practice and learning\xa0 \nchristopher hamilton and jessica holtman\n2ls jessica holtman and christopher hamilton coached by elliott placed second at the sports law negotiation competition in san diego calif on sept 23-25 other aggie law teams finished 6th and 8th respectively out of 40 teams\ndirector of advocacy jennifer ellis said the students and coaches have worked very hard and she is glad their work was rewarded \nwinning our first individual mock trial award demonstrates that our new initiatives and training in mock trial are working she said and its wonderful to have continued success at the finra competition where we won the mediation award in 2014\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['205', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/prof.-newman-named-2016-distinguished-achievement-recipient', '\nProfessor Neal Newman\nTexas A&M University School of Law Professor Neal Newman received the 2016 Distinguished Achievement Award: College Level given by The Association of Former Students.\nFaculty members across the Texas A&M system are recognized by The Association of Former Students every fall for their “talent, expertise, and devotion on conveying knowledge to students.”\xa0 \nEach recipient receives a $2,000 cash gift.\nNewman was the only faculty member selected from the law school for 2016. The 2015 recipient was Professor Stephen Alton. \nNewman was surprised to hear the news and is simply “humbled and honored.”\n“The faculty here rate with anybody in the country, in my opinion,” he said. “To be selected from that group is an honor of the highest magnitude.” \nHe said this recognition is also very affirming. \n“It lets me know that the efforts being made in the classroom have been resonating and have made an impact; [there is] nothing more rewarding as a teacher than that.”\nNewman teaches and researches in the areas of securities law, financial accounting, corporate law and transactional law.\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nprofessor neal newman\ntexas a&m university school of law professor neal newman received the 2016 distinguished achievement award: college level given by the association of former students\nfaculty members across the texas a&m system are recognized by the association of former students every fall for their talent expertise and devotion on conveying knowledge to students\xa0 \neach recipient receives a $2 000 cash gift\nnewman was the only faculty member selected from the law school for 2016 the 2015 recipient was professor stephen alton \nnewman was surprised to hear the news and is simply humbled and honored\nthe faculty here rate with anybody in the country in my opinion he said to be selected from that group is an honor of the highest magnitude \nhe said this recognition is also very affirming \nit lets me know that the efforts being made in the classroom have been resonating and have made an impact; [there is] nothing more rewarding as a teacher than that\nnewman teaches and researches in the areas of securities law financial accounting corporate law and transactional law\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['206', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/san-antonio-four-visit-fort-worth', '\nIn the late 1990s, Elizabeth Ramirez, Cassandra Rivera, Kristie Mayhugh, and Anna Vasquez were tried and convicted of performing “satanic ritual abuse” on two young girls.\nThe four women joined Aggie Law students, faculty and staff and members of the legal community for a private screening of a documentary on their accusation and trials, “Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four,” on Oct. 4 at the AMC Palace Theater in downtown Fort Worth\'s Sundance Square.\nUsing the women’s home video footage from 21 years ago combined with recent verité\xa0footage and interviews, the film explores their personal\xa0narratives and their search for\xa0exculpatory evidence to help overturn the convictions from their losing criminal trials. Fifteen years into their journey, director\xa0Deborah S. Esquenazi\xa0captures an on-camera recantation by one of the initial outcry\xa0victims, who was seven at the time of the investigation, and is now 25 years old. \nThis brings the\xa0filmmaker into the role of investigator along with attorneys at the Innocence Project, who\xa0are just beginning their quest for truth in this case.\nCassandra Rivera, center, followed by Elizabeth Ramirez and Kristie Mayhugh are led out of the Bexar County Jail by their attorney Mike Ware, right, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, in San Antonio. It was announced earlier in the day the San Antonio women imprisoned for sexually assaulting two girls in 1994 were expected to walk free Monday after a judge agreed that their convictions were tainted by faulty witness testimony. Vasquez, the fourth, has already been paroled, but under strict conditions. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)\nOne of their attorneys is Mike Ware, Texas A&M University School of Law Innocence \u200bProject director and adjunct professor and Executive Director of the Innocence Project of Texas.\nAfter the screening, Ware, Ramirez, Rivera, Mayhugh and Vasquez took questions from the audience while limiting what they could say about the ongoing case.\n“Now we’re waiting for word from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals,” Ware said.\nAmong the first questions from the audience was, “What was your biggest loss from being in prison?”\nFor Ramirez, it was not watching her son, who was two years old when she went to prison, grow up. For Mayhugh, it was not being able to finish college; she was planning to study to be a veterinarian at Texas A&M. For Rivera, it was missing the birth of her granddaughter. And for Vasquez, it was not being able to even start a life.\nElizabeth Ramirez, Kristie Mayhugh, Cassandra Rivera, Anna Vasquez and Mike Ware answer questions from the Aggie Law audience.\n“Our plans were diverted because of what happened,” Vasquez said.\xa0 \nAs for questions on whether something like this can still happen, all women agreed that it’s possible.\n“There’s a lot that needs to be cleaned up in the justice system,” Rivera said. \nThe women joined Ware’s Innocence Clinic class the next day to talk more about their case.\nVasquez said current law students, particularly those of the younger generation, can learn a lot from this case and not be open to prejudice. \nMayhugh said their time in prison really opened their eyes to a different perspective of the justice system.\n“You see a whole other side of things [from prison],” she said.\nRamirez concluded that law students should take into account that the issues they face in practice not only affect their clients but also their clients’ loved ones.\n“We weren’t the only ones who suffered,” she said. “Our families did as well.”\nLearn more:\n\nFor more information on the Innocence Project of Texas, visit\xa0ipoftexas.org.\n\nLearn more about the Texas A&M School of Law Innocence \u200bProject.\n\nTo hear an interview with Mike Ware about this case and others, listen to the podcast "Justice in Action" or read the article.\n\nTo learn about the documentary film based on the San Antonio Four, visit southwestofsalem.com.\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nin the late 1990s elizabeth ramirez cassandra rivera kristie mayhugh and anna vasquez were tried and convicted of performing satanic ritual abuse on two young girls\nthe four women joined aggie law students faculty and staff and members of the legal community for a private screening of a documentary on their accusation and trials southwest of salem: the story of the san antonio four on oct 4 at the amc palace theater in downtown fort worth\'s sundance square\nusing the womens home video footage from 21 years ago combined with recent verité\xa0footage and interviews the film explores their personal\xa0narratives and their search for\xa0exculpatory evidence to help overturn the convictions from their losing criminal trials fifteen years into their journey director\xa0deborah s esquenazi\xa0captures an on-camera recantation by one of the initial outcry\xa0victims who was seven at the time of the investigation and is now 25 years old \nthis brings the\xa0filmmaker into the role of investigator along with attorneys at the innocence project who\xa0are just beginning their quest for truth in this case\ncassandra rivera center followed by elizabeth ramirez and kristie mayhugh are led out of the bexar county jail by their attorney mike ware right monday nov 18 2013 in san antonio it was announced earlier in the day the san antonio women imprisoned for sexually assaulting two girls in 1994 were expected to walk free monday after a judge agreed that their convictions were tainted by faulty witness testimony vasquez the fourth has already been paroled but under strict conditions (ap photo/eric gay)\none of their attorneys is mike ware texas a&m university school of law innocence \u200bproject director and adjunct professor and executive director of the innocence project of texas\nafter the screening ware ramirez rivera mayhugh and vasquez took questions from the audience while limiting what they could say about the ongoing case\nnow were waiting for word from the texas court of criminal appeals ware said\namong the first questions from the audience was what was your biggest loss from being in prison\nfor ramirez it was not watching her son who was two years old when she went to prison grow up for mayhugh it was not being able to finish college; she was planning to study to be a veterinarian at texas a&m for rivera it was missing the birth of her granddaughter and for vasquez it was not being able to even start a life\nelizabeth ramirez kristie mayhugh cassandra rivera anna vasquez and mike ware answer questions from the aggie law audience\nour plans were diverted because of what happened vasquez said\xa0 \nas for questions on whether something like this can still happen all women agreed that its possible\ntheres a lot that needs to be cleaned up in the justice system rivera said \nthe women joined wares innocence clinic class the next day to talk more about their case\nvasquez said current law students particularly those of the younger generation can learn a lot from this case and not be open to prejudice \nmayhugh said their time in prison really opened their eyes to a different perspective of the justice system\nyou see a whole other side of things [from prison] she said\nramirez concluded that law students should take into account that the issues they face in practice not only affect their clients but also their clients loved ones\nwe werent the only ones who suffered she said our families did as well\nlearn more:\n\nfor more information on the innocence project of texas visit\xa0ipoftexasorg\n\nlearn more about the texas a&m school of law innocence \u200bproject\n\nto hear an interview with mike ware about this case and others listen to the podcast "justice in action" or read the article\n\nto learn about the documentary film based on the san antonio four visit southwestofsalemcom\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['207', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/prof-aziz-testifies-before-u.s.-house-homeland-security-committee', '\nProfessor Sahar Aziz\nTexas A&M University School of Law Professor Sahar Aziz testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency on Sept. 22, 2016, in Washington, D.C. \nIn a Congressional hearing titled “Identifying the Enemy: Radical Islamist Terror,” Aziz offered her expertise on national security and the Middle East. \nShe argued that countering violent \u200bextremism (CVE) programs are fundamentally flawed for being counterproductive, unnecessary and a waste of government resources. \n“As citizens and elected officials we have a responsibility to carefully examine whether the methods we are using to prevent terrorism are effective,” she said. \nAs such, Aziz recommended that government programs seeking to build community resilience are most effective when administered by social service agencies with the requisite expertise, not law enforcement agencies.\n“The tens of millions of dollars spent on CVE programs are better spent on programs administered through social services agencies with the expertise to assist the multitude of American communities in need of job training, mental health services, domestic violence prevention, English language training, refugee resettlement, youth afterschool programs, tutoring and other services that promote safe and healthy communities,” she testified.\nAn expanded version of her testimony will be published with the Texas International Law Journal in spring 2017 as a follow-up to her article, “Policing Terrorists in the Community,” published in the Harvard National Security Journal.\nAziz said that, as a professor, it was a privilege to inform Congress about important public policy issues within her area of scholarship and research.\n\n"As we observed in the recent presidential debates, the intersection of national security and civil rights is a topic of national concern,” she said. “I was honored to have the opportunity to use my expertise in this area to inform Congress on how to preserve our security without sacrificing our rights."\nOn Sept. 15, Aziz also shared her insights when she delivered the Buck Colbert Franklin Memorial Civil Rights Lecture at the University of Tulsa College of Law. In a lecture titled, “Global Conflict and Populism in a Post 9/11 World,” she said,\xa0 “Let us follow the path blazed by giants like Buck Colbert Franklin to ensure all persons—documented or undocumented, Black, White, Latino, Asian, Muslim, Christian, Hindu, all races and religions—in the United States are treated with dignity, equality and respect.” \n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nprofessor sahar aziz\ntexas a&m university school of law professor sahar aziz testified before the us house of representatives homeland security committee subcommittee on oversight and management efficiency on sept 22 2016 in washington dc \nin a congressional hearing titled identifying the enemy: radical islamist terror aziz offered her expertise on national security and the middle east \nshe argued that countering violent \u200bextremism (cve) programs are fundamentally flawed for being counterproductive unnecessary and a waste of government resources \nas citizens and elected officials we have a responsibility to carefully examine whether the methods we are using to prevent terrorism are effective she said \nas such aziz recommended that government programs seeking to build community resilience are most effective when administered by social service agencies with the requisite expertise not law enforcement agencies\nthe tens of millions of dollars spent on cve programs are better spent on programs administered through social services agencies with the expertise to assist the multitude of american communities in need of job training mental health services domestic violence prevention english language training refugee resettlement youth afterschool programs tutoring and other services that promote safe and healthy communities she testified\nan expanded version of her testimony will be published with the texas international law journal in spring 2017 as a follow-up to her article policing terrorists in the community published in the harvard national security journal\naziz said that as a professor it was a privilege to inform congress about important public policy issues within her area of scholarship and research\n\n"as we observed in the recent presidential debates the intersection of national security and civil rights is a topic of national concern she said i was honored to have the opportunity to use my expertise in this area to inform congress on how to preserve our security without sacrificing our rights"\non sept 15 aziz also shared her insights when she delivered the buck colbert franklin memorial civil rights lecture at the university of tulsa college of law in a lecture titled global conflict and populism in a post 9/11 world she said \xa0 let us follow the path blazed by giants like buck colbert franklin to ensure all personsdocumented or undocumented black white latino asian muslim christian hindu all races and religionsin the united states are treated with dignity equality and respect \n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['208', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/fortin-camacho-places-in-national-writing-competition', '\nCielo Fortin-Camacho\nTexas A&M University School of Law 3L Cielo Fortin-Camacho received third place in the ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law’s 2016 Student Writing Competition with her article, “Red-Handed Without a Defense: Limiting the Risk of Forfeiture When Leasing to Lawful Marijuana Tenants.”\nThe article discusses the problem faced by property owners wishing to lease premises to growers, processors, and sellers of marijuana in states that have adopted marijuana provisions and established regulatory frameworks.\n“In these states, marijuana-related businesses have been lured from the shadows, leaving property owners unable to meet the requirements of any statutory or common law defense to civil forfeiture,” she said. \nFortin-Camacho said marijuana has been a subject of intense debate for a couple of years now with 25 states approving some form of medical marijuana legislation and Gallup polls indicating a majority of Americans back legal marijuana use.\xa0 \n“With all these sudden changes in legislation occurring, it’s easy to forget about the federal government’s unwavering prohibition on marijuana,” she said. “I thought it was important to address the particularly devastating risk property owners face when they enter the marijuana industry.”\nFortin-Camacho won a cash prize, a Real Property, Trust and Estate Law section membership, and will be considered for publication in the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal.\nShe is very honored by the recognition, but said the best part of it all was the reception from the law school. \n“I’ve received so many kind words of encouragement from everyone on campus.”\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\ncielo fortin-camacho\ntexas a&m university school of law 3l cielo fortin-camacho received third place in the aba section of real property trust and estate laws 2016 student writing competition with her article red-handed without a defense: limiting the risk of forfeiture when leasing to lawful marijuana tenants\nthe article discusses the problem faced by property owners wishing to lease premises to growers processors and sellers of marijuana in states that have adopted marijuana provisions and established regulatory frameworks\nin these states marijuana-related businesses have been lured from the shadows leaving property owners unable to meet the requirements of any statutory or common law defense to civil forfeiture she said \nfortin-camacho said marijuana has been a subject of intense debate for a couple of years now with 25 states approving some form of medical marijuana legislation and gallup polls indicating a majority of americans back legal marijuana use\xa0 \nwith all these sudden changes in legislation occurring its easy to forget about the federal governments unwavering prohibition on marijuana she said i thought it was important to address the particularly devastating risk property owners face when they enter the marijuana industry\nfortin-camacho won a cash prize a real property trust and estate law section membership and will be considered for publication in the real property trust and estate law journal\nshe is very honored by the recognition but said the best part of it all was the reception from the law school \nive received so many kind words of encouragement from everyone on campus\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['209', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/texas-a-m-law-school-aggie-ring-day-mini-yell-practice', '\nTwenty-three Texas A&M University School of Law students received their Aggie Rings on Friday, Sept. 23, at the Sheraton Fort Worth.\nBefore the ceremony began, the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Yell Leaders joined us for Yell Practice to #BTHOArkansas. \nDirector of Former Students, Alumni and External Relations Kristi Kaiser Trail ’00 welcomed students, faculty, staff, family and friends. She received her ring on April 6, 2000, and wears it with pride.\n“My Aggie Ring turned sweet sixteen this past April,” she said. “Ring days are my favorite here at the law school.” \nJohn Griffin ’09, Texas Wesleyan Law ’12, delivered remarks on the history and tradition of the Aggie Ring and shared his journey with the ring and its purpose. Griffin is corporate counsel for Alliance Data in Plano. While at Texas A&M, he served in the Corps of Cadets and on the Cadet Leadership Council.\nHe said the Aggie Ring, one of the most recognized symbols in Texas, is a major milestone in [an Aggie’s] life.\n“Many of you remember the first time you saw an Aggie Ring,” he said. “Mine was my parents’.” He would often put his dad’s ring on his thumb and imagined getting his own.\n“I knew one day I’d be an Aggie, and I couldn’t wait to get my own [ring],” he said. \nUnfortunately, his dad’s ring was misplaced. Though, according to Griffin, it may or may not have been misplaced by him. In 2008, when it finally came time for Griffin to get his Aggie Ring, he said he felt something wasn’t right. \n“It didn’t feel right to receive one knowing my dad didn’t have his anymore,” he said. On the day Griffin was presented with his ring, he was able to deliver a new ring to his dad. \n“So please, try your hardest not to lose your Aggie Ring,” he said.\nDean and Anthony G. Buzbee Dean’s Endowed Chair\xa0Andrew Morriss\xa0said that the Aggie Ring is a “particularly wonderful thing for lawyers.”\n“Lawyers need a network, and you’ve got the best one,” he said. \nMorriss and Terence Cook, Assistant Dean of Admissions, presented the Aggie Rings to students from the classes of ’16 and ’17.\nA reception followed, along with a chance to pose with the First Lady of Aggieland, Reveille.\nLearn more about the\xa0Aggie Ring tradition. The next Law School Ring Day will be held Nov. 4, 2016.\n\n\u200b\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\ntwenty-three texas a&m university school of law students received their aggie rings on friday sept 23 at the sheraton fort worth\nbefore the ceremony began the fightin texas aggie yell leaders joined us for yell practice to #bthoarkansas \ndirector of former students alumni and external relations kristi kaiser trail 00 welcomed students faculty staff family and friends she received her ring on april 6 2000 and wears it with pride\nmy aggie ring turned sweet sixteen this past april she said ring days are my favorite here at the law school \njohn griffin 09 texas wesleyan law 12 delivered remarks on the history and tradition of the aggie ring and shared his journey with the ring and its purpose griffin is corporate counsel for alliance data in plano while at texas a&m he served in the corps of cadets and on the cadet leadership council\nhe said the aggie ring one of the most recognized symbols in texas is a major milestone in [an aggies] life\nmany of you remember the first time you saw an aggie ring he said mine was my parents he would often put his dads ring on his thumb and imagined getting his own\ni knew one day id be an aggie and i couldnt wait to get my own [ring] he said \nunfortunately his dads ring was misplaced though according to griffin it may or may not have been misplaced by him in 2008 when it finally came time for griffin to get his aggie ring he said he felt something wasnt right \nit didnt feel right to receive one knowing my dad didnt have his anymore he said on the day griffin was presented with his ring he was able to deliver a new ring to his dad \nso please try your hardest not to lose your aggie ring he said\ndean and anthony g buzbee deans endowed chair\xa0andrew morriss\xa0said that the aggie ring is a particularly wonderful thing for lawyers\nlawyers need a network and youve got the best one he said \nmorriss and terence cook assistant dean of admissions presented the aggie rings to students from the classes of 16 and 17\na reception followed along with a chance to pose with the first lady of aggieland reveille\nlearn more about the\xa0aggie ring tradition the next law school ring day will be held nov 4 2016\n\n\u200b\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['210', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/new-tax-clinic-assists-low-income-taxpayers', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law has received a grant from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to start a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic.\nThe grant is part of the Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITC) program, administered by the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate at the IRS to make the services of these clinics more widely available, particularly in underserved areas.\nThis will help the school assist low income taxpayers on tax controversies, which include audits, assessments, collections and disputes before the IRS and U.S. Tax Court.\nThe clinic also gives students an opportunity to work directly on federal tax controversy cases by receiving provisional admission to represent taxpayers before the IRS. \nJack Manhire\nJack Manhire, Director of Program Development and Senior Lecturer, will serve as the clinic interim director. Before coming to the law school, he served as Chief of Legal Analysis for the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility and was an Attorney Advisor to the National Taxpayer Advocate.\nLori Rogde, Associate Director for Clinics at Texas A&M Law, was instrumental in this grant award.\nLori Rodge\n“If it wasn’t for her, we wouldn’t have the grant,” Manhire said.\nRodge saw the grant as a “great chance” to learn something new, and was glad the law school received it to benefit the community.\xa0 \nManhire hopes the clinic can take advantage of cutting edge technology and the Aggie Network to expand beyond Fort Worth in the upcoming years.\n“We are very excited to be a part of the LITC community,” he said. “We are fully dedicated to serving the needs of the Fort Worth area and the educational enrichment of our students. We also plan to leverage cutting-edge technology and our Aggie network to represent taxpayers in some of the most underserved communities in Texas.”\nThe clinic, the law school’s ninth, will be located in the Star-Telegram building in downtown Fort Worth, the home of Texas A&M Legal Clinics.\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law has received a grant from the internal revenue service (irs) to start a low income taxpayer clinic\nthe grant is part of the low income taxpayer clinics (litc) program administered by the office of the taxpayer advocate at the irs to make the services of these clinics more widely available particularly in underserved areas\nthis will help the school assist low income taxpayers on tax controversies which include audits assessments collections and disputes before the irs and us tax court\nthe clinic also gives students an opportunity to work directly on federal tax controversy cases by receiving provisional admission to represent taxpayers before the irs \njack manhire\njack manhire director of program development and senior lecturer will serve as the clinic interim director before coming to the law school he served as chief of legal analysis for the irs office of professional responsibility and was an attorney advisor to the national taxpayer advocate\nlori rogde associate director for clinics at texas a&m law was instrumental in this grant award\nlori rodge\nif it wasnt for her we wouldnt have the grant manhire said\nrodge saw the grant as a great chance to learn something new and was glad the law school received it to benefit the community\xa0 \nmanhire hopes the clinic can take advantage of cutting edge technology and the aggie network to expand beyond fort worth in the upcoming years\nwe are very excited to be a part of the litc community he said we are fully dedicated to serving the needs of the fort worth area and the educational enrichment of our students we also plan to leverage cutting-edge technology and our aggie network to represent taxpayers in some of the most underserved communities in texas\nthe clinic the law schools ninth will be located in the star-telegram building in downtown fort worth the home of texas a&m legal clinics\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['211', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/prof-mitchell-to-attend-law-ceremonial-signing-in-south-carolina', '\nProfessor Thomas W. Mitchell\nTexas A&M University School of Law Professor Thomas W. Mitchell \u200bwas invited by South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s office to attend the ceremonial signing of the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (UPHPA) on Thursday, Sept. 22. \nThe UPHPA is a uniform act promulgated by the Uniform Law Commission (ULC), the organization with the longest record in this country in terms of developing uniform acts (what most people typically refer to as model state statutes). The act was developed to address problems many families in this country have faced with respect to property families own under a common ownership structure called a tenancy in common, which is the most prevalent form of common ownership of real property in the United States. Within many communities, such property is often referred to as heirs’ property. Under current state partition laws, state courts have ordered many forced sales of heirs’ property holdings. These sales typically have yielded prices well below market value, stripping many families of their real estate wealth in addition to their property rights.\nThe Act seeks to make heirs’ property ownership more secure and to ensure that in cases in which a court does order a sale of heirs’ property that the sales actually yield a fair price so that the families can at least retain the real estate wealth associated with their heirs’ property ownership.\nMitchell had significant roles in the act. He served on the American Bar Association’s Property Preservation Task Force that developed the proposal requesting the ULC to form a committee to draft a uniform partition act. He served as the Reporter, the person given primary responsibility for drafting a uniform act. He has also been very involved in the effort to get the UPHPA enacted into law by testifying before state legislatures, publishing law review and other articles on the topic, making presentations to legal organizations and community groups, and more. \nHe is just the second African-American ever to serve as a Reporter for the ULC in its 124-year history, a period of time in which the ULC has drafted more than 350 uniform acts. \nPhoto credit: Camlin Moore\nEd Mullins (left), commissioner for the South Carolina delegation of the Uniform Law Commission, Professor Thomas Mitchell, and South Carolina Rep\u200b. James E. Smith, Jr., primary sponsor of the UPHPA in the South Carolina House of Representatives, with South Carolina Gov\u200b. Nikki Haley for the ceremonial signing of the Clementa C. Pinckney Uniform Partition of Heirs’ Property Act \n\nIn South Carolina, where the ceremonial signing took place in Gov. Haley’s office in the state capitol, the bill was renamed the Clementa C. Pinckney Uniform Partition of Heirs’ Property Act in honor of the late pastor and Senator Clementa Pinckney, who was killed in the 2015 Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting in Charleston. \n“He [Pinckney] had long been the biggest proponent in the South Carolina legislature for reform of property law to benefit poor and disadvantaged heirs’ property owners and it is incredibly humbling that his colleagues decided to name our act after him,” Mitchell said.\xa0 \nMitchell said he \u200bwas “deeply touched and honored” \u200bto be among a small number of invited guests and hopes to learn more about Senator Pinckney’s tireless work with disadvantaged property owners at the ceremony. He ha\u200bd never met or worked with Gov. Haley, but was excited to meet her as well. \n“The reason I am particularly happy about this milestone is that South Carolina represents ground zero with respect to partition action abuses,” he said. “Because heirs’ property owners in South Carolina have been victimized for some many decades, most people believed that South Carolina was off the table in terms of states that would consider the UPHPA. The received wisdom was that the act stood no chance of becoming law in South Carolina because those who would likely oppose any effort to get it enacted into law were simply too powerful to overcome. Now that South Carolina has enacted it into law, other states once considered off the table are now in play.”\nSo far, eight states have enacted the UPHPA. Mitchell expects several states to consider it over the course of the next few years. For 2017 alone, thus far, it seems likely that it will be introduced in Mississippi, New Mexico, Texas and West Virginia.\n ', '\nprofessor thomas w mitchell\ntexas a&m university school of law professor thomas w mitchell \u200bwas invited by south carolina gov nikki haleys office to attend the ceremonial signing of the uniform partition of heirs property act (uphpa) on thursday sept 22 \nthe uphpa is a uniform act promulgated by the uniform law commission (ulc) the organization with the longest record in this country in terms of developing uniform acts (what most people typically refer to as model state statutes) the act was developed to address problems many families in this country have faced with respect to property families own under a common ownership structure called a tenancy in common which is the most prevalent form of common ownership of real property in the united states within many communities such property is often referred to as heirs property under current state partition laws state courts have ordered many forced sales of heirs property holdings these sales typically have yielded prices well below market value stripping many families of their real estate wealth in addition to their property rights\nthe act seeks to make heirs property ownership more secure and to ensure that in cases in which a court does order a sale of heirs property that the sales actually yield a fair price so that the families can at least retain the real estate wealth associated with their heirs property ownership\nmitchell had significant roles in the act he served on the american bar associations property preservation task force that developed the proposal requesting the ulc to form a committee to draft a uniform partition act he served as the reporter the person given primary responsibility for drafting a uniform act he has also been very involved in the effort to get the uphpa enacted into law by testifying before state legislatures publishing law review and other articles on the topic making presentations to legal organizations and community groups and more \nhe is just the second african-american ever to serve as a reporter for the ulc in its 124-year history a period of time in which the ulc has drafted more than 350 uniform acts \nphoto credit: camlin moore\ned mullins (left) commissioner for the south carolina delegation of the uniform law commission professor thomas mitchell and south carolina rep\u200b james e smith jr primary sponsor of the uphpa in the south carolina house of representatives with south carolina gov\u200b nikki haley for the ceremonial signing of the clementa c pinckney uniform partition of heirs property act \n\nin south carolina where the ceremonial signing took place in gov haleys office in the state capitol the bill was renamed the clementa c pinckney uniform partition of heirs property act in honor of the late pastor and senator clementa pinckney who was killed in the 2015 emanuel african methodist episcopal church shooting in charleston \nhe [pinckney] had long been the biggest proponent in the south carolina legislature for reform of property law to benefit poor and disadvantaged heirs property owners and it is incredibly humbling that his colleagues decided to name our act after him mitchell said\xa0 \nmitchell said he \u200bwas deeply touched and honored \u200bto be among a small number of invited guests and hopes to learn more about senator pinckneys tireless work with disadvantaged property owners at the ceremony he ha\u200bd never met or worked with gov haley but was excited to meet her as well \nthe reason i am particularly happy about this milestone is that south carolina represents ground zero with respect to partition action abuses he said because heirs property owners in south carolina have been victimized for some many decades most people believed that south carolina was off the table in terms of states that would consider the uphpa the received wisdom was that the act stood no chance of becoming law in south carolina because those who would likely oppose any effort to get it enacted into law were simply too powerful to overcome now that south carolina has enacted it into law other states once considered off the table are now in play\nso far eight states have enacted the uphpa mitchell expects several states to consider it over the course of the next few years for 2017 alone thus far it seems likely that it will be introduced in mississippi new mexico texas and west virginia\n ']

['212', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/prof.-rich-awarded-grant-for-spring-2017-criminal-justice-course', '\nProfessor Lisa Rich\nTexas A&M University School of Law Professor Lisa Rich was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Charles Koch Foundation to open and teach a special criminal justice course in Spring 2017.\nThe course, Criminal Justice Scholar and Advocate, will be available to five 2Ls and 3Ls who will focus on criminal justice research.\xa0 \n“The seminar program will also facilitate student attendance/participation in at least one regional or national criminal justice conference per semester related to their work so they can engage with experts in the field and begin their leadership networking,” according to Rich’s draft. “They will also discuss the leadership and coalition building qualities necessary to lead and participate in a public policy setting.” \nThe grant will fund the student travel stipend and research budget. \nRich, who submitted the proposal in June, is very excited for the class and has already spoken to some students who are interested in the course. She is also optimistic of \u200bit \u200bcontinuing for more semesters.\n“They’ve [students] given me research ideas they want to focus on,” she said.\xa0 “We’re hoping this spring to be the start of an ongoing course,” she said. \n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nprofessor lisa rich\ntexas a&m university school of law professor lisa rich was awarded a $25 000 grant from the charles koch foundation to open and teach a special criminal justice course in spring 2017\nthe course criminal justice scholar and advocate will be available to five 2ls and 3ls who will focus on criminal justice research\xa0 \nthe seminar program will also facilitate student attendance/participation in at least one regional or national criminal justice conference per semester related to their work so they can engage with experts in the field and begin their leadership networking according to richs draft they will also discuss the leadership and coalition building qualities necessary to lead and participate in a public policy setting \nthe grant will fund the student travel stipend and research budget \nrich who submitted the proposal in june is very excited for the class and has already spoken to some students who are interested in the course she is also optimistic of \u200bit \u200bcontinuing for more semesters\ntheyve [students] given me research ideas they want to focus on she said\xa0 were hoping this spring to be the start of an ongoing course she said \n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['213', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/students-recognized-for-success-in-dallas-bar-internships-clerkships', "\nThe Dallas Bar Foundation \u200brecognized law students for their work in internships and clerkships. Texas A&M University School of Law students honored include Greg Franklin (2nd from left), Miriam Garza (3rd from left), Jillian Loh (4th from left), and Jessica Lesnau (6th from left). (Macy Jones-Smith not pictured).\n\nThe Dallas Bar Foundation (DBF) Collins Clerkship, Justice James A. Baker Clerkship, Bob Mow Judicial Internship Luncheon on Aug. 16 honored selected law students, including five from Texas A&M University School of Law, for their commitment and success in internships and clerkships offered by the DBF.\n\nThe following Texas A&M law students were recognized:\n\nGregory Franklin, 3L, completed his second summer as a William E. Collins Clerk with the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office. \nJessica Lesnau, 3L, served as a Justice James A. Baker Clerk with the Supreme Court of Texas. \nJillian Loh, 3L, served as an intern for the 14th Judicial District Court Judge Eric Moyé. \nMacy Jones-Smith, 3L, served as an intern for the City of Irving's Attorney’s Office. \nMiriam Garza, 3L, served as a William E. Collins Clerk intern for Chief Justice Wright in the Texas 5th Court of Appeals.\n\nAll of these placements are very competitive to obtain. According to Franklin, the DBF selects only eight students every summer for the Collins Clerkship program. The students are then placed in an area of public interest law such as the \u200bdistrict \u200battorney’s \u200boffice, \u200bpublic \u200bdefender's \u200boffice, interning for \u200bdistrict \u200bcourt judges, the Texas Supreme Court and more.\n“Selection is based on an application process and personal interviews,” said Franklin. “The goal is to help develop great attorneys in the Dallas area.”\nGarza said it’s very important to have strong writing samples in the interview process because the internships require intensive legal research and writing. She recommends taking advantage of services here at the law school to prepare you. \n“I asked the Office of Career Services (OCS) for feedback on my application, and they gave me very valuable information,” she said.\nDuring their respective internships and clerkships, the students observed the process of analyzing legal issues, gained insight of civil appellate practice in Texas, and helped put together cases against alleged criminals.\nThey also enjoyed fun and memorable moments.\n“When I was a Collins Clerk in 2015, President George W. Bush was a juror in our Court,” Franklin said.\xa0“I had a chance to meet with him before jury selection, and I took a picture with him.”\nProfessor Neal Newman, who attended the event to represent the school and support the students, said he is proud of the positive impact these students have already made in the community.\n“It’s great to see our students out there doing positive things in the community,” he said. \nArturo Errisuriz, Assistant Dean for Career Services, concurred and said he is also appreciative of the DBF making these opportunities available to students.\n“These clerkships are a wonderful example of the bar, the bench and the legal academy working together for the professional development of our law students,” he said.\nFranklin, Lesnau and Garza agree that being selected and recognized by the DBF is a big honor.\n“The DBF truly strives to support us throughout our careers,” Garza said. “I cannot wait to have the opportunity to provide the same level of support to future law students.”\nLesnau said she highly encourages students to apply for such opportunities.\n“Worst case scenario, you don’t get an offer, which leaves you no worse off than when you started – it never hurts to apply!” she said. \n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n", "\nthe dallas bar foundation \u200brecognized law students for their work in internships and clerkships texas a&m university school of law students honored include greg franklin (2nd from left) miriam garza (3rd from left) jillian loh (4th from left) and jessica lesnau (6th from left) (macy jones-smith not pictured)\n\nthe dallas bar foundation (dbf) collins clerkship justice james a baker clerkship bob mow judicial internship luncheon on aug 16 honored selected law students including five from texas a&m university school of law for their commitment and success in internships and clerkships offered by the dbf\n\nthe following texas a&m law students were recognized:\n\ngregory franklin 3l completed his second summer as a william e collins clerk with the dallas county district attorneys office \njessica lesnau 3l served as a justice james a baker clerk with the supreme court of texas \njillian loh 3l served as an intern for the 14th judicial district court judge eric moyé \nmacy jones-smith 3l served as an intern for the city of irving's attorneys office \nmiriam garza 3l served as a william e collins clerk intern for chief justice wright in the texas 5th court of appeals\n\nall of these placements are very competitive to obtain according to franklin the dbf selects only eight students every summer for the collins clerkship program the students are then placed in an area of public interest law such as the \u200bdistrict \u200battorneys \u200boffice \u200bpublic \u200bdefender's \u200boffice interning for \u200bdistrict \u200bcourt judges the texas supreme court and more\nselection is based on an application process and personal interviews said franklin the goal is to help develop great attorneys in the dallas area\ngarza said its very important to have strong writing samples in the interview process because the internships require intensive legal research and writing she recommends taking advantage of services here at the law school to prepare you \ni asked the office of career services (ocs) for feedback on my application and they gave me very valuable information she said\nduring their respective internships and clerkships the students observed the process of analyzing legal issues gained insight of civil appellate practice in texas and helped put together cases against alleged criminals\nthey also enjoyed fun and memorable moments\nwhen i was a collins clerk in 2015 president george w bush was a juror in our court franklin said\xa0i had a chance to meet with him before jury selection and i took a picture with him\nprofessor neal newman who attended the event to represent the school and support the students said he is proud of the positive impact these students have already made in the community\nits great to see our students out there doing positive things in the community he said \narturo errisuriz assistant dean for career services concurred and said he is also appreciative of the dbf making these opportunities available to students\nthese clerkships are a wonderful example of the bar the bench and the legal academy working together for the professional development of our law students he said\nfranklin lesnau and garza agree that being selected and recognized by the dbf is a big honor\nthe dbf truly strives to support us throughout our careers garza said i cannot wait to have the opportunity to provide the same level of support to future law students\nlesnau said she highly encourages students to apply for such opportunities\nworst case scenario you dont get an offer which leaves you no worse off than when you started – it never hurts to apply! she said \n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n"]

['214', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/prof-eckstein-to-address-israels-water-challenges', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law Professor Gabriel Eckstein will present “Water Scarcity, Challenges, and Opportunities: Lessons from Israel” in College Station on Sept. 15. \nHe will also give the same presentation, arranged by the Consulate General of Israel in Houston, at the University of New Mexico on Sept. 14. \nThe research will address how Israel withstands and overcomes challenges of water scarcity, climatic changes, and a population and economy with growing water needs, according to Eckstein.\n“While other nations in the region continue to struggle, Israel has developed a sophisticated water management regime that has allowed it to maintain a robust economy with thriving agricultural and technological sectors,” he said. \xa0“The purpose is to tell Israel’s success story in water management and to extract lessons that might be relevant to other nations around the world.”\nEckstein will speak from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Gates Ballroom at the Texas A&M University Memorial Student Center. It is free and open to the public. The presentation is being hosted by the Israel Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest, Texas Water Resources Institute, Texas A&M University Water Management and Hydrological Science Program and the The Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law professor gabriel eckstein will present water scarcity challenges and opportunities: lessons from israel in college station on sept 15 \nhe will also give the same presentation arranged by the consulate general of israel in houston at the university of new mexico on sept 14 \nthe research will address how israel withstands and overcomes challenges of water scarcity climatic changes and a population and economy with growing water needs according to eckstein\nwhile other nations in the region continue to struggle israel has developed a sophisticated water management regime that has allowed it to maintain a robust economy with thriving agricultural and technological sectors he said \xa0the purpose is to tell israels success story in water management and to extract lessons that might be relevant to other nations around the world\neckstein will speak from 4:00 to 5:00 pm in the gates ballroom at the texas a&m university memorial student center it is free and open to the public the presentation is being hosted by the israel consulate general of israel to the southwest texas water resources institute texas a&m university water management and hydrological science program and the the institute for science technology and public policy at the bush school of government and public service at texas a&m university\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['215', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/texas-a-m-law-hosts-sept.-9-symposium-on-looted-art-cultural-property-and-repatriation', "\nFort Worth, TX, – This Friday, Sept. 9 from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., The Center for Law and Intellectual Property\xa0at Texas A&M University School of Law will host Loot! Looted Art, Cultural Property, and Repatriation. The symposium will take place in the law school’s conference center and is open to the public.\nFeaturing the nation's top\xa0lawyers, museums, auction houses and scholars, the event will focus on repatriation of art looted by the Nazis during World War II.\xa0Families worldwide are now\xa0seeking the return of Nazi-looted art; one case, addressing the return of five paintings by Gustav Klimt, made its way to the Supreme Court and then to Hollywood in the blockbuster film “Woman in Gold”. At Texas A&M School of Law, top figures\xa0in this space will discuss complicated issues surrounding stolen art and repatriation. Participants include Don Burris, whose firm helped Marie Altmann recover the Klimt paintings.\n“This is a unique opportunity for the community at large to participate in a discussion about one of the hottest topics in both art and law, said Megan Carpenter, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the law school’s Center for Law and Intellectual Property. “We are honored that such an all-star cast has agreed to convene at Texas A&M School of Law to debate these issues.”\nSpeakers include:\n\nDon Burris, Senior Founding Partner, Burris & Schoenberg, LLP\nMegan Carpenter, Co-Director, Center for Law and Intellectual Property\nMonica Dugot, SVP, International Director of Restitution, Christie's\nSimon Frankel, Chair of IP, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP\nDeborah Gerhardt, Associate Professor of Law, University of North Carolina\nJennifer Kreder, Professor of Law, Northern Kentucky University\nShelley Matthews, Fine Art Appraiser, Advisor, Art Historian at SCM Fine Art Consulting; Instructor, Texas Christian University\nMarilyn Phelan, Paul Whitfield Horn Professor of Law Emeritus and former Professor of Museum Science, Texas Tech University\n\nTo learn more and/or register, visit law.tamu.edu/loot.\nDownload the press release pdf.\n\nMedia Contact:\nRebecca C. Walden, Director of Marketing, Texas A&M University School of Law\n(O): 817-212-3933\nrcwalden@law.tamu.edu\n", "\nfort worth tx – this friday sept 9 from 9 am to 3:45 pm the center for law and intellectual property\xa0at texas a&m university school of law will host loot! looted art cultural property and repatriation the symposium will take place in the law schools conference center and is open to the public\nfeaturing the nation's top\xa0lawyers museums auction houses and scholars the event will focus on repatriation of art looted by the nazis during world war ii\xa0families worldwide are now\xa0seeking the return of nazi-looted art; one case addressing the return of five paintings by gustav klimt made its way to the supreme court and then to hollywood in the blockbuster film woman in gold at texas a&m school of law top figures\xa0in this space will discuss complicated issues surrounding stolen art and repatriation participants include don burris whose firm helped marie altmann recover the klimt paintings\nthis is a unique opportunity for the community at large to participate in a discussion about one of the hottest topics in both art and law said megan carpenter professor of law and co-director of the law schools center for law and intellectual property we are honored that such an all-star cast has agreed to convene at texas a&m school of law to debate these issues\nspeakers include:\n\ndon burris senior founding partner burris & schoenberg llp\nmegan carpenter co-director center for law and intellectual property\nmonica dugot svp international director of restitution christie's\nsimon frankel chair of ip partner covington & burling llp\ndeborah gerhardt associate professor of law university of north carolina\njennifer kreder professor of law northern kentucky university\nshelley matthews fine art appraiser advisor art historian at scm fine art consulting; instructor texas christian university\nmarilyn phelan paul whitfield horn professor of law emeritus and former professor of museum science texas tech university\n\nto learn more and/or register visit lawtamuedu/loot\ndownload the press release pdf\n\nmedia contact:\nrebecca c walden director of marketing texas a&m university school of law\n(o): 817-212-3933\nrcwalden@lawtamuedu\n"]

['216', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/notre-dame-law-journal-of-legislation-to-publish-recent-grads-paper', '\nCharles Lincoln ’16 has accepted an offer from the Journal of Legislation at Notre Dame Law School to publish his article, “A Platonic Interpretation of the United States Constitution.”\n“There were several other offers, but I ended up with this one,” Lincoln said. \nThe major premise of the article is the three part system of the Platonic soul (eros, thymus, logos). The article then lays out the minor premise, the generally accepted division of the three part system of the United States federal government (legislative, executive, and judicial). \n“The gist of the article is the syllogism of superimposing the two on each other,” he said. \nThe inspiration of the article came from his undergrad study of philosophy and Ancient Greek.\n“It was a lot of fun writing it from citing some of the original Greek and problems of translation to the writings of the U.S. Founding Fathers and recent Supreme Court cases interpreting executive power and the like,” he said. \nWhile he admits a big part of his experience from college is with philosophy, he is currently enrolled in an LL.M. program at the University of Amsterdam to continue his studies in international tax law. \n“I am extremely interested in tax law and how it plays out on the international scale,” he said. “I hope to continue publishing on philosophy and law but also international tax and law soon too!”\nThis publication acceptance is nothing new for Lincoln. Last year, he received several offers for his article, “Hegelian Dialectical Analysis of United States Election Laws.” He selected the University of Dayton Law Review for its publication.\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\ncharles lincoln 16 has accepted an offer from the journal of legislation at notre dame law school to publish his article a platonic interpretation of the united states constitution\nthere were several other offers but i ended up with this one lincoln said \nthe major premise of the article is the three part system of the platonic soul (eros thymus logos) the article then lays out the minor premise the generally accepted division of the three part system of the united states federal government (legislative executive and judicial) \nthe gist of the article is the syllogism of superimposing the two on each other he said \nthe inspiration of the article came from his undergrad study of philosophy and ancient greek\nit was a lot of fun writing it from citing some of the original greek and problems of translation to the writings of the us founding fathers and recent supreme court cases interpreting executive power and the like he said \nwhile he admits a big part of his experience from college is with philosophy he is currently enrolled in an llm program at the university of amsterdam to continue his studies in international tax law \ni am extremely interested in tax law and how it plays out on the international scale he said i hope to continue publishing on philosophy and law but also international tax and law soon too!\nthis publication acceptance is nothing new for lincoln last year he received several offers for his article hegelian dialectical analysis of united states election laws he selected the university of dayton law review for its publication\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['217', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/daily-student-blogs-from-clip-study-abroad-course-in-italy', "\nStudents and faculty from the the Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP) travel to Italy July 17-31 for the field trip-based course Art, Cultural Heritage, and the Law. For the\u200b summer course, students stay at Texas A&M University's Santa Chiara Study Center in Castiglion Fiorentino, a picturesque Tuscan hilltown. The Aggie Law students\u200b explore the surrounding area, including Siena, Assisi, and Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance, to tour historic and cultural treasures, \u200bwineries, and world-class museums.\u200b\u200b Students are immersed in art law and cultural heritage law in one of the world's most historic centers of art. Professors Irene Calboli and Megan Carpenter, co-director of CLIP, teach this summer course that focuses on experiences as well as lectures.\n\nCheck out all the daily student blog posts\n\nDay 1\u200b2 blogs - Recovering Stolen Art\n\nBlogger:\xa0 \u200b\u200b3L \u200b\u200bJordan Hartsell\n\nWe started today extremely early for us and arrived in Florence around 8:30 a.m. We quickly began our walk to the other side of Florence from the train station, where we decided to walk into traffic a few times while following the people in front of us. Along the walk to the Carabinieri, we stopped to grab a cappuccino and then proceeded our walk again. I was excited to find out that the Carabinieri office was located inside the Boboli Gardens, which I didn’t get a chance to go see on my last trip to Florence.\nOur meeting began at 9:30 a.m. in the second-in-command’s office. Unfortunately, he only spoke Italian, so Professor Calboli translated for us. He informed us of all of the duties the Carabinieri completed, which was an extensive list that included working with other countries to recover stolen art and to include any stolen art in a very impressive and expansive database. After bombarding several of the \xa0officers with tons of questions and hearing several stories of how they recovered stolen art from around the world, we went out onto their terrace and viewed Florence from a whole different angle and it was absolutely gorgeous (see photo \u200babove).\nUpon leaving, we walked through the Boboli Gardens, and then through parts of the Palazzo Pitti where I attempted to convince a few classmates that they NEEDED to buy this house for us, but none of them went for it. We then spent the rest of the day exploring the beautiful city of Florence!\n\nBlogger:\xa0 2L Neal Galloway\nToday, we had a field trip to Florence to meet with the Art Recovery division of the Carabinieri Art Squad, the Italian federal police. To get there on time, we had to get up at 6:00 a.m., and make it to the train station for the early morning commuter train. On the way there, no one checked my ticket, so it makes me wonder how serious Trenitalia is about buying one.\nThis was our last day with Professor Alessandro Chechi of the University of Geneva, Faculty of Law, Art-Law Centre. The Carabinieri we met with are a division of the Italian State Police. They were really excited to meet with us; most seemed to have a passion for art that you could make out even through the language barrier. The head of the division was busy, but we met with the second-in-command in his office (the only place here that has had air conditioning to date).\xa0 Afterwards, they let us on their balcony, which has an amazing view of Florence (see photo \u200babove).\nAfter meeting the Carabinieri, we split up, with some of us going to a piazza with a name that is quite rude in Italian, according to Professor Calboli. I went separately to Piazza Santo Spirito. There was a market there that had the biggest variety of stuff I’ve seen yet. I seriously considered buying a linen suit, then tried to get away from the tourist areas and found a kebab shop. \nOn the way back up to the study center, I noticed a plumbing truck with a picture of Mario from the Nintendo games. That’s a whole mess of IP problems.\n", "\nstudents and faculty from the the center for law and intellectual property (clip) travel to italy july 17-31 for the field trip-based course art cultural heritage and the law for the\u200b summer course students stay at texas a&m university's santa chiara study center in castiglion fiorentino a picturesque tuscan hilltown the aggie law students\u200b explore the surrounding area including siena assisi and florence birthplace of the renaissance to tour historic and cultural treasures \u200bwineries and world-class museums\u200b\u200b students are immersed in art law and cultural heritage law in one of the world's most historic centers of art professors irene calboli and megan carpenter co-director of clip teach this summer course that focuses on experiences as well as lectures\n\ncheck out all the daily student blog posts\n\nday 1\u200b2 blogs - recovering stolen art\n\nblogger:\xa0 \u200b\u200b3l \u200b\u200bjordan hartsell\n\nwe started today extremely early for us and arrived in florence around 8:30 am we quickly began our walk to the other side of florence from the train station where we decided to walk into traffic a few times while following the people in front of us along the walk to the carabinieri we stopped to grab a cappuccino and then proceeded our walk again i was excited to find out that the carabinieri office was located inside the boboli gardens which i didnt get a chance to go see on my last trip to florence\nour meeting began at 9:30 am in the second-in-commands office unfortunately he only spoke italian so professor calboli translated for us he informed us of all of the duties the carabinieri completed which was an extensive list that included working with other countries to recover stolen art and to include any stolen art in a very impressive and expansive database after bombarding several of the \xa0officers with tons of questions and hearing several stories of how they recovered stolen art from around the world we went out onto their terrace and viewed florence from a whole different angle and it was absolutely gorgeous (see photo \u200babove)\nupon leaving we walked through the boboli gardens and then through parts of the palazzo pitti where i attempted to convince a few classmates that they needed to buy this house for us but none of them went for it we then spent the rest of the day exploring the beautiful city of florence!\n\nblogger:\xa0 2l neal galloway\ntoday we had a field trip to florence to meet with the art recovery division of the carabinieri art squad the italian federal police to get there on time we had to get up at 6:00 am and make it to the train station for the early morning commuter train on the way there no one checked my ticket so it makes me wonder how serious trenitalia is about buying one\nthis was our last day with professor alessandro chechi of the university of geneva faculty of law art-law centre the carabinieri we met with are a division of the italian state police they were really excited to meet with us; most seemed to have a passion for art that you could make out even through the language barrier the head of the division was busy but we met with the second-in-command in his office (the only place here that has had air conditioning to date)\xa0 afterwards they let us on their balcony which has an amazing view of florence (see photo \u200babove)\nafter meeting the carabinieri we split up with some of us going to a piazza with a name that is quite rude in italian according to professor calboli i went separately to piazza santo spirito there was a market there that had the biggest variety of stuff ive seen yet i seriously considered buying a linen suit then tried to get away from the tourist areas and found a kebab shop \non the way back up to the study center i noticed a plumbing truck with a picture of mario from the nintendo games thats a whole mess of ip problems\n"]

