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['304', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/successful-weekend-for-tamu-law-advocacy-teams', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law Advocacy teams won another regional title and advanced to the national finals, leading to four teams placing in the top four in recent competition.\nRegion 11 winners & national qualifiers Christian Holden and Lynne Nash (on left) with third-placed team Amber Barger and Hisham Masri.\n2L Lynne Nash and 3L Christian Holden won the Region 11 rounds of the ABA Client Counseling Competition in Lubbock on Feb. 7, and advanced to the national finals in Durham, N.C. in March. In the final round, our team defeated South Texas College of Law and our second team of 3Ls Amber Barger and Hisham Masri, who placed third. Both of our teams were coached by Professor Kay Elliott. Ten teams from Texas competed in the regional rounds, including additional teams from Texas Tech, Baylor, University of Houston, and Texas Southern. This regional championship marks the 19th in the law school’s history.\nMark Lister, coach Chris Watts, and Bill Forbes\nThe regional championship team of 3L Mark Lister and 2L Bill Forbes placed fourth in the nation at the national finals of the ABA Negotiation Competition, held Feb. 6-7 in Houston. The Aggie Law team was the only team from Texas in the final round. University of Manitoba took the title. The team was coached by Chris Watts (JD ’00) and Pete Conlon. The Texas A&M team qualified for the national finals by winning the Region 8 rounds last November in Norman, Okla. Twenty-four teams from around the country advanced to the national finals.\nTexas A&M Law Moot Court team of Todd Smith, Stuart Keplar, Ola Campbell, and Kathi Hogan placed third at the 2015 Lefkowitz Trademark Competition.\nIn moot court, the Texas A&M Law team at the Lefkowitz Trademark Competition placed third in the Dallas regional on Feb. 7, narrowly missing advancement to the national finals. Team members were 3Ls Ola Campbell, Stuart Keplar, and Todd Smith, and 2L Kathi Hogan. The team was coached by Nikki Chriesman (JD ’09). Again, the Aggies were the only team from Texas to place, outranking teams from Southern Methodist University and University of Houston. Louisiana State won the title and Creighton University placed second.\nJennifer Ellis (JD ’05), Director of Advocacy Programs, says of the success, “We are very proud of all of our teams. The students and coaches put in many long hours in preparation of the competitions. It’s especially gratifying to have such a strong showing overall in one weekend, with every one of our four teams that competed placing in the top four in each competition.”\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', '\ntexas a&m university school of law advocacy teams won another regional title and advanced to the national finals leading to four teams placing in the top four in recent competition\nregion 11 winners & national qualifiers christian holden and lynne nash (on left) with third-placed team amber barger and hisham masri\n2l lynne nash and 3l christian holden won the region 11 rounds of the aba client counseling competition in lubbock on feb 7 and advanced to the national finals in durham nc in march in the final round our team defeated south texas college of law and our second team of 3ls amber barger and hisham masri who placed third both of our teams were coached by professor kay elliott ten teams from texas competed in the regional rounds including additional teams from texas tech baylor university of houston and texas southern this regional championship marks the 19th in the law schools history\nmark lister coach chris watts and bill forbes\nthe regional championship team of 3l mark lister and 2l bill forbes placed fourth in the nation at the national finals of the aba negotiation competition held feb 6-7 in houston the aggie law team was the only team from texas in the final round university of manitoba took the title the team was coached by chris watts (jd 00) and pete conlon the texas a&m team qualified for the national finals by winning the region 8 rounds last november in norman okla twenty-four teams from around the country advanced to the national finals\ntexas a&m law moot court team of todd smith stuart keplar ola campbell and kathi hogan placed third at the 2015 lefkowitz trademark competition\nin moot court the texas a&m law team at the lefkowitz trademark competition placed third in the dallas regional on feb 7 narrowly missing advancement to the national finals team members were 3ls ola campbell stuart keplar and todd smith and 2l kathi hogan the team was coached by nikki chriesman (jd 09) again the aggies were the only team from texas to place outranking teams from southern methodist university and university of houston louisiana state won the title and creighton university placed second\njennifer ellis (jd 05) director of advocacy programs says of the success we are very proud of all of our teams the students and coaches put in many long hours in preparation of the competitions its especially gratifying to have such a strong showing overall in one weekend with every one of our four teams that competed placing in the top four in each competition\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']

['305', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-blsa-advocacy-teams-advance-to-national-finals', "\nTwo Texas A&M School of Law advocacy teams advance to the national finals with outstanding results at the Black Law Student Association (BLSA) Rocky Mountain Regional competition held in Houston, Jan. 15-18.\n3Ls Shannon Barber and Courtney Shorts placed third in the Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition. The team was coached by Judge Matthew Wright (JD ’08). Barber and Shorts barely missed advancing last year when they were defeated by the other Texas A&M team, making this victory especially rewarding.\xa0\n2Ls Kris Anderson, Gregory Franklin, Jerek Hart and Jamillia Wren placed second in the Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition. The team was coached by Doug Greene.\nThe regional competition includes teams from law schools in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.\nBoth Aggie Law teams advance to compete in Portland, Ore., in March at the national finals.\nThis marks the second consecutive year that Texas A&M has advanced teams to the BLSA national finals in both moot court and mock trial, and the 4th consecutive year to advance a mock trial team.\nDirector of Advocacy Programs, Jennifer Ellis (JD ’06), congratulates these hard-working and talented students and coaches on their achievement.\n“I am so proud of the time and effort put into the competition preparation by both teams,” Ellis said. “They had to put in a lot of hours over the holiday break to prepare for the competition, and it’s great that their hard work paid off.”\n\n\n\n\n\nMoot Court team members 3L Courtney Shorts, team coach Judge Matthew Wright (JD '08), and 3L Shannon Barber with their RMBLSA regional trophy\n\n\nMock Trial team members 2Ls Gregory Franklin, Jamillia Wren, Kris Anderson and Jerek Hart with BLSA national board member 3L Michelle Gunter with their RMBLSA regional trophy\n\n\n\n\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, 18 regional and one state championship, 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards.\n", "\ntwo texas a&m school of law advocacy teams advance to the national finals with outstanding results at the black law student association (blsa) rocky mountain regional competition held in houston jan 15-18\n3ls shannon barber and courtney shorts placed third in the frederick douglass moot court competition the team was coached by judge matthew wright (jd 08) barber and shorts barely missed advancing last year when they were defeated by the other texas a&m team making this victory especially rewarding\xa0\n2ls kris anderson gregory franklin jerek hart and jamillia wren placed second in the thurgood marshall mock trial competition the team was coached by doug greene\nthe regional competition includes teams from law schools in texas oklahoma colorado montana new mexico utah and wyoming\nboth aggie law teams advance to compete in portland ore in march at the national finals\nthis marks the second consecutive year that texas a&m has advanced teams to the blsa national finals in both moot court and mock trial and the 4th consecutive year to advance a mock trial team\ndirector of advocacy programs jennifer ellis (jd 06) congratulates these hard-working and talented students and coaches on their achievement\ni am so proud of the time and effort put into the competition preparation by both teams ellis said they had to put in a lot of hours over the holiday break to prepare for the competition and its great that their hard work paid off\n\n\n\n\n\nmoot court team members 3l courtney shorts team coach judge matthew wright (jd '08) and 3l shannon barber with their rmblsa regional trophy\n\n\nmock trial team members 2ls gregory franklin jamillia wren kris anderson and jerek hart with blsa national board member 3l michelle gunter with their rmblsa regional trophy\n\n\n\n\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 18 regional and one state championship 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards\n"]

['306', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/student-wins-national-environmental-law-writing-competition', '\n3L Matt McGowan\n3L Matt McGowan, Texas A&M Law Review articles editor, has been selected as the winner of 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."\nAs the winner, McGowan’s paper will be published in the March 2015 issue of the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (VJEL), and he will receive the $1,000 first-place prize.\n"Matthew\'s article thoroughly impressed our review committee," said VJEL editor-in-chief Andrew Minikowski, in a press release. "The depth at which his article explores the legal ramifications of rails-to-trails reactivation far exceeds the existing academic literature on the topic.”\n“This is such a tremendous honor. I can\'t express my gratitude to the folks up at the VJEL enough,” McGowan said.\n“To think, I was ready to throw in the towel -- convinced this paper would forever sit on my hard drive,” McGowan shared. “I was about to give up and forget about the whole thing, but my adviser, Professor [Timothy] Mulvaney, just flat refused to let me and kept insisting that I keep working on it. I\'m so glad he did. I definitely encourage other students to never, ever give up on their papers. Keep working, reworking, and re-reworking them.”\n“It was a pleasure working with Matt, and I am not surprised that he won this award,” Professor Timothy Mulvaney said.\nThe paper, inspired by McGowan’s personal interest in mountain biking and professional interest in property law, examines the legal challenges associated with the rails-to-trails program, which converts out-of-service railway easements into recreational nature paths. What happens if the railroad wants to restart service in those corridors?\n“A litany of scholars have been wrestling with legal questions surrounding the conversion of deserted rail corridors to recreational trails for the past three decades. In this paper, Matt adds an important voice to the conversation by thoughtfully shifting the topic on its head. He focuses on the issues that could arise as railroad companies seek to reactivate these corridors for rail use," Mulvaney continued. "I expect that Matt’s work will serve as an important resource as scholars begin to explore the many implications of our nation’s return to rail.”\nThe well-respected VJEL, considered by many as a top environmental law journal, has a global audience. The writing competition was open to any student pursuing a juris doctor or master of laws degree at an accredited U.S. law school.\nRead the competition winner press release here.\n', '\n3l matt mcgowan\n3l matt mcgowan texas a&m law review articles editor has been selected as the winner of 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"\nas the winner mcgowans paper will be published in the march 2015 issue of the vermont journal of environmental law (vjel) and he will receive the $1 000 first-place prize\n"matthew\'s article thoroughly impressed our review committee " said vjel editor-in-chief andrew minikowski in a press release "the depth at which his article explores the legal ramifications of rails-to-trails reactivation far exceeds the existing academic literature on the topic\nthis is such a tremendous honor i can\'t express my gratitude to the folks up at the vjel enough mcgowan said\nto think i was ready to throw in the towel -- convinced this paper would forever sit on my hard drive mcgowan shared i was about to give up and forget about the whole thing but my adviser professor [timothy] mulvaney just flat refused to let me and kept insisting that i keep working on it i\'m so glad he did i definitely encourage other students to never ever give up on their papers keep working reworking and re-reworking them\nit was a pleasure working with matt and i am not surprised that he won this award professor timothy mulvaney said\nthe paper inspired by mcgowans personal interest in mountain biking and professional interest in property law examines the legal challenges associated with the rails-to-trails program which converts out-of-service railway easements into recreational nature paths what happens if the railroad wants to restart service in those corridors\na litany of scholars have been wrestling with legal questions surrounding the conversion of deserted rail corridors to recreational trails for the past three decades in this paper matt adds an important voice to the conversation by thoughtfully shifting the topic on its head he focuses on the issues that could arise as railroad companies seek to reactivate these corridors for rail use " mulvaney continued "i expect that matts work will serve as an important resource as scholars begin to explore the many implications of our nations return to rail\nthe well-respected vjel considered by many as a top environmental law journal has a global audience the writing competition was open to any student pursuing a juris doctor or master of laws degree at an accredited us law school\nread the competition winner press release here\n']

['307', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/aziz-named-2015-emerging-scholar-by-diverse-issues-in-higher-education', '\nSahar Aziz\nTexas A&M School of Law Associate Professor Sahar F. Aziz was selected as a 2015 Emerging Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine and featured in the January 1 issue, "Professors of Purpose."\nPer Diverse, the 2015 Emerging Scholars of the Year are "a diverse group of standout scholars under the age of 40. Recognized for the uniqueness of their fields of study, as well as their commitment to service and teaching, these scholars represent some of the brightest minds in the nation."\nThe magazine\'s executive editor, David Pluviose, said the Emerging Scholars "are all, in their own way, working to improve the lot of humanity."\nAziz is featured in Diverse as a 2015 Emerging Scholar for her pioneering work on civil rights and national security in the post-9/11 era. In her interview, Professor Aziz noted, “You can’t talk about national security without talking about the Middle East,” and as a result her research uniquely combines her expertise in Middle East affairs with the civil rights of Arab Americans.\nAziz was also recognized by the magazine for having "devoted her life to the legal defense of the marginalized and oppressed." Additionally, Aziz mentors women and students who are the first in their families to attend college.\nIn the article, Andrew P. Morriss, dean and Anthony G. Buzbee Dean’s Endowed Chairholder of Texas A&M University School of Law, lauds Aziz\'s contributions to the school.\n“Prof. Aziz is tireless in her efforts to create opportunities for students at Texas A&M School of Law." Morriss said. "She organizes multiple events each semester for the entire student body, bringing important national and international figures to campus to discuss important issues. In addition to being a productive scholar, she is a demanding teacher who both commands respect from her students and invests considerable time and energy in improving their performance.”\nRead the entire feature article about Prof. Aziz.\nSee the 2015 Emerging Scholars Diverse: Issues in Higher Education digital publication.\n', '\nsahar aziz\ntexas a&m school of law associate professor sahar f aziz was selected as a 2015 emerging scholar by diverse: issues in higher education magazine and featured in the january 1 issue "professors of purpose"\nper diverse the 2015 emerging scholars of the year are "a diverse group of standout scholars under the age of 40 recognized for the uniqueness of their fields of study as well as their commitment to service and teaching these scholars represent some of the brightest minds in the nation"\nthe magazine\'s executive editor david pluviose said the emerging scholars "are all in their own way working to improve the lot of humanity"\naziz is featured in diverse as a 2015 emerging scholar for her pioneering work on civil rights and national security in the post-9/11 era in her interview professor aziz noted you cant talk about national security without talking about the middle east and as a result her research uniquely combines her expertise in middle east affairs with the civil rights of arab americans\naziz was also recognized by the magazine for having "devoted her life to the legal defense of the marginalized and oppressed" additionally aziz mentors women and students who are the first in their families to attend college\nin the article andrew p morriss dean and anthony g buzbee deans endowed chairholder of texas a&m university school of law lauds aziz\'s contributions to the school\nprof aziz is tireless in her efforts to create opportunities for students at texas a&m school of law" morriss said "she organizes multiple events each semester for the entire student body bringing important national and international figures to campus to discuss important issues in addition to being a productive scholar she is a demanding teacher who both commands respect from her students and invests considerable time and energy in improving their performance\nread the entire feature article about prof aziz\nsee the 2015 emerging scholars diverse: issues in higher education digital publication\n']

['308', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/eckstein-to-azerbaijan-for-un-development-programme', '\nProfessor Gabriel Eckstein recently returned from a trip to Baku, Azerbaijan. Eckstein was invited by the UN Development Programme as a legal expert to help advise Azerbaijan on water law and policy reform in order to help modernize the country’s water management regime, and to better address problems associated with flooding and climate change.\nDuring his trip, Professor Eckstein also met with Dr. Amir Aliyev, Dean of the Faculty of Law at Baku State University. He was also invited by Dr. Rovshan Abbasov, Chair of the Department of Geography and Environment at Khazar University, to give a lecture to undergraduate education students, “Water as an Economic Good.”\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Gabriel Eckstein (on left) meets with Dr. Amir Aliyev, Dean of the Faculty of Law at Baku State University.\n\nPhotos courtesy of Gabriel Eckstein.\n\n\nProfessor Gabriel Eckstein guest lectures at Khazar University.\n\n\n\n\nAbout Professor Gabriel Eckstein:\nProfessor Eckstein has been on the law faculty since 2010 and is an affiliated faculty member of the Texas A&M Energy Institute, a member of the Graduate Faculty at Texas A&M University and of the T\u200bexas A&M University Water Management and Hydrological Science Graduate Faculty. Eckstein serves as an expert advisor and consultant on U.S. and international environmental and water law issues and has worked with the United Nations, U.S. Agency for International Development, World Commission on Dams, Organization of American States, and the International Association of Hydrogeologists. Eckstein directs the Internet-based International Water Law Project with the mission to serve as the premier resource on the Internet addressing the future of international water law and policy.\n', '\nprofessor gabriel eckstein recently returned from a trip to baku azerbaijan eckstein was invited by the un development programme as a legal expert to help advise azerbaijan on water law and policy reform in order to help modernize the countrys water management regime and to better address problems associated with flooding and climate change\nduring his trip professor eckstein also met with dr amir aliyev dean of the faculty of law at baku state university he was also invited by dr rovshan abbasov chair of the department of geography and environment at khazar university to give a lecture to undergraduate education students water as an economic good\n\n\n\n\n\nprofessor gabriel eckstein (on left) meets with dr amir aliyev dean of the faculty of law at baku state university\n\nphotos courtesy of gabriel eckstein\n\n\nprofessor gabriel eckstein guest lectures at khazar university\n\n\n\n\nabout professor gabriel eckstein:\nprofessor eckstein has been on the law faculty since 2010 and is an affiliated faculty member of the texas a&m energy institute a member of the graduate faculty at texas a&m university and of the t\u200bexas a&m university water management and hydrological science graduate faculty eckstein serves as an expert advisor and consultant on us and international environmental and water law issues and has worked with the united nations us agency for international development world commission on dams organization of american states and the international association of hydrogeologists eckstein directs the internet-based international water law project with the mission to serve as the premier resource on the internet addressing the future of international water law and policy\n']

['309', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/penrose-accepts-american-bar-foundation-fellow-nomination', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law Professor Mary Margaret “Meg” Penrose was recently nominated to become an American Bar Fellow and has accepted the nomination. The ABF was founded in 1952 by the American Bar Association.\nThe Fellows of the American Bar Foundation is an honorary organization of lawyers, judges and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession.\nPenrose said she felt grateful and humbled by the nomination. “It is always an honor to get the opportunity to represent the university and the law school in a prominent, national organization,” she said.\nPenrose joins Texas A&M professor of law Frederic White as a fellow. View the most recent roster of fellows.\n\nAbout Professor Penrose\nProf. Penrose\nProfessor Mary Margaret “Meg” Penrose, a member of the law school faculty since 2009 and a member of the American Law Institute, teaches Criminal Procedure, International Human Rights, Civil Procedure, and Constitutional Law. Professor Penrose continues to practice in federal court with an emphasis on federal habeas corpus representation of Texas Death Row inmates and Title VII and Title IX litigation challenging gender bias and discrimination in the workplace. Prior to teaching, Professor Penrose served as Senior Law Clerk and pro se Staff Attorney at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. See her research and recent articles on SSRN.\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law professor mary margaret meg penrose was recently nominated to become an american bar fellow and has accepted the nomination the abf was founded in 1952 by the american bar association\nthe fellows of the american bar foundation is an honorary organization of lawyers judges and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession\npenrose said she felt grateful and humbled by the nomination it is always an honor to get the opportunity to represent the university and the law school in a prominent national organization she said\npenrose joins texas a&m professor of law frederic white as a fellow view the most recent roster of fellows\n\nabout professor penrose\nprof penrose\nprofessor mary margaret meg penrose a member of the law school faculty since 2009 and a member of the american law institute teaches criminal procedure international human rights civil procedure and constitutional law professor penrose continues to practice in federal court with an emphasis on federal habeas corpus representation of texas death row inmates and title vii and title ix litigation challenging gender bias and discrimination in the workplace prior to teaching professor penrose served as senior law clerk and pro se staff attorney at the united states district court for the northern district of texas see her research and recent articles on ssrn\n']

['310', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/texas-a-m-law-students-demonstrate-selfless-service', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law students exemplify the Aggie Core Values. In the past academic year, they have demonstrated selfless service in countless ways throughout Texas as well as abroad.\nHere are a few examples:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImpacts: CLIP Clinics Benefit Community, Students\n Entrepreneurship Law and IP & Technology Law Trademarks and Patents Clinics in the Center for Intellectual Property and Law (CLIP) allow students to provide legal services to underserved members of the community free of charge.\nfull story\n \xa0 \xa0\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\nStudents Volunteer for National Adoption Day\n More than twenty Texas A&M School of Law students took part in National Adoption Day, where 63 children were adopted into 45 forever families during this year’s event in Tarrant County.\nfull story\n \xa0 \xa0\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\nStudent Initiates Kaufman County Pro Bono Clinic\n Exemplifying the Aggie core value of selfless service, 3L Richard Brand created a pro bono family law clinic to help low-income families get the legal services they need.\nfull story\n \xa0\n\n\n\n\nStudents Participate in Access to Justice Summit\n The Law Student Leaders Access to Justice Summit offered insight into the issues that low-income Texans face accessing civil legal services and underscored the importance of pro bono programs.\nfull story\n \xa0 \xa0\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\nAggie Law Students Help Young Immigrants\n 2Ls Oscar Escoto and Awilda Rodriguez’s work providing free legal services for immigrant children in their pro bono service with the Human Rights Initiative of North Texas is highlighted by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.\nfull story\n \xa0 \xa0\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\nCosta Rica Pro Bono Service Trip\n Texas A&M Law students traveled to Costa Rica in July for the law school’s first wildlife law pro bono service trip to investigate solutions to animal crime & trafficking and to provide hands-on support to Proyecto Asis Wild Animal Shelter Center.\nfull story\n \xa0 \xa0\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Aggie Law Project: Service to the Community\n T\u200bexas A&M Law kicked off the school year with The Aggie Law Project with more than 60 students and staff working together building homes for Habitat for Humanity and the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project.\nfull story\n \xa0 \xa0\xa0\n\n\n\n\nThe service continues into the spring -- save the date for the Law Fellowship Dinner and Auction, Jan. 31, 2015. The funds raised at this event support up to 40 fellowships each year for deserving law school students to intern in the area of public interest law serving in legal programs dedicated to providing crucial legal services to those in need. Organizations and individuals are encouraged to donate to the auction. Email the Law Fellowship at\xa0lawfellowship@law.tamu.edu to make a donation or if you have any questions. \nThe Fellowship program provides students an incredible opportunity to gain practical legal experience and exemplifies Texas A&M School of Law’s focus on public service and giving back to the community.\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law students exemplify the aggie core values in the past academic year they have demonstrated selfless service in countless ways throughout texas as well as abroad\nhere are a few examples:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nimpacts: clip clinics benefit community students\n entrepreneurship law and ip & technology law trademarks and patents clinics in the center for intellectual property and law (clip) allow students to provide legal services to underserved members of the community free of charge\nfull story\n \xa0 \xa0\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\nstudents volunteer for national adoption day\n more than twenty texas a&m school of law students took part in national adoption day where 63 children were adopted into 45 forever families during this years event in tarrant county\nfull story\n \xa0 \xa0\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\nstudent initiates kaufman county pro bono clinic\n exemplifying the aggie core value of selfless service 3l richard brand created a pro bono family law clinic to help low-income families get the legal services they need\nfull story\n \xa0\n\n\n\n\nstudents participate in access to justice summit\n the law student leaders access to justice summit offered insight into the issues that low-income texans face accessing civil legal services and underscored the importance of pro bono programs\nfull story\n \xa0 \xa0\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\naggie law students help young immigrants\n 2ls oscar escoto and awilda rodriguezs work providing free legal services for immigrant children in their pro bono service with the human rights initiative of north texas is highlighted by the fort worth star-telegram\nfull story\n \xa0 \xa0\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\ncosta rica pro bono service trip\n texas a&m law students traveled to costa rica in july for the law schools first wildlife law pro bono service trip to investigate solutions to animal crime & trafficking and to provide hands-on support to proyecto asis wild animal shelter center\nfull story\n \xa0 \xa0\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\nthe aggie law project: service to the community\n t\u200bexas a&m law kicked off the school year with the aggie law project with more than 60 students and staff working together building homes for habitat for humanity and the jimmy & rosalynn carter work project\nfull story\n \xa0 \xa0\xa0\n\n\n\n\nthe service continues into the spring -- save the date for the law fellowship dinner and auction jan 31 2015 the funds raised at this event support up to 40 fellowships each year for deserving law school students to intern in the area of public interest law serving in legal programs dedicated to providing crucial legal services to those in need organizations and individuals are encouraged to donate to the auction email the law fellowship at\xa0lawfellowship@lawtamuedu to make a donation or if you have any questions \nthe fellowship program provides students an incredible opportunity to gain practical legal experience and exemplifies texas a&m school of laws focus on public service and giving back to the community\n']

['311', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/2l-schneider-selected-for-leading-edge-class-of-2015', '\n2L Michael G. Schneider\nTexas A&M University School of Law 2L Michael G. Schneider was recently selected to be part of the Fort Worth Leading Edge Class of 2015.\nLeading Edge is a part of Leadership Fort Worth geared toward emerging leaders in their mid-20s to mid-30s. This elite group meets to strengthen leadership practices, create connections with community leaders and become more involved in volunteerism and board service.\nDirector of Marketing & External Affairs Casey Dyer Oliver said, “As an alumna of both the Leading Edge and Leadership Fort Worth classes myself, this is just another example of the well-rounded, outstanding work our students do – inside and outside of the classroom.”\nAccording to the Leading Edge website, individuals enrolled will:\n\nidentify leadership practices shared by community leaders and create a plan of action to strengthen those practices\ndiscover how to build strong, successful collaborations\nunderstand how to advocate for causes they support\nlearn how to be an effective nonprofit board member\nconnect with community leaders through class discussions and small-group roundtables\n\n“I applied to the Leading Edge Program to further immerse myself in the community of Fort Worth,” Schneider said. “I view the Leading Edge Program as a way to gain a sense of ownership in the community moving forward. I also see it as a great opportunity to build my leadership skills and gain an understanding of the challenges Fort Worth faces and learn ways I can help better the community.”\nSchneider, a former deputy sheriff, is a teaching assistant and member of Law Review at the law school. He moved to Fort Worth in March 2013, and he and his wife enjoy the diverse culture and opportunities the city has to offer.\n“I’m excited to meet other young leaders of Fort Worth that are outside of my direct connections I’ve made in the legal community,” he said. “I also feel very fortunate to get involved with and learn more about local nonprofit organizations in Fort Worth.”\n', '\n2l michael g schneider\ntexas a&m university school of law 2l michael g schneider was recently selected to be part of the fort worth leading edge class of 2015\nleading edge is a part of leadership fort worth geared toward emerging leaders in their mid-20s to mid-30s this elite group meets to strengthen leadership practices create connections with community leaders and become more involved in volunteerism and board service\ndirector of marketing & external affairs casey dyer oliver said as an alumna of both the leading edge and leadership fort worth classes myself this is just another example of the well-rounded outstanding work our students do – inside and outside of the classroom\naccording to the leading edge website individuals enrolled will:\n\nidentify leadership practices shared by community leaders and create a plan of action to strengthen those practices\ndiscover how to build strong successful collaborations\nunderstand how to advocate for causes they support\nlearn how to be an effective nonprofit board member\nconnect with community leaders through class discussions and small-group roundtables\n\ni applied to the leading edge program to further immerse myself in the community of fort worth schneider said i view the leading edge program as a way to gain a sense of ownership in the community moving forward i also see it as a great opportunity to build my leadership skills and gain an understanding of the challenges fort worth faces and learn ways i can help better the community\nschneider a former deputy sheriff is a teaching assistant and member of law review at the law school he moved to fort worth in march 2013 and he and his wife enjoy the diverse culture and opportunities the city has to offer\nim excited to meet other young leaders of fort worth that are outside of my direct connections ive made in the legal community he said i also feel very fortunate to get involved with and learn more about local nonprofit organizations in fort worth\n']

['312', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/penrose-court-appointed-to-represent-client-in-5th-circuit-court-of-appeals', '\nProf. Penrose\nTexas A&M University School of Law Professor Mary Margaret “Meg” Penrose was court appointed to represent the defendant in a capital murder case, Licho Escamilla v. William Stephens, Director. She argued before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, Dec. 2.\nThe panel of judges included Judge James L. Dennis, Judge Jerry Edwin Smith and Judge Catharina Haynes. They heard one hour of oral argument on whether Escamilla was denied his constitutional right (under the Sixth Amendment) to the effective assistance of counsel during the punishment phase of his capital trial.\nShould his appeal succeed, he would receive a new sentencing hearing but no court could reconsider the issue of guilt. For more on the case, view the court document.\nAbout Professor Penrose\nProfessor Mary Margaret “Meg” Penrose, a member of the law school faculty since 2009 and a member of the American Law Institute, teaches Criminal Procedure, International Human Rights, Civil Procedure, and Constitutional Law. Professor Penrose continues to practice in federal court with an emphasis on federal habeas corpus representation of Texas Death Row inmates and Title VII and Title IX litigation challenging gender bias and discrimination in the workplace. Prior to teaching, Professor Penrose served as Senior Law Clerk and pro se Staff Attorney at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. See her research and recent articles on SSRN.\n', '\nprof penrose\ntexas a&m university school of law professor mary margaret meg penrose was court appointed to represent the defendant in a capital murder case licho escamilla v william stephens director she argued before the 5th us circuit court of appeals in new orleans dec 2\nthe panel of judges included judge james l dennis judge jerry edwin smith and judge catharina haynes they heard one hour of oral argument on whether escamilla was denied his constitutional right (under the sixth amendment) to the effective assistance of counsel during the punishment phase of his capital trial\nshould his appeal succeed he would receive a new sentencing hearing but no court could reconsider the issue of guilt for more on the case view the court document\nabout professor penrose\nprofessor mary margaret meg penrose a member of the law school faculty since 2009 and a member of the american law institute teaches criminal procedure international human rights civil procedure and constitutional law professor penrose continues to practice in federal court with an emphasis on federal habeas corpus representation of texas death row inmates and title vii and title ix litigation challenging gender bias and discrimination in the workplace prior to teaching professor penrose served as senior law clerk and pro se staff attorney at the united states district court for the northern district of texas see her research and recent articles on ssrn\n']

['313', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/texas-a-m-law-student-initiates-kaufman-county-pro-bono-clinic', '\n3L Richard Brand\nThroughout their law school career, Texas A&M Law students are encouraged to exemplify the Aggie Core value of selfless service. 3L Richard Brand has taken that quality to the next level.\nDuring the summer of 2014, Brand received a Public Interest Law Fellowship and served as a clerk for the 422nd District Court. Throughout his summer service, he began to see the need for a pro bono law clinic aimed to help low income individuals get legal help they may otherwise not be able to afford.\nStarting in June, with Judge B. Michael Chitty’s approval and backing, Brand approached the Kaufman County Bar to discuss the clinic and ask for volunteer attorneys. Over the course of the summer, he researched existing clinics and, with the help of the State Bar, drafted by-laws, applications, income guidelines, petitions and final orders, and other documents needed to get the clinic up and running. With help from Kaufman County, he arranged for the South Campus Courtroom to be open for the first clinic. Several local attorneys, as well as current Texas A&M Law students, agreed to staff the first monthly clinic.\nBrand detailed his summer’s work paying off. “The first clinic was held on August 8,” Brand explained. “When I arrived at the South Campus to set up, there were already people lined up to apply. That day nearly 100 people applied for legal assistance and we accepted 28 applicants.”\nBrand said that the clinic not only helps individuals in Kaufman County but also has given law students the ability to gain\u200b practical legal experience. Alongside volunteer attorneys, students work on all aspects of the applications and petitions.\nThe group has now held four monthly clinics for the citizens of Kaufman County, accepting 87 applicants and filing 52 divorce petitions. The clinic currently takes only family law cases, such as divorces, modifications and SAPCRs (Suits Affecting the Parent Child Relationship). However, they are looking to expand the services they offer in the future.\n(L-R) Kaufman County pro bono clinic volunteer attorney Courtney Wortham, volunteer Carol McDaniel, Texas A&M Law 2L Chelsea Johnson and Texas A&M Law 3L Richard Brand\n', '\n3l richard brand\nthroughout their law school career texas a&m law students are encouraged to exemplify the aggie core value of selfless service 3l richard brand has taken that quality to the next level\nduring the summer of 2014 brand received a public interest law fellowship and served as a clerk for the 422nd district court throughout his summer service he began to see the need for a pro bono law clinic aimed to help low income individuals get legal help they may otherwise not be able to afford\nstarting in june with judge b michael chittys approval and backing brand approached the kaufman county bar to discuss the clinic and ask for volunteer attorneys over the course of the summer he researched existing clinics and with the help of the state bar drafted by-laws applications income guidelines petitions and final orders and other documents needed to get the clinic up and running with help from kaufman county he arranged for the south campus courtroom to be open for the first clinic several local attorneys as well as current texas a&m law students agreed to staff the first monthly clinic\nbrand detailed his summers work paying off the first clinic was held on august 8 brand explained when i arrived at the south campus to set up there were already people lined up to apply that day nearly 100 people applied for legal assistance and we accepted 28 applicants\nbrand said that the clinic not only helps individuals in kaufman county but also has given law students the ability to gain\u200b practical legal experience alongside volunteer attorneys students work on all aspects of the applications and petitions\nthe group has now held four monthly clinics for the citizens of kaufman county accepting 87 applicants and filing 52 divorce petitions the clinic currently takes only family law cases such as divorces modifications and sapcrs (suits affecting the parent child relationship) however they are looking to expand the services they offer in the future\n(l-r) kaufman county pro bono clinic volunteer attorney courtney wortham volunteer carol mcdaniel texas a&m law 2l chelsea johnson and texas a&m law 3l richard brand\n']

['314', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/national-adoption-day-in-tarrant-county', '\nFORT WORTH, Texas -- National Adoption Day is a nationwide event and effort to raise awareness for more than 100,000 children in foster care waiting for a permanent and loving family.\nTexas A&M School of Law students were part of National Adoption Day at the Tarrant County Family Law Center.\nPhoto by Erin Vande Zande (Purpletree Studios)\nOn Nov. 21, Texas A&M University School of Law students took part in Tarrant County’s National Adoption Day, serving alongside practicing attorneys for the families, finalizing many adoptions. During this annual event, courts and attorneys waive all fees to consummate adoptions for dozens of foster children at the Tarrant County Family Law Center in downtown Fort Worth.\nTexas A&M Law 2L Amanda Martinez, who was adopted on National Adoption Day in 2006 at the age of 16, was one of the students to help at the event. “Volunteering, to me, gave me a sense of purpose,” Martinez said.\n“When I met my attorney ad litem, and I saw how hard he fought for my sisters and me, I knew I wanted to be that person one day.” Martinez hopes to one day open her own solo law firm that specializes in same-sex adoptions, CPS cases and reproductive law.\n“National Adoption Day is important because I feel people forget what these children have been through,” Martinez stressed. “Many have bounced around from home to home, and they have lived lives that they did not choose. This day means all that can come to an end, and the children being adopted can begin a normal childhood.”\nIn total, 63 children were adopted into 45 forever families during this year’s event in Tarrant County.\n\nHands-on 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.\nThe 21 Texas A&M Law students taking part in National Adoption Day:\nJessica Juarez, Mildred Ashley, Danielle Bateni, Danielle Bonanno, Blake Campbell, Kayla Carroll, Ashley Conyers, Syble Davidson, Alexis Garcia, Carrie Green, Ryan Gubler, Emily Hindman, Candice Hughes, Tricia Inting, Adrian Jackson, Chelsea Johnson, Amanda Martinez, Chanel Rafie, Cassie Rosales, John Setzer, and Kirby Wallace\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTexas A&M School of Law students Adrian Jackson (top left) and Amanda Martinez (bottom left) with the newly expanded Tarwarter family. The Tarwaters adopted the three brothers, keeping them together, at the National Adoption Day event.\nPhotos by Christy Cleger, Texas A&M School of Law Marketing Coordinator\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn courtrooms filled with balloons and new families, Aggie Law students Chelsea Johnson (top) & Danielle Bonanno (bottom), prove-up the adoptions before the judge.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n', '\nfort worth texas -- national adoption day is a nationwide event and effort to raise awareness for more than 100 000 children in foster care waiting for a permanent and loving family\ntexas a&m school of law students were part of national adoption day at the tarrant county family law center\nphoto by erin vande zande (purpletree studios)\non nov 21 texas a&m university school of law students took part in tarrant countys national adoption day serving alongside practicing attorneys for the families finalizing many adoptions during this annual event courts and attorneys waive all fees to consummate adoptions for dozens of foster children at the tarrant county family law center in downtown fort worth\ntexas a&m law 2l amanda martinez who was adopted on national adoption day in 2006 at the age of 16 was one of the students to help at the event volunteering to me gave me a sense of purpose martinez said\nwhen i met my attorney ad litem and i saw how hard he fought for my sisters and me i knew i wanted to be that person one day martinez hopes to one day open her own solo law firm that specializes in same-sex adoptions cps cases and reproductive law\nnational adoption day is important because i feel people forget what these children have been through martinez stressed many have bounced around from home to home and they have lived lives that they did not choose this day means all that can come to an end and the children being adopted can begin a normal childhood\nin total 63 children were adopted into 45 forever families during this years event in tarrant county\n\nhands-on 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\nthe 21 texas a&m law students taking part in national adoption day:\njessica juarez mildred ashley danielle bateni danielle bonanno blake campbell kayla carroll ashley conyers syble davidson alexis garcia carrie green ryan gubler emily hindman candice hughes tricia inting adrian jackson chelsea johnson amanda martinez chanel rafie cassie rosales john setzer and kirby wallace\n\n\n\n\n\n\ntexas a&m school of law students adrian jackson (top left) and amanda martinez (bottom left) with the newly expanded tarwarter family the tarwaters adopted the three brothers keeping them together at the national adoption day event\nphotos by christy cleger texas a&m school of law marketing coordinator\n\n\n\n\n\n\nin courtrooms filled with balloons and new families aggie law students chelsea johnson (top) & danielle bonanno (bottom) prove-up the adoptions before the judge\n\n\n\n\n\n\n']

['315', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/penrose-represents-plaintiffs-in-dallas-protest-ordinance-ban', "\nProf. Penrose\nProfessor Mary Margaret “Meg” Penrose was one of three attorneys representing a group of George W. Bush Presidential Library protesters in First Amendment litigation removing a protest ordinance ban. She applied her expertise in constitutional law – a subject she teaches – in this high profile case in Dallas over the past year.\nAs a result of her efforts, the city of Dallas withdrew an ordinance that infringed on free speech rights, and the judge issued a rebuke of the city attorney office's withholding of relevant information during discovery.\nWFAA 8, the local ABC affiliate, featured this case.\nPenrose was also featured in the Dallas Observer blog.\nAbout Professor Penrose\nProfessor Mary Margaret “Meg” Penrose, a member of the law school faculty since 2009 and a member of the American Law Institute, teaches Criminal Procedure, International Human Rights, Civil Procedure, and Constitutional Law. Professor Penrose continues to practice in federal court with an emphasis on federal habeas corpus representation of Texas Death Row inmates and Title VII and Title IX litigation challenging gender bias and discrimination in the workplace. Prior to teaching, Professor Penrose served as Senior Law Clerk and pro se Staff Attorney at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. See her research and recent articles on SSRN.\n", "\nprof penrose\nprofessor mary margaret meg penrose was one of three attorneys representing a group of george w bush presidential library protesters in first amendment litigation removing a protest ordinance ban she applied her expertise in constitutional law – a subject she teaches – in this high profile case in dallas over the past year\nas a result of her efforts the city of dallas withdrew an ordinance that infringed on free speech rights and the judge issued a rebuke of the city attorney office's withholding of relevant information during discovery\nwfaa 8 the local abc affiliate featured this case\npenrose was also featured in the dallas observer blog\nabout professor penrose\nprofessor mary margaret meg penrose a member of the law school faculty since 2009 and a member of the american law institute teaches criminal procedure international human rights civil procedure and constitutional law professor penrose continues to practice in federal court with an emphasis on federal habeas corpus representation of texas death row inmates and title vii and title ix litigation challenging gender bias and discrimination in the workplace prior to teaching professor penrose served as senior law clerk and pro se staff attorney at the united states district court for the northern district of texas see her research and recent articles on ssrn\n"]

['316', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/aziz-featured-in-u.s.-commission-on-civil-rights-report', '\nSahar Aziz\nTestimony from Texas A&M University School of Law Associate Professor Sahar F. Aziz was featured in the latest report issued by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, "Federal Civil Rights Engagement with Arab and Muslim American Communities Post 9/11".\nThe Commission heard testimony from many scholars and experts in the field to prepare the report that examines “federal efforts to eliminate and prevent civil rights violations, including incidents of hate crimes, prejudice, bias, stereotyping and travel discrimination against Arab and Muslim-Americans spurred by the reactions to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington.”\nThe Commission’s briefing report specifically cites Aziz’s “useful” recommendations in its summary of findings and recommendations as lending “a thoughtful and instructive view to improving the federal agency engagement with the American Muslim community.” (See page 9 of the report.)\nAziz served on a panel made up of scholars who have studied civil rights law, constitutional law, community outreach, federal program planning, and techniques to measure and change biases with respect to the Arab and Muslim American communities. The scholars “addressed the censoring of books and articles, inadequately trained law enforcement agents, insufficient or counterproductive outreach efforts, overemphasis on national security issues, and lack of oversight of engagement programs. They also addressed suppression of First Amendment freedoms of speech and assembly using illegal seizures of written materials and intimidation aimed at critics of Islam,” per the report.\nThe other scholars on the panel with Aziz included:\n\nDr. Jytte Klausen, Lawrence A. Wien Professor of International Cooperation, Brandeis University\nEugene Volokh, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law\nSam Rascoff, Faculty Director, Center on Law and Security, New York University School of Law\nDr. Peter Skerry, Professor of political science, Boston College\n\n\nAbout Professor Aziz\nSahar F. Aziz joined the faculty in 2011 as an associate professor of law. Prior to joining, Aziz was an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center where she taught national security and civil rights law. Aziz served as a senior policy advisor for the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) where she worked on law and policy at the intersection of national security and civil rights.\nProfessor Aziz’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.\nView recent articles and papers on her SSRN author page.\n', '\nsahar aziz\ntestimony from texas a&m university school of law associate professor sahar f aziz was featured in the latest report issued by the us commission on civil rights "federal civil rights engagement with arab and muslim american communities post 9/11"\nthe commission heard testimony from many scholars and experts in the field to prepare the report that examines federal efforts to eliminate and prevent civil rights violations including incidents of hate crimes prejudice bias stereotyping and travel discrimination against arab and muslim-americans spurred by the reactions to the september 11 2001 terrorist attacks in new york pennsylvania and washington\nthe commissions briefing report specifically cites azizs useful recommendations in its summary of findings and recommendations as lending a thoughtful and instructive view to improving the federal agency engagement with the american muslim community (see page 9 of the report)\naziz served on a panel made up of scholars who have studied civil rights law constitutional law community outreach federal program planning and techniques to measure and change biases with respect to the arab and muslim american communities the scholars addressed the censoring of books and articles inadequately trained law enforcement agents insufficient or counterproductive outreach efforts overemphasis on national security issues and lack of oversight of engagement programs they also addressed suppression of first amendment freedoms of speech and assembly using illegal seizures of written materials and intimidation aimed at critics of islam per the report\nthe other scholars on the panel with aziz included:\n\ndr jytte klausen lawrence a wien professor of international cooperation brandeis university\neugene volokh professor university of california los angeles school of law\nsam rascoff faculty director center on law and security new york university school of law\ndr peter skerry professor of political science boston college\n\n\nabout professor aziz\nsahar f aziz joined the faculty in 2011 as an associate professor of law prior to joining aziz was an adjunct professor at the georgetown university law center where she taught national security and civil rights law aziz served as a senior policy advisor for the office for civil rights and civil liberties at the us department of homeland security (dhs) where she worked on law and policy at the intersection of national security and civil rights\nprofessor azizs 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\nview recent articles and papers on her ssrn author page\n']

['317', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/aggie-law-veterans-recognized', "\nTexas A&M University School of Law thanks all veterans – including current and former law students, faculty and staff. Thank you for your service! Please see the complete list of Aggie Law veterans below. All Texas A&M Law veterans are invited to a celebratory luncheon held in their honor on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in room 212.\n\nPurple Heart Recipients Demonstrate Aggie Core Values\nTexas A&M University was recently named a Purple Heart University signifying its recognition and honor of veterans who were wounded in combat while serving their country.\nFrank Elliott\nPaul George\nTwo law school faculty members were awarded the Purple Heart: Dean Emeritus Frank W. Elliott, Colonel, U.S. Army (Korea, 1952-1953) and Professor Paul George, Sergeant, U.S. Army (Vietnam, 1966-1969).\nDean Elliott attended the New Mexico Military Institute from 1945 to 1949. His group attended the 1948 summer ROTC program at Fort Hood, Texas, with cadets from the University of Arizona and Texas A&M.\n“Our motto at NMMI was, and is, ‘Duty, Honor, and Achievement,’” Elliott said. “Serving in the military reinforced the concepts of the Aggie Core Values, and the NMMI thoughts.”\nGeorge adds, “It’s obvious to anyone who’s served in uniform that military duty rests on the Aggie core values, both singly and collectively. I wasn’t thinking in those terms when I joined the Army at eighteen (years old). But, the next three years were repeated examples, both good and bad, of how reliance on those values leads to success and how ignoring them leads to failure.”\n\nStudent Spotlights\nTexas A&M University School of Law sincerely thanks our 73 current students who are military veterans for their service to our country. We have randomly chosen four student veterans to spotlight.\n\n\n\n\n\n1L Essence Ragland, Senior Airman, U.S. Air Force\nQ. Why did you choose to serve your country?\n A. I was unsure of what profession I wanted to pursue and enlisting in the Air Force did several things to help. By serving, I was doing something productive and honorable until I could map out a career path. I gained exposure to various people, professions and cultures within the military that I would not have otherwise. And, I received educational benefits that made my undergraduate, graduate and law school education possible.\nQ. Who or what inspires you?\n A. My faith and my mom inspire me. Both have helped me to become the person I am today.\nQ. What would you like to share with your fellow Aggies?\n A. One of my favorite quotes is, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”\xa0 -Mark Twain\n\n\n2L Chris Rodriguez, Specialist, U.S. Army\nQ. Who or what inspires you in life?\n A. I am very privileged to be able to serve my country and those in need around the world. I give every ounce of credit to God and my family for supporting me in all my decisions. They are my inspiration. The fact that I can serve and help others inspires me in life. I joined the military because I wanted to help/defend those that may not be able to defend themselves. I decided to pursue a law degree because I want to help others in need. I want to use my military background and eventually my law degree to serve the people in my community, my country and the world.\nQ. What would you like to share with your fellow Aggies?\n A. The United States would not be what it is now without those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defending our country. I would like to thank those who have served, are serving and will be serving this great country.\n\n\n\n\n3L Michelle Lammers, Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force\nQ. Why did you choose to serve your country?\n A. I was young & thought it would be a great way to see the world. I didn't realize at the time how much discipline & drive it would instill in me.\nQ. How do you feel serving in the military demonstrates the Aggie Core Values (Leadership, Excellence, Integrity, Loyalty, Respect and Service)?\n A. The U.S. Air Force core values are basically the same as A&M: “Integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do.” Everyone should try to live by these principles.\nQ. Who or what inspires you?\n A. Anyone who works hard and is honest, especially in difficult situations when no one is watching.\n\n\n3L Katie Williams, Master-at-Arms, Petty Officer, Second Class, U.S. Navy\nQ. Why did you choose to serve your country?\n A. I’ve always had a passion for public service. Serving our country allowed me to do that, and serving with my fellow sailors and service members was a privilege.\nQ.\xa0 How do you feel serving in the military demonstrates the Aggie Core Values (Leadership, Excellence, Integrity, Loyalty, Respect and Service)?\n A. The Navy Core Values are honor, courage and commitment.\xa0 I think these values are synonymous with the Aggie Core Values. Both sets of values aim to build a strong foundation of trust and leadership, in a way that allows us to thrive together and help one another succeed. I truly believe that’s what makes us a unique group of people.\n\n\n\n\nThank you to all Texas A&M School of Law students, faculty and staff who have served their country:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\ntexas a&m university school of law thanks all veterans – including current and former law students faculty and staff thank you for your service! please see the complete list of aggie law veterans below all texas a&m law veterans are invited to a celebratory luncheon held in their honor on tuesday nov 11 in room 212\n\npurple heart recipients demonstrate aggie core values\ntexas a&m university was recently named a purple heart university signifying its recognition and honor of veterans who were wounded in combat while serving their country\nfrank elliott\npaul george\ntwo law school faculty members were awarded the purple heart: dean emeritus frank w elliott colonel us army (korea 1952-1953) and professor paul george sergeant us army (vietnam 1966-1969)\ndean elliott attended the new mexico military institute from 1945 to 1949 his group attended the 1948 summer rotc program at fort hood texas with cadets from the university of arizona and texas a&m\nour motto at nmmi was and is ‘duty honor and achievement elliott said serving in the military reinforced the concepts of the aggie core values and the nmmi thoughts\ngeorge adds its obvious to anyone whos served in uniform that military duty rests on the aggie core values both singly and collectively i wasnt thinking in those terms when i joined the army at eighteen (years old) but the next three years were repeated examples both good and bad of how reliance on those values leads to success and how ignoring them leads to failure\n\nstudent spotlights\ntexas a&m university school of law sincerely thanks our 73 current students who are military veterans for their service to our country we have randomly chosen four student veterans to spotlight\n\n\n\n\n\n1l essence ragland senior airman us air force\nq why did you choose to serve your country\n a i was unsure of what profession i wanted to pursue and enlisting in the air force did several things to help by serving i was doing something productive and honorable until i could map out a career path i gained exposure to various people professions and cultures within the military that i would not have otherwise and i received educational benefits that made my undergraduate graduate and law school education possible\nq who or what inspires you\n a my faith and my mom inspire me both have helped me to become the person i am today\nq what would you like to share with your fellow aggies\n a one of my favorite quotes is the two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why\xa0 -mark twain\n\n\n2l chris rodriguez specialist us army\nq who or what inspires you in life\n a i am very privileged to be able to serve my country and those in need around the world i give every ounce of credit to god and my family for supporting me in all my decisions they are my inspiration the fact that i can serve and help others inspires me in life i joined the military because i wanted to help/defend those that may not be able to defend themselves i decided to pursue a law degree because i want to help others in need i want to use my military background and eventually my law degree to serve the people in my community my country and the world\nq what would you like to share with your fellow aggies\n a the united states would not be what it is now without those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defending our country i would like to thank those who have served are serving and will be serving this great country\n\n\n\n\n3l michelle lammers master sergeant us air force\nq why did you choose to serve your country\n a i was young & thought it would be a great way to see the world i didn't realize at the time how much discipline & drive it would instill in me\nq how do you feel serving in the military demonstrates the aggie core values (leadership excellence integrity loyalty respect and service)\n a the us air force core values are basically the same as a&m: integrity first service before self and excellence in all we do everyone should try to live by these principles\nq who or what inspires you\n a anyone who works hard and is honest especially in difficult situations when no one is watching\n\n\n3l katie williams master-at-arms petty officer second class us navy\nq why did you choose to serve your country\n a ive always had a passion for public service serving our country allowed me to do that and serving with my fellow sailors and service members was a privilege\nq\xa0 how do you feel serving in the military demonstrates the aggie core values (leadership excellence integrity loyalty respect and service)\n a the navy core values are honor courage and commitment\xa0 i think these values are synonymous with the aggie core values both sets of values aim to build a strong foundation of trust and leadership in a way that allows us to thrive together and help one another succeed i truly believe thats what makes us a unique group of people\n\n\n\n\nthank you to all texas a&m school of law students faculty and staff who have served their country:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"]

