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Olivia J. Schoffstall, a third-year law student and Managing Senior Executive Editor at Baylor Law Review, recently tied for second place in the highly competitive Judicial Clerkship Opinion Writing Conference held at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP partner Yesenia Cárdenas has been named a member of the 2024 Civil Justice Fellows Program by the advocacy organization Lawyers for Civil Justice.

Super Lawyers® has named three Wilson Elser attorneys to the 2024 Texas Rising Stars™ list.

Texas Super Lawyers has named seven attorneys from Barnes & Thornburg’s Dallas office to the 2024 edition of its Rising Stars list, published in Super Lawyers magazine.

Twenty-three attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are recognized on Super Lawyers Magazine’s 2024 Texas Rising Stars list.

Super Lawyers has recognized Serene Ateek, Phil Kim and Michael Sutton among its 2024 Texas Rising Stars list.

Vedder Price is pleased to announce that two attorneys have been recognized on Thomson Reuters 2024 Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers Magazine.

Ten shareholders from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Dallas office were named to D Magazine’s 2024 “Best Lawyers in Dallas” list.

16 lawyers from Locke Lord’s Austin, Dallas and Houston offices were named 2024 Texas Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers®.

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Health Care & FDA Practice in the firm’s Houston office with the addition of Nicholas J. Diamond. Diamond joins the firm from Jackson Walker, where he established and led its FDA practice.

Five Reed Smith lawyers from the firm’s Austin, Dallas and Houston offices were selected for inclusion in the 2024 Texas Rising Stars list published by Super Lawyers, a division of Thomson Reuters.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced that 13 of its Texas-based attorneys have been named 2024 Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine.

Blank Rome is pleased to share that Krystal Studavent Ramsey, the firm’s Director of Diversity and Inclusion, has received the Houston Lawyers Association’s (“HLA”) Justice Shelvin L. M. Hall Exceptional Leadership Award.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Brad Howell as a Member in its Product Liability Practice Group resident in the firm’s Houston office.

Did you just receive a demand for recognition from a union purporting to represent your employees or a petition for an election from the National Labor Relations Board?

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 the conference was Tara K. Righetti, professor of law, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. “Hosting at South Texas College of Law Houston was ideal,” Righetti said. “We appreciated the beautiful classrooms, seamless technology, and helpful staff. It was fantastic to be able to host this program in Houston and in an academic environment.” Participants attended from across the United States and from Norway and Germany. “It’s good to see organizations like FNREL and the Institute for Energy Law recognize that South Texas College of Law sits directly in the heart of the energy capital of the hemisphere, if not the world,” said Chris Kulander, South Texas Law professor of law and former member of the FNREL Trustee Council. “No law school in Houston, much less the state, matches that advantage.” Alex Ritchie, FNREL executor director, said, “We were fortunate to be able to hold this cutting-edge legal conference at a law school that is committed to providing comprehensive coursework and programs in oil and gas and energy law. The conference, which brought together expert presenters and participants from around the nation and the world, was a great success in no small part because Professor Kulander and the entire South Texas College of Law Houston community made everyone feel so welcome.” Houston is an attractive destination for energy-related events. “It seems like every month there’s an oil and gas law-related conference in Houston, if not right at the school,” Kulander said. “Our students can get exposed to the business, the law that governs it, and contacts within it, in a way not surpassed by any other school.” Alumnus Tony Zamora ’18, environmental lawyer and STCL Houston’s senior director for bar readiness, currently represents the law school as a member of the Trustees Council for the foundation. He encourages students to attend FNREL events and helps them make connections in the energy and environmental law practice areas. “Prof. Kulander put the law school and Houston on this organization’s radar,” Zamora said. “Hosting this major conference was a great opportunity. Holding important discussions about carbon capture in such a dynamic energy city is huge, and our law students loved the opportunity to network with these top practice professionals.” This two-day Institute was the most comprehensive, in-depth educational program to date on the legal issues associated with carbon storage projects, including tax credits, commercial agreements, land issues, permitting, and environmental regulation.

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.

Baylor Law has ranked #1 in preLaw Magazine’s influential Best Schools for Practical Training Honor Roll.

On Saturday, March 23, members of the community are invited to participate in the 30th Annual People’s Law School, hosted by St. Mary’s Law and the San Antonio Bar Foundation.

The Dykema team of Michael Carey, Daniela Gonzales Aldape, Clay Cossé, Melanie Fry, and Mickey Stevens successfully defended Nissan North America, Inc. in a three-week jury trial in Houston, Texas.