['218', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/law-students-explore-borderlands-law-in-laredo', '\nGuest lecturer Tito Alfaro, Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender, Southern District of Texas, Laredo office,\u200b and Texas A\u200b&M Law professors William Magnuson and Stephen Alton with the\u200b Borderlands Law \u200bclass students from Texas A\u200b&M School\u200b of Law and Texas A&M International University\nTexas A&M University School of Law Associate Dean and Professor Stephen Alton coordinated and directed the inaugural Borderlands Law course at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) in Laredo this summer.\nFrom May 23 to June 3, 12 students, five from the law school and seven from Texas A&M International University, took the intensive three-credit course that met daily for the two weeks. In addition to their work in the classroom, the students took three class field trips, touring bridges crossing the Rio Grande between the U.S. and Mexico and visiting the offices of the largest law firm in Laredo.\nGuest lecturers discussed subjects relating to international law (more specifically, legal issues affecting the U.S.-Mexico border):\n\nbackground on Mexican history and culture\nlegal reform in Mexico\nimmigration\nborder security\ninternational business transactions\ninternational sales of goods\ninternational secured transactions\ninternational water law\n\nTexas A&M University School of Law professors Angela Morrison, Bill Henning, Gabriel Eckstein and William Magnuson were among the speakers. \nOther speakers included Representative Richard Raymond of Laredo, Assistant U.S. Attorney Ruben Perez, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar and more. \n\nTexas A\u200b&M School of Law\'s Joshua Romo-Ramirez, Kelsey Fahler, Katie Hawkins, Prof. Alton, Meighan Acre, and Christian Kramer\nWhen the course ended, three of the five law students pursued three-credit, five-week intensive externships in Laredo. 2L Kelsey Fahler was placed with a state district judge; 2L Meighan Arce was placed with a leading immigration attorney; and 2L Katie Hawkins was placed with the local office of Legal Aid of the Rio Grande Valley.\nAlton said, "In all, the Borderlands course seems to have been a resounding success for its first time. Both law and TAMIU students benefited from getting to know each other and studying together for two weeks."\nHe also said the students enjoyed exploring Laredo and discovering its culture and history.\n"We are grateful to TAMIU for its cooperation in establishing this course, and we look forward to continuing our collaboration with our friends at TAMIU both on Borderlands Law and other projects of mutual interest,” he said.\n\n\n\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nguest lecturer tito alfaro supervisory assistant federal public defender southern district of texas laredo office \u200b and texas a\u200b&m law professors william magnuson and stephen alton with the\u200b borderlands law \u200bclass students from texas a\u200b&m school\u200b of law and texas a&m international university\ntexas a&m university school of law associate dean and professor stephen alton coordinated and directed the inaugural borderlands law course at texas a&m international university (tamiu) in laredo this summer\nfrom may 23 to june 3 12 students five from the law school and seven from texas a&m international university took the intensive three-credit course that met daily for the two weeks in addition to their work in the classroom the students took three class field trips touring bridges crossing the rio grande between the us and mexico and visiting the offices of the largest law firm in laredo\nguest lecturers discussed subjects relating to international law (more specifically legal issues affecting the us-mexico border):\n\nbackground on mexican history and culture\nlegal reform in mexico\nimmigration\nborder security\ninternational business transactions\ninternational sales of goods\ninternational secured transactions\ninternational water law\n\ntexas a&m university school of law professors angela morrison bill henning gabriel eckstein and william magnuson were among the speakers \nother speakers included representative richard raymond of laredo assistant us attorney ruben perez us congressman henry cuellar and more \n\ntexas a\u200b&m school of law\'s joshua romo-ramirez kelsey fahler katie hawkins prof alton meighan acre and christian kramer\nwhen the course ended three of the five law students pursued three-credit five-week intensive externships in laredo 2l kelsey fahler was placed with a state district judge; 2l meighan arce was placed with a leading immigration attorney; and 2l katie hawkins was placed with the local office of legal aid of the rio grande valley\nalton said "in all the borderlands course seems to have been a resounding success for its first time both law and tamiu students benefited from getting to know each other and studying together for two weeks"\nhe also said the students enjoyed exploring laredo and discovering its culture and history\n"we are grateful to tamiu for its cooperation in establishing this course and we look forward to continuing our collaboration with our friends at tamiu both on borderlands law and other projects of mutual interest he said\n\n\n\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['219', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/prof-eckstein-serves-on-international-forum-at-inbo', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law Professor Gabriel Eckstein participated in the 10th General Assembly of the International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO) in Merida, Mexico in June. \nThe INBO Assembly was organized to further its efforts, activities and programs that respond to global challenges such as population growth, food and energy demand, and adaptation to the effects of climate change, in the basins of local, national and transboundary rivers, lakes and aquifers.\nAt the INBO Assembly Eckstein participated on the International Cooperation Organizations Forum where he introduced the upcoming XVIth World Water Congress planned for Cancun next year and encouraged the INBO and its members to contribute to the Congress program.\nHe also met with representatives of CONAGUA (Mexico’s national water authority) and ANEAS (Mexico’s non-governmental association for water and sanitation), who will serve as hosts for the upcoming World Water Congress. \nEckstein said they continued an ongoing dialogue and preparation for the Congress and developed tasks and strategies that will ensure the success of the Congress. They also exchanged proposals for high-level panels, keynote speakers, and coordination with other international organizations.\nEckstein serves as chair of the International Scientific Committee for the Congress and is a member of its International Steering Committee.\n“INBO is one of the more important water-management organizations globally, and speaking at their General Assembly was both an honor and a privilege,” Eckstein said.\n\n\n\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n\n\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law professor gabriel eckstein participated in the 10th general assembly of the international network of basin organizations (inbo) in merida mexico in june \nthe inbo assembly was organized to further its efforts activities and programs that respond to global challenges such as population growth food and energy demand and adaptation to the effects of climate change in the basins of local national and transboundary rivers lakes and aquifers\nat the inbo assembly eckstein participated on the international cooperation organizations forum where he introduced the upcoming xvith world water congress planned for cancun next year and encouraged the inbo and its members to contribute to the congress program\nhe also met with representatives of conagua (mexicos national water authority) and aneas (mexicos non-governmental association for water and sanitation) who will serve as hosts for the upcoming world water congress \neckstein said they continued an ongoing dialogue and preparation for the congress and developed tasks and strategies that will ensure the success of the congress they also exchanged proposals for high-level panels keynote speakers and coordination with other international organizations\neckstein serves as chair of the international scientific committee for the congress and is a member of its international steering committee\ninbo is one of the more important water-management organizations globally and speaking at their general assembly was both an honor and a privilege eckstein said\n\n\n\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n\n\n']

['220', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/justice-in-action', '\nAn Interview with Mike Ware\u200b of the Texas A&M Law Innocence Clinic\nCassandra Rivera, center, followed by Elizabeth Ramirez and Kristie Mayhugh are led out of the Bexar County Jail by their attorney Mike Ware, right, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, in San Antonio. It was announced earlier in the day the San Antonio women imprisoned for sexually assaulting two girls in 1994 were expected to walk free Monday after a judge agreed that their convictions were tainted by faulty witness testimony. Vasquez, the fourth, has already been paroled, but under strict conditions. (AP Photo/Eric Gay).\nViewers of the popular real-crime documentary show "Making a Murderer" learned about the Wisconsin Innocence Project, \u200bthat works to free wrongfully convicted individuals. Texas A&M University School of Law \u200boperates its own similar program, the Innocence Clinic, which works with the Innocence Project of Texas. Here, Aggie Law students have the chance to work on actual cases where convicted criminals claim their innocence.\n\nThe Texas A&M Foundation podcast, "The Sound of the Spirit," interviewed adjunct professor and Innocence Clinic director Mike Ware about "Making a Murderer" and another case, the San Antonio Four.\n\nListen to the podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/texas-am-foundation/justice-in-action.\n\nWare is the director of the Innocence Clinic at Texas A&M School of Law and executive director and chief counsel of the Innocence Project of Texas. He teaches Post-Conviction Actual Innocence Claims at \u200bthe law school. Ware,\u200b formerly with the Dallas County District Attorney\'s Conviction Integrity Unit, is a criminal defense attorney in Fort Worth. His Aggie Law students benefit from his 30 years of experience in criminal trial, appellate, and post-conviction practice including death penalty cases, in state and federal courts throughout the U.S. \n\nWare has been named a Texas Monthly Super Lawyer as both a defense lawyer and a prosecutor. In 2014 Ware received the Percy Foreman Lawyer of the Year award from the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA).\n\nFor more information on the Innocence Project of Texas, visit ipoftexas.org.\n\nTo learn about the documentary film based on the San Antonio Four, visit southwestofsalem.com.\n', '\nan interview with mike ware\u200b of the texas a&m law innocence clinic\ncassandra rivera center followed by elizabeth ramirez and kristie mayhugh are led out of the bexar county jail by their attorney mike ware right monday nov 18 2013 in san antonio it was announced earlier in the day the san antonio women imprisoned for sexually assaulting two girls in 1994 were expected to walk free monday after a judge agreed that their convictions were tainted by faulty witness testimony vasquez the fourth has already been paroled but under strict conditions (ap photo/eric gay)\nviewers of the popular real-crime documentary show "making a murderer" learned about the wisconsin innocence project \u200bthat works to free wrongfully convicted individuals texas a&m university school of law \u200boperates its own similar program the innocence clinic which works with the innocence project of texas here aggie law students have the chance to work on actual cases where convicted criminals claim their innocence\n\nthe texas a&m foundation podcast "the sound of the spirit " interviewed adjunct professor and innocence clinic director mike ware about "making a murderer" and another case the san antonio four\n\nlisten to the podcast here: https://soundcloudcom/texas-am-foundation/justice-in-action\n\nware is the director of the innocence clinic at texas a&m school of law and executive director and chief counsel of the innocence project of texas he teaches post-conviction actual innocence claims at \u200bthe law school ware \u200b formerly with the dallas county district attorney\'s conviction integrity unit is a criminal defense attorney in fort worth his aggie law students benefit from his 30 years of experience in criminal trial appellate and post-conviction practice including death penalty cases in state and federal courts throughout the us \n\nware has been named a texas monthly super lawyer as both a defense lawyer and a prosecutor in 2014 ware received the percy foreman lawyer of the year award from the texas criminal defense lawyers association (tcdla)\n\nfor more information on the innocence project of texas visit ipoftexasorg\n\nto learn about the documentary film based on the san antonio four visit southwestofsalemcom\n']

['221', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/leal-brol-receives-state-bar-of-texas-ip-scholarship', '\n Texas A&M Law CLIP Co-Director Prof. Peter Yu; Prof. Brian Holland; SBOT IP Section scholarship winner Texas A&M Law 3L Hector Leal-Brol; Shruti Krishnan, current chair of the IP Section’s Diversity Committee, who presented the award; and Prof. Saurabh Vishnubhakat at the Section Awards Luncheon of the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting\n\nRising 3L Hector Leal-Brol was named the recipient of the State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Law Section\'s Women and Minority Scholarship at the Section Awards Luncheon of the Annual Meeting on June 17 in Fort Worth.\nAccording to the \u200bState \u200bBar, the purpose of scholarship “is to facilitate and encourage women and minorities to enter the practice of intellectual property law in Texas, and to become active members of the State Bar IP Section, by assisting these students with their financial needs.”\nExtracurricular activities both inside and outside law school are also an important factor in the selection process. \nProfessor Peter Yu, Professor Brian Holland and Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat attended the awards ceremony in support of Leal-Brol.\nYu, co-director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP), taught Leal-Brol in both the Copyright Law class and the International Intellectual Property Seminar. He said it’s a “tremendous honor” to have one of CLIP’s students recognized by the IP Section of the State Bar of Texas.\n“We [the law school] have a longstanding relationship with the bench and the bar,” he said. “Hector has a strong interest in patent law and has performed very well in the classroom. We are proud to have him as part of our IP law program." \nHolland said Leal-Brol was a great fit for the scholarship because it also recognizes potential. \n“In the classroom and beyond, Hector is taking advantage of the many excellent opportunities offered to IP students by Texas A&M School of Law and the DFW legal community,” he said.\nLeal-Brol said it was a “great honor” to represent Texas A&M University School of Law at the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting. He said such recognition wouldn’t have been possible for him or anyone else without CLIP facilitating and encouraging students\' involvement with the IP community. \n“Moreover, I am forever grateful for the contagious passion for Intellectual Property that Professors Yu, Vishnubhakat, Holland, and the rest of the IP faculty instill in students since it is the driving force behind my desire to succeed in the patent law field,” he said.\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\n texas a&m law clip co-director prof peter yu; prof brian holland; sbot ip section scholarship winner texas a&m law 3l hector leal-brol; shruti krishnan current chair of the ip sections diversity committee who presented the award; and prof saurabh vishnubhakat at the section awards luncheon of the state bar of texas annual meeting\n\nrising 3l hector leal-brol was named the recipient of the state bar of texas intellectual property law section\'s women and minority scholarship at the section awards luncheon of the annual meeting on june 17 in fort worth\naccording to the \u200bstate \u200bbar the purpose of scholarship is to facilitate and encourage women and minorities to enter the practice of intellectual property law in texas and to become active members of the state bar ip section by assisting these students with their financial needs\nextracurricular activities both inside and outside law school are also an important factor in the selection process \nprofessor peter yu professor brian holland and professor saurabh vishnubhakat attended the awards ceremony in support of leal-brol\nyu co-director of the center for law and intellectual property (clip) taught leal-brol in both the copyright law class and the international intellectual property seminar he said its a tremendous honor to have one of clips students recognized by the ip section of the state bar of texas\nwe [the law school] have a longstanding relationship with the bench and the bar he said hector has a strong interest in patent law and has performed very well in the classroom we are proud to have him as part of our ip law program" \nholland said leal-brol was a great fit for the scholarship because it also recognizes potential \nin the classroom and beyond hector is taking advantage of the many excellent opportunities offered to ip students by texas a&m school of law and the dfw legal community he said\nleal-brol said it was a great honor to represent texas a&m university school of law at the state bar of texas annual meeting he said such recognition wouldnt have been possible for him or anyone else without clip facilitating and encouraging students\' involvement with the ip community \nmoreover i am forever grateful for the contagious passion for intellectual property that professors yu vishnubhakat holland and the rest of the ip faculty instill in students since it is the driving force behind my desire to succeed in the patent law field he said\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['222', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/texas-a-m-law-to-launch-innovative-justice-gap-program', '\nApprenticeship Network Will Revamp the Traditional First Year After Law School\nTexas A&M University School of Law is introducing a new incubator program designed to accelerate recent graduates’ transition from law school to solo and small firm practice.\n\nThe program, the first incubator-type launched in Texas, was created in response to the need to train recent law graduates for solo practice and to help bridge the state’s justice gap.\nThe Texas Bar Foundation approved a grant to support the program, “The Texas Apprenticeship Network: Empowering Solo Practitioners to Help Bridge the Justice Gap.” Since its inception in 1965, the Texas Bar Foundation has awarded more than $16 million in grants to law-related programs. Supported by members of the State Bar of Texas, The Texas Bar Foundation is the nation’s largest charitably-funded bar foundation.\nThe Texas Apprenticeship Program will match recent law graduates with practitioners who share the common goal of helping address the state’s growing need for attorneys to assist pro bono and modest means clients.\n\nThe recent graduates, as apprentices, will work in the offices of solo and small firm attorneys who will mentor them in communities and areas of interest in which they want to work after admission to law practice.\nThrough this process, the apprentices will obtain experience while learning about practice management. The mentors will also commit to connecting them in the community.\n\nThe\u200b apprentices will also complete a practicum on law practice management. In the practicum, they will develop their business plans and tools for their solo practices, and it will provide network and opportunities for innovation.\n\nProfessor Susan Fortney, the organizer of the program, stated that the Texas Apprenticeship Network promises to provide high impact at a relatively low cost.\n\n“Instead of sending graduates into the profession and trusting that healthy mentorships will develop organically, we’re formally teaming graduates with practice leaders from day one,” she said. \nShe said she also hopes the program will inspire the new attorneys “to learn how to practice law ethically and provide both pro bono and affordable legal services to clients who cannot afford market rates.”\nTexas A&M University is supporting experiential learning initiatives, including the Texas Apprenticeship Network. In addition to providing administrative and personnel assistance, the university has matched the Texas Bar Foundation grant.\n###\nPrinter-friendly press release [pdf].\nMedia Contact:\n\nRebecca C. Walden, Director of Marketing, Texas A&M University School of Law\n1515 Commerce Street\nFort Worth, TX 76102\nrcwalden@law.tamu.edu\n817-212-3933\n', '\napprenticeship network will revamp the traditional first year after law school\ntexas a&m university school of law is introducing a new incubator program designed to accelerate recent graduates transition from law school to solo and small firm practice\n\nthe program the first incubator-type launched in texas was created in response to the need to train recent law graduates for solo practice and to help bridge the states justice gap\nthe texas bar foundation approved a grant to support the program the texas apprenticeship network: empowering solo practitioners to help bridge the justice gap since its inception in 1965 the texas bar foundation has awarded more than $16 million in grants to law-related programs supported by members of the state bar of texas the texas bar foundation is the nations largest charitably-funded bar foundation\nthe texas apprenticeship program will match recent law graduates with practitioners who share the common goal of helping address the states growing need for attorneys to assist pro bono and modest means clients\n\nthe recent graduates as apprentices will work in the offices of solo and small firm attorneys who will mentor them in communities and areas of interest in which they want to work after admission to law practice\nthrough this process the apprentices will obtain experience while learning about practice management the mentors will also commit to connecting them in the community\n\nthe\u200b apprentices will also complete a practicum on law practice management in the practicum they will develop their business plans and tools for their solo practices and it will provide network and opportunities for innovation\n\nprofessor susan fortney the organizer of the program stated that the texas apprenticeship network promises to provide high impact at a relatively low cost\n\ninstead of sending graduates into the profession and trusting that healthy mentorships will develop organically were formally teaming graduates with practice leaders from day one she said \nshe said she also hopes the program will inspire the new attorneys to learn how to practice law ethically and provide both pro bono and affordable legal services to clients who cannot afford market rates\ntexas a&m university is supporting experiential learning initiatives including the texas apprenticeship network in addition to providing administrative and personnel assistance the university has matched the texas bar foundation grant\n###\nprinter-friendly press release [pdf]\nmedia contact:\n\nrebecca c walden director of marketing texas a&m university school of law\n1515 commerce street\nfort worth tx 76102\nrcwalden@lawtamuedu\n817-212-3933\n']

['223', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/prof-aziz-eeoc-task-force-examine-workplace-harassment', '\nProfessor Sahar Aziz\nTexas A&M University School of Law Associate Professor Sahar Aziz attended the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Select Task Force meeting to release a major report on the study of harassment on June 20 in Washington, D.C. \nAziz is a \u200bmember of the Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace. She said the meeting highlighted five key lessons learned from the task force’s efforts. \n\nWorkplace harassment remains a persistent problem that comprised nearly one third of EEOC charges in 2015. \nHarassment often goes unreported due to employees\' fear of retaliation. Therefore, a particular organization\'s low number of harassment complaints is not necessarily indicative of a harassment-free workplace. \nThere is a compelling business case for stopping and preventing workplace harassment. In addition to legal costs, a workplace infected with harassment decreases employee productivity and increases employee attrition both by victims and bystanders.\nThe Commissioners highlighted the importance of leadership at the highest levels of an organization to create a workplace culture where harassment is not tolerated. \nThe Commissioners emphasized that current training programs tend to adopt a one-size-fits all approach that has not been effective in preventing harassment. \n\n“More research is needed to develop more effective training tailored to a specific workforce and workplace,” Aziz said. \nThe Commissioners ended the meeting noting that the report was the first step in a long term strategy to bring together employers, labor, employee advocates and government agencies to make American workplaces more inclusive, respectful and productive.\nAziz said it was an honor and a privilege to serve on the EEOC\'s Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace. \n“Membership on the task force offered a unique opportunity to collaborate with reputable scholars, lawyers, and advocates committed to upholding civil rights in the workplace,” she said. “Thanks to Texas A&M University\'s support of faculty scholarship, I was able to use my research to make a substantive impact on timely legal and public policy issues."\nRead the complete EEOC Task Force report.\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nprofessor sahar aziz\ntexas a&m university school of law associate professor sahar aziz attended the us equal employment opportunity commission (eeoc) select task force meeting to release a major report on the study of harassment on june 20 in washington dc \naziz is a \u200bmember of the select task force on the study of harassment in the workplace she said the meeting highlighted five key lessons learned from the task forces efforts \n\nworkplace harassment remains a persistent problem that comprised nearly one third of eeoc charges in 2015 \nharassment often goes unreported due to employees\' fear of retaliation therefore a particular organization\'s low number of harassment complaints is not necessarily indicative of a harassment-free workplace \nthere is a compelling business case for stopping and preventing workplace harassment in addition to legal costs a workplace infected with harassment decreases employee productivity and increases employee attrition both by victims and bystanders\nthe commissioners highlighted the importance of leadership at the highest levels of an organization to create a workplace culture where harassment is not tolerated \nthe commissioners emphasized that current training programs tend to adopt a one-size-fits all approach that has not been effective in preventing harassment \n\nmore research is needed to develop more effective training tailored to a specific workforce and workplace aziz said \nthe commissioners ended the meeting noting that the report was the first step in a long term strategy to bring together employers labor employee advocates and government agencies to make american workplaces more inclusive respectful and productive\naziz said it was an honor and a privilege to serve on the eeoc\'s select task force on the study of harassment in the workplace \nmembership on the task force offered a unique opportunity to collaborate with reputable scholars lawyers and advocates committed to upholding civil rights in the workplace she said thanks to texas a&m university\'s support of faculty scholarship i was able to use my research to make a substantive impact on timely legal and public policy issues"\nread the complete eeoc task force report\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['224', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/when-knock-knock-is-no-joke-former-student-adjunct-examine-knock-talk-case', '\n What are your rights when law enforcement knocks on your door?\n\nBrandy Roberts Hankins ’14 and adjunct professor Brandon Barnett co-authored an article published in the June 2016 Texas Bar Journal, detailing the \'knock and talk\' procedure, the \'plain view\' doctrine, and consent. The criminal law article "Knock and Talk: When law enforcement can enter your home," summarizes the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit case United States v. Danhach.\n\nRead the article here.\n\nHankins is a 2014 graduate of Texas A&M University School of Law and a research associate with Barnett Howard & Williams, a criminal defense law firm in Fort Worth.\xa0 \n\nBarnett, an Texas A&M Law adjunct professor of military justice, is a founding partner of Barnett Howard & Williams. He also serves as a military judge in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.\n', '\n what are your rights when law enforcement knocks on your door\n\nbrandy roberts hankins 14 and adjunct professor brandon barnett co-authored an article published in the june 2016 texas bar journal detailing the \'knock and talk\' procedure the \'plain view\' doctrine and consent the criminal law article "knock and talk: when law enforcement can enter your home " summarizes the us court of appeals for the fifth circuit case united states v danhach\n\nread the article here\n\nhankins is a 2014 graduate of texas a&m university school of law and a research associate with barnett howard & williams a criminal defense law firm in fort worth\xa0 \n\nbarnett an texas a&m law adjunct professor of military justice is a founding partner of barnett howard & williams he also serves as a military judge in the us marine corps reserve\n']

['225', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/clip-co-sponsors-innovation-communications-law-conference-in-finland', '\nOn May 25 and 26, the Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP) at Texas A&M University School of Law will co-sponsor the 8th Annual Conference on Innovation and Communications Law at the University of Eastern Finland Law School in Joensuu, Finland.\n\nTh\u200be conference, co-founded in 2008 by CLIP Co-Director Peter Yu, examines the role played by intellectual property (IP) and communications laws in the dissemination of information. The annual event is jointly organized by a consortium of European and U.S. law schools, including Texas A&M, Louisville and Michigan State, as well as Eastern Finland and Turku in Finland. CLIP and Xiamen University co-organized last year\'s conference\xa0in Xiamen, China. \n\nThis year\'s conference is titled "Fading, Emerging and Flipped Markets: Owning, Licensing or Sharing Technologies?" Among the participants are three IP law experts from Texas A&M University School of Law. \nProfessor Glynn Lunney will present a paper on "Copyright and Intermediary Market Structure." Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat will present a paper on "Emerging Technologies and Patent Data: Foundations for Policy Development." And Yu will chair the panels on "Innovation Law" and "Global Challenges to IP Protection." \n"My colleagues and I are very excited to be part of this trans-Atlantic dialogue on intellectual property, innovation and communications law," said Yu. "Countries around the world have introduced different laws to promote creativity and innovation. A sophisticated understanding of these laws will enable us to help our students succeed in a rapidly changing global business environment." \nWhile in Europe, Yu, who recently served as a visiting professor at Hanken School of Economics and the University of Helsinki in Finland, will present a paper on "Big Data, Intellectual Property and Global Pandemics" at the "Legal Dimensions of Big Data in the Health and Life Sciences" seminar organized by the Centre for Information and Innovation Law at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. At the university\'s law faculty, he will also deliver a presentation on "The Investment-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights."\n\nCLIP at Texas A&M University School of Law is a leading international hub for research and education in the IP field. Its accessible faculty features leading scholars in all major IP "food groups," including two patent attorneys and a former attorney advisor of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Most recently, peer surveys conducted by U.S. News & World Report have ranked Texas A&M University School of Law among the top 14 IP law programs in the United States.\n\nTexas A&M University School of Law Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP) Faculty\n', '\non may 25 and 26 the center for law and intellectual property (clip) at texas a&m university school of law will co-sponsor the 8th annual conference on innovation and communications law at the university of eastern finland law school in joensuu finland\n\nth\u200be conference co-founded in 2008 by clip co-director peter yu examines the role played by intellectual property (ip) and communications laws in the dissemination of information the annual event is jointly organized by a consortium of european and us law schools including texas a&m louisville and michigan state as well as eastern finland and turku in finland clip and xiamen university co-organized last year\'s conference\xa0in xiamen china \n\nthis year\'s conference is titled "fading emerging and flipped markets: owning licensing or sharing technologies" among the participants are three ip law experts from texas a&m university school of law \nprofessor glynn lunney will present a paper on "copyright and intermediary market structure" professor saurabh vishnubhakat will present a paper on "emerging technologies and patent data: foundations for policy development" and yu will chair the panels on "innovation law" and "global challenges to ip protection" \n"my colleagues and i are very excited to be part of this trans-atlantic dialogue on intellectual property innovation and communications law " said yu "countries around the world have introduced different laws to promote creativity and innovation a sophisticated understanding of these laws will enable us to help our students succeed in a rapidly changing global business environment" \nwhile in europe yu who recently served as a visiting professor at hanken school of economics and the university of helsinki in finland will present a paper on "big data intellectual property and global pandemics" at the "legal dimensions of big data in the health and life sciences" seminar organized by the centre for information and innovation law at the university of copenhagen in denmark at the university\'s law faculty he will also deliver a presentation on "the investment-related aspects of intellectual property rights"\n\nclip at texas a&m university school of law is a leading international hub for research and education in the ip field its accessible faculty features leading scholars in all major ip "food groups " including two patent attorneys and a former attorney advisor of the us patent and trademark office most recently peer surveys conducted by us news & world report have ranked texas a&m university school of law among the top 14 ip law programs in the united states\n\ntexas a&m university school of law center for law and intellectual property (clip) faculty\n']

['226', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/spring-2016-hooding-and-commencement-ceremony', '\nOn May 13, 163 Texas A&M University School of Law students received their Juris Doctor degree at the Spring 2016 Hooding and Commencement ceremony held at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel.\nThis graduating class has the unique honor of being the first to enter the law school as Aggie law students. They started class four days after Texas A&M University acquired the school.\nPrior to graduation, 17 graduates of the law school received red, white and blue graduation cords at the Military Veteran Cord Ceremony. The cords identify the active duty, national guard, reserve and veteran graduates and signify gratitude for their service and sacrifice. Learn more.\nThe keynote speaker for the ceremony was Regent Anthony G. Buzbee ’90, founder of the Buzbee Law Firm in Houston. Buzbee is the namesake of the Buzbee Leadership Learning Center at Texas A&M University and the law school’s Endowed Dean’s Chair. \nHe said Texas A&M purchased the law school in 2013 not to create more lawyers, but to create\xa0more “good lawyers with the Aggie core values" needed by the legal profession.\nRegent Anthony G. Buzbee ’90 addresses the Texas A&M Law Class of 2016\n“A law degree can really change and save lives,” he said. “[It] can be very powerful if you use it, which is what I hope you do.”\nBuzbee advised the graduates about the importance of the choices they make, choosing to use a law degree to encourage or even force change, to ensure American justice is equally shared by all, to work hard and to be the most prepared. In choosing their future path, the graduates can make the courageous choice to stand up and be a leader for what is right and just.\xa0\xa0 \nMarty Holmes ’87, Vice President of the Association of Former Students inducted the graduates into the Aggie Network of more than 650,000 members worldwide on behalf of the Association of Former Students. At the end of the ceremony, Holmes, a former Yell Leader, led the singing of "The Spirit of Aggieland." \nTexas A&M University System Board of Regents remarks were delivered by Regent William “Bill” Mahomes ’69, who is managing partner of Mahomes Bolden PC in Dallas.\nMahomes reminded graduates that with this degree comes great responsibility that shouldn’t be taken lightly. As graduates with a professional degree from the Texas A&M University School of Law, they should continue their commitment to learning, leadership and dedication to the greater good.\n“We’ll [Texas A&M] be watching you,” he said. “We challenge you to see this as both a personal accomplishment and a charge to carry on our proud legacy.” \nBefore the graduates were hooded, honorable recognitions were handed out.\n\nAssociate Dean for Academic Affairs Maxine Harrington recognized 14 students who have completed a focused curriculum in a specific area of law to earn a Concentration in business law, dispute resolution, estate planning, family law or intellectual property.\n\nThe Texas A&M Bar Exam Achievement Award was presented by Professor James McGrath, Director of Academic Support and Bar Services, to Kathleen Bausell as the Aggie Law graduate with the highest score on the February 2016 Texas state bar exam.\n\nThe Equal Justice Award was presented to Charles Lincoln as the graduate who has performed pro bono legal services in an extraordinary way and contributed the greatest number of hours of public service pro bono work with 674.5 hours, exemplifying the Aggie core value of selfless service. Lincoln has worked with Catholic Charities, the Texas 13th Court of Appeals, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Texas Attorney General’s Office and U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffery Manske of the Western District of Texas.\n\n The May graduating class contributed a total of 10,378.79 hours of pro bono legal services to the community, making a tremendous impact on the poor and underserved. The Equal Justice Program and pro bono service are cornerstones of the law school. Texas A&M School of Law is one of the few schools to require each student to complete a minimum of 30 pro bono hours in order to graduate. Assistant Dean Rosalind Jeffers, who oversees the program, presented the award.\n\nThe Scribes Award recipients inducted into the National Order of Scribes included Brett Miller, Brent Doré, Shawn Johnson, Mary Garner and Hannah Elsaadi, honoring their excellence in legal writing and demonstration of the highest levels of professionalism. Professor Neil Sobol, director of the Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing Program, presented the awards.\n\nJennifer Ellis, Advocacy Program Director, and Steve Hayes, representing the Appellate Section of the State Bar of Texas which established the advocacy award in 2016, presented the first-ever Award for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy to Jeremy Black. Black served on six moot court national competition teams, placing second twice. He also assisted in running the appellate advocacy section of the Board of Advocates student organization.\n\nElected student commencement speaker Erik Lisowski, a U.S. Army veteran, was grateful for the honor to speak to the class. \nHe said that while some family members may be waiting for these three years to turn into a paycheck or some graduates are preparing for the stress of paying back student loans, he encourages all to remember the irreplaceable experience of being a student at Texas A&M School of Law.\n“Let’s make our Aggie Law diplomas more valuable than our student debt,” he said.\xa0 \n\nIn addition to receiving their degree, graduates were "hooded" by faculty members selected by the graduating class: Professor Stephen Alton , Professor James McGrath and Professor Neal Newman. The Texas A&M Law hoods, in the tradition of academic regalia, are lined with Aggie Maroon and are faced with purple to signify the Juris Doctor degree.\nDean and Anthony G. Buzbee Endowed Dean’s Chair Andrew Morriss concluded the ceremony by saying that he hopes the graduates take with them more than the memories of heart-stopping terror when being called on in 1L classes, the moment when the light bulb clicked on and they realized what the dormant commerce clause actually was in their con law class, or the thrill of stepping up to represent their first client in the clinic.\n“I hope you will also take with you the concept of being a professional and of putting into action the A&M core values in your career,” he said. “Being a lawyer is a rewarding career because it is about helping people to overcome hardships, to realize dreams, and to cope with problems.”\n\nLearn more about the accomplishments of the 2016 graduating class.\n\nA video of the complete graduation ceremony is available here. View more photos in our Facebook album.\n\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\non may 13 163 texas a&m university school of law students received their juris doctor degree at the spring 2016 hooding and commencement ceremony held at the omni fort worth hotel\nthis graduating class has the unique honor of being the first to enter the law school as aggie law students they started class four days after texas a&m university acquired the school\nprior to graduation 17 graduates of the law school received red white and blue graduation cords at the military veteran cord ceremony the cords identify the active duty national guard reserve and veteran graduates and signify gratitude for their service and sacrifice learn more\nthe keynote speaker for the ceremony was regent anthony g buzbee 90 founder of the buzbee law firm in houston buzbee is the namesake of the buzbee leadership learning center at texas a&m university and the law schools endowed deans chair \nhe said texas a&m purchased the law school in 2013 not to create more lawyers but to create\xa0more good lawyers with the aggie core values" needed by the legal profession\nregent anthony g buzbee 90 addresses the texas a&m law class of 2016\na law degree can really change and save lives he said [it] can be very powerful if you use it which is what i hope you do\nbuzbee advised the graduates about the importance of the choices they make choosing to use a law degree to encourage or even force change to ensure american justice is equally shared by all to work hard and to be the most prepared in choosing their future path the graduates can make the courageous choice to stand up and be a leader for what is right and just\xa0\xa0 \nmarty holmes 87 vice president of the association of former students inducted the graduates into the aggie network of more than 650 000 members worldwide on behalf of the association of former students at the end of the ceremony holmes a former yell leader led the singing of "the spirit of aggieland" \ntexas a&m university system board of regents remarks were delivered by regent william bill mahomes 69 who is managing partner of mahomes bolden pc in dallas\nmahomes reminded graduates that with this degree comes great responsibility that shouldnt be taken lightly as graduates with a professional degree from the texas a&m university school of law they should continue their commitment to learning leadership and dedication to the greater good\nwell [texas a&m] be watching you he said we challenge you to see this as both a personal accomplishment and a charge to carry on our proud legacy \nbefore the graduates were hooded honorable recognitions were handed out\n\nassociate dean for academic affairs maxine harrington recognized 14 students who have completed a focused curriculum in a specific area of law to earn a concentration in business law dispute resolution estate planning family law or intellectual property\n\nthe texas a&m bar exam achievement award was presented by professor james mcgrath director of academic support and bar services to kathleen bausell as the aggie law graduate with the highest score on the february 2016 texas state bar exam\n\nthe equal justice award was presented to charles lincoln as the graduate who has performed pro bono legal services in an extraordinary way and contributed the greatest number of hours of public service pro bono work with 6745 hours exemplifying the aggie core value of selfless service lincoln has worked with catholic charities the texas 13th court of appeals the department of housing and urban development the texas attorney generals office and us magistrate judge jeffery manske of the western district of texas\n\n the may graduating class contributed a total of 10 37879 hours of pro bono legal services to the community making a tremendous impact on the poor and underserved the equal justice program and pro bono service are cornerstones of the law school texas a&m school of law is one of the few schools to require each student to complete a minimum of 30 pro bono hours in order to graduate assistant dean rosalind jeffers who oversees the program presented the award\n\nthe scribes award recipients inducted into the national order of scribes included brett miller brent doré shawn johnson mary garner and hannah elsaadi honoring their excellence in legal writing and demonstration of the highest levels of professionalism professor neil sobol director of the legal analysis research and writing program presented the awards\n\njennifer ellis advocacy program director and steve hayes representing the appellate section of the state bar of texas which established the advocacy award in 2016 presented the first-ever award for excellence in appellate advocacy to jeremy black black served on six moot court national competition teams placing second twice he also assisted in running the appellate advocacy section of the board of advocates student organization\n\nelected student commencement speaker erik lisowski a us army veteran was grateful for the honor to speak to the class \nhe said that while some family members may be waiting for these three years to turn into a paycheck or some graduates are preparing for the stress of paying back student loans he encourages all to remember the irreplaceable experience of being a student at texas a&m school of law\nlets make our aggie law diplomas more valuable than our student debt he said\xa0 \n\nin addition to receiving their degree graduates were "hooded" by faculty members selected by the graduating class: professor stephen alton professor james mcgrath and professor neal newman the texas a&m law hoods in the tradition of academic regalia are lined with aggie maroon and are faced with purple to signify the juris doctor degree\ndean and anthony g buzbee endowed deans chair andrew morriss concluded the ceremony by saying that he hopes the graduates take with them more than the memories of heart-stopping terror when being called on in 1l classes the moment when the light bulb clicked on and they realized what the dormant commerce clause actually was in their con law class or the thrill of stepping up to represent their first client in the clinic\ni hope you will also take with you the concept of being a professional and of putting into action the a&m core values in your career he said being a lawyer is a rewarding career because it is about helping people to overcome hardships to realize dreams and to cope with problems\n\nlearn more about the accomplishments of the 2016 graduating class\n\na video of the complete graduation ceremony is available here view more photos in our facebook album\n\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['227', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/military-veterans-honored-at-graduation-cord-ceremony', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law graduating military veterans were honored at a ceremony held prior to the May 2016 Hooding and Commencement Ceremony. The Military Veteran Cord Ceremony recognized the 17 active duty, national guard, reserve and veteran students of the Texas A&M Law class of 2016. Each graduate received a commemorative red, white and blue cord to be worn at graduation ceremony, signifying Texas A&M’s gratitude for their service and sacrifice.\nThe ceremony is part of Texas A&M’s rich tradition of military service, beginning with its founding as a military academy in 1876. The ceremony was conducted by law professors Dennis Kelly ’73 and Joe Spurlock ’60, both U.S. Army veterans. Other military veteran faculty, staff and current students also participated in the ceremony. \nSpurlock said the graduates, as members of the military, have already demonstrated their commitment to the Texas A&M core values of excellence, integrity, leadership, loyalty, respect and selfless service, especially that of selfless service.\n“In addition to what these graduates will do in the future as lawyers, they have already given service to our nation, our state and our community,” said Spurlock.\nIn a new tradition for the law school, each service member also received a unique medallion coin from the Texas A&M University Veteran Resource & Support Center (VRSC). The coin is a long-standing tradition in the military, rumored to have begun in WWI when pilots carried them as a show of respect, loyalty and camaraderie for their unit. 2L William Gribble, a U.S. Army captain and president of the Military & Veteran Law Society, initiated this tradition at the law school.\nGraduate Justin Davis (USAF), published author, ABA Representation in Mediation Competition national champion and outgoing Texas A&M Law Review technology editor, presents his service coin to Legal Analysis, Research \u200b& Writing Professor Carol Pauli\nThe law school \u200bservice coin incorporates another time-honored military tradition. Customarily newly-commissioned officers in the armed forces present a silver dollar to the first enlisted member who salutes them. With the Texas A&M veteran coin, \u200bembossed "Thank you for serving those who served," the graduate is to present their coin to a faculty or staff member who has greatly contributed to the graduate’s academic success as a thank you for their mentorship.\nPer the VRSC, whose motto is Serve Well Those Who Have Served, receiving the Texas A&M veteran coin signifies “being added to the list of those who give of themselves to help others…namely the student veterans of Texas A&M University.” \nTexas A&M University School of Law class of 2016 military veterans:\nTravis Askew, U.S. Air Force\nWilliam Brandt, U.S. Air Force\nJustin Davis, U.S. Air Force\nMary Garner, U.S. Air Force\nMichael Gill, U.S. Army\nErik Lisowski, U.S. Army\nMark Lister, U.S. Marine Corps\nSteve Maglisceau, U.S. Army\nCarrie Murdock, U.S. Marine Corps\nJulian Nacol, U.S. Navy\nChase Poorman, U.S. Navy\nAntonio Rodriguez, U.S. Army\nAwilda Rodriguez, U.S. Army\nMatthew Staton, U.S. Air Force\nJimmy “Dwight” Tom, U.S. Army\nNatalie Voels, U.S. Air Force\nJoseph Vrecheck, U.S. Army\nSee more photos from the ceremony in our Facebook album.\n\n- \u200bPhotos by Doug Thurman, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law graduating military veterans were honored at a ceremony held prior to the may 2016 hooding and commencement ceremony the military veteran cord ceremony recognized the 17 active duty national guard reserve and veteran students of the texas a&m law class of 2016 each graduate received a commemorative red white and blue cord to be worn at graduation ceremony signifying texas a&ms gratitude for their service and sacrifice\nthe ceremony is part of texas a&ms rich tradition of military service beginning with its founding as a military academy in 1876 the ceremony was conducted by law professors dennis kelly 73 and joe spurlock 60 both us army veterans other military veteran faculty staff and current students also participated in the ceremony \nspurlock said the graduates as members of the military have already demonstrated their commitment to the texas a&m core values of excellence integrity leadership loyalty respect and selfless service especially that of selfless service\nin addition to what these graduates will do in the future as lawyers they have already given service to our nation our state and our community said spurlock\nin a new tradition for the law school each service member also received a unique medallion coin from the texas a&m university veteran resource & support center (vrsc) the coin is a long-standing tradition in the military rumored to have begun in wwi when pilots carried them as a show of respect loyalty and camaraderie for their unit 2l william gribble a us army captain and president of the military & veteran law society initiated this tradition at the law school\ngraduate justin davis (usaf) published author aba representation in mediation competition national champion and outgoing texas a&m law review technology editor presents his service coin to legal analysis research \u200b& writing professor carol pauli\nthe law school \u200bservice coin incorporates another time-honored military tradition customarily newly-commissioned officers in the armed forces present a silver dollar to the first enlisted member who salutes them with the texas a&m veteran coin \u200bembossed "thank you for serving those who served " the graduate is to present their coin to a faculty or staff member who has greatly contributed to the graduates academic success as a thank you for their mentorship\nper the vrsc whose motto is serve well those who have served receiving the texas a&m veteran coin signifies being added to the list of those who give of themselves to help others…namely the student veterans of texas a&m university \ntexas a&m university school of law class of 2016 military veterans:\ntravis askew us air force\nwilliam brandt us air force\njustin davis us air force\nmary garner us air force\nmichael gill us army\nerik lisowski us army\nmark lister us marine corps\nsteve maglisceau us army\ncarrie murdock us marine corps\njulian nacol us navy\nchase poorman us navy\nantonio rodriguez us army\nawilda rodriguez us army\nmatthew staton us air force\njimmy dwight tom us army\nnatalie voels us air force\njoseph vrecheck us army\nsee more photos from the ceremony in our facebook album\n\n- \u200bphotos by doug thurman texas a&m university school of law\n']

['228', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/aggie-law-celebrates-highly-accomplished-graduating-class', '\nFort Worth, TX – Today, Texas A&M University School of Law will hold its spring commencement exercise, celebrating the graduation of 163 Aggie Law students. \nThe event will take place at 1 p.m. at the Omni Hotel in downtown Fort Worth, and will feature a keynote address from Texas A&M University System Board Regent Anthony G. Buzbee.\nThe May 2016 graduating class is one of the most accomplished in the law school’s history. Highlights include:\n\n\nA collective 10,378 hours of pro bono legal service.\n \n28 graduates completed more than 100 hours of pro bono service.\n\n May 2016 graduates Oscar Escoto and Awilda Rodriguez Henriquez received commendation from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram for their work providing free legal services to young immigrants through Catholic Charities of Fort Worth.\n\n\nFive externally published law review articles.\n \nJustin Davis, Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal, “The Unarmed Army: Evolving Second Amendment Rights and Today’s Military Member”; \n\n Brett Miller, University of Denver Water Law Review, “Embracing the Water-Energy Contradiction: Regulatory Implications Associated with Renewable Energy’s Dependence on Non-Renewable Copper”, and from UCLA’s Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, “Come and ‘Take’ It: Whooping Cranes, Texas Water Rights, Endangered Species Act Liability, and Reconciling Ecological Scientific Testimony Within the Context of Proximate Causation.” \n\n Jimmy “Dwight” Tom, UC Davis Environmental Law Journal, “Easement Come, Easement Go – The Cemetery Access Easement: The Exception to the Right to Exclude Whose Time Has Come to Facilitate the Preservation of Nineteenth-Century Texas Family Cemeteries”;\n\n Charles Lincoln, IV, University of Dayton Law Review, “Hegelian Dialectical Analysis of United States Election Laws.” \n\n\nA national championship advocacy win.\n \nTwo of our students, including May 2016 graduate Justin Davis, won the 2016 National Championship for Representation in Mediation Competition, sponsored by the Dispute Resolution Section of the American Bar Association.\n\n\nA Top 10 finish during the National Appellate Advocacy Competition.\n \nAggie Law’s team, including May 2016 graduates Blake Buether and Tyler Gregston, finished as National Octofinalists. \n\n\nBuck Weirus Spirit Award Winner.\n \nMay 2016 graduate Danielle Bonnano received the Buck Weirus Spirit Award. Named in honor of Richard “Buck” Weirus (Aggie Class of 1942), this award recognizes 55 students each year from the entire Texas A&M system. Bonnano’s selection reflects her contributions through her presidency of the Student Bar Association and her contributions as a Public Law Interest Fellow.\n\n\nWashington, D.C. Public Policy Externship Program.\n \nThis spring, Aggie Law began a residency externship program in Washington, D.C., which included three May 2016 graduates – Zack Brown, Mitchell Monthie, and Joseph Vrechek.\n\n\nExcellence in Academic Concentration Honorees.\n \nThe School of Law has established concentration programs in Business Law, Dispute Resolution, Estate Planning, Family Law, and Intellectual Property. \xa0\nThese students will graduate from law school with significant expertise and experience in these specialized areas:\n \nFamily Law Concentration: Rachel Taft;\nIntellectual Property Concentration: Mary Garner, Whitney Morgan and Daniel Van Slyke;\nDispute Resolution Concentration: Kristinia Anderson and Jimmy Tom;\nBusiness Law Concentration: Rebecca English, Michael Gill, Amber Hluchan, Andres Martinez and James Ryffel;\nEstate Planning Concentration: Kendra Calhoun.\n\n\n\n\n\nMedia Contact:\nRebecca C. Walden, Director of Marketing\nTexas A&M University School of Law\n1515 Commerce Street\nFort Worth, TX 76102\nrcwalden@law.tamu.edu\n817-212-3933\n\n###\nDownload press release pdf.\n\n', '\nfort worth tx – today texas a&m university school of law will hold its spring commencement exercise celebrating the graduation of 163 aggie law students \nthe event will take place at 1 pm at the omni hotel in downtown fort worth and will feature a keynote address from texas a&m university system board regent anthony g buzbee\nthe may 2016 graduating class is one of the most accomplished in the law schools history highlights include:\n\n\na collective 10 378 hours of pro bono legal service\n \n28 graduates completed more than 100 hours of pro bono service\n\n may 2016 graduates oscar escoto and awilda rodriguez henriquez received commendation from the fort worth star-telegram for their work providing free legal services to young immigrants through catholic charities of fort worth\n\n\nfive externally published law review articles\n \njustin davis texas tech administrative law journal the unarmed army: evolving second amendment rights and todays military member; \n\n brett miller university of denver water law review embracing the water-energy contradiction: regulatory implications associated with renewable energys dependence on non-renewable copper and from uclas journal of environmental law & policy come and ‘take it: whooping cranes texas water rights endangered species act liability and reconciling ecological scientific testimony within the context of proximate causation \n\n jimmy dwight tom uc davis environmental law journal easement come easement go – the cemetery access easement: the exception to the right to exclude whose time has come to facilitate the preservation of nineteenth-century texas family cemeteries;\n\n charles lincoln iv university of dayton law review hegelian dialectical analysis of united states election laws \n\n\na national championship advocacy win\n \ntwo of our students including may 2016 graduate justin davis won the 2016 national championship for representation in mediation competition sponsored by the dispute resolution section of the american bar association\n\n\na top 10 finish during the national appellate advocacy competition\n \naggie laws team including may 2016 graduates blake buether and tyler gregston finished as national octofinalists \n\n\nbuck weirus spirit award winner\n \nmay 2016 graduate danielle bonnano received the buck weirus spirit award named in honor of richard buck weirus (aggie class of 1942) this award recognizes 55 students each year from the entire texas a&m system bonnanos selection reflects her contributions through her presidency of the student bar association and her contributions as a public law interest fellow\n\n\nwashington dc public policy externship program\n \nthis spring aggie law began a residency externship program in washington dc which included three may 2016 graduates – zack brown mitchell monthie and joseph vrechek\n\n\nexcellence in academic concentration honorees\n \nthe school of law has established concentration programs in business law dispute resolution estate planning family law and intellectual property \xa0\nthese students will graduate from law school with significant expertise and experience in these specialized areas:\n \nfamily law concentration: rachel taft;\nintellectual property concentration: mary garner whitney morgan and daniel van slyke;\ndispute resolution concentration: kristinia anderson and jimmy tom;\nbusiness law concentration: rebecca english michael gill amber hluchan andres martinez and james ryffel;\nestate planning concentration: kendra calhoun\n\n\n\n\n\nmedia contact:\nrebecca c walden director of marketing\ntexas a&m university school of law\n1515 commerce street\nfort worth tx 76102\nrcwalden@lawtamuedu\n817-212-3933\n\n###\ndownload press release pdf\n\n']

