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South Texas College of Law Houston to Honor Three Houston-area Alumni at Luncheon

September 12, 2022

South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) will honor three exceptional graduates on Sept. 20 at the 2022 Alumni Association Annual Luncheon at the Hilton Las Americas Ballroom in downtown Houston.

Be Someone’s HERO and make a Blood donation during the Blood Drive

September 8, 2022

Posted in Students

Co-sponsored by: Aggie Law Students Association and ACLU. More information will be released soon.

STCL Houston Advocacy Program Names First Fred Parks Advocacy Fellows

August 29, 2022

Posted in STCL News

The perennial powerhouse Advocacy Program at South Texas College of Law Houston has named its first two post-graduate Fred Parks Advocacy Fellows: Govindi Munasinghe ’22 and Gavin O’Brien ’22.

STCL Houston Adds New Professors to Law School Faculty for Fall 2022

August 24, 2022

Posted in STCL News

South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) recently hired five new professors, adding to its 50-strong, full-time faculty.

Alumni Spotlight: Tara Taheri ’11, Executive Producer of Night Court 2022

August 16, 2022

Posted in Alumni

Tara Taheri ’11, a native Houstonian and senior privacy associate at Baylor College of Medicine, is executive producer of Night Court 2022, “Justice by the Dozen,” set Aug. 17-20 at the Hobby Center. Part of the proceeds benefit the Randall...

South Texas Law Alumna, Professor Team Up to Help Third Ward Community Achieve Legal Victory

July 18, 2022

Posted in Alumni

South Texas College of Law Houston alumna Melanie Wilcox Miles ’96 achieved a legal victory for the Third Ward’s Riverside Terrace community earlier this year — in part because of a relevant case South Texas Law Professor Matthew Festa had...

Amicus Brief Prepared by STCL Houston Class Recognized By Texas Supreme Court

June 28, 2022

Posted in STCL News

On June 24, Texas Supreme Court Justice Evan Young recognized — in his concurring opinion inTexas Dep’t of State Health Services v. Crown Distributing LLC— the contributions of South Texas College of Law Houston students in aiding the Court on...

Pride Month Student Spotlight: Austin Stelter, AMICUS

June 25, 2022

Posted in Students

Austin Stelter is the 2022-23 President of AMICUS, the LGBTQ+ and allies student organization at South Texas College of Law Houston. He will be a third-year student this fall. This summer, Stelter is planning events for AMICUS and working with...

STCL Houston Alumna Creates Scholarship for Transgender Students

June 24, 2022

Posted in Features, Alumni

Denise Peterson ’10 has taken the skills they honed at STCL Houston and built Peterson ADR, a successful civil mediation and arbitration practice. Additionally, Peterson founded and serves as the executive director of Texas Volunteer Mediator Association, an access to...

STCL Houston Alumna Positively Impacts Youth, Diverse Communities as Attorney, Volunteer

June 20, 2022

Posted in Alumni, Features

“I am at my best when my hands and mind are busy and I am connected to something outside myself, working with others to solve problems,” said STCL Houston alumna Brittny Mandarino Curry ’20.