STCL Houston Honors Fall Graduates at December 2022 Commencement

South Texas College of Law Houston conferred doctor of jurisprudence (J.D.) degrees to more than 60 graduates December 10 during the Fall 2022 Commencement Ceremony in Joe Green Auditorium.

STCL Houston, which began its 100th academic year this fall, honored the graduates for their outstanding academic achievement and their perseverance. (You can watch a recording of the ceremony here: https://youtu.be/DRPUZurFxtA.)

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Sep 19 2022

STCL Houston Ranks Fourth in ABA’s Competition Championship

STCL News

South Texas College of Law Houston placed No. 4 in the nation on the American Bar Association’s (ABA) 2021-22 Competition Champions list, rising two places in the rankings since last year’s inaugural appearance.

Published annually by the ABA’s Law Student Division, the list recognizes law schools that go the extra mile to help prepare their students for practice. The list is compiled using law schools’ performance in four national practice skills competitions – Arbitration, Negotiation, Client Counseling, and the National Appellate Advocacy Competition. This year, more than 1,300 students from 281 law schools virtually participated in one or more of the competitions sponsored by the Law Student Division.

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Book Cover "Lincoln and Citizenship" Wins Award

Apr 13 2022

South Texas Professor Wins Award for Book on Lincoln’s Views on Citizenship

STCL News

Mark E. Steiner, professor of law at South Texas College of Law Houston, won his second Award of Superior Achievement from the Illinois State Historical Society (ISHS) — this time for his book Lincoln and Citizenship, published in 2021 by Southern Illinois University Press.

The award, announced April 9, recognizes “superior achievement that serves as a model for the profession and reaches a greater public.” In announcing the award, the ISHS said of Dr. Steiner’s book: “Exceptionally well-written and researched…. This is a valuable addition to Lincoln studies, raising the questions likely to confront students, admirers and critics of the Civil War president in the coming decades.”

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Apr 11 2022

JD/MBA Student Gains Career Skills Through Nationally Ranked ADR Program

Students

McKensie Wren, a 3L and a natural competitor, was drawn to the winning spirit of South Texas College of Law Houston. Because she plans to continue her real estate development career after graduation, she loves gaining practical career skills through the law school’s nationally ranked Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program.

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Sep 24 2021

South Texas College of Law Houston to Honor Derek Pershing ’13 with its 2021 Young Alumni Award

STCL News, Alumni

South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) will honor Derek Pershing ’13 — a shareholder at Wilson Cribbs + Goren and an adjunct professor at STCL Houston — with its 2021 Young Alumni Award at its Alumni Association Annual Luncheon Sept. 28 at Hotel ZaZa-Houston Museum District.

The law school’s annual Young Alumni Award is presented to an alumnus who has graduated in the past 10 years and has made significant leadership and service contributions to STCL Houston and the legal profession.

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Sep 24 2021

STCL Houston to Honor Judge Kyle Carter ’00 with its 2021 Public Service Award

STCL News, Alumni

South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) will recognize the Honorable Kyle Carter ’00 — judge of the 125th District Court in Harris County and an STCL Houston alumnus — with its 2021 Public Service Award at its Alumni Association Annual Luncheon Sept. 28 at Hotel ZaZa-Houston Museum District.

The law school’s annual Public Service Award acknowledges significant and sustained accomplishments in a public service position.

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Sep 24 2021

STCL Houston Honors Mary-Olga Lovett ’93 with its 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award

STCL News, Alumni

South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) will honor esteemed Houston litigator Mary-Olga Lovett ’93 with its Distinguished Alumni Award — the highest award presented by the law school’s Alumni Association — Sept. 28 at its 2021 Alumni Association Annual Luncheon at Hotel ZaZa-Houston Museum District.

The law school’s Distinguished Alumni Award acknowledges outstanding civic contribution to the community and significant leadership to South Texas College of Law Houston and to the legal profession. A sixth-generation Texan and a member of STCL Houston’s board of directors, Lovett is senior vice president of Greenberg Traurig LLP, with operational responsibilities for the firm’s Texas offices, and she serves as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.

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