Transactional Practice Center Faculty
South Texas College of Law Houston offers a wide range of courses related to transactional practice, and many faculty members contribute to the broader curriculum associated with the Transactional Practice Center. The faculty members below teach one or more of the doctrinal and skills courses that support the Transactional Law Practice Certificate.
Frank Fagan
Professor Frank Fagan is Director of the Transactional Practice Center. His work focuses on applied systems governance, institutional design, and data-intensive environments. The Center reflects his broader interest in governance, risk, and systems design across modern transactional practice.
Roy Bertolatus (Adjunct)
Transactional Skills – Business Finance, Transactional Skills – Corporate
Lisa L. Dahm (Adjunct)
Contract Building Blocks, Contract Negotiation & Drafting
David R. Keyes (Adjunct)
Transactional Skills – Business Finance, Transactional Skills – Corporate
Bruce A. McGovern (Fulltime)
Agency & Partnership, Corporations, Partnership and Subchapter S Taxation
Val D. Ricks (Fulltime)
Agency & Partnership, Antitrust Law, Corporations
Cherie O. Taylor (Fulltime)
International Business Transactions, Transactional Skills – International Business
Kevin M. Yamamoto (Fulltime)
Corporate Taxation
Frank Fagan (Fulltime)
Agency & Partnership, Corporations, Corporate Finance
Joseph K. Leahy (Fulltime)
Agency & Partnership, Corporations, Securities Regulation
James L. Musselman (Fulltime)
Secured Transactions
Derek Pershing (Adjunct)
Transactional Skills – Real Estate
Randall K. Sadler (Adjunct)
Transactional Skills – Oil & Gas
Michael Whitmire (Fulltime)
Contract Building Blocks
Roy Bertolatus
General Counsel, Azure Midstream Partners LP
Allan J. Boss
Allan J. Boss, P.C.
Lisa L. Dahm
South Texas College of Law Houston
John P. Crespo
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Aparna Dave
Senior Vice-President & Managing Counsel, Wells Fargo
Chris A. Ferazzi
Winston & Strawn LLP
Lytch T. Gutmann
Bracewell LLP
Leann Karim
Wilson Cribbs + Goren
C. Randall King
Porter Hedges
Brent A. Lane
Beard & Lane
James H. Leeland
HooverSlovacek LLP (Retired)
Carol B. Mattick
Carol Bavousett Mattick, PLLC
Derek Pershing
Wilson Cribbs + Goren
Molly McGuire Sample
Private Practice, Oil, Gas, & Energy
Cherie O. Taylor
South Texas College of Law Houston
A. Karen West
Private Practice, Real Estate
John J. Worley
South Texas College of Law Houston
Gregory M. Bopp
Bracewell LLP
Tammy W. Brennig
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Robert F. Corrigan, Jr.
Baylor College of Medicine
Chuck Brownman
Contract Attorney / Acting Senior Counsel at ConocoPhillips
Michael Donaldson
General Counsel, EOG Resources
Jason L. Fowell
Fowell Law Firm PLLC
Hayley Hervieux
Haynes & Boone, LLP
David R. Keyes
Kelly Hart
Evan Korngold
Senior Corporate Counsel, Osaka Gas USA
Irene Kosturakis
Area Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, BMC
Marilyn C. Maloney
Liskow & Lewis, PLC
Bruce A. McGovern
South Texas College of Law Houston
Carol (C.D.) Polumbo
McCall Parkhurst & Horton LLP
Richard L. Sitton
Baker Botts
Jose L. Valera
Mayer Brown
Michael Whitmire
South Texas College of Law Houston