['229', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/mosher-gift-impacts-professional-leadership-program', '\nThanks to a generous gift from Stephen Mosher and his wife Nancy, the Professional Leadership Program (PLP) at Texas A&M University School of Law has wrapped up another successful year of workshops on everything from public speaking and professional presence to mindfulness, resilience, and ethical decision-making.\nThe Stephen S. and Nancy R. Mosher Gift, initiated in 2014, provides direct financial support for the PLP. The Mosher’s sponsorship has opened doors for workshops that prepare students to succeed in the leadership roles they will quickly take on when they enter practice, said Aric Short, Vice Dean and PLP Director.\n2016 PLP "Aggie Lawyers as Leaders: Developing Your Professional Identity" guest speaker Henry Lescault, co-author of Present with Power, Punch and Pizzazz!\nIn law school, course work prepares students for understanding legal issues and applying the law to resolve matters on behalf of clients. Mosher, a registered patent attorney at Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Schwartz PLLC in Fort Worth, says there is more to the practice of law than knowledge of the law and legal research and writing skills.\nHe said the PLP adds a significant educational dimension by providing workshops, panels, certificate programs and mentoring of students eager to enhance their law school experience and develop their professional identity through training in leadership, service, professional responsibility and relationship skills.\n“Nancy and I are proud to have the opportunity to support this important PLP program because we believe it is an essential ingredient in equipping law graduates to be the best they can be as lawyers serving their clients and the communities where they practice,” he said.\nA 1995 graduate of Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, seven-year law school Alumni Association Board of Directors member and current Dean’s Advisory Council member, Mosher is very impressed with the changes made to the law school including reduced tuition, wider selection of courses, reduced class sizes and more. \n“Dean Morriss has worked hard to assemble one of the finest law faculties in Texas to provide both strong grounding in fundamentals of the law and the benefits of current thinking and trends in the law to their students,” he said. \nShort said that Mosher is “the perfect portrayal” of the goals and ideals of the PLP.\n“Stephen is deeply committed to professionalism and ethical standards,” he said.\nJack Manhire, Director of Program Development, was a frequent speaker and mentor for the Spring 2016 PLP series “Aggie Lawyers as Leaders: Developing Your Professional Identity.” The innovative series, which explored the opportunities for and responsibilities of leadership as a lawyer, included:\n\nCore leadership characteristics: Why lawyers eat last\nThe secret to professional presence with guest speaker Henry Lescault\nOvercoming self-deception and living authentically as a leader\nEthical decision-making in the real world\nThe 5 dysfunctions of a team and how to overcome them\n\n“Jack has done a fantastic job and has an engaging presence,” Short said. “Students have responded well to him, and he has a real cutting edge feel for this generation.”\n1L Callie Dodson agreed. \n“He carries the program in a way that demonstrates his commitment to students and the ideas of our law school,” she said. \nManhire said he is very supportive of the PLP because it complements Texas A&M Law’s dual mission: “to make great lawyers and make great Aggies, although the latter is clearly redundant.” \n“The PLP program seeks to accomplish this by focusing on how Texas A&M lawyers can live the Aggie core values in both their professional and personal lives,” he said. “We’re very grateful to Stephen and Nancy Mosher for making this possible for our students.”\nDodson has enjoyed attending PLP events because it helped her to step outside of her boundaries and examine her thoughts and actions.\n“I believe this self-reflection and awareness allows me to work towards being a better law student, future lawyer, classmate, and friend,” she said. \nLearn more about the Professional Leadership Program at Texas A&M School of Law\nLearn more about Stephen and Nancy Mosher.\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nthanks to a generous gift from stephen mosher and his wife nancy the professional leadership program (plp) at texas a&m university school of law has wrapped up another successful year of workshops on everything from public speaking and professional presence to mindfulness resilience and ethical decision-making\nthe stephen s and nancy r mosher gift initiated in 2014 provides direct financial support for the plp the moshers sponsorship has opened doors for workshops that prepare students to succeed in the leadership roles they will quickly take on when they enter practice said aric short vice dean and plp director\n2016 plp "aggie lawyers as leaders: developing your professional identity" guest speaker henry lescault co-author of present with power punch and pizzazz!\nin law school course work prepares students for understanding legal issues and applying the law to resolve matters on behalf of clients mosher a registered patent attorney at whitaker chalk swindle & schwartz pllc in fort worth says there is more to the practice of law than knowledge of the law and legal research and writing skills\nhe said the plp adds a significant educational dimension by providing workshops panels certificate programs and mentoring of students eager to enhance their law school experience and develop their professional identity through training in leadership service professional responsibility and relationship skills\nnancy and i are proud to have the opportunity to support this important plp program because we believe it is an essential ingredient in equipping law graduates to be the best they can be as lawyers serving their clients and the communities where they practice he said\na 1995 graduate of texas wesleyan university school of law seven-year law school alumni association board of directors member and current deans advisory council member mosher is very impressed with the changes made to the law school including reduced tuition wider selection of courses reduced class sizes and more \ndean morriss has worked hard to assemble one of the finest law faculties in texas to provide both strong grounding in fundamentals of the law and the benefits of current thinking and trends in the law to their students he said \nshort said that mosher is the perfect portrayal of the goals and ideals of the plp\nstephen is deeply committed to professionalism and ethical standards he said\njack manhire director of program development was a frequent speaker and mentor for the spring 2016 plp series aggie lawyers as leaders: developing your professional identity the innovative series which explored the opportunities for and responsibilities of leadership as a lawyer included:\n\ncore leadership characteristics: why lawyers eat last\nthe secret to professional presence with guest speaker henry lescault\novercoming self-deception and living authentically as a leader\nethical decision-making in the real world\nthe 5 dysfunctions of a team and how to overcome them\n\njack has done a fantastic job and has an engaging presence short said students have responded well to him and he has a real cutting edge feel for this generation\n1l callie dodson agreed \nhe carries the program in a way that demonstrates his commitment to students and the ideas of our law school she said \nmanhire said he is very supportive of the plp because it complements texas a&m laws dual mission: to make great lawyers and make great aggies although the latter is clearly redundant \nthe plp program seeks to accomplish this by focusing on how texas a&m lawyers can live the aggie core values in both their professional and personal lives he said were very grateful to stephen and nancy mosher for making this possible for our students\ndodson has enjoyed attending plp events because it helped her to step outside of her boundaries and examine her thoughts and actions\ni believe this self-reflection and awareness allows me to work towards being a better law student future lawyer classmate and friend she said \nlearn more about the professional leadership program at texas a&m school of law\nlearn more about stephen and nancy mosher\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['230', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/prof-green-delivers-keynote-on-responses-to-racially-biased-behaviors', '\nProfessor Michael Z. Green\nTexas A&M University School of Law Professor Michael Z. Green was the keynote speaker at the symposium, "Out of the Shadows: Implicit Bias, Institutional Responses,” on April 15 at the University of Oregon School of Law. \n\nGreen gave the closing evening lecture, “Civility and Mediation as Workplace Responses to Conscious Disregard of Racially-Biased Behaviors.” The presentation, which also discussed Green’s recent paper, “Negotiating While Black,” was captured via livestreaming and is available on YouTube. \n\nProfessor Jennifer Reynolds, Associate Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Appropriate Dispute Resolution Center at Oregon Law, discussed Green’s “provocative" lecture in the post “Green on Race and ADR,” for the blog Indisputably. Reynolds said Green “pointed out that a rights-based way of thinking often ignores toxic workplace incivility.”\n\nReynolds also noted how Green questioned whether we should put aside right-based arguments and “strive to behave civilly toward our co-workers and others.” In this respect, Reynolds concluded that “civility acts, as [Green] points out, as a response to implicit bias and conscious disregard of bias” in the workplace.\n\nGreen said the presentation “highlighted a number of racial incidents over the last few years at college campuses and workplaces and suggested how focusing on civility and using mediation could have improved the resolution of those matters.” \n\nGreen’s presentation also discussed a preliminary paper resulting from his ongoing scholarship on workplace dispute resolution and race, a topic he is collaborating on with Texas A&M University School of Law Eminent Scholar in Residence and Visiting Professor and Faculty Fellow of the Texas A&M University Institute for Advanced Study, Richard Delgado, as part of a law review symposium on prejudice and alternative dispute resolution scheduled for spring 2017.\n\nGreen, a recent recipient of the Paul Stephen Miller Memorial Award, is an elected \u200bFellow of \u200bthe College of Labor and Employment Law and an elected member of the American Law Institute.\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nprofessor michael z green\ntexas a&m university school of law professor michael z green was the keynote speaker at the symposium "out of the shadows: implicit bias institutional responses on april 15 at the university of oregon school of law \n\ngreen gave the closing evening lecture civility and mediation as workplace responses to conscious disregard of racially-biased behaviors the presentation which also discussed greens recent paper negotiating while black was captured via livestreaming and is available on youtube \n\nprofessor jennifer reynolds associate professor of law and faculty director of the appropriate dispute resolution center at oregon law discussed greens provocative" lecture in the post green on race and adr for the blog indisputably reynolds said green pointed out that a rights-based way of thinking often ignores toxic workplace incivility\n\nreynolds also noted how green questioned whether we should put aside right-based arguments and strive to behave civilly toward our co-workers and others in this respect reynolds concluded that civility acts as [green] points out as a response to implicit bias and conscious disregard of bias in the workplace\n\ngreen said the presentation highlighted a number of racial incidents over the last few years at college campuses and workplaces and suggested how focusing on civility and using mediation could have improved the resolution of those matters \n\ngreens presentation also discussed a preliminary paper resulting from his ongoing scholarship on workplace dispute resolution and race a topic he is collaborating on with texas a&m university school of law eminent scholar in residence and visiting professor and faculty fellow of the texas a&m university institute for advanced study richard delgado as part of a law review symposium on prejudice and alternative dispute resolution scheduled for spring 2017\n\ngreen a recent recipient of the paul stephen miller memorial award is an elected \u200bfellow of \u200bthe college of labor and employment law and an elected member of the american law institute\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['231', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/a-day-at-the-uspto-for-ip-technology-clinic-students', '\nTexas A&M Law IP \u200b& Technology Clinic students Mary Garner, Jennifer Rackley, Kaylene Garcia, Professor Megan Carpenter, John Hickman, Kirsten King, Nikki Mershams, Yasmine Salem Hamdan, Tave Doty, Alexia Quintero at the USPTO.\n\nStudents from the law school’s Intellectual Property & Technology Law Clinic visited the United States Patent and Trademark Office headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, on April 6, 2016, for "A Day at the USPTO." The nine \u200bTexas A&M University School of Law students, one of the largest student groups participating, were accompanied by Professor Megan Carpenter, Co-Director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP) and Faculty Director of the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic and the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic. The mix of second-year and third-year Aggie Law students represented both of the school’s USPTO certified clinics in Patents and Trademarks.\nStudents spent the day at the USPTO’s main campus listening to presentations about the workings of the USPTO. Presentations included talks from the Deputy General Counsel for Enrollment and Discipline, the Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO, the Chief Administrative Trademark Judge, the Commissioner for Patents, administrative judges for both patents and trademarks, and the Acting Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property Law and Solicitor.\nThe program included an opportunity for the students to attend several roundtable discussions with employees from diverse areas within the USPTO: the Patent Quality Initiative, Human Resources, the Office of Enrollment and Discipline, Patent Examiners, and Trademark Examiners. During these roundtables, students from all attending schools were able to ask questions about what it was like to work at the USPTO, planned future initiatives, practicing in front of the USPTO as a trademark or patent attorney, and how to get a job with the USPTO.\nIn the afternoon the students attended a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board hearing, listening \u200bto a trademark examiner and the attorney for a potential trademark debate if the trademark should be allowed registration. Afterward the Aggie Law students discussed their thoughts on the hearing and what they had learned from the oral arguments with Professor Carpenter. The day’s program ended with networking opportunities to meet students from other law schools as well as speak further with USPTO attorneys and staff.\nWhile in town, the group was able to meet up with current Aggie Law students working in the nation’s capital as part of the Texas A&M School of Law Residency Externship Program in Public Policy. The students also found some time to visit various monuments across the river in Washington D.C. proper, including a late-night trip to the White House and an afternoon stop at the U.S. Supreme Court.\n\n- Article and photos contributed by Texas A&M University School of Law third-year student Mary Garner.\n', '\ntexas a&m law ip \u200b& technology clinic students mary garner jennifer rackley kaylene garcia professor megan carpenter john hickman kirsten king nikki mershams yasmine salem hamdan tave doty alexia quintero at the uspto\n\nstudents from the law schools intellectual property & technology law clinic visited the united states patent and trademark office headquarters in alexandria virginia on april 6 2016 for "a day at the uspto" the nine \u200btexas a&m university school of law students one of the largest student groups participating were accompanied by professor megan carpenter co-director of the center for law and intellectual property (clip) and faculty director of the intellectual property and technology law clinic and the entrepreneurship law clinic the mix of second-year and third-year aggie law students represented both of the schools uspto certified clinics in patents and trademarks\nstudents spent the day at the usptos main campus listening to presentations about the workings of the uspto presentations included talks from the deputy general counsel for enrollment and discipline the deputy under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and deputy director of the uspto the chief administrative trademark judge the commissioner for patents administrative judges for both patents and trademarks and the acting deputy general counsel for intellectual property law and solicitor\nthe program included an opportunity for the students to attend several roundtable discussions with employees from diverse areas within the uspto: the patent quality initiative human resources the office of enrollment and discipline patent examiners and trademark examiners during these roundtables students from all attending schools were able to ask questions about what it was like to work at the uspto planned future initiatives practicing in front of the uspto as a trademark or patent attorney and how to get a job with the uspto\nin the afternoon the students attended a trademark trial and appeal board hearing listening \u200bto a trademark examiner and the attorney for a potential trademark debate if the trademark should be allowed registration afterward the aggie law students discussed their thoughts on the hearing and what they had learned from the oral arguments with professor carpenter the days program ended with networking opportunities to meet students from other law schools as well as speak further with uspto attorneys and staff\nwhile in town the group was able to meet up with current aggie law students working in the nations capital as part of the texas a&m school of law residency externship program in public policy the students also found some time to visit various monuments across the river in washington dc proper including a late-night trip to the white house and an afternoon stop at the us supreme court\n\n- article and photos contributed by texas a&m university school of law third-year student mary garner\n']

['232', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/prof-vishnubhakat-shapes-patent-policy-debate-with-empirical-research', '\nProfessor Saurabh Vishnubhakat\nProfessor Saurabh Vishnubhakat, one of the new members of the nationally recognized intellectual property faculty at Texas A&M University School of Law, regularly uses empirical data in his research on the patent system. Data-driven research is now influencing how the media discuss patent issues, how lawyers argue patent cases, and even how courts decide them.\n\nHis latest paper, "Strategic Decision Making in Dual PTAB and District Court Proceedings," examines how companies take their patent disputes between administrative proceedings in the Patent Office and litigation in federal court. Vishnubhakat and his co-authors, Duke Law professor Arti Rai and Illinois Law professor Jay Kesan, all previously served as U.S. Patent Office advisors and combine a wealth of experience on the agency’s operations.\n\nThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has now cited Vishnubhakat and his co-authors in deciding a Patent Office-related case. Judge Jimmie V. Reyna’s concurring opinion relied on the paper to explain important strategic effects of choosing the agency to challenge patent validity.\n\nIn recent weeks, the paper has also been cited extensively in U.S. Supreme Court briefs for the pending Cuozzo case. The paper underscored arguments by the case petitioner and by five amici curiae, including the Federal Circuit Bar Association and an industry consortium made up of 3M, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Qualcomm and others.\n\nJust days after the paper went online, the legal news site Law360 interviewed Vishnubhakat for a special report, and the blogs PatentlyO and Written Description featured it as well.\n\nJudges have cited Vishnubhakat’s work before. His very first paper, based on his law review note, surveyed how state defendants were escaping into federal court using a newly popular and controversial loophole. The paper was cited in two federal court decisions in 2013.\n\n“Understanding things empirically is something we all do,” says Vishnubhakat. “We look around us and make inferences and judgments about how the world works. When the law is what’s at stake, it’s important to be more precise in our thinking, and to test our assumptions.”\n ', '\nprofessor saurabh vishnubhakat\nprofessor saurabh vishnubhakat one of the new members of the nationally recognized intellectual property faculty at texas a&m university school of law regularly uses empirical data in his research on the patent system data-driven research is now influencing how the media discuss patent issues how lawyers argue patent cases and even how courts decide them\n\nhis latest paper "strategic decision making in dual ptab and district court proceedings " examines how companies take their patent disputes between administrative proceedings in the patent office and litigation in federal court vishnubhakat and his co-authors duke law professor arti rai and illinois law professor jay kesan all previously served as us patent office advisors and combine a wealth of experience on the agencys operations\n\nthe us court of appeals for the federal circuit has now cited vishnubhakat and his co-authors in deciding a patent office-related case judge jimmie v reynas concurring opinion relied on the paper to explain important strategic effects of choosing the agency to challenge patent validity\n\nin recent weeks the paper has also been cited extensively in us supreme court briefs for the pending cuozzo case the paper underscored arguments by the case petitioner and by five amici curiae including the federal circuit bar association and an industry consortium made up of 3m eli lilly johnson & johnson pfizer procter & gamble qualcomm and others\n\njust days after the paper went online the legal news site law360 interviewed vishnubhakat for a special report and the blogs patentlyo and written description featured it as well\n\njudges have cited vishnubhakats work before his very first paper based on his law review note surveyed how state defendants were escaping into federal court using a newly popular and controversial loophole the paper was cited in two federal court decisions in 2013\n\nunderstanding things empirically is something we all do says vishnubhakat we look around us and make inferences and judgments about how the world works when the law is whats at stake its important to be more precise in our thinking and to test our assumptions\n ']

['233', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/2016-aggie-law-big-event', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law students, faculty and staff and their families participated in the law school’s third Big Event on April 16. This annual service project is an opportunity for Texas A&M Law to say "Thank You" and give back to the community.\n\nMore than 150 volunteers worked at 10 sites around Fort Worth: Journey Home (Presbyterian Night Shelter); Liberty House; Tarrant Area Food Bank; Community Food Bank; Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge; Fort Worth Parks; Fort Worth Botanic Garden; Morningside Children\'s Partnership; Catholic Charities; and the\u200b FWPD Graffiti Abatement Program. \n\n2L Laura Falco, the Student Bar Association Philanthropic Chair, served as this year’s Aggie Law Big Event Director. She said the community organizations they worked with were very grateful and happy. For example, the Tarrant Area Food Bank was “extremely appreciative” that two groups of volunteers helped make donation boxes. \n\n“Another job site we worked at was painting homes through Morningside Children\'s Partnership and the homeowners were very happy to see the students out there,” Falco said.\n\n2L Jonathan Heathman was among the volunteers and said it’s more than just giving back to the community.\n\n“It was a great way to bond with fellow students, faculty and staff,” he said.\n\nFalco said using \u200ban opportunity to help people and give back is simply what Aggies do.\n\n“It gives us \u200b\u200ba chance to build the Texas A&M Law community and integrate it with the broader Fort Worth community.”\n\nShawna Smith, Program Coordinator for Student Affairs, said this was her first Big Event. She was very impressed with the turnout and dedication. \n\n“I had a great time volunteering and servicing the Fort Worth community,” she said.\xa0 “My favorite part was singing the Aggie War Hymn at check-in. I am looking forward to Big Event 2017.”\n\n\u200bLocal sponsors generously supported the Aggie Law Big Event. The Texas A&M Law Student Affairs Office provided \u200bT-shirts and lunch, Dasani donated bottled water, Jason’s Deli provided fruit trays, Habitat for Humanity donated paint and all the supplies to paint the homes with Morningside Children\'s Partnership and Montalbano Lumber (based in Houston) also donated paint \u200bsupplies.\n\nAbout the Big Event \n\nThe Big Event is an Aggie tradition. \u200b\u200bNow the largest one-day, student-run service project in the nation, the Big Event started at the College Station campus 34 years ago with six Aggie undergraduate students. In 2016, more than 22,700 Aggies system-wide participated. The Big Event has expanded across the country and around the globe with 110 other schools in the United States and schools in Europe, Australia and Pakistan participating. Learn more.\n\nExemplifying the Aggie core value of selfless service, it provides students, faculty, staff and their families with the opportunity to give back to the community in order to thank them for their support of the school.\n\nThe Big Event is organized and run by students. The success of this year’s event is due to the hard work of the Texas A&M Law Big Event committee:\n\n2L Laura Falco – Director\n3L Amanda Martinez\n2L Andy Duane\n2L Vince Vela\n2L Tarek Abassi\n2L Madison Easterlin\n1L Steven Traeger\n1L David Ayala\n1L Paula Bowman\n1L Robin Mills \nView all the photos from the 2016 Aggie Law Big Event.\n\n\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law students faculty and staff and their families participated in the law schools third big event on april 16 this annual service project is an opportunity for texas a&m law to say "thank you" and give back to the community\n\nmore than 150 volunteers worked at 10 sites around fort worth: journey home (presbyterian night shelter); liberty house; tarrant area food bank; community food bank; fort worth nature center & refuge; fort worth parks; fort worth botanic garden; morningside children\'s partnership; catholic charities; and the\u200b fwpd graffiti abatement program \n\n2l laura falco the student bar association philanthropic chair served as this years aggie law big event director she said the community organizations they worked with were very grateful and happy for example the tarrant area food bank was extremely appreciative that two groups of volunteers helped make donation boxes \n\nanother job site we worked at was painting homes through morningside children\'s partnership and the homeowners were very happy to see the students out there falco said\n\n2l jonathan heathman was among the volunteers and said its more than just giving back to the community\n\nit was a great way to bond with fellow students faculty and staff he said\n\nfalco said using \u200ban opportunity to help people and give back is simply what aggies do\n\nit gives us \u200b\u200ba chance to build the texas a&m law community and integrate it with the broader fort worth community\n\nshawna smith program coordinator for student affairs said this was her first big event she was very impressed with the turnout and dedication \n\ni had a great time volunteering and servicing the fort worth community she said\xa0 my favorite part was singing the aggie war hymn at check-in i am looking forward to big event 2017\n\n\u200blocal sponsors generously supported the aggie law big event the texas a&m law student affairs office provided \u200bt-shirts and lunch dasani donated bottled water jasons deli provided fruit trays habitat for humanity donated paint and all the supplies to paint the homes with morningside children\'s partnership and montalbano lumber (based in houston) also donated paint \u200bsupplies\n\nabout the big event \n\nthe big event is an aggie tradition \u200b\u200bnow the largest one-day student-run service project in the nation the big event started at the college station campus 34 years ago with six aggie undergraduate students in 2016 more than 22 700 aggies system-wide participated the big event has expanded across the country and around the globe with 110 other schools in the united states and schools in europe australia and pakistan participating learn more\n\nexemplifying the aggie core value of selfless service it provides students faculty staff and their families with the opportunity to give back to the community in order to thank them for their support of the school\n\nthe big event is organized and run by students the success of this years event is due to the hard work of the texas a&m law big event committee:\n\n2l laura falco – director\n3l amanda martinez\n2l andy duane\n2l vince vela\n2l tarek abassi\n2l madison easterlin\n1l steven traeger\n1l david ayala\n1l paula bowman\n1l robin mills \nview all the photos from the 2016 aggie law big event\n\n\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['234', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/prof-yu-discusses-moral-rights-at-library-of-congress', '\nCo-director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property at Texas A&M University School of Law, Professor Peter Yu, shared his perspective on moral rights protection at a copyright law symposium at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. on April 18.\n\xa0\nTitled "Authors, Attribution, and Integrity: Examining Moral Rights in the United States," the day-long symposium was organized by the U.S. Copyright Office in conjunction with the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property at George Mason University School of Law. \nThe event launched the Copyright Office’s analysis on the role of moral rights protection in the United States.\n\xa0\nYu\'s panel examined the current state of protection in the United States, including its unique "patchwork" approach of federal and state laws. The panel featured representatives of the Association of American Publishers, the Authors Alliance, the National Press Photographers Association and the Screen Actors Guild.\n\xa0\nAlso participating in the symposium were Maria Pallante, U.S. Register of Copyrights; Melvin Gibbs, a Grammy-nominated songwriter; Jane Ginsburg, Morton L. Janklow Professor of Literary and Artistic Property Law, Columbia Law School; Scott Martin, Executive Vice-President of Intellectual Property, Paramount Pictures; and Scott Turow, best-selling author of Presumed Innocent.\n\xa0\nBorn and raised in Hong Kong, Yu is an award-winning teacher and a world-renowned expert in international intellectual property law. He is the author or editor of six books and more than 100 law review articles and book chapters.\nYu has testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission and has worked closely with Hong Kong legislators on digital copyright reform. He currently serves as the general editor of the peer-edited WIPO Journal, published by the U.N. World Intellectual Property Organization. He also chairs the Committee on International Intellectual Property of the American Branch of the International Law Association.\n\xa0\nThe Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP) at Texas A&M University School of Law is a leading international hub for research and education in the intellectual property field. Most recently, peer surveys conducted by U.S. News & World Report have ranked Texas A&M Law among the top 14 intellectual property law programs in the United States.\n ', '\nco-director of the center for law and intellectual property at texas a&m university school of law professor peter yu shared his perspective on moral rights protection at a copyright law symposium at the library of congress in washington dc on april 18\n\xa0\ntitled "authors attribution and integrity: examining moral rights in the united states " the day-long symposium was organized by the us copyright office in conjunction with the center for the protection of intellectual property at george mason university school of law \nthe event launched the copyright offices analysis on the role of moral rights protection in the united states\n\xa0\nyu\'s panel examined the current state of protection in the united states including its unique "patchwork" approach of federal and state laws the panel featured representatives of the association of american publishers the authors alliance the national press photographers association and the screen actors guild\n\xa0\nalso participating in the symposium were maria pallante us register of copyrights; melvin gibbs a grammy-nominated songwriter; jane ginsburg morton l janklow professor of literary and artistic property law columbia law school; scott martin executive vice-president of intellectual property paramount pictures; and scott turow best-selling author of presumed innocent\n\xa0\nborn and raised in hong kong yu is an award-winning teacher and a world-renowned expert in international intellectual property law he is the author or editor of six books and more than 100 law review articles and book chapters\nyu has testified before the us international trade commission and has worked closely with hong kong legislators on digital copyright reform he currently serves as the general editor of the peer-edited wipo journal published by the un world intellectual property organization he also chairs the committee on international intellectual property of the american branch of the international law association\n\xa0\nthe center for law and intellectual property (clip) at texas a&m university school of law is a leading international hub for research and education in the intellectual property field most recently peer surveys conducted by us news & world report have ranked texas a&m law among the top 14 intellectual property law programs in the united states\n ']

['235', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/texas-a-m-law-school-aggie-ring-day', "\n\n\nEighty-four Texas A&M University School of Law students received their Aggie Rings on Friday, April 8, at the law school in Fort Worth.\nDirector of Former Students, Alumni and External Relations Kristi Kaiser Trail ’00 welcomed students, faculty, staff, family and friends. She received her ring on April 6, 2000, and wears it with pride. \n“My Aggie Ring turned sweet sixteen on Wednesday,” she said. \n3L Mark Lister '92,\nLt. Col., USMC (ret.)\n3L Mark Lister ’92 delivered remarks on the history and tradition of the Aggie Ring and shared his journey with the ring and its purpose. \nHe said that while every ring is identical, they’re also unique. \n“Every ring has a story,” he said. “Your ring has a story. Your story started the day you stepped foot on campus.” \nLister is a retired Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel. While in combat, he said the crest of his ring was removed. He made sure to save the crest so it could be placed back on the ring. He wears the same ring to this day. \nTrail said in the unlikely event that your ring is destroyed, no worries, it is under warranty.\xa0 \nDean and Anthony G. Buzbee Dean’s Endowed Chair Andrew Morriss said that what every lawyer needs is a network. \n“The Aggie Network is symbolized by that ring,” he said. “It’s a great honor to wear that ring, and it’s also a great responsibility.\nMorriss and Rosalind Jeffers, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, presented the Aggie Rings to students from the class of ’15, ’16 and ’17.\nLearn more about the Aggie Ring tradition. The next Law School Ring Day \u200bwill be held September 16, 2016.\n\nSee all the Spring 2016 Law School Aggie Ring Day photos \u200bin our Facebook \u200bphoto album.\n\n\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n", "\n\n\neighty-four texas a&m university school of law students received their aggie rings on friday april 8 at the law school in fort worth\ndirector of former students alumni and external relations kristi kaiser trail 00 welcomed students faculty staff family and friends she received her ring on april 6 2000 and wears it with pride \nmy aggie ring turned sweet sixteen on wednesday she said \n3l mark lister '92 \nlt col usmc (ret)\n3l mark lister 92 delivered remarks on the history and tradition of the aggie ring and shared his journey with the ring and its purpose \nhe said that while every ring is identical theyre also unique \nevery ring has a story he said your ring has a story your story started the day you stepped foot on campus \nlister is a retired marine corps lieutenant colonel while in combat he said the crest of his ring was removed he made sure to save the crest so it could be placed back on the ring he wears the same ring to this day \ntrail said in the unlikely event that your ring is destroyed no worries it is under warranty\xa0 \ndean and anthony g buzbee deans endowed chair andrew morriss said that what every lawyer needs is a network \nthe aggie network is symbolized by that ring he said its a great honor to wear that ring and its also a great responsibility\nmorriss and rosalind jeffers assistant dean for student affairs presented the aggie rings to students from the class of 15 16 and 17\nlearn more about the aggie ring tradition the next law school ring day \u200bwill be held september 16 2016\n\nsee all the spring 2016 law school aggie ring day photos \u200bin our facebook \u200bphoto album\n\n\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n"]

['236', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-to-welcome-former-uspto-director-and-distinguished-intellectual-property-scholars', '\nOn April 15-16, 2016, more than 40 leading intellectual property (IP) scholars will speak at the "Intellectual Property in All the New Places" Symposium at Texas A&M University School of Law.\nThis symposium will examine new situations in which IP issues may arise. Topics will range from 3D printing to artificial intelligence and from craft beer innovation to post-human inventions.\nMore information about the symposium is available online.\nDavid J. Kappos, keynote speaker\nServing as the keynote speaker is David J. Kappos, former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and former director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Kappos is currently a partner at the New York-based law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.\n\xa0\nAmong the distinguished presenters are leading IP \u200bfaculty from Harvard, Oxford, NYU, Pennsylvania, Virginia, UCLA and Illinois. The symposium also features international scholars from Canada, China, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden and the United Kingdom.\n\xa0\xa0\n"My colleagues and I are very excited to welcome all of these luminaries to the Law School," said Professor Peter K. Yu, who organizes this symposium and co-directs the Center for Law and Intellectual Property. "Our students not only will have the opportunity to learn directly from these distinguished presenters, but will also be able to join them in exploring issues lying at the cutting edge of the intellectual property field."\n\xa0\nThe Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP) at Texas A&M University School of Law is a leading international hub for research and education in the IP field. Its accessible faculty features leading scholars in all major IP "food groups," including two patent attorneys and a former attorney advisor of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.\n\nMost recently, peer surveys conducted by U.S. News & World Report have ranked Texas A&M among the top 14 IP law programs in the United States. Texas A&M Law School currently boasts one of the lowest student-faculty ratios in the IP field in law schools across the country.\nTexas A&M IP Faculty\n', '\non april 15-16 2016 more than 40 leading intellectual property (ip) scholars will speak at the "intellectual property in all the new places" symposium at texas a&m university school of law\nthis symposium will examine new situations in which ip issues may arise topics will range from 3d printing to artificial intelligence and from craft beer innovation to post-human inventions\nmore information about the symposium is available online\ndavid j kappos keynote speaker\nserving as the keynote speaker is david j kappos former under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and former director of the us patent and trademark office mr kappos is currently a partner at the new york-based law firm of cravath swaine & moore llp\n\xa0\namong the distinguished presenters are leading ip \u200bfaculty from harvard oxford nyu pennsylvania virginia ucla and illinois the symposium also features international scholars from canada china hong kong the netherlands new zealand sweden and the united kingdom\n\xa0\xa0\n"my colleagues and i are very excited to welcome all of these luminaries to the law school " said professor peter k yu who organizes this symposium and co-directs the center for law and intellectual property "our students not only will have the opportunity to learn directly from these distinguished presenters but will also be able to join them in exploring issues lying at the cutting edge of the intellectual property field"\n\xa0\nthe center for law and intellectual property (clip) at texas a&m university school of law is a leading international hub for research and education in the ip field its accessible faculty features leading scholars in all major ip "food groups " including two patent attorneys and a former attorney advisor of the us patent and trademark office\n\nmost recently peer surveys conducted by us news & world report have ranked texas a&m among the top 14 ip law programs in the united states texas a&m law school currently boasts one of the lowest student-faculty ratios in the ip field in law schools across the country\ntexas a&m ip faculty\n']

['237', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/bonanno-receives-buck-weirus-spirit-award', '\nMicheal Young, Texas A\u200b&M University President; Daniel Pugh Jr., Texas A&M University Vice President for Student Affairs (on left); and Porter S. Garner III \'79, The Association of Former Students President and CEO (on right); present the Buck Weirus Spirit Award to Texas A&M Law School 3L Danielle Bonanno.\n\nThe Texas A&M University Association of Former Students presented Texas A&M School of Law third-year student Danielle Bonanno the 2016 Buck Weirus Spirit Award at a ceremony during Parents Weekend on April 10 in College Station.\n\nThe Buck Weirus Spirit Award is named in honor of Richard “Buck” Weirus ’42 to recognize students for outstanding contributions to student life programs at Texas A&M. The award honors 55 students within the entire A&M system who demonstrate high involvement, create positive experiences in the Aggie community, impact student life and enhance the Aggie spirit. Award recipients received a unique commemorative watch and framed certificate.\n\n“To think that there are over 60,000 students at Texas A&M and only 55 of them receive this award annually, you recognize how great this achievement truly is,” said Kristi Kaiser Trail \'00, Director of Former Students, Alumni and External Relations at the law school.\n\nDianna Weirus Burke, daughter of the award\'s namesake, Buck Weirus \'42, with 2016 award recipient Danielle Bonanno\nOut of the 55 recipients, usually only two to five are professional/graduate students. Bonanno is the second Aggie law student to receive this award. The first was Erin Bullard (B.A. ’10 & J.D. ’14), who was a recipient in 2014.\n\nBonanno is currently president of the Student Bar Association (SBA), in which she has been involved for the past three years. She has served as an Academic Support Teaching Assistant for two years. In this role, she acts as a mentor and provides first-year students with the keys to law school and career success. \n\nShe has also been a Public Interest Law Fellow for two years, during which she worked with the SafeHaven legal team one summer, and the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office in felony court another summer. She has a dream of working in the public interest law sector, and said being a fellow has made that a reality.\n\n“This opportunity has been one of my most invaluable experiences,” Bonanno said of Law Fellowship. \n\nShe said being a part of these organizations has \u200bexpanded her leadership skills and has helped to prepare her to be a contributing member of the legal field. \n\n"They have taken the qualities that I already possessed and expounded them,” she said. “My experiences in these student organizations have shaped me into a professional that can handle great responsibility, perfected my time management skills, and helped prepare me for a career in public interest law.”\n\nTexas A\u200b&M School of Law Director of Former Students, Alumni and External Relations, Kristi Kaiser Trail \'00; Danielle\'s mother Christine Bonanno; Danielle Bonanno; Michael Young; Texas A&M School of Law Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Rosalind Jeffers\u200b; and Texas A&M School of Law Professor Joe Spurlock \'60.\n\nBonanno said all the faculty and staff at the law school have had a part in shaping her into the law student and future Aggie lawyer she is. A few she mentioned are Dean Rosalind Jeffers and the Student Affairs staff; Natalia Cashen; Camesha Little; Deb Barnett; professors Meg Penrose, Stephen Alton, Neil Sobol and Malinda Seymore; and Trail, who encouraged her to apply for the award.\n\n“I reached out to Danielle and encouraged her to apply for the Spirit Award, as she embodies every characteristic of the past recipients that I have known, when I was a student at Texas A&M,” Trail said. “She has made a huge impact on the student life here at the law school through her leadership with SBA and the Law Fellowship, just to name a few. Her involvement and the time she spends on campus in meeting with not just students but the faculty and staff, shows her dedication to making this a great place to go to law school.”\n\nBonanno came to the law school wanting “to truly BE an Aggie” by serving her campus and the students as an Aggie leader. She feels receiving the Buck Weirus Spirit Award is validation that she achieved her goal.\n\nBonanno said it still hasn’t set in that she was selected when there are so many other well deserving candidates for the award. \n\n“Our law school has an amazing group of student leaders that dedicate much of their ‘free’ time to bettering our campus and I am ecstatic that they picked me.”\n\nThe 2016 Texas A&M Buck Weirus Award recipients\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nmicheal young texas a\u200b&m university president; daniel pugh jr texas a&m university vice president for student affairs (on left); and porter s garner iii \'79 the association of former students president and ceo (on right); present the buck weirus spirit award to texas a&m law school 3l danielle bonanno\n\nthe texas a&m university association of former students presented texas a&m school of law third-year student danielle bonanno the 2016 buck weirus spirit award at a ceremony during parents weekend on april 10 in college station\n\nthe buck weirus spirit award is named in honor of richard buck weirus 42 to recognize students for outstanding contributions to student life programs at texas a&m the award honors 55 students within the entire a&m system who demonstrate high involvement create positive experiences in the aggie community impact student life and enhance the aggie spirit award recipients received a unique commemorative watch and framed certificate\n\nto think that there are over 60 000 students at texas a&m and only 55 of them receive this award annually you recognize how great this achievement truly is said kristi kaiser trail \'00 director of former students alumni and external relations at the law school\n\ndianna weirus burke daughter of the award\'s namesake buck weirus \'42 with 2016 award recipient danielle bonanno\nout of the 55 recipients usually only two to five are professional/graduate students bonanno is the second aggie law student to receive this award the first was erin bullard (ba 10 & jd 14) who was a recipient in 2014\n\nbonanno is currently president of the student bar association (sba) in which she has been involved for the past three years she has served as an academic support teaching assistant for two years in this role she acts as a mentor and provides first-year students with the keys to law school and career success \n\nshe has also been a public interest law fellow for two years during which she worked with the safehaven legal team one summer and the dallas county district attorneys office in felony court another summer she has a dream of working in the public interest law sector and said being a fellow has made that a reality\n\nthis opportunity has been one of my most invaluable experiences bonanno said of law fellowship \n\nshe said being a part of these organizations has \u200bexpanded her leadership skills and has helped to prepare her to be a contributing member of the legal field \n\n"they have taken the qualities that i already possessed and expounded them she said my experiences in these student organizations have shaped me into a professional that can handle great responsibility perfected my time management skills and helped prepare me for a career in public interest law\n\ntexas a\u200b&m school of law director of former students alumni and external relations kristi kaiser trail \'00; danielle\'s mother christine bonanno; danielle bonanno; michael young; texas a&m school of law associate dean for student affairs rosalind jeffers\u200b; and texas a&m school of law professor joe spurlock \'60\n\nbonanno said all the faculty and staff at the law school have had a part in shaping her into the law student and future aggie lawyer she is a few she mentioned are dean rosalind jeffers and the student affairs staff; natalia cashen; camesha little; deb barnett; professors meg penrose stephen alton neil sobol and malinda seymore; and trail who encouraged her to apply for the award\n\ni reached out to danielle and encouraged her to apply for the spirit award as she embodies every characteristic of the past recipients that i have known when i was a student at texas a&m trail said she has made a huge impact on the student life here at the law school through her leadership with sba and the law fellowship just to name a few her involvement and the time she spends on campus in meeting with not just students but the faculty and staff shows her dedication to making this a great place to go to law school\n\nbonanno came to the law school wanting to truly be an aggie by serving her campus and the students as an aggie leader she feels receiving the buck weirus spirit award is validation that she achieved her goal\n\nbonanno said it still hasnt set in that she was selected when there are so many other well deserving candidates for the award \n\nour law school has an amazing group of student leaders that dedicate much of their ‘free time to bettering our campus and i am ecstatic that they picked me\n\nthe 2016 texas a&m buck weirus award recipients\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['238', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/texas-a-m-law-review-hosts-transportation-symposium', "\n\nOn April 1, 2016, transportation and legal experts from around the country gathered at Texas A&M University School of Law to participate in the Texas A&M Law Review symposium “Changing Landscape of Transportation: Technology, Data, and the Law.” \nThe esteemed group of presenters included scholars, practitioners, policy makers, and industry experts who addressed a variety of legal issues centered on the nexus of transportation and technology.\nThe Texas A&M Law Review designed the symposium to shed light on recent and impending changes in transportation and to promote the legal and ethical frameworks necessary to face these changes. \n“This symposium serves to connect Texas A&M's proud engineering history with current legal trends, and the Texas A&M Law Review is proud to play a part in these dynamic intersections,” said Brent Doré, Symposia Editor. “As our expert speakers made clear, transportation connects with virtually every area of law, and events like this provide a valuable resource to the legal community.”\nProfessor Dorothy Glancy, Santa Clara University School of Law, presented the opening keynote.\nDorothy Glancy, professor of law at Santa Clara University School of Law, presented the morning keynote, “Is America Ready for the Changing Transportation Landscape?” in which she discussed emerging transportation systems, including Hyperloop technology, drones, and automated vehicles. \nGlancy provided the backdrop for the remainder of the symposium by introducing the regulatory, privacy, and intellectual property concerns facing the transportation sector. \nShe remarked on the timeliness of the symposium. \n“Transportation is all around us, and touches almost every aspect of our lives. That’s because we’re a mobile species,” she said. “First came the wheel, then the chariot. And after that there was the car, and after that there was the airplane, but they all encountered fairly similar kinds of legal problems.”\nCommissioner Victor Vandergriff, a member of the Texas Transportation Commission, delivered the afternoon keynote focused on transportation as the state’s biggest economic driver. Vandergriff challenged regulators to keep up with the demands of commerce, noting that as the population grows, transportation infrastructure innovation will become the cornerstone of prosperity. \nHe pointed out the acute need for legal counsel in the rapidly changing transportation industry. \nCommissioner Victor Vandergriff, Texas Transportation Commission, presented the afternoon keynote on how growth and changes in the transportation industry create opportunities in the legal sector.\n“There’s just almost no area of the law that doesn’t come into play eventually in transportation. And it’s also something you can be feel good to be a part of because not only are you satisfying the needs of your client but also your community when you’re engaged in that area,” he said. “I think any law student, any lawyer would do well to continue to monitor and watch what goes on in transportation because it’s eventually going to affect your practice.” \nThe symposium featured two panel presentations moderated by Ginger Goodin of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. The morning panel explored the legal challenges facing ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft, the effects of recent technological innovations on freight, and the practitioner’s perspective on the evolution of transportation systems. The afternoon panel focused on the safety and liability concerns of automation in transportation, including data collection in cars and the potential for hacking and data breaches. \nAttorneys, law students, and industry experts alike found the topic engaging and relevant, as transportation—over land, air, or water—affects almost every facet of daily life. The symposium demonstrated the commitment of Texas A&M University School of Law to prepare the next generation of lawyers to offer solutions for the legal and ethical questions facing the rapidly evolving transportation industry. \n“Technology can completely change over even a couple of years,” Glancy said. “There are a whole lot of challenges, and it looks like we’ve got a good group of law students who are getting ready to answer those challenges.” \nCommissioner Vandergriff with the Texas A\u200b&M Law Review Executive Board: Steve Krusemark, Shawn Johnson, Andres Martinez, Commissioner Victor Vandergriff, Brent Doré, Chelsea Mikulencak.\n", "\n\non april 1 2016 transportation and legal experts from around the country gathered at texas a&m university school of law to participate in the texas a&m law review symposium changing landscape of transportation: technology data and the law \nthe esteemed group of presenters included scholars practitioners policy makers and industry experts who addressed a variety of legal issues centered on the nexus of transportation and technology\nthe texas a&m law review designed the symposium to shed light on recent and impending changes in transportation and to promote the legal and ethical frameworks necessary to face these changes \nthis symposium serves to connect texas a&m's proud engineering history with current legal trends and the texas a&m law review is proud to play a part in these dynamic intersections said brent doré symposia editor as our expert speakers made clear transportation connects with virtually every area of law and events like this provide a valuable resource to the legal community\nprofessor dorothy glancy santa clara university school of law presented the opening keynote\ndorothy glancy professor of law at santa clara university school of law presented the morning keynote is america ready for the changing transportation landscape in which she discussed emerging transportation systems including hyperloop technology drones and automated vehicles \nglancy provided the backdrop for the remainder of the symposium by introducing the regulatory privacy and intellectual property concerns facing the transportation sector \nshe remarked on the timeliness of the symposium \ntransportation is all around us and touches almost every aspect of our lives thats because were a mobile species she said first came the wheel then the chariot and after that there was the car and after that there was the airplane but they all encountered fairly similar kinds of legal problems\ncommissioner victor vandergriff a member of the texas transportation commission delivered the afternoon keynote focused on transportation as the states biggest economic driver vandergriff challenged regulators to keep up with the demands of commerce noting that as the population grows transportation infrastructure innovation will become the cornerstone of prosperity \nhe pointed out the acute need for legal counsel in the rapidly changing transportation industry \ncommissioner victor vandergriff texas transportation commission presented the afternoon keynote on how growth and changes in the transportation industry create opportunities in the legal sector\ntheres just almost no area of the law that doesnt come into play eventually in transportation and its also something you can be feel good to be a part of because not only are you satisfying the needs of your client but also your community when youre engaged in that area he said i think any law student any lawyer would do well to continue to monitor and watch what goes on in transportation because its eventually going to affect your practice \nthe symposium featured two panel presentations moderated by ginger goodin of the texas a&m transportation institute the morning panel explored the legal challenges facing ride-sharing services like uber and lyft the effects of recent technological innovations on freight and the practitioners perspective on the evolution of transportation systems the afternoon panel focused on the safety and liability concerns of automation in transportation including data collection in cars and the potential for hacking and data breaches \nattorneys law students and industry experts alike found the topic engaging and relevant as transportationover land air or wateraffects almost every facet of daily life the symposium demonstrated the commitment of texas a&m university school of law to prepare the next generation of lawyers to offer solutions for the legal and ethical questions facing the rapidly evolving transportation industry \ntechnology can completely change over even a couple of years glancy said there are a whole lot of challenges and it looks like weve got a good group of law students who are getting ready to answer those challenges \ncommissioner vandergriff with the texas a\u200b&m law review executive board: steve krusemark shawn johnson andres martinez commissioner victor vandergriff brent doré chelsea mikulencak\n"]

