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South Texas College of Law Houston/Faculty/Elizabeth A. Dennis

Elizabeth A. Dennis

Assistant Dean, Director of Academic Internships, and Professor of Law

B.A., Hollins College
J.D., South Texas College of Law Houston

Areas of Expertise

Introduction to Law
Legal Method
Legal Research & Writing

edennis@stcl.edu

713-646-1748

Office: 223C

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ARTICLES

Leading Into The Future: Securing The Public Trust In Texas Courts , 51 S. Tex. L. Rev. 839 (2010).

Foreword: Judge & Jury Symposium , 47 S. Tex. L. Rev. 157 (2005). (with Thomas R. Phillips)

PRESENTATIONS & PROCEEDINGS

ADR Pedagogy and the Growth of Clinical Teaching in the United States Law School Curriculum, 1 National Center for ADR Journal ____ (2013).

ADR Pedagogy and the Growth of Clinical Teaching in the United States Law School Curriculum, Current Trends in Mediation Development, Tblisi State University, Republic of Georgia. 2013.

Negotiation Ethics , with R. Hanson Lawton at Matagorda County Bar Association, April 1999.

Clear Understanding: How and Why Plain Language Can Restore Respect for Legal Writing and Lawyers , Matagorda County Bar Association, June 1998.

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