['318', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/reilly-to-speak-on-deferred-prosecution-agreements-at-ucla', '\nTexas A&M School of Law associate professor Peter R. Reilly\xa0 presented “Justice Deferred Is Justice Denied: We Must End Our Failed Experiment in Deferring Corporate Criminal Prosecutions” at the UCLA School of Law Business Law Breakfast Series on Nov. 7.\xa0\nThe discussion about deferred prosecution agreements in the context of corporate criminal law is based on Reilly’s new article of the same title recently accepted for publication by the BYU Law Review.\xa0 Download the article from SSRN.\nThe Business Law Breakfast Series offers a discussion of current issues in business law presented by the Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law.\n', '\ntexas a&m school of law associate professor peter r reilly\xa0 presented justice deferred is justice denied: we must end our failed experiment in deferring corporate criminal prosecutions at the ucla school of law business law breakfast series on nov 7\xa0\nthe discussion about deferred prosecution agreements in the context of corporate criminal law is based on reillys new article of the same title recently accepted for publication by the byu law review\xa0 download the article from ssrn\nthe business law breakfast series offers a discussion of current issues in business law presented by the lowell milken institute for business law and policy at ucla school of law\n']

['319', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/conference-celebrates-civil-rights-act-of-1964-notes-continuing-challenges', '\nArticle and images courtesy of TAMU Times\n\n\n\n\n\nMartin Luther King, Jr. and others watch as President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964.\n\n\n\n\nFifty years after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, discrimination still exists in America, only the mechanisms have changed, according to presenters at a day-long, major interdisciplinary\xa0symposium on the topic held at Texas A&M University. Members of academia and advocates from around the nation came together to discuss strides made and work yet to be done at the conference titled “Global Citizens and Equality Fifty Years After the 1964 Civil Rights Act.”\nThe Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Although this piece of legislation opened unprecedented opportunities and freedoms for African-Americans, women and other minorities, conference presenters asserted discrimination still exists in many forms − no longer through legislation as during the Jim Crow era, but rather through economic, social, political and judicial means.\nChristine Stanley, acting vice provost for academic affairs and vice president and associate provost for diversity at Texas A&M, opened the conference by noting the presence of more than 150 high school students from the local area. “The Civil Rights Act did not resolve all problems with discrimination,” she told the crowd. “There is still racism, classism, xenophobia, homophobia, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia. That’s why these discussions are so vitally important. Today let us have the courage to roar.”\nColumbia University School of Law Professor Patricia Williams was the keynote speaker.\nDuring the conference luncheon, keynote speaker Patricia Williams, the James L. Dohr Professor of Law at Columbia University School of Law, noted several high-profile cases of discrimination and racism in the years since the passage of the Civil Rights Act as evidence of continued racial tensions in America. One such case which made headlines recently resulted when Ohio mother Jennifer Cramblett, who is white, received a sperm donation from an African-American man, resulting in a mixed-race child named Payton; the mother is suing the sperm bank alleging “wrongful birth.”\nInterspersing excerpts from court papers, Williams noted, “While purportedly bonding easily with the little girl, even so, Jennifer lives each day with fears, anxieties and uncertainty about her future and Payton’s future. Life is hard because Cramblett’s community is all white and ‘racially intolerant’ and Cramblett fears and suffers from limited cultural competency relative to African-Americans, having never met one until she got to college. Cramblett described feeling helplessly incensed when it came to having Payton’s hair cut – she had to travel far, far, far away from her neighborhood to a black neighborhood where Cramblett is obviously different in appearance and not overly welcomed…Jennifer’s stress and anxiety intensifies when she pictures Payton entering an all-white school…and the real issue is…in this incredibly separated and segregated society of ours, how invisible it is until we occasionally cross those boundaries and enter each other’s worlds, and suddenly feel the uniqueness of ourselves, the fear and the loathing on both sides of these walls.”\nIf Cramblett really wanted to feel better about her daughter’s “wrongful birth,” Williams concluded, all she would have to do is “wake up.”\nJoe Feagin, Ella C. McFadden Professor and Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M, who does research on racism, sexism, and class issues, noted in his presentation that from the start of slavery in America to the end of legal segregation in the 1960s, “for 83 percent of our history, we have built a system of racial oppression that is one of the worst on the planet.” So, he added, it’s no surprise that civil rights laws only begin to make a dent and there is much work left to be done to end discrimination in America.\nPanelists discussing workplace discrimination.\nIn the panel discussion, “Education: Equal But Separate?” three professors, Cedric Merlin Powell, a faculty member at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, Phia Salter, Texas A&M Department of Psychology, and Rogelio Saenz, dean of the College of Public Policy and the Peter Flawn Professor of Demography at the University of Texas at San Antonio, addressed the school segregation of the past and how it continues to affect students today.\nSalter gave a poignant example of how racial stereotypes affected her own education as an African-American woman who attended a predominantly white high school. She recalled an instance when she was called upon in class and acted as though she hadn’t completed the assignment, even though she had, out of fear she would give a wrong answer and thereby confirm a stereotype. “I lied and said I didn’t do the homework because I was so scared to be wrong,” she told the audience. “The stereotype of blacks is we are ignorant and lazy. It wasn’t until later that a name for this phenomenon emerged −‘stereotyped threat’; it arises when a person is in a situation when a negative stereotype becomes salient.”\nIn the panel discussion “Employment: Second Generation Discrimination,” workplace discrimination was addressed by Sharon Collins, Department of Sociology at the University of Illinois-Chicago, Ruben Garcia, William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, and Domonic Bearfield, Bush School at Texas A&M.\nIn the panel discussion “Criminal Justice: Targeting Race and Poverty,” Deborah Fowler, deputy director of Texas Appleseed, Wendy Leo Moore, Texas A&M Department of Sociology, and Professor SpearIt of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University, discussed racial discrimination through the mechanism of criminal justice, noting the large disparity between the number of blacks incarcerated as compared to whites.\nThe conference also featured a panel discussion called “Global Citizenship: Constructing a Broader Civil Rights Agenda,” featuring James McGrath and Sahar Aziz, professors at Texas A&M University School of Law, and Mary Romero, Department of Sociology at Arizona State University, who addressed, among other issues, broadening civil rights to include sexual orientation and gender identity.\n#####\nTAMU Times media contact: Lesley Henton, 979-845-5591, lshenton@tamu.edu\n', '\narticle and images courtesy of tamu times\n\n\n\n\n\nmartin luther king jr and others watch as president johnson signs the civil rights act of 1964\n\n\n\n\nfifty years after the civil rights act of 1964 discrimination still exists in america only the mechanisms have changed according to presenters at a day-long major interdisciplinary\xa0symposium on the topic held at texas a&m university members of academia and advocates from around the nation came together to discuss strides made and work yet to be done at the conference titled global citizens and equality fifty years after the 1964 civil rights act\nthe civil rights act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race color religion sex and national origin although this piece of legislation opened unprecedented opportunities and freedoms for african-americans women and other minorities conference presenters asserted discrimination still exists in many forms − no longer through legislation as during the jim crow era but rather through economic social political and judicial means\nchristine stanley acting vice provost for academic affairs and vice president and associate provost for diversity at texas a&m opened the conference by noting the presence of more than 150 high school students from the local area the civil rights act did not resolve all problems with discrimination she told the crowd there is still racism classism xenophobia homophobia anti-semitism islamophobia thats why these discussions are so vitally important today let us have the courage to roar\ncolumbia university school of law professor patricia williams was the keynote speaker\nduring the conference luncheon keynote speaker patricia williams the james l dohr professor of law at columbia university school of law noted several high-profile cases of discrimination and racism in the years since the passage of the civil rights act as evidence of continued racial tensions in america one such case which made headlines recently resulted when ohio mother jennifer cramblett who is white received a sperm donation from an african-american man resulting in a mixed-race child named payton; the mother is suing the sperm bank alleging wrongful birth\ninterspersing excerpts from court papers williams noted while purportedly bonding easily with the little girl even so jennifer lives each day with fears anxieties and uncertainty about her future and paytons future life is hard because crambletts community is all white and ‘racially intolerant and cramblett fears and suffers from limited cultural competency relative to african-americans having never met one until she got to college cramblett described feeling helplessly incensed when it came to having paytons hair cut – she had to travel far far far away from her neighborhood to a black neighborhood where cramblett is obviously different in appearance and not overly welcomed…jennifers stress and anxiety intensifies when she pictures payton entering an all-white school…and the real issue is…in this incredibly separated and segregated society of ours how invisible it is until we occasionally cross those boundaries and enter each others worlds and suddenly feel the uniqueness of ourselves the fear and the loathing on both sides of these walls\nif cramblett really wanted to feel better about her daughters wrongful birth williams concluded all she would have to do is wake up\njoe feagin ella c mcfadden professor and distinguished professor at texas a&m who does research on racism sexism and class issues noted in his presentation that from the start of slavery in america to the end of legal segregation in the 1960s for 83 percent of our history we have built a system of racial oppression that is one of the worst on the planet so he added its no surprise that civil rights laws only begin to make a dent and there is much work left to be done to end discrimination in america\npanelists discussing workplace discrimination\nin the panel discussion education: equal but separate three professors cedric merlin powell a faculty member at the university of louisville brandeis school of law phia salter texas a&m department of psychology and rogelio saenz dean of the college of public policy and the peter flawn professor of demography at the university of texas at san antonio addressed the school segregation of the past and how it continues to affect students today\nsalter gave a poignant example of how racial stereotypes affected her own education as an african-american woman who attended a predominantly white high school she recalled an instance when she was called upon in class and acted as though she hadnt completed the assignment even though she had out of fear she would give a wrong answer and thereby confirm a stereotype i lied and said i didnt do the homework because i was so scared to be wrong she told the audience the stereotype of blacks is we are ignorant and lazy it wasnt until later that a name for this phenomenon emerged −‘stereotyped threat; it arises when a person is in a situation when a negative stereotype becomes salient\nin the panel discussion employment: second generation discrimination workplace discrimination was addressed by sharon collins department of sociology at the university of illinois-chicago ruben garcia william s boyd school of law at the university of nevada-las vegas and domonic bearfield bush school at texas a&m\nin the panel discussion criminal justice: targeting race and poverty deborah fowler deputy director of texas appleseed wendy leo moore texas a&m department of sociology and professor spearit of the thurgood marshall school of law at texas southern university discussed racial discrimination through the mechanism of criminal justice noting the large disparity between the number of blacks incarcerated as compared to whites\nthe conference also featured a panel discussion called global citizenship: constructing a broader civil rights agenda featuring james mcgrath and sahar aziz professors at texas a&m university school of law and mary romero department of sociology at arizona state university who addressed among other issues broadening civil rights to include sexual orientation and gender identity\n#####\ntamu times media contact: lesley henton 979-845-5591 lshenton@tamuedu\n']

['320', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/advocacy-celebrates-regional-championship-win', "\n(L-R): 3L Mark Lister, Coach Chris Watts '00, 2L Bill Forbes\nThe Texas A&M School of Law Advocacy Program is pleased to announce its first regional championship of the 2014-2015 school year! The team of 3L Mark Lister and 2L Bill Forbes won the Region 8 rounds of the ABA Negotiation Competition in Norman, Oklahoma, held Nov. 1-2.\nThe team has now advanced to the prestigious national finals, which will be in Houston in February. Schools from Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah compete in this regional and the competition is always stiff to win and advance to the national finals.\nThe team was coached by Chris Watts ’00, who also serves as the mayor of Denton, Texas, and adjunct professor Kay Elliott.\n\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).\nOur 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, 18 regional and one state championship, 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards.\n", "\n(l-r): 3l mark lister coach chris watts '00 2l bill forbes\nthe texas a&m school of law advocacy program is pleased to announce its first regional championship of the 2014-2015 school year! the team of 3l mark lister and 2l bill forbes won the region 8 rounds of the aba negotiation competition in norman oklahoma held nov 1-2\nthe team has now advanced to the prestigious national finals which will be in houston in february schools from texas oklahoma arizona new mexico and utah compete in this regional and the competition is always stiff to win and advance to the national finals\nthe team was coached by chris watts 00 who also serves as the mayor of denton texas and adjunct professor kay elliott\n\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)\nour 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 18 regional and one state championship 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards\n"]

['321', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/advocacy-boasts-regional-championship-win', '\n3Ls Nik Skokowski and Chris Brown\nThe Texas A&M University School of Law team of 3Ls Chris Brown and Nik Skokowski won the regional title at the ABA Client Counseling Competition in Houston, February 8-9, 2014. The team will now advance to the national finals in Norman, Oklahoma, on March 21 and 22. In the final round, our team defeated teams from the University of Houston and the University of Colorado, who placed second and third, respectively.\xa0 Other participating law schools were Baylor, South Texas, Texas Tech, Texas Southern and the University of Denver. The team was coached by Adjunct Professor Kay Elliott.\nThis is Chris Brown’s second win this academic year.\xa0 He teamed with 3L Joshua Graham to win a national championship at the Southwestern National Entertainment Law Negotiation Competition in October 2013.\nThis latest regional victory continues Advocacy’s winning record.\xa0 In addition to the national title, advocacy students 2L Todd Smith and 3L Grace Hwang Sundberg each brought home a best brief award and 3L Marshall Bridges won best oralist during the Fall semester.\xa0 Other accomplishments in the Fall included two international finalists, two national quarter-finalists, and a regional semi-finalist team.\nJennifer Ellis, Director of Advocacy Programs at Texas A&M School of Law, proudly invites everyone to “Please join me in congratulating these talented and hard-working students and their coach on this high achievement!”\nAbout the Advocacy Program at Texas A&M School of Law:\nTexas A&M School of Law offers various clinical opportunities and advocacy courses to prepare our students to successfully practice law.\xa0 The Advocacy Program is a key component of Texas A&M School of Law’s focus on experiential learning.\xa0 Our 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, 17 regional and one state championship, 13 best advocate and 12 best brief awards.\nRecent Awards\n2014 Regional Champions, ABA Client Counseling Competition\n2013 National Champions, Southwestern National Entertainment Law Negotiation Competition\n2013 Best Petitioner’s Brief, John Marshall International Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition\n2013 Best Oralist, Mack Kidd Administrative Law Moot Court Competition\n2013 Best Respondent’s Brief, Pepperdine Entertainment Law National Moot Court Competition\n2013 Best Oralist, Sutherland Cup National Moot Court Competition\n2013 Regional Champions, ABA Client Counseling Competition\n2012 National Champions, National Securities Dispute Resolution Triathlon\n2012 Best Advocate, National Quarter-Finalists, National 2nd place Best Brief, and Regional Champions, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition\n2012 National Quarter-Finalists, Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition\n2012 National Semi-Finalists and Regional Champions, ABA Client Counseling Competition\n2012 National Semi-Finalists, Gibbons National Criminal Procedure Competition\n2011 International Best Advocate, Canadian International Mediation Advocacy Competition\n2011 Best Petitioner Brief, Pepperdine National Moot Court Competition\n2011 Best Brief, Gibbons National Moot Court Competition\n2011 National Semi-Finalists, Chicago Bar National Moot Court Competition\n2011 Regional Champions and National Qualifiers, ABA Negotiation Competition\n2011 Regional Best Advocate, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition\n', '\n3ls nik skokowski and chris brown\nthe texas a&m university school of law team of 3ls chris brown and nik skokowski won the regional title at the aba client counseling competition in houston february 8-9 2014 the team will now advance to the national finals in norman oklahoma on march 21 and 22 in the final round our team defeated teams from the university of houston and the university of colorado who placed second and third respectively\xa0 other participating law schools were baylor south texas texas tech texas southern and the university of denver the team was coached by adjunct professor kay elliott\nthis is chris browns second win this academic year\xa0 he teamed with 3l joshua graham to win a national championship at the southwestern national entertainment law negotiation competition in october 2013\nthis latest regional victory continues advocacys winning record\xa0 in addition to the national title advocacy students 2l todd smith and 3l grace hwang sundberg each brought home a best brief award and 3l marshall bridges won best oralist during the fall semester\xa0 other accomplishments in the fall included two international finalists two national quarter-finalists and a regional semi-finalist team\njennifer ellis director of advocacy programs at texas a&m school of law proudly invites everyone to please join me in congratulating these talented and hard-working students and their coach on this high achievement!\nabout the advocacy program at texas a&m school of law:\ntexas a&m school of law offers various clinical opportunities and advocacy courses to prepare our students to successfully practice law\xa0 the advocacy program is a key component of texas a&m school of laws focus on experiential learning\xa0 our 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 17 regional and one state championship 13 best advocate and 12 best brief awards\nrecent awards\n2014 regional champions aba client counseling competition\n2013 national champions southwestern national entertainment law negotiation competition\n2013 best petitioners brief john marshall international intellectual property moot court competition\n2013 best oralist mack kidd administrative law moot court competition\n2013 best respondents brief pepperdine entertainment law national moot court competition\n2013 best oralist sutherland cup national moot court competition\n2013 regional champions aba client counseling competition\n2012 national champions national securities dispute resolution triathlon\n2012 best advocate national quarter-finalists national 2nd place best brief and regional champions aba national appellate advocacy competition\n2012 national quarter-finalists thurgood marshall mock trial competition\n2012 national semi-finalists and regional champions aba client counseling competition\n2012 national semi-finalists gibbons national criminal procedure competition\n2011 international best advocate canadian international mediation advocacy competition\n2011 best petitioner brief pepperdine national moot court competition\n2011 best brief gibbons national moot court competition\n2011 national semi-finalists chicago bar national moot court competition\n2011 regional champions and national qualifiers aba negotiation competition\n2011 regional best advocate aba national appellate advocacy competition\n']

['322', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/journal-of-real-property-law-symposium', '\nPeter Gerhart offers responses in the panels Property Law and Social Morality\xa0 "In Theory" and "In Application"\n \nTexas A&M University School of Law’s Journal of Real Property Law presented a symposium, “A Review: Peter Gerhart’s Property Law and Social Morality,” Oct. 24 dedicated to Gerhart’s development of a single theory to explain the relationship between common and private property and how that relationship is defined by social customs.\nAfter two morning panels, Regent Anthony G. Buzbee, managing partner of The Buzbee Law Firm in Houston, delivered the keynote address. He said that decisions in a court room come down to how the jurors are judging the reasonableness of the plaintiff.\n \nAnthony G. Buzbee\nIn his talk, he shared experiences in several cases he defended; one of note was in 2009 when a federal jury in Galveston awarded $100 million to 10 of Buzbee’s clients who alleged toxic exposure related to chemical discharge at the BP Texas City Plant -- the largest verdict recorded against BP. In essence, he said that thinking like a lawyer doesn’t begin with rule; it begins with people.\nBuzbee gave a $1 million endowment to Texas A&M University School of Law in April. His gift established the Anthony G. Buzbee Dean’s Endowed Chair and is the first-ever endowment gift of its kind dedicated to law school faculty, specifically the dean.\nGerhart gave input on Buzbee’s address and said, “Thinking like a good lawyer is a lot different than thinking like a lawyer. Perhaps the reason we have a jury is so that we allow some flexibility.”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n (L-R): Texas A&M School of Law Dean Andrew P. Morriss, symposium chair Professor Timothy Mulvaney (Texas A&M School of Law), panelist Kristen Barnes (University of Akron School of Law), keynote speaker Texas A&M Regent Anthony G. Buzbee, author and panelist Peter Gerhart (Case Western Reserve University School of Law), panelist Christopher Serkin (Vanderbilt Law School) and panelist David Fagundes (Southwestern Law School)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Texas A&M Journal of Real Property Law Board of Editors\n\n\n\n\n\xa0\xa0 - Article by Daniella Wiedel, Communications Specialist at Texas A&M University School of Law.\n', '\npeter gerhart offers responses in the panels property law and social morality\xa0 "in theory" and "in application"\n \ntexas a&m university school of laws journal of real property law presented a symposium a review: peter gerharts property law and social morality oct 24 dedicated to gerharts development of a single theory to explain the relationship between common and private property and how that relationship is defined by social customs\nafter two morning panels regent anthony g buzbee managing partner of the buzbee law firm in houston delivered the keynote address he said that decisions in a court room come down to how the jurors are judging the reasonableness of the plaintiff\n \nanthony g buzbee\nin his talk he shared experiences in several cases he defended; one of note was in 2009 when a federal jury in galveston awarded $100 million to 10 of buzbees clients who alleged toxic exposure related to chemical discharge at the bp texas city plant -- the largest verdict recorded against bp in essence he said that thinking like a lawyer doesnt begin with rule; it begins with people\nbuzbee gave a $1 million endowment to texas a&m university school of law in april his gift established the anthony g buzbee deans endowed chair and is the first-ever endowment gift of its kind dedicated to law school faculty specifically the dean\ngerhart gave input on buzbees address and said thinking like a good lawyer is a lot different than thinking like a lawyer perhaps the reason we have a jury is so that we allow some flexibility\n\n\n\n\n\n\n (l-r): texas a&m school of law dean andrew p morriss symposium chair professor timothy mulvaney (texas a&m school of law) panelist kristen barnes (university of akron school of law) keynote speaker texas a&m regent anthony g buzbee author and panelist peter gerhart (case western reserve university school of law) panelist christopher serkin (vanderbilt law school) and panelist david fagundes (southwestern law school)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n texas a&m journal of real property law board of editors\n\n\n\n\n\xa0\xa0 - article by daniella wiedel communications specialist at texas a&m university school of law\n']

['323', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/impacts-law-school-clinics-assist-clients-with-business-legal-work', '\n\nFORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 21, 2014 – Texas A&M University School of Law, through its Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP), offers several law clinics and opportunities for experiential learning, service and leadership.\nCLIP clinics include:\n\nIP and Technology Law Clinic - Trademarks\nIP and Technology Law Clinic - Patents\nEntrepreneurship Law Clinic\n\nClinics offer opportunities for students to practice law and for community members to receive legal advice. Law students work under the supervision of experienced attorneys and if able to take the case, can represent a client.\nTexas A&M School of Law was one of only five schools in the nation to be selected to participate in both the patent and trademark divisions of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Law School Clinic Certification Program during the 2014 expansion. Through this program, students provide legal services to underserved members of the legal community free of charge. Selection of clients is based on a variety of criteria, including financial need.\nTexas A&M School of Law students gain valuable experience assisting clients in IP law clinics. L-R: Aggie law students Yolanda Castro-Dominguez, Jeremy Brown, Chris Shelton and Danielle Washburn in the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic\nThrough CLIP clinics, clients can receive information about starting a business, partnership, corporation or nonprofit. Students assist clients with tasks like completing and filing legal documents, helping with company formation or working on partnership agreements. Clients can also receive legal assistance with trademark selection, clearance, registration and patent searches and applications.\n“Entrepreneurship and economic development is a topic that touches everyone,” said Professor Megan Carpenter, CLIP director and faculty director of the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic. “Students gain hands-on experience through our clinics.”\n3L Olga Campbell got involved with the Trademarks Clinic in January and was selected to work closely with the supervising attorney to sustain the clinic through the summer. For her, the most worthwhile part of working with a clinic is working with clients.\nTexas A&M School of Law adjunct professor Cheryl Leb, partner and chair of the intellectual property section at Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP, supervises law student Molly Ferrin in the IP and Technology Law Clinic - Trademarks\n“I like the experience of handling my own case and client under the supervision of a very experienced attorney. It is a great feeling when you file your trademark application after all the research, analysis and meetings with the client,” Campbell said.\nShe enjoyed working with the clinic so much that she stayed on through the fall semester.\nCLIP also works with Startup Aggieland through the clinics.\n“Our student attorneys are representing Startup Aggieland student entrepreneurs, and it has been an incredible experience. It enables students on both sides to step up and take a leadership role, to act as professionals in an experiential-learning environment,” Carpenter said.\n“It has been a pleasure to work with the folks at Startup Aggieland, and I look forward to seeing that relationship grow and develop as we continue to create interdisciplinary opportunities.”\nLearn more about CLIP.\nTexas A&M School of Law IP & Technology Law Clinic - Trademarks staff: front row, L-R: Kathryn Hogan, Alice Hughes, Molly Ferrin, Alexandra Horton and adjunct professor Cheryl Leb, partner & chair of the Intellectual Property section at Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP. Back row, L-R: Ken Bryan, Kevin Jackson, David Fulton and Olga Campbell.\n- Story by Daniella Wiedel, Texas A&M University School of Law Communications Specialist.\n- Photos by Christy Cleger, Texas A&M University School of Law Marketing Coordinator.\nArticle originally appeared in TAMU Times, now known as TAMU Today.\n#####\nAbout Texas A&M IMPACTS:\xa0 Texas A&M Impacts is an ongoing series throughout the year highlighting the significant contributions of Texas A&M University students, faculty, staff and former students on their community, state, nation and world. \nAbout Texas A&M University School of Law: At Texas A&M University School of Law, academic excellence, leadership and service are the keys to student success. Fully accredited by the American Bar Association, the law school is committed to providing students with the strong theoretical foundation and practical lawyering skills necessary to traverse the dynamic legal landscape of the 21st century. The law school pursues its mission of excellence through outstanding teaching and scholarship, innovative academic and experiential learning programs, and a commitment to public service and community outreach. Ideally situated in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, one of the fastest growing economies in the U.S., and home to one of the nation’s highest concentrations of corporate headquarters, students and graduates have incredible opportunities for professional advancement and mentorship. For more information, visit law.tamu.edu.\nMedia contact: Daniella Wiedel, Texas A&M University School of Law Communications Specialist.\nMore news about Texas A&M School of Law, go to http://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/\nMore news about Texas A&M University, go to http://tamu.edu/\nFollow Texas A&M School of Law on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tamulawschool\n', '\n\nfort worth texas oct 21 2014 – texas a&m university school of law through its center for law and intellectual property (clip) offers several law clinics and opportunities for experiential learning service and leadership\nclip clinics include:\n\nip and technology law clinic - trademarks\nip and technology law clinic - patents\nentrepreneurship law clinic\n\nclinics offer opportunities for students to practice law and for community members to receive legal advice law students work under the supervision of experienced attorneys and if able to take the case can represent a client\ntexas a&m school of law was one of only five schools in the nation to be selected to participate in both the patent and trademark divisions of the us patent and trademark offices law school clinic certification program during the 2014 expansion through this program students provide legal services to underserved members of the legal community free of charge selection of clients is based on a variety of criteria including financial need\ntexas a&m school of law students gain valuable experience assisting clients in ip law clinics l-r: aggie law students yolanda castro-dominguez jeremy brown chris shelton and danielle washburn in the entrepreneurship law clinic\nthrough clip clinics clients can receive information about starting a business partnership corporation or nonprofit students assist clients with tasks like completing and filing legal documents helping with company formation or working on partnership agreements clients can also receive legal assistance with trademark selection clearance registration and patent searches and applications\nentrepreneurship and economic development is a topic that touches everyone said professor megan carpenter clip director and faculty director of the entrepreneurship law clinic students gain hands-on experience through our clinics\n3l olga campbell got involved with the trademarks clinic in january and was selected to work closely with the supervising attorney to sustain the clinic through the summer for her the most worthwhile part of working with a clinic is working with clients\ntexas a&m school of law adjunct professor cheryl leb partner and chair of the intellectual property section at kelly hart & hallman llp supervises law student molly ferrin in the ip and technology law clinic - trademarks\ni like the experience of handling my own case and client under the supervision of a very experienced attorney it is a great feeling when you file your trademark application after all the research analysis and meetings with the client campbell said\nshe enjoyed working with the clinic so much that she stayed on through the fall semester\nclip also works with startup aggieland through the clinics\nour student attorneys are representing startup aggieland student entrepreneurs and it has been an incredible experience it enables students on both sides to step up and take a leadership role to act as professionals in an experiential-learning environment carpenter said\nit has been a pleasure to work with the folks at startup aggieland and i look forward to seeing that relationship grow and develop as we continue to create interdisciplinary opportunities\nlearn more about clip\ntexas a&m school of law ip & technology law clinic - trademarks staff: front row l-r: kathryn hogan alice hughes molly ferrin alexandra horton and adjunct professor cheryl leb partner & chair of the intellectual property section at kelly hart & hallman llp back row l-r: ken bryan kevin jackson david fulton and olga campbell\n- story by daniella wiedel texas a&m university school of law communications specialist\n- photos by christy cleger texas a&m university school of law marketing coordinator\narticle originally appeared in tamu times now known as tamu today\n#####\nabout texas a&m impacts:\xa0 texas a&m impacts is an ongoing series throughout the year highlighting the significant contributions of texas a&m university students faculty staff and former students on their community state nation and world \nabout texas a&m university school of law: at texas a&m university school of law academic excellence leadership and service are the keys to student success fully accredited by the american bar association the law school is committed to providing students with the strong theoretical foundation and practical lawyering skills necessary to traverse the dynamic legal landscape of the 21st century the law school pursues its mission of excellence through outstanding teaching and scholarship innovative academic and experiential learning programs and a commitment to public service and community outreach ideally situated in the dallas-fort worth metroplex one of the fastest growing economies in the us and home to one of the nations highest concentrations of corporate headquarters students and graduates have incredible opportunities for professional advancement and mentorship for more information visit lawtamuedu\nmedia contact: daniella wiedel texas a&m university school of law communications specialist\nmore news about texas a&m school of law go to http://lawtamuedu/media/news-media-resources/\nmore news about texas a&m university go to http://tamuedu/\nfollow texas a&m school of law on twitter at https://twittercom/tamulawschool\n']

['324', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/law-review-fall-symposium-new-technology-old-law-rethinking-national-security', '\n\nTexas A&M Law Review presented the all-day symposium, “New Technology and Old Law: Rethinking National Security” on Oct. 17. The symposium focused on how current events are shaping conversations about law as it relates to using technology. Professors and legal scholars from across the nation were present.\nSymposium keynote presenter William C. Banks, Board of Advisors Distinguished Professor and Director of the Institute for National Security & Counterterrorism at Syracuse University College of Law\nKeynote speaker, William C. Banks, spoke about espionage and cyber theft in today’s changing world. “In the 21st century, everyone is eavesdropping on everyone else,” Banks said in his opening remarks after putting on a newly purchased Aggie long sleeved shirt to display his connection to the law school.\n“The Internet has brought new dimensions to our lives. It expands our online vulnerability,” he said. “We can anticipate terrorist attacks, gain advantage in economic matters and even gain a competitive advantage in trade agreements,” he said.\nBanks serves on the Board of Advisors as a Distinguished Professor at Syracuse University School of Law. He is a professor of public administration and international affairs as well as the director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism.\nThe symposium featured four panels with topics including:\n\nDrones & Asymmetric Warfare\nBig Data & Mass Surveillance\nInternet Privacy and Security\nEmerging Topics in National Security\n\n- Article by Daniella Wiedel, Communications Specialist at Texas A&M University School of Law. Photos by Christy Cleger, Marketing Coordinator at\xa0 Texas A&M University School of Law.\n', '\n\ntexas a&m law review presented the all-day symposium new technology and old law: rethinking national security on oct 17 the symposium focused on how current events are shaping conversations about law as it relates to using technology professors and legal scholars from across the nation were present\nsymposium keynote presenter william c banks board of advisors distinguished professor and director of the institute for national security & counterterrorism at syracuse university college of law\nkeynote speaker william c banks spoke about espionage and cyber theft in todays changing world in the 21st century everyone is eavesdropping on everyone else banks said in his opening remarks after putting on a newly purchased aggie long sleeved shirt to display his connection to the law school\nthe internet has brought new dimensions to our lives it expands our online vulnerability he said we can anticipate terrorist attacks gain advantage in economic matters and even gain a competitive advantage in trade agreements he said\nbanks serves on the board of advisors as a distinguished professor at syracuse university school of law he is a professor of public administration and international affairs as well as the director of the institute for national security and counterterrorism\nthe symposium featured four panels with topics including:\n\ndrones & asymmetric warfare\nbig data & mass surveillance\ninternet privacy and security\nemerging topics in national security\n\n- article by daniella wiedel communications specialist at texas a&m university school of law photos by christy cleger marketing coordinator at\xa0 texas a&m university school of law\n']

['325', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/eckstein-presents-on-hydro-relations-between-mexico-and-us-at-tamu-galveston', "\nProfessor Gabriel Eckstein in his element at the Fort Worth Water Gardens across from Texas A&M School of Law\nPhoto credit: Dan Bryant\nProfessor Gabriel Eckstein presented “Managing Water Across the Frontier: A Legal and Policy Perspective of Mexico-U.S. Hydro Relations” to grad students at Texas A&M University at Galveston, Oct. 9.\nHe addressed the law and policy applicable to transboundary surface and ground water resources along the Mexico-U.S. border. He discussed the applicability of international law — in general terms, as well as in terms of international water law — as it relates to water and other natural resources that traverse an international political boundary.\nWhile there, he also collaborated with Texas A&M-Galveston to explore opportunities to partner on future activities, seminars and potentially courses.\nView Professor Eckstein's presentation.\nAbout Professor Gabriel Eckstein:\nProfessor Eckstein has been on the law faculty since 2010 and is an affiliated faculty member of the Texas A&M Energy Institute, a member of the Graduate Faculty at Texas A&M University as well as of the Texas A&M University Water Management and Hydrological Science Graduate Faculty. Eckstein serves as an expert advisor and consultant on U.S. and international environmental and water law issues and has worked with the United Nations, U.S. Agency for International Development, World Commission on Dams, Organization of American States, and the International Association of Hydrogeologists. Eckstein directs the Internet-based International Water Law Project with the mission to serve as the premier resource on the Internet addressing the future of international water law and policy.\n", "\nprofessor gabriel eckstein in his element at the fort worth water gardens across from texas a&m school of law\nphoto credit: dan bryant\nprofessor gabriel eckstein presented managing water across the frontier: a legal and policy perspective of mexico-us hydro relations to grad students at texas a&m university at galveston oct 9\nhe addressed the law and policy applicable to transboundary surface and ground water resources along the mexico-us border he discussed the applicability of international law in general terms as well as in terms of international water law as it relates to water and other natural resources that traverse an international political boundary\nwhile there he also collaborated with texas a&m-galveston to explore opportunities to partner on future activities seminars and potentially courses\nview professor eckstein's presentation\nabout professor gabriel eckstein:\nprofessor eckstein has been on the law faculty since 2010 and is an affiliated faculty member of the texas a&m energy institute a member of the graduate faculty at texas a&m university as well as of the texas a&m university water management and hydrological science graduate faculty eckstein serves as an expert advisor and consultant on us and international environmental and water law issues and has worked with the united nations us agency for international development world commission on dams organization of american states and the international association of hydrogeologists eckstein directs the internet-based international water law project with the mission to serve as the premier resource on the internet addressing the future of international water law and policy\n"]

['326', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/students-participate-in-access-to-justice-pro-bono-summit', '\nFive students from Texas A&M University School of Law attended the Access to Justice Law Student Leaders Summit presented by the State Bar of Texas Law Student Pro Bono College for the first time in the school’s history, Oct. 9 and 10 in Austin.\nThe symposium helped students understand the valuable impact of providing pro bono services to impoverished individuals. Through participation in a simulation, representatives from 10 Texas schools quickly experienced trials and tribulations facing many members of the community.\nStudents also networked with practicing attorneys and heard from experts in the field. They also learned about the Texas State Bar, the Pro Bono College and nonprofit legal aid opportunities throughout the state.\nAttendees were Michelle Gunter, Brent Doré, Jessica Juarez, Amber Barger and Jerek Hart. Assistant Dean of Student Affairs Rosalind Jeffers said students developed a new perspective on how their pro bono work affects the clients they serve.\nTo learn more about the Access to Justice Leaders Summit, contact Kristen Levins at Kristen.Levins@texasbar.com or (512) 427-1895.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nL-R: Michelle Gunter, Brent Doré, Jessica Juarez, Amber Barger, Jerek Hart and Assistant Dean of Student Affairs Rosalind Jeffers\nPhoto courtesy of Amber Barger\n\n\n\n\n\n- Article by Daniella Wiedel, Communications Specialist at Texas A&M University School of Law.\n', '\nfive students from texas a&m university school of law attended the access to justice law student leaders summit presented by the state bar of texas law student pro bono college for the first time in the schools history oct 9 and 10 in austin\nthe symposium helped students understand the valuable impact of providing pro bono services to impoverished individuals through participation in a simulation representatives from 10 texas schools quickly experienced trials and tribulations facing many members of the community\nstudents also networked with practicing attorneys and heard from experts in the field they also learned about the texas state bar the pro bono college and nonprofit legal aid opportunities throughout the state\nattendees were michelle gunter brent doré jessica juarez amber barger and jerek hart assistant dean of student affairs rosalind jeffers said students developed a new perspective on how their pro bono work affects the clients they serve\nto learn more about the access to justice leaders summit contact kristen levins at kristenlevins@texasbarcom or (512) 427-1895\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nl-r: michelle gunter brent doré jessica juarez amber barger jerek hart and assistant dean of student affairs rosalind jeffers\nphoto courtesy of amber barger\n\n\n\n\n\n- article by daniella wiedel communications specialist at texas a&m university school of law\n']

['327', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/justice-lee-gabriel-receives-excellence-in-justice-award', '\nAdjunct professor and Second Court of Appeals Justice Lee Gabriel received the Excellence in Justice Award from The Fort Worth Business Press and Texas A&M University School of Law during the 2014 Power Attorney awards dinner on Oct. 8. She was recognized for her meaningful contributions to the legal profession in North Texas.\nJustice Gabriel served as a law clerk for the Chief Federal District Judge for the Northern District of Texas Halbert O. Woodward for two years. She then moved to Denton to work as a felony prosecutor for the Denton County District Attorney’s Office. While there, she became board certified in criminal law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and was later promoted to the position of first assistant district attorney in 1986. In July of 2010, Governor Rick Perry appointed her to the position of Justice, Place 7 of the Second Court of Appeals of Texas and she was sworn in on Aug. 1, 2010. More recently, she has served as an adjunct professor at Texas A&M University School of Law and a coach for the school’s mock trial teams.\nJustice Lee Gabriel (center) receives the Excellence in Justice Award gavel at the 2014 Power Attorneys event from Aric Short, Texas A&M School of Law vice dean (left), and Nick S. Karanges, Fort Worth Business Press publisher (right), co-sponsors of the award.\nPhoto courtesy of Fort Worth Business Press\n“It was an unexpected honor to learn that I had received the Excellence in Justice Award. When I first came to the Tarrant County legal community and the Texas A&M University School of Law, I never imagined I could be accepted so readily or recognized for my work in just a matter of years,” Gabriel said. “I feel intensely proud and privileged to be acknowledged by attorneys and an educational institution that I highly respect.”\nComing from a family where both parents were educators, she saw first-hand what they did to change students’ lives.\n“I know an education at Texas A&M University School of Law can do the same thing for its students. My goal is to contribute towards that by providing caring guidance and the benefit of the varied experiences I have had in my legal career,” she said.\nShe credits her mentors and role models throughout her legal career because without them she said, “I would not be accepting an award of excellence without the wisdom and confidence these people have imparted to me.”\nLeaders in the Tarrant County legal community gathered to honor the 2014 Power Attorneys presented by the Fort Worth Business Press at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel.\n- Article by Daniella Wiedel, Communications Specialist at Texas A&M University School of Law. Photo at top and bottom by Doug Thurman, Texas A&M University School of Law. Award photo at right courtesy of Fort Worth Business Press.\n', '\nadjunct professor and second court of appeals justice lee gabriel received the excellence in justice award from the fort worth business press and texas a&m university school of law during the 2014 power attorney awards dinner on oct 8 she was recognized for her meaningful contributions to the legal profession in north texas\njustice gabriel served as a law clerk for the chief federal district judge for the northern district of texas halbert o woodward for two years she then moved to denton to work as a felony prosecutor for the denton county district attorneys office while there she became board certified in criminal law by the texas board of legal specialization and was later promoted to the position of first assistant district attorney in 1986 in july of 2010 governor rick perry appointed her to the position of justice place 7 of the second court of appeals of texas and she was sworn in on aug 1 2010 more recently she has served as an adjunct professor at texas a&m university school of law and a coach for the schools mock trial teams\njustice lee gabriel (center) receives the excellence in justice award gavel at the 2014 power attorneys event from aric short texas a&m school of law vice dean (left) and nick s karanges fort worth business press publisher (right) co-sponsors of the award\nphoto courtesy of fort worth business press\nit was an unexpected honor to learn that i had received the excellence in justice award when i first came to the tarrant county legal community and the texas a&m university school of law i never imagined i could be accepted so readily or recognized for my work in just a matter of years gabriel said i feel intensely proud and privileged to be acknowledged by attorneys and an educational institution that i highly respect\ncoming from a family where both parents were educators she saw first-hand what they did to change students lives\ni know an education at texas a&m university school of law can do the same thing for its students my goal is to contribute towards that by providing caring guidance and the benefit of the varied experiences i have had in my legal career she said\nshe credits her mentors and role models throughout her legal career because without them she said i would not be accepting an award of excellence without the wisdom and confidence these people have imparted to me\nleaders in the tarrant county legal community gathered to honor the 2014 power attorneys presented by the fort worth business press at the omni fort worth hotel\n- article by daniella wiedel communications specialist at texas a&m university school of law photo at top and bottom by doug thurman texas a&m university school of law award photo at right courtesy of fort worth business press\n']

['328', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/eckstein-and-warren-affiliated-faculty-at-tamu-energy-institute', '\nGina Warren\nGabriel Eckstein\nTwo Texas A&M University School of Law faculty members were invited to be affiliated faculty at Texas A&M Energy Institute. Professor Gabriel Eckstein and Associate Professor Gina Warren accepted their appointments to start in mid-October.\nThey have committed to assist in the creation of an executive graduate degree in energy policy. They will also be teaching modules in the proposed program that Warren is developing. Other opportunities for collaboration across campuses are in the formative stages.\n“Our goal is to become an integral contributor to and partner with the university and its various schools, colleges and programs,” Eckstein said. “Doing so will create tremendous academic and career opportunities for faculty and students that were unavailable prior to our joining the A&M family. These appointments are one small step in that process,” Eckstein said.\nEckstein’s areas of academic expertise will include:\n\nEnergy and water supply chain\nEnergy law and policy\n\nWarren’s areas of academic expertise will include:\n\nNatural/Shale gas supply chain\nHydropower energy conversion\nElectric power generation and storage\nModeling, simulation and optimization of energy systems\nEnergy supply chain\nEnergy law and policy\nEnergy and sustainability\nEnergy efficiency in urban systems\n\n\n- Information contributed by Professors Gabriel Eckstein and Gina Warren.\n', '\ngina warren\ngabriel eckstein\ntwo texas a&m university school of law faculty members were invited to be affiliated faculty at texas a&m energy institute professor gabriel eckstein and associate professor gina warren accepted their appointments to start in mid-october\nthey have committed to assist in the creation of an executive graduate degree in energy policy they will also be teaching modules in the proposed program that warren is developing other opportunities for collaboration across campuses are in the formative stages\nour goal is to become an integral contributor to and partner with the university and its various schools colleges and programs eckstein said doing so will create tremendous academic and career opportunities for faculty and students that were unavailable prior to our joining the a&m family these appointments are one small step in that process eckstein said\necksteins areas of academic expertise will include:\n\nenergy and water supply chain\nenergy law and policy\n\nwarrens areas of academic expertise will include:\n\nnatural/shale gas supply chain\nhydropower energy conversion\nelectric power generation and storage\nmodeling simulation and optimization of energy systems\nenergy supply chain\nenergy law and policy\nenergy and sustainability\nenergy efficiency in urban systems\n\n\n- information contributed by professors gabriel eckstein and gina warren\n']

['329', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/clip-director-carpenter-honored-at-a-m-game-oct.-11', '\nProfessor Megan Carpenter, Texas A&M University School of Law Center for Law & Intellectual Property (CLIP) Director and Faculty Director of the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, will be recognized as one of three professors university-wide to be selected to represent the university’s Grand Challenge – Building Entrepreneurship, Improving Economic Development. She will get to stand on Kyle Field at the game against Ole Miss, Oct. 11.\nCarpenter says she is “honored and thrilled” to receive this recognition alongside University Distinguished Professor of Economics & Director of the Private Enterprise Research Center, Tom Saving, and Clinical Associate Professor & Executive Director, Center for New Ventures & Entrepreneurship Richard Lester.\nTexas A&M recognizes these individuals whose research and teaching is improving entrepreneurial practices, promoting business creation and informing global policy makers.\n“Texas A&M is committed to utilizing strategic innovation and entrepreneurship education to address economic problems today and tomorrow,” according to a statement from the university.\n-- Information submitted by Megan Carpenter\n', '\nprofessor megan carpenter texas a&m university school of law center for law & intellectual property (clip) director and faculty director of the entrepreneurship law clinic will be recognized as one of three professors university-wide to be selected to represent the universitys grand challenge – building entrepreneurship improving economic development she will get to stand on kyle field at the game against ole miss oct 11\ncarpenter says she is honored and thrilled to receive this recognition alongside university distinguished professor of economics & director of the private enterprise research center tom saving and clinical associate professor & executive director center for new ventures & entrepreneurship richard lester\ntexas a&m recognizes these individuals whose research and teaching is improving entrepreneurial practices promoting business creation and informing global policy makers\ntexas a&m is committed to utilizing strategic innovation and entrepreneurship education to address economic problems today and tomorrow according to a statement from the university\n-- information submitted by megan carpenter\n']

['330', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/clip-featured-in-industrial-research-institute-publication', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP) was featured in the Industrial Research Institute (IRI) industry publication Research-Technology Management (RTM) Journal September-October 2014 edition.\nThe IRI bills itself as the "nation\'s leading association of companies and federal laboratories working together to improve R&D capabilities."\xa0\nThe article "Texas A&M Law Project Helps Regional Entrepreneurs Deal with Complexities of IP" discusses CLIP and its efforts to support entrepreneurship in the community through innovative educational programming.\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law center for law and intellectual property (clip) was featured in the industrial research institute (iri) industry publication research-technology management (rtm) journal september-october 2014 edition\nthe iri bills itself as the "nation\'s leading association of companies and federal laboratories working together to improve r&d capabilities"\xa0\nthe article "texas a&m law project helps regional entrepreneurs deal with complexities of ip" discusses clip and its efforts to support entrepreneurship in the community through innovative educational programming\n']

['331', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/dallas-hispanic-bar-association-funds-two-scholarships', '\n\nThe Dallas Hispanic Bar Association graciously donated $8,000 to Texas A&M University School of Law to be used for two $4,000 student scholarships. Applicants for the scholarship must be a member of the T\u200bexas A&M Law Hispanic Law Student Association (HLSA) chapter. Formal requirements to apply for the scholarships are forthcoming and will be announced at a later date. For additional information, contact Admissions at (817) 212-4040.\nDHBA presents a scholarship check to Texas A&M School of Law HLSA members.\nFront Row, Left to Right: 3L Dianne Leyva; 2L Andres E. Martinez; DHBA President Elisabeth A. Wilson; and 3L Robert Alvarez\nBack Row, Left to Right: 2L Tyler Gregston; 2L Jesse Calderon; and 2L Fabian Garcia\n\n- Article by Daniella Wiedel, Communications Specialist at Texas A&M School of Law.\n', '\n\nthe dallas hispanic bar association graciously donated $8 000 to texas a&m university school of law to be used for two $4 000 student scholarships applicants for the scholarship must be a member of the t\u200bexas a&m law hispanic law student association (hlsa) chapter formal requirements to apply for the scholarships are forthcoming and will be announced at a later date for additional information contact admissions at (817) 212-4040\ndhba presents a scholarship check to texas a&m school of law hlsa members\nfront row left to right: 3l dianne leyva; 2l andres e martinez; dhba president elisabeth a wilson; and 3l robert alvarez\nback row left to right: 2l tyler gregston; 2l jesse calderon; and 2l fabian garcia\n\n- article by daniella wiedel communications specialist at texas a&m school of law\n']

['332', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/impacts-constitutional-law-professor-explores-the-status-of-judicial-impartiality', '\n\nFrom: TAMU Times\nPosted: September 30, 2014\nBy: Daniella Wiedel, Texas A&M University School of Law Communications Specialist\n\nFORT WORTH, Texas - Ask most people what they want most in a judge, and they are likely to tell you that they expect someone who will be fair, unbiased and impartial. But recent developments have left many people questioning whether judicial impartiality is the reality or a pipe dream.\xa0\nIn her article “High Court Pretense, Lower Court Candor: Judicial Impartiality After Caperton v. Massey Coal Co.,” Texas A&M University School of Law Professor Lynne Rambo discusses the judicial ideal, and in particular, the effects of a 2009 case in which the Supreme Court raised expectations for judges across the country.\n“In the federal system, as dictated by the Constitution, judges are appointed, and so we count on them to rise above and demonstrate a high level of impartiality,” Rambo said.\nBut, in 39 of the states, judges will face elections either to obtain or keep their seats, and those elections have politicized judging, bringing with them million dollar benefactors and demands that judicial candidates take stands on important issues before they will be given electoral support.\xa0\nBy 2009, the politicization had gotten so bad that Caperton v. Massey Coal Co. ended up before the Supreme Court. In Caperton, a coal company facing a $50 million verdict against it, contributed $3 million to a candidate for the West Virginia high court, dwarfing all other contributions, and thereby elected a judge who cast the deciding vote overturning the coal company’s verdict.\xa0\nIn a controversial 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court held that it violated due process for the judge elected with the coal company’s money to sit on a case involving the company. The Court held that due process is violated whenever the “average judge” likely cannot be neutral, or, put another way, when the circumstances present an unconstitutionally high “probability of bias,” whether or not there is any proof that the judge in the case was actually, personally biased.\nPhoto by Tim Evanson under license\nIn examining cases all over the country citing Caperton, Rambo found that the Supreme Court’s decision has had a decidedly positive effect on judicial impartiality. Several state systems have changed, or are considering changing, their procedures with respecting to deciding recusal motions, so that judges no longer have exclusive power over motions brought to recuse them. When recusal motions have been brought, the lower federal courts and state judges have taken a much more candid approach to the possibility of their own bias and have begun erring on the side of stepping out if there is any question at all. This should eventually improve the public’s perception of the bench.\xa0\nThe one exception Rambo found is the United States Supreme Court itself. The Court continues to allow individual justices to decide their own recusal motions and to take a very reticent view of recusal. Just as importantly, the justices engage freely in political activity that would constitute ethical violations were it engaged in by the lower federal judges or the states judges. This sets a very poor public example of impartiality, Rambo said, and if we are to return to the judicial ideal, the justices should voluntarily restrict those activities. \xa0\nView Rambo’s faculty profile or SSRN author page for more on her most recent work.\n#####\nAbout Texas A&M IMPACTS:\xa0 Texas A&M Impacts is an ongoing series throughout the year highlighting the significant contributions of Texas A&M University students, faculty, staff and former students on their community, state, nation and world. \nAbout Texas A&M University School of Law: At Texas A&M University School of Law, academic excellence, leadership and service are the keys to student success. Fully accredited by the American Bar Association, the law school is committed to providing students with the strong theoretical foundation and practical lawyering skills necessary to traverse the dynamic legal landscape of the 21st century. The law school pursues its mission of excellence through outstanding teaching and scholarship, innovative academic and experiential learning programs, and a commitment to public service and community outreach. Ideally situated in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, one of the fastest growing economies in the U.S., and home to one of the nation’s highest concentrations of corporate headquarters, students and graduates have incredible opportunities for professional advancement and mentorship. For more information, visit law.tamu.edu.\nMore news about Texas A&M University, go to http://\u200btoday.tamu.edu/\nFollow Texas A&M School of Law on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tamulawschool\n', '\n\nfrom: tamu times\nposted: september 30 2014\nby: daniella wiedel texas a&m university school of law communications specialist\n\nfort worth texas - ask most people what they want most in a judge and they are likely to tell you that they expect someone who will be fair unbiased and impartial but recent developments have left many people questioning whether judicial impartiality is the reality or a pipe dream\xa0\nin her article high court pretense lower court candor: judicial impartiality after caperton v massey coal co texas a&m university school of law professor lynne rambo discusses the judicial ideal and in particular the effects of a 2009 case in which the supreme court raised expectations for judges across the country\nin the federal system as dictated by the constitution judges are appointed and so we count on them to rise above and demonstrate a high level of impartiality rambo said\nbut in 39 of the states judges will face elections either to obtain or keep their seats and those elections have politicized judging bringing with them million dollar benefactors and demands that judicial candidates take stands on important issues before they will be given electoral support\xa0\nby 2009 the politicization had gotten so bad that caperton v massey coal co ended up before the supreme court in caperton a coal company facing a $50 million verdict against it contributed $3 million to a candidate for the west virginia high court dwarfing all other contributions and thereby elected a judge who cast the deciding vote overturning the coal companys verdict\xa0\nin a controversial 5-4 decision the united states supreme court held that it violated due process for the judge elected with the coal companys money to sit on a case involving the company the court held that due process is violated whenever the average judge likely cannot be neutral or put another way when the circumstances present an unconstitutionally high probability of bias whether or not there is any proof that the judge in the case was actually personally biased\nphoto by tim evanson under license\nin examining cases all over the country citing caperton rambo found that the supreme courts decision has had a decidedly positive effect on judicial impartiality several state systems have changed or are considering changing their procedures with respecting to deciding recusal motions so that judges no longer have exclusive power over motions brought to recuse them when recusal motions have been brought the lower federal courts and state judges have taken a much more candid approach to the possibility of their own bias and have begun erring on the side of stepping out if there is any question at all this should eventually improve the publics perception of the bench\xa0\nthe one exception rambo found is the united states supreme court itself the court continues to allow individual justices to decide their own recusal motions and to take a very reticent view of recusal just as importantly the justices engage freely in political activity that would constitute ethical violations were it engaged in by the lower federal judges or the states judges this sets a very poor public example of impartiality rambo said and if we are to return to the judicial ideal the justices should voluntarily restrict those activities \xa0\nview rambos faculty profile or ssrn author page for more on her most recent work\n#####\nabout texas a&m impacts:\xa0 texas a&m impacts is an ongoing series throughout the year highlighting the significant contributions of texas a&m university students faculty staff and former students on their community state nation and world \nabout texas a&m university school of law: at texas a&m university school of law academic excellence leadership and service are the keys to student success fully accredited by the american bar association the law school is committed to providing students with the strong theoretical foundation and practical lawyering skills necessary to traverse the dynamic legal landscape of the 21st century the law school pursues its mission of excellence through outstanding teaching and scholarship innovative academic and experiential learning programs and a commitment to public service and community outreach ideally situated in the dallas-fort worth metroplex one of the fastest growing economies in the us and home to one of the nations highest concentrations of corporate headquarters students and graduates have incredible opportunities for professional advancement and mentorship for more information visit lawtamuedu\nmore news about texas a&m university go to http://\u200btodaytamuedu/\nfollow texas a&m school of law on twitter at https://twittercom/tamulawschool\n']

