Professor of Law
B.S., Texas A&M University, 1972
J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, 1975
Areas of Expertise
- Agency & Partnership
- Corporate Finance
- Corporations
- Securities Regulation
Office: 608T
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ARTICLES
Unpacking the Bar: Of Cut Scores and Competence , 32 J. Legal Prof. 67 (2008).
Fire and Shadows: Poetry & Prose , 32 Legal Stud. F. 607 (2008).
Benchmarking the Bar: No Unity in Difference Scores , (September 28, 2007). Available at SSRN https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1017996
Unpacking the Bar: Academic Qualifications, Cut Scores, and Law School Bar Passage Rates , (July 5, 2006). Available at SSRN https://ssrn.com/abstract=914224 .
The Hard Heart of the Enterprise: Goodwill and the Role of the Law Firm , 39 S. Tex. L. Rev. 315 (1998).
The Entity-Aggregate Dispute: Conceptualism and Functionalism in Partnership Law , 42 Ark. L. Rev. 395 (1989).
Historical Perspectives on the Definition of a Security , 28 S. Tex. L. Rev. 575 (1987).
Functional Exclusions From the Definition of a Security , 28 S. Tex. L. Rev. 333 (1986).
Incorporation Planning for the Small Business Venture , 22 Hous. Law., Oct. 1984, at 42. (with David L. Crump)
BOOKS
Agency, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies: Cases and Materials . 2nd ed. (Durham: Carolina Academic Press, 2013). (with Bruce A. McGovern & Michael L. Closen)
Agency, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies: Selected Statutes . 2013 ed. (Durham: Carolina Academic Press, 2013). (with Michael L. Closen)
Agency, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies: Selected Statutes . 2010 ed. (Durham: Carolina Academic Press, 2010). (with Michael L. Closen)
Agency, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies: Cases and Materials . (Durham: Carolina Academic Press, 2009). (with Michael L. Closen)
Agency, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies: Selected Statutes . (Durham: Carolina Academic Press, 2003). (with Michael L. Closen)
Agency, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies . (Durham: Carolina Academic Press, 2000). (with Michael L. Closen)
Agency, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies: Selected Statutes . (Durham: Carolina Academic Press, 2000). (with Michael L. Closen)
Agency and Partnership: Problems and Statutes . (Durham: Carolina Academic Press, 1997). (with Michael L. Closen)
Agency and Partnership: Problems and Statutes . (Durham: Carolina Academic Press, 1996). (with Michael L. Closen)
Agency and Partnership: Problems and Statutes . (Durham: Carolina Academic Press, 1994). (with Michael L. Closen)
Agency and Partnership: Problems and Statutes . (Durham: Carolina Academic Press, 1993). (with Michael L. Closen)
Agency and Partnership. Cases and Materials . (Durham: Carolina Academic Press, 1992). (with Michael L. Closen)
Agency and Partnership: Problems and Statutes . (Durham: Carolina Academic Press, 1992). (with Michael L. Closen)
CHAPTERS
2003 Supplement to Agency, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies , (Durham: Carolina Academic Press, 2003). (with Michael L. Closen)
Supplement to Agency and Partnership. Cases and Materials . (Durham: Carolina Academic Press, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997). (with Michael L. Closen)
PRESENTATIONS & PROCEEDINGS
Reexamining Kovacik v. Reed : the Nature and Valuation of Partner Inputs in Service – Capital Partnerships , Open Program on Agency & Partnership, Annual Meeting, Association of American Law Schools, Jan. 5, 2003.
Protecting MDP Goodwill: One-stop Shopping in the Company Store? Faculty Colloquium, William Mitchell College of Law, April 13, 2000.
Gone with the Wind: Limited Liability and Law Firm Stability , “Ethical Obligations and Liabilities Arising from Lawyers’ Professional Associations,” 5th Annual Ethics Symposium, South Texas College of Law Houston, Sept. 25, 1997.