['239', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/texas-a-m-s-nash-and-davis-win-national-title-in-aba-mediation-competition', '\n3Ls Lynne Nash and Justin Davis, winners of the 2016 ABA National Representation in Mediation Competition\nTexas A&M University School of Law mediation team of Lynne Nash and Justin Davis took home the national title at the American Bar Association 2015-2016 National Representation in Mediation Competition in New York City on April 6 and 7, defeating more than 45 teams from across the nation.\xa0\nThe \u200bcompetition, sponsored by the ABA Dispute Resolution section, provides an environment in which law students can learn and demonstrate their advocacy skills and model appropriate preparation for and representation of a client in mediation. The \u200bcompetition is designed to familiarize law student participants with advocacy skills in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes, specifically mediation. The judging criteria are designed to reward those participants who use an effective combination of advocacy skills and a problem-solving approach in the mediation.\nEight regional winners came to New York to compete for the national title. The schools represented were:\xa0 Rutgers School of Law—Camden; Fordham University School of Law; Liberty University School of Law; Washington and Lee University School of Law; University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law; Texas A&M University School of Law; Washington University School of Law; and University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. Each team consists of two law students, one of which portrays the client, the other the client’s attorney in each round.\nAll eight teams competed in two rounds Wednesday. The four highest total scoring teams from the first two rounds advanced to the semi-finals Thursday morning: Berkeley, Texas A&M, Rutgers and Washington. In the semi-finals “knock-out round,” Texas A&M and Berkeley advanced, with the Aggie team entering the final round ranked first place in points. \nTexas A&M prevailed over Berkeley in the final round, securing the victory and bringing the first place trophy home to Texas A&M University School of Law.\nTo win nationals, the team competed in seven different rounds with seven different client fact patterns in disparate areas of the law.\n\nNash and Davis were coached by adjunct professor Kay Elliott. In preparation for the competition, faculty and former students from CLIP (Center for Law and Intellectual Property) and other faculty members helped the team understand how the diverse topics of trusts, contracts, copyright and employment law can affect mediation situations.\n“We are so proud to represent Texas A&M University School of Law,” Nash said. “Our professors, coaches, and former students have been great resources throughout the regional and national competition preparation process.”\n\nNash and Davis would like to thank professors Michael Green, Terri Helge, Frank Snyder, Megan Carpenter,\u200b Carol Pauli and Susan Fortney, as well as the entire faculty\'s willingness to be available.\n\n"Cell phone numbers and emails galore, our professors are the best!" said Nash. "This helps show the multiple ways our school comes together for its students."\xa0 \n\nNash is a third-year law student who holds an undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University and a Master’s degree from Abilene Christian University. She has competed in multiple ADR competitions winning regionals and finishing top six at nationals in the 2015 ABA Client Counseling Competition and being named Overall Mediation Champ at the 2014 St. John’s University School of Law Securities Dispute Resolution Triathlon. Nash was awarded the James W. Gibson Scholarship at the 11th annual Texas Mediators Credentialing Association Symposium for being a rising star in the mediation field. \nShe said she and Davis are thrilled to bring this title home to Fort Worth. \n“The ABA Representation in Mediation competition was a tremendous opportunity to meet talented competitors and ADR practitioners from all over the country.” Davis said. “The high level of skill, dedication, and sportsmanship demonstrated by the other teams was beyond impressive.”\nDavis is a third-year law student who holds an undergraduate degree from Penn State University and is the Technology Editor for the school’s Law Review journal. Davis’ article “The Unarmed Army: Evolving Second Amendment Rights and Today’s Military Member,” was accepted for publication in the Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal. Throughout law school Justin has continued to serve his country as an officer in the Texas Air National Guard. This is Davis\' second ADR competition for the school.\n\n\n\nABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition\nBlake Buether, Tyler Gregston, Melissa Cather\nAt the national finals of the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) in Chicago, also held April 7-9, \u200bthe Texas A&M Law moot court team of 3Ls Blake Buether and Tyler Gregston and brief writer 2L Melissa Cather finished in the top \u200beight in the nation. The team was coached by adjunct professor Joe Spence. The team won the NAAC Regional Championship at the Brooklyn Regional \u200bin February.\n\n\nLearn more about the Texas A&M School of Law Advocacy Program:\nThe Advocacy Program at Texas A&M School of Law is a key component of making Aggie law students practice-ready. Directed by Jennifer Ellis (Texas Wesleyan University School of Law \'05), the Advocacy Program consists of three disciplines: appellate advocacy (moot court), trial advocacy (mock trial) and dispute resolution (mediation, negotiation and client counseling).\n\nThe Texas A&M Law Moot Court, Mock Trial and Alternative Dispute Resolution teams are nationally recognized. Since the law school’s inception, the program has received 3 international, \u200b12 national, 21 regional and one state championship, 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards.\n\nMost recently, peer surveys conducted by U.S. News & World Report have ranked Texas A&M #18 among the top dispute resolution programs in the United States.\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\n3ls lynne nash and justin davis winners of the 2016 aba national representation in mediation competition\ntexas a&m university school of law mediation team of lynne nash and justin davis took home the national title at the american bar association 2015-2016 national representation in mediation competition in new york city on april 6 and 7 defeating more than 45 teams from across the nation\xa0\nthe \u200bcompetition sponsored by the aba dispute resolution section provides an environment in which law students can learn and demonstrate their advocacy skills and model appropriate preparation for and representation of a client in mediation the \u200bcompetition is designed to familiarize law student participants with advocacy skills in alternative dispute resolution (adr) processes specifically mediation the judging criteria are designed to reward those participants who use an effective combination of advocacy skills and a problem-solving approach in the mediation\neight regional winners came to new york to compete for the national title the schools represented were:\xa0 rutgers school of lawcamden; fordham university school of law; liberty university school of law; washington and lee university school of law; university of utah sj quinney college of law; texas a&m university school of law; washington university school of law; and university of california berkeley school of law each team consists of two law students one of which portrays the client the other the clients attorney in each round\nall eight teams competed in two rounds wednesday the four highest total scoring teams from the first two rounds advanced to the semi-finals thursday morning: berkeley texas a&m rutgers and washington in the semi-finals knock-out round texas a&m and berkeley advanced with the aggie team entering the final round ranked first place in points \ntexas a&m prevailed over berkeley in the final round securing the victory and bringing the first place trophy home to texas a&m university school of law\nto win nationals the team competed in seven different rounds with seven different client fact patterns in disparate areas of the law\n\nnash and davis were coached by adjunct professor kay elliott in preparation for the competition faculty and former students from clip (center for law and intellectual property) and other faculty members helped the team understand how the diverse topics of trusts contracts copyright and employment law can affect mediation situations\nwe are so proud to represent texas a&m university school of law nash said our professors coaches and former students have been great resources throughout the regional and national competition preparation process\n\nnash and davis would like to thank professors michael green terri helge frank snyder megan carpenter \u200b carol pauli and susan fortney as well as the entire faculty\'s willingness to be available\n\n"cell phone numbers and emails galore our professors are the best!" said nash "this helps show the multiple ways our school comes together for its students"\xa0 \n\nnash is a third-year law student who holds an undergraduate degree from texas a&m university and a masters degree from abilene christian university she has competed in multiple adr competitions winning regionals and finishing top six at nationals in the 2015 aba client counseling competition and being named overall mediation champ at the 2014 st johns university school of law securities dispute resolution triathlon nash was awarded the james w gibson scholarship at the 11th annual texas mediators credentialing association symposium for being a rising star in the mediation field \nshe said she and davis are thrilled to bring this title home to fort worth \nthe aba representation in mediation competition was a tremendous opportunity to meet talented competitors and adr practitioners from all over the country davis said the high level of skill dedication and sportsmanship demonstrated by the other teams was beyond impressive\ndavis is a third-year law student who holds an undergraduate degree from penn state university and is the technology editor for the schools law review journal davis article the unarmed army: evolving second amendment rights and todays military member was accepted for publication in the texas tech administrative law journal throughout law school justin has continued to serve his country as an officer in the texas air national guard this is davis\' second adr competition for the school\n\n\n\naba national appellate advocacy competition\nblake buether tyler gregston melissa cather\nat the national finals of the aba national appellate advocacy competition (naac) in chicago also held april 7-9 \u200bthe texas a&m law moot court team of 3ls blake buether and tyler gregston and brief writer 2l melissa cather finished in the top \u200beight in the nation the team was coached by adjunct professor joe spence the team won the naac regional championship at the brooklyn regional \u200bin february\n\n\nlearn more about the texas a&m school of law advocacy program:\nthe advocacy program at texas a&m school of law is a key component of making aggie law students practice-ready directed by jennifer ellis (texas wesleyan university school of law \'05) the advocacy program consists of three disciplines: appellate advocacy (moot court) trial advocacy (mock trial) and dispute resolution (mediation negotiation and client counseling)\n\nthe texas a&m law moot court mock trial and alternative dispute resolution teams are nationally recognized since the law schools inception the program has received 3 international \u200b12 national 21 regional and one state championship 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards\n\nmost recently peer surveys conducted by us news & world report have ranked texas a&m #18 among the top dispute resolution programs in the united states\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['240', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/order-of-barristers-and-professor-of-the-year-awards-presented-at-barristers-ball', "\n2015-2016 Texas A&M University School of Law Order of Barristers inductees: (front row L-R) Jamillia Wren, Kristinia Anderson, Kirsten Thompson, Jeremy Black; (2nd row L-R) Mark Lister, Blake Buether; (top row L-R) Benjamin Nystrom, Jesse Calderon, Tyler Gregston, Matt Staton.\nTen students at Texas A&M University School of Law were inducted into the Order of Barristers at the 2015-2016 Texas A&M University School of Law Barristers’ Ball for their excellence in oral advocacy. Jennifer Ellis, Director of Advocacy Programs, presented the Order of Barristers certificates and medals.\nThe Order of Barristers is a national honor society that encourages oral advocacy and brief writing skills through effective law school oral advocacy programs. The Order also provides national recognition for students who excel in service and advocacy.\nInductees are chosen by the Oral Advocacy Committee, selected by the dean. The committee evaluates student performance and participation in both inter- and intra- scholastic advocacy competitions in mock trial, moot court and alternative dispute resolution (ADR), involvement in \u200bAdvocacy Program and Board of Advocates administration and any other factors suggesting excellent performance in oral advocacy.\nChair of the Oral Advocacy Committee, Professor Lynne Rambo, said being inducted is the highest honor any student participating in oral advocacy and ADR can achieve.\n\nRambo said the committee selected the ten strongest. “This is an honor the selected students richly deserve.”\n\nThe following 3Ls have been selected for induction to the Order of Barristers:\nKristinia Anderson\nJeremy Black\nBlake Buether\nJesse Calderon\nTyler Gregston\nMark Lister\nBenjamin Nystrom\nMatt Staton\nKirsten Thompson\nJamillia Wren\n“I couldn’t be more happy for them,” \u200bRambo said. “They have worked very hard, and represented the school very well.”\nIn addition to student recognition at the April 2 Barristers’ Ball, “Professor of the Year” honors for the 2015-2016 academic year, which are decided by student vote, were awarded. Professor Neal Newman, master of ceremonies for the evening, presented the awards.\nAssociate Professor John Murphy won Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing Professor of the Year. This is his fourth time to win the award.\nProfessor Timothy Mulvaney was selected as 1L Professor of the Year by the current first-year class for the fifth consecutive year.\nProfessor Meg Penrose was awarded Upper Level Professor of the Year for a third time.\nThe Barristers’ Ball is organized by the Texas A&M School of Law Student Bar Association (SBA). Danielle Bonanno, SBA President, said it was a great success and an “all around fun night.” \n\nPhotos from the evening can be found in the Barristers' Ball album on the law school's Facebook page.\n(L-R): John Murphy, LARW Professor of the Year; Timothy Mulvaney, 1L Professor of the Year; Meg Penrose, Upper Level Professor of the Year\nCongratulations to all!\n\nLearn more about the Advocacy Program:\n\nThe Advocacy Program at Texas A&M School of Law is a key component of making Aggie law students practice-ready. Directed by\xa0Jennifer Ellis\xa0('05), the Advocacy Program consists of three disciplines: appellate advocacy (moot court), trial advocacy (mock trial) and dispute resolution (mediation, negotiation and client counseling).\n\nThe Texas A&M Law Moot Court, Mock Trial and Alternative Dispute Resolution teams are nationally recognized. Since the law school’s inception, the program has received 3 international, 11 national, 21 regional and one state championship, 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards.\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n", "\n2015-2016 texas a&m university school of law order of barristers inductees: (front row l-r) jamillia wren kristinia anderson kirsten thompson jeremy black; (2nd row l-r) mark lister blake buether; (top row l-r) benjamin nystrom jesse calderon tyler gregston matt staton\nten students at texas a&m university school of law were inducted into the order of barristers at the 2015-2016 texas a&m university school of law barristers ball for their excellence in oral advocacy jennifer ellis director of advocacy programs presented the order of barristers certificates and medals\nthe order of barristers is a national honor society that encourages oral advocacy and brief writing skills through effective law school oral advocacy programs the order also provides national recognition for students who excel in service and advocacy\ninductees are chosen by the oral advocacy committee selected by the dean the committee evaluates student performance and participation in both inter- and intra- scholastic advocacy competitions in mock trial moot court and alternative dispute resolution (adr) involvement in \u200badvocacy program and board of advocates administration and any other factors suggesting excellent performance in oral advocacy\nchair of the oral advocacy committee professor lynne rambo said being inducted is the highest honor any student participating in oral advocacy and adr can achieve\n\nrambo said the committee selected the ten strongest this is an honor the selected students richly deserve\n\nthe following 3ls have been selected for induction to the order of barristers:\nkristinia anderson\njeremy black\nblake buether\njesse calderon\ntyler gregston\nmark lister\nbenjamin nystrom\nmatt staton\nkirsten thompson\njamillia wren\ni couldnt be more happy for them \u200brambo said they have worked very hard and represented the school very well\nin addition to student recognition at the april 2 barristers ball professor of the year honors for the 2015-2016 academic year which are decided by student vote were awarded professor neal newman master of ceremonies for the evening presented the awards\nassociate professor john murphy won legal analysis research and writing professor of the year this is his fourth time to win the award\nprofessor timothy mulvaney was selected as 1l professor of the year by the current first-year class for the fifth consecutive year\nprofessor meg penrose was awarded upper level professor of the year for a third time\nthe barristers ball is organized by the texas a&m school of law student bar association (sba) danielle bonanno sba president said it was a great success and an all around fun night \n\nphotos from the evening can be found in the barristers' ball album on the law school's facebook page\n(l-r): john murphy larw professor of the year; timothy mulvaney 1l professor of the year; meg penrose upper level professor of the year\ncongratulations to all!\n\nlearn more about the advocacy program:\n\nthe advocacy program at texas a&m school of law is a key component of making aggie law students practice-ready directed by\xa0jennifer ellis\xa0('05) the advocacy program consists of three disciplines: appellate advocacy (moot court) trial advocacy (mock trial) and dispute resolution (mediation negotiation and client counseling)\n\nthe texas a&m law moot court mock trial and alternative dispute resolution teams are nationally recognized since the law schools inception the program has received 3 international 11 national 21 regional and one state championship 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n"]

['241', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/student-voice-offshore-financial-transactions-class---grand-trip-to-grand-cayman', '\nAggie Law students learn more about offshore financial transactions in the Cayman Islands. L-R: Grant Hamilton, Justin Davis, Kevin Merchant, Cameron Frysinger, Kyle Corgan, Gregory Franklin, Dean Andrew Morriss, Aaron E. Cartwright, Charles Lincoln, Hayden Bartley, Norman Macdonald, Carey Erff and Sean Williams.\n\nThis past Spring Break, twelve Aggie law students flew out to a little island in the British West Indies. The island was Grand Cayman—the main island of the Cayman Islands of the British Overseas Territories. I had the pleasure to be one of these Aggies.\n\nThe Cayman Islands hosts a large amount of intrigue and many misconceptions. It’s often referred to as a tax haven or a place where corruption occurs and assets are hidden. The instructors of the course, "Special Problems in Corporate Law: Offshore Financial Transactions, Cayman Islands," quickly got rid of this impression. The Cayman Islands has a strictly regulated financial industry as all the speakers indicated to. It’s not like Tom Cruise and The Firm where law firms go to the Caymans to hide money. Indeed, with the high levels of regulation, it is exactly the opposite. Moreover, with the passage of Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), all financial structures are required to disclose assets of Americans abroad. This may seem to be a cause for problems, and perhaps it is, but Cayman Islands is in full compliance with international regulations.\n\nAggie Law students having grand time in the Grand Caymans over Spring Break for the course "Special Problems in Corporate Law: Offshore Financial Transactions, Cayman Islands."\nAs each speaker \u200bdispelled more and more myths, we started hitting close to the way these incredible financial structures are created and function. We were face to face with experts on hedge funds, banking, captive insurance, special purpose vehicles, trusts, insurance linked securities, asset securitization and compliance. All this may sound like too much to learn in one week, but each of the speakers had the ability to speak clearly and effectively to get their points across. Moreover, we did have several meetings prior to the trip and a host of readings prior to going to class to get us up to speed.\n\nAll this may sound like it’s not for your law career path\u200b, but considering that all the students had diverse and unique career backgrounds, it becomes clear that anyone can learn something interesting on this trip. Even from a purely academic standpoint, I felt that I was at the metaphysical center of offshore modern capitalism. As one of my fellow students, Sean Williams, said, “It sparked a genuine curiosity in us to want to learn more.” Indeed, we all had some idea of what we were going to study, but none of us knew everything we were going to study. Yet we all came out knowing essentially what an incoming associate at a Wall Street law firm would know.\n\n3L Charles Lincoln exploring Caymans\' wildlife.\nI and all my classmates recommend this course no matter what field of law you are planning on going into. Feel free to ask any of the students on the trip how their experience was at the Cayman Islands.\n\nMoreover, you get free time as well to explore the island and enjoy interesting activities, such as holding stingrays.\n\n- Article contributed by Texas A&M School of Law third-year student Charles Lincoln.\n', '\naggie law students learn more about offshore financial transactions in the cayman islands l-r: grant hamilton justin davis kevin merchant cameron frysinger kyle corgan gregory franklin dean andrew morriss aaron e cartwright charles lincoln hayden bartley norman macdonald carey erff and sean williams\n\nthis past spring break twelve aggie law students flew out to a little island in the british west indies the island was grand caymanthe main island of the cayman islands of the british overseas territories i had the pleasure to be one of these aggies\n\nthe cayman islands hosts a large amount of intrigue and many misconceptions its often referred to as a tax haven or a place where corruption occurs and assets are hidden the instructors of the course "special problems in corporate law: offshore financial transactions cayman islands " quickly got rid of this impression the cayman islands has a strictly regulated financial industry as all the speakers indicated to its not like tom cruise and the firm where law firms go to the caymans to hide money indeed with the high levels of regulation it is exactly the opposite moreover with the passage of foreign account tax compliance act (fatca) all financial structures are required to disclose assets of americans abroad this may seem to be a cause for problems and perhaps it is but cayman islands is in full compliance with international regulations\n\naggie law students having grand time in the grand caymans over spring break for the course "special problems in corporate law: offshore financial transactions cayman islands"\nas each speaker \u200bdispelled more and more myths we started hitting close to the way these incredible financial structures are created and function we were face to face with experts on hedge funds banking captive insurance special purpose vehicles trusts insurance linked securities asset securitization and compliance all this may sound like too much to learn in one week but each of the speakers had the ability to speak clearly and effectively to get their points across moreover we did have several meetings prior to the trip and a host of readings prior to going to class to get us up to speed\n\nall this may sound like its not for your law career path\u200b but considering that all the students had diverse and unique career backgrounds it becomes clear that anyone can learn something interesting on this trip even from a purely academic standpoint i felt that i was at the metaphysical center of offshore modern capitalism as one of my fellow students sean williams said it sparked a genuine curiosity in us to want to learn more indeed we all had some idea of what we were going to study but none of us knew everything we were going to study yet we all came out knowing essentially what an incoming associate at a wall street law firm would know\n\n3l charles lincoln exploring caymans\' wildlife\ni and all my classmates recommend this course no matter what field of law you are planning on going into feel free to ask any of the students on the trip how their experience was at the cayman islands\n\nmoreover you get free time as well to explore the island and enjoy interesting activities such as holding stingrays\n\n- article contributed by texas a&m school of law third-year student charles lincoln\n']

['242', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/prof.-eckstein-appointed-chair-of-water-congress-committee', '\nProfessor Gabriel Eckstein\nTexas A&M University School of Law Professor Gabriel Eckstein has been appointed to serve as Chair of the International Scientific Committee for the XVI World Water Congress to be held May 29 to June 2, 2017, in Cancun, Mexico. He has also been selected as a member of the International Steering Committee for the Congress. \n\nThe World Water Congress is a triennial event organized by the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) that draws water professionals from all disciplines – science and engineering, economics and policy, governance and law -- as well as stakeholders and government officials from around the world. This Congress will have a “Bridging Science and Policy” theme, highlighting the critical need to strengthen the linkages between scientific knowledge and decision-making at the policy and political levels, Eckstein said.\n\nWater-related issues connected to agriculture and food, urban and rural development, ecosystems and habitats, energy, security and health will be addressed.\n\n“Flooding, climate change, contamination, scarcity, water-borne diseases, inadequate infrastructure, lack of data; these are just some of the difficult water-related challenges facing people worldwide,” said Eckstein. “So, the purpose of the Congress is to bring together stakeholders, scientists, and policy makers from around the world to discuss the most important and most vexing water-related issues.”\n\nHe said the Congress doesn’t plan on stopping with discussions.\n\nProf. Gabriel Eckstein (2nd from right) with the IWRA delegation meeting with CONAGUA staff in Cancun in preparation for the XVI World Water Congress.\n“We also want to generate ideas, strategies, and solutions that will help communities and nations overcome these serious challenges,” said Eckstein. “We will also link the Congress topically and through strategic partnerships to other significant water programs, organizations, and conferences from around the world. As such, the Congress will create great opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations and stakeholder participation with the goal of encouraging science-based policy developments that enhance our communities.”\n\nIn his role as Chair of the International Scientific Committee, Eckstein will oversee the content of the Congress, which entails managing the development of the Congress’ thematic framework and the selection process for presentations, special sessions and keynote speakers. He is likely the first lawyer to hold this position, historically held by preeminent water scientists. \n\nAs a member of the International Steering Committee for the Water Congress, Eckstein will help oversee the organization and management of the Congress. \n\nProf. Gabriel Eckstein (on left) leads the venue inspection of the convention center in Cancun where the XVI World Water Congress will be held.\nEckstein recently traveled to Mexico to meet with the governmental agency National Commission for Water of Mexico (CONAGUA) and the non-governmental professional association National Association of Water and Sanitation Utilities of Mexico (ANEAS), both co-hosts of the Congress, to explore proposed venues and prepare for the Congress.\n\nEckstein is excited for his appointment as Chair and anticipates a successful Congress.\n\n“It’s really an incredible honor to have been entrusted with the responsibility of the Congress content and structure,” he said. “Our hosts and collaborators in Mexico, both CONAGUA and ANEAS, have been absolutely incredible, really working hard to ensure that this will be the best World Water Congress in the history of these events.”\n\n\nWater Lecture Series\nFor the third year, Eckstein helped host the Texas A&M "Water Lecture Series: Perspectives on Law and Policy,"\xa0\u200bfor students and members of the legal, policy, governmental, non-governmental and private sectors.\n\nAs part of the School of Law and Texas A&M University Water Management and Hydrological Sciences Program’s pursuit of a better water future, this joint series increases awareness of water challenges facing our state, explores similar challenges plaguing other communities and nations and considers various water management, allocation and conservation strategies from around the world.\nWater Lecture Series keynote speaker \u200bDr. Michael Campana presents "What Can Texas Learn From Integrated Water Resources Management?"\nThe keynote speaker for the third annual Water Lecture Series was Dr. Michael Campana, Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources Management at Oregon State University, and Technical Director of American Water Resources Association.\n\nThis year’s topic: According to the Global Water Partnership, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is a process that promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources in order to maximize economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems and the environment.\n\u200b\n\nView the PowerPoint of Campana’s presentation, “What Can Texas Learn From Integrated Water Resources Management?” Watch a video of Dr. Campana\'s presentation.\n\nCampana’s presentation at Texas A&M School of Law in Fort Worth was followed by a presentation at the Memorial Student Center at Texas A&M University in College Station the following day.\n\nProf. Gabriel Eckstein and the Tarrant Regional Water District with an interactive demonstration of watershed management.\nIn addition to the lecture, Eckstein\xa0demonstrated how a river functions and illustrated the relationship between watershed management and the law utilizing the Tarrant Regional Water District Watershed Education Trailer in the Law School parking lot.\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nprofessor gabriel eckstein\ntexas a&m university school of law professor gabriel eckstein has been appointed to serve as chair of the international scientific committee for the xvi world water congress to be held may 29 to june 2 2017 in cancun mexico he has also been selected as a member of the international steering committee for the congress \n\nthe world water congress is a triennial event organized by the international water resources association (iwra) that draws water professionals from all disciplines – science and engineering economics and policy governance and law -- as well as stakeholders and government officials from around the world this congress will have a bridging science and policy theme highlighting the critical need to strengthen the linkages between scientific knowledge and decision-making at the policy and political levels eckstein said\n\nwater-related issues connected to agriculture and food urban and rural development ecosystems and habitats energy security and health will be addressed\n\nflooding climate change contamination scarcity water-borne diseases inadequate infrastructure lack of data; these are just some of the difficult water-related challenges facing people worldwide said eckstein so the purpose of the congress is to bring together stakeholders scientists and policy makers from around the world to discuss the most important and most vexing water-related issues\n\nhe said the congress doesnt plan on stopping with discussions\n\nprof gabriel eckstein (2nd from right) with the iwra delegation meeting with conagua staff in cancun in preparation for the xvi world water congress\nwe also want to generate ideas strategies and solutions that will help communities and nations overcome these serious challenges said eckstein we will also link the congress topically and through strategic partnerships to other significant water programs organizations and conferences from around the world as such the congress will create great opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations and stakeholder participation with the goal of encouraging science-based policy developments that enhance our communities\n\nin his role as chair of the international scientific committee eckstein will oversee the content of the congress which entails managing the development of the congress thematic framework and the selection process for presentations special sessions and keynote speakers he is likely the first lawyer to hold this position historically held by preeminent water scientists \n\nas a member of the international steering committee for the water congress eckstein will help oversee the organization and management of the congress \n\nprof gabriel eckstein (on left) leads the venue inspection of the convention center in cancun where the xvi world water congress will be held\neckstein recently traveled to mexico to meet with the governmental agency national commission for water of mexico (conagua) and the non-governmental professional association national association of water and sanitation utilities of mexico (aneas) both co-hosts of the congress to explore proposed venues and prepare for the congress\n\neckstein is excited for his appointment as chair and anticipates a successful congress\n\nits really an incredible honor to have been entrusted with the responsibility of the congress content and structure he said our hosts and collaborators in mexico both conagua and aneas have been absolutely incredible really working hard to ensure that this will be the best world water congress in the history of these events\n\n\nwater lecture series\nfor the third year eckstein helped host the texas a&m "water lecture series: perspectives on law and policy "\xa0\u200bfor students and members of the legal policy governmental non-governmental and private sectors\n\nas part of the school of law and texas a&m university water management and hydrological sciences programs pursuit of a better water future this joint series increases awareness of water challenges facing our state explores similar challenges plaguing other communities and nations and considers various water management allocation and conservation strategies from around the world\nwater lecture series keynote speaker \u200bdr michael campana presents "what can texas learn from integrated water resources management"\nthe keynote speaker for the third annual water lecture series was dr michael campana professor of hydrology and water resources management at oregon state university and technical director of american water resources association\n\nthis years topic: according to the global water partnership integrated water resources management (iwrm) is a process that promotes the coordinated development and management of water land and related resources in order to maximize economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems and the environment\n\u200b\n\nview the powerpoint of campanas presentation what can texas learn from integrated water resources management watch a video of dr campana\'s presentation\n\ncampanas presentation at texas a&m school of law in fort worth was followed by a presentation at the memorial student center at texas a&m university in college station the following day\n\nprof gabriel eckstein and the tarrant regional water district with an interactive demonstration of watershed management\nin addition to the lecture eckstein\xa0demonstrated how a river functions and illustrated the relationship between watershed management and the law utilizing the tarrant regional water district watershed education trailer in the law school parking lot\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['243', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/prof.-carpenter-to-receive-distinguished-achievement-award', '\nCo-director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP) and Faculty Director of the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic and the IP and Technology Law Clinic at Texas A&M University School of Law, Professor Megan Carpenter, is one of 24 recipients \u200bof Texas A&M University’s 2016 Distinguished Achievement Award.\n\nSince 1955, the award, presented by Texas A&M and The Association of Former Students, recognizes deserving faculty and staff, and is one of the university’s highest professional honors. \n\nThe recipients are recognized for their stellar performances in teaching, research, student relations, administration, outreach and professional development, staff service and graduate mentoring.\n\nCarpenter, the only law school recipient, is being recognized for graduate mentoring. \n\nShe is humbled to receive the award and proud of her work as a professor, especially at a university that values the student experience so highly. \n\n“Students sit at the heart of everything I do, and they have been the driving force of CLIP,” she said. “Having the opportunity to work with such talented and dedicated students, to help guide them to be competent and conscientious lawyers, is truly an honor.”\n\nProf. Megan Carpenter (on far right) with her IP & Technology Law Clinic students and staff participate in “A Day at the U.S. Patent & Trade Office” in Washington D.C.\nBraxton Bragg (‘14), CLIP Program Coordinator, \u200bsubmitted a letter to the law school nominating committee on behalf of Carpenter and said he cannot think of a more deserving member of the law community to receive this award.\n\n“From her personal mentoring in my life, to the mentorship and professional guidance she gave my classmates, to her persistence at introducing student-focused programming to new members of the School of Law, Megan has continuously helped students gain a passion for the law, develop professionally, and achieve their goals,” he said.\n\nLaw Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Maxine Harrington, \u200bdrafted the official nomination letter of the committee. She said that Carpenter’s dedication and tireless efforts on behalf of law students and students in the larger University community demonstrate her strong commitment to student learning and professional development.\n\n“Students are front and center of everything Professor Carpenter does,” she said. “Perhaps the best way to demonstrate her enthusiasm and effectiveness as a mentor is from the words of a student, ‘You can really tell she loves what she does and wants us to be successful’.” \n\nIn 2014-2015, Carpenter was one of three faculty members selected university-wide for exemplifying the Presidential Grand Challenge of Texas A&M University, “Building Entrepreneurship and Improving Economic Development.” She was honored during a halftime ceremony at Kyle Field. See the video below.\n\nCarpenter will be formally presented with a cash prize, an engraved watch and a commemorative plaque on April 25 at the Rudder Theatre in College Station. \n\nClick here for the full list of the recipients. \n\n- The Association of Former Students contributed to this report. \n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n\n\n\n', '\nco-director of the center for law and intellectual property (clip) and faculty director of the entrepreneurship law clinic and the ip and technology law clinic at texas a&m university school of law professor megan carpenter is one of 24 recipients \u200bof texas a&m universitys 2016 distinguished achievement award\n\nsince 1955 the award presented by texas a&m and the association of former students recognizes deserving faculty and staff and is one of the universitys highest professional honors \n\nthe recipients are recognized for their stellar performances in teaching research student relations administration outreach and professional development staff service and graduate mentoring\n\ncarpenter the only law school recipient is being recognized for graduate mentoring \n\nshe is humbled to receive the award and proud of her work as a professor especially at a university that values the student experience so highly \n\nstudents sit at the heart of everything i do and they have been the driving force of clip she said having the opportunity to work with such talented and dedicated students to help guide them to be competent and conscientious lawyers is truly an honor\n\nprof megan carpenter (on far right) with her ip & technology law clinic students and staff participate in a day at the us patent & trade office in washington dc\nbraxton bragg (‘14) clip program coordinator \u200bsubmitted a letter to the law school nominating committee on behalf of carpenter and said he cannot think of a more deserving member of the law community to receive this award\n\nfrom her personal mentoring in my life to the mentorship and professional guidance she gave my classmates to her persistence at introducing student-focused programming to new members of the school of law megan has continuously helped students gain a passion for the law develop professionally and achieve their goals he said\n\nlaw professor and associate dean for academic affairs maxine harrington \u200bdrafted the official nomination letter of the committee she said that carpenters dedication and tireless efforts on behalf of law students and students in the larger university community demonstrate her strong commitment to student learning and professional development\n\nstudents are front and center of everything professor carpenter does she said perhaps the best way to demonstrate her enthusiasm and effectiveness as a mentor is from the words of a student ‘you can really tell she loves what she does and wants us to be successful \n\nin 2014-2015 carpenter was one of three faculty members selected university-wide for exemplifying the presidential grand challenge of texas a&m university building entrepreneurship and improving economic development she was honored during a halftime ceremony at kyle field see the video below\n\ncarpenter will be formally presented with a cash prize an engraved watch and a commemorative plaque on april 25 at the rudder theatre in college station \n\nclick here for the full list of the recipients \n\n- the association of former students contributed to this report \n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n\n\n\n']

['244', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/second-court-of-appeals-visits-law-school', '\n2nd Court of Appeals Justice Lee Gabriel, Justice Sue Walker and Justice Bonnie Sudderth\nTexas A&M University School of Law welcomed a panel of the Second Court of Appeals, Justice Lee Gabriel, Justice Sue Walker and Justice Bonnie Sudderth, to hear oral arguments on Tuesday, Mar\u200bch 22.\nThe court heard arguments in one civil case, Estate of Glenda Rhoades, Deceased, and one criminal case, John St. Angelo v. State, in the Amon G. Carter Lecture Hall in front of law school students, faculty and staff. \nAfter the court adjourned, the justices and lawyers for both cases held an open question and answer session with the audience. Students asked a variety of questions, from guidance on court presentation to prepping for oral arguments. \xa0\nThe Second Court of Appeals serves 12 counties in north central Texas and consists of seven justices. The court hears civil and criminal appeals. \nJohn Murphy, Instructional Associate Professor of Law, said students being exposed to such a panel is beneficial because it’s different than learning about oral arguments and the judicial process from professors. \n“It’s a better, much richer experience for students to see and hear attorneys and justices actually argue and discuss real-world cases, where the results truly matter to the parties involved,” he said. “There is no substitute for this kind of experiential learning, and our students are truly fortunate to study law in a city where the bar and judiciary are eager to demonstrate their courtroom skills.”\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\n2nd court of appeals justice lee gabriel justice sue walker and justice bonnie sudderth\ntexas a&m university school of law welcomed a panel of the second court of appeals justice lee gabriel justice sue walker and justice bonnie sudderth to hear oral arguments on tuesday mar\u200bch 22\nthe court heard arguments in one civil case estate of glenda rhoades deceased and one criminal case john st angelo v state in the amon g carter lecture hall in front of law school students faculty and staff \nafter the court adjourned the justices and lawyers for both cases held an open question and answer session with the audience students asked a variety of questions from guidance on court presentation to prepping for oral arguments \xa0\nthe second court of appeals serves 12 counties in north central texas and consists of seven justices the court hears civil and criminal appeals \njohn murphy instructional associate professor of law said students being exposed to such a panel is beneficial because its different than learning about oral arguments and the judicial process from professors \nits a better much richer experience for students to see and hear attorneys and justices actually argue and discuss real-world cases where the results truly matter to the parties involved he said there is no substitute for this kind of experiential learning and our students are truly fortunate to study law in a city where the bar and judiciary are eager to demonstrate their courtroom skills\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['245', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/prof.-yu-delivers-annual-information-law-seminar-at-sussex-law-school', '\nCo-director \u200bof The Center for Law and Intellectual Property at Texas A&M University School of Law, Prof. Peter Yu, delivered the Second Annual Information Law Seminar at Sussex Law School in the United Kingdom on Mar. 16.\n\nThis university-wide seminar\xa0was established by the information law cluster at the University of Sussex to bring to the campus an internationally prominent scholar of internet law.\nProf. Peter Yu with Dr. Andres Guadamuz, Dr. Phoebe Li and Prof. Chris Marsden at Sussex Law School\nTitled "Towards the Seamless Global Distribution of Cloud Content," Yu\'s seminar focused on the considerable challenges cloud platforms have posed to copyright protection as well as the geographical restrictions that rights holders have introduced in response to these challenges. \nThe presentation called for greater adjustments to the copyright system to promote global content distribution and development of cloud technology.\n\nLater that week, Yu shared his experience on digital copyright reform in Hong Kong at the International and Comparative User Rights in the Digital Economy symposium at American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. His presentation, "The Quest for a User-Friendly Copyright Regime in Hong Kong," is forthcoming from the American University International Law Review.\nThe symposium featured members of the Global Network on Copyright User Rights, a select\xa0group of international copyright experts assembled by the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at American University. \nBorn and raised in Hong Kong, Yu is an award-winning teacher and a world-renowned expert in international intellectual property law. He is the author or editor of six books and more than 100 law review articles and book chapters. He currently serves as the general editor of the peer-edited WIPO Journal, published by the UN World Intellectual Property Organization. He also chairs the Committee on International Intellectual Property of the American Branch of the International Law Association.\nThe Center for Law and Intellectual Property at Texas A&M University School of Law is a leading international hub for research and education in the intellectual property field. Most recently, peer surveys conducted by U.S. News and World Report\xa0have ranked Texas A&M Law among the top 14 intellectual property law programs in the United States, tied with Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania.\n', '\nco-director \u200bof the center for law and intellectual property at texas a&m university school of law prof peter yu delivered the second annual information law seminar at sussex law school in the united kingdom on mar 16\n\nthis university-wide seminar\xa0was established by the information law cluster at the university of sussex to bring to the campus an internationally prominent scholar of internet law\nprof peter yu with dr andres guadamuz dr phoebe li and prof chris marsden at sussex law school\ntitled "towards the seamless global distribution of cloud content " yu\'s seminar focused on the considerable challenges cloud platforms have posed to copyright protection as well as the geographical restrictions that rights holders have introduced in response to these challenges \nthe presentation called for greater adjustments to the copyright system to promote global content distribution and development of cloud technology\n\nlater that week yu shared his experience on digital copyright reform in hong kong at the international and comparative user rights in the digital economy symposium at american university washington college of law in washington dc his presentation "the quest for a user-friendly copyright regime in hong kong " is forthcoming from the american university international law review\nthe symposium featured members of the global network on copyright user rights a select\xa0group of international copyright experts assembled by the program on information justice and intellectual property at american university \nborn and raised in hong kong yu is an award-winning teacher and a world-renowned expert in international intellectual property law he is the author or editor of six books and more than 100 law review articles and book chapters he currently serves as the general editor of the peer-edited wipo journal published by the un world intellectual property organization he also chairs the committee on international intellectual property of the american branch of the international law association\nthe center for law and intellectual property at texas a&m university school of law is a leading international hub for research and education in the intellectual property field most recently peer surveys conducted by us news and world report\xa0have ranked texas a&m law among the top 14 intellectual property law programs in the united states tied with columbia university and the university of pennsylvania\n']

['246', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/preeminent-international-law-scholar-david-stewart-speaks-at-law-school', '\nDavid Stewart, Professor from Practice, Director of Georgetown’s Global Law Scholars Program and Co-Director of its Center on Transitional Business and the Law, had a busy couple of days at Texas A&M University School of Law to talk with faculty, students and local attorneys on international law.\n\nOn Wednesday, Mar. 9, Stewart delivered a colloquium for the faculty titled “Is Federalism a Significant Obstacle to U.S. Compliance with its International Obligations?” Later that day in a seminar sponsored by the Office of Career Services, Stewart discussed with students the importance of international law and opportunities for pursuing a career in the field in government service and in private practice. \n\nHe said that there are more jobs for international lawyers today than have existed at any point in his career, and he encouraged students to take international courses and really get to know their professors. \n\nModerator Charlotte Ku and panelists David Stewart and William Henning at the international treaties CLE\nOn Thursday, March 10, he joined Executive Professor William Henning and moderator Professor Charlotte Ku for the CLE panel, “Options for Implementing International Treaties that Affect Areas of Law Traditionally Reserved to the States,” presented to the Fort Worth-Dallas legal community.\n\nThe panel explored methods in the context of a number of treaties that would benefit the United States that are currently being considered for ratification.\n\nStewart teaches international law at Georgetown University Law Center following a distinguished career at the U.S. Department of State and has held top positions in areas of human rights and in private practice. He also serves as President of the American Branch of the International Law Association and is member of the Board of Editors of the American Journal of International Law. Learn more.\n\nHenning said Stewart’s visit was a great opportunity for everyone. \n\n“I’ve received glowing comments about his presentations from students, faculty members, and practitioners alike,” he said. “On the way to the airport, David told me how impressed he was with the law school and that he thoroughly enjoyed his visit to Fort Worth.”\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\ndavid stewart professor from practice director of georgetowns global law scholars program and co-director of its center on transitional business and the law had a busy couple of days at texas a&m university school of law to talk with faculty students and local attorneys on international law\n\non wednesday mar 9 stewart delivered a colloquium for the faculty titled is federalism a significant obstacle to us compliance with its international obligations later that day in a seminar sponsored by the office of career services stewart discussed with students the importance of international law and opportunities for pursuing a career in the field in government service and in private practice \n\nhe said that there are more jobs for international lawyers today than have existed at any point in his career and he encouraged students to take international courses and really get to know their professors \n\nmoderator charlotte ku and panelists david stewart and william henning at the international treaties cle\non thursday march 10 he joined executive professor william henning and moderator professor charlotte ku for the cle panel options for implementing international treaties that affect areas of law traditionally reserved to the states presented to the fort worth-dallas legal community\n\nthe panel explored methods in the context of a number of treaties that would benefit the united states that are currently being considered for ratification\n\nstewart teaches international law at georgetown university law center following a distinguished career at the us department of state and has held top positions in areas of human rights and in private practice he also serves as president of the american branch of the international law association and is member of the board of editors of the american journal of international law learn more\n\nhenning said stewarts visit was a great opportunity for everyone \n\nive received glowing comments about his presentations from students faculty members and practitioners alike he said on the way to the airport david told me how impressed he was with the law school and that he thoroughly enjoyed his visit to fort worth\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['247', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/law-school-joins-bush-school-in-mexico-to-study-trade', '\n\nTexas A&M University School of Law students joined Bush School of Government and Public Service students in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, as part of a year-long capstone project to study trade barriers in North America and the effects of “Buy America” legislation.\n\n3L Charles Lincoln, 2L Jessica Lesnau, 2L Greg Franklin and 2L Michael Sankey represented the law school \u200bin Mexico. Eight students represented the Bush school. Executive Law Professor Bill Henning and Dr. Jeryl Mumpower, Professor and Head of the Public Service and Administration Department in College Station, are leading the North American Trade Barriers Capstone project.\n\nThe students were divided into two teams. One focused on non-tariff trade barriers and their effects on freight transportation within U.S. and at international borders, and the other focused on the effects of the Buy American Act, using cost-benefit analysis to understand how requirements of the Act and the other arguably pro-American legislation impact consumers and workers. \n\n“The purpose of the trip was to permit the teams to meet with business and government leaders in the Mexican state of Guanajuato in order to get a Mexican perspective on the issues they’re researching,” Henning said. “It also gave them an opportunity to work together in person.” \n\nThe students also met with representatives from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to learn more about trade between Mexico and the United States. They toured Puerto Interiore, a manufacturing and export center, met with a major agricultural exporter and were provided with an overview of the booming Guanajuato economy by a representative of the state government, said Henning.\n\n“The trip was a great success,” Henning said. “Everyone was enthusiastic.” \n\nWhile in San Miguel de Allende, students and faculty from the Bush School and Law School stayed at Hacienda Santa Clara (HSC), a study abroad campus partnering with Texas A&M University. Many of the week’s activities, including the presentations and site visits, were coordinated by the HSC staff, who have a broad array of connections with the region’s cultural, business, and civic leaders.\n\nThis is the first time the law school has partnered with the Bush School for a capstone project. The law students are enrolled in a special topics course that meets during the same time and day as the Bush School capstone group. The students meet each week through teleconferencing and occasional joint meetings in both Fort Worth and College Station. \n\nThe Bush School contributed to this article.\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\n\ntexas a&m university school of law students joined bush school of government and public service students in san miguel de allende mexico as part of a year-long capstone project to study trade barriers in north america and the effects of buy america legislation\n\n3l charles lincoln 2l jessica lesnau 2l greg franklin and 2l michael sankey represented the law school \u200bin mexico eight students represented the bush school executive law professor bill henning and dr jeryl mumpower professor and head of the public service and administration department in college station are leading the north american trade barriers capstone project\n\nthe students were divided into two teams one focused on non-tariff trade barriers and their effects on freight transportation within us and at international borders and the other focused on the effects of the buy american act using cost-benefit analysis to understand how requirements of the act and the other arguably pro-american legislation impact consumers and workers \n\nthe purpose of the trip was to permit the teams to meet with business and government leaders in the mexican state of guanajuato in order to get a mexican perspective on the issues theyre researching henning said it also gave them an opportunity to work together in person \n\nthe students also met with representatives from the public private and nonprofit sectors to learn more about trade between mexico and the united states they toured puerto interiore a manufacturing and export center met with a major agricultural exporter and were provided with an overview of the booming guanajuato economy by a representative of the state government said henning\n\nthe trip was a great success henning said everyone was enthusiastic \n\nwhile in san miguel de allende students and faculty from the bush school and law school stayed at hacienda santa clara (hsc) a study abroad campus partnering with texas a&m university many of the weeks activities including the presentations and site visits were coordinated by the hsc staff who have a broad array of connections with the regions cultural business and civic leaders\n\nthis is the first time the law school has partnered with the bush school for a capstone project the law students are enrolled in a special topics course that meets during the same time and day as the bush school capstone group the students meet each week through teleconferencing and occasional joint meetings in both fort worth and college station \n\nthe bush school contributed to this article\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['248', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/advocacy-regional-champions-advance-to-aba-national-finals', "\nTexas A&M University School of Law appellate advocacy and mediation teams both won their regional competitions and have advanced to the national finals.\nABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition\nTyler Gregston and Blake Buether, ABA NAAC regional champs\nThe Texas A&M University School of Law moot court team of 3Ls Blake Buether and Tyler Gregston and brief writer 2L Melissa Cather have advanced to the national finals of the prestigious American Bar Association (ABA) National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC).\nAfter winning the NAAC Regional Championship at the Brooklyn Regional \u200bin February, the team, coached by Joe Spence, of Shannon, Gracey, Ratliffe and Miller, L.L.P., will compete at the national finals in Chicago on April 7-9. \nThe law school last advanced to the national finals of the NAAC \u200bin 2012. \nThe brief for the regional competition was due in early January, which meant the students had to work hard over the holiday break. \nAnother team of 3Ls Ben Nystrom, Kirsten Thompson and writer Andrew Bell finished as Regional Semi-Finalists. The team was coached by Jennifer Ellis (’05), Director of Advocacy Programs.\nEllis said she is “so pleased” with the efforts put forth by the students, and knows they will represent the law school well at the national finals. \n“Both Tyler and Blake have completed in moot court since the undergraduate level,” she said. “It is very rewarding to see all of their dedication and hard work pay off.”\nABA Representation in Mediation Competition \n Lynne Nash and Justin Davis on right with competition judges (left to right) Eric Green of Dallas, Joshua Galicia '13 and Dr. Emily Hunter of Baylor University\nContinuing February's Aggie Law \u200badvocacy success, the 3L team of Lynne Nash and Justin Davis won the Region 8 rounds of the ABA Representation in Mediation Competition in Fort Worth. \nIn April, Nash and Davis, coached by adjunct professor of law Kay Elliott, will represent the law school in the national finals of the ABA competition in New York City. \xa0\nNash and Davis led after the preliminary rounds and won the final round unanimously. This is Nash’s second regional title.\n“It’s nice when talent and dedication results in a championship,” Ellis said.\nThe other Region 8 team of 3Ls Jesse Calderon and Mark Lister, also coached by Elliott, placed third.\nElliott said today’s lawyers must have problem\u200b-solving and settlement advocacy skills to succeed, and only through advocacy competition before expert judges can a student hone, polish, and be critiqued on these skills.\n“Our law school is training our students to be global communicators and advocates,” she said. “This is not only about serving the client’s needs; it is really about being an advocate for peace.”\nLearn more about the Advocacy Program:\n\nThe Advocacy Program at Texas A&M School of Law is a key component of making Aggie law students practice-ready. Directed by Jennifer Ellis ('05), the Advocacy Program consists of three disciplines: appellate advocacy (moot court), trial advocacy (mock trial) and dispute resolution (mediation, negotiation and client counseling).\n\nThe Texas A&M Law Moot Court, Mock Trial and Alternative Dispute Resolution teams are nationally recognized. Since the law school’s inception, the program has received 3 international, 11 national, 21 regional and one state championship, 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards.\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n", "\ntexas a&m university school of law appellate advocacy and mediation teams both won their regional competitions and have advanced to the national finals\naba national appellate advocacy competition\ntyler gregston and blake buether aba naac regional champs\nthe texas a&m university school of law moot court team of 3ls blake buether and tyler gregston and brief writer 2l melissa cather have advanced to the national finals of the prestigious american bar association (aba) national appellate advocacy competition (naac)\nafter winning the naac regional championship at the brooklyn regional \u200bin february the team coached by joe spence of shannon gracey ratliffe and miller llp will compete at the national finals in chicago on april 7-9 \nthe law school last advanced to the national finals of the naac \u200bin 2012 \nthe brief for the regional competition was due in early january which meant the students had to work hard over the holiday break \nanother team of 3ls ben nystrom kirsten thompson and writer andrew bell finished as regional semi-finalists the team was coached by jennifer ellis (05) director of advocacy programs\nellis said she is so pleased with the efforts put forth by the students and knows they will represent the law school well at the national finals \nboth tyler and blake have completed in moot court since the undergraduate level she said it is very rewarding to see all of their dedication and hard work pay off\naba representation in mediation competition \n lynne nash and justin davis on right with competition judges (left to right) eric green of dallas joshua galicia '13 and dr emily hunter of baylor university\ncontinuing february's aggie law \u200badvocacy success the 3l team of lynne nash and justin davis won the region 8 rounds of the aba representation in mediation competition in fort worth \nin april nash and davis coached by adjunct professor of law kay elliott will represent the law school in the national finals of the aba competition in new york city \xa0\nnash and davis led after the preliminary rounds and won the final round unanimously this is nashs second regional title\nits nice when talent and dedication results in a championship ellis said\nthe other region 8 team of 3ls jesse calderon and mark lister also coached by elliott placed third\nelliott said todays lawyers must have problem\u200b-solving and settlement advocacy skills to succeed and only through advocacy competition before expert judges can a student hone polish and be critiqued on these skills\nour law school is training our students to be global communicators and advocates she said this is not only about serving the clients needs; it is really about being an advocate for peace\nlearn more about the advocacy program:\n\nthe advocacy program at texas a&m school of law is a key component of making aggie law students practice-ready directed by jennifer ellis ('05) the advocacy program consists of three disciplines: appellate advocacy (moot court) trial advocacy (mock trial) and dispute resolution (mediation negotiation and client counseling)\n\nthe texas a&m law moot court mock trial and alternative dispute resolution teams are nationally recognized since the law schools inception the program has received 3 international 11 national 21 regional and one state championship 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n"]

['249', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/legal-clinics-celebrate-new-location', '\nThe eight legal clinics that operate through Texas A&M University School of Law hosted a grand opening in its new home of a 5,200 square foot space in the Star-Telegram building on 7th Street in downtown Fort Worth on Friday, Feb. 12. \nTexas A&M Legal Clinics\n\nEmployment Mediation Clinic\n\n Entrepreneurship Law Clinic\n\n Family Law and Benefits Clinic\n\n Innocence Clinic\n\n Intellectual Property & Technology Law – Patents Clinic\n\n Intellectual Property & Technology Law – Trademarks Clinic\n\n Veterans \u200bClinic\n\n Wills & Estates Clinic\n\n\nRepresenting more than 70 staff, adjunct faculty and students, these clinics service clients from across the world, in matters ranging from family law to veterans benefits to intellectual property. Selection of clients is based on a variety of criteria, including financial need.\nWith the expansion of its footprint into downtown Fort Worth, the school can more effectively service clinic clients and also accommodate growth on its main campus. The move follows a chapter of unprecedented growth for the law school, including the addition of more than a dozen new faculty. \nThe grand opening began with a reception of open doors to offices and classrooms that contained Aggie give-aways for the guests. \nLocal attorneys, judiciary members and other elected officials were in attendance to meet with the clinic staff, faculty and students.\nDistinguished guests included Tom Wilder, Tarrant County District Clerk; Maria Thomas-Jones, CEO of Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas; Trisha Graham, Director of the Tarrant County Bar Association; the Hon. Bob McCoy, Second District Court of Appeals judge; and many more.\nDirector of the Family Law and Benefits Clinic Charlotte Hughart was very impressed with the attendance. \n“We appreciate that so many people attended the open house to welcome us into our new offices,” she said. \nL-R; Andrew Morriss, Law School Dean; Jack Manhire, Law School Direct\u200bor of Program Development; and William Marple, Director of Pro Bono and Bar Affairs for Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas\nThe evening concluded with a gathering in front of the building for a countdown \u200bby Dean and Anthony G. Buzbee Dean’s Endowed Chair Andrew Morriss to spotlight the law school flag on the building. \u200bMusic from Mondo Drummers contributed to the festive atmosphere. \nBraxton Bragg (’14), Program Coordinator \u200bfor the Center for Law and Intellectual Property, which \u200bincludes three clinics, said the legal clinics have helped the local community for many years, and called the grand opening a “great success.” \n“With this new expansion of our clinical programs, we look forward to being able to help even more members of the community with their legal issues,” he said.\nThe Texas A&M \u200blegal clinics benefit both the community they serve and the students who participate. The clinics are dedicated to providing crucial legal services to underserved members of the community free of charge, embodying Texas A&M’s core value of service to the citizens of Texas as a land-grant institution. \n\nFor Aggie law students, it’s an incredible opportunity to gain real-world legal experience working directly with clients. The practical skills and experiential learning opportunities the students gain in the clinics are valuable to employers and essential to success in law practice.\nClick here for more information on the legal clinics.\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nthe eight legal clinics that operate through texas a&m university school of law hosted a grand opening in its new home of a 5 200 square foot space in the star-telegram building on 7th street in downtown fort worth on friday feb 12 \ntexas a&m legal clinics\n\nemployment mediation clinic\n\n entrepreneurship law clinic\n\n family law and benefits clinic\n\n innocence clinic\n\n intellectual property & technology law – patents clinic\n\n intellectual property & technology law – trademarks clinic\n\n veterans \u200bclinic\n\n wills & estates clinic\n\n\nrepresenting more than 70 staff adjunct faculty and students these clinics service clients from across the world in matters ranging from family law to veterans benefits to intellectual property selection of clients is based on a variety of criteria including financial need\nwith the expansion of its footprint into downtown fort worth the school can more effectively service clinic clients and also accommodate growth on its main campus the move follows a chapter of unprecedented growth for the law school including the addition of more than a dozen new faculty \nthe grand opening began with a reception of open doors to offices and classrooms that contained aggie give-aways for the guests \nlocal attorneys judiciary members and other elected officials were in attendance to meet with the clinic staff faculty and students\ndistinguished guests included tom wilder tarrant county district clerk; maria thomas-jones ceo of legal aid of northwest texas; trisha graham director of the tarrant county bar association; the hon bob mccoy second district court of appeals judge; and many more\ndirector of the family law and benefits clinic charlotte hughart was very impressed with the attendance \nwe appreciate that so many people attended the open house to welcome us into our new offices she said \nl-r; andrew morriss law school dean; jack manhire law school direct\u200bor of program development; and william marple director of pro bono and bar affairs for legal aid of northwest texas\nthe evening concluded with a gathering in front of the building for a countdown \u200bby dean and anthony g buzbee deans endowed chair andrew morriss to spotlight the law school flag on the building \u200bmusic from mondo drummers contributed to the festive atmosphere \nbraxton bragg (14) program coordinator \u200bfor the center for law and intellectual property which \u200bincludes three clinics said the legal clinics have helped the local community for many years and called the grand opening a great success \nwith this new expansion of our clinical programs we look forward to being able to help even more members of the community with their legal issues he said\nthe texas a&m \u200blegal clinics benefit both the community they serve and the students who participate the clinics are dedicated to providing crucial legal services to underserved members of the community free of charge embodying texas a&ms core value of service to the citizens of texas as a land-grant institution \n\nfor aggie law students its an incredible opportunity to gain real-world legal experience working directly with clients the practical skills and experiential learning opportunities the students gain in the clinics are valuable to employers and essential to success in law practice\nclick here for more information on the legal clinics\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['250', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/pellegrino-named-president-s-meritorious-service-award-recipient', "\nMatthew Pellegrino, Law School Master Maintenance Mechanic, is a 2015-2016 President’s Meritorious Service Award recipient\nTexas A&M University School of Law Master Maintenance Mechanic Matthew Pellegrino is one of 25 individual staff recipients of the Texas A&M University’s 2015-2016 President’s Meritorious Service Award (PMSA).\n\nThe PMSAs began in 1986 to recognize and reward staff for their commendable service. Currently, these awards are presented to recognize 25 outstanding individuals and two outstanding teams for their meritorious service to the university. Nominations are typically called for during the fall; an anonymous committee appointed by the President selects the recipients.\n\nAssociate Professor Carol Pauli said when nomination requests came out, she mentioned Pellegrino to Law School Dean Andrew Morriss because she knew many faculty members would “cheer” his nomination. She submitted a letter that compiled comments from many faculty members.\n\nPellegrino installing additional enhancements to the student lounge\n“They referred many times to his efficiency, ease and cheerfulness,” she said. \n\nThe letter was six pages long, connecting Pellegrino’s work and spirit to the Aggie core values, as the application requests, she said. \n\n“I’m delighted that Matt got the award.” \n\nLike Pauli, Pellegrino's supervisors, Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration Margaret Demers and Facilities Coordinator Rebecca Key, composed a letter detailing Pellegrino’s service to the Aggie core values in more than just his job at the school.\n“He serves his community, both family and work, church and neighbors selflessly and with respectful graciousness because, again, that’s who Matt is in life,” they wrote. \nPellegrino said he is “honored and humble to be given the prestigious award, especially knowing there are many hardworking staff at Texas A&M.”\n\nHe appreciates his “diverse” role at the law school and says every day is a new adventure. \n\nPellegrino volunteering his musical talents at the Public Interest Law Fellowship Dinner\n“I could be playing the saxophone at a reception one day and catching bats or plunging toilets the next day,” he said.\xa0 \xa0\n\n“One of the great things about Texas A&M is the dedication of our staff,” said Morriss. “Matt is an amazing example of the creative problem solving and dedication our staff provide.”\n\nAs a recipient, Pellegrino will be awarded a $1,000 cash prize, commemorative plaque and a label pin at the 29th annual PMSA award ceremony on Feb. 29 in College Station. The awards are funded through the generosity of The Association of Former Students and the program is coordinated by Texas A&M Human Resources. The ceremony will kick-off Staff Appreciation Week. \n\nPauli said the day the recipients were announced, she heard Pellegrino say that he was looking forward to the ceremony because he wanted to meet and thank those there who have been helpful and kind when he had to call for information or help.\n\n“Typical Matt,” she said.\n\nClick here for the full list of recipients and to RSVP to attend the ceremony.\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n", "\nmatthew pellegrino law school master maintenance mechanic is a 2015-2016 presidents meritorious service award recipient\ntexas a&m university school of law master maintenance mechanic matthew pellegrino is one of 25 individual staff recipients of the texas a&m universitys 2015-2016 presidents meritorious service award (pmsa)\n\nthe pmsas began in 1986 to recognize and reward staff for their commendable service currently these awards are presented to recognize 25 outstanding individuals and two outstanding teams for their meritorious service to the university nominations are typically called for during the fall; an anonymous committee appointed by the president selects the recipients\n\nassociate professor carol pauli said when nomination requests came out she mentioned pellegrino to law school dean andrew morriss because she knew many faculty members would cheer his nomination she submitted a letter that compiled comments from many faculty members\n\npellegrino installing additional enhancements to the student lounge\nthey referred many times to his efficiency ease and cheerfulness she said \n\nthe letter was six pages long connecting pellegrinos work and spirit to the aggie core values as the application requests she said \n\nim delighted that matt got the award \n\nlike pauli pellegrino's supervisors assistant dean of finance and administration margaret demers and facilities coordinator rebecca key composed a letter detailing pellegrinos service to the aggie core values in more than just his job at the school\nhe serves his community both family and work church and neighbors selflessly and with respectful graciousness because again thats who matt is in life they wrote \npellegrino said he is honored and humble to be given the prestigious award especially knowing there are many hardworking staff at texas a&m\n\nhe appreciates his diverse role at the law school and says every day is a new adventure \n\npellegrino volunteering his musical talents at the public interest law fellowship dinner\ni could be playing the saxophone at a reception one day and catching bats or plunging toilets the next day he said\xa0 \xa0\n\none of the great things about texas a&m is the dedication of our staff said morriss matt is an amazing example of the creative problem solving and dedication our staff provide\n\nas a recipient pellegrino will be awarded a $1 000 cash prize commemorative plaque and a label pin at the 29th annual pmsa award ceremony on feb 29 in college station the awards are funded through the generosity of the association of former students and the program is coordinated by texas a&m human resources the ceremony will kick-off staff appreciation week \n\npauli said the day the recipients were announced she heard pellegrino say that he was looking forward to the ceremony because he wanted to meet and thank those there who have been helpful and kind when he had to call for information or help\n\ntypical matt she said\n\nclick here for the full list of recipients and to rsvp to attend the ceremony\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n"]