['333', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/buzbee-law-firm-awarded-as-elite-trial-lawyer', "\nThe Buzbee Law Firm and its founder Anthony G. Buzbee were identified as National Law Journal and Law.com honorees for the 2014 Elite Trial Lawyers. These attorneys and firms are recognized leaders in plaintiff law and have achieved measurable goals on behalf of their clients.\nTexas A&M University Regent Anthony G. Buzbee addresses the graduates at the Texas A&M School of Law May 2014 hooding ceremony\nTexas A&M University Regent Anthony G. Buzbee was a recent donor to Texas A&M University School of Law, donating the first $1 million gift in April, creating the Anthony G. Buzbee Dean's Endowed Chair.\nHe and his firm were selected for their leadership and teamwork. Most recently, the Buzbee Law Firm led the defense team for Texas Govenor Rick Perry. In addition, Buzbee's firm has collected more than $150 million from BP PLC for the Deepwater Horizon 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill claims. These are just a few of the firm's many noteworthy accomplishments. See the National Law Journal's complete award citation for the Buzbee Law Firm.\nThe National Law Journal and ALM editorial teams selected winners based off nominations and their own reporting.\xa0In this inaugural recognition ceremony, the Elite Trial Lawyers will be awarded at a two-day celebration at the Wynn in Las Vegas on Nov. 13-14. \n“(Being able to relate with my clients) is probably my strongest point. In the voir dire process, I try to connect with every single person who might even potentially end up on my jury,” Buzbee said in the article.\nLearn more about The Buzbee Firm.\n", "\nthe buzbee law firm and its founder anthony g buzbee were identified as national law journal and lawcom honorees for the 2014 elite trial lawyers these attorneys and firms are recognized leaders in plaintiff law and have achieved measurable goals on behalf of their clients\ntexas a&m university regent anthony g buzbee addresses the graduates at the texas a&m school of law may 2014 hooding ceremony\ntexas a&m university regent anthony g buzbee was a recent donor to texas a&m university school of law donating the first $1 million gift in april creating the anthony g buzbee dean's endowed chair\nhe and his firm were selected for their leadership and teamwork most recently the buzbee law firm led the defense team for texas govenor rick perry in addition buzbee's firm has collected more than $150 million from bp plc for the deepwater horizon 2010 gulf of mexico oil spill claims these are just a few of the firm's many noteworthy accomplishments see the national law journal's complete award citation for the buzbee law firm\nthe national law journal and alm editorial teams selected winners based off nominations and their own reporting\xa0in this inaugural recognition ceremony the elite trial lawyers will be awarded at a two-day celebration at the wynn in las vegas on nov 13-14 \n(being able to relate with my clients) is probably my strongest point in the voir dire process i try to connect with every single person who might even potentially end up on my jury buzbee said in the article\nlearn more about the buzbee firm\n"]

['334', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/aziz-participates-in-egypt-media-forum', '\nAssociate Professor Sahar Aziz participated in the Egypt Media Forum in Washington D.C., presented by George Washington University, in the spirit of promoting balanced and constructive discourse on advancing media excellence in Egypt, Sept. 29.\nShe was part of an exclusive group of about 20 scholars from the U.S. and other countries, representing a diverse range of expertise and perspectives. Participants included media professionals, business leaders, scholars, advisors and policymakers. Aziz represented the law school as well as the Board of Directors of the Egyptian American Rule of Law Association, as the board’s president.\n\n\n\n\nAziz is pictured with Egyptian Ambassador Mohamed M. Tawfik.\n\n\nAziz also visited with former ambassador to Egypt, Frank Wisner.\n\n\n\n\n-- Submitted by Associate Professor Sahar Aziz\n', '\nassociate professor sahar aziz participated in the egypt media forum in washington dc presented by george washington university in the spirit of promoting balanced and constructive discourse on advancing media excellence in egypt sept 29\nshe was part of an exclusive group of about 20 scholars from the us and other countries representing a diverse range of expertise and perspectives participants included media professionals business leaders scholars advisors and policymakers aziz represented the law school as well as the board of directors of the egyptian american rule of law association as the boards president\n\n\n\n\naziz is pictured with egyptian ambassador mohamed m tawfik\n\n\naziz also visited with former ambassador to egypt frank wisner\n\n\n\n\n-- submitted by associate professor sahar aziz\n']

['335', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/recent-gift-by-mosher-family-propels-texas-a-m-university-school-of-law-professionalism-program-forward', '\nFORT WORTH, Texas -- Texas A&M University School of Law is riding a wave of momentum into the future, according to Stephen S. Mosher, Partner at Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Schwartz PLLC. Mosher and his wife, Nancy, have provided a generous gift to the law school – an institution that Mosher credits with opening new doors and opportunities in his life.\nThe Stephen S. and Nancy R. Mosher Gift provides direct financial support for the new Professionalism and Leadership Program for 1L, 2L and 3L law students at Texas A&M School of Law.\nThe Professionalism and Leadership Program complements existing courses and activities to prepare students to be successful, ethical and satisfied lawyers. Vice Dean Aric Short, who is overseeing this initiative, explained that developing “professional identity” is at the heart of this effort. The Moshers, long-time friends of the law school, were inspired to support the law school’s new professionalism program.\n“This fine law school changed my life. It provided the foundation for a new and immensely satisfying career that would not have been possible otherwise. Nancy and I are so pleased to make this gift to support the law school and to ensure that its new Professionalism and Leadership Program is a success,” Mosher said.\nMosher received his J.D. from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in 1995, and it was that experience that inspired his $25,000 gift. He enrolled at the law school in the fall of 1992 at the encouragement of management at Tandy Corporation, where Mosher worked as a computer engineer. At the time, the school operated as the Dallas-Fort Worth School of Law.\nStudying law at Texas Wesleyan was memorable and rewarding for Mosher, and he has supported the school’s development over the years.\n“It’s been gratifying to witness the growth of this law school during its 24-year history, from an ambitious start-up to its acquisition by Texas A&M University. That is no small achievement,” he said.\nNo Small Achievement\nTo have been a part of the law school community – as a student, as an alumnus, as a director on the Alumni Association Board for seven years, and now through serving on the Dean’s Advisory Council – marks one of the most interesting periods in Mosher’s life and career.\nHighlights that made it so interesting and memorable for him include:\n\nThe study of law with a gifted and attentive faculty.\nWitnessing the law school’s efforts to overcome obstacles (becoming accredited, ensuring that students could sit for the State Bar Exam, etc.).\nWitnessing the law school’s leadership dedicate themselves to the challenges they faced and the goals they set.\n\n“The time is right to support these new initiatives in professionalism,” Mosher said. “And, the commitment of Texas A&M to match donor gifts to the Texas A&M Foundation on a dollar-for-dollar basis is too good an opportunity to miss as the School of Law works to become a top-tier law school in this country.”\nLooking back\nWhile at Tandy Corporation, Mosher worked on a project with the company’s law department that involved patent matters.\n“The law is different from engineering in many ways,” Mosher said. “The law is about the affairs and interactions among people, which I now see as a more satisfying kind of work than designing products or just solving routine technical problems.”\nWhen his mentor—a now retired, highly-regarded patent lawyer for AT&T Bell Laboratories—inspired him to embark on a legal career instead of engineering, it seemed that this endeavor would become as fulfilling a career for Mosher as it was for his mentor. As it turns out, he was right.\n“The practice of law has engaged my interests and become more satisfying than engineering ever did,” Mosher said. “Part of the reason for this, aside from the successful and fulfilling representation of clients, is the array of new opportunities for service that opens up to lawyers. It is truly amazing.\n“The experience of studying law at TWU School of Law became one of the most fascinating, satisfying and memorable experiences of my career. It was fascinating because I found the law and the matters brought to it for resolution or development is a cross section of how society works.”\nLooking ahead\nDuring an auspicious time in the history of Texas A&M School of Law, Mosher says, “The acquisition by Texas A&M University has breathed new life into an already thriving law school at a time when legal education is in transition.”\nVice Dean Short highlighted the importance of the Mosher’s gift: “Professionalism, ethics and leadership are more important than ever in legal education. Because of Stephen and Nancy’s generosity, we will be able to provide quality programming for all of our students that stresses these critical aspects of lawyering."\nMosher added, “Lawyers have responsibilities to their clients, to the justice system and to the public. Through workshops, panels and mentoring, this new program will help students balance the professional demands they face when they emerge from law school.”\nHow can you help?\nWith additional funding from members of our community, we can help develop professional lawyers and leaders. If you would like to support the law school, you can make a gift online or contact Myke Holt.\n', '\nfort worth texas -- texas a&m university school of law is riding a wave of momentum into the future according to stephen s mosher partner at whitaker chalk swindle & schwartz pllc mosher and his wife nancy have provided a generous gift to the law school – an institution that mosher credits with opening new doors and opportunities in his life\nthe stephen s and nancy r mosher gift provides direct financial support for the new professionalism and leadership program for 1l 2l and 3l law students at texas a&m school of law\nthe professionalism and leadership program complements existing courses and activities to prepare students to be successful ethical and satisfied lawyers vice dean aric short who is overseeing this initiative explained that developing professional identity is at the heart of this effort the moshers long-time friends of the law school were inspired to support the law schools new professionalism program\nthis fine law school changed my life it provided the foundation for a new and immensely satisfying career that would not have been possible otherwise nancy and i are so pleased to make this gift to support the law school and to ensure that its new professionalism and leadership program is a success mosher said\nmosher received his jd from texas wesleyan university school of law in 1995 and it was that experience that inspired his $25 000 gift he enrolled at the law school in the fall of 1992 at the encouragement of management at tandy corporation where mosher worked as a computer engineer at the time the school operated as the dallas-fort worth school of law\nstudying law at texas wesleyan was memorable and rewarding for mosher and he has supported the schools development over the years\nits been gratifying to witness the growth of this law school during its 24-year history from an ambitious start-up to its acquisition by texas a&m university that is no small achievement he said\nno small achievement\nto have been a part of the law school community – as a student as an alumnus as a director on the alumni association board for seven years and now through serving on the deans advisory council – marks one of the most interesting periods in moshers life and career\nhighlights that made it so interesting and memorable for him include:\n\nthe study of law with a gifted and attentive faculty\nwitnessing the law schools efforts to overcome obstacles (becoming accredited ensuring that students could sit for the state bar exam etc)\nwitnessing the law schools leadership dedicate themselves to the challenges they faced and the goals they set\n\nthe time is right to support these new initiatives in professionalism mosher said and the commitment of texas a&m to match donor gifts to the texas a&m foundation on a dollar-for-dollar basis is too good an opportunity to miss as the school of law works to become a top-tier law school in this country\nlooking back\nwhile at tandy corporation mosher worked on a project with the companys law department that involved patent matters\nthe law is different from engineering in many ways mosher said the law is about the affairs and interactions among people which i now see as a more satisfying kind of work than designing products or just solving routine technical problems\nwhen his mentora now retired highly-regarded patent lawyer for at&t bell laboratoriesinspired him to embark on a legal career instead of engineering it seemed that this endeavor would become as fulfilling a career for mosher as it was for his mentor as it turns out he was right\nthe practice of law has engaged my interests and become more satisfying than engineering ever did mosher said part of the reason for this aside from the successful and fulfilling representation of clients is the array of new opportunities for service that opens up to lawyers it is truly amazing\nthe experience of studying law at twu school of law became one of the most fascinating satisfying and memorable experiences of my career it was fascinating because i found the law and the matters brought to it for resolution or development is a cross section of how society works\nlooking ahead\nduring an auspicious time in the history of texas a&m school of law mosher says the acquisition by texas a&m university has breathed new life into an already thriving law school at a time when legal education is in transition\nvice dean short highlighted the importance of the moshers gift: professionalism ethics and leadership are more important than ever in legal education because of stephen and nancys generosity we will be able to provide quality programming for all of our students that stresses these critical aspects of lawyering"\nmosher added lawyers have responsibilities to their clients to the justice system and to the public through workshops panels and mentoring this new program will help students balance the professional demands they face when they emerge from law school\nhow can you help\nwith additional funding from members of our community we can help develop professional lawyers and leaders if you would like to support the law school you can make a gift online or contact myke holt\n']

['336', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/international-aggies-faculty-span-the-globe', '\n\n\nTexas A&M University School of Law Professor Lisa Rich was recently invited to present her abstract “The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Why the United States Must Take a Broader Approach to Criminal Justice Reform” at the 5th Oxford Education Research Symposium, held at the Rhodes House, Oxford, England, Dec. 11-13, 2014. The international conference will focus on emerging issues in education, pedagogy and other cutting-edge research. The presentation will result in a peer-reviewed paper for inclusion in a symposium book and potentially other journals.\nRich isn’t the only Texas A&M School of Law faculty member to travel internationally, as others traversed the globe throughout the summer.\nTexas A&M Law School Dean Andrew Morriss, along with co-author Richard Gordon, lead a round-table discussion of their recent paper "Moving Money: International Financial Flows, Taxes & Money Laundering" with Geoff Cook, Jersey Finance CEO. The event hosted by the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (CSFI) was held at the London Capital Club in London, England, in June.\n\nIn May, Associate Professor Sahar Aziz visited the Doha Forum in Qatar to connect with international leaders and share her research addressing the legal and policy challenges affecting the Middle East. She returned in September to speak at Texas A&M University at Qatar on judicial reform in Egypt and how engineering students can apply their skills in the legal world. \nAziz also traveled to Alexandria University College of Law and Menoufia University College of Law in Egypt to conduct workshops and lectures on civil rights, freedom of information, and law clinics.\nProfessor Gabriel Eckstein traveled to Turkey, Uganda and Azerbaijan. While in Turkey, he participated as a forum panelist in the third annual Istanbul International Water Forum May 27-29. His topics included transboundary water cooperation and the right to water and sanitation. Eckstein also participated in a side event with a focus on water quality guidelines. \nIn Uganda, he co-led a workshop on international water law and transboundary waters negotiations in a first-ever course organized by Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the European Union. After the conference was over, he spent some time in his element rafting the Nile. \nFor the UN Development Programme, Eckstein traveled to Baku, Azerbaijan, as a legal expert to advise Azerbaijan on water law & policy reform to modernize their management of flooding and climate change challenges. He also met with the dean of the faculty of law at Baku State University and lectured on "Water as an Economic Good” at Khazar University.\n\nHuyen Pham, Associate Dean for Faculty and Research and Professor of Law, visited Vietnam at the end of June to teach and present her research "Domestic Migration and the Divergence in State-Created Immigration Climate," at the Vietnam Economist Annual Meeting. She taught a condensed course on U.S. administrative law at the University of Economics and Law (UEL) in Ho Chi Minh City, part of the prestigious Vietnam national university system.\nAssociate Professor Gina Warren traveled to Buenos Aires this summer to share her research on sustainable energy development and to acquire a better understanding of Argentina’s anticipated energy boom. She met with faculty at the University of Buenos Aires, establishing international collaborative relationships that strengthen our faculty and offer educational opportunities for our students. Her work was featured in the TAMU Times.\nAssociate Professor Milan Markovic presented his articles, “Subprime Scriveners” and “Disruption Rhetoric and the Market for Legal Service” at the International Legal Ethics Conference VI, Legal Ethics at a Time of Regulatory Change, a conference for hundreds of international scholars, practicing lawyers and higher education professionals at City University London, in July.\n', '\n\n\ntexas a&m university school of law professor lisa rich was recently invited to present her abstract the school-to-prison pipeline: why the united states must take a broader approach to criminal justice reform at the 5th oxford education research symposium held at the rhodes house oxford england dec 11-13 2014 the international conference will focus on emerging issues in education pedagogy and other cutting-edge research the presentation will result in a peer-reviewed paper for inclusion in a symposium book and potentially other journals\nrich isnt the only texas a&m school of law faculty member to travel internationally as others traversed the globe throughout the summer\ntexas a&m law school dean andrew morriss along with co-author richard gordon lead a round-table discussion of their recent paper "moving money: international financial flows taxes & money laundering" with geoff cook jersey finance ceo the event hosted by the centre for the study of financial innovation (csfi) was held at the london capital club in london england in june\n\nin may associate professor sahar aziz visited the doha forum in qatar to connect with international leaders and share her research addressing the legal and policy challenges affecting the middle east she returned in september to speak at texas a&m university at qatar on judicial reform in egypt and how engineering students can apply their skills in the legal world \naziz also traveled to alexandria university college of law and menoufia university college of law in egypt to conduct workshops and lectures on civil rights freedom of information and law clinics\nprofessor gabriel eckstein traveled to turkey uganda and azerbaijan while in turkey he participated as a forum panelist in the third annual istanbul international water forum may 27-29 his topics included transboundary water cooperation and the right to water and sanitation eckstein also participated in a side event with a focus on water quality guidelines \nin uganda he co-led a workshop on international water law and transboundary waters negotiations in a first-ever course organized by intergovernmental authority on development (igad) and the european union after the conference was over he spent some time in his element rafting the nile \nfor the un development programme eckstein traveled to baku azerbaijan as a legal expert to advise azerbaijan on water law & policy reform to modernize their management of flooding and climate change challenges he also met with the dean of the faculty of law at baku state university and lectured on "water as an economic good at khazar university\n\nhuyen pham associate dean for faculty and research and professor of law visited vietnam at the end of june to teach and present her research "domestic migration and the divergence in state-created immigration climate " at the vietnam economist annual meeting she taught a condensed course on us administrative law at the university of economics and law (uel) in ho chi minh city part of the prestigious vietnam national university system\nassociate professor gina warren traveled to buenos aires this summer to share her research on sustainable energy development and to acquire a better understanding of argentinas anticipated energy boom she met with faculty at the university of buenos aires establishing international collaborative relationships that strengthen our faculty and offer educational opportunities for our students her work was featured in the tamu times\nassociate professor milan markovic presented his articles subprime scriveners and disruption rhetoric and the market for legal service at the international legal ethics conference vi legal ethics at a time of regulatory change a conference for hundreds of international scholars practicing lawyers and higher education professionals at city university london in july\n']

['337', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/rich-selected-to-present-at-u.k.-conference', '\nFORT WORTH, Texas – Texas A&M University School of Law Professor Lisa Rich was invited to present her abstract “The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Why the United States Must Take a Broader Approach to Criminal Justice Reform” at the Fifth Oxford Education Research Symposium. The symposium will be held at the Rhodes House, Oxford, England, Dec. 11-13, 2014.\nThis is an international conference focused on emerging issues in education, pedagogy and other cutting-edge research. The presentation will result in a peer-reviewed paper for inclusion in a symposium book and potentially other journals.\n“The symposium is focused on research and discourse about the theory and practice of universal education, which dovetails with A&M’s focus and impact in the area of research,” Rich said. She added that her participation in this symposium will further highlight her scholarship and advocacy as well as the areas of civil rights and her work related to the United Nations Committee to End All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD).\nSpecifically, the presentation will address concerns raised by CERD that “alleged racial disparities in suspension, expulsion and arrest rates in [United States] schools contribute to the high dropout rate and referral to the justice system of students belonging to racial, ethnic and national minorities.”\nRich was featured earlier this summer in the TAMU Times in a similar topic area. \n', '\nfort worth texas – texas a&m university school of law professor lisa rich was invited to present her abstract the school-to-prison pipeline: why the united states must take a broader approach to criminal justice reform at the fifth oxford education research symposium the symposium will be held at the rhodes house oxford england dec 11-13 2014\nthis is an international conference focused on emerging issues in education pedagogy and other cutting-edge research the presentation will result in a peer-reviewed paper for inclusion in a symposium book and potentially other journals\nthe symposium is focused on research and discourse about the theory and practice of universal education which dovetails with a&ms focus and impact in the area of research rich said she added that her participation in this symposium will further highlight her scholarship and advocacy as well as the areas of civil rights and her work related to the united nations committee to end all forms of racial discrimination (cerd)\nspecifically the presentation will address concerns raised by cerd that alleged racial disparities in suspension expulsion and arrest rates in [united states] schools contribute to the high dropout rate and referral to the justice system of students belonging to racial ethnic and national minorities\nrich was featured earlier this summer in the tamu times in a similar topic area \n']

['338', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/immigration-law-week-encourages-students-to-become-involved', '\n\nFORT WORTH--Texas A&M University School of Law’s Immigration Law Initiative (ILI) hosted a series of panel discussions, a membership drive and a naturalization clinic for Immigration Law Week, Sept. 8-13. ILI is a service-driven student organization and aims to educate students on ways to stay informed and get involved with immigration law.\nUnaccompanied Children at Our Border featured panelists Christine Cooney Mansour (Human Rights Initiative of North Texas); Veronica Garza (Catholic Charities Fort Worth); and The Honorable Clay Jenkins (Dallas County Judge). The talk was co-sponsored by the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy and was moderated by Associate Professor Sahar Aziz.\nGarza, a law school alumna, reported via U.S. Customs and Border Protection that some 660,000 minors, who have come to the U.S. from countries such as Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, need legal support. Once Border Patrol turns them to the Department of Health and Human Services, organizations like Catholic Charities or Human Rights Initiative, aid them in finding shelter until they receive notice to appear before the immigration court. Both Mansour and Garza expressed that offering this level of support might seem endless, but there are ways for Texas A&M students to assist.\n“We can help as a legal community through volunteering,” Garza said.\nShe encouraged students to work with a sponsor or mentoring attorney on pro-bono cases related to immigration or family matters. Due to the influx in immigrant minors, Garza and Mansour both commented on the reasons why so many youths are being sent to the U.S. unaccompanied. Some want to be reunited with their families. Some are victims of violence or poverty or have been abused or abandoned by their parents.\n“There really are so many reasons why there are so many children,” Mansour said. “Each has their own reasons, and we can’t use a blanket solution.”\n\nThree ILI board members were selected for a 2014 Law School Fellowship and spent their summer interning with nonprofits. Congratulations to:\n\nOscar Escoto, Vice President – National Immigration Law Center in Washington D.C.\nRyan Gubler, Treasurer –\xa0 Catholic Charities of Fort Worth\nKayla Hastings, Secretary –\xa0 Mosaic Family Services, Immigration and Family Law\n\nOther ILI board members who also interned this summer include:\n\nTheresa Blake, Director of Community Outreach – Clerked at County Court in Denton County and Hayes, Berry, White and Vanzant in Denton\nChelsea Johnson, Event Coordinator – Interned with Ross Joyner, PLLC\n\n\nLater in the week, a panel on Intersection of Immigration Law and Other Areas of the Law featured three panelists who spoke on their areas of law, including employment, criminal and family law. Speakers included: Michael O’Keefe Cowles, Equal Justice Center; Eric Navarrette, Navarrette Family Law; and Cody Cofer, Cofer Law. All panelists indicated their work overlaps the immigration law arena in some way or another, and they often have to seek counsel from an international or immigration law expert.\n“You can do a lot of damage if you don’t know what you’re doing when it comes to immigration, if you primarily practice criminal defense,” Cofer said. “It’s all right to admit you don’t know the answer to your client, then find someone who does to help.”\n2L Jesus Marquez, ILI president and one of the planners for the week’s events, said, “Members of the student body as well as law school faculty would like to see A&M take an active role in educating our community about the crisis. Additionally, many students want to know what they can do to become more involved and be a part of the solution – not just spectators.”\nA panel on Enforcement and Defense of Immigration Policies featuring Roslyn Gonzalez, Assistant Chief Counsel at the Office of the Chief Counsel Department of Homeland Security and Monica Lira-Bravo of the Lira-Bravo Law Firm, discussed the enforcement and defense practices of immigration laws and policies.\nOther events included an Immigration Law Initiative membership and volunteer drive, as well as a citizenship workshop and naturalization clinic where student volunteers partnered with Catholic Charities to help clients apply for citizenship by assisting in the completion of naturalization paperwork.\nPanelists Christine Cooney Mansour, Veronica Garza, and The Honorable Clay Jenkins and moderator Professor Sahar Aziz pose with members of the Texas A&M Law Immigration Law Initiative board and American Constitution Society board who presented the panel "Unaccompanied Children at Our Border" to kickoff a week of hot-topic panel discussions and opportunities for students to get involved as part of TAMU Law\'s Immigration Law Week.\n-- Article by Daniella Wiedel, Communications Specialist at Texas A&M University School of Law.\n', '\n\nfort worth--texas a&m university school of laws immigration law initiative (ili) hosted a series of panel discussions a membership drive and a naturalization clinic for immigration law week sept 8-13 ili is a service-driven student organization and aims to educate students on ways to stay informed and get involved with immigration law\nunaccompanied children at our border featured panelists christine cooney mansour (human rights initiative of north texas); veronica garza (catholic charities fort worth); and the honorable clay jenkins (dallas county judge) the talk was co-sponsored by the american constitution society for law and policy and was moderated by associate professor sahar aziz\ngarza a law school alumna reported via us customs and border protection that some 660 000 minors who have come to the us from countries such as guatemala honduras and el salvador need legal support once border patrol turns them to the department of health and human services organizations like catholic charities or human rights initiative aid them in finding shelter until they receive notice to appear before the immigration court both mansour and garza expressed that offering this level of support might seem endless but there are ways for texas a&m students to assist\nwe can help as a legal community through volunteering garza said\nshe encouraged students to work with a sponsor or mentoring attorney on pro-bono cases related to immigration or family matters due to the influx in immigrant minors garza and mansour both commented on the reasons why so many youths are being sent to the us unaccompanied some want to be reunited with their families some are victims of violence or poverty or have been abused or abandoned by their parents\nthere really are so many reasons why there are so many children mansour said each has their own reasons and we cant use a blanket solution\n\nthree ili board members were selected for a 2014 law school fellowship and spent their summer interning with nonprofits congratulations to:\n\noscar escoto vice president – national immigration law center in washington dc\nryan gubler treasurer –\xa0 catholic charities of fort worth\nkayla hastings secretary –\xa0 mosaic family services immigration and family law\n\nother ili board members who also interned this summer include:\n\ntheresa blake director of community outreach – clerked at county court in denton county and hayes berry white and vanzant in denton\nchelsea johnson event coordinator – interned with ross joyner pllc\n\n\nlater in the week a panel on intersection of immigration law and other areas of the law featured three panelists who spoke on their areas of law including employment criminal and family law speakers included: michael okeefe cowles equal justice center; eric navarrette navarrette family law; and cody cofer cofer law all panelists indicated their work overlaps the immigration law arena in some way or another and they often have to seek counsel from an international or immigration law expert\nyou can do a lot of damage if you dont know what youre doing when it comes to immigration if you primarily practice criminal defense cofer said its all right to admit you dont know the answer to your client then find someone who does to help\n2l jesus marquez ili president and one of the planners for the weeks events said members of the student body as well as law school faculty would like to see a&m take an active role in educating our community about the crisis additionally many students want to know what they can do to become more involved and be a part of the solution – not just spectators\na panel on enforcement and defense of immigration policies featuring roslyn gonzalez assistant chief counsel at the office of the chief counsel department of homeland security and monica lira-bravo of the lira-bravo law firm discussed the enforcement and defense practices of immigration laws and policies\nother events included an immigration law initiative membership and volunteer drive as well as a citizenship workshop and naturalization clinic where student volunteers partnered with catholic charities to help clients apply for citizenship by assisting in the completion of naturalization paperwork\npanelists christine cooney mansour veronica garza and the honorable clay jenkins and moderator professor sahar aziz pose with members of the texas a&m law immigration law initiative board and american constitution society board who presented the panel "unaccompanied children at our border" to kickoff a week of hot-topic panel discussions and opportunities for students to get involved as part of tamu law\'s immigration law week\n-- article by daniella wiedel communications specialist at texas a&m university school of law\n']

['339', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/green-gives-keynote-at-administrative-law-judges-conference', '\nProfessor Michael Z. Green recently traveled to Chicago to be the keynote speaker at a national conference for Administrative Law Judges of the National Labor Relations Board.\nDrawing upon his recent research and his review of recent labor and employment Supreme Court decisions as the secretary of the American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section, Green highlighted several decisions by NLRB ALJs within the past year that address a host of very important labor law issues for workers in our society.\nThis relates to the Supreme Court’s June 26 decision in National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning, which invalidated President Obama’s January 2012 recess appointment of three members to the five-member NLRB, Green said.\nWith a subsequent compromise by the Senate and President Obama in August 2013 to resolve the political aspects of the NLRB member appointments, the NLRB now has its full complement of five Senate-confirmed members for the first time in 10 years.\nIn his talk, Green encouraged the administrative law judges to continue their excellent work in addressing front-line issues such as social media, arbitration, electronic disparagement and other important employer policy matters of growing importance to workers in our society during these challenging economic times, even given the political limitations of the NLRB as a government agency charged with addressing workplace issues.\nFor more on Green, view his faculty profile and SSRN author page.\n', '\nprofessor michael z green recently traveled to chicago to be the keynote speaker at a national conference for administrative law judges of the national labor relations board\ndrawing upon his recent research and his review of recent labor and employment supreme court decisions as the secretary of the american bar associations labor and employment section green highlighted several decisions by nlrb aljs within the past year that address a host of very important labor law issues for workers in our society\nthis relates to the supreme courts june 26 decision in national labor relations board v noel canning which invalidated president obamas january 2012 recess appointment of three members to the five-member nlrb green said\nwith a subsequent compromise by the senate and president obama in august 2013 to resolve the political aspects of the nlrb member appointments the nlrb now has its full complement of five senate-confirmed members for the first time in 10 years\nin his talk green encouraged the administrative law judges to continue their excellent work in addressing front-line issues such as social media arbitration electronic disparagement and other important employer policy matters of growing importance to workers in our society during these challenging economic times even given the political limitations of the nlrb as a government agency charged with addressing workplace issues\nfor more on green view his faculty profile and ssrn author page\n']

['340', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/law-aggies-participate-in-home-building-for-habitat-for-humanity', '\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\xa0\nThe Aggie Law Project participated on Aug. 22 in their first community service project of the 2014-15 school year, supporting World Habitat Day.\nMore than 60 students participated in wall building as part of new home construction at three locations in Fort Worth. The event benefited Habitat for Humanity and the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project. The charities help families break the cycle of poverty and build long-term financial security, according to the organizations’ websites. Habitat for Humanity has transformed the lives of more than 3 million people worldwide.\n3L Amber Barger, Student Bar Association president, said volunteering to serve others was extremely worthwhile. “Aggies have a rich history of serving those in the community. As future lawyers, we are working to become leaders in our community and beyond,” she said.\nWorking together to build homes for several families demonstrates the Aggie core value of selfless service. Students, faculty and staff volunteered from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. constructing walls to later be used in the Dallas-Fort Worth 31st annual Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project in October.\n“Leadership is best achieved by setting an example, so participation in service projects around our city sends the message that we care not only about our own needs, but we are also invested in enriching the lives of others,” Barger said.\n“Living the core value of service helps A&M be synonymous with care and compassion, and in addition, it simply feels good to help those in need,” she said.\nFor details on future service day events or projects including The Big Event this spring, contact Tyra Kelly in the Office of the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at tckelly007@law.tamu.edu.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n-- Article by Daniella Wiedel, Communications Specialist at Texas A&M University School of Law.\n', '\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\xa0\nthe aggie law project participated on aug 22 in their first community service project of the 2014-15 school year supporting world habitat day\nmore than 60 students participated in wall building as part of new home construction at three locations in fort worth the event benefited habitat for humanity and the jimmy & rosalynn carter work project the charities help families break the cycle of poverty and build long-term financial security according to the organizations websites habitat for humanity has transformed the lives of more than 3 million people worldwide\n3l amber barger student bar association president said volunteering to serve others was extremely worthwhile aggies have a rich history of serving those in the community as future lawyers we are working to become leaders in our community and beyond she said\nworking together to build homes for several families demonstrates the aggie core value of selfless service students faculty and staff volunteered from 7:30 am to 1 pm constructing walls to later be used in the dallas-fort worth 31st annual jimmy and rosalynn carter work project in october\nleadership is best achieved by setting an example so participation in service projects around our city sends the message that we care not only about our own needs but we are also invested in enriching the lives of others barger said\nliving the core value of service helps a&m be synonymous with care and compassion and in addition it simply feels good to help those in need she said\nfor details on future service day events or projects including the big event this spring contact tyra kelly in the office of the assistant dean for student affairs at tckelly007@lawtamuedu\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n-- article by daniella wiedel communications specialist at texas a&m university school of law\n']

['341', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/real-property-journal-announces-winners-for-writing-competition', '\nFORT WORTH, Texas - The Texas A&M School of Law Journal of Real Property Law announces its winners for the 2nd Annual National Writing Contest. Three papers will be published in the 2014 Winter edition of the Texas A&M Journal of Real Property Law including:\n1st Place – Michael McGraw, Duquesne University School of Law, “Field of Dreams: Is the Movie Site’s Commercialization a Dream Plan With Significant Benefits or a Nightmare Script With Crippling Effects?”\n2nd Place – Brian Walsh, Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, “How to Remedy the Court’s Unreasonable Expansion of the Public Use Doctrine”\n3rd Place – Emily Anderson, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law, “Help Me, I’m Drowning! Using the FHA to Protect Cities That Use Eminent Domain to Seize Underwater Mortgages”\n3LDavid Sarnacki, Journal of Real Property Law editor-in-chief, said, “The top three submissions judged by the Board of Editors stood out not only as well-written with strong analysis of the law on the topic, but were also timely, relevant and just plain interesting.”\nCriteria for this competition was that the real property-based essay was to be written by an individual currently enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three winners.\nFor more about the Texas A&M Journal of Real Property, visit their website.\n', '\nfort worth texas - the texas a&m school of law journal of real property law announces its winners for the 2nd annual national writing contest three papers will be published in the 2014 winter edition of the texas a&m journal of real property law including:\n1st place – michael mcgraw duquesne university school of law field of dreams: is the movie sites commercialization a dream plan with significant benefits or a nightmare script with crippling effects\n2nd place – brian walsh touro college jacob d fuchsberg law center how to remedy the courts unreasonable expansion of the public use doctrine\n3rd place – emily anderson unlv william s boyd school of law help me im drowning! using the fha to protect cities that use eminent domain to seize underwater mortgages\n3ldavid sarnacki journal of real property law editor-in-chief said the top three submissions judged by the board of editors stood out not only as well-written with strong analysis of the law on the topic but were also timely relevant and just plain interesting\ncriteria for this competition was that the real property-based essay was to be written by an individual currently enrolled in an aba-accredited law school cash prizes will be awarded to the top three winners\nfor more about the texas a&m journal of real property visit their website\n']

['342', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/impacts-professor-warren-values-international-energy-perspectives', '\nFrom: TAMU Times\nPosted: August 19, 2014\nBy: Daniella Wiedel, Texas A&M University School of Law Communications Specialist\n\nFORT WORTH, Texas - The U.S. is one of the biggest producers – and in turn, consumers – of energy. Just this year, the U.S. became the number one producer of both oil and gas in the world.\nTexas A&M University School of Law Associate Professor Gina Warren traveled to Buenos Aires earlier this summer to learn what this means to other countries and also to share her research on sustainable energy development. Her mission was to acquire a better understanding of Argentina’s anticipated energy boom and, in turn, open the conversation for sharing resources related to Argentina’s energy development.\n“For the first time in decades, Argentina is a net importer of energy and its energy needs are expected to continue to grow,” she said. In the coming years, Argentina plans to install at least two large, hydroelectric facilities in the southern Santa Cruz province. In addition, the country plans to commence significant exploitation of oil and gas from the Vaca Muerta shale play located in the Neuquén province. By some estimates, the Vaca Muerta is the third largest reserve of oil and gas in the world.\nOn this trip, Warren’s passion for the study of energy, teaching and helping others internationally came to life. Natural resources must be developed in an environmentally- and socially-sound manner, she said. This can be accomplished through detailed studies, scholarly research, and enacting laws and policies to ensure compliance.\n“This is something we’re still working on. The U.S. doesn’t have this all figured out,” Warren admits. “The goal is that with collaboration, interested parties can gain a better understanding of the challenges facing each nation, honestly assess the lessons learned from prior energy development, and identify sustainable solutions for our global future.” Warren said.\n“Building relationships like the ones Professor Warren has created in Argentina broaden our students’ educational opportunities and can lead to international collaborations that strengthen our faculty,” said Dean Andy Morriss.\nIn the fall Warren will be the adviser to the Texas A&M University Energy Law Student Association, brand new this fall semester. She will also be the co-chair of the Texas A&M Journal of Real Property Law.\nWarren’s primary research focus is on sustainable energy, hydropower and climate change. For more, visit her SSRN author’s page.\n\n\n\n\n Professor Gina Warren with Lilian Castillo-Laborde, Professor of International Law at the University of Buenos Aires and full member to the Argentine Council for Foreign Relations (July 29, 2014)\n \nProfessor Gina Warren with Jorge Gebhardt, Director of the Tax Department (far right) and Esteban Aguirre Saravia, senior associate (far left), both of the firm Aguirre Saravia & Gebhardt in Buenos Aires, Argentina (July 28, 2014)\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Gina Warren giving a presentation to the law firm of Perez Alati, Grondona, Benites, Arntsen & Martinez (Buenos Aires, Argentina), on the lessons and challenges to U.S. shale development and production (July 30, 2014)\n \n\n\n\n#####\nAbout Texas A&M IMPACTS:\xa0 Texas A&M Impacts is an ongoing series throughout the year highlighting the significant contributions of Texas A&M University students, faculty, staff and former students on their community, state, nation and world. \nAbout Texas A&M University School of Law: At Texas A&M University School of Law, academic excellence, leadership and service are the keys to student success. Fully accredited by the American Bar Association, the law school is committed to providing students with the strong theoretical foundation and practical lawyering skills necessary to traverse the dynamic legal landscape of the 21st century. The law school pursues its mission of excellence through outstanding teaching and scholarship, innovative academic and experiential learning programs, and a commitment to public service and community outreach. Ideally situated in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, one of the fastest growing economies in the U.S., and home to one of the nation’s highest concentrations of corporate headquarters, students and graduates have incredible opportunities for professional advancement and mentorship.\nFollow Texas A&M School of Law on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tamulawschool\n', '\nfrom: tamu times\nposted: august 19 2014\nby: daniella wiedel texas a&m university school of law communications specialist\n\nfort worth texas - the us is one of the biggest producers – and in turn consumers – of energy just this year the us became the number one producer of both oil and gas in the world\ntexas a&m university school of law associate professor gina warren traveled to buenos aires earlier this summer to learn what this means to other countries and also to share her research on sustainable energy development her mission was to acquire a better understanding of argentinas anticipated energy boom and in turn open the conversation for sharing resources related to argentinas energy development\nfor the first time in decades argentina is a net importer of energy and its energy needs are expected to continue to grow she said in the coming years argentina plans to install at least two large hydroelectric facilities in the southern santa cruz province in addition the country plans to commence significant exploitation of oil and gas from the vaca muerta shale play located in the neuquén province by some estimates the vaca muerta is the third largest reserve of oil and gas in the world\non this trip warrens passion for the study of energy teaching and helping others internationally came to life natural resources must be developed in an environmentally- and socially-sound manner she said this can be accomplished through detailed studies scholarly research and enacting laws and policies to ensure compliance\nthis is something were still working on the us doesnt have this all figured out warren admits the goal is that with collaboration interested parties can gain a better understanding of the challenges facing each nation honestly assess the lessons learned from prior energy development and identify sustainable solutions for our global future warren said\nbuilding relationships like the ones professor warren has created in argentina broaden our students educational opportunities and can lead to international collaborations that strengthen our faculty said dean andy morriss\nin the fall warren will be the adviser to the texas a&m university energy law student association brand new this fall semester she will also be the co-chair of the texas a&m journal of real property law\nwarrens primary research focus is on sustainable energy hydropower and climate change for more visit her ssrn authors page\n\n\n\n\n professor gina warren with lilian castillo-laborde professor of international law at the university of buenos aires and full member to the argentine council for foreign relations (july 29 2014)\n \nprofessor gina warren with jorge gebhardt director of the tax department (far right) and esteban aguirre saravia senior associate (far left) both of the firm aguirre saravia & gebhardt in buenos aires argentina (july 28 2014)\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nprofessor gina warren giving a presentation to the law firm of perez alati grondona benites arntsen & martinez (buenos aires argentina) on the lessons and challenges to us shale development and production (july 30 2014)\n \n\n\n\n#####\nabout texas a&m impacts:\xa0 texas a&m impacts is an ongoing series throughout the year highlighting the significant contributions of texas a&m university students faculty staff and former students on their community state nation and world \nabout texas a&m university school of law: at texas a&m university school of law academic excellence leadership and service are the keys to student success fully accredited by the american bar association the law school is committed to providing students with the strong theoretical foundation and practical lawyering skills necessary to traverse the dynamic legal landscape of the 21st century the law school pursues its mission of excellence through outstanding teaching and scholarship innovative academic and experiential learning programs and a commitment to public service and community outreach ideally situated in the dallas-fort worth metroplex one of the fastest growing economies in the us and home to one of the nations highest concentrations of corporate headquarters students and graduates have incredible opportunities for professional advancement and mentorship\nfollow texas a&m school of law on twitter at https://twittercom/tamulawschool\n']

['343', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/markovic-quoted-in-aba-journal-article-about-legalzoom', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law associate professor Milan Markovic was quoted in the ABA Journal article "Latest legal victory has LegalZoom poised for growth" by Robert Ambrogi published in the August 2014 issue.\nThe article discusses that in spite of facing numerous lawsuits, LegalZoom is planning to expand the services it offers and that the legal profession can offer solutions to best regulate these types of services and ensure their customers are protected.\nBelow is an excerpt from the ABA Journal article:\nHowever, Milan Markovic, associate professor at Texas A&M University School of Law, Professor Markovic questions the premise that companies such as LegalZoom are needed because of the failure of the legal profession to meet the needs of middle-income consumers. "My problem is we have almost no data to support that, and the types of services LegalZoom offers actually can be obtained," he says, sometimes at even lower cost.\nMarkovic would prefer that bar associations accept we are in a do-it-yourself age and directly provide to consumers more of the documents and services they want. To the extent evidence can substantiate legitimate failures in the legal services market, however, Markovic would support regulatory or licensing schemes that would allow for alternatives.\nRead the full text of the ABA Journal article here.\xa0\nAbout the ABA Journal and the ABA:\nThe ABA Journal is the flagship magazine of the American Bar Association. The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation’s 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue. The ABA is the largest voluntary professional association in the world. With more than 400,000 members, the ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public. -- courtesy of the ABAJournal.com\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law associate professor milan markovic was quoted in the aba journal article "latest legal victory has legalzoom poised for growth" by robert ambrogi published in the august 2014 issue\nthe article discusses that in spite of facing numerous lawsuits legalzoom is planning to expand the services it offers and that the legal profession can offer solutions to best regulate these types of services and ensure their customers are protected\nbelow is an excerpt from the aba journal article:\nhowever milan markovic associate professor at texas a&m university school of law professor markovic questions the premise that companies such as legalzoom are needed because of the failure of the legal profession to meet the needs of middle-income consumers "my problem is we have almost no data to support that and the types of services legalzoom offers actually can be obtained " he says sometimes at even lower cost\nmarkovic would prefer that bar associations accept we are in a do-it-yourself age and directly provide to consumers more of the documents and services they want to the extent evidence can substantiate legitimate failures in the legal services market however markovic would support regulatory or licensing schemes that would allow for alternatives\nread the full text of the aba journal article here\xa0\nabout the aba journal and the aba:\nthe aba journal is the flagship magazine of the american bar association the aba journal is read by half of the nations 1 million lawyers every month it covers the trends people and finances of the legal profession from wall street to main street to pennsylvania avenue the aba is the largest voluntary professional association in the world with more than 400 000 members the aba provides law school accreditation continuing legal education information about the law programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public -- courtesy of the abajournalcom\n']

['344', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/law-school-students-help-young-immigrants-in-fort-worth', '\n\nFrom: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Star-Telegram.com\nBy: Diane Smith, dianesmith@star-telegram.com, Fort Worth Star-Telegram\nReprinted with permission.\n\nPHOTO CREDIT: Max Faulkner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram\n\n\nAwilda Rodriguez and Oscar Escoto are Texas A&M Law School students who have been helping unaccompanied minors sheltered in Fort Worth.\nFORT WORTH — Months before the flood of young Central American illegal immigrants at the Texas border became national news, law students Oscar Escoto and Awilda Rodriguez noticed the increase and began to help.\nThe two students at the Texas A&M University School of Law are providing free legal services for youngsters at the shelter managed by Catholic Charities Fort Worth. The children arrived from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador with stories of abuse in their home countries, or of wanting to reunite with mothers or fathers they’ve never met.\nEscoto said children told him their parents wouldn’t let them go to school for fear of violence. Some had seen people slain near their doorsteps or didn’t trust law enforcement. Helping decipher these biographies for attorneys and future immigration cases is important, he said.\n“We have a chance to really do our part,” said Escoto, 25. He is a second-year law student and has some immigrant roots.\nEscoto and Rodirguez have been working pro bono with the Human Rights Initiative of North Texas. It is a nonprofit that was founded in 2000 and provides free legal help to asylum seekers and immigrant survivors of violence. The organization began helping immigrant survivors of domestic violence and unaccompanied minors about 10 years ago.\nEfforts to provide legal help to migrant youths passing through North Texas was already underway between October 2013 and July 31, when the number of unaccompanied alien children apprehended along the Southwest border reached 62,998.\nBoth students combined their legal training with their Spanish-language capability to inform youngsters of their legal rights and to document reasons why they fled their homelands, said William Holston Jr., executive director of the initiative.\n“They are great volunteers,” Holston said. “They have been getting very practical experiences as law students.”\nGiving back to communities\nA&M law students are required to perform at least 30 hours of pro bono work before graduation, said Aric Short, vice dean and professor at the law school. The requirement helps instill a sense of duty and promotes giving back to communities.\nStudents work in various areas to satisfy the requirement, including domestic abuse, children’s rights, immigration, veterans’ rights, consumer protection and disability rights.\n“When our students graduate, we want them to have not just the knowledge and skills, but also the values that will help lead them through a rewarding and successful career in law,” Short said.\nEscoto and Rodriguez offer the youngsters presentations about their rights and talk to them in Spanish about how and why they came to this country. The information is given to Catholic Charities or to lawyers who can represent the youngsters in immigration cases.\nCatholic Charities Fort Worth assisted 200 unaccompanied minors last year. The social service agency expects about 400 in the upcoming year.\nThough border authorities say the influx of unaccompanied minors has diminished, the need for legal help continues.\n“We were doing this work way in advance of there being any media attention, and we will be continuing it after the media attention shifts to something else,” Holston said.\nThe unaccompanied minors typically stay at the Fort Worth shelter for a short time and then move to live with parents or guardians. Their cases are heard in the communities where they end up living, Rodriguez said.\nHolston said the youngsters may qualify for humanitarian protection.\n“The children who are fleeing gang violence, particularly in Honduras and El Salvador, these kids fall within our mission,” Holston said.\nOften, children tell volunteers of seeing neighbors attacked or killed.\n“It’s not war, but the conditions are kind of like war,” Holston said.\nRodriguez, a 44-year-old mother of three, said she was surprised at the stories she heard from children as young as 5, 6 and 7. She said she worked on a case involving a 2-year-old who arrived with cousins and an older sister and then was separated from her sister by the system, which classified her as an adult.\nRodriguez tried to piece together the 2-year-old’s journey with help from the cousin.\n“We try,” said Rodriguez, who is working on a law degree after 18 years in the Army. “We try to see what we can get from them. They are so little. Some of them come with little papers that have phone numbers of the people they need to contact.”\nSome tell Rodriguez they don’t mind going back home, she said.\n“You need to have a bigger picture,” Rodriguez said. “There has to be a plan in place. There has to be someone helping them in either staying or going back.”\nFort Worth Star-Telegram, Diane Smith, 817-390-7675 Twitter: @dianeasmith1\n', '\n\nfrom: fort worth star-telegram star-telegramcom\nby: diane smith dianesmith@star-telegramcom fort worth star-telegram\nreprinted with permission\n\nphoto credit: max faulkner fort worth star-telegram\n\n\nawilda rodriguez and oscar escoto are texas a&m law school students who have been helping unaccompanied minors sheltered in fort worth\nfort worth months before the flood of young central american illegal immigrants at the texas border became national news law students oscar escoto and awilda rodriguez noticed the increase and began to help\nthe two students at the texas a&m university school of law are providing free legal services for youngsters at the shelter managed by catholic charities fort worth the children arrived from honduras guatemala and el salvador with stories of abuse in their home countries or of wanting to reunite with mothers or fathers theyve never met\nescoto said children told him their parents wouldnt let them go to school for fear of violence some had seen people slain near their doorsteps or didnt trust law enforcement helping decipher these biographies for attorneys and future immigration cases is important he said\nwe have a chance to really do our part said escoto 25 he is a second-year law student and has some immigrant roots\nescoto and rodirguez have been working pro bono with the human rights initiative of north texas it is a nonprofit that was founded in 2000 and provides free legal help to asylum seekers and immigrant survivors of violence the organization began helping immigrant survivors of domestic violence and unaccompanied minors about 10 years ago\nefforts to provide legal help to migrant youths passing through north texas was already underway between october 2013 and july 31 when the number of unaccompanied alien children apprehended along the southwest border reached 62 998\nboth students combined their legal training with their spanish-language capability to inform youngsters of their legal rights and to document reasons why they fled their homelands said william holston jr executive director of the initiative\nthey are great volunteers holston said they have been getting very practical experiences as law students\ngiving back to communities\na&m law students are required to perform at least 30 hours of pro bono work before graduation said aric short vice dean and professor at the law school the requirement helps instill a sense of duty and promotes giving back to communities\nstudents work in various areas to satisfy the requirement including domestic abuse childrens rights immigration veterans rights consumer protection and disability rights\nwhen our students graduate we want them to have not just the knowledge and skills but also the values that will help lead them through a rewarding and successful career in law short said\nescoto and rodriguez offer the youngsters presentations about their rights and talk to them in spanish about how and why they came to this country the information is given to catholic charities or to lawyers who can represent the youngsters in immigration cases\ncatholic charities fort worth assisted 200 unaccompanied minors last year the social service agency expects about 400 in the upcoming year\nthough border authorities say the influx of unaccompanied minors has diminished the need for legal help continues\nwe were doing this work way in advance of there being any media attention and we will be continuing it after the media attention shifts to something else holston said\nthe unaccompanied minors typically stay at the fort worth shelter for a short time and then move to live with parents or guardians their cases are heard in the communities where they end up living rodriguez said\nholston said the youngsters may qualify for humanitarian protection\nthe children who are fleeing gang violence particularly in honduras and el salvador these kids fall within our mission holston said\noften children tell volunteers of seeing neighbors attacked or killed\nits not war but the conditions are kind of like war holston said\nrodriguez a 44-year-old mother of three said she was surprised at the stories she heard from children as young as 5 6 and 7 she said she worked on a case involving a 2-year-old who arrived with cousins and an older sister and then was separated from her sister by the system which classified her as an adult\nrodriguez tried to piece together the 2-year-olds journey with help from the cousin\nwe try said rodriguez who is working on a law degree after 18 years in the army we try to see what we can get from them they are so little some of them come with little papers that have phone numbers of the people they need to contact\nsome tell rodriguez they dont mind going back home she said\nyou need to have a bigger picture rodriguez said there has to be a plan in place there has to be someone helping them in either staying or going back\nfort worth star-telegram diane smith 817-390-7675 twitter: @dianeasmith1\n']

