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Classroom to Corporate Counsel: Transactional Practice Education Comes in Handy for Recent Alumnus

April 26, 2022

Posted in Alumni

Kyle Vento '21, an alumnus of the Transactional Practice program, joined Transocean's in-house practice group as corporate counsel after graduation. While working through the challenges of a personal music licensing project, Vento became interested in contracts, intellectual property and entertainment law...

Transactional Practice Alumnus Champions Experiential Learning

April 26, 2022

Posted in Alumni

Gaspar Gonzalez ’21 is an associate attorney for Wilson Cribbs + Goren — one of the largest real estate practice firms in Houston — and the youngest member of STCL Houston’s Transactional Practice Advisory Board. As a second-career student, Gonzalez chose to pursue...

South Texas College of Law Houston Recognized for its Efforts in Fighting for Housing Rights

April 25, 2022

Posted in STCL News

The Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation presented South Texas College of Law Houston, along with the other partners in the Keep Harris County Housed coalition, a Fighting for Our Neighbors award during the April 23 Working Family Awards Celebration. Eric...

Alumna Rene Sigman Uses Advocacy Skills for Most Important ‘Case’ of her life

April 21, 2022

Posted in Alumni

When Rene Sigman ’02 learned her 9-year-old son Blake had cancer in 2015, she had no idea the advocacy skills she learned at South Texas and honed as a litigator would become so valuable in her personal life. Blake’s diagnosis...

STCL Houston Students Win Two National Advocacy Championships, Increase School’s Total to 138

April 19, 2022

Posted in STCL News

South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) students won two national advocacy championships last weekend, increasing the total national victories to 138 –twice as many as any other law school in the country. With these wins, STCL Houston extends its...

Nationally Ranked Conflict Resolution Program Emphasizes Experiential Learning

April 15, 2022

Posted in STCL News

South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) is nationally renowned for the quality and high number of experiential learning opportunities students can participate in during their law school experience. One area of strong focus is alternative dispute resolution (ADR),...

The Benny Agosto, Jr. Diversity Center has Named its First Two Diversity Fellows

April 14, 2022

Posted in STCL News

The Benny Agosto, Jr. Diversity Center at South Texas College of Law Houston has named its first two diversity fellows: Esther Oni and Raul Martinez. Agosto's generous support of the diversity center at STCL Houston last fall and combined two of his life...

Mark E. Steiner, Professor of Law and author of Lincoln and Citizenship

South Texas Professor Wins Award for Book on Lincoln’s Views on Citizenship

April 13, 2022

Posted in In the News

Mark E. Steiner, professor of law at South Texas College of Law Houston, won his second Award of Superior Achievement from the Illinois State Historical Society (ISHS) — this time for his book Lincoln and Citizenship, published in 2021 by...

Book Cover "Lincoln and Citizenship" Wins Award

South Texas Professor Wins Award for Book on Lincoln’s Views on Citizenship

April 13, 2022

Posted in STCL News

STCL Houston Students Receive Recognition at HLSA/LLSA Scholarship Gala

April 12, 2022

Posted in STCL News

During the 8th Annual Scholarship Gala, hosted April 8 by the Hispanic Law Students Association (HLSA) and the Latinx Law Students Association (LLSA) of the three Houston law schools, numerous South Texas College of Law Houston students were awarded scholarships. The...

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