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JD/MBA Student Gains Career Skills Through Nationally Ranked ADR Program

April 11, 2022

McKensie Wren, a 3L and a natural competitor, was drawn to the winning spirit of South Texas College of Law Houston. Because she plans to continue her real estate development career after graduation, she loves gaining practical career skills through...

Advocates return to Houston for the 11th Annual South Texas Mock Trial Challenges

April 5, 2022

Posted in STCL News

The 11th annual South Texas Mock Trial Challenge attracted some of the nation's most talented law students for a four-daycompetition in Houston —in an eagerly awaited return to an in-person format. Teams from 39 schools competed in the March 24-27 competition,...

Several STCL Houston Programs Rank High in 2023 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools Report

March 29, 2022

Posted in STCL News

Three of South Texas College of Law Houston’s most distinctive experiential learning programs were recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Graduate Schools rankings, with perennial national powerhouse Trial Advocacy moving up to No. 3 in the country. Dispute...

STCL Houston Alumnus Rick Morris Wins 9-0 in U.S. Supreme Court Case He Prepared for with STCL Students, Professors

March 24, 2022

Posted in STCL News, Alumni

South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) alumnus and Houston attorney Richard A. “Rick” Morris ’91 argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in early November — after intense preparations with STCL Houston law students and professors — and Thursday...

Celebrating the Women of STCL Houston: Dean Elizabeth Dennis

March 23, 2022

Posted in Features

South Texas College of Law Houston Assistant Dean Elizabeth A. “Liz” Dennis began her career in the arts, working for Art League Houston and the Houston Grand Opera. Then her life vision took her on a new career path. “I was...

South Texas College of Law Houston alumna Keri D. Brown ’06

South Texas Alumna and Baker Botts Partner Keri D. Brown Receives Statewide Honor

March 22, 2022

Posted in STCL News, Alumni

South Texas College of Law Houston alumna Keri D. Brown ’06, a partner at Baker Botts L.L.P., received the 2022 Terry Lee Grantham Memorial Award from the Texas Bar Foundation, a prestigious honor given annually to an outstanding Texas lawyer. Brown...

STCL Houston Law Professor, Harvard Law Classmate to U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Judge Jackson Witnesses Hearings Firsthand, Shares Insights on Candidate with National Media

March 22, 2022

Posted in STCL News

For South Texas College of Law Houston Law Professor Njeri Mathis Rutledge’s birthday Monday, she received the ultimate present: tickets to attend the first two days of confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominee for the U.S Supreme Court. “I...

Women Mentoring Women: How the STCL Houston Women’s Law Society Began

March 21, 2022

Posted in Features

South Texas alumnae April Haynes Taylor ’17, chief executive officer at Opulent Transport, LLC, and Courtney Lynch ’17, associate with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, left a lasting legacy at the law school. As co-founders of the Women’s Law Society,...

President of Women’s Law Society Reflects on Influential Women in Her Life

March 15, 2022

Posted in Features

Victoria Harmeyer, a South Texas 3L and president of the Women’s Law Society, admired legal work and its positive results even before she understood her dad’s career.

South Texas VP Cathy Burnett Has Helped Legal Field Change for Women

March 14, 2022

Posted in Features

Cathy Burnett, vice president, associate dean for experiential learning, and director of the pro bono honors program, has been practicing and teaching law for more than 40 years. Her favorite part of teaching law is helping students “learn by doing” so...

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