['345', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-participates-in-patent-and-trademark-clinic-pilot-program', "\nFORT WORTH, Texas - Texas A&M University School of Law was chosen to participate in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Law School Clinic Certification Pilot Program beginning this fall. Texas A&M School of Law's Patent Clinic and Trademark & Copyright Clinic are part of the law school’s Center for Law and Intellectual Property, known as CLIP.\xa0\n“This is a unique opportunity for our students because it allows them to practice as student attorneys before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,” said Megan Carpenter, director of CLIP and professor of law.\nStudents will be able to provide legal counsel to individuals and small businesses regarding their patent and trademark needs, including trademark clearance, patentability searches, filing of applications, response to office actions, and representation before the USPTO, she said. Clinic students will also be able to engage personally with patent and trademark examiners regarding particular legal issues, which will provide the students with valuable practice experience.\nTexas A&M Law School was one of five schools selected for the patent program as well as the trademark program based on its solid intellectual property (IP) curriculum, pro bono services to the public and community network and outreach. A total of 19 schools were selected this year for both programs: four were patent-only, 10 were trademark-only, and five were selected for both.\n“When employers hire our students, they are not simply hiring students who have studied intellectual property law; they are hiring students who have already practiced in the area of intellectual property law,” Carpenter said.\nCLIP also offers an Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, which provides legal assistance to start-ups regarding entity formation and organization. The\xa0Patent Clinic\xa0and\xa0Trademark & Copyright Clinic\xa0in combination with the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic enable students to provide a spectrum of legal services to small businesses and entrepreneurs in the community.\nCLIP is founded on the principle that the best learning takes place at the intersection of theory and practice.\n“These clinics complement Texas A&M's strong IP curriculum by enabling students to apply what they are learning in a real-world setting,” Carpenter said.\n“From the IP \u200bConcentration offered at Texas A&M to the USPTO clinics, students can get a top-notch education in intellectual property and hit the ground running after graduation,” she said.\n“The acceptance of Texas A&M into the USPTO program is a testament to the strength of our program and the commitment of the law school to excellence in the study of intellectual property.”\nLearn more about the USPTO clinic program, or read the USPTO press release for more.\n", "\nfort worth texas - texas a&m university school of law was chosen to participate in the us department of commerces us patent and trademark office law school clinic certification pilot program beginning this fall texas a&m school of law's patent clinic and trademark & copyright clinic are part of the law schools center for law and intellectual property known as clip\xa0\nthis is a unique opportunity for our students because it allows them to practice as student attorneys before the us patent and trademark office said megan carpenter director of clip and professor of law\nstudents will be able to provide legal counsel to individuals and small businesses regarding their patent and trademark needs including trademark clearance patentability searches filing of applications response to office actions and representation before the uspto she said clinic students will also be able to engage personally with patent and trademark examiners regarding particular legal issues which will provide the students with valuable practice experience\ntexas a&m law school was one of five schools selected for the patent program as well as the trademark program based on its solid intellectual property (ip) curriculum pro bono services to the public and community network and outreach a total of 19 schools were selected this year for both programs: four were patent-only 10 were trademark-only and five were selected for both\nwhen employers hire our students they are not simply hiring students who have studied intellectual property law; they are hiring students who have already practiced in the area of intellectual property law carpenter said\nclip also offers an entrepreneurship law clinic which provides legal assistance to start-ups regarding entity formation and organization the\xa0patent clinic\xa0and\xa0trademark & copyright clinic\xa0in combination with the entrepreneurship law clinic enable students to provide a spectrum of legal services to small businesses and entrepreneurs in the community\nclip is founded on the principle that the best learning takes place at the intersection of theory and practice\nthese clinics complement texas a&m's strong ip curriculum by enabling students to apply what they are learning in a real-world setting carpenter said\nfrom the ip \u200bconcentration offered at texas a&m to the uspto clinics students can get a top-notch education in intellectual property and hit the ground running after graduation she said\nthe acceptance of texas a&m into the uspto program is a testament to the strength of our program and the commitment of the law school to excellence in the study of intellectual property\nlearn more about the uspto clinic program or read the uspto press release for more\n"]

['346', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/international-aggies-fort-worth-to-buenos-aires-warren-visits-argentina-shares-energy-research', '\nFORT WORTH, Texas - Associate Professor Gina Warren traveled to Buenos Aires this summer to share her research on sustainable energy development and to acquire a better understanding of Argentina’s anticipated energy boom.\n“For the first time in decades, Argentina is a net importer of energy and its energy needs are expected to continue to grow,” she said. “The goal is that with collaboration, interested parties can gain a better understanding of the challenges facing each nation, honestly assess the lessons learned from prior energy development and identify sustainable solutions for our global future,” Warren said.\nIn the coming years, Argentina plans to install at least two large hydroelectric facilities in the southern Santa Cruz province. In addition, the country plans to commence significant exploitation of oil and gas from the Vaca Muerta shale play located in the Neuquén province. By some estimates, the Vaca Muerta is the third largest reserve of oil and gas in the world.\n“Building relationships like the ones Professor Warren has created in Argentina broaden our students’ educational opportunities and can lead to international collaborations that strengthen our faculty,” said Dean Andy Morriss.\nWarren’s primary research focus is on sustainable energy, hydropower and climate change. For more, visit her SSRN author’s page.\n Professor Gina Warren with Lilian Castillo-Laborde, Professor of International Law at the University of Buenos Aires and full member to the Argentine Council for Foreign Relations (July 29, 2014)\nProfessor Gina Warren with Jorge Gebhardt, Director of the Tax Department (far right) and Esteban Aguirre Saravia senior associate (far left), both of the firm Aguirre Saravia & Gebhardt in Buenos Aires, Argentina (July 28, 2014)\nProfessor Gina Warren giving a presentation to the law firm of Perez Alati, Grondona, Benites, Arntsen & Martinez (Buenos Aires, Argentina), on the lessons and challenges to U.S. shale development and production (July 30, 2014)\n', '\nfort worth texas - associate professor gina warren traveled to buenos aires this summer to share her research on sustainable energy development and to acquire a better understanding of argentinas anticipated energy boom\nfor the first time in decades argentina is a net importer of energy and its energy needs are expected to continue to grow she said the goal is that with collaboration interested parties can gain a better understanding of the challenges facing each nation honestly assess the lessons learned from prior energy development and identify sustainable solutions for our global future warren said\nin the coming years argentina plans to install at least two large hydroelectric facilities in the southern santa cruz province in addition the country plans to commence significant exploitation of oil and gas from the vaca muerta shale play located in the neuquén province by some estimates the vaca muerta is the third largest reserve of oil and gas in the world\nbuilding relationships like the ones professor warren has created in argentina broaden our students educational opportunities and can lead to international collaborations that strengthen our faculty said dean andy morriss\nwarrens primary research focus is on sustainable energy hydropower and climate change for more visit her ssrn authors page\n professor gina warren with lilian castillo-laborde professor of international law at the university of buenos aires and full member to the argentine council for foreign relations (july 29 2014)\nprofessor gina warren with jorge gebhardt director of the tax department (far right) and esteban aguirre saravia senior associate (far left) both of the firm aguirre saravia & gebhardt in buenos aires argentina (july 28 2014)\nprofessor gina warren giving a presentation to the law firm of perez alati grondona benites arntsen & martinez (buenos aires argentina) on the lessons and challenges to us shale development and production (july 30 2014)\n']

['347', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/u.s.-patent-trademark-office-selects-tamu-law-for-patent-and-trademark-clinic-pilot-program', '\n\nTexas A&M University School of Law was chosen to participate in the\xa0U.S. Department of Commerce’s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Law School Clinic Certification Pilot Program this fall.\nTexas A&M Law School was selected for the patent program as well as the trademark program based on its solid intellectual property curricula, pro bono services to the public and community network and outreach.\nThe clinic pilot program enables law students to practice patent and/or trademark law before the USPTO under the guidance of an approved faculty clinic supervisor.\nLearn more about the USPTO clinic program.\nThe USPTO announced the selection of the 19 law schools that will join the program in a press release on Wednesday.\n', '\n\ntexas a&m university school of law was chosen to participate in the\xa0us department of commerces us patent and trademark office (uspto) law school clinic certification pilot program this fall\ntexas a&m law school was selected for the patent program as well as the trademark program based on its solid intellectual property curricula pro bono services to the public and community network and outreach\nthe clinic pilot program enables law students to practice patent and/or trademark law before the uspto under the guidance of an approved faculty clinic supervisor\nlearn more about the uspto clinic program\nthe uspto announced the selection of the 19 law schools that will join the program in a press release on wednesday\n']

['348', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/dallas-community-welcomes-dean-morriss', "\nTexas A&M University School of Law Dean Andrew P. Morriss shares his encouraging words and future plans for the law school during the meet-and-greet reception at the Belo Mansion in Dallas.\n\xa0\nDALLAS, Texas – More than 75 people attended the Texas A&M University School of Law’s meet-and-greet reception for Dean Andrew P. Morriss the evening of July 18. Despite the rainy weather, students, alumni, faculty, staff and local attorneys all showed up to the Belo Mansion in Dallas to meet the dean and support the law school.\nAfter discussion and laughter amongst the group, Arturo Errisuriz, director of career services at the law school, gathered everyone around the festively decorated Aggie stage. Errisuriz introduced Dean Morriss to a round of applause. The crowd quieted to listen to his encouraging words and future plans for the law school.\nChris Parvin, law school alumnus and Dallas attorney, made a generous pledge to the law school of $25,000.\nFrom L-R: Casey Oliver, director of marketing & external affairs;\nChris Parvin; Dean Andrew P. Morriss.\n“With our faculty and staff and the Aggie Spirit, Texas A&M University School of Law is ready to educate the next generation of Texas lawyers. What better professional network than that of the former students of Texas A&M University and our law school,” Morriss said. \xa0\nMorriss closed by saying he is excited for what the future holds for the law school.\nThe host committee was represented by: Chris Parvin, Mike Baggett, Mike Regitz, Sherri Anderson, Florentino Ramirez, Sr., Florentino A. Ramirez, Rob Ward and Audrey Moorehead.\nLaw school alumnus and Dallas attorney, Chris Parvin, also made a generous pledge to the law school of $25,000.\n“It’s largely because of these contributions that the law school will thrive academically and can initiate new programs. Mr. Parvin’s gift will help us accomplish many things, and the law school is grateful for his support,” Morriss said.\nGuests enjoyed delicious hors d'oeuvres, including crab cakes, beef Wellington and much more.\nFor those who weren’t able to attend the Dallas reception, Texas A&M School of Law will host another meet-and-greet with Dean Morriss in Fort Worth in September. Event details coming soon.\nTo view more photos from this event, view the album on Facebook.\nPhotos by Jared Bower.\n", "\ntexas a&m university school of law dean andrew p morriss shares his encouraging words and future plans for the law school during the meet-and-greet reception at the belo mansion in dallas\n\xa0\ndallas texas – more than 75 people attended the texas a&m university school of laws meet-and-greet reception for dean andrew p morriss the evening of july 18 despite the rainy weather students alumni faculty staff and local attorneys all showed up to the belo mansion in dallas to meet the dean and support the law school\nafter discussion and laughter amongst the group arturo errisuriz director of career services at the law school gathered everyone around the festively decorated aggie stage errisuriz introduced dean morriss to a round of applause the crowd quieted to listen to his encouraging words and future plans for the law school\nchris parvin law school alumnus and dallas attorney made a generous pledge to the law school of $25 000\nfrom l-r: casey oliver director of marketing & external affairs;\nchris parvin; dean andrew p morriss\nwith our faculty and staff and the aggie spirit texas a&m university school of law is ready to educate the next generation of texas lawyers what better professional network than that of the former students of texas a&m university and our law school morriss said \xa0\nmorriss closed by saying he is excited for what the future holds for the law school\nthe host committee was represented by: chris parvin mike baggett mike regitz sherri anderson florentino ramirez sr florentino a ramirez rob ward and audrey moorehead\nlaw school alumnus and dallas attorney chris parvin also made a generous pledge to the law school of $25 000\nits largely because of these contributions that the law school will thrive academically and can initiate new programs mr parvins gift will help us accomplish many things and the law school is grateful for his support morriss said\nguests enjoyed delicious hors d'oeuvres including crab cakes beef wellington and much more\nfor those who werent able to attend the dallas reception texas a&m school of law will host another meet-and-greet with dean morriss in fort worth in september event details coming soon\nto view more photos from this event view the album on facebook\nphotos by jared bower\n"]

['349', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/costa-rica-pro-bono-trip', '\n\n“Around the globe, nature is dying, and the prices of her rarest works are going up.”\n—\xa0\xa0 \xa0Bryan Christy, National Geographic\nTexas A&M University law students will venture to Costa Rica for the law school’s first wildlife law pro bono trip July 13-18, led by Vice Dean Aric Short. They will be working with the Proyecto Asis Wild Animal Shelter Center in the Arenal Volcano area.\nCosta Rica is internationally known for its vast wildlife, but with the rise of human development, the safety of these animals becomes increasingly at risk to being exploited through wildlife trafficking and the Black Market.\nProyecto Asis is committed to the rescue and restoration of Costa Rican wildlife. As animal crime and trafficking continue to rise, they know that lack of awareness is the first roadblock to finding solutions. The Asis staff has asked that the law students focus their efforts on ways to bring the knowledge and experiences they gain in Costa Rica back to America for exposure.\nAsis and the Monteverde Conservation League will spend the first day with the students in an orientation, educating them on each animal they house — their diets, their habitats and their threats. Two days will be spent focusing on wildlife law and educating the center’s visitors, including a group of about 60 American high school students. The last day will consist of hands-on work at the center, assisting with animal maintenance, building cages and other labor.\nThe group will be staying at Texas A&M University’s Soltis Center for Research and Education in San Isidro. The center’s mission is “to serve as the official institutional representation of Texas A&M University in Costa Rica and to assist in the internationalization of education, research and outreach programs in support of the university’s goals.”\nStudents will also get the opportunity to participate in a guided rainforest tour, zip lining and a hike to Arenal Volcano. Despite the recreational activities, Short has made the mission very clear: the students will come home with solutions to one of the world’s most overseen and lucrative criminal trades.\nThe Costa Rica pro bono trip will serve as the pilot to our Texas A&M University School of Law Service Blog, launched July 11. Get daily updates of what our students are doing in Costa Rica.\n', '\n\naround the globe nature is dying and the prices of her rarest works are going up\n\xa0\xa0 \xa0bryan christy national geographic\ntexas a&m university law students will venture to costa rica for the law schools first wildlife law pro bono trip july 13-18 led by vice dean aric short they will be working with the proyecto asis wild animal shelter center in the arenal volcano area\ncosta rica is internationally known for its vast wildlife but with the rise of human development the safety of these animals becomes increasingly at risk to being exploited through wildlife trafficking and the black market\nproyecto asis is committed to the rescue and restoration of costa rican wildlife as animal crime and trafficking continue to rise they know that lack of awareness is the first roadblock to finding solutions the asis staff has asked that the law students focus their efforts on ways to bring the knowledge and experiences they gain in costa rica back to america for exposure\nasis and the monteverde conservation league will spend the first day with the students in an orientation educating them on each animal they house their diets their habitats and their threats two days will be spent focusing on wildlife law and educating the centers visitors including a group of about 60 american high school students the last day will consist of hands-on work at the center assisting with animal maintenance building cages and other labor\nthe group will be staying at texas a&m universitys soltis center for research and education in san isidro the centers mission is to serve as the official institutional representation of texas a&m university in costa rica and to assist in the internationalization of education research and outreach programs in support of the universitys goals\nstudents will also get the opportunity to participate in a guided rainforest tour zip lining and a hike to arenal volcano despite the recreational activities short has made the mission very clear: the students will come home with solutions to one of the worlds most overseen and lucrative criminal trades\nthe costa rica pro bono trip will serve as the pilot to our texas a&m university school of law service blog launched july 11 get daily updates of what our students are doing in costa rica\n']

['350', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/green-first-aggie-law-student-selected-for-energy-institute-fellowship', '\nFORT WORTH, Texas - 2L Carla Green (pictured at left) is the first Texas A&M University law school student to be selected for an Energy Institute Fellowship sponsored by the Texas A&M University Energy Institute and ConocoPhillips.\nThe fellowship rewards “excellence in energy research, promoting future research important to our energy future and encourages students to pursue careers in energy.”\nGreen\'s application was among the top 10 selected from a pool of 62 applicants, representing 20 various Texas A&M graduate programs.\nIn the academic year ahead, Green will be engaged in researching the policy and history behind the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 and the implication of lifting restrictions on the exportation of crude oil from the U.S., according to faculty mentor, Professor Gina Warren. Her intent will be to identify the best energy policy model for the currently banned exportation process.\nIn response to the 1967 Oil Embargo, Congress banned the exportation of crude oil in 1975 by enacting the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Nearly 40 years later, many producers and policy makers are calling for Congress to lift the ban, Warren explained. This is due to the significant increase in national (and Canadian) production.\nGreen said, “It is my hope that my research could help inform federal policy makers of possible needed changes or reforms to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.” Her research is entitled "Is the Bakken Formation and Keystone Pipeline the Last Nail in the Coffin? Implications of Lifting the Forty-Year-Old Export Ban Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act."\nGreen credits Warren for her evolving interest in energy. “It was through Professor Warren’s Oil and Gas and Energy Law courses that my spark in this subject matter began,” she said. “I am proud to be a Texas A&M School of Law student, especially with the caliber of professors we have at our law school guiding us to wonderful opportunities like this one.”\nDean Andrew Morriss said, “We are incredibly proud of Carla for getting this prestigious fellowship. This demonstrates exactly the kind of faculty-student relationship that enables our students’ successes.”\nGreen is currently spending her summer in Dallas as an associate at Haynes & Boone, a renowned international firm that is known for its legal work in domestic and international energy. She is working on energy-related topics in the litigation and bankruptcy departments. She is the executive editor for the Law Review and a teaching assistant for Academic Support at the law school. She was also a mock trial winner as a 1L.\nAll of the fellowship recipients will showcase their research at an energy conference in College Station in the upcoming academic year.\xa0 The list of all the fellowship recipients is available on the Texas A&M Energy Institute\'s website.\n', '\nfort worth texas - 2l carla green (pictured at left) is the first texas a&m university law school student to be selected for an energy institute fellowship sponsored by the texas a&m university energy institute and conocophillips\nthe fellowship rewards excellence in energy research promoting future research important to our energy future and encourages students to pursue careers in energy\ngreen\'s application was among the top 10 selected from a pool of 62 applicants representing 20 various texas a&m graduate programs\nin the academic year ahead green will be engaged in researching the policy and history behind the energy policy and conservation act of 1975 and the implication of lifting restrictions on the exportation of crude oil from the us according to faculty mentor professor gina warren her intent will be to identify the best energy policy model for the currently banned exportation process\nin response to the 1967 oil embargo congress banned the exportation of crude oil in 1975 by enacting the energy policy and conservation act nearly 40 years later many producers and policy makers are calling for congress to lift the ban warren explained this is due to the significant increase in national (and canadian) production\ngreen said it is my hope that my research could help inform federal policy makers of possible needed changes or reforms to the energy policy and conservation act her research is entitled "is the bakken formation and keystone pipeline the last nail in the coffin implications of lifting the forty-year-old export ban under the energy policy and conservation act"\ngreen credits warren for her evolving interest in energy it was through professor warrens oil and gas and energy law courses that my spark in this subject matter began she said i am proud to be a texas a&m school of law student especially with the caliber of professors we have at our law school guiding us to wonderful opportunities like this one\ndean andrew morriss said we are incredibly proud of carla for getting this prestigious fellowship this demonstrates exactly the kind of faculty-student relationship that enables our students successes\ngreen is currently spending her summer in dallas as an associate at haynes & boone a renowned international firm that is known for its legal work in domestic and international energy she is working on energy-related topics in the litigation and bankruptcy departments she is the executive editor for the law review and a teaching assistant for academic support at the law school she was also a mock trial winner as a 1l\nall of the fellowship recipients will showcase their research at an energy conference in college station in the upcoming academic year\xa0 the list of all the fellowship recipients is available on the texas a&m energy institute\'s website\n']

['351', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/international-aggies-fort-worth-to-ho-chi-minh-city-pham-teaches-admin-law-presents-immigration-research-in-vietnam', "\nHuyen Pham, Texas A&M University School of Law associate dean for faculty and research and professor of law, traveled to Vietnam at the end of June to teach and present her research. She taught a condensed course on U.S. administrative law at the University of Economics and Law (UEL) in Ho Chi Minh City, part of the prestigious Vietnam national university system.\n“This is an example of international collaboration and the international reach of our research and teaching,” Pham said.\nLaw in Vietnam is an undergraduate major, and so her Vietnamese students are younger than her students at Texas A&M School of Law.\nPham said, “Vietnam is a civil law system, so the students will understand the U.S. administrative law’s focus on codes. But the U.S. administrative law system depends on having an independent judiciary to check agency power, a structure that doesn't exist in the Vietnamese legal system.”\nThe Vietnam students gave positive feedback on her course, many of whom wanted the course to last longer. One student, Duy Khánh, said he enjoyed the class discussions and debate the most.\n“The knowledge I absorb through your course provides me with some insights into knowing a little more about Vietnamese problems in relation to administrative law,” Khánh said in an email. “I love the lessons of judicial review and rulemaking … through knowing about how the U.S. government works, I get a chance to have wisdom to make the comparison between Vietnam and U.S. on the purpose of discovering the underlying mindset between those two.”\nIn addition to her teaching, Pham also worked with the university to develop its resources and activities. UEL is developing a center for the study of U.S. commercial law. Pham met with the dean of the commercial law department to discuss activities for the center and future partnerships between Texas A&M School of Law and the University of Economics and Law, including potential professor exchanges.\nLibrarian Cyxiem Tran and Huyen Pham in front of the bookcase donated in her honor.\nOn her trip, she also brought three boxes of U.S. law books, donated from Texas A&M University School of Law faculty for UEL. To express their gratitude, the university placed the books in a special bookcase with Pham’s name and the name of Texas A&M University School of Law displayed and thanked her at a ceremony with the University’s trustees.\nPham and her co-author, Van Pham (associate professor of economics at Baylor University), presented their research, “Domestic Migration and the Divergence in State-Created Immigration Climate,” at the Vietnam Economist Annual Meeting in Ho Chi Minh City, June 24-25. The conference is an opportunity for economists and academics, both from Vietnam and other countries, to present their research. This was the seventh meeting for the conference, and the number of presenters increases with each year.\nThis isn’t the first time Pham has taught in Vietnam. She received a grant through the Fulbright Scholar program to teach at the University of Economics and Law for the 2010-2011 academic year. Her primary concern is being able to give back to others.\n“If you’re a doctor, you can provide medical care for the poor. If you’re a law professor, you teach ... I want to go back to help advance legal education in Vietnam,” she said in a previous law school alumni magazine interview. See the complete article.\nPham’s scholarship focuses on immigration law and the role of subfederal governments — states, cities and counties – in immigration law enforcement. In the immigration policy debate, the question of who enforces our immigration laws can be as significant as what those policies are, and Pham’s most recent projects have explored the divergent immigration climates created by subfederal jurisdictions.\nRead Professor Pham's faculty profile to learn more, or explore her SSRN author page.\nStudents gave positive feedback for Huyen Pham’s course stating that after attending, they had a more thorough understanding of how the U.S. judicial system operates.\n", "\nhuyen pham texas a&m university school of law associate dean for faculty and research and professor of law traveled to vietnam at the end of june to teach and present her research she taught a condensed course on us administrative law at the university of economics and law (uel) in ho chi minh city part of the prestigious vietnam national university system\nthis is an example of international collaboration and the international reach of our research and teaching pham said\nlaw in vietnam is an undergraduate major and so her vietnamese students are younger than her students at texas a&m school of law\npham said vietnam is a civil law system so the students will understand the us administrative laws focus on codes but the us administrative law system depends on having an independent judiciary to check agency power a structure that doesn't exist in the vietnamese legal system\nthe vietnam students gave positive feedback on her course many of whom wanted the course to last longer one student duy khánh said he enjoyed the class discussions and debate the most\nthe knowledge i absorb through your course provides me with some insights into knowing a little more about vietnamese problems in relation to administrative law khánh said in an email i love the lessons of judicial review and rulemaking … through knowing about how the us government works i get a chance to have wisdom to make the comparison between vietnam and us on the purpose of discovering the underlying mindset between those two\nin addition to her teaching pham also worked with the university to develop its resources and activities uel is developing a center for the study of us commercial law pham met with the dean of the commercial law department to discuss activities for the center and future partnerships between texas a&m school of law and the university of economics and law including potential professor exchanges\nlibrarian cyxiem tran and huyen pham in front of the bookcase donated in her honor\non her trip she also brought three boxes of us law books donated from texas a&m university school of law faculty for uel to express their gratitude the university placed the books in a special bookcase with phams name and the name of texas a&m university school of law displayed and thanked her at a ceremony with the universitys trustees\npham and her co-author van pham (associate professor of economics at baylor university) presented their research domestic migration and the divergence in state-created immigration climate at the vietnam economist annual meeting in ho chi minh city june 24-25 the conference is an opportunity for economists and academics both from vietnam and other countries to present their research this was the seventh meeting for the conference and the number of presenters increases with each year\nthis isnt the first time pham has taught in vietnam she received a grant through the fulbright scholar program to teach at the university of economics and law for the 2010-2011 academic year her primary concern is being able to give back to others\nif youre a doctor you can provide medical care for the poor if youre a law professor you teach i want to go back to help advance legal education in vietnam she said in a previous law school alumni magazine interview see the complete article\nphams scholarship focuses on immigration law and the role of subfederal governments states cities and counties – in immigration law enforcement in the immigration policy debate the question of who enforces our immigration laws can be as significant as what those policies are and phams most recent projects have explored the divergent immigration climates created by subfederal jurisdictions\nread professor pham's faculty profile to learn more or explore her ssrn author page\nstudents gave positive feedback for huyen phams course stating that after attending they had a more thorough understanding of how the us judicial system operates\n"]

['352', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/aric-short-named-vice-dean-to-lead-strategic-academic-initiatives', '\nFORT WORTH, Texas – When Texas A&M University School of Law Dean Andrew P. Morriss began his appointment as the law school’s dean July 1, Interim Dean Aric K. Short transitioned into the Vice Dean position.\nIn his nearly 12 years of service to the law school, Short served most recently as interim dean, leading the law school in its transition to Texas A&M University. Prior to that, Short was the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs where he emphasized and expanded experiential learning and professionalism training. He began at the law school as a professor of law specializing in Property and Wills & Estates law courses.\nAs Vice Dean, his primary responsibilities will be to help investigate, develop and implement strategic academic initiatives at the law school. “In particular, I will be looking at interdisciplinary programs with other Texas A&M colleges, like engineering, business and medicine,” he said.\n“We will also explore joint degree programs, as well as any new degree programs that would be valuable for our students and our school.\xa0 In addition, my office will oversee international programs, including possible collaborations with foreign schools and study abroad opportunities for our students.”\nIn collaboration with Dean Morriss and faculty, one of his first efforts will be leading the development of a brand new professionalism program geared towards incoming 1L students, as well as upper-division students in the fall of 2014. In this program, a number of activities will introduce law students to the practice of law and what it means to be a professional.\n“Through the course of their law school experience, our students not only learn the law and how to analyze and communicate; they also begin to form their professional identities,” Short said. “We can and should be more intentionally involved in that process.”\nAccording to Short, the creation of the Vice Dean position will allow for resource expansion in the broader Texas A&M community. “The law school looks forward to exploring and implementing programs that will set the school apart from other law schools and provide students with meaningful training and experiences,” Short said. “In addition, some of these new programs may allow us to diversify the law school’s offerings and degrees beyond the traditional J.D.”\n', '\nfort worth texas – when texas a&m university school of law dean andrew p morriss began his appointment as the law schools dean july 1 interim dean aric k short transitioned into the vice dean position\nin his nearly 12 years of service to the law school short served most recently as interim dean leading the law school in its transition to texas a&m university prior to that short was the associate dean for academic affairs where he emphasized and expanded experiential learning and professionalism training he began at the law school as a professor of law specializing in property and wills & estates law courses\nas vice dean his primary responsibilities will be to help investigate develop and implement strategic academic initiatives at the law school in particular i will be looking at interdisciplinary programs with other texas a&m colleges like engineering business and medicine he said\nwe will also explore joint degree programs as well as any new degree programs that would be valuable for our students and our school\xa0 in addition my office will oversee international programs including possible collaborations with foreign schools and study abroad opportunities for our students\nin collaboration with dean morriss and faculty one of his first efforts will be leading the development of a brand new professionalism program geared towards incoming 1l students as well as upper-division students in the fall of 2014 in this program a number of activities will introduce law students to the practice of law and what it means to be a professional\nthrough the course of their law school experience our students not only learn the law and how to analyze and communicate; they also begin to form their professional identities short said we can and should be more intentionally involved in that process\naccording to short the creation of the vice dean position will allow for resource expansion in the broader texas a&m community the law school looks forward to exploring and implementing programs that will set the school apart from other law schools and provide students with meaningful training and experiences short said in addition some of these new programs may allow us to diversify the law schools offerings and degrees beyond the traditional jd\n']

['353', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/international-aggies-fort-worth-to-uganda-eckstein-conducts-eastern-africa-regional-water-law-training', "\nTexas A&M University School of Law professor Gabriel Eckstein recently returned from a trip to Uganda where he co-lead a workshop on international water law and transboundary waters negotiations in a first-ever course organized by Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the European Union.\nApproximately 16 students were part of a three-day session held at the Makerere University School of Law June 25-28. The session included presentations by Eckstein and other water policy experts, small break out groups and concluded with a mock negotiation of a treaty over an international river.\nProf. Eckstein (seated at left) leads a mock international river treaty negotiation at Uganda's Makere University School of Law\n“The region of Eastern Africa needs support and advice on transboundary water management and transboundary water law,” Eckstein said, adding that the focus of the workshop was on helping the countries develop their own capacity to empower them to manage these issues on their own.\nThe newly established and developing Environmental Law Center at the School of Law of Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, was selected to serve as a regional center for water law and policy and provide specialized training to officials from Eastern Africa, according to an article on the Makerere University’s website. \nEckstein hopes to help establish these programs and develop their agenda as well as become further involved with follow-up meetings on related topics, including water law and policy negotiations, management of transboundary aquifers and data sharing.\nFollowing the workshop, Eckstein spent some time in his element, rafting a portion of the Victoria Nile – a major source and tributary to the Nile River. View photos from the sessions and Nile rafting.\nLearn more about Professor Eckstein or view his scholarship on SSRN.\nTexas A&M Law Professor Gabriel Eckstein (standing) conducts the inaugural regional training course on international water law,\npart of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Inland Water Resources Management Program\n", "\ntexas a&m university school of law professor gabriel eckstein recently returned from a trip to uganda where he co-lead a workshop on international water law and transboundary waters negotiations in a first-ever course organized by intergovernmental authority on development (igad) and the european union\napproximately 16 students were part of a three-day session held at the makerere university school of law june 25-28 the session included presentations by eckstein and other water policy experts small break out groups and concluded with a mock negotiation of a treaty over an international river\nprof eckstein (seated at left) leads a mock international river treaty negotiation at uganda's makere university school of law\nthe region of eastern africa needs support and advice on transboundary water management and transboundary water law eckstein said adding that the focus of the workshop was on helping the countries develop their own capacity to empower them to manage these issues on their own\nthe newly established and developing environmental law center at the school of law of makerere university in kampala uganda was selected to serve as a regional center for water law and policy and provide specialized training to officials from eastern africa according to an article on the makerere universitys website \neckstein hopes to help establish these programs and develop their agenda as well as become further involved with follow-up meetings on related topics including water law and policy negotiations management of transboundary aquifers and data sharing\nfollowing the workshop eckstein spent some time in his element rafting a portion of the victoria nile – a major source and tributary to the nile river view photos from the sessions and nile rafting\nlearn more about professor eckstein or view his scholarship on ssrn\ntexas a&m law professor gabriel eckstein (standing) conducts the inaugural regional training course on international water law \npart of the intergovernmental authority on development (igad) inland water resources management program\n"]

['354', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/aiming-high-new-texas-a-m-law-school-dean-has-a-long-list-of-objectives', '\nFrom: Fort Worth Business Press, fwbusinesspress.com\nPosted on FWBP website: July 3, 2014\nBy: Scott Nishimura, snishimura@bizpress.net,\nFort Worth Business Press\n\nPHOTO CREDIT: Kenneth Perkins, Fort Worth Business Press\nAndrew P. Morriss takes the helm of Texas A&M School of Law\nFORT WORTH, Texas -- Andrew Morriss has a lot on his desk as new dean of the Texas A&M University School of Law in downtown Fort Worth.\nWith law schools continuing to generate more lawyers than there are jobs, Morriss wants to make Aggie lawyers more distinctive and marketable. He’s looking for ways to link A&M’s expertise in areas such as engineering, business and political science to the law school curriculum. Other objectives for the dean, who was named to his post May 1, include figuring out ways to ensure that Aggie lawyers don’t graduate with crippling debt and hiring more faculty.\nAnd with the law school “bursting at the seams” of its 90,000-square-foot building, Morriss says he’ll immediately start discussions among faculty on options – build up on the site or move elsewhere downtown. A&M bought the Texas Wesleyan University law school last year for $73 million, with a payoff schedule that includes a fifth-year option to buy the real estate for $11 million.\n“We want to be downtown, and we want to be in Fort Worth,” said Morriss, who was a law professor at the University of Alabama before coming to A&M.\nThe new brand has already produced a jump in applications since A&M took over the law school last August. As of June 30, the school had received 2,106 applications for admission, compared with 1,694 at the same time last year.\nEnrollment is about 225. Morriss, whose expertise includes regulatory issues involving the environment, energy and offshore finance, sat down for a Q&A with the Fort Worth Business Press a few hours into his first day on the job, July 1.\nQ: There’s a surplus of lawyers in this country today. So why A&M? Why can the A&M law school be more relevant?\nA: What’s important to think about … is we’re starting with a law school that’s already delivering an excellent legal education. What A&M brings is a world-class university’s resources. We’re hoping that what’s going to develop over time is a partnership between the College Station units [and law school]. We have the Bush School of Government, the science and engineering departments there. What this means for Fort Worth is you’re going to see more of the A&M intellectual resources focused here, and that’s going to be great for the Fort Worth economy. To be able to have the links between our center for intellectual property here and the production of intellectual property at A&M is going to benefit the Fort Worth economy.\nQ: What opportunities do you see? What’s the market asking for?\nA: Law firm employment is down over the last 10 years. One of the things that reflects is [that] it’s not possible for students to find employment that allows them to carry around the debt they have in the past. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t enormous legal needs. So law schools need to find ways to make legal education more affordable. As it becomes more affordable, a lot of unmet legal needs will be possible to be met.\nQ: What unmet needs do we have?\nA: This is an international business hub. So we hope to better prepare students to help clients. And that’s not just large firms. Small businesses are doing business internationally now, connections between the D-FW area and Asia are incredible. We need students who understand how to help a small to medium-sized business do a contract with a supplier in China. Those kinds of things are not something that law schools have traditionally taught. That’s something you learned when you went off to a firm.\nThere’s a growing need for equipping foreign lawyers to understand and deal with the American legal system because now they have a subsidiary in the United States. Lots of Chinese companies [now own] U.S. assets. They don’t need U.S. lawyers living in China, but they need their Chinese lawyers to be able to talk to U.S. lawyers.\nAnother huge growth area is regulatory compliance. Just in financial services in the last few months, multibillion-dollar fines being levied against major banks. The trend now is for businesses that handle any amount of cash to have to have an [anti-money laundering] compliance program. We’re talking about car dealers and jewelry stores.\nThey can’t afford to hire a compliance officer full time. They can afford to hire lawyers. Lawyers are going to be really well positioned to serve that position for these businesses that are now confronting serious regulatory requirements from the federal government aimed at tracking financial transactions, anti-terror stuff. All this is pushing down farther and farther into the economy.\nQ: What about enrollment. Does it stay around 225, or does A&M have higher ideas?\nA: I don’t think it’s larger than that. I think all law schools are going to be smaller going forward for several years while we think through this.\nQ: What about faculty [now 43]? Do you expect that number to grow?\nA: I think we’ll see the faculty expanding. We’re starting with an excellent base. I would think we’d want to be at least three or four bigger than we are now. And that’s a gradual process.\nQ: What about this building? What do you like about it, what challenges do you see with it?\nA: We’re right in downtown, we’ve got great parking. It’s a great location. We’re kind of bursting at the seams is the issue. So one of the things we need to do is think through what the options are for this location verses what the options are for other locations downtown.\nQ: Why do you want to be downtown and, more broadly, in an urban setting verses being in College Station?\nA: Being around lawyers is really important. It’s important for students to be around lawyers. It’s important for us to be able to deliver programs that they are interested in. Having a convenient location means lawyers are more likely to come and be adjuncts and enrich our curriculum or speak on programs.\nQ: Texas A&M’s agreement with Texas Wesleyan includes the option in Year 5 to buy the property. I take it this means you’ll need to have this figured out in that time?\nA: We’ll have to have the money to pay for this property [or do something else]. So we’re going to start thinking about this right away. That’s one of the first things I want to do is get the faculty thinking through our options. This building was built by AT&T in such a way that it could be expanded – good foundation. The development of the downtown has created some really attractive options. One way or the other, we need a building four years from now. We’ll be doing something.\nNote:\xa0 This article was the cover story of the July 7-13, 2014 issue of the Fort Worth Business Press\n', '\nfrom: fort worth business press fwbusinesspresscom\nposted on fwbp website: july 3 2014\nby: scott nishimura snishimura@bizpressnet \nfort worth business press\n\nphoto credit: kenneth perkins fort worth business press\nandrew p morriss takes the helm of texas a&m school of law\nfort worth texas -- andrew morriss has a lot on his desk as new dean of the texas a&m university school of law in downtown fort worth\nwith law schools continuing to generate more lawyers than there are jobs morriss wants to make aggie lawyers more distinctive and marketable hes looking for ways to link a&ms expertise in areas such as engineering business and political science to the law school curriculum other objectives for the dean who was named to his post may 1 include figuring out ways to ensure that aggie lawyers dont graduate with crippling debt and hiring more faculty\nand with the law school bursting at the seams of its 90 000-square-foot building morriss says hell immediately start discussions among faculty on options – build up on the site or move elsewhere downtown a&m bought the texas wesleyan university law school last year for $73 million with a payoff schedule that includes a fifth-year option to buy the real estate for $11 million\nwe want to be downtown and we want to be in fort worth said morriss who was a law professor at the university of alabama before coming to a&m\nthe new brand has already produced a jump in applications since a&m took over the law school last august as of june 30 the school had received 2 106 applications for admission compared with 1 694 at the same time last year\nenrollment is about 225 morriss whose expertise includes regulatory issues involving the environment energy and offshore finance sat down for a q&a with the fort worth business press a few hours into his first day on the job july 1\nq: theres a surplus of lawyers in this country today so why a&m why can the a&m law school be more relevant\na: whats important to think about … is were starting with a law school thats already delivering an excellent legal education what a&m brings is a world-class universitys resources were hoping that whats going to develop over time is a partnership between the college station units [and law school] we have the bush school of government the science and engineering departments there what this means for fort worth is youre going to see more of the a&m intellectual resources focused here and thats going to be great for the fort worth economy to be able to have the links between our center for intellectual property here and the production of intellectual property at a&m is going to benefit the fort worth economy\nq: what opportunities do you see whats the market asking for\na: law firm employment is down over the last 10 years one of the things that reflects is [that] its not possible for students to find employment that allows them to carry around the debt they have in the past but that doesnt mean there arent enormous legal needs so law schools need to find ways to make legal education more affordable as it becomes more affordable a lot of unmet legal needs will be possible to be met\nq: what unmet needs do we have\na: this is an international business hub so we hope to better prepare students to help clients and thats not just large firms small businesses are doing business internationally now connections between the d-fw area and asia are incredible we need students who understand how to help a small to medium-sized business do a contract with a supplier in china those kinds of things are not something that law schools have traditionally taught thats something you learned when you went off to a firm\ntheres a growing need for equipping foreign lawyers to understand and deal with the american legal system because now they have a subsidiary in the united states lots of chinese companies [now own] us assets they dont need us lawyers living in china but they need their chinese lawyers to be able to talk to us lawyers\nanother huge growth area is regulatory compliance just in financial services in the last few months multibillion-dollar fines being levied against major banks the trend now is for businesses that handle any amount of cash to have to have an [anti-money laundering] compliance program were talking about car dealers and jewelry stores\nthey cant afford to hire a compliance officer full time they can afford to hire lawyers lawyers are going to be really well positioned to serve that position for these businesses that are now confronting serious regulatory requirements from the federal government aimed at tracking financial transactions anti-terror stuff all this is pushing down farther and farther into the economy\nq: what about enrollment does it stay around 225 or does a&m have higher ideas\na: i dont think its larger than that i think all law schools are going to be smaller going forward for several years while we think through this\nq: what about faculty [now 43] do you expect that number to grow\na: i think well see the faculty expanding were starting with an excellent base i would think wed want to be at least three or four bigger than we are now and thats a gradual process\nq: what about this building what do you like about it what challenges do you see with it\na: were right in downtown weve got great parking its a great location were kind of bursting at the seams is the issue so one of the things we need to do is think through what the options are for this location verses what the options are for other locations downtown\nq: why do you want to be downtown and more broadly in an urban setting verses being in college station\na: being around lawyers is really important its important for students to be around lawyers its important for us to be able to deliver programs that they are interested in having a convenient location means lawyers are more likely to come and be adjuncts and enrich our curriculum or speak on programs\nq: texas a&ms agreement with texas wesleyan includes the option in year 5 to buy the property i take it this means youll need to have this figured out in that time\na: well have to have the money to pay for this property [or do something else] so were going to start thinking about this right away thats one of the first things i want to do is get the faculty thinking through our options this building was built by at&t in such a way that it could be expanded – good foundation the development of the downtown has created some really attractive options one way or the other we need a building four years from now well be doing something\nnote:\xa0 this article was the cover story of the july 7-13 2014 issue of the fort worth business press\n']

['355', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/students-excel-in-global-business-strategy-game-competition', '\n\nTexas A&M University School of Law students achieved Global Top 100 honors last week in the worldwide Business Strategy Game (BSG) competition for “thinking like a client and not like a lawyer.”\n3Ls Jason Bewley and Andrew Dammann, and 2L Justin Comeau, were among the top finishers out of thousands to compete for the week of June 23. The competition offers an opportunity to explore business problems from a client’s perspective, thus enhancing the students’ perspective and ideally, creating better, more effective business-minded individuals, according to Professor Frank Snyder.\n2L Justin Comeau, at center, strategizes on best business practices while teammates 3Ls Andrew Dammann (left) and Jason Bewley (right) collaborate. The trio recently achieved top honors in the Business Strategy Game global competition.\nThe trio strategizes in competition from week to week as part of Snyder’s summer course, Business Fundamentals for Lawyers. The group is responsible for running their own athletic footwear company in competition with other students in the class, in addition to other universities and corporations worldwide. “Each ‘week’ is one year of time,” Snyder said. “So, each week of class the team members have to set their strategy and make all the nuts-and-bolts decisions businesses have to make.”\nGoing into this competition, Comeau admits he was a bit intimidated competing alongside business majors and other corporations. However, the spirit of competition engaged him. “I spent a lot of time studying up on what was in the game and how everything affected everything else,” Comeau said. “At some point, my inner gamer took over … I asked, ‘How can I optimize the numbers?’ or ‘What affects the most values?’” He and his teammates spent hours each week going over their plans and focusing on business goals.\nFour teams of three represent the law school, while other larger businesses and schools have as many as 60 teams. The competition’s creator, Arthur Thompson at University of Alabama, says Texas A&M School of Law is the first law school to participate.\nEach year about 50,000 students in 3,000 class sections at 600 universities in 50 countries take part in the BSG competition. The Texas A&M Law teams compete against business majors and MBA students who use the game as part of their capstone courses in business strategy.\n“This competition has shown me that we all have strengths we may not have realized we had,” Comeau said. “Our school is blessed to have a lot of talented, driven and intelligent students. This was a reminder that we all have areas where we can excel.”\n', '\n\ntexas a&m university school of law students achieved global top 100 honors last week in the worldwide business strategy game (bsg) competition for thinking like a client and not like a lawyer\n3ls jason bewley and andrew dammann and 2l justin comeau were among the top finishers out of thousands to compete for the week of june 23 the competition offers an opportunity to explore business problems from a clients perspective thus enhancing the students perspective and ideally creating better more effective business-minded individuals according to professor frank snyder\n2l justin comeau at center strategizes on best business practices while teammates 3ls andrew dammann (left) and jason bewley (right) collaborate the trio recently achieved top honors in the business strategy game global competition\nthe trio strategizes in competition from week to week as part of snyders summer course business fundamentals for lawyers the group is responsible for running their own athletic footwear company in competition with other students in the class in addition to other universities and corporations worldwide each ‘week is one year of time snyder said so each week of class the team members have to set their strategy and make all the nuts-and-bolts decisions businesses have to make\ngoing into this competition comeau admits he was a bit intimidated competing alongside business majors and other corporations however the spirit of competition engaged him i spent a lot of time studying up on what was in the game and how everything affected everything else comeau said at some point my inner gamer took over … i asked ‘how can i optimize the numbers or ‘what affects the most values he and his teammates spent hours each week going over their plans and focusing on business goals\nfour teams of three represent the law school while other larger businesses and schools have as many as 60 teams the competitions creator arthur thompson at university of alabama says texas a&m school of law is the first law school to participate\neach year about 50 000 students in 3 000 class sections at 600 universities in 50 countries take part in the bsg competition the texas a&m law teams compete against business majors and mba students who use the game as part of their capstone courses in business strategy\nthis competition has shown me that we all have strengths we may not have realized we had comeau said our school is blessed to have a lot of talented driven and intelligent students this was a reminder that we all have areas where we can excel\n']

['356', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/professor-green-elected-college-of-labor-employment-lawyers-fellow', '\nFORT WORTH, Texas -- The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers announced Texas A&M School of Law professor Michael Z. Green as a Fellow of the College Class of 2014.\nAs a newly elected Fellow, the word that comes to mind for Green on this achievement is “humble.”\n“It’s humbling,” he said, “to have my peers and people I admire decide that I should become a Fellow. It’s humbling to be noticed and appreciated by my peers.”\nElection as a Fellow is the highest recognition by colleagues of sustained outstanding performance in the profession, exemplifying integrity, dedication and excellence.\nGreen will be inducted as a Fellow Nov. 8 in Los Angeles, during the American Bar Association (ABA) Labor and Employment Law Section’s Continuing Legal Education Conference. He joins more than 1,300 College members in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and eight providences in Canada.\nDean Andrew Morriss commends this prestigious honor: "This is a well-deserved recognition of Professor Green as a national expert in this key area. Labor and employment law touches virtually everyone and our students benefit enormously from leaders like Professor Green."\nThe College was established in 1995 through an initiative of the Council of The Section of Labor and Employment Law of the ABA. It operates as a freestanding organization recognizing those who, by long and outstanding service, have distinguished themselves as leaders in the field.\n“As a law professor, part of what you do is you provide expertise. Labor and employment law is like that for me. I love it. Knowing that others who are doing the same thing recognize you – that’s gratifying,” Green said. He credits this accomplishment chiefly to the support of his colleagues and faculty at the law school.\nGreen frequently presents his expertise at ABA meetings and regularly publishes papers and scholarly works. View or download his publications. For more information, consult his faculty profile.\nFor more about the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, visit the organization’s website.\n', '\nfort worth texas -- the college of labor and employment lawyers announced texas a&m school of law professor michael z green as a fellow of the college class of 2014\nas a newly elected fellow the word that comes to mind for green on this achievement is humble\nits humbling he said to have my peers and people i admire decide that i should become a fellow its humbling to be noticed and appreciated by my peers\nelection as a fellow is the highest recognition by colleagues of sustained outstanding performance in the profession exemplifying integrity dedication and excellence\ngreen will be inducted as a fellow nov 8 in los angeles during the american bar association (aba) labor and employment law sections continuing legal education conference he joins more than 1 300 college members in 45 states the district of columbia puerto rico and eight providences in canada\ndean andrew morriss commends this prestigious honor: "this is a well-deserved recognition of professor green as a national expert in this key area labor and employment law touches virtually everyone and our students benefit enormously from leaders like professor green"\nthe college was established in 1995 through an initiative of the council of the section of labor and employment law of the aba it operates as a freestanding organization recognizing those who by long and outstanding service have distinguished themselves as leaders in the field\nas a law professor part of what you do is you provide expertise labor and employment law is like that for me i love it knowing that others who are doing the same thing recognize you – thats gratifying green said he credits this accomplishment chiefly to the support of his colleagues and faculty at the law school\ngreen frequently presents his expertise at aba meetings and regularly publishes papers and scholarly works view or download his publications for more information consult his faculty profile\nfor more about the college of labor and employment lawyers visit the organizations website\n']

