STCL Houston Celebrates First Three Women to Earn Tenure
At a time when JD degrees were mostly held by men, Susan Crump, Pamela George, and Elaine Carlson ’79 had no reservations about going to law school and becoming attorneys. The 1970s saw a nearly...
View ArticleAdvocacy Team Goes Three for Three
For the third consecutive weekend, South Texas College of Law Houston advocates claimed a national championship. Neal Green, Christian Luening, and Adie Schenkler won the law school’s 145th national...
View ArticleStudent Spotlight – Catherine Crawford, 1L
Meet Catherine Crawford, 1L and learn more about her story at South Texas Law in this Student Spotlight by the Career Resource Center. Why did you choose to attend South Texas College of Law Houston?...
View ArticleAdvocacy Program Earns 5th National Championship of Season, Bringing Total to...
The Advocacy Program of South Texas College of Law Houston continued its dominance last weekend, earning its fourth national title in four consecutive weeks — bringing the law school’s total to 146....
View ArticleStudent Spotlight: Mariano Andres “Andy” Garcia, 1L
A biomedical engineer for NASA by day, and a second-career, part-time law student by night, Andy Garcia didn’t always know he would end up at STCL Houston. Garcia had previously considered a move to...
View ArticleJay Houren ’83 – The Tax Attorney Who Hasn’t Worked a Day in His Life
Young children may dream of becoming doctors, firefighters, teachers, or singers. But tax attorneys? That’s unexpected. For Jay Houren ’83, however, tax law was always the dream. “Oh, I was a tax...
View ArticleDean Emeritus Jim Alfini’s Superpower is Connecting People
South Texas College of Law Houston’s Dean Emeritus James J. “Jim” Alfini is a man of many talents. The professor of law is an expert on judicial ethics and considered one of the architects of dispute...
View ArticleSouth Texas Law’s Dispute Resolution Program Hosts New Tri-School Competition
South Texas College of Law Houston’s Dispute Resolution (DR) Board recently hosted the inaugural Houston Area Tri-Law Negotiation Competition. This student-run competition is a collaboration between...
View ArticleStudents Gain Global Experience Through South Texas Law’s International Programs
South Texas College of Law Houston third-year student Jesse L. Givens is studying law in Prague, Czech Republic, this semester at Charles University Faculty of Law as an international exchange...
View ArticleSouth Texas Law’s Landlord/Tenant Clinic Receives Change Agent Award
The Landlord/Tenant Clinic at South Texas College of Law Houston received a Marcia Johnson Change Agent Award during a recent reception at the University Museum at Texas Southern University. Accepting...
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