['251', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/new-year-means-new-possibilities-for-law-school-clinic', '\n The new office location isn’t all the Texas A&M University School of Law Family Law and Benefits Clinic is celebrating in the new year.\n\nThe law clinic is now able to start the Veterans Project thanks to a grant from the Texas Access to Justice Foundation. The Veterans Project enables the clinic to represent qualifying low-income veterans in family law cases, Social Security disability cases and veterans disability benefits.\n\nThe project came after Professor Charlotte Hughart, Director of the Family Law and Benefits Clinic, wanted to fill the need to serve veterans in Tarrant County.\n\n“At this time when people are beginning to value our veterans for their service, it is especially important for us to contribute to resolving legal problems for veteran clients,” said Hughart.\n\nVeterans Project attorney Lynn Rodriguez\n\nThe law clinic is pleased to announce the arrival of its new \u200bclinic attorney, Lynn Rodriguez. Rodriquez, certified to represent veterans before the Department of Veterans Affairs, will supervise Aggie law students who will be working with the veteran clients.\n\nRodriguez is a 2004 graduate of Texas Wesleyan University School of Law. After law school, she worked as a fellowship attorney at Wesleyan’s law clinic. She then co-founded the Law Office of Ganoza and Rodriguez, where she practiced family law, probate, real estate law, veterans’ benefits and Social Security disability law.\n\nShe decided to join the project because she has many family and friends who are veterans. Her son-in-law has been in the Air Force for 14 years and her father fought in the Korean War.\n\n“I think of them when I assist our veterans in Tarrant County,” she said.\n\nHughart said she’s very happy to have Rodriguez back on staff because the clinic already knows her work. \n\n“She is an excellent attorney and a hard worker with extraordinary people skills,” she said. “She will be an asset to our students and staff.”\n\nRodriguez said she is honored to be working with the law clinic and some familiar faces. \n\n“That I am able to practice law next to three of the best attorneys in Texas, in my book, Charlotte Hughart, Celestina Contreras and Karon Rowden, is humbling,” she said. \n\nRead more about how the grant will allow Texas A&M to serve veterans in Tarrant County.\n\nThe Texas A&M Legal Clinics, which include the Family Law and Benefits Clinic and the Veterans Project, will be celebrating its grand opening at its new location in the Star-Telegram building, 307 West 7th Street in downtown Fort Worth, on Friday, February 12. Click here for more information.\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\n the new office location isnt all the texas a&m university school of law family law and benefits clinic is celebrating in the new year\n\nthe law clinic is now able to start the veterans project thanks to a grant from the texas access to justice foundation the veterans project enables the clinic to represent qualifying low-income veterans in family law cases social security disability cases and veterans disability benefits\n\nthe project came after professor charlotte hughart director of the family law and benefits clinic wanted to fill the need to serve veterans in tarrant county\n\nat this time when people are beginning to value our veterans for their service it is especially important for us to contribute to resolving legal problems for veteran clients said hughart\n\nveterans project attorney lynn rodriguez\n\nthe law clinic is pleased to announce the arrival of its new \u200bclinic attorney lynn rodriguez rodriquez certified to represent veterans before the department of veterans affairs will supervise aggie law students who will be working with the veteran clients\n\nrodriguez is a 2004 graduate of texas wesleyan university school of law after law school she worked as a fellowship attorney at wesleyans law clinic she then co-founded the law office of ganoza and rodriguez where she practiced family law probate real estate law veterans benefits and social security disability law\n\nshe decided to join the project because she has many family and friends who are veterans her son-in-law has been in the air force for 14 years and her father fought in the korean war\n\ni think of them when i assist our veterans in tarrant county she said\n\nhughart said shes very happy to have rodriguez back on staff because the clinic already knows her work \n\nshe is an excellent attorney and a hard worker with extraordinary people skills she said she will be an asset to our students and staff\n\nrodriguez said she is honored to be working with the law clinic and some familiar faces \n\nthat i am able to practice law next to three of the best attorneys in texas in my book charlotte hughart celestina contreras and karon rowden is humbling she said \n\nread more about how the grant will allow texas a&m to serve veterans in tarrant county\n\nthe texas a&m legal clinics which include the family law and benefits clinic and the veterans project will be celebrating its grand opening at its new location in the star-telegram building 307 west 7th street in downtown fort worth on friday february 12 click here for more information\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['252', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/prof.-aziz-receives-grant-to-study-experiences-of-muslim-students', '\nProfessor Sahar Aziz\nTexas A&M University School of Law Professor Sahar Aziz received a Diversity Matters seed grant from the Office of the Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity in support of her research on civil rights and Muslims in the United States. The grant will study experiences of Muslim students at Texas A&M University.\nAziz will be working with Shaida Kalbasi, Instructional Assistant Professor in Health and Kinesiology, to conduct empirical research about the experiences of Aggie Muslim students. Kalbasi has a Ph.D. in medical sociology. Her dissertation focused on the experience of minority populations in the health care system.\nWith the rise of overt anti-Muslim bias, Aziz’s interdisciplinary research is a timely contribution to the legal and sociological literature on discrimination faced by religious and racial minorities. \nAziz and Kalbasi will examine such factors as national origin, time of immigration (first vs. second generation), clothing, language skills and religion in terms of their possible influence on discriminatory behaviors. The results of the study will provide a better understanding of the discrimination experiences of not only the understudied group of Muslims in America in general but, more specifically, Muslim students on a college campus. \nMore importantly, the findings from this study will tie directly to the issue of diversity at Texas A&M University and can be used to help raise awareness among the student body and faculty/staff about the delicate position of this group of students and how they experience discrimination at a time when Islam and Muslims often make national news.\n\nLearn more.\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nprofessor sahar aziz\ntexas a&m university school of law professor sahar aziz received a diversity matters seed grant from the office of the vice president and associate provost for diversity in support of her research on civil rights and muslims in the united states the grant will study experiences of muslim students at texas a&m university\naziz will be working with shaida kalbasi instructional assistant professor in health and kinesiology to conduct empirical research about the experiences of aggie muslim students kalbasi has a phd in medical sociology her dissertation focused on the experience of minority populations in the health care system\nwith the rise of overt anti-muslim bias azizs interdisciplinary research is a timely contribution to the legal and sociological literature on discrimination faced by religious and racial minorities \naziz and kalbasi will examine such factors as national origin time of immigration (first vs second generation) clothing language skills and religion in terms of their possible influence on discriminatory behaviors the results of the study will provide a better understanding of the discrimination experiences of not only the understudied group of muslims in america in general but more specifically muslim students on a college campus \nmore importantly the findings from this study will tie directly to the issue of diversity at texas a&m university and can be used to help raise awareness among the student body and faculty/staff about the delicate position of this group of students and how they experience discrimination at a time when islam and muslims often make national news\n\nlearn more\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['253', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/miller-wins-hartrick-scholar-writing-award-2500-prize', '\nThe Center for American and International Law (CAIL) Institute for Energy Law (IEL) named Texas A&M University School of Law \u200bthird-year student Brett Miller as the recipient of the 2016 Hartrick Scholar writing award, which includes a $2,500 cash prize, for his paper, “Embracing the Water-Energy Contradiction: The Pebble Mine Conflict and Regulatory Implications Associated with Renewable Energy’s Dependence on Non-renewable Copper.”\n\nMiller’s paper details the contradiction that arises between those who seek to protect vulnerable ecosystems and those who desire to reduce carbon emissions, and was accepted for publication in the University of Denver Water Law Review. \n\nCAIL works to “improve the quality of justice through the education of lawyers and law enforcement officials in the United States and throughout the world,” according to its website. \n\nMiller, a 2015-16 Texas A&M Energy Institute Fellow, said he is very excited for his article to be recognized again, especially by IEL.\n\n“I’m honored to receive the Hartrick Writing Award, and I think this highlights the fact that numerous Texas A&M law students are competing, and will continue to be successful, at a national level,” he said. \n\nMiller said he can’t thank Associate Professor Gina Warren enough for her constant mentorship and for making these opportunities possible for him.\n\n“She did a lot to help me win this award,” he said. \n\nIn addition to the cash prize, the award includes invitations to the IEL’s 67th Annual Oil and Gas Law Conference in Houston this month and the Hartrick Symposium: Career Paths for Young Attorneys in the Energy Sector in Norman, Okla. on April 1 and 2. \n\n“I’m thrilled to attend the conference in Houston because the Institute for Energy Law provides great opportunities for students to network and interact with leaders in the oil and gas industry,” he said. \n\nAmong the recognized runners-up were students from Southern Methodist University Deadman School of Law, University of Houston Law Center and Texas Tech University School of Law. \n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nthe center for american and international law (cail) institute for energy law (iel) named texas a&m university school of law \u200bthird-year student brett miller as the recipient of the 2016 hartrick scholar writing award which includes a $2 500 cash prize for his paper embracing the water-energy contradiction: the pebble mine conflict and regulatory implications associated with renewable energys dependence on non-renewable copper\n\nmillers paper details the contradiction that arises between those who seek to protect vulnerable ecosystems and those who desire to reduce carbon emissions and was accepted for publication in the university of denver water law review \n\ncail works to improve the quality of justice through the education of lawyers and law enforcement officials in the united states and throughout the world according to its website \n\nmiller a 2015-16 texas a&m energy institute fellow said he is very excited for his article to be recognized again especially by iel\n\nim honored to receive the hartrick writing award and i think this highlights the fact that numerous texas a&m law students are competing and will continue to be successful at a national level he said \n\nmiller said he cant thank associate professor gina warren enough for her constant mentorship and for making these opportunities possible for him\n\nshe did a lot to help me win this award he said \n\nin addition to the cash prize the award includes invitations to the iels 67th annual oil and gas law conference in houston this month and the hartrick symposium: career paths for young attorneys in the energy sector in norman okla on april 1 and 2 \n\nim thrilled to attend the conference in houston because the institute for energy law provides great opportunities for students to network and interact with leaders in the oil and gas industry he said \n\namong the recognized runners-up were students from southern methodist university deadman school of law university of houston law center and texas tech university school of law \n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['254', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-student-article-to-be-published-in-uc-davis-environmental-law-journal', '\n3L Jimmy “Dwight” Tom\nThird-year law student Jimmy “Dwight” Tom accepted an offer to have his research article, “Easement Come, Easement Go – The Cemetery Access Easement: The Exception to the Right to Exclude Whose Time Has Come to Facilitate the Preservation of Nineteenth-Century Texas Family Cemeteries,” published in Environs: Environmental Law and Policy Journal at University of California, Davis, School of Law. The article will be in the spring issue of volume 39.\n\nTom’s article explores access to cemeteries on private land. He believes that both private and public owners have an obligation to grant access to and preserve all cemeteries.\n\n“I specifically focused on access to and preservation of post-Native American nineteenth-century Texas burial places.”\n\nTom was inspired to write the article after he was denied access to a family cemetery in southwest Texas to make a photo log for the Texas Historical Commission.\n\nHe said he was very excited to receive an offer from the UC Davis School of Law because it was clear from the offer that the editor understood why the issue was important to him. \n\n“It felt like a good fit because California has similar cemetery access issues,” he said. \n\nTom had the guidance of some Texas A&M University School of Law professors in writing the article. He discussed the issue with Professor Stephen Alton to determine the kind of easement the cemetery access easement is. Professor Susan Phillips served as his faculty advisor, helping with style and structure. Tom said Professor Patrick Flanagan was the last set of eyes on the article.\n\n“I must thank Professor Patrick Flanagan and his Texas Research Practicum that taught me how to research every source of law,” he said. “His expert suggestions and encouragement were a major factor in my decision to submit my paper for publication.” \xa0\nThis is Tom’s first article to be published, and he’s optimistic for the impact it could have.\n\n“Hopefully this article will start the conversation on preserving all family cemeteries before the Texas Bicentennial in 2036.”\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n\n\n', '\n3l jimmy dwight tom\nthird-year law student jimmy dwight tom accepted an offer to have his research article easement come easement go – the cemetery access easement: the exception to the right to exclude whose time has come to facilitate the preservation of nineteenth-century texas family cemeteries published in environs: environmental law and policy journal at university of california davis school of law the article will be in the spring issue of volume 39\n\ntoms article explores access to cemeteries on private land he believes that both private and public owners have an obligation to grant access to and preserve all cemeteries\n\ni specifically focused on access to and preservation of post-native american nineteenth-century texas burial places\n\ntom was inspired to write the article after he was denied access to a family cemetery in southwest texas to make a photo log for the texas historical commission\n\nhe said he was very excited to receive an offer from the uc davis school of law because it was clear from the offer that the editor understood why the issue was important to him \n\nit felt like a good fit because california has similar cemetery access issues he said \n\ntom had the guidance of some texas a&m university school of law professors in writing the article he discussed the issue with professor stephen alton to determine the kind of easement the cemetery access easement is professor susan phillips served as his faculty advisor helping with style and structure tom said professor patrick flanagan was the last set of eyes on the article\n\ni must thank professor patrick flanagan and his texas research practicum that taught me how to research every source of law he said his expert suggestions and encouragement were a major factor in my decision to submit my paper for publication \xa0\nthis is toms first article to be published and hes optimistic for the impact it could have\n\nhopefully this article will start the conversation on preserving all family cemeteries before the texas bicentennial in 2036\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n\n\n']

['255', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/mock-trial-team-advances-to-national-finals', "\nTexas A&M Law RMBLSA 2L Mock Trial team:\nL-R: Ashu Balimba, Zo Onyeise, coach Matthew Jackson, Lemarcus Henderson, Aaron Cartwright\nIn Denver this past weekend, the Texas A&M University School of Law 2L Mock Trial team of Ashu Balimba, Aaron Cartwright, Zo Onyeise and Lemarcus Henderson placed second at the Rocky Mountain Regionals of the Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition (TMMTC), sponsored by the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA).\xa0 \nThe 2L team secured a spot in the TMMTC national finals to be held March 9-13 at NBLSA’s National Convention in Baltimore, Maryland. The team was coached by Matthew Jackson (’13), who was assisted by Doug Greene. While this was Jackson’s first team to coach, he was regional champion of this competition in 2013 and advanced to the national finals.\xa0 \nThis will be the fifth consecutive year that a law school team has advanced to the national finals of TMMTC. \nThe 3L team of Kristinia Anderson, Gregory Franklin, Jerek Hart and Jamillia Wren placed fourth this year, missing the national finals by \u200bone ballot point. The team was coached by Doug Greene.\xa0 \n“I am so proud of the effort put forth by all of our students,” said Jennifer Ellis (’05), Director of Advocacy Programs. “They had to practice all during the holiday break, while many other students got to take a rest or travel.” \nGood luck at the national finals!\n\n\n \n\nLearn more about the Advocacy Program:\n\nThe Advocacy Program at Texas A&M School of Law is a key component of making Aggie law students practice-ready. Directed by Jennifer Ellis ('05), the Advocacy Program consists of three disciplines: appellate advocacy (moot court), trial advocacy (mock trial) and dispute resolution (mediation, negotiation and client counseling).\n\nThe Texas A&M Law Moot Court, Mock Trial and Alternative Dispute Resolution teams are nationally recognized. Since the law school’s inception, the program has received 3 international, 11 national, 19 regional and one state championship, 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards.\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n", "\ntexas a&m law rmblsa 2l mock trial team:\nl-r: ashu balimba zo onyeise coach matthew jackson lemarcus henderson aaron cartwright\nin denver this past weekend the texas a&m university school of law 2l mock trial team of ashu balimba aaron cartwright zo onyeise and lemarcus henderson placed second at the rocky mountain regionals of the thurgood marshall mock trial competition (tmmtc) sponsored by the national black law students association (nblsa)\xa0 \nthe 2l team secured a spot in the tmmtc national finals to be held march 9-13 at nblsas national convention in baltimore maryland the team was coached by matthew jackson (13) who was assisted by doug greene while this was jacksons first team to coach he was regional champion of this competition in 2013 and advanced to the national finals\xa0 \nthis will be the fifth consecutive year that a law school team has advanced to the national finals of tmmtc \nthe 3l team of kristinia anderson gregory franklin jerek hart and jamillia wren placed fourth this year missing the national finals by \u200bone ballot point the team was coached by doug greene\xa0 \ni am so proud of the effort put forth by all of our students said jennifer ellis (05) director of advocacy programs they had to practice all during the holiday break while many other students got to take a rest or travel \ngood luck at the national finals!\n\n\n \n\nlearn more about the advocacy program:\n\nthe advocacy program at texas a&m school of law is a key component of making aggie law students practice-ready directed by jennifer ellis ('05) the advocacy program consists of three disciplines: appellate advocacy (moot court) trial advocacy (mock trial) and dispute resolution (mediation negotiation and client counseling)\n\nthe texas a&m law moot court mock trial and alternative dispute resolution teams are nationally recognized since the law schools inception the program has received 3 international 11 national 19 regional and one state championship 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n"]

['256', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/richard-delgado-and-jean-stefancic-join-texas-a-m-school-of-law', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law is pleased to welcome professors Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic from the University of Alabama School of Law for the spring semester 2016. \nDelgado, the John J. Sparkman Chair of Law at\xa0Alabama, is a Faculty Fellow of the Texas A&M University Institute for Advanced Study with the additional title of Eminent Scholar in Residence and Visiting Professor in the School of Law. He will be working with Professor Michael Green on a law review symposium on the role of race, power and social influence in alternative dispute resolution. He will also interact with faculty and graduate students in the Colleges of Education and Liberal Arts in College Station. \nWidely acknowledged as a founder of critical race theory, Delgado has received six Gustavus Myers Awards for outstanding books on human rights in North America, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, and is among the most cited legal scholars in the United States with more than 5,000 citations. \nStefancic, professor and Clement Research Affiliate, will be joining as a Visiting Professor in the School of Law. Her writing, which focuses on law reform, social change, and legal scholarship, includes numerous articles and books, some co-authored with Delgado, with whom she has shared writing residencies at Bellagio, Bogliasco, and Centrum. Their book, Critical White Studies: Looking Behind the Mirror, won a Gustavus Myers award for outstanding book on human rights in North America. Stefancic and Delgado served as co-editors for the long-running Critical America series (NYU Press). Another book, How Lawyers Lose Their Way, examines how law practice can stifle creativity.\nDelgado and Stefancic will be working with student fellows Jessica Lesnau and Miriam Garza.\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law is pleased to welcome professors richard delgado and jean stefancic from the university of alabama school of law for the spring semester 2016 \ndelgado the john j sparkman chair of law at\xa0alabama is a faculty fellow of the texas a&m university institute for advanced study with the additional title of eminent scholar in residence and visiting professor in the school of law he will be working with professor michael green on a law review symposium on the role of race power and social influence in alternative dispute resolution he will also interact with faculty and graduate students in the colleges of education and liberal arts in college station \nwidely acknowledged as a founder of critical race theory delgado has received six gustavus myers awards for outstanding books on human rights in north america was nominated for a pulitzer prize and is among the most cited legal scholars in the united states with more than 5 000 citations \nstefancic professor and clement research affiliate will be joining as a visiting professor in the school of law her writing which focuses on law reform social change and legal scholarship includes numerous articles and books some co-authored with delgado with whom she has shared writing residencies at bellagio bogliasco and centrum their book critical white studies: looking behind the mirror won a gustavus myers award for outstanding book on human rights in north america stefancic and delgado served as co-editors for the long-running critical america series (nyu press) another book how lawyers lose their way examines how law practice can stifle creativity\ndelgado and stefancic will be working with student fellows jessica lesnau and miriam garza\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['257', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/eeoc-general-counsel-david-p.-lopez-to-discuss-his-year-in-the-supreme-court-at-texas-a-m-law', '\nDavid P. Lopez, General Counsel for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will speak about EEOC’s work, particularly the efforts of its Office of the General Counsel and EEOC cases presented before the Supreme Court, at Texas A&M University School of Law on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at noon. \n\nLopez will discuss “My Year in the Supreme Court: Young v. UPS, Mach Mining v. EEOC, and Abercrombie v. EEOC”\xa0 with students, faculty, and administrators. The event, open to the public, will be held in the Law School’s Amon G. Carter Lecture Hall, 1515 Commerce Street, Fort Worth, TX. The presentation is sponsored by the Texas A&M School of Law Office of Career Services. Continuing legal education (CLE) credit for the program is pending.\n\nLopez will be accompanied by Mr. Robert Canino, Regional Director of the EEOC Dallas District Office. Invited participants include members of the Tarrant County Bar Association (TCBA) and Dallas Bar Association (DBA) Labor & Employment Law Section. The presentation will be followed by a reception in the Law School’s Bernie Schuchmann Conference Center.\n\nOn Thursday, Jan. 14, Lopez will be the luncheon speaker at the Advanced Employment Law Course, at 12:35 p.m., at the Westin Galleria Hotel, 13340 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX. The event is sponsored by the State Bar of Texas.\n\nEEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination.\n\n', '\ndavid p lopez general counsel for the us equal employment opportunity commission (eeoc) will speak about eeocs work particularly the efforts of its office of the general counsel and eeoc cases presented before the supreme court at texas a&m university school of law on friday jan 15 2016 at noon \n\nlopez will discuss my year in the supreme court: young v ups mach mining v eeoc and abercrombie v eeoc\xa0 with students faculty and administrators the event open to the public will be held in the law schools amon g carter lecture hall 1515 commerce street fort worth tx the presentation is sponsored by the texas a&m school of law office of career services continuing legal education (cle) credit for the program is pending\n\nlopez will be accompanied by mr robert canino regional director of the eeoc dallas district office invited participants include members of the tarrant county bar association (tcba) and dallas bar association (dba) labor & employment law section the presentation will be followed by a reception in the law schools bernie schuchmann conference center\n\non thursday jan 14 lopez will be the luncheon speaker at the advanced employment law course at 12:35 pm at the westin galleria hotel 13340 dallas parkway dallas tx the event is sponsored by the state bar of texas\n\neeoc enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination\n\n']

['258', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-prof-receives-derrick-a.-bell-award', '\nProfessor Sahar Aziz\nThe Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Minority Groups has announced Texas A&M University School of Law Professor Sahar Aziz as the 2016 recipient of the Derrick A. Bell Award.\nThe annual award is named in honor of the late Derrick A. Bell Jr., the first African-American tenured professor at Harvard Law School. The award “honors a junior faculty member who, through activism, mentoring, colleagueship, teaching and scholarship, has made an extraordinary contribution to legal education, the legal system or social justice.” \nAll current professional legal educators are eligible for the award, including administrators, librarians, clinical faculty, legal writing teachers and tenure track faculty, so long as they have not received tenure and have served seven years or less in legal academia, at the time of the award. \nAziz said there are no words to express how humbled she is to receive such an honor.\n“His [Derrick Bell] scholarship and lifetime commitment to social justice has been a driving force in shaping my research and professional identity,” she said. “I hope that I can live up to this honor as I strive to teach the next generation of lawyers who will be the guardians of our nation\'s democracy."\n\nDean and Anthony G. Buzbee Dean’s Endowed Chair Andrew Morriss said in Aziz’s short time in the legal academy, she has built a “stellar reputation.”\n“All of us at Texas A&M are proud to have such an accomplished colleague and are thrilled to see that others are recognizing her work as well,” he said.\nAziz said this award is a “testament” to the law school’s support as much as it is of her accomplishments.\n"I am especially thankful to the university, law school, and my colleagues for creating an environment that emphasizes excellence, integrity and service,” she said.\nShe will be presented with the award at the section luncheon of the AALS annual meeting in New York City on Jan. 8, 2016. AALS is a nonprofit association of 180 law schools with a mission to “uphold and advance excellence in legal education.”\nAziz’s scholarship focuses on the intersection of national security and civil rights law with a focus on the post-9/11 era. Aziz incorporates critical race theory, feminist theory, and constitutional law into her examination of the disparate impact of post-9/11 laws and public policy on ethnic, racial, and religious minority groups in the United States. Aziz analyzes these issues in various contexts including employment, counterterrorism, criminal justice, and civil rights litigation.\nAdditionally, Aziz mentors women and students who are the first in their families to attend college.\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nprofessor sahar aziz\nthe association of american law schools (aals) section on minority groups has announced texas a&m university school of law professor sahar aziz as the 2016 recipient of the derrick a bell award\nthe annual award is named in honor of the late derrick a bell jr the first african-american tenured professor at harvard law school the award honors a junior faculty member who through activism mentoring colleagueship teaching and scholarship has made an extraordinary contribution to legal education the legal system or social justice \nall current professional legal educators are eligible for the award including administrators librarians clinical faculty legal writing teachers and tenure track faculty so long as they have not received tenure and have served seven years or less in legal academia at the time of the award \naziz said there are no words to express how humbled she is to receive such an honor\nhis [derrick bell] scholarship and lifetime commitment to social justice has been a driving force in shaping my research and professional identity she said i hope that i can live up to this honor as i strive to teach the next generation of lawyers who will be the guardians of our nation\'s democracy"\n\ndean and anthony g buzbee deans endowed chair andrew morriss said in azizs short time in the legal academy she has built a stellar reputation\nall of us at texas a&m are proud to have such an accomplished colleague and are thrilled to see that others are recognizing her work as well he said\naziz said this award is a testament to the law schools support as much as it is of her accomplishments\n"i am especially thankful to the university law school and my colleagues for creating an environment that emphasizes excellence integrity and service she said\nshe will be presented with the award at the section luncheon of the aals annual meeting in new york city on jan 8 2016 aals is a nonprofit association of 180 law schools with a mission to uphold and advance excellence in legal education\nazizs scholarship focuses on the intersection of national security and civil rights law with a focus on the post-9/11 era aziz incorporates critical race theory feminist theory and constitutional law into her examination of the disparate impact of post-9/11 laws and public policy on ethnic racial and religious minority groups in the united states aziz analyzes these issues in various contexts including employment counterterrorism criminal justice and civil rights litigation\nadditionally aziz mentors women and students who are the first in their families to attend college\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['259', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/fall-2015-hooding-and-commencement-ceremony', '\nThirty-eight Texas A&M University School of Law students received their Juris Doctor degree at the Fall Hooding and Commencement ceremony on December 18, 2015, at the Fort Worth Convention Center.\n\nThe keynote speaker for the fall ceremony was Judge Mark T. Pittman ’97 of the 352nd Judicial District Court. Pittman said he hoped the graduates take three things away from his speech: 1) that things aren’t always as bad as they seem, 2) they are embarking on a noble profession, and 3) stick to the Aggie Core Values of excellence, integrity, leadership, loyalty, respect and selfless service.\nJudge Mark T. Pittman\n\n“Aggies don’t lie, cheat or honor those who do,” he said. \n\nNic Taunton ’07 inducted the graduates into the Aggie Network of more than 650,000 members worldwide on behalf of the Association of Former Students. “Grads, you’re now and forever a Texas Aggie, whoop!” he said.\n\nDr. Stanton Calvert, Vice Chancellor Emeritus of the Texas A&M University System, authorized Dean Morriss to confer academic degrees to the law school graduates on behalf of the Board of Regents.\n\nBefore the graduates were hooded, honorable recognitions were handed out. \n\nThe Texas State Bar Exam Achievement Award was presented by Professor James McGrath, Director of Academic Support, to May 2015 graduate Kelly Christopher Shelton as the Aggie Law graduate with the highest score on the July 2015 Texas state bar exam.\n\nIn honor of Texas A&M\'s rich tradition of military service, veterans Professor Joe Spurlock ’60 and Professor H. Dennis Kelly ’73 presented the student veteran commemorative red, white and blue graduation cord to Marshall Bridges. Bridges served two tours in Afghanistan as a U.S. Air Force combat medic and currently serves in the Air Force Reserves.\n\nThe Equal Justice Award was presented to Richard Brand as the graduate who has contributed the greatest number of hours of pro bono legal services, exemplifying selfless service. In the summer of 2014, Brand initiated a pro bono clinic in Kaufman County. \n\nThe December graduates contributed a total of 1,8\u200b50.4 hours of pro bono legal services to the community. The Equal Justice Program and pro bono service are cornerstones of the law school. Assistant Dean Rosalind Jeffers, who oversees the program, presented the award.\n\nSara Bonau\nElected student commencement speaker Sara Bonau was grateful for the honor to speak to the class. “It’s unusual for one student to speak on behalf of the class when no two experiences are alike,” she said.\n\nHowever, she said the common challenges faced by every law student can transform each person.\n\n“The experience [of law school] doesn’t defeat you, it changes you,” she said. “Change is never easy, but it’s essential for growth and development.”\n\nIn addition to receiving their degree, graduates were "hooded" by faculty members selected by the graduating class: Professor James McGrath, Professor Joe Spurlock and Professor Stephen Alton. The Texas A&M Law hoods, in the tradition of academic regalia, are lined with Aggie Maroon and are faced with purple to signify the Juris Doctor degree.\n\nDean and Anthony G. Buzbee’s Dean Endowed Chair Andrew Morriss concluded the ceremony by reminding the graduates that receiving this degree and being a lawyer is a wonderful thing. However, they’re not exactly done. The bar exam is the next challenge and the upcoming two months will be filled with more preparation and studying, and that all starts soon. \n\n“We’ll see you on Monday,” he said. \n\nSee \u200bour Facebook album for more photos.\n\n\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nthirty-eight texas a&m university school of law students received their juris doctor degree at the fall hooding and commencement ceremony on december 18 2015 at the fort worth convention center\n\nthe keynote speaker for the fall ceremony was judge mark t pittman 97 of the 352nd judicial district court pittman said he hoped the graduates take three things away from his speech: 1) that things arent always as bad as they seem 2) they are embarking on a noble profession and 3) stick to the aggie core values of excellence integrity leadership loyalty respect and selfless service\njudge mark t pittman\n\naggies dont lie cheat or honor those who do he said \n\nnic taunton 07 inducted the graduates into the aggie network of more than 650 000 members worldwide on behalf of the association of former students grads youre now and forever a texas aggie whoop! he said\n\ndr stanton calvert vice chancellor emeritus of the texas a&m university system authorized dean morriss to confer academic degrees to the law school graduates on behalf of the board of regents\n\nbefore the graduates were hooded honorable recognitions were handed out \n\nthe texas state bar exam achievement award was presented by professor james mcgrath director of academic support to may 2015 graduate kelly christopher shelton as the aggie law graduate with the highest score on the july 2015 texas state bar exam\n\nin honor of texas a&m\'s rich tradition of military service veterans professor joe spurlock 60 and professor h dennis kelly 73 presented the student veteran commemorative red white and blue graduation cord to marshall bridges bridges served two tours in afghanistan as a us air force combat medic and currently serves in the air force reserves\n\nthe equal justice award was presented to richard brand as the graduate who has contributed the greatest number of hours of pro bono legal services exemplifying selfless service in the summer of 2014 brand initiated a pro bono clinic in kaufman county \n\nthe december graduates contributed a total of 1 8\u200b504 hours of pro bono legal services to the community the equal justice program and pro bono service are cornerstones of the law school assistant dean rosalind jeffers who oversees the program presented the award\n\nsara bonau\nelected student commencement speaker sara bonau was grateful for the honor to speak to the class its unusual for one student to speak on behalf of the class when no two experiences are alike she said\n\nhowever she said the common challenges faced by every law student can transform each person\n\nthe experience [of law school] doesnt defeat you it changes you she said change is never easy but its essential for growth and development\n\nin addition to receiving their degree graduates were "hooded" by faculty members selected by the graduating class: professor james mcgrath professor joe spurlock and professor stephen alton the texas a&m law hoods in the tradition of academic regalia are lined with aggie maroon and are faced with purple to signify the juris doctor degree\n\ndean and anthony g buzbees dean endowed chair andrew morriss concluded the ceremony by reminding the graduates that receiving this degree and being a lawyer is a wonderful thing however theyre not exactly done the bar exam is the next challenge and the upcoming two months will be filled with more preparation and studying and that all starts soon \n\nwell see you on monday he said \n\nsee \u200bour facebook album for more photos\n\n\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['260', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/hong-kong-legislature-to-consider-tamu-law-prof-proposal', '\nOn Dec. 9, the Hong Kong Legislative Council will resume its second reading debate on the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014. Among the legislative amendments to be introduced are those Professor Peter Yu of Texas A&M University School of Law has helped develop. Yu, a native of Hong Kong, co-directs the school’s Center for Law and Intellectual Property.\nYu first delivered his proposal in a public lecture at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in Aug. 2013, shortly after the Hong Kong government launched a new consultation on digital copyright reform.\nLater that year, he worked closely with the HKU Journalism and Media Studies Centre to prepare a submission to the Hong Kong government. The submission called for the creation of a mandatory exception for predominantly non-commercial user-generated content and, in the alternative, a fair dealing exception for such content.\nHis proposal has since received considerable support from local internet user groups and members of the public, as well as a select group of legislators in Hong Kong. His research and publications, in both Chinese and English, have also been cited in government reports, introduced into the legislative record and repeatedly mentioned during the legislative debates within both the Bills Committee and the Panel on Commerce and Industry.\nIn July 2014, at the invitation of a local legislator, he returned to Hong Kong to give a public seminar at the Legislative Council, analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the proposed copyright amendment bill. In the more than two years since advancing his proposal, he has shared his views with government officials, copyright owners, industry representatives and Internet user groups.\n"I am excited that Hong Kong legislators are interested in this proposal, and I am also very grateful to the local Internet user community, whose members have championed this proposal. With the Internet and social media, individual users can now actively participate in the creative process,” he said. \n“The key debate in today\'s copyright law is no longer solely about how we can provide adequate protection to copyright owners, but also about how we can strike an appropriate balance among the many competing interests of authors, copyright owners, technology developers and Internet users,” said Yu.\nCiting reluctance on the part of many legislators and the Hong Kong government to adopt legislation that has not yet been adopted in many parts of the world, Yu said he believes the proposal has a long way to go before being adopted into law. Nevertheless, Yu indicated he is pleased that Hong Kong legislators are willing to consider new ideas that will enable the copyright system to better adapt to changing social, economic and technological conditions.\nIn the meantime, Yu said he is particularly pleased that his students were able to work on some of the documents or publications that have now been cited by Hong Kong policymakers and legislators. \n"For students interested in learning more about copyright law reform, there is no better way to do so than to actively participate in the reform process,” Yu said. "If students are to succeed in the legal profession, they will need to learn both theory and practice."\nThe Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP), which Yu and Professor Megan Carpenter co-direct, offers a specially designed curriculum that balances practice with theory. CLIP features a concentration in intellectual property and a wide array of basic courses and advanced seminars. Students specializing in intellectual property can also gain practical experience through the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic and the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic, which consists of patent and trademark clinics certified by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.\n', '\non dec 9 the hong kong legislative council will resume its second reading debate on the copyright (amendment) bill 2014 among the legislative amendments to be introduced are those professor peter yu of texas a&m university school of law has helped develop yu a native of hong kong co-directs the schools center for law and intellectual property\nyu first delivered his proposal in a public lecture at the university of hong kong (hku) in aug 2013 shortly after the hong kong government launched a new consultation on digital copyright reform\nlater that year he worked closely with the hku journalism and media studies centre to prepare a submission to the hong kong government the submission called for the creation of a mandatory exception for predominantly non-commercial user-generated content and in the alternative a fair dealing exception for such content\nhis proposal has since received considerable support from local internet user groups and members of the public as well as a select group of legislators in hong kong his research and publications in both chinese and english have also been cited in government reports introduced into the legislative record and repeatedly mentioned during the legislative debates within both the bills committee and the panel on commerce and industry\nin july 2014 at the invitation of a local legislator he returned to hong kong to give a public seminar at the legislative council analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the proposed copyright amendment bill in the more than two years since advancing his proposal he has shared his views with government officials copyright owners industry representatives and internet user groups\n"i am excited that hong kong legislators are interested in this proposal and i am also very grateful to the local internet user community whose members have championed this proposal with the internet and social media individual users can now actively participate in the creative process he said \nthe key debate in today\'s copyright law is no longer solely about how we can provide adequate protection to copyright owners but also about how we can strike an appropriate balance among the many competing interests of authors copyright owners technology developers and internet users said yu\nciting reluctance on the part of many legislators and the hong kong government to adopt legislation that has not yet been adopted in many parts of the world yu said he believes the proposal has a long way to go before being adopted into law nevertheless yu indicated he is pleased that hong kong legislators are willing to consider new ideas that will enable the copyright system to better adapt to changing social economic and technological conditions\nin the meantime yu said he is particularly pleased that his students were able to work on some of the documents or publications that have now been cited by hong kong policymakers and legislators \n"for students interested in learning more about copyright law reform there is no better way to do so than to actively participate in the reform process yu said "if students are to succeed in the legal profession they will need to learn both theory and practice"\nthe center for law and intellectual property (clip) which yu and professor megan carpenter co-direct offers a specially designed curriculum that balances practice with theory clip features a concentration in intellectual property and a wide array of basic courses and advanced seminars students specializing in intellectual property can also gain practical experience through the entrepreneurship law clinic and the intellectual property and technology law clinic which consists of patent and trademark clinics certified by the us patent and trademark office\n']

['261', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-prof.-aziz-on-msnbc-live', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law Professor Sahar Aziz appeared on MSNBC Live with José Díaz-Balart to discuss the fears of a backlash against Muslims after the San Bernardino shooting. She also examines the problems of anti-Muslim bias and stereotyping in the U.S.\n\nView the MSNBC interview here.\nIn addition, CNN.com published Aziz\'s op-ed "Don\'t collectively punish Muslims," which discussed the importance of holding individuals responsible for their \u200bcrimes, not an entire religious community.\n\nView the CNN op-ed here.\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law professor sahar aziz appeared on msnbc live with josé díaz-balart to discuss the fears of a backlash against muslims after the san bernardino shooting she also examines the problems of anti-muslim bias and stereotyping in the us\n\nview the msnbc interview here\nin addition cnncom published aziz\'s op-ed "don\'t collectively punish muslims " which discussed the importance of holding individuals responsible for their \u200bcrimes not an entire religious community\n\nview the cnn op-ed here\n']

['262', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-student-article-to-be-published-in-univ.-of-denver-water-law-review', '\n3L Brett Miller accepted an offer to have his research article published in the University of Denver Water Law Review at the Sturm College of Law.\nHis article, titled “Embracing the Water-Energy Contradiction: The Pebble Mine Conflict and Regulatory Implications Associated with Renewable Energy’s Dependence on Non-renewable Copper,” details the contradiction that arises between those who seek to protect vulnerable ecosystems and those who desire to reduce carbon emissions.\nMiller said that Associate Professor Gina Warren’s Energy Law class gave him the opportunity to start his research. \n“However, the summer special topics course in Mexico, Contemporary Issues in Water Resources, gave me the chance to write and explore the real-life implications of this topic in more detail,” he said.\nWarren said she feels honored to have Brett as a student, and that he is an exceptional law student and prolific writer.\n“His work has earned him significant recognition in the field including a 2015-2016 Texas A&M Energy Institute ConocoPhillips Fellowship,” she said.\nUniversity of Denver Water Law Review was the only publication to which Miller submitted his article. He is excited for the opportunity to work with them and chose the publication because Professor Gabriel Eckstein has also published with them.\nThis isn’t the first time Miller’s work has been published. His first legal article, “Come and ‘Take’ It: Whooping Cranes, Texas Water Rights, Endangered Species Act Liability, and Reconciling Ecological Scientific Testimony Within the Context of Proximate Causation,” will be published in the Spring 2016 issue of the UCLA’s Journal of Environmental Law & Policy. Additionally, his separate graduate work was published in the peer-reviewed science journal Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.\nHe is very happy for the chain to continue.\n“Any credit is probably more a testament to the value of the topic than anything,” he said.\nHe also believes that opportunities like this highlight T\u200bexas A&M Law’s “incredible” resources for prospective students. \n“The faculty at our law school is among the best in the country and dedicate themselves to providing exceptional opportunities for law students.”\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\n3l brett miller accepted an offer to have his research article published in the university of denver water law review at the sturm college of law\nhis article titled embracing the water-energy contradiction: the pebble mine conflict and regulatory implications associated with renewable energys dependence on non-renewable copper details the contradiction that arises between those who seek to protect vulnerable ecosystems and those who desire to reduce carbon emissions\nmiller said that associate professor gina warrens energy law class gave him the opportunity to start his research \nhowever the summer special topics course in mexico contemporary issues in water resources gave me the chance to write and explore the real-life implications of this topic in more detail he said\nwarren said she feels honored to have brett as a student and that he is an exceptional law student and prolific writer\nhis work has earned him significant recognition in the field including a 2015-2016 texas a&m energy institute conocophillips fellowship she said\nuniversity of denver water law review was the only publication to which miller submitted his article he is excited for the opportunity to work with them and chose the publication because professor gabriel eckstein has also published with them\nthis isnt the first time millers work has been published his first legal article come and ‘take it: whooping cranes texas water rights endangered species act liability and reconciling ecological scientific testimony within the context of proximate causation will be published in the spring 2016 issue of the uclas journal of environmental law & policy additionally his separate graduate work was published in the peer-reviewed science journal transactions of the american fisheries society\nhe is very happy for the chain to continue\nany credit is probably more a testament to the value of the topic than anything he said\nhe also believes that opportunities like this highlight t\u200bexas a&m laws incredible resources for prospective students \nthe faculty at our law school is among the best in the country and dedicate themselves to providing exceptional opportunities for law students\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['263', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-students-give-back-on-national-adoption-day', '\nNineteen Texas A&M University School of Law students assisted attorneys with prove-ups and case documents for National Adoption Day (NAD) in Tarrant County on Nov. 20.\nSixty-six children were adopted into 40 forever families at the Tarrant County Family Law Center in downtown Fort Worth. During this annual event, courts and attorneys waive all fees to consummate adoptions for dozens of foster children. Texas A&M School of Law was among the eight organizations that sponsored Tarrant County NAD.\nHands-on Real-world Experience\nThe Aggie law students participating in National Adoption Day gained significant hands-on training in family court adoption proceedings while donating valuable pro bono service hours to the community. The students, standing with the children and their new families, proved-up the adoptions in front of the judge. During the fall semester, they prepared the legal adoption documents under the supervision of mentor lawyers.\n\nN\u200bational \u200bAdoption \u200bDay is a collective, national effort to raise awareness of the more than 100,000 children in foster care who wait \u200bfor an average of four years for permanent and loving families. The event, now in its 16th year, is held in nearly 400 cities across the country.\n2L Ariel Lira was among the group of students who participated. She thoroughly enjoyed the experience.\n“It was extremely rewarding getting to help these sweet kids officially become part of a family with loving parents that have welcomed them into their home as if they were their own,” she said. “Hearing their stories and seeing the difference that their adoptive parents have made in their lives is incredibly moving.”\nLira plans on pursuing family law after graduation.\n2L Ryan Palmer (on far right) stands before the judge with the family to prove-up the adoption.\nPhoto courtesy of Michael Board\nShawna Smith, Student Affairs Program Coordinator, said this year’s event was an emotional one. \n“As I watched all of the smiling children get adopted into their forever families and the Texas A&M law students who assisted in that process, I felt overwhelmed with joy and pride.”\n“The parents were crying tears of joy,” Smith said. \nSmith the students all did an “amazing job” assisting their attorneys with prove-ups and case documents.\n3L Danielle Bonanno in the company of superheroes\nPhoto courtesy of \u200bAbbey \u200bKirby\nThe theme for this year’s Adoption Day was superheroes, complete with costumed characters, from Captain America to Supergirl, \u200bgreeting the children. Some of the Texas A&M law student volunteers also served as “caped crusaders.” Smith said the kids were very excited to see superheroes walking around. Teddy bears, many collected by students and donated by the Office of Student Affairs, decorated the courtrooms and were distributed to the children.\nTarrant County Family Law District Court judges and associate judges for the cases included Judge Nancy Berger (Texas Wesleyan University School of Law [TWU Law] ’94), Judge Jesus Nevarez, Jr. (TWU Law ’01), Associate Judge Lindsay DeVos (TWU Law ’03) and Associate Judge Cynthia Mendoza (TWU Law ’03).\nAggie Law student volunteers were:\n\n\n\n\n1L Sam Crecelius\n 1L Margaret McCroan\n 1L Mattilyn Smith\n 1L Christopher Ventura\n 2L Gabriel Arteaga\n 2L Ariel Lira\n 2L Amanda Martinez\n\n2L Kathlynn Pack\n 2L Ryan Palmer\n 2L Cassie Rosales\n 2L Yi-Wen Shih (Julie)\n 3L Danielle Bonanno\n 3L Chris Cantu\n\n\n3L Katelyn Fikes\n 3L Ryan Gubler\n 3L Amber Hulcahan\n 3L Dawn King\n \u200b3L Miranda Rodriguez\n 3L Kathleen Smith\n\n\n\n\n\nAggie Law students ready for Adoption Day at the Tarrant County Family Law Center\nPhoto courtesy of Shawna Smith\nLearn more about the Tarrant County National Adoption Day \u200bevent with these media links:\n\n\n"News Fix"\nLocal CBS \u200baffiliate\nFort Worth Star-Telegram\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nnineteen texas a&m university school of law students assisted attorneys with prove-ups and case documents for national adoption day (nad) in tarrant county on nov 20\nsixty-six children were adopted into 40 forever families at the tarrant county family law center in downtown fort worth during this annual event courts and attorneys waive all fees to consummate adoptions for dozens of foster children texas a&m school of law was among the eight organizations that sponsored tarrant county nad\nhands-on real-world experience\nthe aggie law students participating in national adoption day gained significant hands-on training in family court adoption proceedings while donating valuable pro bono service hours to the community the students standing with the children and their new families proved-up the adoptions in front of the judge during the fall semester they prepared the legal adoption documents under the supervision of mentor lawyers\n\nn\u200bational \u200badoption \u200bday is a collective national effort to raise awareness of the more than 100 000 children in foster care who wait \u200bfor an average of four years for permanent and loving families the event now in its 16th year is held in nearly 400 cities across the country\n2l ariel lira was among the group of students who participated she thoroughly enjoyed the experience\nit was extremely rewarding getting to help these sweet kids officially become part of a family with loving parents that have welcomed them into their home as if they were their own she said hearing their stories and seeing the difference that their adoptive parents have made in their lives is incredibly moving\nlira plans on pursuing family law after graduation\n2l ryan palmer (on far right) stands before the judge with the family to prove-up the adoption\nphoto courtesy of michael board\nshawna smith student affairs program coordinator said this years event was an emotional one \nas i watched all of the smiling children get adopted into their forever families and the texas a&m law students who assisted in that process i felt overwhelmed with joy and pride\nthe parents were crying tears of joy smith said \nsmith the students all did an amazing job assisting their attorneys with prove-ups and case documents\n3l danielle bonanno in the company of superheroes\nphoto courtesy of \u200babbey \u200bkirby\nthe theme for this years adoption day was superheroes complete with costumed characters from captain america to supergirl \u200bgreeting the children some of the texas a&m law student volunteers also served as caped crusaders smith said the kids were very excited to see superheroes walking around teddy bears many collected by students and donated by the office of student affairs decorated the courtrooms and were distributed to the children\ntarrant county family law district court judges and associate judges for the cases included judge nancy berger (texas wesleyan university school of law [twu law] 94) judge jesus nevarez jr (twu law 01) associate judge lindsay devos (twu law 03) and associate judge cynthia mendoza (twu law 03)\naggie law student volunteers were:\n\n\n\n\n1l sam crecelius\n 1l margaret mccroan\n 1l mattilyn smith\n 1l christopher ventura\n 2l gabriel arteaga\n 2l ariel lira\n 2l amanda martinez\n\n2l kathlynn pack\n 2l ryan palmer\n 2l cassie rosales\n 2l yi-wen shih (julie)\n 3l danielle bonanno\n 3l chris cantu\n\n\n3l katelyn fikes\n 3l ryan gubler\n 3l amber hulcahan\n 3l dawn king\n \u200b3l miranda rodriguez\n 3l kathleen smith\n\n\n\n\n\naggie law students ready for adoption day at the tarrant county family law center\nphoto courtesy of shawna smith\nlearn more about the tarrant county national adoption day \u200bevent with these media links:\n\n\n"news fix"\nlocal cbs \u200baffiliate\nfort worth star-telegram\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['264', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-school-aggie-ring-day', '\nFifty-five Texas A&M University School of Law students received their Aggie Rings on Friday, Nov. 20, at the law school in Fort Worth. \nDirector of Former Students, Alumni and External Relations Kristi Kaiser Trail (TAMU ’00) welcomed students, faculty, staff, family and friends. She still remembers her own Aggie Ring Day, April 6, 2000.\n“This is a day you’ll never forget,” she said.\n3L Lynne Nash acknowledged that the class of 2016 will be the first graduating class who matriculated as the first Aggie Law students in the Fall of 2013.\nDean and Anthony G. Buzbee Dean’s Endowed Chair Andrew Morriss said there are three things he looks forward to every year as dean: graduation, State Bar of Texas swearing-in ceremony and Ring Day. \n“So thanks for having three [Ring Days] this year,” he said. \nHe said he truly appreciates Aggie Ring Day because the Aggie Ring embodies the values of Texas A&M. \n“I wasn’t smart enough to go to A&M, but I was smart enough to marry someone who did,” he said. \n\nLearn more about the Aggie Ring tradition.\nMore photos from the November 2015 Aggie Ring Day are available here.\n\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nfifty-five texas a&m university school of law students received their aggie rings on friday nov 20 at the law school in fort worth \ndirector of former students alumni and external relations kristi kaiser trail (tamu 00) welcomed students faculty staff family and friends she still remembers her own aggie ring day april 6 2000\nthis is a day youll never forget she said\n3l lynne nash acknowledged that the class of 2016 will be the first graduating class who matriculated as the first aggie law students in the fall of 2013\ndean and anthony g buzbee deans endowed chair andrew morriss said there are three things he looks forward to every year as dean: graduation state bar of texas swearing-in ceremony and ring day \nso thanks for having three [ring days] this year he said \nhe said he truly appreciates aggie ring day because the aggie ring embodies the values of texas a&m \ni wasnt smart enough to go to a&m but i was smart enough to marry someone who did he said \n\nlearn more about the aggie ring tradition\nmore photos from the november 2015 aggie ring day are available here\n\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['265', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-prof-to-speak-on-international-ip-developments-at-national-academy-of-sciences', '\nOn Dec. 11, 2015, Professor Peter Yu, co-director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property at Texas A&M University School of Law, will share his perspectives on recent international intellectual property developments at a workshop at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.\n\xa0\nTitled "National and International Intellectual Property Practices and Policies: Assessing the Impact of Political, Economic and Technological Pressures," the workshop will feature national leaders in the field. Specifically, it will focus on the impact of technological changes, social and political pressures and economic forces on the policies and practices surrounding intellectual property in emerging markets, such as Brazil, China and India.\n\xa0\nShortly before the workshop, Yu will visit the University of Helsinki and Hanken School of Economics in Finland. He will \u200bpresent "The Chinese Intellectual Property System at 35: Transplant, Transformation and What\'s Next" at their Legal Transplant for Innovation and Creativity Conference. The conference concludes a joint research project, whose book will be published in \u200bYu\'s book series on Intellectual Property and Global Development (Edward Elgar Publishing).\n\xa0\n\u200bYu will also deliver two lectures on the impact of the international trade and intellectual property systems on access to essential medicines. These lectures will draw on the research and insights from his book, The Global Governance of HIV/AIDS: Intellectual Property and Access to Essential Medicines (co-edited with Dr. Obijiofor Aginam of the United Nations University and Prof. John Harrington of Cardiff Law School).\n', '\non dec 11 2015 professor peter yu co-director of the center for law and intellectual property at texas a&m university school of law will share his perspectives on recent international intellectual property developments at a workshop at the national academy of sciences in washington dc\n\xa0\ntitled "national and international intellectual property practices and policies: assessing the impact of political economic and technological pressures " the workshop will feature national leaders in the field specifically it will focus on the impact of technological changes social and political pressures and economic forces on the policies and practices surrounding intellectual property in emerging markets such as brazil china and india\n\xa0\nshortly before the workshop yu will visit the university of helsinki and hanken school of economics in finland he will \u200bpresent "the chinese intellectual property system at 35: transplant transformation and what\'s next" at their legal transplant for innovation and creativity conference the conference concludes a joint research project whose book will be published in \u200byu\'s book series on intellectual property and global development (edward elgar publishing)\n\xa0\n\u200byu will also deliver two lectures on the impact of the international trade and intellectual property systems on access to essential medicines these lectures will draw on the research and insights from his book the global governance of hiv/aids: intellectual property and access to essential medicines (co-edited with dr obijiofor aginam of the united nations university and prof john harrington of cardiff law school)\n']