['357', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/international-aggies-fort-worth-to-london-markovic-presents-at-london-ethics-conference', '\n\nTexas A&M University School of Law professor Milan Markovic will present two papers at the International Legal Ethics Conference VI at City University London, July 10-12.\n“Subprime Scriveners” discusses the responsibility of lawyers for the financial crisis through their work on mortgage-backed securities offerings. “Disruption Rhetoric and the Market for Legal Service” offers a skeptical account of the concept of disruptive innovation in the law, which suggests that lawyers and law firms cannot compete with technology-savvy new entrants that are able to deliver legal services more cheaply and efficiently, Markovic said.\nThe conference, Legal Ethics at a Time of Regulatory Change, is the sixth bi-annual conference by the International Legal Ethics Association. The gathering attracts hundreds of international scholars, practicing lawyers and higher education professionals.\n', '\n\ntexas a&m university school of law professor milan markovic will present two papers at the international legal ethics conference vi at city university london july 10-12\nsubprime scriveners discusses the responsibility of lawyers for the financial crisis through their work on mortgage-backed securities offerings disruption rhetoric and the market for legal service offers a skeptical account of the concept of disruptive innovation in the law which suggests that lawyers and law firms cannot compete with technology-savvy new entrants that are able to deliver legal services more cheaply and efficiently markovic said\nthe conference legal ethics at a time of regulatory change is the sixth bi-annual conference by the international legal ethics association the gathering attracts hundreds of international scholars practicing lawyers and higher education professionals\n']

['358', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/tamu-law-acs-wins-national-recognition-as-rising-chapter-of-the-year', "\n\nTexas A&M School of Law ACS Student Chapter board members celebrate Rising Chapter of the Year honors at the 2014 ACS National Convention.\nPictured left to right: Chelsea Mikulencak, Claudia Rodriguez, Travis Gasper, Janelle Portugal\nThe Texas A&M University School of Law Student Chapter of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) received “Rising Chapter of the Year” honors at the 2014 ACS National Convention in Washington, D.C., June 19. The student organization earned this award primarily for establishing a presence on campus focused on ACS priorities.\n“I’m so grateful to be part of this progressive, passionate student organization,” said 2L Travis Gasper, incoming president for the 2014-2015 academic year. “Our board is amazing, and the members are working hard this summer in the Lone Star State and beyond.”\nThe chapter was previously lauded by their national organization as Student Chapter of the Week for April 14, 2014.\nACS is one of the most active organizations on campus, hosting multiple events throughout the year, bringing national and international experts to campus to tackle timely, challenging issues.\nAs faculty adviser, associate professor of law Sahar Aziz, noted “Not only does their service contribute to educating our students and community at large, but it exhibits our law school’s commitment to public service and social justice.”\nGasper commented on the Chapter of the Week award: “We are very honored to receive this national recognition from the American Constitution Society. Our student chapter continues to grow and deliver quality, thought-provoking events that further the dialogue inside and outside of school. We look forward to continuing to be a voice for progressive Aggies this fall.”\nThe national ACS organization said of the Texas A&M Law School chapter: “Ambitious student leaders have organized over a dozen events attracting hundreds of students, faculty and community leaders. The chapter hosts monthly film screenings in partnership with like-minded student organizations like OUTLaw, BLSA, International Law Society, HLSA and Immigration Law Initiative.”\nEvents ACS hosted during the 2013-2014 academic year include:\n\n“The Stumbling Democracy in the Middle East: Challenges and Prospects” with Dr. Aseel Alawadhi, one of the first women to serve on the National Assembly of Kuwait, emphasized that democracy is not “one size fits all.” Read more.\n\n“Government Spying and the Threat to Democracy” with Shahid Buttar, executive director of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee, discussed the legal and policy implications of NSA and CIA domestic surveillance.\n\n“Unmanned: America’s Drone Wars” film screening.\n\n“Mississippi Innocence” film screening co-hosted with the Black Law Students Association (BLSA).\n\n“Clearing the Air on Marijuana Law Reform: Is Texas marijuana law reform necessary?” panel discussion with legal experts and advocates.\n\n“Voting Rights in Texas: A Panel Discussion on Redistricting and Voter ID” with Michael Li, election law attorney and author of TxRedistricting.org, Professor Franita Tolson of Florida State University College of Law, and David Schenck, former Texas Deputy Attorney General, representing diverse views discussed Texas as ground zero in the battle over voting rights.\n\n“Bridegroom” film screening co-hosted with OUTLaw.\n\nThe T\u200bexas A&M Law ACS chapter also embodies the Aggie core value of service. They organized a text-to-donate campaign to support relief efforts for the Philippine tsunami and held a clothing drive for Dress for Success.\nThe chapter owes much of its success to the driving leadership of its 2013-2014 executive board members:\nColin Kalmbacher, President\nChelsea Mikulencak, Vice-President\nSimone White, Secretary\nTravis Gasper, Treasurer\nAlyssa Ortiz, Membership Chair\nYasmine Salem, Programming Chair\nClaudia Rodriguez, Social Media Chair\nBrent Doré, Historian\nJesus Marquez, Liaison to Student Chapters\nBrian Bailey, Career Development Chair\nShelby Pryor, 1L Class Representative\nJanelle Portugal, 2L Class Representative\nPhillip Hall, 3L Class Representative\nMitch Monthie, At-Large Representative\nExecutive board members for the 2014-2015 academic year are:\nTravis Gasper, President\nChelsea Mikulencak, Vice-President\nSimone White, Secretary\nSunny Cox, Treasurer\nAlyssa Ortiz, Membership Chair\nYasmine Salem, Programming Chair\nClaudia Rodriguez, Social Media Chair\nCassie Rosales, Historian\nJesus Marquez, Liaison to Student Chapters\nBrian Bailey, Career Development Chair\nShelby Pryor, 2L Class Representative\nJanelle Portugal, 3L Class Representative\nMitch Monthie, At-Large Representative\nBrent Doré, At-Large Representative\n\nAbout the ACS National Convention\nPer ACS, the ACS National Convention is the premier legal event of the year, bringing together more than 1,000 of the nation's leading progressive lawyers, judges, law students, policymakers, scholars and activists to discuss critical legal and public policy issues. This year’s convention featured a conversation between U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and long-time civil rights attorney and leader Theodore M. Shaw.\nThe American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS), founded in 2001, is one of the nation's leading progressive legal organizations. It is a rapidly growing network of lawyers, law students, scholars, judges, policymakers and other concerned individuals.\n", "\n\ntexas a&m school of law acs student chapter board members celebrate rising chapter of the year honors at the 2014 acs national convention\npictured left to right: chelsea mikulencak claudia rodriguez travis gasper janelle portugal\nthe texas a&m university school of law student chapter of the american constitution society for law and policy (acs) received rising chapter of the year honors at the 2014 acs national convention in washington dc june 19 the student organization earned this award primarily for establishing a presence on campus focused on acs priorities\nim so grateful to be part of this progressive passionate student organization said 2l travis gasper incoming president for the 2014-2015 academic year our board is amazing and the members are working hard this summer in the lone star state and beyond\nthe chapter was previously lauded by their national organization as student chapter of the week for april 14 2014\nacs is one of the most active organizations on campus hosting multiple events throughout the year bringing national and international experts to campus to tackle timely challenging issues\nas faculty adviser associate professor of law sahar aziz noted not only does their service contribute to educating our students and community at large but it exhibits our law schools commitment to public service and social justice\ngasper commented on the chapter of the week award: we are very honored to receive this national recognition from the american constitution society our student chapter continues to grow and deliver quality thought-provoking events that further the dialogue inside and outside of school we look forward to continuing to be a voice for progressive aggies this fall\nthe national acs organization said of the texas a&m law school chapter: ambitious student leaders have organized over a dozen events attracting hundreds of students faculty and community leaders the chapter hosts monthly film screenings in partnership with like-minded student organizations like outlaw blsa international law society hlsa and immigration law initiative\nevents acs hosted during the 2013-2014 academic year include:\n\nthe stumbling democracy in the middle east: challenges and prospects with dr aseel alawadhi one of the first women to serve on the national assembly of kuwait emphasized that democracy is not one size fits all read more\n\ngovernment spying and the threat to democracy with shahid buttar executive director of the bill of rights defense committee discussed the legal and policy implications of nsa and cia domestic surveillance\n\nunmanned: americas drone wars film screening\n\nmississippi innocence film screening co-hosted with the black law students association (blsa)\n\nclearing the air on marijuana law reform: is texas marijuana law reform necessary panel discussion with legal experts and advocates\n\nvoting rights in texas: a panel discussion on redistricting and voter id with michael li election law attorney and author of txredistrictingorg professor franita tolson of florida state university college of law and david schenck former texas deputy attorney general representing diverse views discussed texas as ground zero in the battle over voting rights\n\nbridegroom film screening co-hosted with outlaw\n\nthe t\u200bexas a&m law acs chapter also embodies the aggie core value of service they organized a text-to-donate campaign to support relief efforts for the philippine tsunami and held a clothing drive for dress for success\nthe chapter owes much of its success to the driving leadership of its 2013-2014 executive board members:\ncolin kalmbacher president\nchelsea mikulencak vice-president\nsimone white secretary\ntravis gasper treasurer\nalyssa ortiz membership chair\nyasmine salem programming chair\nclaudia rodriguez social media chair\nbrent doré historian\njesus marquez liaison to student chapters\nbrian bailey career development chair\nshelby pryor 1l class representative\njanelle portugal 2l class representative\nphillip hall 3l class representative\nmitch monthie at-large representative\nexecutive board members for the 2014-2015 academic year are:\ntravis gasper president\nchelsea mikulencak vice-president\nsimone white secretary\nsunny cox treasurer\nalyssa ortiz membership chair\nyasmine salem programming chair\nclaudia rodriguez social media chair\ncassie rosales historian\njesus marquez liaison to student chapters\nbrian bailey career development chair\nshelby pryor 2l class representative\njanelle portugal 3l class representative\nmitch monthie at-large representative\nbrent doré at-large representative\n\nabout the acs national convention\nper acs the acs national convention is the premier legal event of the year bringing together more than 1 000 of the nation's leading progressive lawyers judges law students policymakers scholars and activists to discuss critical legal and public policy issues this years convention featured a conversation between us supreme court justice sonia sotomayor and long-time civil rights attorney and leader theodore m shaw\nthe american constitution society for law and policy (acs) founded in 2001 is one of the nation's leading progressive legal organizations it is a rapidly growing network of lawyers law students scholars judges policymakers and other concerned individuals\n"]

['359', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/adjunct-professor-mike-ware-awarded-lawyer-of-the-year', '\nFORT WORTH, Texas -- Texas A&M University School of Law adjunct professor Mike Ware received the Percy Foreman Lawyer of the Year award from the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA). He was honored at the 27th Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course. The event was held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, June 12.\nWare was lauded for his recent success obtaining the release of four innocent San Antonio women who had each served over twelve years in prison for a crime they did not commit and have become collectively known as the “San Antonio Four.”\nWare teaches Post-Conviction Actual Innocence Claims at Texas A&M School of Law and is a criminal defense attorney in Fort Worth, Texas. 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. Ware has been named a Texas Monthly Super Lawyer as both a defense lawyer and a prosecutor.\nWare devotes innumerable pro bono hours to investigating and litigating claims of actual innocence and serves on the Board of the Innocence Project of Texas.\nFrom 2007 to 2011, Ware headed the Dallas County District Attorney’s Conviction Integrity Unit. The unit made national and international news for investigating claims of wrongful convictions and securing the release and exonerations of 15 wrongly convicted, innocent men, some of whom had served more than 25 years in prison for crimes they did not commit. His article, “Dallas County Conviction Integrity Unit and the Importance of Getting it Right the First Time,” was published in the New York Law School Law Review in 2012.\nTexas A&M School of Law adjunct professor Mike Ware (seated at left) receives the Percy Foreman Lawyer of the Year award from TCDLA\nThe Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course is the premier seminar for the TCDLA and is generally acknowledged as the premier criminal law course in the nation, with more than 800 criminal defense practitioners from around the state in attendance. TCDLA is the largest statewide association of criminal defense lawyers in the country, as well as being the oldest - now celebrating 43 years defending individual freedoms.\nFind more information on Ware’s firm.\nSee the TCDLA award announcement press release.\n(Photos courtesy of The Law Office of Michael L. Ware)\n', '\nfort worth texas -- texas a&m university school of law adjunct professor mike ware received the percy foreman lawyer of the year award from the texas criminal defense lawyers association (tcdla) he was honored at the 27th annual rusty duncan advanced criminal law course the event was held at the henry b gonzalez convention center in san antonio june 12\nware was lauded for his recent success obtaining the release of four innocent san antonio women who had each served over twelve years in prison for a crime they did not commit and have become collectively known as the san antonio four\nware teaches post-conviction actual innocence claims at texas a&m school of law and is a criminal defense attorney in fort worth texas 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 ware has been named a texas monthly super lawyer as both a defense lawyer and a prosecutor\nware devotes innumerable pro bono hours to investigating and litigating claims of actual innocence and serves on the board of the innocence project of texas\nfrom 2007 to 2011 ware headed the dallas county district attorneys conviction integrity unit the unit made national and international news for investigating claims of wrongful convictions and securing the release and exonerations of 15 wrongly convicted innocent men some of whom had served more than 25 years in prison for crimes they did not commit his article dallas county conviction integrity unit and the importance of getting it right the first time was published in the new york law school law review in 2012\ntexas a&m school of law adjunct professor mike ware (seated at left) receives the percy foreman lawyer of the year award from tcdla\nthe rusty duncan advanced criminal law course is the premier seminar for the tcdla and is generally acknowledged as the premier criminal law course in the nation with more than 800 criminal defense practitioners from around the state in attendance tcdla is the largest statewide association of criminal defense lawyers in the country as well as being the oldest - now celebrating 43 years defending individual freedoms\nfind more information on wares firm\nsee the tcdla award announcement press release\n(photos courtesy of the law office of michael l ware)\n']

['360', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/international-aggies-fort-worth-to-istanbul-prof.-eckstein-panelist-on-international-water-policy-forum-in-turkey', '\nTexas A&M School of Law professor Gabriel Eckstein participated as a forum panelist in the third annual Istanbul International Water Forum in Turkey May 27-29. His topics included trans-boundary water cooperation and the right to water and sanitation. Eckstein also participated in a side event with a focus on water quality guidelines.\n“The forum was extremely diverse in terms of participants, and the conversations were fascinating,” he said, describing it as worthwhile for open discussions about water at an international level. This year’s topic was water law and water security. This was the first international event that Eckstein says he’s ever seen dedicated to water governance and water law.\nThe forum offered viewpoints from more than 400 professionals discussing water policy at a global level with over 4,500 participants from 100 different countries in attendance.\nProf. Gabriel Eckstein with IWRA Executive Director Tom Soo\nHe also participated in an executive board meeting for the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) as the organization’s treasurer. Eckstein is working with Texas A&M University to start a student organization through this same association. The student group will probably be called: "Texas A&M University Chapter of the International Water Resources Association." Its primary focus will be to continue the advancement of leaders in water resource management and education while furthering conversations among key partners, including lawyers and environmental leaders. He anticipates this group will be available for Texas A&M University law students to join as soon as this fall.\nProfessor Q&A:\xa0\xa0"Shared Waters"\nRead the interview in The Battalion\nEckstein serves as an expert advisor and consultant on U.S. and international environmental and water law issues and has worked with the United Nations, U.S. Agency for International Development, World Commission on Dams, Organization of American States, International Association of Hydrogeologists, and various local water entities in the United States. Eckstein directs the Internet-based International Water Law Project with the mission to serve as the premier resource on the Internet addressing the future of international water law and policy.\nEckstein recently organized and moderated the Texas A&M University School of Law Water Lecture Series program "Is Texas Missing an Opportunity? Lessons from Australia" featuring Professor Mike Young of the University of Adelaide and current Harvard professor.\nProfessor Eckstein has been on the law faculty since 2010 and is a member of the Graduate Faculty at Texas A&M University as well as of the Texas A&M University Water Management and Hydrological Science Graduate Faculty. Previously, he was a law professor at Texas Tech University School of Law where he held the George W. McCleskey Chair in Water Law and directed the Texas Tech Center for Water Law & Policy.\n', '\ntexas a&m school of law professor gabriel eckstein participated as a forum panelist in the third annual istanbul international water forum in turkey may 27-29 his topics included trans-boundary water cooperation and the right to water and sanitation eckstein also participated in a side event with a focus on water quality guidelines\nthe forum was extremely diverse in terms of participants and the conversations were fascinating he said describing it as worthwhile for open discussions about water at an international level this years topic was water law and water security this was the first international event that eckstein says hes ever seen dedicated to water governance and water law\nthe forum offered viewpoints from more than 400 professionals discussing water policy at a global level with over 4 500 participants from 100 different countries in attendance\nprof gabriel eckstein with iwra executive director tom soo\nhe also participated in an executive board meeting for the international water resources association (iwra) as the organizations treasurer eckstein is working with texas a&m university to start a student organization through this same association the student group will probably be called: "texas a&m university chapter of the international water resources association" its primary focus will be to continue the advancement of leaders in water resource management and education while furthering conversations among key partners including lawyers and environmental leaders he anticipates this group will be available for texas a&m university law students to join as soon as this fall\nprofessor q&a:\xa0\xa0"shared waters"\nread the interview in the battalion\neckstein serves as an expert advisor and consultant on us and international environmental and water law issues and has worked with the united nations us agency for international development world commission on dams organization of american states international association of hydrogeologists and various local water entities in the united states eckstein directs the internet-based international water law project with the mission to serve as the premier resource on the internet addressing the future of international water law and policy\neckstein recently organized and moderated the texas a&m university school of law water lecture series program "is texas missing an opportunity lessons from australia" featuring professor mike young of the university of adelaide and current harvard professor\nprofessor eckstein has been on the law faculty since 2010 and is a member of the graduate faculty at texas a&m university as well as of the texas a&m university water management and hydrological science graduate faculty previously he was a law professor at texas tech university school of law where he held the george w mccleskey chair in water law and directed the texas tech center for water law & policy\n']

['361', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/miller-s-critical-thinking-piece-accepted-for-aals-publication', '\n Marta Miller, Texas A&M School of Law director of academic support, had her article, “Lesson in a Box: Critical Thinking,” accepted for publication in The Learning Curve summer 2014 issue. In the article, she outlines a lesson plan to teach first-year students the art of critical thinking. This is an exercise that can be implemented during first-year academic programs.\nIn the article Miller states, “The goal of the exercise is to demonstrate for students that the process of critical thinking is fluid. It does not stop once a point is made. Rather, students must keep an open-mind, evaluate alternative systems of thought, and recognize and assess their assumptions, implications and practical consequences.”\nThe Learning Curve is the well-recognized, official publication of the AALS Section on Academic Support, showcasing brief articles treating theoretical or practical ideas related to student support and teaching excellence.\nAbout the Association of American Law Schools (AALS)\nTexas A&M University School of Law is a member of AALS, a non-profit educational association of 176 law schools representing over 10,000 law faculty in the United States. The AALS is legal education’s principal representative to the federal government and to other national higher education organizations and learned societies. The purpose of the Association is “the improvement of the legal profession through legal education.”\n', '\n marta miller texas a&m school of law director of academic support had her article lesson in a box: critical thinking accepted for publication in the learning curve summer 2014 issue in the article she outlines a lesson plan to teach first-year students the art of critical thinking this is an exercise that can be implemented during first-year academic programs\nin the article miller states the goal of the exercise is to demonstrate for students that the process of critical thinking is fluid it does not stop once a point is made rather students must keep an open-mind evaluate alternative systems of thought and recognize and assess their assumptions implications and practical consequences\nthe learning curve is the well-recognized official publication of the aals section on academic support showcasing brief articles treating theoretical or practical ideas related to student support and teaching excellence\nabout the association of american law schools (aals)\ntexas a&m university school of law is a member of aals a non-profit educational association of 176 law schools representing over 10 000 law faculty in the united states the aals is legal educations principal representative to the federal government and to other national higher education organizations and learned societies the purpose of the association is the improvement of the legal profession through legal education\n']

['362', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/penrose-speaks-on-same-sex-marriage-and-divorce-at-aals-workshop', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law Professor Mary Margaret “Meg” Penrose attended the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Workshop on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues in Washington D.C., June 5-7. As an invited panelist, she discussed Family Formation and Divorce, as well as Marriage and Fundamental Right to Divorce. The event is part of the AALS mid-year meeting.\nPenrose spoke on the issue of divorce as it relates to same-sex marriage. This workshop was attended by AALS section members and teachers of civil rights, critical race theory, feminist legal theory, family law, human rights, juvenile law, and women and the law.\nIn addition to her work with AALS, Professor Penrose is also a leader in the classroom, courtroom, and community.\xa0 \nAbout the Association of American Law Schools (AALS)\nTexas A&M University School of Law is a member of AALS, a non-profit educational association of 176 law schools representing over 10,000 law faculty in the United States. The AALS is legal education’s principal representative to the federal government and to other national higher education organizations and learned societies. The purpose of the Association is “the improvement of the legal profession through legal education.”\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law professor mary margaret meg penrose attended the association of american law schools (aals) workshop on sexual orientation and gender identity issues in washington dc june 5-7 as an invited panelist she discussed family formation and divorce as well as marriage and fundamental right to divorce the event is part of the aals mid-year meeting\npenrose spoke on the issue of divorce as it relates to same-sex marriage this workshop was attended by aals section members and teachers of civil rights critical race theory feminist legal theory family law human rights juvenile law and women and the law\nin addition to her work with aals professor penrose is also a leader in the classroom courtroom and community\xa0 \nabout the association of american law schools (aals)\ntexas a&m university school of law is a member of aals a non-profit educational association of 176 law schools representing over 10 000 law faculty in the united states the aals is legal educations principal representative to the federal government and to other national higher education organizations and learned societies the purpose of the association is the improvement of the legal profession through legal education\n']

['363', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/dean-morriss-discusses-moving-money-at-csfi-london-round-table', '\nDean Andrew Morriss, along with co-author Richard Gordon (Case Western Reserve), lead a round-table discussion of their recent paper "Moving Money: International Financial Flows, Taxes & Money Laundering" with Geoff Cook, CEO, Jersey Finance.\nThe event hosted by the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (CSFI) was held at the London Capital Club in London, England, June 5, 2014.\nMorriss\'s "Moving Money" report was discussed in the businesslife.co article "Arguments against international finance centres are \'flawed\', new study finds."\xa0 In the article, Jersey Finance CEO, Geoff Cook, commented "\'Moving Money\' is an extremely important contribution to the global debate in this area."\nMore news:\n\n\nRead Dean Morriss\'s recent article "On the Usefulness of a Flat Economics to the World of Faith" in the Econ Journal Watch, volume 11, issue 2, published May 2014. The article is part of an online symposium.\n\n\nDean Morriss made Brian Leiter\'s list of "Top Ten" Lateral Moves for 2013-14 on his blog "Brian Leiter\'s Law School Reports," a member of the Law Professor Blogs Network.\n"Andrew Morriss (law & economics, labor & employment law, energy law, environmental law, business regulation) from the University of Alabama to Texas A&M University [formerly Texas Wesleyan Law], to become the Dean.\xa0 A prolific and well-known scholar, Morriss previously held tenured posts at the University of Illinois and Case Western Reserve University."\n\n\n', '\ndean andrew morriss along with co-author richard gordon (case western reserve) lead a round-table discussion of their recent paper "moving money: international financial flows taxes & money laundering" with geoff cook ceo jersey finance\nthe event hosted by the centre for the study of financial innovation (csfi) was held at the london capital club in london england june 5 2014\nmorriss\'s "moving money" report was discussed in the businesslifeco article "arguments against international finance centres are \'flawed\' new study finds"\xa0 in the article jersey finance ceo geoff cook commented "\'moving money\' is an extremely important contribution to the global debate in this area"\nmore news:\n\n\nread dean morriss\'s recent article "on the usefulness of a flat economics to the world of faith" in the econ journal watch volume 11 issue 2 published may 2014 the article is part of an online symposium\n\n\ndean morriss made brian leiter\'s list of "top ten" lateral moves for 2013-14 on his blog "brian leiter\'s law school reports " a member of the law professor blogs network\n"andrew morriss (law & economics labor & employment law energy law environmental law business regulation) from the university of alabama to texas a&m university [formerly texas wesleyan law] to become the dean\xa0 a prolific and well-known scholar morriss previously held tenured posts at the university of illinois and case western reserve university"\n\n\n']

['364', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/international-aggies-fort-worth-to-ho-chi-minh-city-pham-visits-vietnam-presents-immigration-research-teaches-admin-law', '\nHuyen Pham, Texas A&M University School of Law associate dean for faculty and research and professor of law, travels to Vietnam at the end of June to teach and present her research.\n“This is an example of international collaboration and the international reach of our research and teaching,” Pham said. She will be teaching a condensed course on administrative law at the University of Economics and Law\xa0in Ho Chi Minh City, part of the prestigious Vietnam national university system.\nLaw in Vietnam is an undergraduate major, and so many of her Vietnamese students will be younger than her students at Texas A&M School of Law. "Vietnam is a civil law system, so the students will understand the U.S. administrative law focus on codes. But the U.S. administrative law system depends on having an independent judiciary to check agency power, a concept that doesn\'t exist in the Vietnamese legal system. I look forward to teaching U.S. administrative law and having good discussions with my students."\nShe and her co-author, Van Pham (associate professor of economics at Baylor University), will also present their research, "Domestic Migration and the Divergence in State-Created Immigration Climate," at the Vietnam Economist Annual Meeting in Ho Chi Minh City, June 24-25.\nProf. Huyen Pham (front, left) in Vietnam on a Fulbright teaching grant in 2011\nThis isn’t the first time Pham has taught in Vietnam. She received a Fulbright teaching grant to teach in Vietnam for the 2010-2011 academic year. Her primary concern is being able to give back to others.\n“If you’re a doctor, you can provide medical care for the poor. If you’re a law professor, you teach ... I want to go back to help advance legal education in Vietnam,” she said in a previous law school alumni magazine interview. See the complete article.\nPham’s scholarship focuses on immigration law and the role of subfederal governments in immigration law enforcement. In the immigration policy debate, the question of who enforces our immigration laws can be as significant as what those policies are, and Pham’s most recent projects have explored the implications of changing enforcement roles for the federal government, local governments and private parties.\nRead Professor Pham\'s faculty profile to learn more.\n', '\nhuyen pham texas a&m university school of law associate dean for faculty and research and professor of law travels to vietnam at the end of june to teach and present her research\nthis is an example of international collaboration and the international reach of our research and teaching pham said she will be teaching a condensed course on administrative law at the university of economics and law\xa0in ho chi minh city part of the prestigious vietnam national university system\nlaw in vietnam is an undergraduate major and so many of her vietnamese students will be younger than her students at texas a&m school of law "vietnam is a civil law system so the students will understand the us administrative law focus on codes but the us administrative law system depends on having an independent judiciary to check agency power a concept that doesn\'t exist in the vietnamese legal system i look forward to teaching us administrative law and having good discussions with my students"\nshe and her co-author van pham (associate professor of economics at baylor university) will also present their research "domestic migration and the divergence in state-created immigration climate " at the vietnam economist annual meeting in ho chi minh city june 24-25\nprof huyen pham (front left) in vietnam on a fulbright teaching grant in 2011\nthis isnt the first time pham has taught in vietnam she received a fulbright teaching grant to teach in vietnam for the 2010-2011 academic year her primary concern is being able to give back to others\nif youre a doctor you can provide medical care for the poor if youre a law professor you teach i want to go back to help advance legal education in vietnam she said in a previous law school alumni magazine interview see the complete article\nphams scholarship focuses on immigration law and the role of subfederal governments in immigration law enforcement in the immigration policy debate the question of who enforces our immigration laws can be as significant as what those policies are and phams most recent projects have explored the implications of changing enforcement roles for the federal government local governments and private parties\nread professor pham\'s faculty profile to learn more\n']

['365', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/aziz-s-expertise-on-legal-issues-in-egypt-featured-in-the-media', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law associate professor Sahar Aziz is renowned for her scholarship, research, writing and policy work on the rule of law in Egypt and Middle East law and policy. Her scholarship also concentrates on the intersection of national security and civil rights law with a focus on the post-9/11 era. As such, she is frequently called upon by local, national, and international media outlets as a recognized expert to discuss and analyze these issues as they relate to current topics in the news.\nInsight into Egypt\'s Elections\nProf. Aziz appeared on the FOX News primetime show "Special Report w/ Brett Baier" in the segment "Potential aftermath following Egypt presidential election" by James Rosen on May 28. Aziz suggested reconciliation between likely president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the Muslim Brotherhood as the way to "work towards making a better Egypt" and best achieve the government\'s broader goals. Watch the video via this link.\nAziz recently participated in a live, online video panel May 21 broadcast from Washington, D.C. The panel, presented by RFK Center and EARLA Panel on Egypt’s Elections: Justice, Gender and Human Rights explored the legal, gender and human rights implications of Egypt\'s upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. Through the lens of international human rights standards, the panelists examined ongoing rights violations and their potential effects on the electoral environment and overall democratization. See the broadcast here.\nOn May 27, Aziz was interviewed on Al Jazeera offering analysis and insight on the legal process and political legitimacy of Egypt\'s 2014 presidential elections. See the complete interview here.\nDiscussion of Mubarak\'s conviction and its impact on the Sisi government\nOn May 25, Aziz commented in Egypt Independent on the conviction and sentencing of Egypt\'s deposed president Hosni Mubarak for embezzling public money to build his private palaces. Read the complete article here. \nAnalysis of Egypt\'s Judicial System\nAziz also discussed the recent controversial rulings of Egypt’s judiciary in TIME.com. In the wake of recent mass death sentence rulings, Aziz shared her insights into the selection of judges for politically significant cases. Aziz, a board member of the Egyptian-American Rule of Law Association, recently analyzed this topic as well as Egypt’s judicial reform, human rights issues, and independent judiciary on Al Jazeera English. The article, “Egypt’s Judges Flex Their Muscles,” by Jared Malsin in Cairo was posted online May 13, 2014. Read the entire article.\nAziz was featured on a France International Radio in a segment called “Egyptian court jails over 150 Brotherhood supporters.” Her comments refer to the May 18th mass conviction. She suggested a systematic problem within Egypt’s judiciary. “You have three courts at minimum who have been issuing mass convictions, and in some cases death sentences with very minimum due process rights,” she said. Many have questions about the judicial system and why judges are issuing sentences so quickly.\xa0 “The problem is significant enough that the judges need to do some internal housekeeping,” Aziz said. Listen to the segment here.\nSharia Law and the U.S. Court System\nAziz was recently featured on WBFF-TV FOX45 Baltimore in a segment called “Your Voice, Your Future” by reporter, Ty Jackson. Seven states recently banned outside laws such as Sharia laws in their court systems. Aziz, civil rights law expert, says, “Sharia law is a way of life. It is a system in which Muslims attempt to live their faith in their daily lives.” The belief system is based on the Koran. To view the complete segment, visit http://foxbaltimore.com/news/features/vote/# and scroll to "Are Cultural Laws Testing U.S. Courts?"\nAziz Attends Doha Forum: Exploring Legal & Policy Challenges in the Middle East\nProfessor Aziz attended the annual Doha Forum, an international conference that gathers top diplomats, government officials, academics, journalists and civil society leaders from around the world. This year’s forum, "Enriching the Middle East\'s Economic Future," held May 12-14, hosted more than 600 participants representing more than 80 countries and organizations. Aziz’s scholarship, research, writing and policy work on rule of law in Egypt and Middle East law and policy secured her spot among the select group of invitees.\nFaculty participation in the Doha Forum is just one example of Texas A&M School of Law\'s international reach. The law school recently hosted a panel of Arab women leaders, a lecture series on what America can learn from Australian water law reform, and a forum on democracy in the Middle East. Its faculty expertise ranges from international energy, environmental and water law to Middle East policy, along with international financial regulations, international adoption law and other high-impact topics.\nRead more about Texas A&M School of Law associate professor Sahar Aziz.\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law associate professor sahar aziz is renowned for her scholarship research writing and policy work on the rule of law in egypt and middle east law and policy her scholarship also concentrates on the intersection of national security and civil rights law with a focus on the post-9/11 era as such she is frequently called upon by local national and international media outlets as a recognized expert to discuss and analyze these issues as they relate to current topics in the news\ninsight into egypt\'s elections\nprof aziz appeared on the fox news primetime show "special report w/ brett baier" in the segment "potential aftermath following egypt presidential election" by james rosen on may 28 aziz suggested reconciliation between likely president abdel fattah al-sisi and the muslim brotherhood as the way to "work towards making a better egypt" and best achieve the government\'s broader goals watch the video via this link\naziz recently participated in a live online video panel may 21 broadcast from washington dc the panel presented by rfk center and earla panel on egypts elections: justice gender and human rights explored the legal gender and human rights implications of egypt\'s upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections through the lens of international human rights standards the panelists examined ongoing rights violations and their potential effects on the electoral environment and overall democratization see the broadcast here\non may 27 aziz was interviewed on al jazeera offering analysis and insight on the legal process and political legitimacy of egypt\'s 2014 presidential elections see the complete interview here\ndiscussion of mubarak\'s conviction and its impact on the sisi government\non may 25 aziz commented in egypt independent on the conviction and sentencing of egypt\'s deposed president hosni mubarak for embezzling public money to build his private palaces read the complete article here \nanalysis of egypt\'s judicial system\naziz also discussed the recent controversial rulings of egypts judiciary in timecom in the wake of recent mass death sentence rulings aziz shared her insights into the selection of judges for politically significant cases aziz a board member of the egyptian-american rule of law association recently analyzed this topic as well as egypts judicial reform human rights issues and independent judiciary on al jazeera english the article egypts judges flex their muscles by jared malsin in cairo was posted online may 13 2014 read the entire article\naziz was featured on a france international radio in a segment called egyptian court jails over 150 brotherhood supporters her comments refer to the may 18th mass conviction she suggested a systematic problem within egypts judiciary you have three courts at minimum who have been issuing mass convictions and in some cases death sentences with very minimum due process rights she said many have questions about the judicial system and why judges are issuing sentences so quickly\xa0 the problem is significant enough that the judges need to do some internal housekeeping aziz said listen to the segment here\nsharia law and the us court system\naziz was recently featured on wbff-tv fox45 baltimore in a segment called your voice your future by reporter ty jackson seven states recently banned outside laws such as sharia laws in their court systems aziz civil rights law expert says sharia law is a way of life it is a system in which muslims attempt to live their faith in their daily lives the belief system is based on the koran to view the complete segment visit http://foxbaltimorecom/news/features/vote/# and scroll to "are cultural laws testing us courts"\naziz attends doha forum: exploring legal & policy challenges in the middle east\nprofessor aziz attended the annual doha forum an international conference that gathers top diplomats government officials academics journalists and civil society leaders from around the world this years forum "enriching the middle east\'s economic future " held may 12-14 hosted more than 600 participants representing more than 80 countries and organizations azizs scholarship research writing and policy work on rule of law in egypt and middle east law and policy secured her spot among the select group of invitees\nfaculty participation in the doha forum is just one example of texas a&m school of law\'s international reach the law school recently hosted a panel of arab women leaders a lecture series on what america can learn from australian water law reform and a forum on democracy in the middle east its faculty expertise ranges from international energy environmental and water law to middle east policy along with international financial regulations international adoption law and other high-impact topics\nread more about texas a&m school of law associate professor sahar aziz\n']

['366', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/chris-watts-00-texas-a-m-law-negotiation-coach-wins-denton-mayoral-race', '\nPrinter-Friendly Press Release\nChris Watts, a negotiation coach at Texas A&M School of Law and Texas Wesleyan University School of Law alumnus, was elected Mayor of Denton on May 10. A member of the Denton City Council from 2007 to 2013, Watts garnered nearly 61% of the record turnout in a race against two opponents. The swearing-in ceremony occurred May 20 in the Denton City Council chambers.\n"I am humbled by the resounding show of support by Denton voters seeking significant change in leadership at City Hall," Watts said. "I look forward to guiding the city to ans improved financial footing through optimization of resources and a robust, proactive approach to economic development."\nA Denton real estate investor, Watts has coached the law school\'s American Bar Association (ABA) Student Division negotiating teams since 2000. Watts\' teams have qualified for the ABA National Competition seven times and, in 2011, his team was named ABA National Champion.\nWatts is currently in his second term as president of the board of directors of Texas Municipal Power Agency (TMPA), a power production station located outside of Bryan/College Station, Texas. TMPA is owned by four member cities: Bryan, Denton, Garland and Greenville. Watts has served as both vice president and treasurer of TMPA since his appointments to the board by the Denton City Council, in 2009, 2011 and 2013.\nWatts earned a bachelor\'s degree in computer science (1983) and a master\'s degree in education counseling and student services (1983) from the University of North Texas. In 2000, he was awarded a doctor of jurisprudence by Texas Wesleyan University School of Law.\n- Article and photo courtesy of Pati Haworth, Graham Public Relations\n', '\nprinter-friendly press release\nchris watts a negotiation coach at texas a&m school of law and texas wesleyan university school of law alumnus was elected mayor of denton on may 10 a member of the denton city council from 2007 to 2013 watts garnered nearly 61% of the record turnout in a race against two opponents the swearing-in ceremony occurred may 20 in the denton city council chambers\n"i am humbled by the resounding show of support by denton voters seeking significant change in leadership at city hall " watts said "i look forward to guiding the city to ans improved financial footing through optimization of resources and a robust proactive approach to economic development"\na denton real estate investor watts has coached the law school\'s american bar association (aba) student division negotiating teams since 2000 watts\' teams have qualified for the aba national competition seven times and in 2011 his team was named aba national champion\nwatts is currently in his second term as president of the board of directors of texas municipal power agency (tmpa) a power production station located outside of bryan/college station texas tmpa is owned by four member cities: bryan denton garland and greenville watts has served as both vice president and treasurer of tmpa since his appointments to the board by the denton city council in 2009 2011 and 2013\nwatts earned a bachelor\'s degree in computer science (1983) and a master\'s degree in education counseling and student services (1983) from the university of north texas in 2000 he was awarded a doctor of jurisprudence by texas wesleyan university school of law\n- article and photo courtesy of pati haworth graham public relations\n']

['367', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/penrose-success-in-the-courtroom-classroom-community', "\nProfessor Mary Margaret “Meg” Penrose is not only a tenured law professor, but also actively practices law. Penrose continues to practice in federal court with an emphasis on federal habeas corpus representation of Texas Death Row inmates and Title VII and Title IX litigation challenging gender bias and discrimination in the workplace. Penrose, a member of the law school faculty since 2009 and a member of the American Law Institute, teaches Criminal Procedure, International Human Rights, Civil Procedure, and Constitutional Law, putting her expertise to work in the classroom, courtroom and community.\nCourtroom Success\nPenrose serves as lead counsel for the petitioner in a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals case, Escamilla v. Stephens, challenging ineffective assistance of counsel. In a soon-to-be published opinion, the Fifth Circuit recently granted a certificate of appealability (COA) in the case, a rarely granted predicate to appealing a federal court’s opinion in a habeas petition. Penrose was successful in getting the Court to grant a COA as to the petitioner’s claim that trial counsel’s failure to investigate and present adequate mitigating evidence violated his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel.\nCommunity Service\nPhoto by Terri Romine-Ortega, USDA Public Affairs\nKaren Twitty, USDA FNCS Deputy Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, presents the USDA Certificate of Appreciation to Professor Penrose\nPenrose gave the keynote address for the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences national staff training celebrating Women's History Month.\xa0 Penrose’s presentation entitled “Women's History: Character, Courage and Commitment” profiled Judges Sarah T. Hughes and Jane J. Boyle as well as Kathy Switzer, the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon. (Read more below.)\nThe event, sponsored by the Southwest Region of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, was held their downtown Dallas office and broadcast to the USDA national headquarters, six other regional offices, and Agency-wide remote locations throughout the country. Professor Penrose’s presentation was part of a greater federal government educational program initiative to promote diversity awareness throughout federal agencies and institutions.\nPenrose’s exceptional presentation received an overwhelmingly positive response from the participants who praised the program as extremely significant, educational and inspirational. The program reinforced the importance of diversity to both attendees and organizers.\nClassroom Leadership\nPenrose was elected by the student body as “Outstanding Upper Division Professor” last year. The award was presented at the annual student-run “Barristers’ Ball” event, now known as the “Gig ‘Em Gala.” Penrose tied Professor Lynne Rambo for the honor. Additionally,\xa0 Penrose was recognized by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) as a “Teacher of the Year.” At the AALS Annual Meeting, the largest gathering of law faculty in the world, each member school’s selected teachers of the year were honored at a special reception.\nIn the Media\nEarlier this spring, Penrose gave an interview to Fronteras Desk, a collaboration of NPR stations in California, Nevada, Arizona and Texas. The discussion was about the types of questions that a Texas Department of Public Safety officer may ask someone when making a traffic stop. This follows a similar story on what U.S. Border Patrol agents can or cannot ask. For example, can they ask the marital status or occupation of a civilian?\n", "\nprofessor mary margaret meg penrose is not only a tenured law professor but also actively practices law penrose continues to practice in federal court with an emphasis on federal habeas corpus representation of texas death row inmates and title vii and title ix litigation challenging gender bias and discrimination in the workplace penrose a member of the law school faculty since 2009 and a member of the american law institute teaches criminal procedure international human rights civil procedure and constitutional law putting her expertise to work in the classroom courtroom and community\ncourtroom success\npenrose serves as lead counsel for the petitioner in a fifth circuit court of appeals case escamilla v stephens challenging ineffective assistance of counsel in a soon-to-be published opinion the fifth circuit recently granted a certificate of appealability (coa) in the case a rarely granted predicate to appealing a federal courts opinion in a habeas petition penrose was successful in getting the court to grant a coa as to the petitioners claim that trial counsels failure to investigate and present adequate mitigating evidence violated his sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel\ncommunity service\nphoto by terri romine-ortega usda public affairs\nkaren twitty usda fncs deputy regional administrator southwest region presents the usda certificate of appreciation to professor penrose\npenrose gave the keynote address for the united states department of agricultures (usda) food nutrition and consumer sciences national staff training celebrating women's history month\xa0 penroses presentation entitled women's history: character courage and commitment profiled judges sarah t hughes and jane j boyle as well as kathy switzer the first woman to officially run the boston marathon (read more below)\nthe event sponsored by the southwest region of the usda food and nutrition service was held their downtown dallas office and broadcast to the usda national headquarters six other regional offices and agency-wide remote locations throughout the country professor penroses presentation was part of a greater federal government educational program initiative to promote diversity awareness throughout federal agencies and institutions\npenroses exceptional presentation received an overwhelmingly positive response from the participants who praised the program as extremely significant educational and inspirational the program reinforced the importance of diversity to both attendees and organizers\nclassroom leadership\npenrose was elected by the student body as outstanding upper division professor last year the award was presented at the annual student-run barristers ball event now known as the gig ‘em gala penrose tied professor lynne rambo for the honor additionally \xa0 penrose was recognized by the association of american law schools (aals) as a teacher of the year at the aals annual meeting the largest gathering of law faculty in the world each member schools selected teachers of the year were honored at a special reception\nin the media\nearlier this spring penrose gave an interview to fronteras desk a collaboration of npr stations in california nevada arizona and texas the discussion was about the types of questions that a texas department of public safety officer may ask someone when making a traffic stop this follows a similar story on what us border patrol agents can or cannot ask for example can they ask the marital status or occupation of a civilian\n"]

['368', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/texas-a-m-school-of-law-faculty-expertise-featured-in-the-media', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law faculty members are renowned for expertise in their respective areas of legal study, research and practice. As practitioners, educators and stewards to the community, they are frequently called upon as recognized experts in their fields. Professors Lynne Rambo, Gabriel Eckstein, Michael Z. Green and Sahar Aziz recently appeared in the media to share their expertise and discuss current legal issues.\nProfessor Lynne Rambo, constitutional law professor, discussed a case currently before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals regarding Texas’s "improper photography" law, section 21.15 of the Texas Penal Code, which criminalizes taking photos without someone’s permission with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of any person. The Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio ruled the statute unconstitutional on the grounds that it is overly broad and vague in violation of the First Amendment. Thus, many types of unobjectionable photos by the press and others could subject people to criminal liability. Professor Rambo says the statute requires a fix by the legislature through amending the law. The local Fox affiliate’s investigative reporter Becky Oliver sought Rambo’s expert opinion the case.\nProfessor Rambo shared her constitutional law expertise on two other legal issues on the local Fox news channel in February. One involved Texas Attorney General\'s plan to appeal the ruling lifting the ban on gay marriage. The other\xa0discussed the judge\'s ruling to deny media access to the probation hearing for Ethan Couch, the drunk-driving teenager who killed four people.\nProfessor Gabriel Eckstein, professor of oil & gas law and property law, discussed how the recent $3 million fracking verdict in favor of a Wise County family against Aruba Petroleum may open the door for more lawsuits. Eckstein said plaintiffs and their attorneys will see the verdict as an opportunity to seek their own claims. “When people see a lawsuit like this succeed, especially at the trial level, you’re going to have more copycat lawsuits,” he said. See the local CBS affiliate’s story.\nProfessor Eckstein, also a noted expert on water rights, is director of the International Water Law Project and currently serves on the executive board of the International Water Resources Association. He was recently quoted in a New York Times article on water rights in the American West and in a December article about Rio Grande water law rights. Eckstein, an attorney with Sullivan and Worcester, has served as senior counsel in the private sector working on environmental regulation and legislative matters and is a former litigator in private practice on environmental, toxic tort and asbestos cases.\nProfessor Michael Z. Green offered his expertise on labor and employment law in a recent Fort Worth Star-Telegram article on a pregnancy discrimination case involving Pier 1 Imports being sued for forcing a pregnant California employee to take unpaid maternity leave. Green stated that a proposed federal law would provide pregnant workers more protection in states like Texas, which currently does not have a law that prevents employers from forcing pregnant workers to take unrequested leave.\nProfessor Green is a labor and employment mediator and arbitrator who serves as a member of the American Arbitration Association’s National Labor Arbitration panel and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Labor Panel. He is the co-chair of the Subcommittee on ADR for the ABA Labor and Employment Section’s Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility. A frequently requested speaker, Professor Green has presented at dozens of conferences on matters pertaining to labor and employment law and dispute resolution.\nAssociate Professor Sahar Aziz was a featured panelist on the PBS program “McCuistion,” tackling the question, “Are Government Security Agencies Essential or a Threat to Our National Security?” Aziz, who teaches courses in national security, civil rights litigation, national security and race in post-9/11 America, and Islamic and Middle East law, is a board member of the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas. Professor Aziz agreed that national security agencies are necessary, but stated the real question is “What is their proper role?” In addition, Aziz discussed domestic metadata, bulk surveillance and the legal basis for their collection and use, including the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, transparency and public advocacy. View the program here.\nProfessor Aziz has also recently been interviewed on Al-Jazeera English about the resumption of U.S. aid to Egypt despite human rights violations, the prosecution of journalists and judicial reform in the Middle East, as well as the March death sentences of 529 Egyptian protesters. She also appeared on the Al-Jazeera English program “Inside Egypt” in May and April. She was recently interviewed on Radio France International about Egyptian women failed by the Arab Spring. Professor Aziz, president of the Egyptian-American Rule of Law Association, co-authored a New York Times op-ed piece "Protest is Egypt\'s Last Resort" in December 2013.\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law faculty members are renowned for expertise in their respective areas of legal study research and practice as practitioners educators and stewards to the community they are frequently called upon as recognized experts in their fields professors lynne rambo gabriel eckstein michael z green and sahar aziz recently appeared in the media to share their expertise and discuss current legal issues\nprofessor lynne rambo constitutional law professor discussed a case currently before the texas court of criminal appeals regarding texass "improper photography" law section 2115 of the texas penal code which criminalizes taking photos without someones permission with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of any person the fourth court of appeals in san antonio ruled the statute unconstitutional on the grounds that it is overly broad and vague in violation of the first amendment thus many types of unobjectionable photos by the press and others could subject people to criminal liability professor rambo says the statute requires a fix by the legislature through amending the law the local fox affiliates investigative reporter becky oliver sought rambos expert opinion the case\nprofessor rambo shared her constitutional law expertise on two other legal issues on the local fox news channel in february one involved texas attorney general\'s plan to appeal the ruling lifting the ban on gay marriage the other\xa0discussed the judge\'s ruling to deny media access to the probation hearing for ethan couch the drunk-driving teenager who killed four people\nprofessor gabriel eckstein professor of oil & gas law and property law discussed how the recent $3 million fracking verdict in favor of a wise county family against aruba petroleum may open the door for more lawsuits eckstein said plaintiffs and their attorneys will see the verdict as an opportunity to seek their own claims when people see a lawsuit like this succeed especially at the trial level youre going to have more copycat lawsuits he said see the local cbs affiliates story\nprofessor eckstein also a noted expert on water rights is director of the international water law project and currently serves on the executive board of the international water resources association he was recently quoted in a new york times article on water rights in the american west and in a december article about rio grande water law rights eckstein an attorney with sullivan and worcester has served as senior counsel in the private sector working on environmental regulation and legislative matters and is a former litigator in private practice on environmental toxic tort and asbestos cases\nprofessor michael z green offered his expertise on labor and employment law in a recent fort worth star-telegram article on a pregnancy discrimination case involving pier 1 imports being sued for forcing a pregnant california employee to take unpaid maternity leave green stated that a proposed federal law would provide pregnant workers more protection in states like texas which currently does not have a law that prevents employers from forcing pregnant workers to take unrequested leave\nprofessor green is a labor and employment mediator and arbitrator who serves as a member of the american arbitration associations national labor arbitration panel and the federal mediation and conciliation service labor panel he is the co-chair of the subcommittee on adr for the aba labor and employment sections committee on ethics and professional responsibility a frequently requested speaker professor green has presented at dozens of conferences on matters pertaining to labor and employment law and dispute resolution\nassociate professor sahar aziz was a featured panelist on the pbs program mccuistion tackling the question are government security agencies essential or a threat to our national security aziz who teaches courses in national security civil rights litigation national security and race in post-9/11 america and islamic and middle east law is a board member of the american civil liberties union of texas professor aziz agreed that national security agencies are necessary but stated the real question is what is their proper role in addition aziz discussed domestic metadata bulk surveillance and the legal basis for their collection and use including the foreign intelligence surveillance court transparency and public advocacy view the program here\nprofessor aziz has also recently been interviewed on al-jazeera english about the resumption of us aid to egypt despite human rights violations the prosecution of journalists and judicial reform in the middle east as well as the march death sentences of 529 egyptian protesters she also appeared on the al-jazeera english program inside egypt in may and april she was recently interviewed on radio france international about egyptian women failed by the arab spring professor aziz president of the egyptian-american rule of law association co-authored a new york times op-ed piece "protest is egypt\'s last resort" in december 2013\n']

