STCL News

Women in Bar Leadership Spotlight Series: Samantha Torres ’13 and Brittny Mandarino ’20

March 29, 2024

South Texas Law alumnae currently serve or have served in a number of key positions with the Houston Bar Association (HBA), State Bar of Texas, and Houston Young Lawyers Association (HYLA). This series of stories in honor of Women’s History Month will...

Women in Bar Leadership Spotlights Continue: Amy Dunn Taylor ’82

March 28, 2024

Posted in STCL News, Alumni

Spotlighting South Texas Law Alumnae Who Have Led the Way in Local, State Bar Associations

March 26, 2024

Posted in STCL News, Alumni

For the first time in history, in 2024, women hold the four top leadership roles of the State Bar of Texas — president of the State Bar, chair of the State Bar Board, president of the Texas Young Lawyers Association,...

Women on the Bench: STCL Houston Alumnae

March 22, 2024

Posted in STCL News, Alumni, Features

While the legal profession has been dominated by men for many generations, current statistics show more and more women are entering the field. At South Texas College of Law Houston, the current student body is 54% female. While the demographics...

Unique New Program to Connect Alumni and Students Launched by South Texas Law

March 12, 2024

Posted in STCL News, Alumni

In February, South Texas College of Law Houston’s Career Resource Center and the Office of Advancement and Alumni Engagement hosted their inaugural luncheon program D.I.N.E. with a J.D. — which brought together alumni and current law students. During the event at...

International Carbon Capture Conference Hosted at South Texas College of Law Houston

March 11, 2024

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South Texas College of Law Houston’s Harry L. Reed Oil & Gas Law Institute hosted an international conference last week for the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (FNREL), focused on “Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage.” Program chair for...

Joe Jamail’s Legal Life is Centerpiece of Lunch Panel at South Texas Law Review Symposium; Panelists Address Legal Ethics From Every Perspective Throughout the Event

March 7, 2024

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Approximately 130 attorneys and law students gained legal ethics knowledge and tips on legal practice March 1 during South Texas College of Law Houston’s 30th Annual Law Review Ethics Symposium. The theme of the South Texas Law Review-hosted event was “Lawyer as...

‘Summary Judgments’ South Texas Law Review Article Wins Top Texas Bar Foundation Award

March 6, 2024

Posted in STCL News

The Texas Bar Foundation has honored South Texas Law with the 2024 Outstanding Law Review Article Award for “Summary Judgments in Texas: State and Federal Practice,” published in the 2023 South Texas Law Review, vol. 62-2. p.99. The article’s co-authors...

Alumnus Evan Howze ’13 Shares Insights After Returning to Campus to Argue Appeal

March 5, 2024

Posted in STCL News, Alumni

For just over a decade, Evan Howze ’13 has sat on the judges’ bench in the T. Gerald Treece Courtroom at South Texas College of Law Houston, coaching student advocates as they prepare for national competitions. On Feb. 6, for the first...

Meet Crystal Washington ’14: From TV News Desk to Legal Clinics Classroom

March 4, 2024

Posted in STCL News, Alumni

When Crystal Washington ’14 graduated from Sam Houston State University in 2006 with a journalism degree focused on radio/TV, she believed her future was in media. She landed a job as a TV reporter in Grand Junction, Colo., working there...