['266', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-students-continue-advocacy-competition-success', '\nChicago Bar National Moot Court Competition second place team of Melissa Cather, Jeremy Black and Nick Lidji with their coach Jayson Nag\nTexas A&M University School of Law students are at it again with success in advocacy, moot court and negotiation competitions nationwide, from Chicago to San Diego. \n3L Andy Bell received \u200bthird place Best Advocate Award at the San Diego Criminal Procedure National Moot Court Tournament at the end of October. He and partner 2L Christen Sutton finished in the national round of 16. The team was coached by Melinda Westmoreland Nag (Texas Wesleyan University School of Law ’06).\nOn Nov. 12-14 in Chicago, 3L Jeremy Black, 2L Nick Lidji and 2L Melissa Cather placed \u200bsecond at the Chicago Bar National Moot Court Competition. The team narrowly missed taking the title. The team was coached by Jayson Nag (Texas Wesleyan University School of Law ’11).\xa0\nBlack said the moot court’s result in Chicago is a “testament” to the professors’ and coaches’ willingness to invest their time in the students.\nBlack said this will give students a “solid foundation to understand and clearly articulate the complexities of the law and policy.”\nOn Nov. 13-14 in Provo, Utah, 3Ls Lynne Nash and Dwight Tom were regional finalists at the American Bar Association Negotiation Competition, narrowly missing advancement to the national finals. They were coached by Chris Watts (Texas Wesleyan University School of Law ’00) and Adjunct Professor Kay Elliott. \nElliott said these competitions are an effective method for developing the critical skills of writing and thinking as a lawyer and \u200bcultivating advocacy \u200btalents. \n“Only through advocacy competition before expert judges can a student hone, polish and be critiqued on these skills – no one will tell you in legal practice whether your advocacy skills are brilliant or bad,” she said. “Too few lawyers were trained in problem solving and persuasion before graduation in the past, but that is changing.”\nElliott also said that legal interviewers today are more focused on whether the new lawyer already has those skills necessary to perform well without extensive mentoring. Nash said this is a benefit for law students participating in such advocacy/mediation programs.\n"The days of firms hiring on graduates and then spending two years to train them in the practical ways of \'how to be an attorney\' are fleeting or gone entirely,” Nash said. “Being able to talk about my experiences within the advocacy competitions gives me an edge in an interview."\nRead more on previous advocacy and mediation recognition here. \nLearn more about the Advocacy Program:\n\nThe Advocacy Program at Texas A&M School of Law is a key component of making Aggie law students practice-ready. Directed by Jennifer Ellis (Texas Wesleyan University School of Law \'05), the Advocacy Program consists of three disciplines: appellate advocacy (moot court), trial advocacy (mock trial) and dispute resolution (mediation, negotiation and client counseling).\n\nThe Texas A&M Law Moot Court, Mock Trial and Alternative Dispute Resolution teams are nationally recognized. Since the law school’s inception, the program has received 3 international, 11 national, 19 regional and one state championship, 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards.\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nchicago bar national moot court competition second place team of melissa cather jeremy black and nick lidji with their coach jayson nag\ntexas a&m university school of law students are at it again with success in advocacy moot court and negotiation competitions nationwide from chicago to san diego \n3l andy bell received \u200bthird place best advocate award at the san diego criminal procedure national moot court tournament at the end of october he and partner 2l christen sutton finished in the national round of 16 the team was coached by melinda westmoreland nag (texas wesleyan university school of law 06)\non nov 12-14 in chicago 3l jeremy black 2l nick lidji and 2l melissa cather placed \u200bsecond at the chicago bar national moot court competition the team narrowly missed taking the title the team was coached by jayson nag (texas wesleyan university school of law 11)\xa0\nblack said the moot courts result in chicago is a testament to the professors and coaches willingness to invest their time in the students\nblack said this will give students a solid foundation to understand and clearly articulate the complexities of the law and policy\non nov 13-14 in provo utah 3ls lynne nash and dwight tom were regional finalists at the american bar association negotiation competition narrowly missing advancement to the national finals they were coached by chris watts (texas wesleyan university school of law 00) and adjunct professor kay elliott \nelliott said these competitions are an effective method for developing the critical skills of writing and thinking as a lawyer and \u200bcultivating advocacy \u200btalents \nonly through advocacy competition before expert judges can a student hone polish and be critiqued on these skills – no one will tell you in legal practice whether your advocacy skills are brilliant or bad she said too few lawyers were trained in problem solving and persuasion before graduation in the past but that is changing\nelliott also said that legal interviewers today are more focused on whether the new lawyer already has those skills necessary to perform well without extensive mentoring nash said this is a benefit for law students participating in such advocacy/mediation programs\n"the days of firms hiring on graduates and then spending two years to train them in the practical ways of \'how to be an attorney\' are fleeting or gone entirely nash said being able to talk about my experiences within the advocacy competitions gives me an edge in an interview"\nread more on previous advocacy and mediation recognition here \nlearn more about the advocacy program:\n\nthe advocacy program at texas a&m school of law is a key component of making aggie law students practice-ready directed by jennifer ellis (texas wesleyan university school of law \'05) the advocacy program consists of three disciplines: appellate advocacy (moot court) trial advocacy (mock trial) and dispute resolution (mediation negotiation and client counseling)\n\nthe texas a&m law moot court mock trial and alternative dispute resolution teams are nationally recognized since the law schools inception the program has received 3 international 11 national 19 regional and one state championship 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['267', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-professor-presents-at-duke-civil-rights-conference', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law Professor Sahar Aziz has been invited to present at “The Present and Future of Civil Rights Movements: Race and Reform in 21st Century America” at Duke Law School on Nov. 20-21, 2015. Aziz will present her scholarship on the identity performance and intersectionality theory as it applies to the forms of discrimination faced by Muslim women in the workplace.\nMore than 60 renowned scholars from across the country will gather to engage on the changing nature of civil rights challenges in 2015 and the unique perspectives on inequalities throughout different facets of modern America. Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, an internationally recognized critical race scholar at UCLA School of Law and Columbia Law School, will be delivering the keynote speech.\nThe conference will address myriad topics affecting the civil rights of all Americans including trends in immigration law and policy, equality in healthcare, challenges for LBTGQ communities, the school-to-prison pipeline, workplace equality, housing disparities and equality in education. Featured speakers include Judge Damon J. Keith (Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals), Dean Kevin \u200bJohnson (UC-Davis), Richard Delgado (Alabama), Hiroshi Motomura (UCLA) and Darren Hutchinson (Florida),\xa0 \nAziz’s scholarship at the intersection of civil rights and national security has been published in the Harvard National Security Journal, Michigan Journal of Race & Law, Gonzaga Law Review and the Hastings Race \u200band Poverty Law Journal. Aziz, also an expert on rule of law in the Middle East, has publications on judicial independence in the Penn State Law Review and chapters in three books.\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law professor sahar aziz has been invited to present at the present and future of civil rights movements: race and reform in 21st century america at duke law school on nov 20-21 2015 aziz will present her scholarship on the identity performance and intersectionality theory as it applies to the forms of discrimination faced by muslim women in the workplace\nmore than 60 renowned scholars from across the country will gather to engage on the changing nature of civil rights challenges in 2015 and the unique perspectives on inequalities throughout different facets of modern america professor kimberlé crenshaw an internationally recognized critical race scholar at ucla school of law and columbia law school will be delivering the keynote speech\nthe conference will address myriad topics affecting the civil rights of all americans including trends in immigration law and policy equality in healthcare challenges for lbtgq communities the school-to-prison pipeline workplace equality housing disparities and equality in education featured speakers include judge damon j keith (sixth circuit us court of appeals) dean kevin \u200bjohnson (uc-davis) richard delgado (alabama) hiroshi motomura (ucla) and darren hutchinson (florida) \xa0 \nazizs scholarship at the intersection of civil rights and national security has been published in the harvard national security journal michigan journal of race & law gonzaga law review and the hastings race \u200band poverty law journal aziz also an expert on rule of law in the middle east has publications on judicial independence in the penn state law review and chapters in three books\n']

['268', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/aggie-law-students-selected-for-public-policy-externship-in-washington-d.c', "\nEffective January 2016, six Aggie Law students will participate in the school’s new Residency Externship Program in Washington, D.C.\nPlacements will be throughout the federal government. The program provides opportunities for students to focus on policymaking that impacts Texas and to practice the Aggie Core values of selfless service, leadership and excellence that are so much a part of a public policy lawyer’s career. \nSpecifically, students will be immersed in the role of the government lawyer as policymaker—including promulgation of law, rulemaking, regulation, enforcement and litigation.\nChief Counsel for U.S. Homeland Security on the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Stephen R. Viña, will serve as adjunct professor for the program. Students will meet key policymakers and advocates from a variety of agencies and organizations, engage with other Aggies participating in Texas A&M’s Public Policy Internship Program, and learn about the significant issues faced every day by those engaged in public policy through guided coursework and discussion.\nStudents accepted into the inaugural class are:\n\nZachery Brown (Fort Worth)\nTom Connally (Blooming Grove, Texas)\nMitchell A. Monthie (Fort Worth)\nAvery Ory (Georgetown, Texas)\nKia Pichon (Houston, Texas)\nJoseph Vrechek (Grapevine, Texas)\n\n“Given that one in eight lawyers in the U.S. practice in the public sector, this is a tremendous area for our students to explore,” said Lisa Rich, who is coordinating the law school's Residency Externship Program. \n“Nowhere is the study of policymaking more exhilarating or educational than in our nation’s capital. The fact that Washington, D.C. has the highest concentration of Aggies outside Texas is a bonus.”\nTo learn more about the law school’s Residency Externship Program, including placement and/or housing assistance, please contact Professor Lisa Rich, larich@law.tamu.edu\n\nMedia Contact:\nRebecca C. Walden, Director of Marketing\nTexas A&M University School of Law\n1515 Commerce Street\nFort Worth, TX 76102\n", "\neffective january 2016 six aggie law students will participate in the schools new residency externship program in washington dc\nplacements will be throughout the federal government the program provides opportunities for students to focus on policymaking that impacts texas and to practice the aggie core values of selfless service leadership and excellence that are so much a part of a public policy lawyers career \nspecifically students will be immersed in the role of the government lawyer as policymakerincluding promulgation of law rulemaking regulation enforcement and litigation\nchief counsel for us homeland security on the us senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee stephen r viña will serve as adjunct professor for the program students will meet key policymakers and advocates from a variety of agencies and organizations engage with other aggies participating in texas a&ms public policy internship program and learn about the significant issues faced every day by those engaged in public policy through guided coursework and discussion\nstudents accepted into the inaugural class are:\n\nzachery brown (fort worth)\ntom connally (blooming grove texas)\nmitchell a monthie (fort worth)\navery ory (georgetown texas)\nkia pichon (houston texas)\njoseph vrechek (grapevine texas)\n\ngiven that one in eight lawyers in the us practice in the public sector this is a tremendous area for our students to explore said lisa rich who is coordinating the law school's residency externship program \nnowhere is the study of policymaking more exhilarating or educational than in our nations capital the fact that washington dc has the highest concentration of aggies outside texas is a bonus\nto learn more about the law schools residency externship program including placement and/or housing assistance please contact professor lisa rich larich@lawtamuedu\n\nmedia contact:\nrebecca c walden director of marketing\ntexas a&m university school of law\n1515 commerce street\nfort worth tx 76102\n"]

['269', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-prof-to-participate-in-economic-forum-in-moscow', '\nProfessor William Byrnes has been invited to take part in the Second International Economic Forum “In Search of the Missing Growth” held at the Financial University in Moscow, Nov. 24 - 25. Byrnes will deliver a paper on cross-border transfer pricing and shoring up the Russian tax base. \nRenowned economists, practitioners and representatives of governmental bodies will make presentations during the first day of the forum. Alvin Elliot Roth, а winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, is scheduled to deliver an open lecture. \nThe second day is dedicated to panel sessions where the participants will discuss the priorities in the social and economic development of Russia in the presence of political and economic instability. Russian speakers include K.V. Yudaeva, First Deputy Chairperson, Russian Federation Central Bank; G.A. Tosunyan, President, Russian Banks Association; V.V. Gerashchenko, former Chairman, Central Bank; N. B. Kozlov, Deputy Chairman, Russian Federation Pension Fund; and G. S. Nikitin, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Industry and Trade.\nByrnes is the author of the 3,000 page Lexis treatise, “Practical Guide to U.S. Transfer Pricing,” subscribed by hundreds of large multinational tax risk departments and governments. He completed a three-year transfer pricing fellowship with the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation in Amsterdam.\xa0 \nByrnes, executive professor of law and associate dean of special projects at Texas A&M University School of Law, is also an author of seven other Lexis tax and financial law treatises, a nine-volume compendium on trust and company laws for Wolters Kluwer Law & Business and the popular Tax Facts series.\n', '\nprofessor william byrnes has been invited to take part in the second international economic forum in search of the missing growth held at the financial university in moscow nov 24 - 25 byrnes will deliver a paper on cross-border transfer pricing and shoring up the russian tax base \nrenowned economists practitioners and representatives of governmental bodies will make presentations during the first day of the forum alvin elliot roth а winner of the nobel prize in economic sciences is scheduled to deliver an open lecture \nthe second day is dedicated to panel sessions where the participants will discuss the priorities in the social and economic development of russia in the presence of political and economic instability russian speakers include kv yudaeva first deputy chairperson russian federation central bank; ga tosunyan president russian banks association; vv gerashchenko former chairman central bank; n b kozlov deputy chairman russian federation pension fund; and g s nikitin deputy minister ministry of industry and trade\nbyrnes is the author of the 3 000 page lexis treatise practical guide to us transfer pricing subscribed by hundreds of large multinational tax risk departments and governments he completed a three-year transfer pricing fellowship with the international bureau of fiscal documentation in amsterdam\xa0 \nbyrnes executive professor of law and associate dean of special projects at texas a&m university school of law is also an author of seven other lexis tax and financial law treatises a nine-volume compendium on trust and company laws for wolters kluwer law & business and the popular tax facts series\n']

['270', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/law-school-clinic-awarded-$108-000-grant-hosts-veterans-week-events', "\nThe Texas Access to Justice Foundation (TAJF) awarded the Texas A&M Research Foundation and the Texas A&M University School of Law Family Law and Benefits Clinic a $108,000 grant to provide legal aid services for Texas veterans. \nProf. Charlotte Hughart, Director of the Family Law and Benefits Clinic\nProfessor Charlotte Hughart, Director of the Family Law and Benefits Clinic, who submitted the grant application, said the TAJF grant gives the clinic the opportunity to expand their services to low-income veterans by hiring another Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) certified supervising attorney to contribute to the Veterans Project.\nThe Veterans Project at Texas A&M University School of Law is aimed to help veterans with family law, \u200bSocial \u200bSecurity disability, benefits from the VA, upgrades in discharge, and more. There is currently only one VA certified attorney at the clinic to perform these actions. \nWith over 100 VA certified attorneys in Dallas County and just 37 in Tarrant County, Hughart saw a “real need to serve the veterans.” According to the VA, Tarrant County is among the top three counties with the highest veteran populations in the state, with 119,000 to 215,000 veterans. Texas has the second-highest population of veterans in the nation.\nVeterans have higher rates of homelessness, poverty, disability and divorce than the general population, according to various studies.\nKaron Rowden (right), Family Law and Benefits Clinic attorney, introduces Lt. Col. (ret.) Gary Owens (left), a Veterans Week guest speaker.\n“We hope to help break the cycle of homelessness by providing veterans with legal services aimed at eliminating barriers to employment or obtaining benefits that will help a veteran obtain his or her own housing,” said Karon Rowden, clinic attorney.\nRowden said they want to reach out to veterans with a “holistic” approach to their legal problems.\nHughart said the interview process for the new attorney is in process and hoping to conclude this week. She received about 25 applications, and more are coming in. She said it’s been a long, busy process, but it’s worth it, and it wouldn’t have been possible without the grant.\n“We feel that Tarrant County is underserved,” Hughart said. “It’s also a great opportunity for our students to learn to practice law before they graduate, and help low-income veterans.”\nVeterans Week Activities\nSSgt. Chase Sims, USMC, presents Judge Brent Carr, Tarrant County Veterans Court Diversion Program, a piece of U.S. Marine Corps birthday cake.\nRowden, along with Texas A&M University School of Law Military & Veteran Law Society student organization and TAJF, sponsored an informative and service-oriented schedule of activities at the Law School for Veterans Week. Throughout the week, students heard from a variety of speakers on the military justice system and legal issues impacting veterans and current service members. \nTopics included special court programs, employment mediation, domestic violence in the military, benefits and military divorce family law. A special presentation and cake celebrated the U.S. Marine Corps 240th birthday. See the full line-up of events below.\nWith a focus on service and giving back to those who served, students also donated and assembled care packages for homeless veterans. In addition, students, faculty and staff volunteered at a homeless veterans clinic co-sponsored by the Veterans Project with Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, Tarrant County Bar Association’s Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans and Catholic Charities. \nTCBA Membership Luncheon, Nov. 10.\nL-R: Prof. Charlotte Hughart, Kristi Kaiser Trail '00, Office of Career Services Assistant Dean Arturo Errisuriz, Natalia Cashen, 2L Hans Wiedel, Katharine \u200bAdams, Brigadier General (ret.) Malinda Dunn, Zinzi Bonilla and Prof. Judge Joe Spurlock II '60. Dunn, Wiedel and Spurlock are U.S. Army veterans and all have been awarded the Bronze Star Medal.\n\nThe Office of Career Services presented Brigadier General Malinda E. Dunn, U.S. Army (Ret.), as the guest speaker for the November Tarrant County Bar Association (TCBA) Membership Luncheon. Dunn, Executive Director of the American Inns of Court Foundation, served for more than 28 years in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps. Texas A&M Law current and former students and faculty, along with the staff of the Office of Career Services, attend the networking luncheon, co-sponsored by TCBA and Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association. Dunn also met with Cadets in College Station to discuss military leadership and opportunities in the JAG corps.\nHughart said educating students on the military justice system can be a great way for them to gain interest.\nVeterans Week Event Calendar\n\nMonday, Nov. 9\n \nJudge Brent Carr, Criminal Court #9, Tarrant County Veterans Court Diversion Program\nMajor Christian Pappas, U.S. Marine Corps JAG, special U.S. Marine Corps 240th birthday presentation\n\n\nTuesday, Nov. 10\n \nLt. Col. Gary Owens, U.S. Army (Ret.), Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Program Support Specialist, Employment mediation for the Guard and Reserve\nTCBA Membership Luncheon with Brigadier General Malinda E. Dunn, U.S. Army (Ret.)\n\n\nWednesday, Nov. 11\n Texas A&M Law students assemble care packages for homeless veterans.\n\nCapt. Brian Walker, U.S. Air Force Reserve JAG, veterans compensation and veterans benefits\n \nHomeless veterans care package student project\n \nVeterans Project homeless veterans clinic co-sponsored by Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, TCBA’s Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans and Catholic Charities\n\n\nThursday, Nov. 12\n \nLt. Lauren Hugel, U.S. Navy, Staff Judge Advocate, NAS Fort Worth, sexual assault trauma & domestic violence in the military and the role of the JAG officer \n\n\nFriday, Nov. 13\n \nCarole Cross, military family law attorney at the Law Office of Carole Cross and ABA Operation Standby volunteer, handling military divorces\n\n\n\nCapt. Brian Walker. USAFR (left), Veterans Week guest speaker, with Texas A&M Law student veterans.\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n", "\nthe texas access to justice foundation (tajf) awarded the texas a&m research foundation and the texas a&m university school of law family law and benefits clinic a $108 000 grant to provide legal aid services for texas veterans \nprof charlotte hughart director of the family law and benefits clinic\nprofessor charlotte hughart director of the family law and benefits clinic who submitted the grant application said the tajf grant gives the clinic the opportunity to expand their services to low-income veterans by hiring another department of veterans affairs (va) certified supervising attorney to contribute to the veterans project\nthe veterans project at texas a&m university school of law is aimed to help veterans with family law \u200bsocial \u200bsecurity disability benefits from the va upgrades in discharge and more there is currently only one va certified attorney at the clinic to perform these actions \nwith over 100 va certified attorneys in dallas county and just 37 in tarrant county hughart saw a real need to serve the veterans according to the va tarrant county is among the top three counties with the highest veteran populations in the state with 119 000 to 215 000 veterans texas has the second-highest population of veterans in the nation\nveterans have higher rates of homelessness poverty disability and divorce than the general population according to various studies\nkaron rowden (right) family law and benefits clinic attorney introduces lt col (ret) gary owens (left) a veterans week guest speaker\nwe hope to help break the cycle of homelessness by providing veterans with legal services aimed at eliminating barriers to employment or obtaining benefits that will help a veteran obtain his or her own housing said karon rowden clinic attorney\nrowden said they want to reach out to veterans with a holistic approach to their legal problems\nhughart said the interview process for the new attorney is in process and hoping to conclude this week she received about 25 applications and more are coming in she said its been a long busy process but its worth it and it wouldnt have been possible without the grant\nwe feel that tarrant county is underserved hughart said its also a great opportunity for our students to learn to practice law before they graduate and help low-income veterans\nveterans week activities\nssgt chase sims usmc presents judge brent carr tarrant county veterans court diversion program a piece of us marine corps birthday cake\nrowden along with texas a&m university school of law military & veteran law society student organization and tajf sponsored an informative and service-oriented schedule of activities at the law school for veterans week throughout the week students heard from a variety of speakers on the military justice system and legal issues impacting veterans and current service members \ntopics included special court programs employment mediation domestic violence in the military benefits and military divorce family law a special presentation and cake celebrated the us marine corps 240th birthday see the full line-up of events below\nwith a focus on service and giving back to those who served students also donated and assembled care packages for homeless veterans in addition students faculty and staff volunteered at a homeless veterans clinic co-sponsored by the veterans project with legal aid of northwest texas tarrant county bar associations texas lawyers for texas veterans and catholic charities \ntcba membership luncheon nov 10\nl-r: prof charlotte hughart kristi kaiser trail '00 office of career services assistant dean arturo errisuriz natalia cashen 2l hans wiedel katharine \u200badams brigadier general (ret) malinda dunn zinzi bonilla and prof judge joe spurlock ii '60 dunn wiedel and spurlock are us army veterans and all have been awarded the bronze star medal\n\nthe office of career services presented brigadier general malinda e dunn us army (ret) as the guest speaker for the november tarrant county bar association (tcba) membership luncheon dunn executive director of the american inns of court foundation served for more than 28 years in the us army judge advocate generals corps texas a&m law current and former students and faculty along with the staff of the office of career services attend the networking luncheon co-sponsored by tcba and tarrant county young lawyers association dunn also met with cadets in college station to discuss military leadership and opportunities in the jag corps\nhughart said educating students on the military justice system can be a great way for them to gain interest\nveterans week event calendar\n\nmonday nov 9\n \njudge brent carr criminal court #9 tarrant county veterans court diversion program\nmajor christian pappas us marine corps jag special us marine corps 240th birthday presentation\n\n\ntuesday nov 10\n \nlt col gary owens us army (ret) employer support of the guard and reserve program support specialist employment mediation for the guard and reserve\ntcba membership luncheon with brigadier general malinda e dunn us army (ret)\n\n\nwednesday nov 11\n texas a&m law students assemble care packages for homeless veterans\n\ncapt brian walker us air force reserve jag veterans compensation and veterans benefits\n \nhomeless veterans care package student project\n \nveterans project homeless veterans clinic co-sponsored by legal aid of northwest texas tcbas texas lawyers for texas veterans and catholic charities\n\n\nthursday nov 12\n \nlt lauren hugel us navy staff judge advocate nas fort worth sexual assault trauma & domestic violence in the military and the role of the jag officer \n\n\nfriday nov 13\n \ncarole cross military family law attorney at the law office of carole cross and aba operation standby volunteer handling military divorces\n\n\n\ncapt brian walker usafr (left) veterans week guest speaker with texas a&m law student veterans\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n"]

['271', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/texas-a-m-law-review-hosts-agriculture-law-symposium', '\nOn Oct. 30, 2015, 12 speakers from 11 states gathered at Texas A&M University School of Law to participate in the Texas A&M Law Review symposium “Farm to Table: Agriculture Law in the Era of Sustainability” that featured renowned practitioners, scholars, and experts in agriculture law who addressed a variety of topics centered on the sustainability of agriculture in modern society. \nDrawing from Texas A&M University’s rich agricultural history, the Texas A&M Law Review designed the symposium to clarify a wealth of legal issues facing the agriculture industry and to promote practical approaches for achieving sustainability. \xa0\n“Agriculture touches everyone, whether they know it or not, and legal issues related to water usage, land use, and production regulations have direct impacts on consumers,” said Brent Doré, symposia editor of the Texas A&M Law Review. \xa0\xa0“I’m proud that the Law Review is situated to encourage attorneys, policymakers, and law students to develop solutions to these critical issues.” \nDr. Mark A. Hussey, Texas A&M Vice Chancellor and Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences\nIn his morning keynote, Mark A. Hussey, Texas A&M Vice Chancellor and Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, discussed present challenges to agriculture production in light of a continuously increasing population. Hussey remarked on the timeliness of the symposium.\n\n“The way agriculture is structured today, the thing that everyone in agriculture really needs to have is a good banker, a good person to do estate planning, and a good attorney because of the myriad of issues that impact farmers and ranchers,” he said. \n“Agriculture law is a really open environment for students that have an interest in natural resources and food production. It’s at the extraordinarily important intersection of food, energy, and water.”\nProf. James M. Chen, Justin Smith Morrill Chair in Law at Michigan State University College of Law\nProfessor James M. Chen, Justin Smith Morrill Chair in Law at Michigan State University College of Law, delivered an afternoon keynote that challenged agriculture law to prioritize its focus on addressing issues likely to change our world permanently. \nNoting the vital role agriculture has played in shaping the development of humankind and civilization, Chen dissected some of the current controversies within agriculture law, including how the potential loss of phosphorous would undermine efforts to feed the future world population. \nHe concluded that "now, more than ever, agricultural law is critical because poor public policy can lead to unnecessary & preventable food insecurity." \nThe symposium featured a series of panel presentations exploring farm and ranchland sustainability, the future of crop and food sustainability, and sustainable animal agriculture. \nJim Bradbury, professor of agriculture law at Texas A&M School of Law and practicing attorney, stated that the symposium underscored the key role that the Texas A&M Law School will play in agriculture policy nationally.\n“The school’s reputation combined with the depth of the A&M System’s longstanding role in agriculture creates an unrivaled resource to address the cutting-edge questions for global agriculture,” he said. “The credit for the success of the program belongs to the Law Review and the talented thought leaders who joined us for the day-long forum.”\nL-R: Darren Turley, Texas Association of Dairyman, and 3L Brent Doré, symposia editor\nAttorneys, law students, and industry experts alike found the topic engaging and relevant. Michael Johnson, assistant market administrator at the United States Department of Agriculture, as well as a third-year law student at Texas A&M University School of Law, said the symposium showed that agriculture affects almost every facet of daily life. \n“Everyone has to eat, … everyone has to have shelter,” he said. “Agriculture law generally is at the center of everything that everybody does every day.” \nProfessor Lisa Rich, faculty advisor of Texas A&M Law Review, closed the event with the enduring words of Thomas Jefferson, emphasizing the reason for the symposium: “Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness." \nTexas A&M Law Review staff\n- Article by 2L L. Ellen Flint, Texas A&M Law Review staff editor. Photos by Doug Thurman, Texas A&M School of Law.\n', '\non oct 30 2015 12 speakers from 11 states gathered at texas a&m university school of law to participate in the texas a&m law review symposium farm to table: agriculture law in the era of sustainability that featured renowned practitioners scholars and experts in agriculture law who addressed a variety of topics centered on the sustainability of agriculture in modern society \ndrawing from texas a&m universitys rich agricultural history the texas a&m law review designed the symposium to clarify a wealth of legal issues facing the agriculture industry and to promote practical approaches for achieving sustainability \xa0\nagriculture touches everyone whether they know it or not and legal issues related to water usage land use and production regulations have direct impacts on consumers said brent doré symposia editor of the texas a&m law review \xa0\xa0im proud that the law review is situated to encourage attorneys policymakers and law students to develop solutions to these critical issues \ndr mark a hussey texas a&m vice chancellor and dean of the college of agriculture and life sciences\nin his morning keynote mark a hussey texas a&m vice chancellor and dean of the college of agriculture and life sciences discussed present challenges to agriculture production in light of a continuously increasing population hussey remarked on the timeliness of the symposium\n\nthe way agriculture is structured today the thing that everyone in agriculture really needs to have is a good banker a good person to do estate planning and a good attorney because of the myriad of issues that impact farmers and ranchers he said \nagriculture law is a really open environment for students that have an interest in natural resources and food production its at the extraordinarily important intersection of food energy and water\nprof james m chen justin smith morrill chair in law at michigan state university college of law\nprofessor james m chen justin smith morrill chair in law at michigan state university college of law delivered an afternoon keynote that challenged agriculture law to prioritize its focus on addressing issues likely to change our world permanently \nnoting the vital role agriculture has played in shaping the development of humankind and civilization chen dissected some of the current controversies within agriculture law including how the potential loss of phosphorous would undermine efforts to feed the future world population \nhe concluded that "now more than ever agricultural law is critical because poor public policy can lead to unnecessary & preventable food insecurity" \nthe symposium featured a series of panel presentations exploring farm and ranchland sustainability the future of crop and food sustainability and sustainable animal agriculture \njim bradbury professor of agriculture law at texas a&m school of law and practicing attorney stated that the symposium underscored the key role that the texas a&m law school will play in agriculture policy nationally\nthe schools reputation combined with the depth of the a&m systems longstanding role in agriculture creates an unrivaled resource to address the cutting-edge questions for global agriculture he said the credit for the success of the program belongs to the law review and the talented thought leaders who joined us for the day-long forum\nl-r: darren turley texas association of dairyman and 3l brent doré symposia editor\nattorneys law students and industry experts alike found the topic engaging and relevant michael johnson assistant market administrator at the united states department of agriculture as well as a third-year law student at texas a&m university school of law said the symposium showed that agriculture affects almost every facet of daily life \neveryone has to eat … everyone has to have shelter he said agriculture law generally is at the center of everything that everybody does every day \nprofessor lisa rich faculty advisor of texas a&m law review closed the event with the enduring words of thomas jefferson emphasizing the reason for the symposium: agriculture is our wisest pursuit because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth good morals and happiness" \ntexas a&m law review staff\n- article by 2l l ellen flint texas a&m law review staff editor photos by doug thurman texas a&m school of law\n']

['272', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-prof-to-deliver-keynote-address-at-victoria-university-of-wellington-in-new-zealand', '\nOn Nov. 28, 2015, Professor Peter Yu, Co-Director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property, will deliver a keynote address at the Asian Pacific Copyright Association’s 2015 Copyright Law and Policy in the Asia Pacific Conference at the Auckland campus of\xa0Victoria University of Wellington in\xa0New Zealand. His address is titled "Chinese Copyright Law at 25."\nEstablished in Nov. 2011, the Asian Pacific Copyright Association provides a forum for discussion and for promoting, through legislation, dialogue and education, the maintenance and development of copyright and related rights in the Asian Pacific Region. The association currently has members from Australia, China, Fiji, Japan, Nauru, New Zealand, South Korea, Russia and Vanuatu.\nEarlier that week, Yu will speak on a panel titled "Intellectual Property Research of the Future" at the 2015 IP & Media Law Conference \u200bpresented by the Centre for Media and Communications Law and the Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia at the University of Melbourne in Australia.\xa0He will also participate in a roundtable on intellectual property law reform organized by the Productivity Commission of the Australian government.\n\xa0\nBorn and raised in Hong Kong, Yu is a world-renowned expert in international intellectual property law. He serves as the general editor of the peer-edited WIPO Journal, published by the U.N. World Intellectual Property Organization. He also chairs the Committee on International Intellectual Property of the American Branch of the International Law Association. He has testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission on intellectual property protection and enforcement in China.\n\xa0\nAn award-winning teacher, Yu is the author or editor of six books and more than 100 law review articles and book chapters. According to a 2014 peer study on legal citation, he is #11 among the most cited intellectual property law scholars in the United States. His scholarly publications have appeared in 10 languages, and his lectures and presentations have spanned more than 25 countries.\n ', '\non nov 28 2015 professor peter yu co-director of the center for law and intellectual property will deliver a keynote address at the asian pacific copyright associations 2015 copyright law and policy in the asia pacific conference at the auckland campus of\xa0victoria university of wellington in\xa0new zealand his address is titled "chinese copyright law at 25"\nestablished in nov 2011 the asian pacific copyright association provides a forum for discussion and for promoting through legislation dialogue and education the maintenance and development of copyright and related rights in the asian pacific region the association currently has members from australia china fiji japan nauru new zealand south korea russia and vanuatu\nearlier that week yu will speak on a panel titled "intellectual property research of the future" at the 2015 ip & media law conference \u200bpresented by the centre for media and communications law and the intellectual property research institute of australia at the university of melbourne in australia\xa0he will also participate in a roundtable on intellectual property law reform organized by the productivity commission of the australian government\n\xa0\nborn and raised in hong kong yu is a world-renowned expert in international intellectual property law he serves as the general editor of the peer-edited wipo journal published by the un world intellectual property organization he also chairs the committee on international intellectual property of the american branch of the international law association he has testified before the us international trade commission on intellectual property protection and enforcement in china\n\xa0\nan award-winning teacher yu is the author or editor of six books and more than 100 law review articles and book chapters according to a 2014 peer study on legal citation he is #11 among the most cited intellectual property law scholars in the united states his scholarly publications have appeared in 10 languages and his lectures and presentations have spanned more than 25 countries\n ']

['273', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/student-enjoys-multiple-offers-to-publish-research-article', '\n3L Charles Lincoln accepted an offer from the University of Dayton Law Review to \u200bpublish his directed research project, “Hegelian Dialectical Analysis of United States Election Laws.”\n\nLincoln’s research uses Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s dialectical theory to interpret progression of voting laws from the pre-colonial times to present. Hegel’s theory gives an understanding of the concept of self-contradictory conclusions, which Lincoln compared to “existing laws restricting the right to vote.”\n\n“I see the right to vote as paramount in a democracy and one \u200bof the most intricate and interesting areas of law,” he said.\n\nHe received offers from three other publications: Charleston Law Review, Albany Government Law Review for their election law issue and Charlotte School of Law’s Access to Justice Journal. He said it was tough decision, but after conversations with professors, he decided on Dayton. \n\nLincoln said he is very excited about this opportunity and gives a lot of credit to Professor Franklin Snyder.\n\n“He’s a really nice guy,” Lincoln said. “He met with me every week for an entire semester to help; he knows his stuff.”\n\nSnyder said Lincoln is a great example of an Aggie Law student. “He’s hard-working, driven, and fun to be around,” he said. “It was a pleasure working with him, especially since I probably learned as much as he did in the course of the project.”\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\n3l charles lincoln accepted an offer from the university of dayton law review to \u200bpublish his directed research project hegelian dialectical analysis of united states election laws\n\nlincolns research uses georg wilhelm friedrich hegels dialectical theory to interpret progression of voting laws from the pre-colonial times to present hegels theory gives an understanding of the concept of self-contradictory conclusions which lincoln compared to existing laws restricting the right to vote\n\ni see the right to vote as paramount in a democracy and one \u200bof the most intricate and interesting areas of law he said\n\nhe received offers from three other publications: charleston law review albany government law review for their election law issue and charlotte school of laws access to justice journal he said it was tough decision but after conversations with professors he decided on dayton \n\nlincoln said he is very excited about this opportunity and gives a lot of credit to professor franklin snyder\n\nhes a really nice guy lincoln said he met with me every week for an entire semester to help; he knows his stuff\n\nsnyder said lincoln is a great example of an aggie law student hes hard-working driven and fun to be around he said it was a pleasure working with him especially since i probably learned as much as he did in the course of the project\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['274', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-student-awarded-for-mediation-advocacy-program-mentors-undergrad-team', "\n\n3L Lynne Nash, winner of the TMCA James W. Scholarship, believes “being a mediator embodies the Aggie way – thinking of others and working to serve the greater good.”\nTexas A&M University School of Law 3L Lynne Nash was awarded the James W. Gibson Scholarship at the 11th Annual Texas Mediators Credentialing Association (TMCA) Symposium in Austin for being a “rising star” in the Texas mediation field. The scholarship, named in honor of a founding member of \u200bTMCA, was previously won by Joshua Graham ('14). Additionally, Texas A&M School of Law Professor Sahar Aziz presented on diversity issues at the Oct. 17 symposium.\xa0 \nNash was nominated by Texas A&M Law Adjunct Professor Kay Elliott and Joey Cope, Executive Director of the Abilene Christian University Duncum Center for Conflict Resolution, which she says is an award in itself. \n“It's an honor to be held in high respect by educators and practitioners in the field of mediation who I so greatly admire.”\xa0 \nIn the 2014-2015 academic year, Nash competed on advocacy teams that were regional champions and national semi-finalists at the ABA Client Counseling Competition and winners of the Mediation Award at the FINRA Securities Dispute Resolution Triathlon.\n“I think being a mediator embodies the Aggie way – thinking of others and working to serve the greater good,” said Nash.\nIn addition, 2Ls Brison Bursey, Ellen Dickerson, and Janese Dudash were semi-finalists at the Mack Kidd Administrative Law Moot Court Competition in Austin on October 17. Dudash was the top ranked oral advocate after the four preliminary rounds. They were coached by former student Nikki Chriesman (’09). \n“These competitions give us an outlet to showcase our abilities and argue amongst others who understand our zeal,” Dudash said. \nTexas A&M law students are also using their passion to promote advocacy in future attorneys. 3Ls Kristinia Anderson, Gregory Franklin, Matthew Staton and Nash are helping coach the Texas A&M undergraduate mock trial program remotely by Skype and by traveling to College Station. \nAnderson said the service of the students comes from the impression made by Texas A&M Law faculty and the Texas A&M core values.\n“It is because our school instills such a strong sense of service within its students that I have been able to pass on the strong advocacy skills that I have developed to the undergraduate mock trial team at Texas A&M University that I am currently co-coaching along with Lynne, Greg and Matt,” she said.\n\nLearn more about the Advocacy Program:\n\nThe Advocacy Program at Texas A&M School of Law is a key component of making Aggie law students practice-ready. Directed by Jennifer Ellis (Texas Wesleyan University School of Law '05), the Advocacy Program consists of three disciplines: appellate advocacy (moot court), trial advocacy (mock trial) and dispute resolution (mediation, negotiation and client counseling).\n\nThe Texas A&M Law Moot Court, Mock Trial and Alternative Dispute Resolution teams are nationally recognized. Since the law school’s inception, the program has received 3 international, 11 national, 19 regional and one state championship, 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards.\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n", "\n\n3l lynne nash winner of the tmca james w scholarship believes being a mediator embodies the aggie way – thinking of others and working to serve the greater good\ntexas a&m university school of law 3l lynne nash was awarded the james w gibson scholarship at the 11th annual texas mediators credentialing association (tmca) symposium in austin for being a rising star in the texas mediation field the scholarship named in honor of a founding member of \u200btmca was previously won by joshua graham ('14) additionally texas a&m school of law professor sahar aziz presented on diversity issues at the oct 17 symposium\xa0 \nnash was nominated by texas a&m law adjunct professor kay elliott and joey cope executive director of the abilene christian university duncum center for conflict resolution which she says is an award in itself \nit's an honor to be held in high respect by educators and practitioners in the field of mediation who i so greatly admire\xa0 \nin the 2014-2015 academic year nash competed on advocacy teams that were regional champions and national semi-finalists at the aba client counseling competition and winners of the mediation award at the finra securities dispute resolution triathlon\ni think being a mediator embodies the aggie way – thinking of others and working to serve the greater good said nash\nin addition 2ls brison bursey ellen dickerson and janese dudash were semi-finalists at the mack kidd administrative law moot court competition in austin on october 17 dudash was the top ranked oral advocate after the four preliminary rounds they were coached by former student nikki chriesman (09) \nthese competitions give us an outlet to showcase our abilities and argue amongst others who understand our zeal dudash said \ntexas a&m law students are also using their passion to promote advocacy in future attorneys 3ls kristinia anderson gregory franklin matthew staton and nash are helping coach the texas a&m undergraduate mock trial program remotely by skype and by traveling to college station \nanderson said the service of the students comes from the impression made by texas a&m law faculty and the texas a&m core values\nit is because our school instills such a strong sense of service within its students that i have been able to pass on the strong advocacy skills that i have developed to the undergraduate mock trial team at texas a&m university that i am currently co-coaching along with lynne greg and matt she said\n\nlearn more about the advocacy program:\n\nthe advocacy program at texas a&m school of law is a key component of making aggie law students practice-ready directed by jennifer ellis (texas wesleyan university school of law '05) the advocacy program consists of three disciplines: appellate advocacy (moot court) trial advocacy (mock trial) and dispute resolution (mediation negotiation and client counseling)\n\nthe texas a&m law moot court mock trial and alternative dispute resolution teams are nationally recognized since the law schools inception the program has received 3 international 11 national 19 regional and one state championship 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n"]

['275', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-professors-headline-53rd-annual-conference-on-ip-law', '\nPrinter-friendly press release\n\nTexas A&M Law professors Susan Saab Fortney and Saurabh Vishnubhakat will participate as featured speakers during the upcoming 53rd Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law. Their joint presentation is titled “Recent Ethics/Malpractice Developments for Attorneys Handling Patent Ligation.” \n\nThe conference will take place November 16-17, 2015, at The Center for American and International Law, or CAIL, in Plano, Texas. Established in 2003, the Institute for Law and Technology, part of CAIL, sponsors educational programs for lawyers and other professionals with a principal focus on intellectual property law and practice. \n\nFortney is one of the country’s foremost legal ethics and attorney malpractice scholars. She has authored many books and law review articles on these and other topics. She also serves on the editorial board for two American Bar Association journals. During her impressive career, Fortney has also received many awards for outstanding teaching. She comes to Texas A&M from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. She also formerly served as Interim Dean of the Texas Tech University School of Law.\n\nVishnubhakat writes and teaches in patent law, administrative law, and civil procedure, especially from an empirical perspective. He joined \u200bTexas A&M School of Law this fall after a faculty fellowship at Duke Law School, where he co-taught patent law and researched administrative law aspects of genomic innovation as well as economic and tort-theory aspects of patent litigation. He began his career at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, where he advised the agency’s first two chief economists on a wide range of IP law and policy issues.\n\nPlease visit www.cailaw.org/ilt for full details and to register.\n ', '\nprinter-friendly press release\n\ntexas a&m law professors susan saab fortney and saurabh vishnubhakat will participate as featured speakers during the upcoming 53rd annual conference on intellectual property law their joint presentation is titled recent ethics/malpractice developments for attorneys handling patent ligation \n\nthe conference will take place november 16-17 2015 at the center for american and international law or cail in plano texas established in 2003 the institute for law and technology part of cail sponsors educational programs for lawyers and other professionals with a principal focus on intellectual property law and practice \n\nfortney is one of the countrys foremost legal ethics and attorney malpractice scholars she has authored many books and law review articles on these and other topics she also serves on the editorial board for two american bar association journals during her impressive career fortney has also received many awards for outstanding teaching she comes to texas a&m from the maurice a deane school of law at hofstra university she also formerly served as interim dean of the texas tech university school of law\n\nvishnubhakat writes and teaches in patent law administrative law and civil procedure especially from an empirical perspective he joined \u200btexas a&m school of law this fall after a faculty fellowship at duke law school where he co-taught patent law and researched administrative law aspects of genomic innovation as well as economic and tort-theory aspects of patent litigation he began his career at the us patent and trademark office where he advised the agencys first two chief economists on a wide range of ip law and policy issues\n\nplease visit wwwcailaworg/ilt for full details and to register\n ']