['369', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/new-texas-a-m-law-school-dean-named-university-pledges-$25-million-to-school-in-auf-funds', '\nDr. Andrew Morriss,\nnamed new dean of\nTexas A&M University\nSchool of Law\nA nationally prominent legal scholar known for his work in a variety of regulatory issues, as well as for his teaching background, Andrew Morriss, Ph.D., J.D., is the new dean of the Texas A&M University School of Law, effective July 1.\nProf. Morriss’ selection to lead the Fort Worth-based law school that Texas A&M acquired last year was approved Thursday (May 1) by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents upon the unanimous recommendation of Chancellor John Sharp, interim President Mark Hussey and Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Karan Watson.\nProf. Morriss, who holds a Ph.D. degree in economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in addition to his J.D. earned at The University of Texas at Austin, is currently the D. Paul Jones, Jr. & Charlene A. Jones Chairholder of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law. He is an acknowledged leader regarding regulatory issues involving environmental, energy and offshore financial centers.\nHe was the successful candidate in a national search that produced more than 60 nominations.\n“Carol and I are thrilled to get to be part of the team at Texas A&M,” Morriss said. “This is a unique opportunity in American legal education, combining the excellent faculty, staff and students at the law school with one of America’s premier research universities.” His wife, Dr. Carol Akers, is a graduate of Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences.\nChancellor Sharp underscored his commitment to move the new school into the top ranks.\n“I have said since the beginning, we are committed to seeing the Texas A&M School of Law quickly become acknowledged as a leader in legal education,” he said. “Our unique commitment to teaching and service to the state of Texas will be our hallmark in this endeavor just as it has been over the 137-year history of Texas A&M University. These strategic investments and the appointment of Dr. Morriss as the inaugural Anthony G. Buzbee Dean only accelerate our efforts in this regard.”\nTexas A&M pledges $5 million now in addition to $20 million in matching funds to the Law School\nIn separate action taken by the regents, Chancellor Sharp received authority to provide $5 million from the Available University Fund (AUF) for the law school now and up to $20 million over the next five years on a dollar-for-dollar basis regarding funds raised in the private sector. The AUF represents proceeds from the Permanent University Fund to enhance excellence in teaching, research and related initiatives. Fundraising and donor engagement activities are already under way.\nAdditionally, the chancellor cited the recent million-dollar donation by Regent Anthony Buzbee and his wife, Zoe, to establish an endowment for the sitting dean of the law school. The Anthony G. Buzbee Dean’s Endowed Chair is the first-ever endowment gift of its kind dedicated to law school faculty, specifically the dean.\n“We are poised to make tremendous strides in a very short period of time for not only the long-awaited law school at Texas A&M, but on the profession of law in our state,” noted Regent Buzbee, himself an attorney. “My family and I are proud to play a small part in helping this school of law advance these efforts.” He is the founding partner of the firm that bears his name and has offices in Houston, Galveston and Edinburg.\nSupport for Andrew Morriss\nIn joining in the recommendation to the board, interim President Hussey noted: \xa0“Prof. Morriss has not only distinguished himself in his field of scholarship, but comes to us with unique perspective as a faculty member who was integrally involved in enhancing two previous schools of law. Serving at the University of Illinois as it advanced from the Top 100 to No. 23 and at the University of Alabama, which advanced from Top 80 to No. 23.”\nProvost Watson, to whom Morriss will report, emphasized the broad-based support for his selection. “The search committee, faculty and university leadership who interacted with Prof. Morriss during this process were complimentary of his accomplishments, experience and demeanor towards the unique opportunity our law school presents,” she noted.\xa0 “His scholarship and exceptional record of teaching focuses on key regulatory issues facing our state and nation, and his vision for legal education will serve us well in enhancing our newly acquired law school.”\nIn addition to his law and Ph.D. degrees, Prof. Morriss holds a bachelor of arts degree from Princeton University and a master of public affairs degree from UT-Austin.\nFollowing law school, he clerked for U. S. District Judge Barefoot Sanders in the Northern District of Texas and worked two years at Texas Rural Legal Aid in Hereford and Plainview.\nHe is considered by colleagues and students —present and past— an exceptionally accomplished teacher, and they point to numerous courses that include international experiences for students, a high-impact learning focus of Texas A&M. He has taught and lectured in the Cayman Islands, China, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Nepal and other locations around the world.\nHis scholarship includes being author and coauthor of more than 60 articles, chapters and books. He is a Research Fellow at the New York University (NYU) Center for Labor and Employment Law, Chair of the editorial board for the Cayman Financial Review and enjoys affiliation with numerous think tanks on public policy, including the Property & Environment Research Center in Bozeman, Montana, the Regulatory Studies Center at George Washington University, the Institute for Energy Research in Washington, D. C., and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.\nPrior to joining the University of Alabama, Morriss was the H. Ross & Helen Workman Professor of Law and Professor of Business at the University of Illinois College of Law and the Galen J. Roush Professor of Business Law & Regulation at Case Western Reserve University.\nOutstanding Leadership of Interim Dean Aric Short\nThe law school is currently headed by Aric Short, who was serving in an interim capacity when Texas A&M acquired it from Texas Wesleyan University.\n“We want to acknowledge the outstanding service of Aric Short during this interim and unprecedented transition period,” Hussey and Watson said in a joint statement. “His leadership throughout the transition and this first year has established a great foundation from which we all can build.”\n', '\ndr andrew morriss \nnamed new dean of\ntexas a&m university\nschool of law\na nationally prominent legal scholar known for his work in a variety of regulatory issues as well as for his teaching background andrew morriss phd jd is the new dean of the texas a&m university school of law effective july 1\nprof morriss selection to lead the fort worth-based law school that texas a&m acquired last year was approved thursday (may 1) by the texas a&m university system board of regents upon the unanimous recommendation of chancellor john sharp interim president mark hussey and provost and executive vice president for academic affairs karan watson\nprof morriss who holds a phd degree in economics from massachusetts institute of technology in addition to his jd earned at the university of texas at austin is currently the d paul jones jr & charlene a jones chairholder of law at the university of alabama school of law he is an acknowledged leader regarding regulatory issues involving environmental energy and offshore financial centers\nhe was the successful candidate in a national search that produced more than 60 nominations\ncarol and i are thrilled to get to be part of the team at texas a&m morriss said this is a unique opportunity in american legal education combining the excellent faculty staff and students at the law school with one of americas premier research universities his wife dr carol akers is a graduate of texas a&m universitys college of veterinary medicine & biomedical sciences\nchancellor sharp underscored his commitment to move the new school into the top ranks\ni have said since the beginning we are committed to seeing the texas a&m school of law quickly become acknowledged as a leader in legal education he said our unique commitment to teaching and service to the state of texas will be our hallmark in this endeavor just as it has been over the 137-year history of texas a&m university these strategic investments and the appointment of dr morriss as the inaugural anthony g buzbee dean only accelerate our efforts in this regard\ntexas a&m pledges $5 million now in addition to $20 million in matching funds to the law school\nin separate action taken by the regents chancellor sharp received authority to provide $5 million from the available university fund (auf) for the law school now and up to $20 million over the next five years on a dollar-for-dollar basis regarding funds raised in the private sector the auf represents proceeds from the permanent university fund to enhance excellence in teaching research and related initiatives fundraising and donor engagement activities are already under way\nadditionally the chancellor cited the recent million-dollar donation by regent anthony buzbee and his wife zoe to establish an endowment for the sitting dean of the law school the anthony g buzbee deans endowed chair is the first-ever endowment gift of its kind dedicated to law school faculty specifically the dean\nwe are poised to make tremendous strides in a very short period of time for not only the long-awaited law school at texas a&m but on the profession of law in our state noted regent buzbee himself an attorney my family and i are proud to play a small part in helping this school of law advance these efforts he is the founding partner of the firm that bears his name and has offices in houston galveston and edinburg\nsupport for andrew morriss\nin joining in the recommendation to the board interim president hussey noted: \xa0prof morriss has not only distinguished himself in his field of scholarship but comes to us with unique perspective as a faculty member who was integrally involved in enhancing two previous schools of law serving at the university of illinois as it advanced from the top 100 to no 23 and at the university of alabama which advanced from top 80 to no 23\nprovost watson to whom morriss will report emphasized the broad-based support for his selection the search committee faculty and university leadership who interacted with prof morriss during this process were complimentary of his accomplishments experience and demeanor towards the unique opportunity our law school presents she noted\xa0 his scholarship and exceptional record of teaching focuses on key regulatory issues facing our state and nation and his vision for legal education will serve us well in enhancing our newly acquired law school\nin addition to his law and phd degrees prof morriss holds a bachelor of arts degree from princeton university and a master of public affairs degree from ut-austin\nfollowing law school he clerked for u s district judge barefoot sanders in the northern district of texas and worked two years at texas rural legal aid in hereford and plainview\nhe is considered by colleagues and students present and past an exceptionally accomplished teacher and they point to numerous courses that include international experiences for students a high-impact learning focus of texas a&m he has taught and lectured in the cayman islands china greece guatemala hong kong nepal and other locations around the world\nhis scholarship includes being author and coauthor of more than 60 articles chapters and books he is a research fellow at the new york university (nyu) center for labor and employment law chair of the editorial board for the cayman financial review and enjoys affiliation with numerous think tanks on public policy including the property & environment research center in bozeman montana the regulatory studies center at george washington university the institute for energy research in washington d c and the mercatus center at george mason university\nprior to joining the university of alabama morriss was the h ross & helen workman professor of law and professor of business at the university of illinois college of law and the galen j roush professor of business law & regulation at case western reserve university\noutstanding leadership of interim dean aric short\nthe law school is currently headed by aric short who was serving in an interim capacity when texas a&m acquired it from texas wesleyan university\nwe want to acknowledge the outstanding service of aric short during this interim and unprecedented transition period hussey and watson said in a joint statement his leadership throughout the transition and this first year has established a great foundation from which we all can build\n']

['370', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/water-scarcity-solutions-addressed-at-law-school-presentation', '\n\n\nTexans are “brave, courageous and different,” and could be influential in national water management discussions, according to Professor Mike Young of Adelaide, Australia. Young was the keynote speaker at a luncheon hosted at Texas A&M University School of Law in Fort Worth April 25, sponsored by Water Asset Management, LLC.\nYoung holds a Research Chair in Water and Environmental Policy at the University of Adelaide, and for the past academic year, served as the Gough Whitlam and Malcom Fraser Chair in Australian Studies at Harvard University. \xa0\nHe spoke on Australia’s response to severe water scarcity in his presentation “Is Texas Missing an Opportunity? Lessons From Australia.” The presentation was part of the School of Law’s Water Lecture Series: Perspectives on Law and Policy. Young gave a related presentation April 28 at Texas A&M University in College Station entitled “Allocating and Sharing Water: Lessons From Australia.”\nYoung described the water entitlement and allocation regime in Australia as akin to holding shares in a corporation. Like shares, water entitlements can be traded within basins and a regulated market helps determine best uses. Moreover, the environment is an equal participant in the Australian system and similarly is allotted shares that are used as deemed appropriate by environmental managers. Young encouraged Texas to understand its water scarcity situation and learn how water can be an investment leading to community prosperity.\n“Water is so critical to so many Texas businesses. If you get it right, people will come here and prosper,” Young said.\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 is intended to increase awareness of water challenges facing our state, explore similar challenges plaguing other communities and nations and consider various water management, allocation and conservation strategies from around the world.\nTexas A&M professor of law Gabriel Eckstein, a noted water law and policy expert and director of the International Water Law Project, explained that by 2060, population growth in Texas is expected to increase 80 to 90 percent, but that the state’s water resource availability is projected to decline 15 to 20 percent. He and other researchers at Texas A&M University in College Station, including professor Ronald Kaiser, Chair of the Texas A&M University Water Management and Hydrological Sciences Program, are committed to being part of the discussion of how Texas could meet the water demand as the population grows.\nView a video of the presentation at the law school in Fort Worth. The next event in the series is planned for Nov. 18 and 19, 2014.\nTo subscribe to Young’s “Water Droplets” e-newsletter, visit www.myoung.net.au.\nKeynote presenter Professor Mike Young and Texas A&M professor of law Gabriel Eckstein pose with executives from Water Asset Management, LLC, (lunch sponsor) and Water Property Investors, LP. L-R: Disque D. Deane, Jr., Matthew J. Diserio, Marc Robert, Mike Young, Gabriel Eckstein, and Lynn Sherman.\n- Article contributed by Daniella Wiedel. Photos by Christy Cleger.\n', '\n\n\ntexans are brave courageous and different and could be influential in national water management discussions according to professor mike young of adelaide australia young was the keynote speaker at a luncheon hosted at texas a&m university school of law in fort worth april 25 sponsored by water asset management llc\nyoung holds a research chair in water and environmental policy at the university of adelaide and for the past academic year served as the gough whitlam and malcom fraser chair in australian studies at harvard university \xa0\nhe spoke on australias response to severe water scarcity in his presentation is texas missing an opportunity lessons from australia the presentation was part of the school of laws water lecture series: perspectives on law and policy young gave a related presentation april 28 at texas a&m university in college station entitled allocating and sharing water: lessons from australia\nyoung described the water entitlement and allocation regime in australia as akin to holding shares in a corporation like shares water entitlements can be traded within basins and a regulated market helps determine best uses moreover the environment is an equal participant in the australian system and similarly is allotted shares that are used as deemed appropriate by environmental managers young encouraged texas to understand its water scarcity situation and learn how water can be an investment leading to community prosperity\nwater is so critical to so many texas businesses if you get it right people will come here and prosper young said\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 is intended to increase awareness of water challenges facing our state explore similar challenges plaguing other communities and nations and consider various water management allocation and conservation strategies from around the world\ntexas a&m professor of law gabriel eckstein a noted water law and policy expert and director of the international water law project explained that by 2060 population growth in texas is expected to increase 80 to 90 percent but that the states water resource availability is projected to decline 15 to 20 percent he and other researchers at texas a&m university in college station including professor ronald kaiser chair of the texas a&m university water management and hydrological sciences program are committed to being part of the discussion of how texas could meet the water demand as the population grows\nview a video of the presentation at the law school in fort worth the next event in the series is planned for nov 18 and 19 2014\nto subscribe to youngs water droplets e-newsletter visit wwwmyoungnetau\nkeynote presenter professor mike young and texas a&m professor of law gabriel eckstein pose with executives from water asset management llc (lunch sponsor) and water property investors lp l-r: disque d deane jr matthew j diserio marc robert mike young gabriel eckstein and lynn sherman\n- article contributed by daniella wiedel photos by christy cleger\n']

['371', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/anthony-g.-buzbee-commits-$1-million-for-texas-a-m-school-of-law', '\nFORT WORTH, Texas -- Texas A&M Regent Anthony G. Buzbee, his wife Zoe and his law firm gave a $1 million endowment to Texas A&M University School of Law in April. The Anthony G. Buzbee Dean’s Endowed Chair is the first-ever endowment gift of its kind dedicated to law school faculty, specifically the dean.\n“Regent Buzbee’s extraordinary generosity will allow Texas A&M law school to invest in key strategic areas of programmatic development and hiring. I see this gift as support for the vision and trajectory we are pursuing at the law school,” said Interim Dean Aric Short.\n“This is a moment of transformation for our law school, and this unprecedented financial gift reflects the incredibly supportive Texas A&M community we’ve joined. This endowment will allow us to further develop innovative, interdisciplinary, and high-impact programs that will prepare our students for the practice of law they will face in the future,” he said.\nTexas A&M Regent Anthony G. Buzbee endows\n$1 million to Texas A&M School of Law to create the\nAnthony G. Buzbee Dean\'s Endowed Chair\nBuzbee is a prominent attorney who is the founding partner of The Buzbee Law Firm with locations in Houston, Galveston and Edinburg. A leader at the top of his profession, Buzbee of Houston, Texas, received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Texas A&M University and a law degree summa cum laude from the University of Houston Law Center. He also serves on the Texas A&M Board of Regents.\xa0\n“I hope to encourage others to give," Buzbee said. "I am proud of the school and know we’ll be successful. I think those who are successful have an obligation to give back if they can. The law practice has been good to me, and I’m proud that we Aggies now have our own law school.” Buzbee further comments that he wants to make sure the school is fully integrated into the Aggie System.\nHis leadership is demonstrated not only through his gift, but also through his service to his college. While at Texas A&M he served as a Battalion Commander in the Corps of Cadets and was named a Distinguished Naval Graduate as well as a Distinguished Student and was recognized as Outstanding Commander in the Corps of Cadets. The Buzbee Leadership Learning Center, located on the College Station Quad, is named in his honor. Buzbee says these achievements shaped his life and further instilled a sense of loyalty and desire to set an example for others.\nBuzbee served in the United States Marine Corps in the Persian Gulf and Somalian conflicts, earning the rank of Captain, where he received various awards including the prestigious Navy Commendation Medal. He entered law school at the University of Houston Law Center after leaving the Marine Corps.\nHe is a member of the State Bar of Texas and former adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center. In 2002, Buzbee was recognized by his peers in the\xa0Texas Lawyer, as one of the Top 5\xa0“Go To Lawyers”\xa0for Commercial Litigation in the state of Texas.\nTwo of his notable cases include one in 2009 where a federal jury in Galveston awarded $100 million to 10 of Buzbee’s clients who alleged toxic exposure related to chemical discharge at the BP Texas City Plant -- \xa0the largest verdict recorded against BP -- as well as a settlement on behalf of 10 boys against Cadillac Ranch creator and owner Stanley March 3 (2012).\nBuzbee offers internship opportunities for students, and has selected his first from Texas A&M University School of Law, 1L Shawn Johnson, to work at his Houston location for six weeks this summer. Johnson is eager to start working for the firm. “I admire what he’s done for the university and community. He really is a philanthropist. I’m happy I’ll get to work with one of the best litigators in Texas,” Johnson said.\n', '\nfort worth texas -- texas a&m regent anthony g buzbee his wife zoe and his law firm gave a $1 million endowment to texas a&m university school of law in april the anthony g buzbee deans endowed chair is the first-ever endowment gift of its kind dedicated to law school faculty specifically the dean\nregent buzbees extraordinary generosity will allow texas a&m law school to invest in key strategic areas of programmatic development and hiring i see this gift as support for the vision and trajectory we are pursuing at the law school said interim dean aric short\nthis is a moment of transformation for our law school and this unprecedented financial gift reflects the incredibly supportive texas a&m community weve joined this endowment will allow us to further develop innovative interdisciplinary and high-impact programs that will prepare our students for the practice of law they will face in the future he said\ntexas a&m regent anthony g buzbee endows\n$1 million to texas a&m school of law to create the\nanthony g buzbee dean\'s endowed chair\nbuzbee is a prominent attorney who is the founding partner of the buzbee law firm with locations in houston galveston and edinburg a leader at the top of his profession buzbee of houston texas received his bachelors degree in psychology from texas a&m university and a law degree summa cum laude from the university of houston law center he also serves on the texas a&m board of regents\xa0\ni hope to encourage others to give " buzbee said "i am proud of the school and know well be successful i think those who are successful have an obligation to give back if they can the law practice has been good to me and im proud that we aggies now have our own law school buzbee further comments that he wants to make sure the school is fully integrated into the aggie system\nhis leadership is demonstrated not only through his gift but also through his service to his college while at texas a&m he served as a battalion commander in the corps of cadets and was named a distinguished naval graduate as well as a distinguished student and was recognized as outstanding commander in the corps of cadets the buzbee leadership learning center located on the college station quad is named in his honor buzbee says these achievements shaped his life and further instilled a sense of loyalty and desire to set an example for others\nbuzbee served in the united states marine corps in the persian gulf and somalian conflicts earning the rank of captain where he received various awards including the prestigious navy commendation medal he entered law school at the university of houston law center after leaving the marine corps\nhe is a member of the state bar of texas and former adjunct professor at the university of houston law center in 2002 buzbee was recognized by his peers in the\xa0texas lawyer as one of the top 5\xa0go to lawyers\xa0for commercial litigation in the state of texas\ntwo of his notable cases include one in 2009 where a federal jury in galveston awarded $100 million to 10 of buzbees clients who alleged toxic exposure related to chemical discharge at the bp texas city plant -- \xa0the largest verdict recorded against bp -- as well as a settlement on behalf of 10 boys against cadillac ranch creator and owner stanley march 3 (2012)\nbuzbee offers internship opportunities for students and has selected his first from texas a&m university school of law 1l shawn johnson to work at his houston location for six weeks this summer johnson is eager to start working for the firm i admire what hes done for the university and community he really is a philanthropist im happy ill get to work with one of the best litigators in texas johnson said\n']

['372', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/texas-a-m-law-school-3l-erin-bullard-wins-buck-weirus-spirit-award', '\nL-R: Marty Holmes ’87, Vice President, The Association of Former Students; Kathleen Gibson ’81, Chair of the Board of The Association of Former Students; Texas A&M Law School 3L Erin Bullard ’10 with Buck Weirus Award certificate; Dr. Mark Hussey ’79, Interim President, Texas A&M University; and Lt. Gen. Joe Weber ’72, Vice President of Student Affairs, Texas A&M University\nTexas A&M University School of Law’s 3L Erin Bullard was one of 51 Texas A&M University students to receive the 2014 Buck Weirus Spirit Award for spirit and leadership. The awards ceremony, held at Texas A&M University in College Station on April 13, with interim University president Mark Hussey and Lt. Gen. Joe Weber, vice president for Student Affairs, in attendance.\nThe Buck Weirus Spirit Award is given to student leaders who create positive experiences in the Aggie community, impact student life, and enhance the Aggie Spirit. “The best of the best,” according to Rusty Thompson, director of Student Activities at Texas A&M and chair of the Buck Weirus award selection committee.\nBullard says she is honored to be selected. “This award symbolizes the relationships formed and lessons learned at law school, and that’s the most valuable thing I will take away from this experience,” she said.\nBullard is the current Student Bar Association (SBA) president and was previously the social chair. She has lead SBA and other student organizations through the transition from a private school to a public university, including working with the Texas A&M University Graduate Student Council on drafting requirements for law school student organizations. In addition, she launched the SBA Liaison program and implemented Honor Council elections. Bullard also organized a Thanksgiving feast for the entire law school community.\nBullard celebrates the Spirit Award win with her family\nShe was also vice president and alumni relations manager for the Texas Aggie Legal Society. As a member of the Board of Advocates, she served as a volunteer judge for intramural competitions and competed in several ABA mediation competitions. Bullard won first place in both the 2013 Texas A&M Law Moot Court event and in the 2012 Texas Wesleyan Law Client Counseling competition.\nBullard graduated from Texas A&M University in 2010 and studied political sciences and journalism and. She will receive her J.D. from Texas A&M School of Law this May.\nThe award, named for Richard “Buck” Weirus ’42 recognizes students for their outstanding contributions to student life programs at Texas A&M. Mr. Weirus served as Executive Director of The Association of Former Students from 1964 to 1980. Because of his unique leadership, vision, and support of student involvement, this award was established in 1982 in his honor. Award recipients received a unique commemorative watch and framed certificate.\n', '\nl-r: marty holmes 87 vice president the association of former students; kathleen gibson 81 chair of the board of the association of former students; texas a&m law school 3l erin bullard 10 with buck weirus award certificate; dr mark hussey 79 interim president texas a&m university; and lt gen joe weber 72 vice president of student affairs texas a&m university\ntexas a&m university school of laws 3l erin bullard was one of 51 texas a&m university students to receive the 2014 buck weirus spirit award for spirit and leadership the awards ceremony held at texas a&m university in college station on april 13 with interim university president mark hussey and lt gen joe weber vice president for student affairs in attendance\nthe buck weirus spirit award is given to student leaders who create positive experiences in the aggie community impact student life and enhance the aggie spirit the best of the best according to rusty thompson director of student activities at texas a&m and chair of the buck weirus award selection committee\nbullard says she is honored to be selected this award symbolizes the relationships formed and lessons learned at law school and thats the most valuable thing i will take away from this experience she said\nbullard is the current student bar association (sba) president and was previously the social chair she has lead sba and other student organizations through the transition from a private school to a public university including working with the texas a&m university graduate student council on drafting requirements for law school student organizations in addition she launched the sba liaison program and implemented honor council elections bullard also organized a thanksgiving feast for the entire law school community\nbullard celebrates the spirit award win with her family\nshe was also vice president and alumni relations manager for the texas aggie legal society as a member of the board of advocates she served as a volunteer judge for intramural competitions and competed in several aba mediation competitions bullard won first place in both the 2013 texas a&m law moot court event and in the 2012 texas wesleyan law client counseling competition\nbullard graduated from texas a&m university in 2010 and studied political sciences and journalism and she will receive her jd from texas a&m school of law this may\nthe award named for richard buck weirus 42 recognizes students for their outstanding contributions to student life programs at texas a&m mr weirus served as executive director of the association of former students from 1964 to 1980 because of his unique leadership vision and support of student involvement this award was established in 1982 in his honor award recipients received a unique commemorative watch and framed certificate\n']

['373', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/sixth-annual-law-review-energy-symposium', '\nPanelists Alan Bush (standing) and Ian Ghrist (seated at right) and moderator Franklin Snyder, Texas A&M School of Law professor (seated at left), present "Practical Lessons in Oil & Gas Leases" to a packed lecture hall at the 2014 Energy Symposium.\n\nFORT WORTH - Texas A&M Law Review is celebrating the resounding success of the Sixth Annual Energy Symposium hosted March 20–21, 2014, at Texas A&M University School of Law.\nTexas A&M Law Review, the school’s first student-run legal journal, received support from Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, as the energy symposium’s presenting sponsor. The event drew an estimated 300 attendees from across the globe, a particularly large audience that included legal practitioners, landmen, industry insiders, and students. Organizers attribute the high attendance to the symposium’s focus on the most pressing and cutting-edge developments in the legal sector. “We had a great turnout. The symposium gets bigger every year, and we are now approaching the school\'s maximum capacity for the event. That is a true testament to the years of building that has gone into the event,” said symposia editor Matthew Fronda.\n“The law school was proud, once again, to host this important and timely symposium,” said Aric Short, the school’s interim dean. “Our law review staff did an extraordinary job assembling a top-notch array of leading practitioners and scholars in energy law.\xa0 I expect that the energy symposium will continue to thrive in the future, and I hope that it serves as a core for a growing focus on energy law at Texas A&M Law School.”\nThis year’s speakers tackled issues ranging from international trade perspectives to ethical considerations in energy transactions. Two presentations debated the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing. Joshua Fershee, a law professor and industry expert from West Virginia University College of Law, challenged symposium attendees to begin an open policy dialogue regarding the environmental impacts of fracing. In response, Jeffrey King, a shareholder and litigator at the firm Winstead PC, stressed the overall lack of environmental impacts presented by fracturing opponents during litigation.\nAnother noteworthy panel discussed the legal ramifications of soon-to-open drilling opportunities in Mexico and South America (pictured at right). The panel consisted of Phillip D. Vasquez, an of-counsel attorney at Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, and Larry B. Pascal of Houston and Ariel Ramos of Mexico City, both Haynes & Boone practicing partners, and Andre Berzins, foreign associate at Haynes & Boone, Brazil.\n\xa0\nTexas Supreme Court Justice Debra H. Lehrmann opened the two-day event with a recap of the noteworthy developments in Texas’ energy law. Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price opened the second day with a discussion about the industry’s continued economic benefits for the city. Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp was a keynote presenter, participating in a conversation with Texas Tribune founder and editor-in-chief Evan Smith. Fronda commented on the symposium’s special guests, “their efforts, despite their incredibly busy schedules, meant a lot to the Law Review and vindicated the months of work put into the symposium.”\nThe law review has received high praises from the event’s attendees, many of whom have contacted the publication’s board to note their enjoyment of the event. "Because of the solid foundation we inherited, we knew that it would take a lot of work to further raise the bar,” said Joakim Soederbaum, the Law Review’s editor-in-chief. “All our members did an outstanding job to pull it off, and we are very excited to receive such an overwhelmingly positive response from both the local and the global community."\nNow in its first year with Texas A&M University following the fall 2013 acquisition from Texas Wesleyan University, the law school hopes to continue adding to the annual symposium’s momentum under its new, maroon banner.\nTexas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp, a symposium keynote speaker, poses with the Texas A&M Law Review student editorial board who made the Energy Symposium a success. L-R: Paul Elkins, managing editor; Matthew Fronda, symposium editor; Chancellor John Sharp; Joakim Soederbaum, editor-in-chief; Ashleigh Renfro, business editor; Larisa Maxwell, executive editor; and Aric Short, Law School interim dean.\n- Article and graphic contributed by Ashleigh Renfro, photos by Glen Ellman\n', '\npanelists alan bush (standing) and ian ghrist (seated at right) and moderator franklin snyder texas a&m school of law professor (seated at left) present "practical lessons in oil & gas leases" to a packed lecture hall at the 2014 energy symposium\n\nfort worth - texas a&m law review is celebrating the resounding success of the sixth annual energy symposium hosted march 20–21 2014 at texas a&m university school of law\ntexas a&m law review the schools first student-run legal journal received support from steptoe & johnson pllc as the energy symposiums presenting sponsor the event drew an estimated 300 attendees from across the globe a particularly large audience that included legal practitioners landmen industry insiders and students organizers attribute the high attendance to the symposiums focus on the most pressing and cutting-edge developments in the legal sector we had a great turnout the symposium gets bigger every year and we are now approaching the school\'s maximum capacity for the event that is a true testament to the years of building that has gone into the event said symposia editor matthew fronda\nthe law school was proud once again to host this important and timely symposium said aric short the schools interim dean our law review staff did an extraordinary job assembling a top-notch array of leading practitioners and scholars in energy law\xa0 i expect that the energy symposium will continue to thrive in the future and i hope that it serves as a core for a growing focus on energy law at texas a&m law school\nthis years speakers tackled issues ranging from international trade perspectives to ethical considerations in energy transactions two presentations debated the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing joshua fershee a law professor and industry expert from west virginia university college of law challenged symposium attendees to begin an open policy dialogue regarding the environmental impacts of fracing in response jeffrey king a shareholder and litigator at the firm winstead pc stressed the overall lack of environmental impacts presented by fracturing opponents during litigation\nanother noteworthy panel discussed the legal ramifications of soon-to-open drilling opportunities in mexico and south america (pictured at right) the panel consisted of phillip d vasquez an of-counsel attorney at steptoe & johnson pllc and larry b pascal of houston and ariel ramos of mexico city both haynes & boone practicing partners and andre berzins foreign associate at haynes & boone brazil\n\xa0\ntexas supreme court justice debra h lehrmann opened the two-day event with a recap of the noteworthy developments in texas energy law fort worth mayor betsy price opened the second day with a discussion about the industrys continued economic benefits for the city texas a&m university system chancellor john sharp was a keynote presenter participating in a conversation with texas tribune founder and editor-in-chief evan smith fronda commented on the symposiums special guests their efforts despite their incredibly busy schedules meant a lot to the law review and vindicated the months of work put into the symposium\nthe law review has received high praises from the events attendees many of whom have contacted the publications board to note their enjoyment of the event "because of the solid foundation we inherited we knew that it would take a lot of work to further raise the bar said joakim soederbaum the law reviews editor-in-chief all our members did an outstanding job to pull it off and we are very excited to receive such an overwhelmingly positive response from both the local and the global community"\nnow in its first year with texas a&m university following the fall 2013 acquisition from texas wesleyan university the law school hopes to continue adding to the annual symposiums momentum under its new maroon banner\ntexas a&m university system chancellor john sharp a symposium keynote speaker poses with the texas a&m law review student editorial board who made the energy symposium a success l-r: paul elkins managing editor; matthew fronda symposium editor; chancellor john sharp; joakim soederbaum editor-in-chief; ashleigh renfro business editor; larisa maxwell executive editor; and aric short law school interim dean\n- article and graphic contributed by ashleigh renfro photos by glen ellman\n']

['374', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/student-wins-writing-competition-published-in-sports-law-journal', '\n3L Joakim Soederbaum, editor-in-chief of the Texas A&M Law Review, was selected as the winner of the 2013 National Sports Law Student Writing Competition by the Marquette Sports Law Review for his article titled, “Leveling the Playing Field—Balancing Student-Athletes’ Short- and Long-Term Financial Interests With Educational Institutions’ Interests in Avoiding NCAA Sanctions.” His winning article was published in Volume 24, Number 1, Fall 2013, of the Marquette Sports Law Review.\nphoto courtesy of Ryan Rau, Marquette Law, and Kevin Flach\n\nAs the winner of the competition, Soederbaum was invited to attend the National Sports Law Institute\'s annual fall conference "Current Legal and Business Issues Affecting Collegiate, Olympic and International Sports" held October 18, 2013, at Marquette University Law School, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Soederbaum was presented with his award at the conference by Matthew J. Mitten, Professor of Law and Director, National Sports Law Institute and LL.M. in Sports Law Program for Foreign Lawyers, Milwaukee, WI; and member Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne, Switzerland.\n“That prominent sports law scholars believe that my article adds to the already broad body of scholarship on NCAA regulations, the ongoing discussion on "amateur" athletics, and the protection of student-athletes is truly exciting. I am honored to receive this award and to be published in the Marquette Sports Law Review, and I hope that more Texas A&M University School of Law students will pursue this type of great opportunity. Attending the conference in Milwaukee was not only a great educational experience but also a wonderful opportunity to meet and interact with successful professionals,” Soederbaum said.\nThe Marquette Sports Law Review is the first biannual scholarly journal devoted entirely to legal issues in sports law in the nation.\n', '\n3l joakim soederbaum editor-in-chief of the texas a&m law review was selected as the winner of the 2013 national sports law student writing competition by the marquette sports law review for his article titled leveling the playing fieldbalancing student-athletes short- and long-term financial interests with educational institutions interests in avoiding ncaa sanctions his winning article was published in volume 24 number 1 fall 2013 of the marquette sports law review\nphoto courtesy of ryan rau marquette law and kevin flach\n\nas the winner of the competition soederbaum was invited to attend the national sports law institute\'s annual fall conference "current legal and business issues affecting collegiate olympic and international sports" held october 18 2013 at marquette university law school in milwaukee wisconsin soederbaum was presented with his award at the conference by matthew j mitten professor of law and director national sports law institute and llm in sports law program for foreign lawyers milwaukee wi; and member court of arbitration for sport lausanne switzerland\nthat prominent sports law scholars believe that my article adds to the already broad body of scholarship on ncaa regulations the ongoing discussion on "amateur" athletics and the protection of student-athletes is truly exciting i am honored to receive this award and to be published in the marquette sports law review and i hope that more texas a&m university school of law students will pursue this type of great opportunity attending the conference in milwaukee was not only a great educational experience but also a wonderful opportunity to meet and interact with successful professionals soederbaum said\nthe marquette sports law review is the first biannual scholarly journal devoted entirely to legal issues in sports law in the nation\n']

['375', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/prof.-eckstein-quoted-in-new-york-times-on-water-law', '\nTexas A&M School of Law professor Gabriel Eckstein discusses the law regarding water rights in the American West in The New York Times article “West’s Drought and Growth Intensify Conflict Over Water Rights” by Michael Wines published March 16, 2014.\nMr. Wines interviewed Professor Eckstein, a noted expert in water rights of the American West, to gain an understanding of the background, history, and legal issues involved.\xa0 Professor Eckstein is also quoted in the article. Read the entire article.\nProfessor Eckstein is also the director of the International Water Law Project. The mission of the Project is to serve as the premier resource on the Internet for international water law and policy issues. Professor Eckstein currently serves on the executive board of the International Water Resources Association.\nProfessor Eckstein, Texas A&M Law School, and Texas A&M University Water Program will collaborate to host a unique water law event at Texas A&M School of Law on April 25, 2014. The Water Lecture Series: Perspectives on Law & Policy presentation “Water Scarcity: Is Texas missing an opportunity? Lessons from Australia” will be presented by Professor Mike Young, the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair in Australian Studies at Harvard University.\nProfessor Young played a key role in the development of the sharing and trading arrangements in Australia. A recent advisor on water reform options to the OECD and the UK, Dutch and Alberta governments, Professor Young believes that Texas’ water right and allocation systems are working to the simultaneous detriment of its economy, its environment and its communities. There is a win-win opportunity for change.\nIn Australia, Professor Young holds a Research Chair in Water and Environmental Policy at the University of Adelaide; was Founding Executive Director of its Environment Institute; and is a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. In 2006, Professor Young was awarded Australia’s premiere water research prize – the Land and Water Australia Eureka Award for Water Research.\n', '\ntexas a&m school of law professor gabriel eckstein discusses the law regarding water rights in the american west in the new york times article wests drought and growth intensify conflict over water rights by michael wines published march 16 2014\nmr wines interviewed professor eckstein a noted expert in water rights of the american west to gain an understanding of the background history and legal issues involved\xa0 professor eckstein is also quoted in the article read the entire article\nprofessor eckstein is also the director of the international water law project the mission of the project is to serve as the premier resource on the internet for international water law and policy issues professor eckstein currently serves on the executive board of the international water resources association\nprofessor eckstein texas a&m law school and texas a&m university water program will collaborate to host a unique water law event at texas a&m school of law on april 25 2014 the water lecture series: perspectives on law & policy presentation water scarcity: is texas missing an opportunity lessons from australia will be presented by professor mike young the gough whitlam and malcolm fraser chair in australian studies at harvard university\nprofessor young played a key role in the development of the sharing and trading arrangements in australia a recent advisor on water reform options to the oecd and the uk dutch and alberta governments professor young believes that texas water right and allocation systems are working to the simultaneous detriment of its economy its environment and its communities there is a win-win opportunity for change\nin australia professor young holds a research chair in water and environmental policy at the university of adelaide; was founding executive director of its environment institute; and is a fellow of the academy of social sciences in australia in 2006 professor young was awarded australias premiere water research prize – the land and water australia eureka award for water research\n']

['376', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/students-present-clip-need-to-know-ip-workshops', '\nAlison Schwartzstein, Braxton Bragg, & Alexandra Horton present "IP 101"\n\nTexas A&M School of Law students 3L Braxton Bragg, 2L Alexandra Horton, and 3L Alison Schwartzstein recently presented two Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP) "Need to Know" workshops on intellectual property issues to budding entrepreneurs in both the for-profit and non-profit sector.\nThe workshop titled "IP 101" gives students in disciplines outside of law a basic understanding of the four main types of intellectual property: patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights. The presentation uses a hypothetical business owner played by Alexandra Horton to better convey this complex, and often misunderstood, part of the law in a practical way that will help future leaders.\nHorton commented, "It was very important for me, as a former entrepreneurship student, to speak to the students in their language, and to make the information applicable since we weren\'t able to sit and meet with [the students] individually. There is a communication gap between business people and lawyers, and I think this presentation was a step towards bridging that gap." Horton was an entrepreneurship major in college and is focusing her law studies on intellectual property.\nOn February 13, the students traveled to College Station to present to an interdisciplinary class on Innovative Product Development at Texas A&M University.\xa0 The class was comprised of business, engineering, and architecture students. Also attending were faculty members and administrators from various departments that work with the Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship at the Mays Business School.\nOn March 4, the students were invited to speak at the Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of North Texas. There, they presented to a class on Social Entrepreneurship. Engagement by students in the class was almost immediate.\xa0 While Alison Schwartzstein was presenting on copyrights, students asked about selling their class notes. Although not yet a practicing attorney, Schwartzstein quickly pivoted to explain that they were talking about a potential licensing deal.\n“It is really exciting to see such enthusiasm and interest coming from students at the undergraduate level” said Schwartzstein. “Issues within intellectual property are becoming increasingly important, what with today’s digital dependence, and it’s important for young people to involve themselves in the dialogue. CLIP community outreach programs and the Need to Know series are helping to make that happen.”\nSchwartzstein ‘10 serves as Executive Vice President of the Sports & Entertainment Law Society at Texas A&M School of Law and plans to practice law with an emphasis on intellectual property, more specifically, art law.\nThe students plan to continue to volunteer their time through CLIP community outreach programs. Braxton Bragg said that "we have all talked about continuing to give this presentation to other groups, and we are committed to making it better every time." He added, "the innovation of startups and social entrepreneurs will help make the world a better place, and they need to understand the value wrapped in their IP so that they can be successful." Bragg, a former consultant, serves as Technology Editor for the Texas A&M Law Review and works with both Horton and Schwartzstein in the new Entrepreneurship Law Clinic.\n\n\n\n\n\n\xa0About CLIP\nUnder the direction of Professor Megan Carpenter, the Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP) at Texas A&M University School of Law is committed to innovation and entrepreneurship. Since 2009, its mission has been excellence in the study and practice of intellectual property law by engaging theory, policy, and practice. CLIP demonstrates a deep understanding that theory is grounded in practical application, and that theory and practice together shape policy. Through programs such as the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, Need To Know workshops, Summer Away, and conferences and symposia like this one, CLIP sits at the forefront of both substantive legal issues and innovative learning opportunities. Click to find out more.\n\n\n\n\n- Article contributed by Braxton Bragg\n', '\nalison schwartzstein braxton bragg & alexandra horton present "ip 101"\n\ntexas a&m school of law students 3l braxton bragg 2l alexandra horton and 3l alison schwartzstein recently presented two center for law and intellectual property (clip) "need to know" workshops on intellectual property issues to budding entrepreneurs in both the for-profit and non-profit sector\nthe workshop titled "ip 101" gives students in disciplines outside of law a basic understanding of the four main types of intellectual property: patents trademarks trade secrets and copyrights the presentation uses a hypothetical business owner played by alexandra horton to better convey this complex and often misunderstood part of the law in a practical way that will help future leaders\nhorton commented "it was very important for me as a former entrepreneurship student to speak to the students in their language and to make the information applicable since we weren\'t able to sit and meet with [the students] individually there is a communication gap between business people and lawyers and i think this presentation was a step towards bridging that gap" horton was an entrepreneurship major in college and is focusing her law studies on intellectual property\non february 13 the students traveled to college station to present to an interdisciplinary class on innovative product development at texas a&m university\xa0 the class was comprised of business engineering and architecture students also attending were faculty members and administrators from various departments that work with the center for new ventures and entrepreneurship at the mays business school\non march 4 the students were invited to speak at the murphy center for entrepreneurship at the university of north texas there they presented to a class on social entrepreneurship engagement by students in the class was almost immediate\xa0 while alison schwartzstein was presenting on copyrights students asked about selling their class notes although not yet a practicing attorney schwartzstein quickly pivoted to explain that they were talking about a potential licensing deal\nit is really exciting to see such enthusiasm and interest coming from students at the undergraduate level said schwartzstein issues within intellectual property are becoming increasingly important what with todays digital dependence and its important for young people to involve themselves in the dialogue clip community outreach programs and the need to know series are helping to make that happen\nschwartzstein ‘10 serves as executive vice president of the sports & entertainment law society at texas a&m school of law and plans to practice law with an emphasis on intellectual property more specifically art law\nthe students plan to continue to volunteer their time through clip community outreach programs braxton bragg said that "we have all talked about continuing to give this presentation to other groups and we are committed to making it better every time" he added "the innovation of startups and social entrepreneurs will help make the world a better place and they need to understand the value wrapped in their ip so that they can be successful" bragg a former consultant serves as technology editor for the texas a&m law review and works with both horton and schwartzstein in the new entrepreneurship law clinic\n\n\n\n\n\n\xa0about clip\nunder the direction of professor megan carpenter the center for law and intellectual property (clip) at texas a&m university school of law is committed to innovation and entrepreneurship since 2009 its mission has been excellence in the study and practice of intellectual property law by engaging theory policy and practice clip demonstrates a deep understanding that theory is grounded in practical application and that theory and practice together shape policy through programs such as the entrepreneurship law clinic need to know workshops summer away and conferences and symposia like this one clip sits at the forefront of both substantive legal issues and innovative learning opportunities click to find out more\n\n\n\n\n- article contributed by braxton bragg\n']

['377', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/best-advocate-and-international-top-5-finish-for-advocacy', '\n3L Gina Morgan was named Best Advocate at the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition – Brooklyn regional held March 6-8, 2014. She and teammates 2L Jeremy Black and 2L Todd Smith finished the competition as Regional Finalists. The team was coached by Melinda Westmoreland Nag ’06.\nThe ABA Law Student Division National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) emphasizes the development of oral advocacy skills through a realistic appellate advocacy experience. Competitors participate in a hypothetical appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The competition involves writing a brief as either respondent or petitioner and then arguing the case in front of the mock court.\nAlso, at the 2014 International Academy of Dispute Resolution’s 13th Annual International Law School Mediation Tournament at Loyola University Chicago School of Law in Chicago, Ill., March 5-8, 2014, the team of 2L Wesley Meyer, 3L Lindsey Laird, and 3L Katie Copeland (pictured at left, L-R) finished 4th out of 52 teams from 11 countries, and they also won the award for Outstanding New Mediation Program. The team was coached by Kay Elliott, adjunct professor, Texas A&M University School of Law.\n2013-2014 Advocacy Successes\n\nNational Champions:\xa0 Southwestern National Entertainment Law Negotiation Competition\nBest Advocate:\xa0 ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition – Brooklyn Regional\nBest Petitioner’s Brief:\xa0 John Marshall International Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition\nBest Respondent’s Brief:\xa0 Pepperdine National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition\nBest Petitioner’s Brief:\xa0 BLSA Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition – Rocky Mountain Regional\nInternational Finalists: \xa0John Marshall International Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition\nInternational Finalists:\xa0 International Academy of Dispute-Resolution Mediation Tournament\nNational Quarter-finalists:\xa0 Pepperdine National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition\nNational Quarter-Finalists and Regional 2nd place:\xa0 BLSA Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition – Rocky Mountain Regional\nRegional Champion and advanced to national finals:\xa0 ABA Client Counseling Competition – Houston Regional\n3rd Place Regional and advanced to national finals:\xa0 BLSA Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition – Rocky Mountain Regional\nRegional Finalists - ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition – Brooklyn Regional\nNational Octo-finalists:\xa0 Chicago Bar Association National Moot Court Competition\n2nd Place Best Advocate:\xa0 Mack Kidd Administrative Law Moot Court Competition\n3rd Place Best Advocate:\xa0 Pepperdine National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition\nRegional 3rd place:\xa0 ABA Negotiation Competition – Fort Worth Regional\xa0\nRegional Semi-Finalists:\xa0 National Trial Competition – Fort Worth Regional\nRegional Semi-Finalists:\xa0 ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition – Brooklyn Regional\nRegional Semi-Finalists:\xa0 ABA National Labor and Employment Trial Advocacy Competition – Dallas Regional\nOutstanding New Mediation Program Award:\xa0 International Academy of Dispute-Resolution Mediation Tournament\n8th Place Best Individual Mediator:\xa0 International Academy of Dispute-Resolution Mediation Tournament\n\nAbout the Advocacy Program at Texas A&M School of Law:\nTexas A&M School of Law offers various clinical opportunities and advocacy courses to prepare our students to successfully practice law. The Advocacy Program is a key component of Texas A&M School of Law’s focus on experiential learning. Our 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, 17 regional and one state championship, 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards.\n', '\n3l gina morgan was named best advocate at the aba national appellate advocacy competition – brooklyn regional held march 6-8 2014 she and teammates 2l jeremy black and 2l todd smith finished the competition as regional finalists the team was coached by melinda westmoreland nag 06\nthe aba law student division national appellate advocacy competition (naac) emphasizes the development of oral advocacy skills through a realistic appellate advocacy experience competitors participate in a hypothetical appeal to the united states supreme court the competition involves writing a brief as either respondent or petitioner and then arguing the case in front of the mock court\nalso at the 2014 international academy of dispute resolutions 13th annual international law school mediation tournament at loyola university chicago school of law in chicago ill march 5-8 2014 the team of 2l wesley meyer 3l lindsey laird and 3l katie copeland (pictured at left l-r) finished 4th out of 52 teams from 11 countries and they also won the award for outstanding new mediation program the team was coached by kay elliott adjunct professor texas a&m university school of law\n2013-2014 advocacy successes\n\nnational champions:\xa0 southwestern national entertainment law negotiation competition\nbest advocate:\xa0 aba national appellate advocacy competition – brooklyn regional\nbest petitioners brief:\xa0 john marshall international intellectual property moot court competition\nbest respondents brief:\xa0 pepperdine national entertainment law moot court competition\nbest petitioners brief:\xa0 blsa frederick douglass moot court competition – rocky mountain regional\ninternational finalists: \xa0john marshall international intellectual property moot court competition\ninternational finalists:\xa0 international academy of dispute-resolution mediation tournament\nnational quarter-finalists:\xa0 pepperdine national entertainment law moot court competition\nnational quarter-finalists and regional 2nd place:\xa0 blsa thurgood marshall mock trial competition – rocky mountain regional\nregional champion and advanced to national finals:\xa0 aba client counseling competition – houston regional\n3rd place regional and advanced to national finals:\xa0 blsa frederick douglass moot court competition – rocky mountain regional\nregional finalists - aba national appellate advocacy competition – brooklyn regional\nnational octo-finalists:\xa0 chicago bar association national moot court competition\n2nd place best advocate:\xa0 mack kidd administrative law moot court competition\n3rd place best advocate:\xa0 pepperdine national entertainment law moot court competition\nregional 3rd place:\xa0 aba negotiation competition – fort worth regional\xa0\nregional semi-finalists:\xa0 national trial competition – fort worth regional\nregional semi-finalists:\xa0 aba national appellate advocacy competition – brooklyn regional\nregional semi-finalists:\xa0 aba national labor and employment trial advocacy competition – dallas regional\noutstanding new mediation program award:\xa0 international academy of dispute-resolution mediation tournament\n8th place best individual mediator:\xa0 international academy of dispute-resolution mediation tournament\n\nabout the advocacy program at texas a&m school of law:\ntexas a&m school of law offers various clinical opportunities and advocacy courses to prepare our students to successfully practice law the advocacy program is a key component of texas a&m school of laws focus on experiential learning our 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 17 regional and one state championship 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards\n']

['378', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/blsa-to-celebrate-accomplishments-at-banquet', "\nThe Texas A&M School of Law Black Law Student Association (BLSA) chapter prepares to celebrate a year of accomplishments at its upcoming banquet. The Texas A&M BLSA Annual Scholarship Dinner and Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday April 5, 2014, at The Fort Worth Club. This year's theme is Road to 50: Realizing the Dream.\nThe BLSA scholarship banquet celebrates the achievements of the organization, honors its supportive alumni, and awards deserving students with scholarships. In addition, the banquet serves as a venue to motivate the students, faculty, and everyone who attends.\n3L Camesha Little\n“While we simply want you to attend, we also want to let you know about potential sponsorship opportunities. The sponsorship packet details all the benefits offered,” explains Texas A&M BLSA president 3L Camesha Little. “Sponsorship levels range from the $5,000 Platinum Sponsorship to the $100 BLSA Friend Sponsorship. A good one is the $500 BLSA Table Sponsorship that would include 10 banquet tickets and more!” Sponsorships are the primary means of support for BLSA scholarships.\nThe banquet will celebrate BLSA’s outstanding results at the BLSA Rocky Mountain Regional Convention held Feb. 22-23, in Austin, Texas, and at the BLSA National Convention, held March 12-16, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.\nThe chapter and its advocacy teams had a strong showing at nationals. The mock trial team of 3Ls Marcus Johnson, Sheena Winkfield, Elan Longstreet, & Joshua Graham advanced to the quarter-finals.\nThe chapter is one of over 15 chapters in the Rocky Mountain BLSA Region. They brought home the following regional awards:\n\n2013-2014 Large Chapter of the Year for the RMBLSA Region\nMost Improved Chapter of the Year for the 2nd time in a row\nBest Petitioner’s Brief Award - 2Ls Courtney Shorts & Shannon Barber\n3rd Place Moot Court Team - 2Ls Michelle Gunter & Casandra Johnson\n2nd Place Mock Trial Team - 3Ls Marcus Johnson, Sheena Winkfield, Elan Longstreet, & Joshua Graham\n\nAll of these competitions were won in dramatic fashion. Winkfield was a close second for best oral advocate. The mock trial team competed strongly in the regional finals, taking second place to advance to nationals for the fourth year in a row. Johnson has competed at the national convention for three consecutive years. \xa0\nTexas A&M Law's two moot court teams had to battle against each other to determine which team would advance. Although only one moved on to nationals (Gunter & Johnson), both teams walked away with awards. Shorts & Barber’s Best Brief qualified for the Scribes Brief Writing Award Competition.\nLittle is very proud of the chapter’s success and thankful for its supporters, “We are so thankful to the team coaches, Doug Greene & Nikki Chriesman-Green ’09; the Texas A&M Law Director of Advocacy, Jennifer Ellis ’06; our chapter advisors, Professor Neal Newman & Professor Michael Green; and the Office of Student Affairs, Dean Rosalind Jeffers & Tyra Kelly, for helping our teams and our organization get this far! We are looking forward a great end of the year celebration at our annual banquet.”\nIf you have any questions or concerns or would like to support or attend the BLSA banquet, please contact Camesha Little at cethley@gmail.com or 817-689-4873.\nL-R: TAMU Law BLSA president 3L Camesha Little, 2L Casandra Johnson, 2L Michelle Gunter, 3L Joshua Graham, 3L Elan Longstreet, 3L Sheena Winkfield, 3L Marcus Johnson, 2L Courtney Shorts, and 2L Shannon Barber at regionals\nArticle contributed by 3L Camesha Little.\n", "\nthe texas a&m school of law black law student association (blsa) chapter prepares to celebrate a year of accomplishments at its upcoming banquet the texas a&m blsa annual scholarship dinner and awards banquet will be held on saturday april 5 2014 at the fort worth club this year's theme is road to 50: realizing the dream\nthe blsa scholarship banquet celebrates the achievements of the organization honors its supportive alumni and awards deserving students with scholarships in addition the banquet serves as a venue to motivate the students faculty and everyone who attends\n3l camesha little\nwhile we simply want you to attend we also want to let you know about potential sponsorship opportunities the sponsorship packet details all the benefits offered explains texas a&m blsa president 3l camesha little sponsorship levels range from the $5 000 platinum sponsorship to the $100 blsa friend sponsorship a good one is the $500 blsa table sponsorship that would include 10 banquet tickets and more! sponsorships are the primary means of support for blsa scholarships\nthe banquet will celebrate blsas outstanding results at the blsa rocky mountain regional convention held feb 22-23 in austin texas and at the blsa national convention held march 12-16 in milwaukee wisconsin\nthe chapter and its advocacy teams had a strong showing at nationals the mock trial team of 3ls marcus johnson sheena winkfield elan longstreet & joshua graham advanced to the quarter-finals\nthe chapter is one of over 15 chapters in the rocky mountain blsa region they brought home the following regional awards:\n\n2013-2014 large chapter of the year for the rmblsa region\nmost improved chapter of the year for the 2nd time in a row\nbest petitioners brief award - 2ls courtney shorts & shannon barber\n3rd place moot court team - 2ls michelle gunter & casandra johnson\n2nd place mock trial team - 3ls marcus johnson sheena winkfield elan longstreet & joshua graham\n\nall of these competitions were won in dramatic fashion winkfield was a close second for best oral advocate the mock trial team competed strongly in the regional finals taking second place to advance to nationals for the fourth year in a row johnson has competed at the national convention for three consecutive years \xa0\ntexas a&m law's two moot court teams had to battle against each other to determine which team would advance although only one moved on to nationals (gunter & johnson) both teams walked away with awards shorts & barbers best brief qualified for the scribes brief writing award competition\nlittle is very proud of the chapters success and thankful for its supporters we are so thankful to the team coaches doug greene & nikki chriesman-green 09; the texas a&m law director of advocacy jennifer ellis 06; our chapter advisors professor neal newman & professor michael green; and the office of student affairs dean rosalind jeffers & tyra kelly for helping our teams and our organization get this far! we are looking forward a great end of the year celebration at our annual banquet\nif you have any questions or concerns or would like to support or attend the blsa banquet please contact camesha little at cethley@gmailcom or 817-689-4873\nl-r: tamu law blsa president 3l camesha little 2l casandra johnson 2l michelle gunter 3l joshua graham 3l elan longstreet 3l sheena winkfield 3l marcus johnson 2l courtney shorts and 2l shannon barber at regionals\narticle contributed by 3l camesha little\n"]

