Legal Roundup
Alumni News - October 2024
This information highlights the professional and personal successes of our graduates, showcasing the impact they are making on the legal profession and in their communities. Please share your alumni notes here.
All Rise! Texas Supreme Court Convenes at UH Law Center
For the first time in seven years, the Texas Supreme Court convened at the University of Houston Law Center to hear oral arguments in two civil cases, giving law students a unique, up-close opportunity to see the state’s legal system at work.
Overtime - What Employers Need to Know Today on November 7, 2024
Classifying an employee's overtime exemption sounds like it would be simple: Are they salaried?
SCOTUS Allows Virginia to Remove Noncitizens From Voter Rolls Before Election; Attorney General Paxton and Multistate Coalition Filed Amicus Brief in Support
Virginia may remove non-citizens from its voter rolls after the U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of a lower court’s injunction. Attorney General Ken Paxton joined attorneys general from 25 States to file an amicus brief supporting Virginia’s authority to remove the noncitizens and secure its elections.
Baylor Law School Homecoming Breakfast 2024
Baylor Lawyers, students, faculty, and friends gathered for a morning of tradition and camaraderie at the annual Baylor Homecoming Parade and Breakfast on Saturday, October 26, 2024.
Greenberg Traurig Expands Financial Regulatory & Compliance Practice with Jera L. Bradshaw
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to grow its Financial Regulatory & Compliance Practice to meet client demand with the addition of Shareholder Jera L. Bradshaw in the firm’s Dallas office.
UH Law Center Remembers Dean Robert L. Knauss
Robert L. Knauss, a former dean at the University of Houston Law Center, passed away on October 16. He was 93 years old.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues El Paso Doctor for Prescribing Dangerous “Gender Transition” Drugs to Children in Violation of Texas Law
Attorney General Ken Paxton sued an El Paso doctor for illegally providing “gender transition” treatments to Texas children. In some cases, the patients were as young as twelve.
19 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Named 2024 LMG Life Sciences Guide ‘Life Science Stars’
Nineteen attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are recognized in the LMG Life Sciences Guide 2024 edition.
Douglas Lang Named Recipient of Ed Mullins Society Award
Former Justice Douglas Lang, now senior counsel at Thompson Coburn, has been honored with the 2024 Ed Mullins Society Award.
Attorney Carlos Calderón Leads the Pro Bono Legal Clinics at South Texas College of Law Houston
Carlos A. V. Calderón, JD, returned to South Texas College of Law Houston in May 2024 to become the senior director of legal services for the law school’s Randall O. Sorrels Legal Clinics.
Baylor's family law clinic assists clients, provides students hands-on experience
Baylor University hopes to grow their family law clinic which was introduced earlier this month with the help of second-year law students eager to help out in what can be difficult and consequential proceedings.
McGuireWoods Partners Named Among Lawdragon’s Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers
McGuireWoods partners Sabrina A. Beldner, Meghaan C. Madriz, Bruce M. Steen and Jacquelyn E. Stone have once again been recognized in Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers of America, an annual guide that honors top advisers in global labor and employment matters for businesses, universities, nonprofits and other organizations.
Conrad Steele joins Jones Day as partner in Real Estate Practice
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Conrad Steele has joined the Firm as a partner in the Real Estate Practice.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Takes Action After Biden-Harris Administration Selectively Targets Elon Musk’s Voter Registration Drives While Enabling Noncitizens to Illegally Vote
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to investigate the federal agency’s intimidation of businessman Elon Musk over his voter registration program that performs outreach to supporters of First and Second Amendment rights.
Politics in the Office: Infinitely Spookier than Halloween on October 31, 2024
The only thing scarier than a haunted house is an office during election season.
Understanding Academic Freedom
Academic freedom on U.S. campuses has become a much-discussed topic in recent years.
Legal and medical experts say the Dobbs decision has left a quagmire of questions
Professors from the University of Houston Law Center and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine participated in a panel discussion earlier this month to address the legal and medical landscape concerning women’s reproductive health since the Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
Greenberg Traurig’s Roland Garcia Named World Affairs Council of Greater Houston 2024 Global Leader of Influence
Roland Garcia, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Houston office, was named a 2024 Global Leader of Influence by The World Affairs Council of Greater Houston.
Temple Law Clinic Students Win Appeal with Precedential Opinion from Third Circuit
Student-advocates in Temple Law’s Federal Appellate Litigation Clinic have won an appeal in prisoners’ rights litigation before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Don Arrington, Cara Costanzo, Jen Hance, and Stephanie Terinoni – now graduates in the Class of 2024.