['276', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/former-register-of-copyrights-ralph-oman-lectures-on-role-of-u.s.-copyright-office', "\nPrinter-friendly press release\n\nOn October 19, Ralph Oman, the former U.S. Register of Copyrights, visited Texas A&M University School of Law to deliver his lecture, “The US Copyright Office: Transitioning to the Digital Age, Finally.” \n\nDuring his lecture, which was part of Texas A&M Law’s “Perspectives on Practice” Speaker Series, Oman discussed the role and evolution of the U.S. Copyright Office, including the challenges it encounters in the digital age. He also shared with students and faculty interesting experiences during his tenure as the Register of Copyrights. \n\n“One of the goals of our speaker series is to bring to the campus thought leaders in the intellectual property field,” said Professor Peter Yu, who joined the law school this past summer as co-director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP). “For copyright law students, there is nothing more inspiring than to learn directly from a former Register of Copyrights.” \n\nOman served as the U.S. Register of Copyrights from 1985 to 1993. Before then, he served as the chief counsel to the Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the chief minority counsel to the Senate Subcommittee on Patent, Copyrights, and Trademarks. During his tenure, Oman helped draft the language and negotiate the compromises that resulted in the passage of the 1976 Copyright Act, the current copyright statute. \n\nAfter retiring from federal service in 1993, Oman entered private practice. He now serves as Pravel, Hewitt, Kimball and Kreiger Professorial Lecturer in Intellectual Property and Patent Law at The George Washington University Law School. \n\nSince its establishment in spring 2009, CLIP has brought to the campus leading intellectual property academics and practitioners to discuss cutting-edge topics. In April 2016, David Kappos, the former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and former director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, will deliver a keynote address at the center's annual symposium, “Intellectual Property in All the New Places.”\n ", "\nprinter-friendly press release\n\non october 19 ralph oman the former us register of copyrights visited texas a&m university school of law to deliver his lecture the us copyright office: transitioning to the digital age finally \n\nduring his lecture which was part of texas a&m laws perspectives on practice speaker series oman discussed the role and evolution of the us copyright office including the challenges it encounters in the digital age he also shared with students and faculty interesting experiences during his tenure as the register of copyrights \n\none of the goals of our speaker series is to bring to the campus thought leaders in the intellectual property field said professor peter yu who joined the law school this past summer as co-director of the center for law and intellectual property (clip) for copyright law students there is nothing more inspiring than to learn directly from a former register of copyrights \n\noman served as the us register of copyrights from 1985 to 1993 before then he served as the chief counsel to the subcommittee on patents copyrights and trademarks of the senate judiciary committee and the chief minority counsel to the senate subcommittee on patent copyrights and trademarks during his tenure oman helped draft the language and negotiate the compromises that resulted in the passage of the 1976 copyright act the current copyright statute \n\nafter retiring from federal service in 1993 oman entered private practice he now serves as pravel hewitt kimball and kreiger professorial lecturer in intellectual property and patent law at the george washington university law school \n\nsince its establishment in spring 2009 clip has brought to the campus leading intellectual property academics and practitioners to discuss cutting-edge topics in april 2016 david kappos the former under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and former director of the us patent and trademark office will deliver a keynote address at the center's annual symposium intellectual property in all the new places\n "]

['277', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/recent-grad-places-in-american-planning-association-writing-contest', '\nMatthew McGowan ’15 placed second in the American Planning Association’s (APA) Planning and Law Division’s 32nd Annual Smith-Babcock-Williams Student Writing Competition. McGowan was recognized for his paper “Location, Location, Mis-Locations: How Local Land-use Restrictions Are Dulling Halfway Houses’ Criminal Rehabilitation Potential.” He originally wrote the paper for Texas A&M School of Law’s Sentencing Law and Policy seminar this past February. \nThe APA Planning and Law Division members include planners, attorneys, students and other professionals, many of whom work in government, interested in the diverse legal issues of the planning profession. The contest honors the memory of “three leading figures in American city planning law”: R. Marlin Smith, Richard Babcock, and Norman Williams. By placing second, McGowan received a $400 prize.\nMcGowan is very thankful to the American Planning Association. \n“I\'m still shocked that I managed to place in the competition, but it\'s truly an honor to see my name on the list of the prize winners,” he said. \nHe also credits Professor Lisa Rich for his success. \n“Her insight and first-hand knowledge about criminal sentencing is stunning, and her guidance and patience throughout the writing process was extraordinary."\nThis isn’t the first time McGowan, former Texas A&M Law Review articles editor, has been awarded for his writing talent. In Spring 2015, he won the national White River Environmental Law Writing Competition by the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law for his article titled “Locomotives v. Local Motives: The Coming Conflict, Statutory Void, and Legal Uncertainties Riding with Reactivated Rails-to-Trails." The article was lauded as “far exceed[ing] the existing academic literature on the topic.”\nSince graduating Texas A&M School of Law, McGowan is awaiting his bar exam results and works as a law clerk at Pulman, Cappuccio, Pullen, Benson & Jones, LLP in Fort Worth. \n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nmatthew mcgowan 15 placed second in the american planning associations (apa) planning and law divisions 32nd annual smith-babcock-williams student writing competition mcgowan was recognized for his paper location location mis-locations: how local land-use restrictions are dulling halfway houses criminal rehabilitation potential he originally wrote the paper for texas a&m school of laws sentencing law and policy seminar this past february \nthe apa planning and law division members include planners attorneys students and other professionals many of whom work in government interested in the diverse legal issues of the planning profession the contest honors the memory of three leading figures in american city planning law: r marlin smith richard babcock and norman williams by placing second mcgowan received a $400 prize\nmcgowan is very thankful to the american planning association \ni\'m still shocked that i managed to place in the competition but it\'s truly an honor to see my name on the list of the prize winners he said \nhe also credits professor lisa rich for his success \nher insight and first-hand knowledge about criminal sentencing is stunning and her guidance and patience throughout the writing process was extraordinary"\nthis isnt the first time mcgowan former texas a&m law review articles editor has been awarded for his writing talent in spring 2015 he won the national white river environmental law writing competition by the vermont journal of environmental law for his article titled locomotives v local motives: the coming conflict statutory void and legal uncertainties riding with reactivated rails-to-trails" the article was lauded as far exceed[ing] the existing academic literature on the topic\nsince graduating texas a&m school of law mcgowan is awaiting his bar exam results and works as a law clerk at pulman cappuccio pullen benson & jones llp in fort worth \n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['278', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/journal-symposium-discusses-effects-of-state-marijuana-legalization', '\nThe Texas A&M Journal of Property Law hosted a symposium, “The Blunt Truth: Looking at the Effects of Marijuana Law on Property Interests,” on Oct. 16 at Texas A&M University School of Law in Fort Worth. \nLegal scholars gathered from across the country to discuss the “often overlooked legal and logistical issues” resulting from state marijuana legalization. Specifically, the speakers explored the impacts on real and intellectual property, environment, securities, and patents, among others. The symposium offered a forum for experts to exchange ideas and advance the collective understanding of these issues.\nMitch Monthie, third-year law student and the Journal’s symposia editor, said, “The symposium\'s conversations will be embodied in our upcoming publication in what promises to be a valuable resource toward ensuring that these issues are effectively resolved.”\nThe distinguished panel of guest speakers, Sean O’Connor from University of Washington School of Law, Alex Kreit from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Donald Kochan from Chapman University Fowler School of Law, and Jessica Owley from State University of New York Law School, led the insightful discussion.\n\nIn addition to the panel, the speakers judged the student poster contest. Professor Gina Warren, faculty adviser to the Journal and moderator for the symposium, said the poster competition was a great success, eliciting seven "amazing entries.”\nThe speakers selected third-year law student Jessica Foster’s poster on societal and legal obstacles facing industrial hemp cultivation as the winner. Foster won a $500 gift card and will receive recognition in the Journal’s symposium edition. \nMonthie said in a statement that the Journal received reports on how people were impressed with the symposium, school, students and faculty organizers. “We are extraordinarily happy to have received such positive feedback, and would like to thank everyone whose efforts made the event successful,” he said.\nWarren said the Texas A&M Journal of Property Law should “be proud for putting together such an excellent symposium.”\n\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\nthe texas a&m journal of property law hosted a symposium the blunt truth: looking at the effects of marijuana law on property interests on oct 16 at texas a&m university school of law in fort worth \nlegal scholars gathered from across the country to discuss the often overlooked legal and logistical issues resulting from state marijuana legalization specifically the speakers explored the impacts on real and intellectual property environment securities and patents among others the symposium offered a forum for experts to exchange ideas and advance the collective understanding of these issues\nmitch monthie third-year law student and the journals symposia editor said the symposium\'s conversations will be embodied in our upcoming publication in what promises to be a valuable resource toward ensuring that these issues are effectively resolved\nthe distinguished panel of guest speakers sean oconnor from university of washington school of law alex kreit from thomas jefferson school of law donald kochan from chapman university fowler school of law and jessica owley from state university of new york law school led the insightful discussion\n\nin addition to the panel the speakers judged the student poster contest professor gina warren faculty adviser to the journal and moderator for the symposium said the poster competition was a great success eliciting seven "amazing entries\nthe speakers selected third-year law student jessica fosters poster on societal and legal obstacles facing industrial hemp cultivation as the winner foster won a $500 gift card and will receive recognition in the journals symposium edition \nmonthie said in a statement that the journal received reports on how people were impressed with the symposium school students and faculty organizers we are extraordinarily happy to have received such positive feedback and would like to thank everyone whose efforts made the event successful he said\nwarren said the texas a&m journal of property law should be proud for putting together such an excellent symposium\n\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['279', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-hosts-aals-adr-works-in-progress-conference', '\n Texas A&M University School of Law was honored to host the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) section\'s ninth annual Works-in-Progress Conference on October 23-24, 2015, in Fort Worth. Dispute resolution scholars from around the \u200bworld presented papers on a diverse range of \u200bADR topics. The conference is held every fall and has earned a reputation for collegiality and rigorous scholarship. \xa0\n\nAndrea Schneider from Marquette University, Jill Gross from Pace University, Ilhyung Lee from University of Missouri and Ron Aronovsky from Southwestern \u200bLaw School were just a few of the leading ADR scholars who presented\u200b papers. Other top scholars \u200bfeaturing their work were from University of Maryland, University of Nebraska, Michigan State University, University of Nevada in Las Vegas, Harvard University, St. Johns University, Texas Tech University and Ono Academic College in Israel. \xa0\n\nTexas A&M Law professors Cynthia Alkon, chair-elect of the AALS ADR section, and Peter Reilly also presented papers and co-chaired the coordination of the entire program.\n\xa0\nThis year\'s conference was unique as Texas A&M provided a travel stipend to junior scholars to enable a larger number of junior faculty to attend. Participants this year complimented the addition of Texas hospitality thanks to the hard work of Events Coordinator Deb Barnett.\n\nDean and Anthony G. Buzbee Dean’s Endowed Chair Andrew Morriss gave welcoming remarks. \n\n"This is exactly the type of event that fits within Texas A&M University\'s mission as a land-grant research institution to support quality scholarship," Morriss said.\n\nThis year’s Works-in-Progress conference attendees included (back row, left-to-right) Peter Reilly, Omer Shapira, Erin Archerd, Cynthia Alkon, Andrea Schneider, Elayne Greenberg, Michael Green, Rishi Batra, Ron Aronovsky, Carol Pauli, and (front row, left-to-right) Brian Pappas, Sheila Purcell, Deborah Eisenberg, Lydia Nussbaum, Heather Kulp, Kristen Blankley, Jill Gross and Lauren Newell.\n', '\n texas a&m university school of law was honored to host the association of american law schools (aals) alternative dispute resolution (adr) section\'s ninth annual works-in-progress conference on october 23-24 2015 in fort worth dispute resolution scholars from around the \u200bworld presented papers on a diverse range of \u200badr topics the conference is held every fall and has earned a reputation for collegiality and rigorous scholarship \xa0\n\nandrea schneider from marquette university jill gross from pace university ilhyung lee from university of missouri and ron aronovsky from southwestern \u200blaw school were just a few of the leading adr scholars who presented\u200b papers other top scholars \u200bfeaturing their work were from university of maryland university of nebraska michigan state university university of nevada in las vegas harvard university st johns university texas tech university and ono academic college in israel \xa0\n\ntexas a&m law professors cynthia alkon chair-elect of the aals adr section and peter reilly also presented papers and co-chaired the coordination of the entire program\n\xa0\nthis year\'s conference was unique as texas a&m provided a travel stipend to junior scholars to enable a larger number of junior faculty to attend participants this year complimented the addition of texas hospitality thanks to the hard work of events coordinator deb barnett\n\ndean and anthony g buzbee deans endowed chair andrew morriss gave welcoming remarks \n\n"this is exactly the type of event that fits within texas a&m university\'s mission as a land-grant research institution to support quality scholarship " morriss said\n\nthis years works-in-progress conference attendees included (back row left-to-right) peter reilly omer shapira erin archerd cynthia alkon andrea schneider elayne greenberg michael green rishi batra ron aronovsky carol pauli and (front row left-to-right) brian pappas sheila purcell deborah eisenberg lydia nussbaum heather kulp kristen blankley jill gross and lauren newell\n']

['280', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-professor-elected-as-ali-member', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law Professor Irene Calboli is among the 7\u200b5 newly elected members of the American Law Institute (ALI).\nALI, based in Philadelphia, “is the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and\xa0improve the law,” according to its website. The members of the institute “influence the development” of the drafting and publishing of restatements of the law, model codes and principles of law that contribute to legal scholarship and education.\nThe new ALI members were confidentially nominated by their peers, vetted by the ALI Membership Committee, and elected by the ALI Council. The diverse group of new members are from all over the country and the world. Calboli, who is also on faculty at Singapore Management University School of Law as the Lee Kong Chian Fellow, Visiting Professor, and Deputy Director of the Applied Research Centre for Intellectual Assets and the Law in Asia, is one of three international members of the October 2015 class.\nShe joins seven T\u200bexas A&M Law faculty who are existing ALI members: Dean and Anthony G. Buzbee Dean’s Endowed Chair Andrew Morriss, Dean Emeritus Frank Elliott, Professors Susan Fortney, Paul George, Michael Z. Green, Bill Henning and Meg Penrose.\nCalboli said is very honored and humbled to have been elected. \n\xa0“I look forward to contribute to important work of the Institute in the ongoing projects and new projects, particularly with respect to intellectual property developments and international private law."\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law professor irene calboli is among the 7\u200b5 newly elected members of the american law institute (ali)\nali based in philadelphia is the leading independent organization in the united states producing scholarly work to clarify modernize and\xa0improve the law according to its website the members of the institute influence the development of the drafting and publishing of restatements of the law model codes and principles of law that contribute to legal scholarship and education\nthe new ali members were confidentially nominated by their peers vetted by the ali membership committee and elected by the ali council the diverse group of new members are from all over the country and the world calboli who is also on faculty at singapore management university school of law as the lee kong chian fellow visiting professor and deputy director of the applied research centre for intellectual assets and the law in asia is one of three international members of the october 2015 class\nshe joins seven t\u200bexas a&m law faculty who are existing ali members: dean and anthony g buzbee deans endowed chair andrew morriss dean emeritus frank elliott professors susan fortney paul george michael z green bill henning and meg penrose\ncalboli said is very honored and humbled to have been elected \n\xa0i look forward to contribute to important work of the institute in the ongoing projects and new projects particularly with respect to intellectual property developments and international private law"\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['281', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-intellectual-property-scholars-roundtable-brings-together-top-ip-professors', '\nOn\xa0October 9-10, 2015, more than 40 intellectual property scholars visited Texas A&M University School of Law to participate in the inaugural Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable \u200bhosted by the Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP).\nTim McFarlin, a fellow at Elon University School of Law, discusses the idea of authorship during the Copyright Law session\nThe roundtable provides intellectual property (IP) and technology law scholars with an annual forum to share research and network with peers. In addition to six full-time Texas A&M Law IP professors, the speakers and commentators featured scholars from all over the country as well as IP\u200b scholars from Australia, Canada and India.\n\xa0\n"We are very excited to launch this roundtable as one of our annual events," said Professor Peter\xa0Yu, who created the top IP program among the Big Ten law schools before joining T\u200bexas A&M Law as CLIP\'s co-director. "The event allows Texas A&M students to study the law not only from textbooks, but also through face-to-face interactions with scholars whose writings they study in class."\n\xa0\nProfessor Megan Carpenter, who founded CLIP in Spring 2009, said it was an honor to welcome many leading IP scholars to campus.\nProf. Megan Carpenter, Texas A&M School of Law; Dilan Thampapillai, Australian National University College of Law (Australia); Prof. Jessica M. Kiser, Gonzaga University School of Law; Prof. Peter Yu, Texas A&M School of Law; and Prof. Oren Bracha, University of Texas School of Law; in discussion at the IP Scholars Roundtable\n"Throughout this two-day conference, scholars shared a diversity of views and engaged in lively discussion about cutting-edge intellectual property topics," she said.\n\xa0\nThe Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable marked the first major CLIP event since the recent expansion of the IP faculty of Texas A&M School of Law. The law school currently boasts one of the lowest student-faculty ratios in the IP field in law schools across the country. Its accessible faculty includes not only leading scholars in all major IP "food groups," but also two patent attorneys and a former attorney advisor of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.\n\xa0\n"This conference, which Peter previously ran at Michigan State and Drake, is well-known for an unusual format that provides just as much time for comments and questions as it does for the presentations themselves," said T\u200bexas A&M Law Professor Brian Holland, who chaired the panel on international IP law. "It is the kind of substantive peer review that makes scholarship a whole lot better."\nTexas A&M University School of Law Intellectual Property faculty with an Aggie Gig \'em for the inaugural IP Scholars Roundtable. L-R: CLIP Co-Director Prof. Peter Yu, Prof. Saurabh Vishnubhakat, Prof. Brian Holland, CLIP Co-Director Prof. Megan Carpenter, Prof. Glynn Lunney, and Prof. Srividhya Ragavan (joining T\u200bexas A&M Law in Jan. 2016)\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\non\xa0october 9-10 2015 more than 40 intellectual property scholars visited texas a&m university school of law to participate in the inaugural intellectual property scholars roundtable \u200bhosted by the center for law and intellectual property (clip)\ntim mcfarlin a fellow at elon university school of law discusses the idea of authorship during the copyright law session\nthe roundtable provides intellectual property (ip) and technology law scholars with an annual forum to share research and network with peers in addition to six full-time texas a&m law ip professors the speakers and commentators featured scholars from all over the country as well as ip\u200b scholars from australia canada and india\n\xa0\n"we are very excited to launch this roundtable as one of our annual events " said professor peter\xa0yu who created the top ip program among the big ten law schools before joining t\u200bexas a&m law as clip\'s co-director "the event allows texas a&m students to study the law not only from textbooks but also through face-to-face interactions with scholars whose writings they study in class"\n\xa0\nprofessor megan carpenter who founded clip in spring 2009 said it was an honor to welcome many leading ip scholars to campus\nprof megan carpenter texas a&m school of law; dilan thampapillai australian national university college of law (australia); prof jessica m kiser gonzaga university school of law; prof peter yu texas a&m school of law; and prof oren bracha university of texas school of law; in discussion at the ip scholars roundtable\n"throughout this two-day conference scholars shared a diversity of views and engaged in lively discussion about cutting-edge intellectual property topics " she said\n\xa0\nthe intellectual property scholars roundtable marked the first major clip event since the recent expansion of the ip faculty of texas a&m school of law the law school currently boasts one of the lowest student-faculty ratios in the ip field in law schools across the country its accessible faculty includes not only leading scholars in all major ip "food groups " but also two patent attorneys and a former attorney advisor of the us patent and trademark office\n\xa0\n"this conference which peter previously ran at michigan state and drake is well-known for an unusual format that provides just as much time for comments and questions as it does for the presentations themselves " said t\u200bexas a&m law professor brian holland who chaired the panel on international ip law "it is the kind of substantive peer review that makes scholarship a whole lot better"\ntexas a&m university school of law intellectual property faculty with an aggie gig \'em for the inaugural ip scholars roundtable l-r: clip co-director prof peter yu prof saurabh vishnubhakat prof brian holland clip co-director prof megan carpenter prof glynn lunney and prof srividhya ragavan (joining t\u200bexas a&m law in jan 2016)\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['282', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/davis-urges-law-students-to-take-a-stand', "\nTexas A&M University School of Law American Constitution Society chapter presented former Texas State Senator and 2014 Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis on Wednesday, Oct. 14. \nDavis presented, “Walking and Talking: Using your feet and voice to change the world.” One well known example of Davis portraying such action is in 2013 when she took the Senate floor for 11 hours in pink sneakers to filibuster an anti-abortion bill. She said her main thought behind her choice to “take a stand” was simply putting herself in other people’s shoes.\n“Before I put those [pink sneakers] shoes on, I wore many others,” she said. She put herself in her mother’s shoes. \u200bDavis said her mother worked hard so that she and her siblings would have a chance at a bright future. \nShe also thought of others who took a stand. She remembered Ruby Bridges, the first black child to attend an all-white school in Louisiana, and Emma Sulkowicz, who was raped at Columbia University and carried her 50 pound mattress with her every day until she graduated. \nDavis said that every law student has “the power to do something in this world.” Since the 2014 gubernatorial election, Davis has been traveling and speaking on women’s rights, particularly a new initiative that’s aimed at millennial women.\nShe was happy to be at T\u200bexas A&M Law, where her former colleague and good friend Professor Meg Penrose, \u200bteaches. Davis and Penrose were both Senior Law Clerks for the Honorable Jerry Buchmeyer, U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. Penrose said she views Davis as a role model for all lawyers. \n“She lives by the values our Judge instilled in us:\xa0 Justice for all – equally, tirelessly, completely,” \u200bPenrose said.\nDavis has a mutual feeling and says Penrose helped her develop perspectives. \n“Meg helped me stand in many shoes,” \u200bDavis said.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView Davis' presentation “Walking and Talking: Using your feet and voice to change the world,” sponsored by T\u200bexas A&M Law's American Constitution Society student chapter. \n\n \n\n\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n", "\ntexas a&m university school of law american constitution society chapter presented former texas state senator and 2014 democratic gubernatorial candidate wendy davis on wednesday oct 14 \ndavis presented walking and talking: using your feet and voice to change the world one well known example of davis portraying such action is in 2013 when she took the senate floor for 11 hours in pink sneakers to filibuster an anti-abortion bill she said her main thought behind her choice to take a stand was simply putting herself in other peoples shoes\nbefore i put those [pink sneakers] shoes on i wore many others she said she put herself in her mothers shoes \u200bdavis said her mother worked hard so that she and her siblings would have a chance at a bright future \nshe also thought of others who took a stand she remembered ruby bridges the first black child to attend an all-white school in louisiana and emma sulkowicz who was raped at columbia university and carried her 50 pound mattress with her every day until she graduated \ndavis said that every law student has the power to do something in this world since the 2014 gubernatorial election davis has been traveling and speaking on womens rights particularly a new initiative thats aimed at millennial women\nshe was happy to be at t\u200bexas a&m law where her former colleague and good friend professor meg penrose \u200bteaches davis and penrose were both senior law clerks for the honorable jerry buchmeyer us district judge for the northern district of texas dallas division penrose said she views davis as a role model for all lawyers \nshe lives by the values our judge instilled in us:\xa0 justice for all – equally tirelessly completely \u200bpenrose said\ndavis has a mutual feeling and says penrose helped her develop perspectives \nmeg helped me stand in many shoes \u200bdavis said\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nview davis' presentation walking and talking: using your feet and voice to change the world sponsored by t\u200bexas a&m law's american constitution society student chapter \n\n \n\n\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n"]

['283', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/manhire-presents-bias-workshop-to-tamu-law', '\n What comes to mind when you hear the word “diversity?” Write out the words that first pop in your head. You may not realize it, but you very likely practiced what’s called “unconscious bias.”\n\nJack Manhire, Director of Program Development at Texas A&M University School of Law, wants to simply “break” that with his workshop, “Breaking Bias,” \u200bwhich \u200bwas presented to faculty and staff on Friday, Oct. 2. \n\nManhire noticed that very few law schools offer this type of workshop, and thought this could be valuable to students, faculty and staff at \u200bTexas A&M School of Law.\n\nNow, you may say to yourself, “But I’m not biased.”\n\n“If you have a brain, that implies bias,” said Manhire.\n\nProfessor John Murphy was among the 30 faculty and staff present at the workshop. He agrees with Manhire and that acknowledging implicit bias is the first step in overcoming it.\n\nDespite commitment to diversity and inclusion, unconscious bias exists, and it can mess up everything. The workshop includes activities that bring realization to typical bias assumptions.\n\n“It’s kind of like if you stand under a pecan tree, you naturally assume that a pecan turned loose of the branch and hit your head,” said Rebecca Key, facilities coordinator. “But what if you were standing under a pecan tree and a peach hit you in the head?”\n\nThe next step was to implement strategies to overcome that bias. Participants were asked to acknowledge a bias they had and apply a strategy to it to complete over the next couple of months. \n\nOf the 30 participants, 97 percent said they knew and understood more about unconscious bias than before the workshop. One hundred percent said they would recommend the workshop to others and implement a strategy discussed over the next couple of months. \n\nSonia Jimenez, assistant to the dean, said this workshop could be beneficial to any profession.\n\n“Examining sensitive material with the people you work with under the microscope helps create workable solutions in real time,” she said. \n\nManhire will next travel to Washington D.C. to present the workshop to executive candidates from federal agencies, and to College Station later in October to present it to senior leaders of Texas A&M University. \n\n“It is important for them to understand the power of implicit biases and what they can do individually and structurally within organizations they lead to reduce the negative effects of bias,” he said.\n\nAndrew Morriss, Dean and Anthony G. Buzbee Dean’s Endowed Chair, said the workshop was eye-opening. “He [Jack] makes some challenging concepts accessible and immediately applicable to work and life.”\n\n“Jack taught us concrete, practical tools to mitigate the effects of implicit bias—tools I could and did put to use immediately,” said Murphy.\n\nJimenez agrees. “I don’t feel like everyone with a passion for diversity can pull off the type of engaging narrative that Jack Manhire demonstrated for us—which is all the more reason to sign up!” Jimenez said. \n\nManhire is hoping to offer the workshop to students within the next month. More information on that to come when available.\n\n\n \n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\n what comes to mind when you hear the word diversity write out the words that first pop in your head you may not realize it but you very likely practiced whats called unconscious bias\n\njack manhire director of program development at texas a&m university school of law wants to simply break that with his workshop breaking bias \u200bwhich \u200bwas presented to faculty and staff on friday oct 2 \n\nmanhire noticed that very few law schools offer this type of workshop and thought this could be valuable to students faculty and staff at \u200btexas a&m school of law\n\nnow you may say to yourself but im not biased\n\nif you have a brain that implies bias said manhire\n\nprofessor john murphy was among the 30 faculty and staff present at the workshop he agrees with manhire and that acknowledging implicit bias is the first step in overcoming it\n\ndespite commitment to diversity and inclusion unconscious bias exists and it can mess up everything the workshop includes activities that bring realization to typical bias assumptions\n\nits kind of like if you stand under a pecan tree you naturally assume that a pecan turned loose of the branch and hit your head said rebecca key facilities coordinator but what if you were standing under a pecan tree and a peach hit you in the head\n\nthe next step was to implement strategies to overcome that bias participants were asked to acknowledge a bias they had and apply a strategy to it to complete over the next couple of months \n\nof the 30 participants 97 percent said they knew and understood more about unconscious bias than before the workshop one hundred percent said they would recommend the workshop to others and implement a strategy discussed over the next couple of months \n\nsonia jimenez assistant to the dean said this workshop could be beneficial to any profession\n\nexamining sensitive material with the people you work with under the microscope helps create workable solutions in real time she said \n\nmanhire will next travel to washington dc to present the workshop to executive candidates from federal agencies and to college station later in october to present it to senior leaders of texas a&m university \n\nit is important for them to understand the power of implicit biases and what they can do individually and structurally within organizations they lead to reduce the negative effects of bias he said\n\nandrew morriss dean and anthony g buzbee deans endowed chair said the workshop was eye-opening he [jack] makes some challenging concepts accessible and immediately applicable to work and life\n\njack taught us concrete practical tools to mitigate the effects of implicit biastools i could and did put to use immediately said murphy\n\njimenez agrees i dont feel like everyone with a passion for diversity can pull off the type of engaging narrative that jack manhire demonstrated for uswhich is all the more reason to sign up! jimenez said \n\nmanhire is hoping to offer the workshop to students within the next month more information on that to come when available\n\n\n \n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['284', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-prof-drafts-new-probate-law', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law Professor Terri Helge authored the initial draft of a new subchapter to Chapter 255 of the Texas Estates Code that was enacted by the legislature and became effective as of Sept. 1.\n\nHelge is a member of the Decedent’s Estates Committee of the Real Estate, Property & Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas which prepared and finalized the new subchapter of Chapter 255 (Subchapter J), “Construction and Interpretation of Wills.” \n\nHelge said this new statute changes “long-standing” Texas law, which prevented courts from reforming clear and unambiguous wills to reflect the testator’s intent.\n\n“The prior rule prevented courts from reforming wills even if there was clear evidence of a scrivener’s error in drafting the will,” she said. “Similarly, the court could not reform a will even if the reform was necessary to accomplish tax savings desired by the testator or to ensure that property left to a special needs beneficiary did not disrupt the beneficiary’s eligibility for government assistance programs.”\n\nThe new law will allow courts to modify wills when necessary to better reflect the testator’s intent, she said. \n\n“This change in the law will help to further, rather than to frustrate, the intention of testators when, as sometimes happens, certain language in their wills is clearly the product of a mistake made by the drafting attorney,” said Stephen Alton, professor and Associate Dean for Evening Division Programs. \n\n“[Helge] is to be applauded for putting theory into practice for the public’s benefit,” Alton said.\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law professor terri helge authored the initial draft of a new subchapter to chapter 255 of the texas estates code that was enacted by the legislature and became effective as of sept 1\n\nhelge is a member of the decedents estates committee of the real estate property & trust law section of the state bar of texas which prepared and finalized the new subchapter of chapter 255 (subchapter j) construction and interpretation of wills \n\nhelge said this new statute changes long-standing texas law which prevented courts from reforming clear and unambiguous wills to reflect the testators intent\n\nthe prior rule prevented courts from reforming wills even if there was clear evidence of a scriveners error in drafting the will she said similarly the court could not reform a will even if the reform was necessary to accomplish tax savings desired by the testator or to ensure that property left to a special needs beneficiary did not disrupt the beneficiarys eligibility for government assistance programs\n\nthe new law will allow courts to modify wills when necessary to better reflect the testators intent she said \n\nthis change in the law will help to further rather than to frustrate the intention of testators when as sometimes happens certain language in their wills is clearly the product of a mistake made by the drafting attorney said stephen alton professor and associate dean for evening division programs \n\n[helge] is to be applauded for putting theory into practice for the publics benefit alton said\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['285', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-aggie-ring-day', "\nTwelve Texas A&M University School of Law students received their Aggie Rings on Friday, Sept. 25. \nRosalind Jeffers, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, said receiving the rings is the “impending end of your law school experience.”\nThe first Aggie ring was made in 1889 and has since been a rite of passage for Texas A&M students. As Texas A&M University Provost Karan Watson puts it, there is simply no other way to earn the ring than to attend the school. \nThe distribution is a lot different at the law school \u200bfrom the main campus due to fewer amounts of students receiving them, and it’s a unique factor for a presenter.\n“All law school deans get to do graduation,” said Andrew Morriss, Dean and Anthony G. Buzbee Dean’s Endowed Chair. “Only the Texas A&M dean gets to do Ring Day.”\n\nL-R: Provost Karan Watson, Dr. Carol Akers '87, Dean Andrew Morriss with the surprise Aggie Ring presentation\n\nAfter the 12 Aggie law students received their rings, there was one more left on the table for a Texas A&M former student. Dr. Carol Akers, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences graduate and Morriss’ wife, didn’t receive her ring when she graduated in 1987.\n“She’s getting it today,” said Provost Watson. \nA reception followed, along with a chance to pose with the First Lady of Aggieland, Reveille IX.\nCongrats to all!\xa0 More pictures are available \u200bin our Facebook album.\n\n\n\n-\xa0Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law \n", "\ntwelve texas a&m university school of law students received their aggie rings on friday sept 25 \nrosalind jeffers assistant dean for student affairs said receiving the rings is the impending end of your law school experience\nthe first aggie ring was made in 1889 and has since been a rite of passage for texas a&m students as texas a&m university provost karan watson puts it there is simply no other way to earn the ring than to attend the school \nthe distribution is a lot different at the law school \u200bfrom the main campus due to fewer amounts of students receiving them and its a unique factor for a presenter\nall law school deans get to do graduation said andrew morriss dean and anthony g buzbee deans endowed chair only the texas a&m dean gets to do ring day\n\nl-r: provost karan watson dr carol akers '87 dean andrew morriss with the surprise aggie ring presentation\n\nafter the 12 aggie law students received their rings there was one more left on the table for a texas a&m former student dr carol akers college of veterinary medicine & biomedical sciences graduate and morriss wife didnt receive her ring when she graduated in 1987\nshes getting it today said provost watson \na reception followed along with a chance to pose with the first lady of aggieland reveille ix\ncongrats to all!\xa0 more pictures are available \u200bin our facebook album\n\n\n\n-\xa0article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law \n"]

['286', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-student-honored-as-tillman-scholar', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law third-year student Carrie Murdock has been recognized as a Tillman Scholar.\n\nThe Tillman Scholar program is named for Pat Tillman, who left a promising NFL career as a safety for the Arizona Cardinals to enlist in the Army in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. “At times like this you stop and think about just how good we have it, what kind of system we live in, and the freedoms we are allowed. A lot of my family has gone and fought in wars and I really haven’t done a damn thing as far as laying myself on the line like that,” he said the day after the attacks.\n\nOn April 22, 2004, Tillman was killed in action in Afghanistan. Shortly after, his friends and family founded the Pat Tillman Foundation, and in 2008 the mission was “refocused” to “invest in military veterans and their spouses through academic scholarships – building a diverse community of leaders committed to service to others,” creating the Tillman Scholars program.\n\nFrom the thousands of applicants each year, the Tillman Foundation selects "up to 60 of the best-poised leaders, who show strength in character, academic excellence and incredible potential … . They are individuals who will apply the best lessons they’ve learned in life and the military to impact our country for years to come in medicine, business, law, science, education and the arts," according to their website.\n\nThis year, Murdock was among the 60 scholars selected, including six law school scholars.\n\nIn 2002, Murdock, a 1999 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, broke her back while training for a deployment. Unfortunately, her back didn’t heal properly, and her career as a Marine was over. \n\nShe said no longer being in the military was a difficult adjustment because it had been her lifestyle and something by which she was constantly surrounded. She found herself a job at a corporation and was back to a comfortable lifestyle, but something big was still missing, the reason she joined the military: giving.\n\n“That’s exactly what Pat Tillman did,” she said. “He joined the military thinking of it as public service, not a sacrifice.”\n\nMurdock plans on using her law degree to assist veterans, focusing on issues such as PTSD, depression and coping skills. As a legal advocate, she hopes to better serve communities of injured and struggling veterans, helping them find their voice and a new sense of purpose as she has done. \n\nMurdock said this recognition is huge honor because of the support network that comes with it. \n\n“We all stand out because we’re non-traditional students,” she said.\n\n“Carrie’s service to this country is a huge accomplishment in itself,” said Andrew Morriss, Dean and Anthony G. Buzbee Dean’s Endowed Chair. “And to receive this recognition among many selfless men and women as a TAMU Law scholar makes us very proud.”\n\n“In their own unique ways, the 2015 Tillman Scholars stand apart for their humility and selfless service in and out of uniform. We are proud to fuel their passion for learning and action, so they can make their mark as leaders for our country and communities,” said Marie Tillman, President and Co-Founder of the Pat Tillman Foundation.\n\nSince its inception, 1\u200b4 Texas A&M students have been named as Tillman Scholars. Murdock is the first Aggie Law student \u200bselected. The 2015 class includes Michael Wiepert, a Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine student.\n\nFor a full list of scholars, visit PatTillmanFoundation.org.\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law third-year student carrie murdock has been recognized as a tillman scholar\n\nthe tillman scholar program is named for pat tillman who left a promising nfl career as a safety for the arizona cardinals to enlist in the army in the wake of the 9/11 attacks at times like this you stop and think about just how good we have it what kind of system we live in and the freedoms we are allowed a lot of my family has gone and fought in wars and i really havent done a damn thing as far as laying myself on the line like that he said the day after the attacks\n\non april 22 2004 tillman was killed in action in afghanistan shortly after his friends and family founded the pat tillman foundation and in 2008 the mission was refocused to invest in military veterans and their spouses through academic scholarships – building a diverse community of leaders committed to service to others creating the tillman scholars program\n\nfrom the thousands of applicants each year the tillman foundation selects "up to 60 of the best-poised leaders who show strength in character academic excellence and incredible potential … they are individuals who will apply the best lessons theyve learned in life and the military to impact our country for years to come in medicine business law science education and the arts " according to their website\n\nthis year murdock was among the 60 scholars selected including six law school scholars\n\nin 2002 murdock a 1999 graduate of the united states naval academy broke her back while training for a deployment unfortunately her back didnt heal properly and her career as a marine was over \n\nshe said no longer being in the military was a difficult adjustment because it had been her lifestyle and something by which she was constantly surrounded she found herself a job at a corporation and was back to a comfortable lifestyle but something big was still missing the reason she joined the military: giving\n\nthats exactly what pat tillman did she said he joined the military thinking of it as public service not a sacrifice\n\nmurdock plans on using her law degree to assist veterans focusing on issues such as ptsd depression and coping skills as a legal advocate she hopes to better serve communities of injured and struggling veterans helping them find their voice and a new sense of purpose as she has done \n\nmurdock said this recognition is huge honor because of the support network that comes with it \n\nwe all stand out because were non-traditional students she said\n\ncarries service to this country is a huge accomplishment in itself said andrew morriss dean and anthony g buzbee deans endowed chair and to receive this recognition among many selfless men and women as a tamu law scholar makes us very proud\n\nin their own unique ways the 2015 tillman scholars stand apart for their humility and selfless service in and out of uniform we are proud to fuel their passion for learning and action so they can make their mark as leaders for our country and communities said marie tillman president and co-founder of the pat tillman foundation\n\nsince its inception 1\u200b4 texas a&m students have been named as tillman scholars murdock is the first aggie law student \u200bselected the 2015 class includes michael wiepert a texas a&m health science center college of medicine student\n\nfor a full list of scholars visit pattillmanfoundationorg\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['287', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/texas-a-m-school-of-law-hires-12-new-faculty-expands-programs', '\nDownload printer-friendly press release.\n\nFORT WORTH, TX -- Texas A&M University School of Law is quickly distinguishing itself as an institution to watch.\nAt a time when most schools are cutting back, Texas A&M University has made an unparalleled investment in the future of legal education for Texas, the nation and beyond by attracting an unprecedented 12 new faculty members for its School of Law located in Fort Worth. \nFive of the new faculty focus on intellectual property issues, adding strength to the school’s Center for Law and Intellectual Property and building on Texas A&M’s strong reputation in engineering and life sciences. These hires cover all aspects of intellectual property, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. Together with two existing scholars in the field, Texas A&M Law is now in contention to have one of the country’s top intellectual property law programs.\n“This extensive concentration of intellectual property faculty offers students comprehensive coverage, allowing them to develop specialized training based on their individual interests and career paths,” said intellectual property expert and incoming professor Peter Yu. “Our newly expanded program offers an unparalleled focus and makes A&M Law immediately stand out in the intellectual property field.”\nTexas A&M University President Michael K. Young\nAmong Texas A&M Law’s seven additional hires are thought leaders with strong backgrounds in legal ethics, commercial law, legal writing, law and economics, tax and international law. They include the newly appointed President of Texas A&M University, Michael K. Young, whose two decades as a legal scholar at Columbia Law included the development of internationally recognized programs in Japanese and Korean legal studies and authorship of numerous briefs, articles and books on U.S. trade law and policy.\xa0 Given his leadership, including presidency at two leading universities and service, it is fitting that he will hold tenure in both Texas A&M’s School of Law and the George H. W. Bush School of Government & Public Service.\xa0 \n“I’m pleased to be joining Texas A&M University at this exciting time of my career and their history,” offered Young. “It is a wonderful bonus, to also join my colleagues in the transformation of this law school, legal education nationally and our contributions as scholars to the continued dynamic vitality of Texas.” \n“As not only a top tier, public research university, but also a land grant institution, we have a special obligation to bring the academy to the public, and these folks are going to help us expand our efforts to do that,” Dean Andy Morriss said. “We’re particularly excited to have long time bar leaders like legal ethicist Susan Fortney, former Uniform Law Commission Executive Director Bill Henning, and former American Society of International Law Executive Director Charlotte Ku joining us.” \nThese incoming faculty join the existing academic team, now 55 members strong and punctuated by an ethos of market-disruptive thinking and scholarship. In 2015 alone, Texas A&M Law faculty members have gained national attention for policy papers and commentary on topics including the intersection of water and energy law, developments in intellectual property, law reform in the Middle East, and the changing face of the death penalty. \nAnd in an era when many law schools are cutting staff and faculty as enrollments fall nationally, Texas A&M Law has only enhanced its commitment to lead by expanding curricular options, improving student services, attracting the very best talent and aligning to Texas A&M University’s mission tenet of service to the state, nation and beyond. \nOne such example is a $370,000 grant awarded to the School of Law from the Access Group. With the grant, Texas A&M Law’s Milan Markovic will serve as principal investigator of the Texas Lawyers Study, examining professional satisfaction and income levels of nearly 88,000 members of the State Bar of Texas. This study will generate an extraordinary amount of data on the economics of the legal profession and the working lives of lawyers that can inform the decision-making of prospective law students and lawyers. \n“We’re proud of our work to date, and are inviting all to see how far we’ve come and to take a look at where we are heading,” Morriss said. “By attracting new talent to compliment our strong foundation of scholars, A&M Law is leading by example.” \nMeet all our faculty hired since 2015, including \u200bseven new faculty hired in 2016.\n\n\nMedia Contact:\nRebecca C. Walden\nDirector of Marketing, Texas A&M University School of Law\n(817) 212-3933\nrcwalden@law.tamu.edu\n\u200bhttps://law.tamu.edu\n', '\ndownload printer-friendly press release\n\nfort worth tx -- texas a&m university school of law is quickly distinguishing itself as an institution to watch\nat a time when most schools are cutting back texas a&m university has made an unparalleled investment in the future of legal education for texas the nation and beyond by attracting an unprecedented 12 new faculty members for its school of law located in fort worth \nfive of the new faculty focus on intellectual property issues adding strength to the schools center for law and intellectual property and building on texas a&ms strong reputation in engineering and life sciences these hires cover all aspects of intellectual property including patents copyrights trademarks and trade secrets together with two existing scholars in the field texas a&m law is now in contention to have one of the countrys top intellectual property law programs\nthis extensive concentration of intellectual property faculty offers students comprehensive coverage allowing them to develop specialized training based on their individual interests and career paths said intellectual property expert and incoming professor peter yu our newly expanded program offers an unparalleled focus and makes a&m law immediately stand out in the intellectual property field\ntexas a&m university president michael k young\namong texas a&m laws seven additional hires are thought leaders with strong backgrounds in legal ethics commercial law legal writing law and economics tax and international law they include the newly appointed president of texas a&m university michael k young whose two decades as a legal scholar at columbia law included the development of internationally recognized programs in japanese and korean legal studies and authorship of numerous briefs articles and books on us trade law and policy\xa0 given his leadership including presidency at two leading universities and service it is fitting that he will hold tenure in both texas a&ms school of law and the george h w bush school of government & public service\xa0 \nim pleased to be joining texas a&m university at this exciting time of my career and their history offered young it is a wonderful bonus to also join my colleagues in the transformation of this law school legal education nationally and our contributions as scholars to the continued dynamic vitality of texas \nas not only a top tier public research university but also a land grant institution we have a special obligation to bring the academy to the public and these folks are going to help us expand our efforts to do that dean andy morriss said were particularly excited to have long time bar leaders like legal ethicist susan fortney former uniform law commission executive director bill henning and former american society of international law executive director charlotte ku joining us \nthese incoming faculty join the existing academic team now 55 members strong and punctuated by an ethos of market-disruptive thinking and scholarship in 2015 alone texas a&m law faculty members have gained national attention for policy papers and commentary on topics including the intersection of water and energy law developments in intellectual property law reform in the middle east and the changing face of the death penalty \nand in an era when many law schools are cutting staff and faculty as enrollments fall nationally texas a&m law has only enhanced its commitment to lead by expanding curricular options improving student services attracting the very best talent and aligning to texas a&m universitys mission tenet of service to the state nation and beyond \none such example is a $370 000 grant awarded to the school of law from the access group with the grant texas a&m laws milan markovic will serve as principal investigator of the texas lawyers study examining professional satisfaction and income levels of nearly 88 000 members of the state bar of texas this study will generate an extraordinary amount of data on the economics of the legal profession and the working lives of lawyers that can inform the decision-making of prospective law students and lawyers \nwere proud of our work to date and are inviting all to see how far weve come and to take a look at where we are heading morriss said by attracting new talent to compliment our strong foundation of scholars a&m law is leading by example \nmeet all our faculty hired since 2015 including \u200bseven new faculty hired in 2016\n\n\nmedia contact:\nrebecca c walden\ndirector of marketing texas a&m university school of law\n(817) 212-3933\nrcwalden@lawtamuedu\n\u200bhttps://lawtamuedu\n']

['288', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-prof-work-cited-in-colorado-supreme-court-opinion-on-environmental-law', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law Associate Professor Gina Warren’s article on sustainable development of small hydropower was cited in the Colorado Supreme Court Case No. 14SA234.\nThe case, Concerning the Application for Water Rights of Tidd: Frees v. Tidd, is between neighbors regarding the installation of a small hydropower facility on an existing irrigation ditch.\nHer article, “Hydropower: Time for a Small Makeover,” emphasizes the benefits of developing small facilities on existing infrastructure near a customer base. The article was published in Indiana International & Comparative Law Review (2014).\nFormer Colorado Supreme Court Justice Gregory Hobbs delivered the Opinion of the Court. He is known as a prominent and influential scholar and justice on U.S. water law. Hobbs retired in August. \nWarren is very excited Hobbs authored the opinion. “It’s a very large compliment to me,” she said.\n“This is a great example of the real-world impact the best legal scholarship has,” said Texas A&M University School of Law Dean & Anthony G. Buzbee Dean’s Endowed Chair Andrew Morriss. \n\n - Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law associate professor gina warrens article on sustainable development of small hydropower was cited in the colorado supreme court case no 14sa234\nthe case concerning the application for water rights of tidd: frees v tidd is between neighbors regarding the installation of a small hydropower facility on an existing irrigation ditch\nher article hydropower: time for a small makeover emphasizes the benefits of developing small facilities on existing infrastructure near a customer base the article was published in indiana international & comparative law review (2014)\nformer colorado supreme court justice gregory hobbs delivered the opinion of the court he is known as a prominent and influential scholar and justice on us water law hobbs retired in august \nwarren is very excited hobbs authored the opinion its a very large compliment to me she said\nthis is a great example of the real-world impact the best legal scholarship has said texas a&m university school of law dean & anthony g buzbee deans endowed chair andrew morriss \n\n - article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['289', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-professor-receives-paul-miller-memorial-award', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law Professor Michael Z. Green was presented the Paul Stephen Miller Memorial Award at the 10th Colloquium on Scholarship in Employment and Labor Law (COSELL) on Sept. 11 at Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington, Ind.\nThe COSELL brings together employment and labor law scholars to present works-in-progress and exchange ideas.\nThe annual award is given to a law scholar who has demonstrated outstanding academic and public contributions in the field o\u200bf labor and employment law. \nThe award is named for Paul Miller, a ten-year commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and adviser to two presidents. Miller, born with achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, was a leading advocate for disability rights and an expert on anti-discrimination law. \nGreen said he was unaware he was receiving the award, but was “absolutely” astonished. “It is very gratifying to have your peers recognize you in that way.”\nGreen has been teaching law since 1999, and is an elected fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and an elected member of American Law Institute. \n “It’s great to see Professor Green getting this recognition,” said Andrew Morriss, Dean & Anthony G. Buzbee Dean’s Endowed Chair. “He’s a making a real difference in labor and employment law, both for our students and nationally."\n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law professor michael z green was presented the paul stephen miller memorial award at the 10th colloquium on scholarship in employment and labor law (cosell) on sept 11 at indiana university maurer school of law in bloomington ind\nthe cosell brings together employment and labor law scholars to present works-in-progress and exchange ideas\nthe annual award is given to a law scholar who has demonstrated outstanding academic and public contributions in the field o\u200bf labor and employment law \nthe award is named for paul miller a ten-year commissioner of the equal employment opportunity commission and adviser to two presidents miller born with achondroplasia a form of dwarfism was a leading advocate for disability rights and an expert on anti-discrimination law \ngreen said he was unaware he was receiving the award but was absolutely astonished it is very gratifying to have your peers recognize you in that way\ngreen has been teaching law since 1999 and is an elected fellow of the college of labor and employment lawyers and an elected member of american law institute \n its great to see professor green getting this recognition said andrew morriss dean & anthony g buzbee deans endowed chair hes a making a real difference in labor and employment law both for our students and nationally"\n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n']

['290', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-prof-integrates-legal-technology-at-ignite-law-event', "\nTexas A&M University School of Law was among the \u200bprimary sponsors at the Ignite Law-Las Vegas Conference in early September.\n\nThe Ignite website describes the conference as a “geek event” for the top legal innovators across the country to present briefly on how they’re using their expertise to change the law and world. \n\nWith just five minutes and 20 slides to present, associate professor Milan Markovic spoke on how T\u200bexas A&M Law is integrating legal technology into law practice.\xa0 He said this will help lawyers do their job better, and that the school is benefiting from programming with tech companies, including Avvo, Legal Zoom and more.\n\nHe hopes other law schools can gain such experience. \n\nL-R: Arturo Errisuriz, Texas A&M Law Assistant Dean, Office of Career Services; Dan Lear, Avvo Director of Industry Relations; Milan Markovic, Texas A&M Law Associate Professor of Law\n“I also encouraged legal tech companies to reach out to law schools and engage with them because we've changed a great deal since the time of Kingsfield,” he said. \n\nArturo Errisuriz, Assistant Dean, Office of Career Services, attended the conference with Markovic and said it was very successful.\n\n“The conference provided us with a unique opportunity to connect with attorneys on the forefront of where technology and the law come together so that we can better prepare our law students,” he said. \n\n- Article by Jennifer Nassar, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University School of Law\n", "\ntexas a&m university school of law was among the \u200bprimary sponsors at the ignite law-las vegas conference in early september\n\nthe ignite website describes the conference as a geek event for the top legal innovators across the country to present briefly on how theyre using their expertise to change the law and world \n\nwith just five minutes and 20 slides to present associate professor milan markovic spoke on how t\u200bexas a&m law is integrating legal technology into law practice\xa0 he said this will help lawyers do their job better and that the school is benefiting from programming with tech companies including avvo legal zoom and more\n\nhe hopes other law schools can gain such experience \n\nl-r: arturo errisuriz texas a&m law assistant dean office of career services; dan lear avvo director of industry relations; milan markovic texas a&m law associate professor of law\ni also encouraged legal tech companies to reach out to law schools and engage with them because we've changed a great deal since the time of kingsfield he said \n\narturo errisuriz assistant dean office of career services attended the conference with markovic and said it was very successful\n\nthe conference provided us with a unique opportunity to connect with attorneys on the forefront of where technology and the law come together so that we can better prepare our law students he said \n\n- article by jennifer nassar communications specialist texas a&m university school of law\n"]