['379', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/clip-innovation-summit', '\n\nHow does the American university recognize and nurture the American dream?\xa0\nOn Friday, February 28, 2014, the Texas A&M Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP) at Texas A&M School of Law brought together business professionals and legal scholars for the inaugural Innovation Summit, "Shaping the Future of Law and Entrepreneurship." The event was co-hosted by Startup Aggieland at Texas A&M University.\n\nTexas A&M Law Professor Megan Carpenter, Director of CLIP, welcomes attendees\nConference participants discussed the university as a platform for innovation and entrepreneurship. CLIP Director Megan Carpenter remarked, “While the university has historically played a central role in society as a driver of innovation and creativity, a new dynamic landscape presents greater interdisciplinary opportunities in areas such as technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship.” She added, “These new partnerships enhance the core mission of the university — to provide the highest quality educational programs and develop new understandings through research and creativity.”\n\nJohn D. Schiller, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Energy XXI, Keynote Presenter\nDuring the event, entrepreneurs and business leaders collaborated with renowned law professors to discuss creative approaches to cultivating entrepreneurship in the university setting, through an "education evolution" involving experiential learning and programs to support entrepreneurs. Experts from the private sector discussed ways to make a practical impact through incubators, accelerators, and game-changing ideas.\nThe day\'s sessions included both roundtable discussions, moderated by Texas A&M law professors, and individual presentations demonstrating that while a focus on the American start-up business is an emerging topic for universities and law schools, these educational environments can provide the tools to meet this challenge creatively.\nInnovation Summit Presenters:\n\nAlina Ball; University of California, Hastings College of the Law; Director, Social Enterprise & Economic Empowerment Clinic\nDarlene Boudreaux; Executive Director, TECH Fort Worth\nShelly Brenckman; Marketing Coordinator, Startup Aggieland, Texas A&M University\nPatricia Campbell; University of Maryland Carey School of Law; Director, Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center\nRuss Conser; Shell Oil Co. (Retired), GameChanger\nDavid Deal; Washington University School of Law; Director, Intellectual Property Program\nGordon Daugherty; Director/Mentor, Capital Factory\nRobin Feldman; University of California, Hastings College of the Law\nShubha Ghosh; University of Wisconsin Law School\nDarrin Grove; Truefit\nPage Heller; President, Hopes Creek Consulting\nWilliam Kell; University of California, Berkeley Law\nGregory Kim; University of Hawai\'i, William S. Richardson School of Law\nKevin Klughart; Carstens & Cahoon, LLP\nBrian Krumm; University of Tennessee College of Law\nDon Lewis; Assistant Director, Startup Aggieland, Texas A&M University\nAnthony Luppino, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law; Regnier Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation\nTony Mendes; 2014 President of United States Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (USASBE); Clinical Professor & Director of the Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship, University of North Texas\nManish Patel; Seed Sumo\nAlicia Plerhoples; Georgetown Law Center\nJohn D. Schiller, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Energy XXI\nAmanda Spratley; University of Massachusetts School of Law; Director of Community Development Clinic\nNaveen Thomas; University of Chicago Law School; Co-Director Corporate Lab Transactional Clinic\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout CLIP\n Under the direction of Professor Megan Carpenter, the Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP) at Texas A&M University School of Law is committed to innovation and entrepreneurship. Since 2009, its mission has been excellence in the study and practice of intellectual property law by engaging theory, policy, and practice. CLIP demonstrates a deep understanding that theory is grounded in practical application, and that theory and practice together shape policy. Through programs such as the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, Need To Know workshops, Summer Away, and conferences and symposia like this one, CLIP sits at the forefront of both substantive legal issues and innovative learning opportunities. Click to find out more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n', '\n\nhow does the american university recognize and nurture the american dream\xa0\non friday february 28 2014 the texas a&m center for law and intellectual property (clip) at texas a&m school of law brought together business professionals and legal scholars for the inaugural innovation summit "shaping the future of law and entrepreneurship" the event was co-hosted by startup aggieland at texas a&m university\n\ntexas a&m law professor megan carpenter director of clip welcomes attendees\nconference participants discussed the university as a platform for innovation and entrepreneurship clip director megan carpenter remarked while the university has historically played a central role in society as a driver of innovation and creativity a new dynamic landscape presents greater interdisciplinary opportunities in areas such as technology innovation and entrepreneurship she added these new partnerships enhance the core mission of the university to provide the highest quality educational programs and develop new understandings through research and creativity\n\njohn d schiller jr chairman and ceo energy xxi keynote presenter\nduring the event entrepreneurs and business leaders collaborated with renowned law professors to discuss creative approaches to cultivating entrepreneurship in the university setting through an "education evolution" involving experiential learning and programs to support entrepreneurs experts from the private sector discussed ways to make a practical impact through incubators accelerators and game-changing ideas\nthe day\'s sessions included both roundtable discussions moderated by texas a&m law professors and individual presentations demonstrating that while a focus on the american start-up business is an emerging topic for universities and law schools these educational environments can provide the tools to meet this challenge creatively\ninnovation summit presenters:\n\nalina ball; university of california hastings college of the law; director social enterprise & economic empowerment clinic\ndarlene boudreaux; executive director tech fort worth\nshelly brenckman; marketing coordinator startup aggieland texas a&m university\npatricia campbell; university of maryland carey school of law; director maryland intellectual property legal resource center\nruss conser; shell oil co (retired) gamechanger\ndavid deal; washington university school of law; director intellectual property program\ngordon daugherty; director/mentor capital factory\nrobin feldman; university of california hastings college of the law\nshubha ghosh; university of wisconsin law school\ndarrin grove; truefit\npage heller; president hopes creek consulting\nwilliam kell; university of california berkeley law\ngregory kim; university of hawai\'i william s richardson school of law\nkevin klughart; carstens & cahoon llp\nbrian krumm; university of tennessee college of law\ndon lewis; assistant director startup aggieland texas a&m university\nanthony luppino university of missouri-kansas city school of law; regnier institute for entrepreneurship and innovation\ntony mendes; 2014 president of united states association for small business & entrepreneurship (usasbe); clinical professor & director of the murphy center for entrepreneurship university of north texas\nmanish patel; seed sumo\nalicia plerhoples; georgetown law center\njohn d schiller jr chairman and ceo energy xxi\namanda spratley; university of massachusetts school of law; director of community development clinic\nnaveen thomas; university of chicago law school; co-director corporate lab transactional clinic\n\n\n\n\n\n\nabout clip\n under the direction of professor megan carpenter the center for law and intellectual property (clip) at texas a&m university school of law is committed to innovation and entrepreneurship since 2009 its mission has been excellence in the study and practice of intellectual property law by engaging theory policy and practice clip demonstrates a deep understanding that theory is grounded in practical application and that theory and practice together shape policy through programs such as the entrepreneurship law clinic need to know workshops summer away and conferences and symposia like this one clip sits at the forefront of both substantive legal issues and innovative learning opportunities click to find out more\n\n\n\n\n\n\n']

['380', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/student-named-dallas-county-big-brother-of-the-year', '\n\nTexas A&M School of Law 1L Matthew Masek was named Big Brother of the Year for Dallas County.\nAlmost five years ago Matthew was matched with his “little” Jordan, now a 15-year-old student at Trinity Christian School in Cedar Hill. Matthew has continued to be a constant in Jordan’s life despite two deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan as an Air Force flight medic. The two continue to have weekly lunches and Matthew makes time to be a guiding factor in Jordan’s life. In addition to having fun together, Matthew challenged Jordan to work on his average grades and Jordon is now on the honor roll.\nWhen asked why he first got involved with the organization, Matthew said that he was very fortunate growing up and had great parents to look up to. Matthew wanted to give something back and give those that were less fortunate a friend to talk to. He also said there is a great need for “Bigs” in Dallas county especially Big Brothers. He encourages everyone to learn more about Big Brothers Big Sisters and get involved if they can.\xa0 \xa0\nPhoto by ROSE BACA, Dallas Morning News.\nBig Brother 1L Matthew Masek (left) and his Little Brother Jordan Corn high-five at Ellen’s Amusement Center in Cedar Hill.\n', '\n\ntexas a&m school of law 1l matthew masek was named big brother of the year for dallas county\nalmost five years ago matthew was matched with his little jordan now a 15-year-old student at trinity christian school in cedar hill matthew has continued to be a constant in jordans life despite two deployments to iraq and afghanistan as an air force flight medic the two continue to have weekly lunches and matthew makes time to be a guiding factor in jordans life in addition to having fun together matthew challenged jordan to work on his average grades and jordon is now on the honor roll\nwhen asked why he first got involved with the organization matthew said that he was very fortunate growing up and had great parents to look up to matthew wanted to give something back and give those that were less fortunate a friend to talk to he also said there is a great need for bigs in dallas county especially big brothers he encourages everyone to learn more about big brothers big sisters and get involved if they can\xa0 \xa0\nphoto by rose baca dallas morning news\nbig brother 1l matthew masek (left) and his little brother jordan corn high-five at ellens amusement center in cedar hill\n']

['381', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/professor-rambos-expertise-highlighted-in-news-programs', '\nLynne Rambo, professor of law at Texas A&M University School of Law, appeared on several channel 4 news programs in February.\nProfessor Rambo lends constitutional law expertise to the discussion about the Texas Attorney General\'s plan to appeal the ruling lifting the ban on gay marriage. Professor Rambo spoke in studio on the Feb. 27 “Good Day” morning news show and was interviewed in her law school office for the evening news, both on local Fox channel 4.\nProfessor Rambo says many federal district courts have ruled that banning gay marriage violates the Constitution – specifically, the 14th Amendment\'s Equal Protection Clause, per Fox’s Lari Barager’s report.\n"The Equal Protection Clause is there to ensure majorities do not enact burdensome laws on the minority just because they\'re different," said Rambo. \nProfessor Rambo also appeared on Fox 4 on Feb. 5 in both the morning and evening news programs. The topic concerned media access to the hearing on the controversial probation terms for Ethan Couch, the drunk-driving teenager who killed four people. Professor Rambo discussed Judge Jean Boyd’s ruling to deny media access to the hearing and what is in the interest of the child.\n', '\nlynne rambo professor of law at texas a&m university school of law appeared on several channel 4 news programs in february\nprofessor rambo lends constitutional law expertise to the discussion about the texas attorney general\'s plan to appeal the ruling lifting the ban on gay marriage professor rambo spoke in studio on the feb 27 good day morning news show and was interviewed in her law school office for the evening news both on local fox channel 4\nprofessor rambo says many federal district courts have ruled that banning gay marriage violates the constitution – specifically the 14th amendment\'s equal protection clause per foxs lari baragers report\n"the equal protection clause is there to ensure majorities do not enact burdensome laws on the minority just because they\'re different " said rambo \nprofessor rambo also appeared on fox 4 on feb 5 in both the morning and evening news programs the topic concerned media access to the hearing on the controversial probation terms for ethan couch the drunk-driving teenager who killed four people professor rambo discussed judge jean boyds ruling to deny media access to the hearing and what is in the interest of the child\n']

['382', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/great-results-at-blsa-advocacy-tyla-trial-competitions', '\n2Ls Courtney Shorts and Shannon Barber (pictured at left, from L-R) won Best Petitioner’s Brief at the BLSA Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition in Austin, Feb. 22-23, 2014. The team was coached by Nikki Chriesman ’09. Their brief qualifies for the Scribes Brief Writing Award Competition. This is our third qualification this school year! Other Texas A&M Law School qualifiers for the Scribes Brief Writing Award Competition this year are 2L Todd Smith and 3L Grace Hwang Sundberg.\n\n3Ls Joshua Graham, Elan Longstreet, Sheena Winkfield, and Marcus Johnson (pictured at left, from L-R) placed 2nd at the BLSA Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition in Austin and advanced to the National Finals in Milwaukee March 12-16, 2014. This is the 4th consecutive year we have advanced to nationals at this competition. The team was coached by Doug Greene. Team members Johnson, Winkfield, and Longstreet made law school history in 2013 as members of the first team to win a regional mock trial competition. Johnson, team captain, has been a part of three regional championship mock trial teams. Winkfield and Longstreet were members of two regional mock trial championship teams. Graham has been part of two national championship teams for other advocacy competitions including ADR and Negotiations.\n2Ls Casandra Johnson and Michelle Gunter (pictured at left, from L-R) placed 3rd at the BLSA Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition in Austin and advanced to the National Finals to be held in Milwaukee March 12-16, 2014. The team was also coached by Nikki Chriesman ’09.\n2Ls Sara Glenn and Ben Smith finished as Regional Quarter-Finalists at the TYLA National Trial Competition held in Fort Worth, also held the weekend of Feb. 22-23, 2014. They were the only team of 2Ls to make it to that level. This is the first time a team from our school has placed this high at this very difficult competition. The team was coached by Second Court of Appeals Justice Lee Gabriel.\nJennifer Ellis, Director of Advocacy Programs at Texas A&M School of Law, proudly invites everyone to “Please join me in congratulating these students and coaches on their incredible achievements. They put in a lot of hard work and time to be able to achieve at this level. They have brought honor to themselves, and to Texas A&M School of Law!”\nAbout the Advocacy Program at Texas A&M School of Law:\nTexas A&M School of Law offers various clinical opportunities and advocacy courses to prepare our students to successfully practice law. The Advocacy Program is a key component of Texas A&M School of Law’s focus on experiential learning. Our 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, 17 regional and one state championship, 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards.\n2013-2014 Advocacy Successes\n\nNational Champions:\xa0 Southwestern National Entertainment Law Negotiation Competition\nBest Advocate:\xa0 ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition – Brooklyn Regional\nBest Petitioner’s Brief:\xa0 John Marshall International Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition\nBest Respondent’s Brief:\xa0 Pepperdine National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition\nBest Petitioner’s Brief:\xa0 BLSA Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition – Rocky Mountain Regional\nInternational Finalists: \xa0John Marshall International Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition\nInternational Finalists:\xa0 International Academy of Dispute-Resolution Mediation Tournament\nNational Quarter-finalists:\xa0 Pepperdine National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition\nNational Quarter-Finalists and Regional 2nd place:\xa0 BLSA Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition – Rocky Mountain Regional\nRegional Champion and advanced to national finals:\xa0 ABA Client Counseling Competition – Houston Regional\n3rd Place Regional and advanced to national finals:\xa0 BLSA Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition – Rocky Mountain Regional\nRegional Finalists - ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition – Brooklyn Regional\nNational Octo-finalists:\xa0 Chicago Bar Association National Moot Court Competition\n2nd Place Best Advocate:\xa0 Mack Kidd Administrative Law Moot Court Competition\n3rd Place Best Advocate:\xa0 Pepperdine National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition\nRegional 3rd place:\xa0 ABA Negotiation Competition – Fort Worth Regional\xa0\nRegional Semi-Finalists:\xa0 National Trial Competition – Fort Worth Regional\nRegional Semi-Finalists:\xa0 ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition – Brooklyn Regional\nRegional Semi-Finalists:\xa0 ABA National Labor and Employment Trial Advocacy Competition – Dallas Regional\nOutstanding New Mediation Program Award:\xa0 International Academy of Dispute-Resolution Mediation Tournament\n8th Place Best Individual Mediator:\xa0 International Academy of Dispute-Resolution Mediation Tournament\n\n', '\n2ls courtney shorts and shannon barber (pictured at left from l-r) won best petitioners brief at the blsa frederick douglass moot court competition in austin feb 22-23 2014 the team was coached by nikki chriesman 09 their brief qualifies for the scribes brief writing award competition this is our third qualification this school year! other texas a&m law school qualifiers for the scribes brief writing award competition this year are 2l todd smith and 3l grace hwang sundberg\n\n3ls joshua graham elan longstreet sheena winkfield and marcus johnson (pictured at left from l-r) placed 2nd at the blsa thurgood marshall mock trial competition in austin and advanced to the national finals in milwaukee march 12-16 2014 this is the 4th consecutive year we have advanced to nationals at this competition the team was coached by doug greene team members johnson winkfield and longstreet made law school history in 2013 as members of the first team to win a regional mock trial competition johnson team captain has been a part of three regional championship mock trial teams winkfield and longstreet were members of two regional mock trial championship teams graham has been part of two national championship teams for other advocacy competitions including adr and negotiations\n2ls casandra johnson and michelle gunter (pictured at left from l-r) placed 3rd at the blsa frederick douglass moot court competition in austin and advanced to the national finals to be held in milwaukee march 12-16 2014 the team was also coached by nikki chriesman 09\n2ls sara glenn and ben smith finished as regional quarter-finalists at the tyla national trial competition held in fort worth also held the weekend of feb 22-23 2014 they were the only team of 2ls to make it to that level this is the first time a team from our school has placed this high at this very difficult competition the team was coached by second court of appeals justice lee gabriel\njennifer ellis director of advocacy programs at texas a&m school of law proudly invites everyone to please join me in congratulating these students and coaches on their incredible achievements they put in a lot of hard work and time to be able to achieve at this level they have brought honor to themselves and to texas a&m school of law!\nabout the advocacy program at texas a&m school of law:\ntexas a&m school of law offers various clinical opportunities and advocacy courses to prepare our students to successfully practice law the advocacy program is a key component of texas a&m school of laws focus on experiential learning our 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 17 regional and one state championship 14 best advocate and 13 best brief awards\n2013-2014 advocacy successes\n\nnational champions:\xa0 southwestern national entertainment law negotiation competition\nbest advocate:\xa0 aba national appellate advocacy competition – brooklyn regional\nbest petitioners brief:\xa0 john marshall international intellectual property moot court competition\nbest respondents brief:\xa0 pepperdine national entertainment law moot court competition\nbest petitioners brief:\xa0 blsa frederick douglass moot court competition – rocky mountain regional\ninternational finalists: \xa0john marshall international intellectual property moot court competition\ninternational finalists:\xa0 international academy of dispute-resolution mediation tournament\nnational quarter-finalists:\xa0 pepperdine national entertainment law moot court competition\nnational quarter-finalists and regional 2nd place:\xa0 blsa thurgood marshall mock trial competition – rocky mountain regional\nregional champion and advanced to national finals:\xa0 aba client counseling competition – houston regional\n3rd place regional and advanced to national finals:\xa0 blsa frederick douglass moot court competition – rocky mountain regional\nregional finalists - aba national appellate advocacy competition – brooklyn regional\nnational octo-finalists:\xa0 chicago bar association national moot court competition\n2nd place best advocate:\xa0 mack kidd administrative law moot court competition\n3rd place best advocate:\xa0 pepperdine national entertainment law moot court competition\nregional 3rd place:\xa0 aba negotiation competition – fort worth regional\xa0\nregional semi-finalists:\xa0 national trial competition – fort worth regional\nregional semi-finalists:\xa0 aba national appellate advocacy competition – brooklyn regional\nregional semi-finalists:\xa0 aba national labor and employment trial advocacy competition – dallas regional\noutstanding new mediation program award:\xa0 international academy of dispute-resolution mediation tournament\n8th place best individual mediator:\xa0 international academy of dispute-resolution mediation tournament\n\n']

['383', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/professor-aziz-discusses-egypt-s-transition-at-yale-law-school', '\nProfessor Sahar Aziz presents the Role of Law in Revolution: Political & Legal Developments in Egypt’s Transition at Yale Law School, February 24, 2014. David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times Cairo Bureau Chief, will moderate the discussion.\nProfessor Aziz, President of the Egyptian-American Rule of Law Association, will offer her expert insights on Egypt’s transition process, identifying threats to the rule of law and discussing the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. The conversation with Professor Aziz is presented by the Middle Eastern & North African Law Students Association at Yale Law School and co-sponsored by the Muslim Law Students Association. The presentation is followed by a roundtable discussion with Aziz and Kirkpatrick on the transition in Egypt.\nAbout Professor Sahar Aziz\nSahar F. Aziz is an Associate Professor of Law at Texas A&M University School of Law and President of the Egyptian-American Rule of Law Association (EARLA). Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, Professor Aziz was an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, where she taught national security and civil rights law. Professor Aziz served has also served as a senior policy advisor for the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), where she worked on law and policy at the intersection of national security and civil rights.\nProfessor Aziz writes on rule of law and democracy in Egypt, covering topics including gender rights, transparency laws, and election laws. Professor Aziz’s scholarship focuses on the intersection of national security and civil rights law, with special attention to the post-9/11 era. She 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.\nProfessor Aziz has been featured on CNN, CSPAN, Russia Today and Al Jazeera America and published numerous commentaries on national security, civil rights, and rule of law in Egypt. Professor Aziz has presented her work in various forums including at U.S. Congressional Briefings, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Aspen Institute, the National Endowment for Democracy, the American Bar Association, the National Employment Lawyers Association, the Atlantic Council, and the Texas Bar Association.\nProfessor Aziz earned her J.D. and M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Texas. She received her B.S. from the University of Texas in Arlington.\nAbout David D. Kirkpatrick\nDavid D. Kirkpatrick has been a Middle East correspondent and the Cairo Bureau Chief of The New York Times since the beginning of the Arab Spring revolt in January 2011. He has covered the revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Syria as well as the refugee crisis in Jordan.\nKirkpatrick has also been a contributor to The New York Times magazine, a contributing editor at New York magazine, and a reporter for The Wall Street Journal. He has often written about religion and politics in the United States, focusing on the Christian conservative movement.\nAbout Egyptian-American Rule of Law Association\nEARLA is a nonprofit organization whose members are Egyptian-American lawyers and policy specialists experienced in legal practice, academia, government, non-profit management, grassroots leadership, and public policy. EARLA provides technical assistance to the legal reform community in Egypt. Learn more at http://www.earla.org.\n', '\nprofessor sahar aziz presents the role of law in revolution: political & legal developments in egypts transition at yale law school february 24 2014 david d kirkpatrick the new york times cairo bureau chief will moderate the discussion\nprofessor aziz president of the egyptian-american rule of law association will offer her expert insights on egypts transition process identifying threats to the rule of law and discussing the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead the conversation with professor aziz is presented by the middle eastern & north african law students association at yale law school and co-sponsored by the muslim law students association the presentation is followed by a roundtable discussion with aziz and kirkpatrick on the transition in egypt\nabout professor sahar aziz\nsahar f aziz is an associate professor of law at texas a&m university school of law and president of the egyptian-american rule of law association (earla) prior to joining the faculty at texas a&m professor aziz was an adjunct professor at the georgetown university law center where she taught national security and civil rights law professor aziz served has also served as a senior policy advisor for the office for civil rights and civil liberties at the us department of homeland security (dhs) where she worked on law and policy at the intersection of national security and civil rights\nprofessor aziz writes on rule of law and democracy in egypt covering topics including gender rights transparency laws and election laws professor azizs scholarship focuses on the intersection of national security and civil rights law with special attention to the post-9/11 era she 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\nprofessor aziz has been featured on cnn cspan russia today and al jazeera america and published numerous commentaries on national security civil rights and rule of law in egypt professor aziz has presented her work in various forums including at us congressional briefings the us commission on civil rights the us equal employment opportunity commission the aspen institute the national endowment for democracy the american bar association the national employment lawyers association the atlantic council and the texas bar association\nprofessor aziz earned her jd and ma in middle eastern studies from the university of texas she received her bs from the university of texas in arlington\nabout david d kirkpatrick\ndavid d kirkpatrick has been a middle east correspondent and the cairo bureau chief of the new york times since the beginning of the arab spring revolt in january 2011 he has covered the revolutions in tunisia egypt libya and syria as well as the refugee crisis in jordan\nkirkpatrick has also been a contributor to the new york times magazine a contributing editor at new york magazine and a reporter for the wall street journal he has often written about religion and politics in the united states focusing on the christian conservative movement\nabout egyptian-american rule of law association\nearla is a nonprofit organization whose members are egyptian-american lawyers and policy specialists experienced in legal practice academia government non-profit management grassroots leadership and public policy earla provides technical assistance to the legal reform community in egypt learn more at http://wwwearlaorg\n']

['384', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/law-professor-dennis-kelly-to-detail-beauty-and-history-of-patent-models', '\nProfessor Dennis Kelly to detail beauty and history of patent models\nphoto by Jenna Rabel\nIn an effort to bridge the gap between the worlds of engineering and art, the MSC Stark Galleries will bring H. Dennis Kelly, Texas A&M School of Law professor, to speak on the patent exhibit on display in the MSC.\nThe “Fun with Patent Law: Inventions in 3-D” presentation complements the patent exhibit in Stark Galleries, which is part of a traveling collection of more than 50 patent models from the Rothschild Patent Museum in New York. Prior to 1880, patents submitted to the U.S. Patent Office had to include a small model of the invention. However, due to storage constraints and a couple of fires, Congress removed this requirement and sold the remaining models at auction.\n\nKelly said the model collection interests him as a former patent attorney, but the beauty and ingenuity of the historical items holds just as much significance.\n\n“But these models are interesting for other reasons,” Kelly said. “It’s the history of the patent system, inventions that people got patented prior to 1880. That’s pretty fascinating. It is also appropriate that it’s presented in an art gallery because these models are a really good example of art. They’re American ingenuity. They’re made out of wood mostly, with a little metal. There’s a miniature of a bridge and a paper cutting machine, a motor and all kinds of stuff. They’re beautiful.”\n\nKelly, Class of 1973, played in the Aggie Band while earning his civil engineering degree. After serving four years active duty in the Army, he went to law school at Texas Tech. Kelly then moved to Fort Worth, where he began to practice law as a patent attorney. He got his start in academia as an adjunct professor and switched to full time shortly after.\n\nGreg Phillipy, education curator at Stark Galleries, said he is excited for Kelly’s presentation, both for its content and for the collaborative precedent it is setting.\n\n“This is a new collaboration with the TAMU School of Law,” Phillipy said. “This is one of the first exchanges we’ve had the opportunity to have and we’re thrilled to have Kelly come down and talk about patent law and patent models as well as some of the funny, interesting stories surrounding them.”\n\nKelly said he hopes those in attendance will come to appreciate the beauty of both the patent models and the history behind them.\n\n“I hope that they enjoy learning about these inventions and learning about these models,” Kelly said. “They are precious to us both in an historical manner and an artistic one. They’re important to us as part of our technical history. They were inventions, things that were new and useful. They were advances in technology. I’m glad that people preserved them for us.”\n\nHyunjin Lee, sophomore biochemistry major, said she is interested in the presentation because patents have a real-world impact on many professions today.\n\n“In the future, if I came up with an invention, I would have to patent it,” Lee said. “Patents serve as a way of claiming an idea. The models show the ideas inventors in the past have had and preserve that history.”\n\nAlong with the exhibit, the Stark Galleries are promoting “Fuzzy Logic,” a competition that challenges student teams to build the most elaborate Rube Goldberg Machine to pop a balloon. Phillipy said the exhibit, the competition and Kelly’s presentation all share the same goal of bridging the gap between the engineering and art.\n\n“Texas A&M University has a strong engineering program,” Phillipy said. “We’re trying to create the link between engineering and art. We want to highlight the ingenuity and the creativity behind engineering. We really want students and faculty from the engineering department to become engaged in that historical thought process while looking at historical models.”\nArticle source: The Battalion Online\n', '\nprofessor dennis kelly to detail beauty and history of patent models\nphoto by jenna rabel\nin an effort to bridge the gap between the worlds of engineering and art the msc stark galleries will bring h dennis kelly texas a&m school of law professor to speak on the patent exhibit on display in the msc\nthe fun with patent law: inventions in 3-d presentation complements the patent exhibit in stark galleries which is part of a traveling collection of more than 50 patent models from the rothschild patent museum in new york prior to 1880 patents submitted to the us patent office had to include a small model of the invention however due to storage constraints and a couple of fires congress removed this requirement and sold the remaining models at auction\n\nkelly said the model collection interests him as a former patent attorney but the beauty and ingenuity of the historical items holds just as much significance\n\nbut these models are interesting for other reasons kelly said its the history of the patent system inventions that people got patented prior to 1880 thats pretty fascinating it is also appropriate that its presented in an art gallery because these models are a really good example of art theyre american ingenuity theyre made out of wood mostly with a little metal theres a miniature of a bridge and a paper cutting machine a motor and all kinds of stuff theyre beautiful\n\nkelly class of 1973 played in the aggie band while earning his civil engineering degree after serving four years active duty in the army he went to law school at texas tech kelly then moved to fort worth where he began to practice law as a patent attorney he got his start in academia as an adjunct professor and switched to full time shortly after\n\ngreg phillipy education curator at stark galleries said he is excited for kellys presentation both for its content and for the collaborative precedent it is setting\n\nthis is a new collaboration with the tamu school of law phillipy said this is one of the first exchanges weve had the opportunity to have and were thrilled to have kelly come down and talk about patent law and patent models as well as some of the funny interesting stories surrounding them\n\nkelly said he hopes those in attendance will come to appreciate the beauty of both the patent models and the history behind them\n\ni hope that they enjoy learning about these inventions and learning about these models kelly said they are precious to us both in an historical manner and an artistic one theyre important to us as part of our technical history they were inventions things that were new and useful they were advances in technology im glad that people preserved them for us\n\nhyunjin lee sophomore biochemistry major said she is interested in the presentation because patents have a real-world impact on many professions today\n\nin the future if i came up with an invention i would have to patent it lee said patents serve as a way of claiming an idea the models show the ideas inventors in the past have had and preserve that history\n\nalong with the exhibit the stark galleries are promoting fuzzy logic a competition that challenges student teams to build the most elaborate rube goldberg machine to pop a balloon phillipy said the exhibit the competition and kellys presentation all share the same goal of bridging the gap between the engineering and art\n\ntexas a&m university has a strong engineering program phillipy said were trying to create the link between engineering and art we want to highlight the ingenuity and the creativity behind engineering we really want students and faculty from the engineering department to become engaged in that historical thought process while looking at historical models\narticle source: the battalion online\n']

['385', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/jessica-janicek-09-advocates-for-justice-in-high-profile-case', '\n Law school alumna, Jessica Hall Janicek ’09, made national headlines as a member of the legal team for Erick Muñoz and his family in a case generating legal, moral, and ethical debate as a judge ruled in favor of the family\'s wishes and ordered life support removed for a brain-dead pregnant woman, Marlise Muñoz.\xa0\nDetails about the Jan. 24 ruling and the legal issues in the case can be found in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram articles "Judge orders that life support be ended for brain-dead pregnant woman," and "Texas law didn’t anticipate Munoz case, drafters say."\n', '\n law school alumna jessica hall janicek 09 made national headlines as a member of the legal team for erick muñoz and his family in a case generating legal moral and ethical debate as a judge ruled in favor of the family\'s wishes and ordered life support removed for a brain-dead pregnant woman marlise muñoz\xa0\ndetails about the jan 24 ruling and the legal issues in the case can be found in the fort worth star-telegram articles "judge orders that life support be ended for brain-dead pregnant woman " and "texas law didnt anticipate munoz case drafters say"\n']

['386', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/a-m-law-graduate-hosts-thai-supreme-court-justice', "\nRecent Texas A&M School of Law graduate, Sean Hightower (class of December 2013), hosted Justice Pitak Khongchan, President of the Election Division of the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Thailand, and Justice Khongchan's brother, Phanlop Singthong. Justice Khongchan represents the High Judicial Delegation of Thailand while traveling abroad. Hightower and Justice Khongchan discussed the differences between the U.S. and Thailand judiciaries over a meal of Texas BBQ. Hightower will join the Khongchan family this summer in Thailand. Hightower is currently preparing for the Texas Bar exam, and is an associate at the Law Office of Tim James in Nacogdoches, Texas. Hightower plans to practice primarily in the fields of criminal and appellate law.\n", "\nrecent texas a&m school of law graduate sean hightower (class of december 2013) hosted justice pitak khongchan president of the election division of the supreme court of the kingdom of thailand and justice khongchan's brother phanlop singthong justice khongchan represents the high judicial delegation of thailand while traveling abroad hightower and justice khongchan discussed the differences between the us and thailand judiciaries over a meal of texas bbq hightower will join the khongchan family this summer in thailand hightower is currently preparing for the texas bar exam and is an associate at the law office of tim james in nacogdoches texas hightower plans to practice primarily in the fields of criminal and appellate law\n"]

['387', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/professor-azizs-article-featured-on-cnn', '\nCNN.com features Professor Sahar Aziz\'s article entitled "The War on Terror\'s Authoritarian Template." Read the article here.\nSahar F. Aziz joined the faculty in 2011 as an associate professor of law. Prior to joining Professor Aziz was an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center where she taught national security and civil rights law. Professor Aziz served as a senior policy advisor for the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) where she worked on law and policy at the intersection of national security and civil rights. Prior to joining DHS, Professor Aziz was an associate at Cohen Milstein Sellers and Toll PLLP in Washington, D.C. where she litigated class action civil rights lawsuits alleging a nationwide pattern and practice of gender discrimination in pay and promotion.\n', '\ncnncom features professor sahar aziz\'s article entitled "the war on terror\'s authoritarian template" read the article here\nsahar f aziz joined the faculty in 2011 as an associate professor of law prior to joining professor aziz was an adjunct professor at the georgetown university law center where she taught national security and civil rights law professor aziz served as a senior policy advisor for the office for civil rights and civil liberties at the us department of homeland security (dhs) where she worked on law and policy at the intersection of national security and civil rights prior to joining dhs professor aziz was an associate at cohen milstein sellers and toll pllp in washington dc where she litigated class action civil rights lawsuits alleging a nationwide pattern and practice of gender discrimination in pay and promotion\n']

['388', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/penrose-rambo-mulvaney-murphy-honored-as-teachers-of-the-year', '\nThe Association of American Law Schools (AALS) recognized professors Mary Margaret “Meg” Penrose, Lynne Rambo, Timothy Mulvaney, and John F. Murphy as Texas A&M School of Law Teachers of the Year. The faculty members were selected by student votes.\nThe Teachers of the Year were honored at a special reception at the AALS Annual Meeting, the largest gathering of law faculty in the world. In its role as the scholarly society for law teachers, AALS has worked to highlight the importance of excellence in teaching by honoring faculty who have been selected as outstanding teachers by their law schools.\nProfessor Mary Margaret “Meg” Penrose, a member of the law school faculty since 2009 and a member of the American Law Institute, teaches Criminal Procedure, International Human Rights, Civil Procedure, and Constitutional Law. Professor Penrose continues to practice in federal court with an emphasis on federal habeas corpus representation of Texas Death Row inmates and Title VII and Title IX litigation challenging gender bias and discrimination in the workplace. Prior to teaching, Professor Penrose served as Senior Law Clerk and pro se Staff Attorney at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.\nProfessor Lynne Rambo has been with the law school since 1997. Students have elected Professor Rambo Outstanding Upper Division Professor six times. She was voted Distinguished Professor of the Year by the Alumni Association in 2004 and received the Trustees Award for Distinguished Scholarship in 2002. In her teaching and scholarship, Professor Rambo has focused on constitutional law and evidence issues. Her courses taught include Constitutional Law, Criminal Law Practicum, Evidence, First Amendment, and Supreme Court Seminar.\nTimothy Mulvaney, associate professor of law, also joined the law school faculty in 2009, teaching Property, Advanced Topics in Property Theory, Land Use Law, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, and Constitutional Issues in Environmental Law. His scholarship explores the many conflicts at the intersection of property, land use, and environmental law, with a particular focus on constitutional takings jurisprudence. Before entering academia, Professor Mulvaney served as a Deputy Attorney General in the environmental and land use practice group of the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office.\nAssociate Professor John Murphy, Legal Analysis, Research and Writing instructor, joined the full-time faculty in 2009 after teaching as an adjunct professor in the legal writing program for four years. Before joining the faculty, Professor Murphy engaged in private practice focused on civil trials and appeals for twelve years, including several years as a partner in Gardner, Aldrich & Murphy, L.L.P., and served as Justice Anne Gardner’s staff attorney at the Second Court of Appeals for four years.\n\xa0\nAbout the Association of American Law Schools (AALS)\nTexas A&M University School of Law is a member of AALS, a non-profit educational association of 176 law schools representing over 10,000 law faculty in the United States. The AALS is legal education’s principal representative to the federal government and to other national higher education organizations and learned societies. The purpose of the Association is “the improvement of the legal profession through legal education.”\n', '\nthe association of american law schools (aals) recognized professors mary margaret meg penrose lynne rambo timothy mulvaney and john f murphy as texas a&m school of law teachers of the year the faculty members were selected by student votes\nthe teachers of the year were honored at a special reception at the aals annual meeting the largest gathering of law faculty in the world in its role as the scholarly society for law teachers aals has worked to highlight the importance of excellence in teaching by honoring faculty who have been selected as outstanding teachers by their law schools\nprofessor mary margaret meg penrose a member of the law school faculty since 2009 and a member of the american law institute teaches criminal procedure international human rights civil procedure and constitutional law professor penrose continues to practice in federal court with an emphasis on federal habeas corpus representation of texas death row inmates and title vii and title ix litigation challenging gender bias and discrimination in the workplace prior to teaching professor penrose served as senior law clerk and pro se staff attorney at the united states district court for the northern district of texas\nprofessor lynne rambo has been with the law school since 1997 students have elected professor rambo outstanding upper division professor six times she was voted distinguished professor of the year by the alumni association in 2004 and received the trustees award for distinguished scholarship in 2002 in her teaching and scholarship professor rambo has focused on constitutional law and evidence issues her courses taught include constitutional law criminal law practicum evidence first amendment and supreme court seminar\ntimothy mulvaney associate professor of law also joined the law school faculty in 2009 teaching property advanced topics in property theory land use law environmental law natural resources law and constitutional issues in environmental law his scholarship explores the many conflicts at the intersection of property land use and environmental law with a particular focus on constitutional takings jurisprudence before entering academia professor mulvaney served as a deputy attorney general in the environmental and land use practice group of the new jersey attorney generals office\nassociate professor john murphy legal analysis research and writing instructor joined the full-time faculty in 2009 after teaching as an adjunct professor in the legal writing program for four years before joining the faculty professor murphy engaged in private practice focused on civil trials and appeals for twelve years including several years as a partner in gardner aldrich & murphy llp and served as justice anne gardners staff attorney at the second court of appeals for four years\n\xa0\nabout the association of american law schools (aals)\ntexas a&m university school of law is a member of aals a non-profit educational association of 176 law schools representing over 10 000 law faculty in the united states the aals is legal educations principal representative to the federal government and to other national higher education organizations and learned societies the purpose of the association is the improvement of the legal profession through legal education\n']

['389', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/prof-eckstein-discusses-water-law-in-the-new-york-times', '\nTexas A&M School of Law professor Gabriel Eckstein was quoted in The New York Times and the The Texas Tribune article “A Vast River and the Legal Woes at Its Banks” which discusses the Rio Grande and water law rights. Link to The New York Times article here.\xa0 The article was also published in the McAllen Monitor and was posted in MyHighPlains.com as "Vast Rio Grande a Source of Numerous Legal Battles."\nProfessor Eckstein is also the director of the International Water Law Project. The mission of the Project is to serve as the premier resource on the Internet for international water law and policy issues. Professor Eckstein currently serves on the executive board of the International Water Resources Association.\n ', '\ntexas a&m school of law professor gabriel eckstein was quoted in the new york times and the the texas tribune article a vast river and the legal woes at its banks which discusses the rio grande and water law rights link to the new york times article here\xa0 the article was also published in the mcallen monitor and was posted in myhighplainscom as "vast rio grande a source of numerous legal battles"\nprofessor eckstein is also the director of the international water law project the mission of the project is to serve as the premier resource on the internet for international water law and policy issues professor eckstein currently serves on the executive board of the international water resources association\n ']

['390', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/journal-of-real-property-law-publishes-student-articles-edition', '\nThe Texas A&M University School of Law Journal of Real Property Law has published their second edition of the year, the Student Articles edition. This latest volume contains select articles by Journal members and awardees of the Journal’s national student writing competition and essays from “The Future of Energy Law” event.\n\nThis edition follows the Water Law volume which was a result of the Journal’s “Securing Water Supplies for the Future: Risks, Challenges & Opportunities” 2012 fall symposium and included an article from Journal member 2L Sabita Maharaj. The Journal’s inaugural issue, Wildfire Law followed up the 2012 spring symposium “Wildfire Law: Private Property & Public Interests”. The Spring 2014 edition will be a product of the Journal’s November 2013 Wind Energy Law Symposium “Wind Farming: Obstacles to Planning and Development,” hosted at the law school. All Real Property Law Journal publications are available for free download from the Journal\'s website.\xa0\n\n2L Berkeley Mengwasser is the Journal of Real Property Law managing editor and oversees all publications.\xa0 3L Liz Wiggins is the editor-in-chief and Professor Gabriel Eckstein is the Journal’s faculty advisor.\n\xa0\nThe Student Articles edition includes five articles written by Journal members and selected by last year\'s board members to be published this year. This includes Ryan Brooke\'s article he presented at the Journal’s Wind Energy Symposium in November. Ryan was a member of the inaugural Texas A&M School of Law graduating class in December, 2013. The other Journal students whose papers were selected for publication are 3Ls Erin Clifft, Marie-Claire Hart, Mark Maples, and Liz Wiggins, all of whom are scheduled to graduate this May. The wide range of selected topics is a reflection of the Journal\'s dedication to encourage discussions relating to real property law that are interesting and relevant to academicians, practitioners, and law students.\n\nTwo more articles were selected through the inaugural Real Property Journal\'s National Contest which was open to all law students in the United States. The winning submission was from a Michigan State University School of Law student, Leah Walker, whose paper was entitled "To Detroiters and Outsiders: A Call to Action to Bring Back the Motor City." The second place winner was Eric Biscopink who attended University of Kentucky School of Law. The goal of the contest, which excludes students from our own school, was to expand the breadth of contributions published by the Journal and to provide a platform for student writers producing excellent scholarly work to contribute to real property law discourse.\n\nThe publication also includes transcripts from two speakers from the “Future of Energy” event hosted at the law school last spring. Dr. Götz Reichert, head of the energy division of the Center for European Policy in Freiburg, Germany, and our very own Professor Gina Warren discuss the European and American approaches.\n\nThe Journal anticipates publishing the Spring 2014 edition by May, which will include papers from presenters at the Fall 2013 Wind Energy Law Symposium. A call for articles will be made on the Journal’s website and Facebook page and via email. In the spring, the current Journal board will also be selecting the student articles to be published in the Fall 2014 edition.\n\nAbout Texas A&M Journal of Real Property Law\n\nThe Texas A&M Journal of Real Property Law is a scholarly publication dedicated to promoting academic discussions of real property law. The Journal explores the relationships arising from ownership, possession, and use of real property. Because of the inherent connectivity between real property law and other disciplines, the Journal aims to provide an expanded lens to view, discuss, and understand these complexities and to facilitate thoughtful and intelligent discourse of national, state, and local issues that shape the field of real property law today.\n', '\nthe texas a&m university school of law journal of real property law has published their second edition of the year the student articles edition this latest volume contains select articles by journal members and awardees of the journals national student writing competition and essays from the future of energy law event\n\nthis edition follows the water law volume which was a result of the journals securing water supplies for the future: risks challenges & opportunities 2012 fall symposium and included an article from journal member 2l sabita maharaj the journals inaugural issue wildfire law followed up the 2012 spring symposium wildfire law: private property & public interests the spring 2014 edition will be a product of the journals november 2013 wind energy law symposium wind farming: obstacles to planning and development hosted at the law school all real property law journal publications are available for free download from the journal\'s website\xa0\n\n2l berkeley mengwasser is the journal of real property law managing editor and oversees all publications\xa0 3l liz wiggins is the editor-in-chief and professor gabriel eckstein is the journals faculty advisor\n\xa0\nthe student articles edition includes five articles written by journal members and selected by last year\'s board members to be published this year this includes ryan brooke\'s article he presented at the journals wind energy symposium in november ryan was a member of the inaugural texas a&m school of law graduating class in december 2013 the other journal students whose papers were selected for publication are 3ls erin clifft marie-claire hart mark maples and liz wiggins all of whom are scheduled to graduate this may the wide range of selected topics is a reflection of the journal\'s dedication to encourage discussions relating to real property law that are interesting and relevant to academicians practitioners and law students\n\ntwo more articles were selected through the inaugural real property journal\'s national contest which was open to all law students in the united states the winning submission was from a michigan state university school of law student leah walker whose paper was entitled "to detroiters and outsiders: a call to action to bring back the motor city" the second place winner was eric biscopink who attended university of kentucky school of law the goal of the contest which excludes students from our own school was to expand the breadth of contributions published by the journal and to provide a platform for student writers producing excellent scholarly work to contribute to real property law discourse\n\nthe publication also includes transcripts from two speakers from the future of energy event hosted at the law school last spring dr götz reichert head of the energy division of the center for european policy in freiburg germany and our very own professor gina warren discuss the european and american approaches\n\nthe journal anticipates publishing the spring 2014 edition by may which will include papers from presenters at the fall 2013 wind energy law symposium a call for articles will be made on the journals website and facebook page and via email in the spring the current journal board will also be selecting the student articles to be published in the fall 2014 edition\n\nabout texas a&m journal of real property law\n\nthe texas a&m journal of real property law is a scholarly publication dedicated to promoting academic discussions of real property law the journal explores the relationships arising from ownership possession and use of real property because of the inherent connectivity between real property law and other disciplines the journal aims to provide an expanded lens to view discuss and understand these complexities and to facilitate thoughtful and intelligent discourse of national state and local issues that shape the field of real property law today\n']

['391', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/professor-azizs-op-ed-published-in-the-new-york-times', '\nThe New York Times published an op-ed piece entitled "Protest Is Egypt\'s Last Resort" co-authored by Professor Sahar Aziz and Shahira Abouellail. Read the online version here.\nSahar F. Aziz joined the faculty in 2011 as an associate professor of law. Prior to joining Professor Aziz was an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center where she taught national security and civil rights law. Professor Aziz served as a senior policy advisor for the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) where she worked on law and policy at the intersection of national security and civil rights. Prior to joining DHS, Professor Aziz was an associate at Cohen Milstein Sellers and Toll PLLP in Washington, D.C. where she litigated class action civil rights lawsuits alleging a nationwide pattern and practice of gender discrimination in pay and promotion.\n', '\nthe new york times published an op-ed piece entitled "protest is egypt\'s last resort" co-authored by professor sahar aziz and shahira abouellail read the online version here\nsahar f aziz joined the faculty in 2011 as an associate professor of law prior to joining professor aziz was an adjunct professor at the georgetown university law center where she taught national security and civil rights law professor aziz served as a senior policy advisor for the office for civil rights and civil liberties at the us department of homeland security (dhs) where she worked on law and policy at the intersection of national security and civil rights prior to joining dhs professor aziz was an associate at cohen milstein sellers and toll pllp in washington dc where she litigated class action civil rights lawsuits alleging a nationwide pattern and practice of gender discrimination in pay and promotion\n']

['392', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/professor-aziz-featured-in-aba-journal', '\nProfessor Sahar F. Aziz was invited by the American Bar Association to identify and describe a trial for the ABA Journal November cover story “10 Trials That Changed the World.” Professor Aziz was one of only ten distinguished lawyers from around the world the Journal selected to discuss one historic trial each.\xa0 \n“At their best, trials provide insight into the human condition while they illuminate principles of the law. And sometimes they even change the course of history,” ABA Journal assistant managing editor James Podgers points out. “In some cases, however, trials are more than compelling stories about the search for justice. They become the stuff of history through their impact on the law and society. While the full impact of these cases is difficult to measure at the moment they occur, it often is clear that their impact will be profound.”\nProfessor Aziz’s contribution, A Court Decides Who Is White Under the Law, offers insight on the 1915 naturalization case of Dow v. United States where the court found people from the Middle East and North Africa white based on societal notions of race.\nView Professor Aziz’s article here.\n Read the ABA Journal’s cover feature,\n"10 Trials That Changed the World."\n\nThe "10 Trials That Changed The World"\xa0 article originally appeared in the November 2013 issue of the ABA Journal with the headline: "Courting Destiny."\n(Image: Immigrants at Ellis Island.\nCourtesy Library of Congress.) \nAbout the ABA Journal and the ABA:\nThe ABA Journal is the flagship magazine of the American Bar Association. The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation’s 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue. The ABA is the largest voluntary professional association in the world. With more than 400,000 members, the ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public. -- courtesy of the ABAJournal.com\nAbout Professor Sahar F. Aziz:\n\nSahar F. Aziz joined the faculty in 2011 as an associate professor of law. Prior to joining Professor Aziz was an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center where she taught national security and civil rights law. Professor Aziz served as a senior policy advisor for the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) where she worked on law and policy at the intersection of national security and civil rights. Prior to joining DHS, Professor Aziz was an associate at Cohen Milstein Sellers and Toll PLLP in Washington, D.C. where she litigated class action civil rights lawsuits alleging a nationwide pattern and practice of gender discrimination in pay and promotion.\n(ABA Journal images, quotes, and "About" used with permission of the ABA Journal.) \n', '\nprofessor sahar f aziz was invited by the american bar association to identify and describe a trial for the aba journal november cover story 10 trials that changed the world professor aziz was one of only ten distinguished lawyers from around the world the journal selected to discuss one historic trial each\xa0 \nat their best trials provide insight into the human condition while they illuminate principles of the law and sometimes they even change the course of history aba journal assistant managing editor james podgers points out in some cases however trials are more than compelling stories about the search for justice they become the stuff of history through their impact on the law and society while the full impact of these cases is difficult to measure at the moment they occur it often is clear that their impact will be profound\nprofessor azizs contribution a court decides who is white under the law offers insight on the 1915 naturalization case of dow v united states where the court found people from the middle east and north africa white based on societal notions of race\nview professor azizs article here\n read the aba journals cover feature \n"10 trials that changed the world"\n\nthe "10 trials that changed the world"\xa0 article originally appeared in the november 2013 issue of the aba journal with the headline: "courting destiny"\n(image: immigrants at ellis island\ncourtesy library of congress) \nabout the aba journal and the aba:\nthe aba journal is the flagship magazine of the american bar association the aba journal is read by half of the nations 1 million lawyers every month it covers the trends people and finances of the legal profession from wall street to main street to pennsylvania avenue the aba is the largest voluntary professional association in the world with more than 400 000 members the aba provides law school accreditation continuing legal education information about the law programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public -- courtesy of the abajournalcom\nabout professor sahar f aziz:\n\nsahar f aziz joined the faculty in 2011 as an associate professor of law prior to joining professor aziz was an adjunct professor at the georgetown university law center where she taught national security and civil rights law professor aziz served as a senior policy advisor for the office for civil rights and civil liberties at the us department of homeland security (dhs) where she worked on law and policy at the intersection of national security and civil rights prior to joining dhs professor aziz was an associate at cohen milstein sellers and toll pllp in washington dc where she litigated class action civil rights lawsuits alleging a nationwide pattern and practice of gender discrimination in pay and promotion\n(aba journal images quotes and "about" used with permission of the aba journal) \n']

['393', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/real-property-journal-hosts-wind-energy-law-symposium', '\nThe Texas A&M University School of Law’s Journal of Real Property Law hosted its third annual symposium on Friday Nov. 15. Practitioners and attorneys from across the state attended the Wind Farming: Obstacles to Planning and Development symposium.\n\nAric Short, Interim Dean of the Law School, Professor Gina Warren, and Cassie Carson, Symposium Editor for the Real Property Journal, welcomed the attendees and presenters. Bob Beckage, Vice President of Pike and UC Synergetic Engineering Group opened the presentations with an overview of some of the issues faced by wind energy developers. A panel moderated by Professor Stephen Alton, and consisting of Professor K.K. DuVivier from the University of Denver, Roderick Wetsel from Wetsel & Carmichael, Steven DeWolf from Bellinger, DeWolf & Suberg, and Dennis Donley from Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee encouraged an open dialogue covering topics ranging from regulation of wind farms to multi-party negotiations of wind energy leases. \n\nJohn Pappas, Interim Director of the Texas A&M Energy Institute and Director of the Texas A&M Wind Energy Center, provided the keynote address discussing the challenges and misperceptions associated with off-shore wind farming. A second panel moderated by Professor Huyen Pham, and consisting of Elizabeth Drew from Husch Blackwell, Professor Warren, and Dr. Joshua Linn, Research for the Future Fellow, continued the discussion. The symposium closed with a roundtable conversation which included all of the presenters from the symposium. Symposium attendees, presenters, and organizers celebrated the productive day at the closing cocktail reception.\n\nContributor to the roundtable discussion and presenter, Texas A&M third-year law student Ryan Brooke, commented: \n\n"I am very excited and honored to have the opportunity to present my research at the Wind Energy Symposium, especially after seeing the success of last year’s Water Law Symposium. The Journal of Real Property Law does such an amazing job showcasing ripe and important legal issues and attracting top experts in their fields; it is a privilege to be part of the symposium. My presentation will focus on the wind energy industry’s utilization of the Texas Economic Development Act and the subsequent impact on property value across the state and public school financing. I hope to provide an understanding of the many benefits that wind energy provides in Texas, while also encouraging continued exploration of tools, specifically legislation that will attract future wind energy development benefiting both the state and the public school finance system."\n\nThe upcoming edition of the Texas A&M University School of Law Journal of Real Property publication will feature an article from each presenter.\n\nPrevious symposia and publications of the Journal of Real Property addressed wildfire law and water law. The Journal plans on addressing Earth and Aether, continuing the tradition of addressing various property issues as they relate to the classic elements proposed by Aristotle, in future symposia. \n\nThe Journal extends its gratitude to all those in attendance as well as all of the speakers who spent countless hours preparing for the event. Thank you to the symposium sponsors, Electric Power Engineers and Anesthesia Services, Inc. for your generous support. The Journal also wishes to thank Cassie Carson for her dedication and commitment to the success of the symposium. A special note of appreciation is also extended to Professor Gabriel Eckstein, the faculty advisor for the Real Property Journal, and Professor Gina Warren, the Conference Chair for the symposium.\n\n\n\n\n\n\xa0\n\xa0\n\n\n\n\xa03L Ryan Brooke presents his paper A Missed Opportunity:\n The Texas Economic Development Act, Texas Public School Funding, and Wind Energy\n\n\xa0Texas A&M Law Professor Huyen Pham moderates\n a panel with Elizabeth Drews, Dr. Joshua Linn\n and Texas A&M Law Professor Gina Warren\n\n\n\n\n- article contributed by Nick Edwards, 3L, Journal of Real Property Senior Staff\n\n\n\n\nDean Aric Short congratulates the Real Property Journal:\n "A big congratulations to the Journal of Real Property for its successful symposium last Friday on "Wind Farming: Obstacles to Planning and Development."... A long list of impressive practitioners\n and scholars attended, presented, and participated (including our own Dean Alton, Dean Pham,\n Prof. Snyder, Prof. Eckstein, and Prof. Warren) this year. Cassie Carson did an exceptional job as the Symposium Editor and deserves special recognition. Prof. Warren was instrumental in pulling together all of the topics and panels and served as Conference Chair. Thanks, also, go to Liz Wiggins (Editor in Chief), Prof. Eckstein (Faculty Sponsor), and Deb Barnett."\n\n\n\n', '\nthe texas a&m university school of laws journal of real property law hosted its third annual symposium on friday nov 15 practitioners and attorneys from across the state attended the wind farming: obstacles to planning and development symposium\n\naric short interim dean of the law school professor gina warren and cassie carson symposium editor for the real property journal welcomed the attendees and presenters bob beckage vice president of pike and uc synergetic engineering group opened the presentations with an overview of some of the issues faced by wind energy developers a panel moderated by professor stephen alton and consisting of professor kk duvivier from the university of denver roderick wetsel from wetsel & carmichael steven dewolf from bellinger dewolf & suberg and dennis donley from naman howell smith & lee encouraged an open dialogue covering topics ranging from regulation of wind farms to multi-party negotiations of wind energy leases \n\njohn pappas interim director of the texas a&m energy institute and director of the texas a&m wind energy center provided the keynote address discussing the challenges and misperceptions associated with off-shore wind farming a second panel moderated by professor huyen pham and consisting of elizabeth drew from husch blackwell professor warren and dr joshua linn research for the future fellow continued the discussion the symposium closed with a roundtable conversation which included all of the presenters from the symposium symposium attendees presenters and organizers celebrated the productive day at the closing cocktail reception\n\ncontributor to the roundtable discussion and presenter texas a&m third-year law student ryan brooke commented: \n\n"i am very excited and honored to have the opportunity to present my research at the wind energy symposium especially after seeing the success of last years water law symposium the journal of real property law does such an amazing job showcasing ripe and important legal issues and attracting top experts in their fields; it is a privilege to be part of the symposium my presentation will focus on the wind energy industrys utilization of the texas economic development act and the subsequent impact on property value across the state and public school financing i hope to provide an understanding of the many benefits that wind energy provides in texas while also encouraging continued exploration of tools specifically legislation that will attract future wind energy development benefiting both the state and the public school finance system"\n\nthe upcoming edition of the texas a&m university school of law journal of real property publication will feature an article from each presenter\n\nprevious symposia and publications of the journal of real property addressed wildfire law and water law the journal plans on addressing earth and aether continuing the tradition of addressing various property issues as they relate to the classic elements proposed by aristotle in future symposia \n\nthe journal extends its gratitude to all those in attendance as well as all of the speakers who spent countless hours preparing for the event thank you to the symposium sponsors electric power engineers and anesthesia services inc for your generous support the journal also wishes to thank cassie carson for her dedication and commitment to the success of the symposium a special note of appreciation is also extended to professor gabriel eckstein the faculty advisor for the real property journal and professor gina warren the conference chair for the symposium\n\n\n\n\n\n\xa0\n\xa0\n\n\n\n\xa03l ryan brooke presents his paper a missed opportunity:\n the texas economic development act texas public school funding and wind energy\n\n\xa0texas a&m law professor huyen pham moderates\n a panel with elizabeth drews dr joshua linn\n and texas a&m law professor gina warren\n\n\n\n\n- article contributed by nick edwards 3l journal of real property senior staff\n\n\n\n\ndean aric short congratulates the real property journal:\n "a big congratulations to the journal of real property for its successful symposium last friday on "wind farming: obstacles to planning and development" a long list of impressive practitioners\n and scholars attended presented and participated (including our own dean alton dean pham \n prof snyder prof eckstein and prof warren) this year cassie carson did an exceptional job as the symposium editor and deserves special recognition prof warren was instrumental in pulling together all of the topics and panels and served as conference chair thanks also go to liz wiggins (editor in chief) prof eckstein (faculty sponsor) and deb barnett"\n\n\n\n']

['394', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/law-school-awarded-for-smart-moves', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law was presented the Fort Worth Business Press 2013 Smart Moves Award at a formal reception, Wednesday night, Nov. 13, at the newly-opened Sundance Square Pavilion in downtown Fort Worth. \nNick S. Karanges, publisher of the Fort Worth Business Press; Mike Barber, Fort Worth area president of Capital One Bank; Aric Short, interim dean and professor of law at Texas A&M University School of Law; and Dee J. Kelly Jr., managing partner of Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP\n- photo courtesy of Kenneth Perkins, The Fort Worth Business Press\n\nSmart Moves, an event organized by the Fort Worth Business Press, honored area businesses who have made strides to improve or expand their industry. The award recognizes 10 local businesses for success, growth, and smart moves over the past year.\xa0Sponsored by Capital One Bank and Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP, the businesses are also featured in a 20-page special insert in the Nov. 18-24 issue of the Fort Worth Business Press.\n\n“We’re delighted to be named to this year’s Fort Worth Business Press Smart Moves list. In this historical year as Texas A&M University School of Law, we are honored to be recognized for our innovation and progress. I am tremendously proud of our academic program, which emphasizes critical thinking, effective communication and professionalism,” Aric Short, interim dean of Texas A&M University School of Law, said.\n\n“Our institution has seen great growth and development in our short 24 year history, and now, as part of a comprehensive Tier One research institution with a decades-long commitment to excellence in the classroom and in the community, we are excited to build upon the foundation of our past successes.”\n\nTexas A&M University School of Law is committed to providing its students with the strong theoretical foundation and practical lawyering skills necessary to traverse the dynamic legal landscape of the 21st century. The law school pursues its mission of excellence through outstanding teaching and scholarship, the development of innovative academic and experiential learning programs, and a commitment to public service and community outreach. To date, Texas A&M law students have provided more than 120,000 hours of pro bono legal services which equates to more than $2.4 million in total legal services given to the community. \n\nThe law school prides itself on its ability to prepare students for the demands of the legal profession through rigorous coursework, specialized certificate programs, externship opportunities, and a multitude of practical training centers and clinics designed to give the individual student the most comprehensive training available. One example of our educational approach is the Center for Intellectual Property (CLIP), an integrated legal educational center designed to give law students an in-depth understanding of intellectual property law. CLIP’s core curriculum which combines theoretical learning, clinical training and community service, enables our students to interact and learn from the best and the brightest in the field. \n\n“It is my pleasure to lead such a talented group of faculty and staff as we move into a new era for our law school, one of great growth and promise as we anticipate collaborative educational programs and developments with Texas A&M University. In our short three months as Texas A&M University School of Law, we have already planned to debut an integrated J.D./engineering program in spring 2014. We greatly appreciate Fort Worth’s support as we work to transform legal education,” Short said.\n\nCarolina Beverage, Leading Edge Aviation Services and Sundance Square are among the other awardees included in the 2013 list.\xa0 Texas A&M School of Law was the only educational institution honored.\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law was presented the fort worth business press 2013 smart moves award at a formal reception wednesday night nov 13 at the newly-opened sundance square pavilion in downtown fort worth \nnick s karanges publisher of the fort worth business press; mike barber fort worth area president of capital one bank; aric short interim dean and professor of law at texas a&m university school of law; and dee j kelly jr managing partner of kelly hart & hallman llp\n- photo courtesy of kenneth perkins the fort worth business press\n\nsmart moves an event organized by the fort worth business press honored area businesses who have made strides to improve or expand their industry the award recognizes 10 local businesses for success growth and smart moves over the past year\xa0sponsored by capital one bank and kelly hart & hallman llp the businesses are also featured in a 20-page special insert in the nov 18-24 issue of the fort worth business press\n\nwere delighted to be named to this years fort worth business press smart moves list in this historical year as texas a&m university school of law we are honored to be recognized for our innovation and progress i am tremendously proud of our academic program which emphasizes critical thinking effective communication and professionalism aric short interim dean of texas a&m university school of law said\n\nour institution has seen great growth and development in our short 24 year history and now as part of a comprehensive tier one research institution with a decades-long commitment to excellence in the classroom and in the community we are excited to build upon the foundation of our past successes\n\ntexas a&m university school of law is committed to providing its students with the strong theoretical foundation and practical lawyering skills necessary to traverse the dynamic legal landscape of the 21st century the law school pursues its mission of excellence through outstanding teaching and scholarship the development of innovative academic and experiential learning programs and a commitment to public service and community outreach to date texas a&m law students have provided more than 120 000 hours of pro bono legal services which equates to more than $24 million in total legal services given to the community \n\nthe law school prides itself on its ability to prepare students for the demands of the legal profession through rigorous coursework specialized certificate programs externship opportunities and a multitude of practical training centers and clinics designed to give the individual student the most comprehensive training available one example of our educational approach is the center for intellectual property (clip) an integrated legal educational center designed to give law students an in-depth understanding of intellectual property law clips core curriculum which combines theoretical learning clinical training and community service enables our students to interact and learn from the best and the brightest in the field \n\nit is my pleasure to lead such a talented group of faculty and staff as we move into a new era for our law school one of great growth and promise as we anticipate collaborative educational programs and developments with texas a&m university in our short three months as texas a&m university school of law we have already planned to debut an integrated jd/engineering program in spring 2014 we greatly appreciate fort worths support as we work to transform legal education short said\n\ncarolina beverage leading edge aviation services and sundance square are among the other awardees included in the 2013 list\xa0 texas a&m school of law was the only educational institution honored\n']

['395', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/advocacy-team-wins-another-best-brief-award', '\nWe are pleased to announce another Best Brief award for the semester!\xa0 3L Grace Hwang Sundberg won Best Respondent’s Brief at the Pepperdine Entertainment Law National Moot Court Competition on November 10, 2013. The brief now qualifies for nomination for the Scribes National Brief Writing Award. Grace and teammates 2L Dwayne Lewis and 2L Rebecca Bradley finished the competition as National Quarter-finalists.\n\nThe team was sponsored and coached by KD Shull, of Huawei Technologies USA in Plano. Ms. Shull generously donated the funds to allow our school to once again compete in this prestigious competition in Malibu in addition to volunteering her time in coaching the team. \xa0\n\nThe ABA Negotiation Competition held here at the school November 9-10, 2013 went smoothly. Our team of 2L John Kelley and 2L Mark Lister finished 3rd. The team was coached by Chris Watts ’00 and Professor Kay Elliott. \xa0\n\nFinally, our mock trial team of 3L Jenny Forehand, 2L Lacy McCully, 3L Jorge Molina and 2L Mark Walston finished as regional semi-finalists at the ABA Labor and Employment Trial Advocacy Competition in Dallas held November 2-3, 2013. This marks the highest placement for our school at this competitive event.\xa0 The team was coached by Justice Lee Gabriel, Second Court of Appeals.\n', '\nwe are pleased to announce another best brief award for the semester!\xa0 3l grace hwang sundberg won best respondents brief at the pepperdine entertainment law national moot court competition on november 10 2013 the brief now qualifies for nomination for the scribes national brief writing award grace and teammates 2l dwayne lewis and 2l rebecca bradley finished the competition as national quarter-finalists\n\nthe team was sponsored and coached by kd shull of huawei technologies usa in plano ms shull generously donated the funds to allow our school to once again compete in this prestigious competition in malibu in addition to volunteering her time in coaching the team \xa0\n\nthe aba negotiation competition held here at the school november 9-10 2013 went smoothly our team of 2l john kelley and 2l mark lister finished 3rd the team was coached by chris watts 00 and professor kay elliott \xa0\n\nfinally our mock trial team of 3l jenny forehand 2l lacy mccully 3l jorge molina and 2l mark walston finished as regional semi-finalists at the aba labor and employment trial advocacy competition in dallas held november 2-3 2013 this marks the highest placement for our school at this competitive event\xa0 the team was coached by justice lee gabriel second court of appeals\n']

['396', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/journal-of-real-property-law-symposium-to-feature-student-presenter', '\nThe upcoming Texas A&M Journal of Real Property Law Wind Energy Law Symposium will feature a student speaker, 3L Ryan Brooke.\xa0 Brooke will be presenting his soon-to-be-published paper on wind energy law. \xa0\n\nBrooke’s paper will not only focus on the wind energy industry’s utilization of Texas Economic Development Act, but also the impact on property value across the state and public school financing.\n\n“I hope to provide an understanding of the many benefits that wind energy provides in Texas, while also encouraging continued exploration of tools, specifically legislation, that will attract future wind energy development benefiting both the state and the public school finance system,” Brooke said.\n\n“I am very excited and honored to have the opportunity to present my research at the Wind Energy Symposium, especially after seeing the success of last year’s Water Law Symposium.\xa0 The Journal of Real Property Law does such an amazing job showcasing ripe and important legal issues and attracting top experts in their fields; it is a privilege to be part of the symposium,” continued Brooke.\n\nThe Texas A&M School of Law Journal of Real Property Law Wind Energy Law Symposium will serve as a catalyst to discuss the dynamics of the wind industry, recognizing the importance that wind has in the growing discussion of renewable energy and green jobs.\n\nIn addition to Brooke, the symposium boasts a line-up of leading authorities in wind energy law:\n\nBob Beckage, Vice President of Engineering, Pike Energy \nSteven DeWolf, Partner, Bellinger, DeWolf and Suberg \nDennis Donley, Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee \nElizabeth Drews, Partner, Husch Blackwell \nK.K. DuVivier, Professor of Law, University of Denver Sturm College of Law \nJosh Linn, Research for the Future \nJohn Pappas, Interim Director, Texas A&M Energy Institute; Director, Texas A&M Wind Energy Center \nRoderick Wetsel, Partner, Wetsel & Carmichael \n\nThe symposium, the third in a series of conferences organized by the Real Property Law Journal, will be held on Friday, Nov. 15, at Texas A&M School of Law in Fort Worth.\n\n', '\nthe upcoming texas a&m journal of real property law wind energy law symposium will feature a student speaker 3l ryan brooke\xa0 brooke will be presenting his soon-to-be-published paper on wind energy law \xa0\n\nbrookes paper will not only focus on the wind energy industrys utilization of texas economic development act but also the impact on property value across the state and public school financing\n\ni hope to provide an understanding of the many benefits that wind energy provides in texas while also encouraging continued exploration of tools specifically legislation that will attract future wind energy development benefiting both the state and the public school finance system brooke said\n\ni am very excited and honored to have the opportunity to present my research at the wind energy symposium especially after seeing the success of last years water law symposium\xa0 the journal of real property law does such an amazing job showcasing ripe and important legal issues and attracting top experts in their fields; it is a privilege to be part of the symposium continued brooke\n\nthe texas a&m school of law journal of real property law wind energy law symposium will serve as a catalyst to discuss the dynamics of the wind industry recognizing the importance that wind has in the growing discussion of renewable energy and green jobs\n\nin addition to brooke the symposium boasts a line-up of leading authorities in wind energy law:\n\nbob beckage vice president of engineering pike energy \nsteven dewolf partner bellinger dewolf and suberg \ndennis donley naman howell smith & lee \nelizabeth drews partner husch blackwell \nkk duvivier professor of law university of denver sturm college of law \njosh linn research for the future \njohn pappas interim director texas a&m energy institute; director texas a&m wind energy center \nroderick wetsel partner wetsel & carmichael \n\nthe symposium the third in a series of conferences organized by the real property law journal will be held on friday nov 15 at texas a&m school of law in fort worth\n\n']

['397', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/law-school-named-fwbp-smart-moves-winner', '\nTexas A&M University School of Law is proud to announce it has been named as one of Fort Worth Business Press 2013 Smart Moves award winners. \n\nThe award recognizes 10 local businesses for success, growth, and smart moves over the past year.\n“We’re delighted to be named to this year’s Fort Worth Business Press Smart Moves list. In this historical year as Texas A&M University School of Law, we are honored to be recognized for our innovation and progress. I am tremendously proud of our academic program, which emphasizes critical thinking, effective communication and professionalism,” Aric Short, interim dean of Texas A&M University School of Law, said.\n\n“Our institution has seen great growth and development in our short 24 year history, and now, as part of a comprehensive Tier One research institution with a decades-long commitment to excellence in the classroom and in the community, we are excited to build upon the foundation of our past successes.”\n\nTexas A&M University School of Law is committed to providing its students with the strong theoretical foundation and practical lawyering skills necessary to traverse the dynamic legal landscape of the 21st century. The law school pursues its mission of excellence through outstanding teaching and scholarship, the development of innovative academic and experiential learning programs, and a commitment to public service and community outreach. \n\nThe law school prides itself on its ability to prepare students for the demands of the legal profession through rigorous coursework, specialized certificate programs, externship opportunities, and a multitude of practical training centers and clinics designed to give the individual student the most comprehensive training available. One example of our educational approach is the Center for Intellectual Property (CLIP), an integrated legal educational center designed to give law students an in-depth understanding of intellectual property law. CLIP’s core curriculum which combines theoretical learning, clinical training and community service, enables our students to interact and learn from the best and the brightest in the field. \n\n“It is my pleasure to lead such a talented group of faculty and staff as we move into a new era for our law school, one of great growth and promise as we anticipate collaborative educational programs and developments with Texas A&M University. In our short three months as Texas A&M University School of Law, we have already planned to debut an integrated J.D./engineering program in spring 2014. We greatly appreciate Fort Worth’s support as we work to transform legal education,” Short said.\n\nCarolina Beverage, Leading Edge Aviation Services and Sundance Square are among the other awardees included in the 2013 list. A formal reception will be held Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the Plaza Pavilion at Sundance Square for all of the 2013 Smart Moves awardees. Photos and details from the night will follow in the Nov. 18 issue of the Fort Worth Business Press.\n', '\ntexas a&m university school of law is proud to announce it has been named as one of fort worth business press 2013 smart moves award winners \n\nthe award recognizes 10 local businesses for success growth and smart moves over the past year\nwere delighted to be named to this years fort worth business press smart moves list in this historical year as texas a&m university school of law we are honored to be recognized for our innovation and progress i am tremendously proud of our academic program which emphasizes critical thinking effective communication and professionalism aric short interim dean of texas a&m university school of law said\n\nour institution has seen great growth and development in our short 24 year history and now as part of a comprehensive tier one research institution with a decades-long commitment to excellence in the classroom and in the community we are excited to build upon the foundation of our past successes\n\ntexas a&m university school of law is committed to providing its students with the strong theoretical foundation and practical lawyering skills necessary to traverse the dynamic legal landscape of the 21st century the law school pursues its mission of excellence through outstanding teaching and scholarship the development of innovative academic and experiential learning programs and a commitment to public service and community outreach \n\nthe law school prides itself on its ability to prepare students for the demands of the legal profession through rigorous coursework specialized certificate programs externship opportunities and a multitude of practical training centers and clinics designed to give the individual student the most comprehensive training available one example of our educational approach is the center for intellectual property (clip) an integrated legal educational center designed to give law students an in-depth understanding of intellectual property law clips core curriculum which combines theoretical learning clinical training and community service enables our students to interact and learn from the best and the brightest in the field \n\nit is my pleasure to lead such a talented group of faculty and staff as we move into a new era for our law school one of great growth and promise as we anticipate collaborative educational programs and developments with texas a&m university in our short three months as texas a&m university school of law we have already planned to debut an integrated jd/engineering program in spring 2014 we greatly appreciate fort worths support as we work to transform legal education short said\n\ncarolina beverage leading edge aviation services and sundance square are among the other awardees included in the 2013 list a formal reception will be held wednesday nov 13 at the plaza pavilion at sundance square for all of the 2013 smart moves awardees photos and details from the night will follow in the nov 18 issue of the fort worth business press\n']

['398', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/advocacy-teams-win-big', '\n 2L Todd Smith, 3L Robert Koehl and 2L Eliana Albelbaisi\n2L Todd Smith won Best Petitioner’s Brief at the John Marshall International Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition in Chicago held Oct. 24-26, 2013.\n\nThe award qualifies his brief to be submitted for consideration for the Scribes National Writing Award at the end of the school year. Additionally, Smith’s winning brief will be published in the John Marshall Journal of Computer and Information Law.\n\nSmith and his teammates, 3L Robert Koehl and 2L Eliana Albelbaisi, also received the International Finalist award, finishing in 2nd place overall in the competition of 24 teams from the U.S., India and Ethiopia. Jennifer Ellis ’05, director of advocacy programs, coached the team.\n\n“The tireless commitment shown by these students is impressive,” Ellis said.\n\n“These students demonstrated the work ethic, eye for detail, and fundamental skill sets needed to succeed as really good attorneys in the real world. I’m very proud of these students and am particularly excited to see Texas A&M’s advocacy programs be so competitive internationally.”\n\nIn other advocacy news, 3L Marshall Bridges won Best Oralist at the Mack Kidd Administrative Law Moot Court Competition in Austin held Oct. 25-26, 2013. He received the award after maintaining the highest overall average of all advocates in the five preliminary rounds. Bridges was coached by Andy Sommerman, of Sommerman and Quesada in Dallas.\n\nRead about more Advocacy wins\xa0in 2013.\n', '\n 2l todd smith 3l robert koehl and 2l eliana albelbaisi\n2l todd smith won best petitioners brief at the john marshall international intellectual property moot court competition in chicago held oct 24-26 2013\n\nthe award qualifies his brief to be submitted for consideration for the scribes national writing award at the end of the school year additionally smiths winning brief will be published in the john marshall journal of computer and information law\n\nsmith and his teammates 3l robert koehl and 2l eliana albelbaisi also received the international finalist award finishing in 2nd place overall in the competition of 24 teams from the us india and ethiopia jennifer ellis 05 director of advocacy programs coached the team\n\nthe tireless commitment shown by these students is impressive ellis said\n\nthese students demonstrated the work ethic eye for detail and fundamental skill sets needed to succeed as really good attorneys in the real world im very proud of these students and am particularly excited to see texas a&ms advocacy programs be so competitive internationally\n\nin other advocacy news 3l marshall bridges won best oralist at the mack kidd administrative law moot court competition in austin held oct 25-26 2013 he received the award after maintaining the highest overall average of all advocates in the five preliminary rounds bridges was coached by andy sommerman of sommerman and quesada in dallas\n\nread about more advocacy wins\xa0in 2013\n']

['399', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/texas-a-m-law-review-hosts-ip-symposium', '\n\nWith speakers representing nine different states and a record one-day symposium attendance record, the Texas A&M Law Review’s Inaugural Intellectual Property Symposium on Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, proved to be a great success. \n\nAccording to 3L Matt Fronda, symposium editor, the law review board decided to do their fall symposium on the topic of intellectual property due in part because of the (then) pending acquisition talks with Texas A&M University.\n\n“When we took over in March of last year, we were unsure of where the law school was going to go (the acquisition was still in the rumors stage at that point). But we knew that Texas A&M has a large engineering program, and that if the deal with A&M did work out, there would likely be a lot of Aggie IP lawyers that we could contact as resources,” Fronda said.\n\nFish & Richardson and Munck Wilson Mandala, LLP were the sponsors for the inaugural IP symposium, and Professor Lucas Osborn, Director of Intellectual Property Law Program at Campbell University, provided the keynote presentation, “Pirates, PhD’s, and Preservation: How 3-Dimensional Printers Open New Avenues – and Challenges – in the Arts.”\n\nAdditional presenters for the day included Professor Peter Yu, Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law and Director of Intellectual Property Law Center at the Drake University Law School; Professor Steven Jamar, Associate Director at the Institute of Intellectual Property & Social Justice at Howard University School of Law; Professor Sergio Sarmimento, adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law; Professor Sidney Beckman, Lincoln Memorial University – Duncan School of Law; Professor Susan Richey, University of New Hampshire School of Law; Professor Megan Carpenter, Director of Center for Intellectual Property at Texas A&M School of Law; Professor Michael Murray, Valparaiso University Law; and Professor Jon Garon, Northern Kentucky University.\n\nAccording to Fronda, although the professors were from a variety of different schools across the nation, many of them had worked together in the past.\n\n“One thing that surprised me was that on Thursday night we had a dinner with the speakers who all came in from different states (nine speakers from nine states), and yet they all knew each other already,” Fronda said. \n\n“We had speakers giving each other hugs and catching up with each other. I think that I learned that the experts in a given field are a very small and close-knit group.” \n', '\n\nwith speakers representing nine different states and a record one-day symposium attendance record the texas a&m law reviews inaugural intellectual property symposium on friday oct 25 2013 proved to be a great success \n\naccording to 3l matt fronda symposium editor the law review board decided to do their fall symposium on the topic of intellectual property due in part because of the (then) pending acquisition talks with texas a&m university\n\nwhen we took over in march of last year we were unsure of where the law school was going to go (the acquisition was still in the rumors stage at that point) but we knew that texas a&m has a large engineering program and that if the deal with a&m did work out there would likely be a lot of aggie ip lawyers that we could contact as resources fronda said\n\nfish & richardson and munck wilson mandala llp were the sponsors for the inaugural ip symposium and professor lucas osborn director of intellectual property law program at campbell university provided the keynote presentation pirates phds and preservation: how 3-dimensional printers open new avenues – and challenges – in the arts\n\nadditional presenters for the day included professor peter yu kern family chair in intellectual property law and director of intellectual property law center at the drake university law school; professor steven jamar associate director at the institute of intellectual property & social justice at howard university school of law; professor sergio sarmimento adjunct professor at fordham university school of law; professor sidney beckman lincoln memorial university – duncan school of law; professor susan richey university of new hampshire school of law; professor megan carpenter director of center for intellectual property at texas a&m school of law; professor michael murray valparaiso university law; and professor jon garon northern kentucky university\n\naccording to fronda although the professors were from a variety of different schools across the nation many of them had worked together in the past\n\none thing that surprised me was that on thursday night we had a dinner with the speakers who all came in from different states (nine speakers from nine states) and yet they all knew each other already fronda said \n\nwe had speakers giving each other hugs and catching up with each other i think that i learned that the experts in a given field are a very small and close-knit group \n']

['400', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/law-clinic-alumni-and-student-honored-for-service', '\n\n\n\n\n\xa0\n\n\n\xa0Karon Rowden ’01, 3L Laurie Weir, Charlotte Hughart, DeeAnn Strother ’10 and Judge Cynthia Mendoza ’03 showcase awards won by Texas A&M University School of Law.\n\n\n\nThe volunteer efforts of Texas A&M University School of Law were recognized on Oct. 24, 2013, during the “Celebrate Pro Bono” reception sponsored by Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas. The event was held at the downtown Fort Worth YMCA as part of “Pro Bono Week” to honor volunteers and recognize those who have distinguished themselves through their unselfish contributions to the promotion of equal justice. Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas provides free civil legal services to eligible low-income residents in 114 Texas counties.\n\nThe Hon. Cynthia Mendoza ’03, associate judge in the 360th District Court, was the event’s special guest speaker. Judge Mendoza noted that she became an attorney at age 47, after having spent much of her professional career as a nurse. She handled and settled a pro bono case on her very first day as an attorney, just hours after having been sworn-in.\n\nCallie Vivion-Matthews ’06 and 3L Laurie Weir were recipients of the Dwight H. Moore 2013 Special Recognition Award. Dwight Moore served as executive director of West Texas Legal Services for 18 years before retiring in 1995. Shortly after Moore’s retirement, the Fort Worth Private Attorney Involvement Advisory Board named its Pro Bono Attorney of the Year and then Special Recognition Awards for Moore, to honor his exemplary dedication and commitment to access to justice for the disadvantaged.\n\nVivion-Matthews is a long-time volunteer for Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas and was appointed by Gov. Rick Perry to the Texas Council on Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders in 2010. Weir is a volunteer coordinator for the Veterans Project at Texas A&M School of Law, which provides volunteers for monthly clinics at the VA hospital in southeast Fort Worth.\n\nThe 2013 Outstanding Law Firms Awards went to Texas A&M Law Clinic and the firm of Strother & Strother. Accepting the award for the Law Clinic were director Charlotte Hughart and supervising attorney Karon Rowden ’01.\n\nDeeAnn Strother ’10 and her sister-in-law, Tiffany Strother, accepted for Strother & Strother. The firm is dedicated to treating its clients with respect, integrity, compassion and honesty. “We pride ourselves in developing and maintaining personal client relationships,” DeeAnn Strother said.\n\nDuring its 15 years of existence, 742 students have enrolled in the Law Clinic course. “The clinic has been recognized by Tarrant County Commissioners, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, the Tarrant County Bar Association and the National Association of Social Workers for its efforts to help those who could not otherwise afford legal representation,” Hughart said. “Fort Worth is a compassionate community and has been very welcoming and appreciative of the Law Clinic.” In 2012, legal aid referred 28 cases to the Law Clinic.\n', '\n\n\n\n\n\xa0\n\n\n\xa0karon rowden 01 3l laurie weir charlotte hughart deeann strother 10 and judge cynthia mendoza 03 showcase awards won by texas a&m university school of law\n\n\n\nthe volunteer efforts of texas a&m university school of law were recognized on oct 24 2013 during the celebrate pro bono reception sponsored by legal aid of northwest texas the event was held at the downtown fort worth ymca as part of pro bono week to honor volunteers and recognize those who have distinguished themselves through their unselfish contributions to the promotion of equal justice legal aid of northwest texas provides free civil legal services to eligible low-income residents in 114 texas counties\n\nthe hon cynthia mendoza 03 associate judge in the 360th district court was the events special guest speaker judge mendoza noted that she became an attorney at age 47 after having spent much of her professional career as a nurse she handled and settled a pro bono case on her very first day as an attorney just hours after having been sworn-in\n\ncallie vivion-matthews 06 and 3l laurie weir were recipients of the dwight h moore 2013 special recognition award dwight moore served as executive director of west texas legal services for 18 years before retiring in 1995 shortly after moores retirement the fort worth private attorney involvement advisory board named its pro bono attorney of the year and then special recognition awards for moore to honor his exemplary dedication and commitment to access to justice for the disadvantaged\n\nvivion-matthews is a long-time volunteer for legal aid of northwest texas and was appointed by gov rick perry to the texas council on autism and pervasive developmental disorders in 2010 weir is a volunteer coordinator for the veterans project at texas a&m school of law which provides volunteers for monthly clinics at the va hospital in southeast fort worth\n\nthe 2013 outstanding law firms awards went to texas a&m law clinic and the firm of strother & strother accepting the award for the law clinic were director charlotte hughart and supervising attorney karon rowden 01\n\ndeeann strother 10 and her sister-in-law tiffany strother accepted for strother & strother the firm is dedicated to treating its clients with respect integrity compassion and honesty we pride ourselves in developing and maintaining personal client relationships deeann strother said\n\nduring its 15 years of existence 742 students have enrolled in the law clinic course the clinic has been recognized by tarrant county commissioners legal aid of northwest texas the tarrant county bar association and the national association of social workers for its efforts to help those who could not otherwise afford legal representation hughart said fort worth is a compassionate community and has been very welcoming and appreciative of the law clinic in 2012 legal aid referred 28 cases to the law clinic\n']

['401', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/12-impacts-school-of-law-opens-new-realm-of-service', "\nArticle originally appeared in TAMU Times/TAMU Today: Texas A&M School Of Law Opens A New Realm For Aggie Service To The State\n\n\n\nJames Lee Woodard of Dallas walked out of a Texas prison a free man in 2008 after serving 27 years for a crime he did not commit. His exoneration was due, in part, to the efforts of a law student from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in Fort Worth, the institution that today is Texas A&M University School of Law. The student’s dedication is just one example of the school’s long-running commitment to serving the citizens of Texas, making it an ideal addition to Texas A&M, where service is a core value. \nWoodard’s exoneration for the 1980 slaying of his girlfriend, 21-year-old Beverly Ann Jones, is among the dozens of DNA exonerations made possible by the Innocence Project of Texas, part of the national Innocence Project, a litigation and public policy organization dedicated to exonerating wrongly convicted individuals. Many law students volunteer with the organization in order to help free the wrongly convicted as well as to gain real-world legal experience, including students at the Texas A&M School of Law.\n“We can’t give them back the time they've lost, but we can work to give them back their future,” says Jessica Theriot, a Texas A&M law school student and case director for the Texas A&M School of Law Innocence Project.\nTheriot says the need for volunteers is critical for some wrongly convicted men and women. “There are no court-appointed attorneys for post-conviction relief,” she notes. “Once an inmate is convicted, oftentimes he or she is without assistance.”\nIn her role as case director, Theriot manages cases from first contact with an inmate through resolution. Once claims have been vetted and the cases accepted, student teams work to prove an inmate’s innocence. “It’s important to note that we are not lawyers yet, so a lot of what we do is behind-the-scenes legwork,” she points out.\n\nJessica Theriot (far right), joined by Texas A&M School of Law Innocence Project board members and exoneree/speaker Richard Miles (fifth from the left) at the law school's annual Exoneree Luncheon\n\nAggie students at the law school are currently working on the case of the “San Antonio Four,” a group of four women who in 1994, were accused of sexually abusing two nieces of one of the women, aged 7 and 9 at the time. All four women were convicted and three are still incarcerated. The case has been the subject of much scrutiny and has been examined in an award-winning documentary. “This case has been in the news quite frequently and it is my understanding that hopefully their exonerations are close,” Theriot notes.\nAnd while exonerating the wrongly convicted may get the most media attention, it is just one facet of Texas A&M School of Law’s public service endeavors.\n“Pro bono service is a critical component for success at Texas A&M School of Law,” says Rosalind Jeffers, assistant dean for student affairs. “Every student is required to complete a minimum of 30 hours of law-related pro bono service prior to graduating. To date, our students have provided over 120,000 hours of pro bono legal services. Valued conservatively at $20 per hour, that equates to over $2.4 million in total legal services given to the community.”\nRosalind Jeffers, assistant dean for student affairs at Texas A&M School of Law\nJeffers says pro bono\xa0(“for the public good”) service not only benefits the community, but the students as well. “In preparing future lawyers, we believe it is necessary to provide a quality education along with practical experiential learning,” she notes.\nAggie student Sarah Cary has been involved in pro bono service at the law school and says such work is a vital public service. “Not everyone can afford legal services or even have the basic knowledge of law to help them get through life,” she explains. “The community has shown overwhelming appreciation for our services.”\nCary served as president of a student-run pro bono organization called Presenting Legal Activities to Youth (P.L.A.Y.), which provides law-related education and activities to youth in underrepresented communities. “P.L.A.Y. goes to elementary, middle, and high schools to educate students about problems in their communities and better ways to handle those problems so they don’t get in legal trouble,” she says. “I led the group to coordinate the Texas Teen Court Competition, High School Law Day and the Elementary Mock Trial Competition. Organizations like P.L.A.Y. reach out to young students to educate them about the law and give them the tools they need to go to law school themselves.”\nJeffers points to the importance of programs such as P.L.A.Y.and says she hopes even more outlets for pro bono service arise in the future. “We look forward to expanding our opportunities to provide free legal services to those who otherwise could not afford it,” she states. “Such activities include participation in National Adoption Day (NAD) which allows students to work with mentor attorneys preparing the adoptions of children who are in foster care by drafting documents, interviewing witnesses/family members and filing court orders. And on the Spring Break Pro Bono trip, students spend their spring break supporting the Legal Aid of Northwest Texas by providing legal services to under-served communities in rural areas of Texas.”\nAfter her run with P.L.A.Y. ended, Cary continued her pro bono work as a legal intern at the Collin County District Attorney’s Office in the Family Justice Division. And even though the pro bono requirement is 30 hours, Cary says she currently has over a thousand hours and counting. “I've dedicated this time not because I had to, but because I wanted to,” she says. “It has been the most positive, rewarding experience I've had in law school.”\n\nAggie law student Sarah Cary, at her graduation photo shoot, says she is honored to be a part of Texas A&M School of Law's first graduating class this December.\n\nShe adds that doing pro bono work has revealed her true passion in the law – helping children. “I plan on working as an advocate for neglected and abused children,” she says.\nCary plans to graduate in December, making her a part of the first graduating class of the Texas A&M School of Law. “That’s a special honor,” she states. “My aunt and uncle are both Aggies and I’m excited to become a part of that culture.”\nAs for Theriot, who is set to graduate in May 2014, “I would like to enter into the Air Force JAG (Judge Advocate General’s Corps, the military’s legal branch,) or I would like to work for a district attorney’s office.”\nShe says the university’s acquisition of the law school is “a wonderful opportunity for the students, but it is also magnificent for the Fort Worth/Dallas community as a whole. I think everyone wants to be a part of something greater than themselves, and I feel like this is that opportunity for me.”\n#####\nAbout Texas A&M University School of Law: At Texas A&M University School of Law, academic excellence, leadership and service are the keys to\xa0student success. Fully accredited by the American Bar Association, the law school is committed to providing students with the strong theoretical foundation and practical lawyering skills necessary to traverse the dynamic legal landscape of the 21st century. The law school pursues its mission of excellence through outstanding teaching and scholarship, innovative academic and experiential learning programs, and a commitment to public service and community outreach. Ideally situated in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, one of the fastest growing economies in the U.S.,and home to one of the nation’s highest concentrations of corporate headquarters, students and graduates have incredible opportunities for professional advancement and mentorship.\n\nAbout 12 Impacts of the 12th Man:\xa012 Impacts of the 12th Man\xa0is an ongoing series throughout the year highlighting the significant contributions of Texas A&M University students, faculty, staff and former students on their community, state, nation and world. To learn more about the series and see additional impacts, visit\xa0http://12thman.tamu.edu.\nMedia contact: Lesley Henton, Division of Marketing & Communications at Texas A&M University; 979-845-5591, lshenton@tamu.edu\n", "\narticle originally appeared in tamu times/tamu today: texas a&m school of law opens a new realm for aggie service to the state\n\n\n\njames lee woodard of dallas walked out of a texas prison a free man in 2008 after serving 27 years for a crime he did not commit his exoneration was due in part to the efforts of a law student from texas wesleyan university school of law in fort worth the institution that today is texas a&m university school of law the students dedication is just one example of the schools long-running commitment to serving the citizens of texas making it an ideal addition to texas a&m where service is a core value \nwoodards exoneration for the 1980 slaying of his girlfriend 21-year-old beverly ann jones is among the dozens of dna exonerations made possible by the innocence project of texas part of the national innocence project a litigation and public policy organization dedicated to exonerating wrongly convicted individuals many law students volunteer with the organization in order to help free the wrongly convicted as well as to gain real-world legal experience including students at the texas a&m school of law\nwe cant give them back the time they've lost but we can work to give them back their future says jessica theriot a texas a&m law school student and case director for the texas a&m school of law innocence project\ntheriot says the need for volunteers is critical for some wrongly convicted men and women there are no court-appointed attorneys for post-conviction relief she notes once an inmate is convicted oftentimes he or she is without assistance\nin her role as case director theriot manages cases from first contact with an inmate through resolution once claims have been vetted and the cases accepted student teams work to prove an inmates innocence its important to note that we are not lawyers yet so a lot of what we do is behind-the-scenes legwork she points out\n\njessica theriot (far right) joined by texas a&m school of law innocence project board members and exoneree/speaker richard miles (fifth from the left) at the law school's annual exoneree luncheon\n\naggie students at the law school are currently working on the case of the san antonio four a group of four women who in 1994 were accused of sexually abusing two nieces of one of the women aged 7 and 9 at the time all four women were convicted and three are still incarcerated the case has been the subject of much scrutiny and has been examined in an award-winning documentary this case has been in the news quite frequently and it is my understanding that hopefully their exonerations are close theriot notes\nand while exonerating the wrongly convicted may get the most media attention it is just one facet of texas a&m school of laws public service endeavors\npro bono service is a critical component for success at texas a&m school of law says rosalind jeffers assistant dean for student affairs every student is required to complete a minimum of 30 hours of law-related pro bono service prior to graduating to date our students have provided over 120 000 hours of pro bono legal services valued conservatively at $20 per hour that equates to over $24 million in total legal services given to the community\nrosalind jeffers assistant dean for student affairs at texas a&m school of law\njeffers says pro bono\xa0(for the public good) service not only benefits the community but the students as well in preparing future lawyers we believe it is necessary to provide a quality education along with practical experiential learning she notes\naggie student sarah cary has been involved in pro bono service at the law school and says such work is a vital public service not everyone can afford legal services or even have the basic knowledge of law to help them get through life she explains the community has shown overwhelming appreciation for our services\ncary served as president of a student-run pro bono organization called presenting legal activities to youth (play) which provides law-related education and activities to youth in underrepresented communities play goes to elementary middle and high schools to educate students about problems in their communities and better ways to handle those problems so they dont get in legal trouble she says i led the group to coordinate the texas teen court competition high school law day and the elementary mock trial competition organizations like play reach out to young students to educate them about the law and give them the tools they need to go to law school themselves\njeffers points to the importance of programs such as playand says she hopes even more outlets for pro bono service arise in the future we look forward to expanding our opportunities to provide free legal services to those who otherwise could not afford it she states such activities include participation in national adoption day (nad) which allows students to work with mentor attorneys preparing the adoptions of children who are in foster care by drafting documents interviewing witnesses/family members and filing court orders and on the spring break pro bono trip students spend their spring break supporting the legal aid of northwest texas by providing legal services to under-served communities in rural areas of texas\nafter her run with play ended cary continued her pro bono work as a legal intern at the collin county district attorneys office in the family justice division and even though the pro bono requirement is 30 hours cary says she currently has over a thousand hours and counting i've dedicated this time not because i had to but because i wanted to she says it has been the most positive rewarding experience i've had in law school\n\naggie law student sarah cary at her graduation photo shoot says she is honored to be a part of texas a&m school of law's first graduating class this december\n\nshe adds that doing pro bono work has revealed her true passion in the law – helping children i plan on working as an advocate for neglected and abused children she says\ncary plans to graduate in december making her a part of the first graduating class of the texas a&m school of law thats a special honor she states my aunt and uncle are both aggies and im excited to become a part of that culture\nas for theriot who is set to graduate in may 2014 i would like to enter into the air force jag (judge advocate generals corps the militarys legal branch ) or i would like to work for a district attorneys office\nshe says the universitys acquisition of the law school is a wonderful opportunity for the students but it is also magnificent for the fort worth/dallas community as a whole i think everyone wants to be a part of something greater than themselves and i feel like this is that opportunity for me\n#####\nabout texas a&m university school of law: at texas a&m university school of law academic excellence leadership and service are the keys to\xa0student success fully accredited by the american bar association the law school is committed to providing students with the strong theoretical foundation and practical lawyering skills necessary to traverse the dynamic legal landscape of the 21st century the law school pursues its mission of excellence through outstanding teaching and scholarship innovative academic and experiential learning programs and a commitment to public service and community outreach ideally situated in the dallas-fort worth metroplex one of the fastest growing economies in the us and home to one of the nations highest concentrations of corporate headquarters students and graduates have incredible opportunities for professional advancement and mentorship\n\nabout 12 impacts of the 12th man:\xa012 impacts of the 12th man\xa0is an ongoing series throughout the year highlighting the significant contributions of texas a&m university students faculty staff and former students on their community state nation and world to learn more about the series and see additional impacts visit\xa0http://12thmantamuedu\nmedia contact: lesley henton division of marketing & communications at texas a&m university; 979-845-5591 lshenton@tamuedu\n"]

['402', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/advocacy-team-wins-national-championship', '\n\n3Ls Chris Brown and Joshua Graham win the Southwestern National Entertainment Law Negotiation Competition held October 5-6, in Los Angeles, CA.\n\nThe team defeated 27 teams from across the nation to take this title. Chris Watts ’00 and Kay Elliott, adjunct professor of law, acted as coaches for the team.\n\nThis marks the second national championship for Graham, who previously won the FINRA Securities Dispute Resolution Triathlon in 2012.\n\nCongratulations!\n', '\n\n3ls chris brown and joshua graham win the southwestern national entertainment law negotiation competition held october 5-6 in los angeles ca\n\nthe team defeated 27 teams from across the nation to take this title chris watts 00 and kay elliott adjunct professor of law acted as coaches for the team\n\nthis marks the second national championship for graham who previously won the finra securities dispute resolution triathlon in 2012\n\ncongratulations!\n']

['403', 'https://law.tamu.edu/media/news-media-resources/story/immigration-story-of-jesus-chavez', '\nFormer lightweight boxing champion, Jesus "El Matador" Chavez, and his former counsel, Barbara Hines,\xa0spoke to more than 75 students, faculty and staff on\xa0Monday, Sept. 23, 2013,\xa0in the law school\'s conference center. \n\nChavez shared the story about his high profile immigration case which was documented in the\xa0award-winning film,\xa0"Split Decision." Chavez grew up in Mexico and crossed the U.S. border with his family as a child. He later went on to win three Gold Glove championships. As a teen, he was convicted of robbery and served three years in prison. After serving his time, he was deported to Mexico. Eventually, he\xa0re-entered the U.S. illegally and resumed his boxing career, but was deported for a second time. After a long battle with the U.S. government, Chavez gained his permanent residency. Chavez highlighted how his hard work and determination led to his multiple championships. He now trains young boxers and provides free training to youth from lower socio-economic neighborhoods in the Dallas/Fort Worth area\n\nAfter their presentation, Chavez and Hines took questions from the audience. Texas A&M Law Professor Sahar Aziz served as moderator for the discussion.\xa0\n', '\nformer lightweight boxing champion jesus "el matador" chavez and his former counsel barbara hines \xa0spoke to more than 75 students faculty and staff on\xa0monday sept 23 2013 \xa0in the law school\'s conference center \n\nchavez shared the story about his high profile immigration case which was documented in the\xa0award-winning film \xa0"split decision" chavez grew up in mexico and crossed the us border with his family as a child he later went on to win three gold glove championships as a teen he was convicted of robbery and served three years in prison after serving his time he was deported to mexico eventually he\xa0re-entered the us illegally and resumed his boxing career but was deported for a second time after a long battle with the us government chavez gained his permanent residency chavez highlighted how his hard work and determination led to his multiple championships he now trains young boxers and provides free training to youth from lower socio-economic neighborhoods in the dallas/fort worth area\n\nafter their presentation chavez and hines took questions from the audience texas a&m law professor sahar aziz served as moderator for the discussion\xa0\n']