['291', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-student-article-to-be-published-in-administrative-law-journal', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law 3L Justin S. Davis, Texas A&M Law Review technology editor and Air Force veteran, will soon add publication in the Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal to his curriculum vitae. \n\nDavis’ article, “The Unarmed Army: Evolving Second Amendment Rights and Today’s Military Member,” explores the historic interaction of military and civilian jurisprudence and analyzes Department of Defense regulations that restrict military members from carrying firearms on military bases. Currently serving as an officer in the Texas Air National Guard while attending law school, Davis is in a unique position to write a scholarly legal article concerning military affairs. His article will be published in the Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal, Volume 17, Book 1, which is slated for release in early 2016.\n“I could not have written an article of this scope without the tremendous support I received from the faculty at T\u200bexas A&M Law,” Davis said. “It was extremely gracious of Dean Andrew Morriss to make room in his busy schedule to be my faculty article advisor. Professor Meg Penrose deserves recognition for being an additional sounding board, while providing a metric ton of encouragement. I give my sincere thanks to both.”\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law 3l justin s davis texas a&m law review technology editor and air force veteran will soon add publication in the texas tech administrative law journal to his curriculum vitae \n\ndavis article the unarmed army: evolving second amendment rights and todays military member explores the historic interaction of military and civilian jurisprudence and analyzes department of defense regulations that restrict military members from carrying firearms on military bases currently serving as an officer in the texas air national guard while attending law school davis is in a unique position to write a scholarly legal article concerning military affairs his article will be published in the texas tech administrative law journal volume 17 book 1 which is slated for release in early 2016\ni could not have written an article of this scope without the tremendous support i received from the faculty at t\u200bexas a&m law davis said it was extremely gracious of dean andrew morriss to make room in his busy schedule to be my faculty article advisor professor meg penrose deserves recognition for being an additional sounding board while providing a metric ton of encouragement i give my sincere thanks to both\n']

['292', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/welcome-to-the-aggie-law-class-of-2018', "\n“I couldn't imagine going to law school anywhere else. I love the spirit, the core values, and the way that Aggies look out for each other.” \n- Madison Howard, Class of 2018\nIt’s the start of the 2015-16 academic year, and the hallways of Texas A&M University School of Law are abuzz with the contagious energy of 139 newly minted Aggie Law students.\n\nThe Class of 2018 hails from more than 65 colleges and universities. Ethnically and geographically diverse, this class also represents a paradigm shift in the accessibility of legal education. Nearly one-fifth of them are among the first in their families to graduate college, including Staten Island native Joshua Ramirez. \n\n“I am attending law school to be intellectually challenged,” Ramirez said. “I am attending law school to make my parents proud. I am attending law school because we need more Spanish lawyers who care about the people and rather than just call out the problem I get to be a part of the solution. I decided to attend law school because I want to help people and now I will be equipped to do just that.”\n\nRamirez continued, “Here at Texas A&M we don’t [just] learn to pass the bar – we learn to be great lawyers and all that it entails while also being great people. I chose Texas A&M because of its core values, because of its programs, and its incredible faculty and staff. Now that I am here I realize it wouldn’t have made sense to go anywhere else.”\n\nFellow classmate Meighan Arce concurred. “While I had a difficult time choosing a school towards the end, what helped me decide was how responsive the people at Texas A&M law were to all my questions and how helpful they were. It became pretty clear to me that Texas A&M valued me as a prospective student, and that they would provide as many resources as possible to help me and my fellow students be successful.”\n\n“We are thrilled to welcome a wonderfully diverse and talented class to the law school this fall,” said Texas A&M University School of Law Vice Dean Aric Short. “The median age of these Aggies is 26, and they come from wide range of interesting backgrounds — some traditional, and some very unique. Their diversity will prove beneficial as they learn to work together and overcome challenges as a group. And all of those experiences will help prepare them for a rewarding and successful law practice.”\n\nService reflected an overarching theme of the three-day orientation, which fittingly concluded with an afternoon volunteering for the Tarrant County Food Bank.\n\n“This project was important because it provided a chance for our new students not only to embrace, but to participate in, an Aggie tradition,” said Shawna Smith, program coordinator for Texas A&M Law’s Office of Student Affairs. “Students developed a deeper understanding of the core value of selfless service. The service project was an afternoon of selflessness, as students sorted and packaged food items for future delivery to needy families.”\n\nFor his part, Associate Dean for Special Projects and Executive Professor of Law William Byrnes said, “I’m looking forward to engaging with the Aggie diversity represented by this class, to say nothing of their enthusiasm. In watching their incoming student interviews, the quotes I consistently heard, ‘Aggieland is home’, ‘I feel like I could walk up to anyone and start a conversation with them,’ and ‘It’s like a big family here,’ tell me all I need to know.” \n\nHowdy Aggie 1Ls and Gig 'em!\nTexas A&M Law students start the semester off with selfless service, volunteering at Tarrant County Food Bank\nPhoto credit: Doug Thurman, Texas A&M School of Law\n", "\ni couldn't imagine going to law school anywhere else i love the spirit the core values and the way that aggies look out for each other \n- madison howard class of 2018\nits the start of the 2015-16 academic year and the hallways of texas a&m university school of law are abuzz with the contagious energy of 139 newly minted aggie law students\n\nthe class of 2018 hails from more than 65 colleges and universities ethnically and geographically diverse this class also represents a paradigm shift in the accessibility of legal education nearly one-fifth of them are among the first in their families to graduate college including staten island native joshua ramirez \n\ni am attending law school to be intellectually challenged ramirez said i am attending law school to make my parents proud i am attending law school because we need more spanish lawyers who care about the people and rather than just call out the problem i get to be a part of the solution i decided to attend law school because i want to help people and now i will be equipped to do just that\n\nramirez continued here at texas a&m we dont [just] learn to pass the bar – we learn to be great lawyers and all that it entails while also being great people i chose texas a&m because of its core values because of its programs and its incredible faculty and staff now that i am here i realize it wouldnt have made sense to go anywhere else\n\nfellow classmate meighan arce concurred while i had a difficult time choosing a school towards the end what helped me decide was how responsive the people at texas a&m law were to all my questions and how helpful they were it became pretty clear to me that texas a&m valued me as a prospective student and that they would provide as many resources as possible to help me and my fellow students be successful\n\nwe are thrilled to welcome a wonderfully diverse and talented class to the law school this fall said texas a&m university school of law vice dean aric short the median age of these aggies is 26 and they come from wide range of interesting backgrounds some traditional and some very unique their diversity will prove beneficial as they learn to work together and overcome challenges as a group and all of those experiences will help prepare them for a rewarding and successful law practice\n\nservice reflected an overarching theme of the three-day orientation which fittingly concluded with an afternoon volunteering for the tarrant county food bank\n\nthis project was important because it provided a chance for our new students not only to embrace but to participate in an aggie tradition said shawna smith program coordinator for texas a&m laws office of student affairs students developed a deeper understanding of the core value of selfless service the service project was an afternoon of selflessness as students sorted and packaged food items for future delivery to needy families\n\nfor his part associate dean for special projects and executive professor of law william byrnes said im looking forward to engaging with the aggie diversity represented by this class to say nothing of their enthusiasm in watching their incoming student interviews the quotes i consistently heard ‘aggieland is home ‘i feel like i could walk up to anyone and start a conversation with them and ‘its like a big family here tell me all i need to know \n\nhowdy aggie 1ls and gig 'em!\ntexas a&m law students start the semester off with selfless service volunteering at tarrant county food bank\nphoto credit: doug thurman texas a&m school of law\n"]

['293', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/texas-a-m-law-professors-present-cutting-edge-research-at-the-15th-annual-intellectual-property-scholars-conference', '\nEarlier this month, four Texas A&M intellectual property law professors presented papers on cutting-edge topics at the Intellectual Property Scholars Conference at DePaul University College of Law. Featuring about 170 intellectual property professors, this annual conference is jointly organized by DePaul, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, U.C. Berkeley School of Law and Stanford Law School.\nThe conference commemorated its 15th anniversary with a lively opening plenary session, which explored the sweeping changes to intellectual property research since the conference\'s founding in August 2001. Appearing in this session was Professor Peter Yu, who co-founded the conference and recently joined Texas A&M University School of Law.\nIntellectual Property Scholars Conference panelists.\nPhoto courtesy of DePaul University College of Law.\nOther panelists were Professor Roberta Kwall of DePaul University College of Law, the conference\'s originator and co-founder; Professor Mark Lemley of Stanford Law School; and Professor Graeme Dinwoodie of\xa0the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford. All four professors were among the nine presenters in the inaugural conference in August 2001.\n"The Intellectual Property Scholars Conference was created at a time when intellectual property research began to grow exponentially," said Yu, the co-director of the Center for\xa0Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP) at Texas A&M University School of Law. "This conference\xa0model has since inspired other work-in-progress events, including our forthcoming Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable."\nThis fall, CLIP will host its inaugural Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable, bringing to the Texas A&M Law campus leading intellectual property and technology law scholars. Held on October 9-10, the event will provide students with the rare opportunity to have face-to-face interactions with scholars whose works they study in the classroom or review during moot court preparations.\nIn addition to Yu, the commemorative conference at DePaul featured presentations from Professor Megan Carpenter, CLIP\'s founding director, and two new members of the CLIP faculty, Professors Glynn Lunney (from the Aggie class of \'84) and Saurabh Vishnubhakat.\nCarpenter presented a paper entitled "Contextual Healing: Morality and Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act." This paper marks the\xa0third in a series of projects focusing on the bar on registration of scandalous and immoral trademarks. The paper is particularly timely in light of the recent court decision to cancel the Washington Redskins trademark and the ongoing appeal of the rejection of the trademark of the Asian-American band "The Slants."\nLunney recently returned to his alma mater to teach at Texas A&M Law and to help facilitate collaboration between the Law School and the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. One of the two registered patent agents at CLIP and a leading expert in law and economics,\xa0he presented a paper titled "Abstract Ideas 2.0." This paper uses economics to explain why certain inventions or discoveries should be ineligible for patent protection.\nVishnubhakat also joined Texas A&M Law School this fall, following\xa0a faculty fellowship at Duke Law School and serving as an advisor to two chief economists at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He presented\xa0a paper entitled "The Field of Invention," which describes how the field of invention is determined across patent law. The paper also evaluates this descriptive account against principles of classification and discusses the benefits and costs of potential rules of decision to guide the taxonomic inquiry.\xa0\n', '\nearlier this month four texas a&m intellectual property law professors presented papers on cutting-edge topics at the intellectual property scholars conference at depaul university college of law featuring about 170 intellectual property professors this annual conference is jointly organized by depaul benjamin n cardozo school of law uc berkeley school of law and stanford law school\nthe conference commemorated its 15th anniversary with a lively opening plenary session which explored the sweeping changes to intellectual property research since the conference\'s founding in august 2001 appearing in this session was professor peter yu who co-founded the conference and recently joined texas a&m university school of law\nintellectual property scholars conference panelists\nphoto courtesy of depaul university college of law\nother panelists were professor roberta kwall of depaul university college of law the conference\'s originator and co-founder; professor mark lemley of stanford law school; and professor graeme dinwoodie of\xa0the faculty of law at the university of oxford all four professors were among the nine presenters in the inaugural conference in august 2001\n"the intellectual property scholars conference was created at a time when intellectual property research began to grow exponentially " said yu the co-director of the center for\xa0law and intellectual property (clip) at texas a&m university school of law "this conference\xa0model has since inspired other work-in-progress events including our forthcoming intellectual property scholars roundtable"\nthis fall clip will host its inaugural intellectual property scholars roundtable bringing to the texas a&m law campus leading intellectual property and technology law scholars held on october 9-10 the event will provide students with the rare opportunity to have face-to-face interactions with scholars whose works they study in the classroom or review during moot court preparations\nin addition to yu the commemorative conference at depaul featured presentations from professor megan carpenter clip\'s founding director and two new members of the clip faculty professors glynn lunney (from the aggie class of \'84) and saurabh vishnubhakat\ncarpenter presented a paper entitled "contextual healing: morality and section 2(a) of the lanham act" this paper marks the\xa0third in a series of projects focusing on the bar on registration of scandalous and immoral trademarks the paper is particularly timely in light of the recent court decision to cancel the washington redskins trademark and the ongoing appeal of the rejection of the trademark of the asian-american band "the slants"\nlunney recently returned to his alma mater to teach at texas a&m law and to help facilitate collaboration between the law school and the dwight look college of engineering at texas a&m university one of the two registered patent agents at clip and a leading expert in law and economics \xa0he presented a paper titled "abstract ideas 20" this paper uses economics to explain why certain inventions or discoveries should be ineligible for patent protection\nvishnubhakat also joined texas a&m law school this fall following\xa0a faculty fellowship at duke law school and serving as an advisor to two chief economists at the us patent and trademark office he presented\xa0a paper entitled "the field of invention " which describes how the field of invention is determined across patent law the paper also evaluates this descriptive account against principles of classification and discusses the benefits and costs of potential rules of decision to guide the taxonomic inquiry\xa0\n']

['294', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/texas-a-m-3rd-in-contribution-to-the-public-good-poll', '\n\nTexas A&M University ranks among the top three colleges in the nation—and first in Texas—in Washington Monthly’s new poll, which takes into major consideration factors such as research and service to the nation, as well as academic standing.\n\nIn the magazine’s 2015 rankings released this week, Texas A&M advanced one place higher than in the magazine’s previous annual ranking and is now headed only by the University of California at San Diego and the University of California at Riverside. The University of California at Berkeley and Stanford University round out the magazine’s list of the top five institutions based on its editors’ assessments.\n\n“As a leading land-grant university, Texas A&M has a long and distinguished history of service to our state and nation, so it’s especially gratifying to see a key national poll take such public service into consideration, along with emphasis on high academic standards and a stellar record for conducting meaningful research,” Texas A&M President Michael K. Young said. “With our ability to attract top students who go on to key leadership positions in both the public and private sectors, and with outstanding faculty and staff who help them prepare for success after graduation, we are obviously pleased but not surprised by our lofty national ranking in Washington Monthly.”\n\nThe magazine’s editors explained the rationale for their unique approach to evaluating colleges:\n\n“We rate schools based on their contribution to the public good in three broad categories: Social Mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), Research (producing cutting-edge scholarship and PhDs), and Service (encouraging students to give something back to their country).”\n\nTexas A&M has consistently ranked among the leaders ever since Washington Monthly began its ratings in 2005.\n\n###\nMedia contact: Lane Stephenson, News & Information Services, at (979) 845-4662 or l-stephenson@tamu.edu\n\nArticle was originally posted in "TAMU Today." Reprinted with permission.\n', '\n\ntexas a&m university ranks among the top three colleges in the nationand first in texasin washington monthlys new poll which takes into major consideration factors such as research and service to the nation as well as academic standing\n\nin the magazines 2015 rankings released this week texas a&m advanced one place higher than in the magazines previous annual ranking and is now headed only by the university of california at san diego and the university of california at riverside the university of california at berkeley and stanford university round out the magazines list of the top five institutions based on its editors assessments\n\nas a leading land-grant university texas a&m has a long and distinguished history of service to our state and nation so its especially gratifying to see a key national poll take such public service into consideration along with emphasis on high academic standards and a stellar record for conducting meaningful research texas a&m president michael k young said with our ability to attract top students who go on to key leadership positions in both the public and private sectors and with outstanding faculty and staff who help them prepare for success after graduation we are obviously pleased but not surprised by our lofty national ranking in washington monthly\n\nthe magazines editors explained the rationale for their unique approach to evaluating colleges:\n\nwe rate schools based on their contribution to the public good in three broad categories: social mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students) research (producing cutting-edge scholarship and phds) and service (encouraging students to give something back to their country)\n\ntexas a&m has consistently ranked among the leaders ever since washington monthly began its ratings in 2005\n\n###\nmedia contact: lane stephenson news & information services at (979) 845-4662 or l-stephenson@tamuedu\n\narticle was originally posted in "tamu today" reprinted with permission\n']

['295', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/ucla-journal-of-environmental-law-policy-to-publish-tamu-law-student-paper', '\nTexas A&M School of Law 3L Brett A. Miller, a Georgetown, Texas, native who has focused his legal education on corporate sustainability within the energy, water, and environmental law nexus, will soon add UCLA’s Journal of Environmental Law & Policy (JELP) to his curriculum vitae. \n\nMiller’s article, “Come and ‘Take’ It: Whooping Cranes, Texas Water Rights, Endangered Species Act Liability, and Reconciling Ecological Scientific Testimony Within the Context of Proximate Causation,” which explores recent litigation in Aransas Project v. Shaw and the increasing importance of science in the legal arena, will be published in JELP Volume 34, Issue 1, slated for release in January 2016.\n“The opportunity to learn from Professor [Gabriel] Eckstein, with his vast international water law knowledge, is one of the main reasons that I chose to further my education at Texas A&M,” Miller said. “In writing this article, Professor Eckstein provided valuable guidance throughout and truly motivated me to research a topic that I was passionate about.”\n\nLearn more about water law, energy law, or environmental law at Texas A&M School of Law.\n', '\ntexas a&m school of law 3l brett a miller a georgetown texas native who has focused his legal education on corporate sustainability within the energy water and environmental law nexus will soon add uclas journal of environmental law & policy (jelp) to his curriculum vitae \n\nmillers article come and ‘take it: whooping cranes texas water rights endangered species act liability and reconciling ecological scientific testimony within the context of proximate causation which explores recent litigation in aransas project v shaw and the increasing importance of science in the legal arena will be published in jelp volume 34 issue 1 slated for release in january 2016\nthe opportunity to learn from professor [gabriel] eckstein with his vast international water law knowledge is one of the main reasons that i chose to further my education at texas a&m miller said in writing this article professor eckstein provided valuable guidance throughout and truly motivated me to research a topic that i was passionate about\n\nlearn more about water law energy law or environmental law at texas a&m school of law\n']

['296', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/jack-manhire-leaves-irs-treasury-to-join-texas-a-m-law', '\nJohn T. (“Jack”) Manhire, Jr., former Chief of Legal Analysis for the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility and National Program Chair, Executive Education for the U.S. Treasury Executive Institute, has accepted a position as Director of Program Development at Texas A&M University School of Law.\nSome of his prior positions include Director of Technical Analysis & Guidance (Policy and Procedure) for the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service, and Attorney-Advisor (Tax) to the IRS National Taxpayer Advocate. Before entering full-time government service, he practiced law privately for over a decade, primarily in the field of federal tax controversies, and was Division Chief, Tax Law for the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary National Office.\nJack’s scholarly interests primarily involve issues relating to tax compliance. His articles and essays appear in journals such as the University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online,\xa0 the Virginia Tax Review, the Iowa Law Review Online, and the Florida Tax Review (2 articles). He is also a contributor (by invitation) to the Journal on Policy and Complex Systems. Jack was a University Fellow (Ph.D. candidate) at Yale University where he was Editor of the Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities. He received his J.D. cum laude from Regent University where he was Managing Editor of the Regent University Law Review, and his B.A. magna cum laude from Saint Leo University.\nJack enjoys hanging out with his wife and nine children, scotch and cigars with good friends, the intersection of philosophy and cosmology, anything nautical, and singing really loudly to classic rock on the car radio.\n', '\njohn t (jack) manhire jr former chief of legal analysis for the irs office of professional responsibility and national program chair executive education for the us treasury executive institute has accepted a position as director of program development at texas a&m university school of law\nsome of his prior positions include director of technical analysis & guidance (policy and procedure) for the irs taxpayer advocate service and attorney-advisor (tax) to the irs national taxpayer advocate before entering full-time government service he practiced law privately for over a decade primarily in the field of federal tax controversies and was division chief tax law for the us coast guard auxiliary national office\njacks scholarly interests primarily involve issues relating to tax compliance his articles and essays appear in journals such as the university of pennsylvania law review online \xa0 the virginia tax review the iowa law review online and the florida tax review (2 articles) he is also a contributor (by invitation) to the journal on policy and complex systems jack was a university fellow (phd candidate) at yale university where he was editor of the yale journal of law & the humanities he received his jd cum laude from regent university where he was managing editor of the regent university law review and his ba magna cum laude from saint leo university\njack enjoys hanging out with his wife and nine children scotch and cigars with good friends the intersection of philosophy and cosmology anything nautical and singing really loudly to classic rock on the car radio\n']

['297', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/recent-grad-wins-most-outstanding-article-published-in-the-cornell-real-estate-review', "\nJacob Shelton '15\nJacob Shelton ’15 won the Capstone Advisors Most Outstanding Article Award for his article, “Constitutional Constraints on Using Eminent Domain to Write-Down Underwater Mortgages,” which was published in the 2015 Cornell Real Estate Review (CRER) (Volume 13, June 2015). The annual Review is part of a well-regarded interdisciplinary program in real estate at Cornell.\nIn his Foreward, David Funk, Director of the Baker Program in Real Estate, said the Review’s award “recognizes the top article from an enrolled graduate student, which went to Jacob Shelton of Texas A&M for his analysis of constitutional constraints on writing down underwater mortgages. Texas A&M now joins UW-Madison, USC, UCLA, Rutgers, Columbia University, MIT, University of California-Berkeley, University of Florida, and the University of Pennsylvania as universities whose students have received the coveted Capstone Advisors Most Outstanding Article award.”\nShelton’s article began in the fall of his 3L year as a paper for Professor Timothy Mulvaney’s Property Theory seminar course.\n“Professor Mulvaney's course stimulated some very thought-provoking ideas and discussions that were instrumental in my research for the article,” Shelton said. “Moreover, both Professors Mulvaney and [Patrick] Flanagan were very helpful and supportive throughout the publication process.”\nView the Most Outstanding Article Award page from the 2015 CRER.\nLink directly to Shelton’s article or view the 2015 Cornell Real Estate Review in its entirety.\n", "\njacob shelton '15\njacob shelton 15 won the capstone advisors most outstanding article award for his article constitutional constraints on using eminent domain to write-down underwater mortgages which was published in the 2015 cornell real estate review (crer) (volume 13 june 2015) the annual review is part of a well-regarded interdisciplinary program in real estate at cornell\nin his foreward david funk director of the baker program in real estate said the reviews award recognizes the top article from an enrolled graduate student which went to jacob shelton of texas a&m for his analysis of constitutional constraints on writing down underwater mortgages texas a&m now joins uw-madison usc ucla rutgers columbia university mit university of california-berkeley university of florida and the university of pennsylvania as universities whose students have received the coveted capstone advisors most outstanding article award\nsheltons article began in the fall of his 3l year as a paper for professor timothy mulvaneys property theory seminar course\nprofessor mulvaney's course stimulated some very thought-provoking ideas and discussions that were instrumental in my research for the article shelton said moreover both professors mulvaney and [patrick] flanagan were very helpful and supportive throughout the publication process\nview the most outstanding article award page from the 2015 crer\nlink directly to sheltons article or view the 2015 cornell real estate review in its entirety\n"]

['298', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/meet-our-new-team-members', '\nPeople matter.\n\nAt Texas A&M School of Law, we’re committed to offering our students access to a well-rounded faculty that includes leading scholars and seasoned attorneys who combine cutting-edge knowledge of the law with real-world lawyering skills. We’re proud to announce the addition of \u200b12 new faculty who will join us either in the fall of 2015 \u200bor spring 2016. Hiring these new faculty is part of our effort to reduce our student-faculty ratio, which will improve the quality of your classroom experience. Our new faculty will also allow us to offer you a greater number of specialized courses taught by top experts in their respective fields.\n\nWilliam Byrnes\n\nWilliam Byrnes is a leading tax and financial crimes expert who has published numerous books and articles. Professor Byrnes pioneered online legal education twenty years ago and created the first online LL.M. offered by an ABA accredited law school. He is formerly an Associate Dean at Thomas Jefferson School of Law. He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the AALS Section on International Legal Exchange. As a tax attorney, he was a Senior Manager, then Associate Director of international tax for Coopers and Lybrand. He brings a unique set of qualifications, having successfully run distance education programs and built an international network that supports them.\n\nIrene Calboli\n\nIrene Calboli specializes in intellectual property, European Union law, and international trade law. She has published numerous articles in journals such as the Illinois Law Review and Florida Law Review. She is the Co-Chair of the Professor Membership Team of the Academic Committee of the International Trademark Association and a member of the Executive Committee of the Art Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools. Professor Calboli formerly taught at Marquette University Law School.\n\nSusan Fortney\n\nSusan Fortney is one of the country’s foremost legal ethics and attorney malpractice scholars. She has authored many books and law review articles on these and other topics. She also serves on the editorial board for two American Bar Association journals. During her impressive career, Professor Fortney has also received many awards for outstanding teaching. She comes to Texas A&M from Hofstra University Law School. She also formerly served as Interim Dean of Texas Tech University School of Law.\n\nNuno Garoupa\n\nNuno Garoupa is a top scholar in comparative law and law & economics. He has published dozens of articles in journals such as the Illinois Law Review and the American Law and Economics Review. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of York and also holds an LL.M. from the University of London. He has a long-established research interest in the economics of law and legal institutions. Professor Garoupa currently serves as President of the Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos in Portugal. He formerly taught at the University of Illinois College of Law.\n\nBill Henning\n\nBill Henning is a preeminent scholar in commercial law. Professor Henning has served as Executive Director of the Uniform Law Commission. He is a member of the Permanent Editorial Board for the Uniform Commercial Code, the American Law Institute, and the State Department’s Advisory Council on Private International Law. He currently serves as a member of the U.S. Delegation to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, Working Group VI.\xa0 Professor Henning formerly taught at the University of Alabama School of Law.\n\nCharlotte Ku\n\nDr. Charlotte Ku is an expert in international law and has published numerous books and articles in the field. She has also served as acting director at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law at the University of Cambridge, as executive director and executive vice president of the American Society of International Law, and as a chair of the Board of Directors of the Academic Council on the United Nations System. Dr. Ku is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is a member of the Board of Advisors, Strategic Studies Quarterly. Dr. Ku joins us from the University of Illinois College of Law, where she was a professor of law and assistant dean of graduate and international legal studies.\n\nGlynn Lunney\n\nGlynn Lunney is an expert in intellectual property law and also has a Ph.D. in economics. He specializes in patent, copyright and trademark law, unfair competition, and contracts. He has published in prestigious journals such as the Virginia Law Review and the Michigan Law Review. Professor Lunney has a special connection to Texas A&M as he attended the University as an undergraduate and received a degree in engineering. Professor Lunney formerly taught at Tulane University Law School.\n\nAngela Morrison\n\nAngela Morrison is an expert in employment and immigration law. She was previously the Legal Director of the Nevada Immigrant Resource Project, where she conducted outreach on immigration-related issues to community partners, governmental organizations, and immigrant communities. She also worked for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as a trial attorney. Professor Morrison formerly taught at UNLV School of Law.\n\nSrividhya Ragavan\n\nSrividhya Ragavan is an intellectual property expert, who has published numerous books and articles in the field. Her scholarship focuses on the relationship between international trade law and intellectual property. Professor Ragavan’s work is internationally recognized, particularly in India. Professor Ragavan has been associated with the various departments of the Indian government such as the Ministry of Human Resource Development. Professor Ragavan formerly taught at the University of Oklahoma College of Law.\n\nSaurabh Vishnubhakat\n\nSaurabh Vishnubhakat is an expert in intellectual property and patent law. He has published articles in journals such as the Florida Law Review and the Yale Journal of Law and Technology. He previously served in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, advising the agency’s chief economist and other leadership on patent policy. Profesor Vishnubhakat was also a faculty fellow at Duke Law School, where he taught patent law and researched bioinformatics innovation as well as economic and tort-theory aspects of patent litigation.\n\nMichael K. Young \n\nMichael K. Young, President of Texas A&M University, previously served as President and tenured Professor of Law at the University of Washington and President and Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Utah. He served as Dean and Lobingier Professor of Comparative Law and Jurisprudence at the George Washington University Law School, and he was a professor at Columbia University for more than 20 years. He also has been a visiting professor and scholar at three universities in Japan. A graduate of Harvard Law School, President Young served as a law clerk to the late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist of the U.S. Supreme Court, and he has held a number of government positions, including Deputy Under Secretary for Economic and Agricultural Affairs and Ambassador for Trade and Environmental Affairs in the Department of State during the administration of President George H.W. Bush.\n\nPeter Yu \n\nPeter Yu is a prolific scholar and an award-winning teacher. He is the author or editor of six books and more than 100 law review articles and book chapters. He has lectured and presented in more than 25 countries on six continents. He serves as the general editor of The WIPO Journal published by the World Intellectual Property Organization and chairs the Committee on International Intellectual Property of the American Branch of the International Law Association. Professor Yu formerly taught at Drake University Law School.\n\n', '\npeople matter\n\nat texas a&m school of law were committed to offering our students access to a well-rounded faculty that includes leading scholars and seasoned attorneys who combine cutting-edge knowledge of the law with real-world lawyering skills were proud to announce the addition of \u200b12 new faculty who will join us either in the fall of 2015 \u200bor spring 2016 hiring these new faculty is part of our effort to reduce our student-faculty ratio which will improve the quality of your classroom experience our new faculty will also allow us to offer you a greater number of specialized courses taught by top experts in their respective fields\n\nwilliam byrnes\n\nwilliam byrnes is a leading tax and financial crimes expert who has published numerous books and articles professor byrnes pioneered online legal education twenty years ago and created the first online llm offered by an aba accredited law school he is formerly an associate dean at thomas jefferson school of law he currently serves on the executive committee of the aals section on international legal exchange as a tax attorney he was a senior manager then associate director of international tax for coopers and lybrand he brings a unique set of qualifications having successfully run distance education programs and built an international network that supports them\n\nirene calboli\n\nirene calboli specializes in intellectual property european union law and international trade law she has published numerous articles in journals such as the illinois law review and florida law review she is the co-chair of the professor membership team of the academic committee of the international trademark association and a member of the executive committee of the art law section of the association of american law schools professor calboli formerly taught at marquette university law school\n\nsusan fortney\n\nsusan fortney is one of the countrys foremost legal ethics and attorney malpractice scholars she has authored many books and law review articles on these and other topics she also serves on the editorial board for two american bar association journals during her impressive career professor fortney has also received many awards for outstanding teaching she comes to texas a&m from hofstra university law school she also formerly served as interim dean of texas tech university school of law\n\nnuno garoupa\n\nnuno garoupa is a top scholar in comparative law and law & economics he has published dozens of articles in journals such as the illinois law review and the american law and economics review he received his phd in economics from the university of york and also holds an llm from the university of london he has a long-established research interest in the economics of law and legal institutions professor garoupa currently serves as president of the fundação francisco manuel dos santos in portugal he formerly taught at the university of illinois college of law\n\nbill henning\n\nbill henning is a preeminent scholar in commercial law professor henning has served as executive director of the uniform law commission he is a member of the permanent editorial board for the uniform commercial code the american law institute and the state departments advisory council on private international law he currently serves as a member of the us delegation to the united nations commission on international trade law working group vi\xa0 professor henning formerly taught at the university of alabama school of law\n\ncharlotte ku\n\ndr charlotte ku is an expert in international law and has published numerous books and articles in the field she has also served as acting director at the lauterpacht centre for international law at the university of cambridge as executive director and executive vice president of the american society of international law and as a chair of the board of directors of the academic council on the united nations system dr ku is a member of the council on foreign relations and is a member of the board of advisors strategic studies quarterly dr ku joins us from the university of illinois college of law where she was a professor of law and assistant dean of graduate and international legal studies\n\nglynn lunney\n\nglynn lunney is an expert in intellectual property law and also has a phd in economics he specializes in patent copyright and trademark law unfair competition and contracts he has published in prestigious journals such as the virginia law review and the michigan law review professor lunney has a special connection to texas a&m as he attended the university as an undergraduate and received a degree in engineering professor lunney formerly taught at tulane university law school\n\nangela morrison\n\nangela morrison is an expert in employment and immigration law she was previously the legal director of the nevada immigrant resource project where she conducted outreach on immigration-related issues to community partners governmental organizations and immigrant communities she also worked for the us equal employment opportunity commission as a trial attorney professor morrison formerly taught at unlv school of law\n\nsrividhya ragavan\n\nsrividhya ragavan is an intellectual property expert who has published numerous books and articles in the field her scholarship focuses on the relationship between international trade law and intellectual property professor ragavans work is internationally recognized particularly in india professor ragavan has been associated with the various departments of the indian government such as the ministry of human resource development professor ragavan formerly taught at the university of oklahoma college of law\n\nsaurabh vishnubhakat\n\nsaurabh vishnubhakat is an expert in intellectual property and patent law he has published articles in journals such as the florida law review and the yale journal of law and technology he previously served in the united states patent and trademark office advising the agencys chief economist and other leadership on patent policy profesor vishnubhakat was also a faculty fellow at duke law school where he taught patent law and researched bioinformatics innovation as well as economic and tort-theory aspects of patent litigation\n\nmichael k young \n\nmichael k young president of texas a&m university previously served as president and tenured professor of law at the university of washington and president and distinguished professor of law at the university of utah he served as dean and lobingier professor of comparative law and jurisprudence at the george washington university law school and he was a professor at columbia university for more than 20 years he also has been a visiting professor and scholar at three universities in japan a graduate of harvard law school president young served as a law clerk to the late chief justice william h rehnquist of the us supreme court and he has held a number of government positions including deputy under secretary for economic and agricultural affairs and ambassador for trade and environmental affairs in the department of state during the administration of president george hw bush\n\npeter yu \n\npeter yu is a prolific scholar and an award-winning teacher he is the author or editor of six books and more than 100 law review articles and book chapters he has lectured and presented in more than 25 countries on six continents he serves as the general editor of the wipo journal published by the world intellectual property organization and chairs the committee on international intellectual property of the american branch of the international law association professor yu formerly taught at drake university law school\n\n']

['299', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/dean-morriss-mourant-ozannes-keynote-speaker', '\n\xa0Dean Andrew Morriss\nTexas A&M University School of Law Dean and Anthony G. Buzbee Dean\'s Endowed Chairholder Andrew Morriss will be the featured keynote speaker at the Mourant Ozannes annual New York seminar on June 11, 2015.\nMourant Ozannes lauds Morriss as a "noted thought leader in the role of International Financial Centres (IFCs) in the world financial markets today." The topic of Morriss\' keynote presentation is "Why all Americans should embrace International Financial Centres."\xa0\nThe event will also include a Mourant Ozannes Partners Panel to discuss the advantages of Cayman structures and avoiding pitfalls. In addition, there will be guest speaker panel of legal, banking and investment management experts on the topic "Looking to the future -- will IFCs continue to be relevant?"\nThe invitation-only event will be held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.\nMourant Ozannes is one of the leading offshore law firms, advising on the laws of the BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey. They have a substantial presence in each of these jurisdictions as well as offices in Hong Kong and London, according to their website, http://www.mourantozannes.com/.\n', '\n\xa0dean andrew morriss\ntexas a&m university school of law dean and anthony g buzbee dean\'s endowed chairholder andrew morriss will be the featured keynote speaker at the mourant ozannes annual new york seminar on june 11 2015\nmourant ozannes lauds morriss as a "noted thought leader in the role of international financial centres (ifcs) in the world financial markets today" the topic of morriss\' keynote presentation is "why all americans should embrace international financial centres"\xa0\nthe event will also include a mourant ozannes partners panel to discuss the advantages of cayman structures and avoiding pitfalls in addition there will be guest speaker panel of legal banking and investment management experts on the topic "looking to the future -- will ifcs continue to be relevant"\nthe invitation-only event will be held at the roosevelt hotel in new york city\nmourant ozannes is one of the leading offshore law firms advising on the laws of the bvi cayman islands guernsey and jersey they have a substantial presence in each of these jurisdictions as well as offices in hong kong and london according to their website http://wwwmourantozannescom/\n']

['300', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/texas-a-m-school-of-law-in-top-3-in-bar-pass-rate', '\n\nTexas A&M School of Law ranked 3rd in the state of Texas for the pass rate for first-time examinees on the February Texas Bar Exam. With a pass rate of 79.59%, Texas A&M University School of Law had the third highest pass rate of the nine Texas law schools, as reported by the Board of Law Examiners. Thirty-nine Aggie law examinees passed the exam out of 49 who took the test for the first time in February. The state average first-time examinee pass rate was 70.39%.\n“We’re happy for our graduates’ success on the February bar exam and look forward to their success as members of the Texas Bar,” said Andrew Morriss, Dean & Anthony G. Buzbee Dean’s Endowed Chairholder. “As I recall all too well, the bar exam is a real challenge and our graduates turned in an impressive performance that reflects their hard work in law school. Going forward, we’re working to help our graduates do even better in the future.”\nThis success is credited to the combined efforts of the faculty and Academic Support team, who strategized based off of July’s test numbers and ultimately enhanced student performance.\nThe rigorous courses and supplemental workshops of the Academic Support Program, such as Bar Exam Boot Camps and the Bar Mentoring program, provided a strong scaffolding to build the best prepared students resulting in bar passage success. In the Bar Mentoring program, students are matched with a practicing attorney who was successful on the bar exam to receive the coaching necessary to excel on the test that measures whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction.\n“I felt tremendous personal responsibility for the February results and gave every ounce of energy I had,” outgoing Director of Academic Support, Marta Miller said. “Bar exam passage or failure, however, does not rest solely on the shoulders of one individual. This accomplishment would not have been possible without the support of our amazing staff and faculty, especially the efforts of Camesha Little, Assistant Director of Academic Support. The real glory belongs to the students. I feel lucky to have been part of their journey to bar exam success.”\n“Many pep talks, study review meetings and the student’s long study hours have paid off! I am very proud of our February 2015 bar passers!” commented Little.\nProfessor James McGrath, who takes over as the Director of Academic Support, echoes both Miller and Little’s comments and adds, “We are proud of our new group of Aggie lawyers, and our team is working hard to build on their success.”\n', '\n\ntexas a&m school of law ranked 3rd in the state of texas for the pass rate for first-time examinees on the february texas bar exam with a pass rate of 7959% texas a&m university school of law had the third highest pass rate of the nine texas law schools as reported by the board of law examiners thirty-nine aggie law examinees passed the exam out of 49 who took the test for the first time in february the state average first-time examinee pass rate was 7039%\nwere happy for our graduates success on the february bar exam and look forward to their success as members of the texas bar said andrew morriss dean & anthony g buzbee deans endowed chairholder as i recall all too well the bar exam is a real challenge and our graduates turned in an impressive performance that reflects their hard work in law school going forward were working to help our graduates do even better in the future\nthis success is credited to the combined efforts of the faculty and academic support team who strategized based off of julys test numbers and ultimately enhanced student performance\nthe rigorous courses and supplemental workshops of the academic support program such as bar exam boot camps and the bar mentoring program provided a strong scaffolding to build the best prepared students resulting in bar passage success in the bar mentoring program students are matched with a practicing attorney who was successful on the bar exam to receive the coaching necessary to excel on the test that measures whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction\ni felt tremendous personal responsibility for the february results and gave every ounce of energy i had outgoing director of academic support marta miller said bar exam passage or failure however does not rest solely on the shoulders of one individual this accomplishment would not have been possible without the support of our amazing staff and faculty especially the efforts of camesha little assistant director of academic support the real glory belongs to the students i feel lucky to have been part of their journey to bar exam success\nmany pep talks study review meetings and the students long study hours have paid off! i am very proud of our february 2015 bar passers! commented little\nprofessor james mcgrath who takes over as the director of academic support echoes both miller and littles comments and adds we are proud of our new group of aggie lawyers and our team is working hard to build on their success\n']

['301', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/texas-a-m-law-awarded-$370k-access-group-grant', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law has been awarded a $370,000 research grant from the Access Group Center for Research and Policy Analysis. Texas A&M Law associate professor Milan Markovic will serve as principal investigator of the Texas Lawyers Study, examining professional satisfaction and income levels of nearly 88,000 members of the State Bar of Texas. The Texas Lawyers Study will generate an extraordinary amount of data on the economics of the legal profession and the working lives of lawyers that can inform the decision-making of prospective law students and lawyers..\nRead the full press release for more details (used with permission from the Access Group).\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law has been awarded a $370 000 research grant from the access group center for research and policy analysis texas a&m law associate professor milan markovic will serve as principal investigator of the texas lawyers study examining professional satisfaction and income levels of nearly 88 000 members of the state bar of texas the texas lawyers study will generate an extraordinary amount of data on the economics of the legal profession and the working lives of lawyers that can inform the decision-making of prospective law students and lawyers\nread the full press release for more details (used with permission from the access group)\n']

['302', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/strong-showings-for-advocacy', '\nThe moot court team of 3Ls Rebecca Bradley, Jessica Juarez and Robert Koehl.\n3L Rebecca Bradley won Best Advocate in the Preliminary Rounds at the National Moot Court Competition in Child Welfare and Adoption Law in Columbus, Ohio, on March 13–15. Her partner, 3L Robert Koehl, received the 7th place advocate award. The team finished the competition as semi-finalists. Also on the team was brief writer 3L Jessica Juarez. The team was coached by Melinda Westmoreland Nag (J.D. ’06).\nTwenty-six teams competed from around the country at this competition, where the rounds took place in the Ohio Capital building and the Ohio Supreme Court. According to Jennifer Ellis, Director of Advocacy Programs, “This was the first time Texas A&M competed in this competition, and we are thrilled to do so well in our first attempt.”\n3L Christian Holden and 2L Lynne Nash (center, left and right) with the competition ABA representatives.\nAt the national finals of the ABA Client Counseling Competition in Durham, North Carolina, on March 13-14, the TAMU Law team of 2L Lynne Nash and 3L Christian Holden finished as national semi-finalists. They advanced to the national finals last month after winning the regional rounds, as did top finishers from the eleven other regions. This team was coached by Professor Kay Elliott.\nThe Fort Worth law school has advanced to the national finals of this competition for four consecutive years, which is a huge accomplishment since only the regional champion from each region is invited to the national finals. According to Ellis, “Our repeated regional championships and strong placements at the national level demonstrate our consistency and the talent of our students and coaches.”\nLearn more about the Advocacy Program:\nThe Advocacy Program at Texas A&M School of Law is a key component of making Aggie law students practice-ready. Directed by Jennifer Ellis, the Advocacy Program consists of three disciplines: appellate advocacy (moot court), trial advocacy (mock trial) and dispute resolution (mediation, negotiation and client counseling).\nThe Texas A&M Law Moot Court, Mock Trial and Alternative Dispute Resolution teams are nationally recognized. Since the law school’s inception, the program has received 3 international, 11 national, 19 regional and one state championship, 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards.\n', '\nthe moot court team of 3ls rebecca bradley jessica juarez and robert koehl\n3l rebecca bradley won best advocate in the preliminary rounds at the national moot court competition in child welfare and adoption law in columbus ohio on march 13–15 her partner 3l robert koehl received the 7th place advocate award the team finished the competition as semi-finalists also on the team was brief writer 3l jessica juarez the team was coached by melinda westmoreland nag (jd 06)\ntwenty-six teams competed from around the country at this competition where the rounds took place in the ohio capital building and the ohio supreme court according to jennifer ellis director of advocacy programs this was the first time texas a&m competed in this competition and we are thrilled to do so well in our first attempt\n3l christian holden and 2l lynne nash (center left and right) with the competition aba representatives\nat the national finals of the aba client counseling competition in durham north carolina on march 13-14 the tamu law team of 2l lynne nash and 3l christian holden finished as national semi-finalists they advanced to the national finals last month after winning the regional rounds as did top finishers from the eleven other regions this team was coached by professor kay elliott\nthe fort worth law school has advanced to the national finals of this competition for four consecutive years which is a huge accomplishment since only the regional champion from each region is invited to the national finals according to ellis our repeated regional championships and strong placements at the national level demonstrate our consistency and the talent of our students and coaches\nlearn more about the advocacy program:\nthe advocacy program at texas a&m school of law is a key component of making aggie law students practice-ready directed by jennifer ellis the advocacy program consists of three disciplines: appellate advocacy (moot court) trial advocacy (mock trial) and dispute resolution (mediation negotiation and client counseling)\nthe texas a&m law moot court mock trial and alternative dispute resolution teams are nationally recognized since the law schools inception the program has received 3 international 11 national 19 regional and one state championship 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards\n']

['303', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/texas-lawyers-for-texas-veterans-tarrant-county-chapter-profiles-of-service', '\n\n\n\n\n\xa0 Article originally appeared in the Tarrant County Bar Association Bulletin.\n\n \xa0\xa0\n View the original article in the Bulletin. Reprinted with permission.\n\n \xa0\xa0\n Article by Megan Cooley, Tarrant County Bar Association\n \n\n\n\n\xa0\nAs part of its series of volunteer profiles, TLTV highlights the efforts of the many law students who contribute to TLTV’s programs by volunteering at the legal clinics, as well as “behind the scenes” at the Tarrant County Bar Association. The involvement of law students in pro bono is a win-win proposition. While volunteering, law students are able to interact with attorneys and judges, as well as clients, during the legal clinics. In addition, law students volunteering with TLTV have been able to apply their research skills to assist attorneys who represent veterans. At the same time, TLTV relies on the regular involvement of law students to provide pro bono services to its clients. TLTV, for example, has benefited from the recent fellowship program for law students made possible by the Tarrant County Young Lawyers and the Tarrant County Bar Foundation. Past intern Sarah Burns and current intern Whitley Zachary (both third years at Texas A&M University School of Law) have worked closely with TLTV and TVAS [Tarrant County Volunteer Attorney Services] through the fellowship program.\nThis issue is dedicated to the law students who volunteer for TLTV while balancing their academic commitments and make the provision of pro bono services possible as a result. Below are profiles of a few of the volunteers:\nDaniel Gibbins\nDaniel (pictured below, back row, third from right) is from Larue, a very small town in East Texas. His graduating class consisted of only forty-two students. He is a third-year student at Texas A&M University School of Law. As a result of witnessing the impact oil and gas production has on local communities, especially his hometown, Daniel is interested in practicing law in the energy field. Daniel volunteers for TLTV monthly clinics and assists with the intake process and the preparation for the clinics. In Daniel’s words, “I enjoy being a part of the Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans’ pro bono clinics because I get to work face to face with individuals that have made great sacrifices in duty to their country. Above all, I thoroughly enjoy not only being a part of a great program making a difference, but a great program that is making a difference in our own backyard here in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.”\nBeth Thurman\nBeth Thurman (pictured below, front row, far right), a third-year law student at the Texas A&M University School of Law, grew up in upstate New York but considers Fort Worth home. She moved to the area with her family seven years ago after serving eight years in the United States Navy. During her eight years of service, she flew as a Naval Flight Officer aboard a P3 Orion aircraft serving in Operation Enduring Freedom. As a Tactical Coordinator and Mission Commander, Beth flew in two deployments to the Middle East and the Pacific Rim. She also served with the Chief of Naval Air Training. After her service she enrolled in law school, and she considers public service an integral part of life and legal practice. Volunteering at the TLTV legal clinics affords her an opportunity to serve the community that gave her so much.\nDavid Welch\nDavid (pictured below, back row, second from right) is a third-year law student at the Texas A&M University School of Law, and he graduated from TCU in 2012 with a degree in sociology. During law school, he has enjoyed studying civil law, and he has had the opportunity to sit with volunteer attorneys during TLTV clinics while they advise veterans on civil-law matters. In addition, David helps set up for the legal clinics and assists with the intake process by interviewing veterans prior to their legal consultations. In David’s words, “I enjoy the TLTV clinics because I feel like I am helping veterans who have given so much to this country. The pro bono clients help me to work on the skills needed when talking to clients about their issues.”\nJimmy “Dwight” Tom\nDwight (pictured below, front row, third from right) is a regular fixture at the TLTV legal clinics, and he volunteers by calling and interviewing veterans by phone prior to the clinics. Dwight worked for the United States Postal Service for fifteen years and then decided it was time for a new challenge. In his words, “I took a chance, applied to law school, and well, here I am.” As for his involvement with TLTV, Dwight believes, “Pro bono with TLTV has been the perfect fit for me. As a Texas veteran, I am grateful for the opportunities I have been afforded at the USPS and now at TAMU Law. I feel a sincere obligation to serve my fellow veterans.”\nTexas A&M School of Law student volunteers at the TLTV clinic\n', '\n\n\n\n\n\xa0 article originally appeared in the tarrant county bar association bulletin\n\n \xa0\xa0\n view the original article in the bulletin reprinted with permission\n\n \xa0\xa0\n article by megan cooley tarrant county bar association\n \n\n\n\n\xa0\nas part of its series of volunteer profiles tltv highlights the efforts of the many law students who contribute to tltvs programs by volunteering at the legal clinics as well as behind the scenes at the tarrant county bar association the involvement of law students in pro bono is a win-win proposition while volunteering law students are able to interact with attorneys and judges as well as clients during the legal clinics in addition law students volunteering with tltv have been able to apply their research skills to assist attorneys who represent veterans at the same time tltv relies on the regular involvement of law students to provide pro bono services to its clients tltv for example has benefited from the recent fellowship program for law students made possible by the tarrant county young lawyers and the tarrant county bar foundation past intern sarah burns and current intern whitley zachary (both third years at texas a&m university school of law) have worked closely with tltv and tvas [tarrant county volunteer attorney services] through the fellowship program\nthis issue is dedicated to the law students who volunteer for tltv while balancing their academic commitments and make the provision of pro bono services possible as a result below are profiles of a few of the volunteers:\ndaniel gibbins\ndaniel (pictured below back row third from right) is from larue a very small town in east texas his graduating class consisted of only forty-two students he is a third-year student at texas a&m university school of law as a result of witnessing the impact oil and gas production has on local communities especially his hometown daniel is interested in practicing law in the energy field daniel volunteers for tltv monthly clinics and assists with the intake process and the preparation for the clinics in daniels words i enjoy being a part of the texas lawyers for texas veterans pro bono clinics because i get to work face to face with individuals that have made great sacrifices in duty to their country above all i thoroughly enjoy not only being a part of a great program making a difference but a great program that is making a difference in our own backyard here in the dallas/fort worth area\nbeth thurman\nbeth thurman (pictured below front row far right) a third-year law student at the texas a&m university school of law grew up in upstate new york but considers fort worth home she moved to the area with her family seven years ago after serving eight years in the united states navy during her eight years of service she flew as a naval flight officer aboard a p3 orion aircraft serving in operation enduring freedom as a tactical coordinator and mission commander beth flew in two deployments to the middle east and the pacific rim she also served with the chief of naval air training after her service she enrolled in law school and she considers public service an integral part of life and legal practice volunteering at the tltv legal clinics affords her an opportunity to serve the community that gave her so much\ndavid welch\ndavid (pictured below back row second from right) is a third-year law student at the texas a&m university school of law and he graduated from tcu in 2012 with a degree in sociology during law school he has enjoyed studying civil law and he has had the opportunity to sit with volunteer attorneys during tltv clinics while they advise veterans on civil-law matters in addition david helps set up for the legal clinics and assists with the intake process by interviewing veterans prior to their legal consultations in davids words i enjoy the tltv clinics because i feel like i am helping veterans who have given so much to this country the pro bono clients help me to work on the skills needed when talking to clients about their issues\njimmy dwight tom\ndwight (pictured below front row third from right) is a regular fixture at the tltv legal clinics and he volunteers by calling and interviewing veterans by phone prior to the clinics dwight worked for the united states postal service for fifteen years and then decided it was time for a new challenge in his words i took a chance applied to law school and well here i am as for his involvement with tltv dwight believes pro bono with tltv has been the perfect fit for me as a texas veteran i am grateful for the opportunities i have been afforded at the usps and now at tamu law i feel a sincere obligation to serve my fellow veterans\ntexas a&m school of law student volunteers at the tltv clinic\n']