Thomas M. Featherston Jr.
Professor and The Mills Cox Professor of Law
Publications
• “West's Texas Practice Guide-Probate” 2013/2014 Edition, Three Volumes, co-authored
• “Questions & Answers: Wills, Trusts & Estates,” 2014, 3rd Edition, LexisNexis
• “The Tedder Case and Its Impact on the Post-Death Administration of the Deceased Spouse’s Estate,”
The State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course in San Antonio, June 19, 2014
Presentations
• “His, Her Or Their Property: A Primer On Marital Property Law In the Community Property States” at
the 2014 Skills Training for Estate Planners, New York Law School, New York, July 14, 2014
• "Understanding The Transfer Tax and Its Impact on Estate Planning" at the 2014 Skills Training for
Estate Planners at New York Law School in New York, July 13, 2014
• “Asset Protection Planning for the Second Marriage,” The Houston Estate and Financial Forum in
Houston, May 23, 2014
• “Revocable Trusts or Wills, What’s Best for the Client?” at the Planned Giving Council of Houston,
March 27, 2014
• “Getting Ready for Marriage in Texas,” Dallas County Probate Bar Association in Dallas on Feb. 25,
2014
• “Getting Ready for Marriage in Texas,” Tarrant County Probate Bar Association in Fort Worth, Dec. 5,
2013
Professional Activities
• Articles Editor, “Trust & Estate, Probate & Property,” published six times a year by the Real Property,
Trust and Estate Law Section of American Bar Association
• Member, Planning and Publications Committees of the ABA’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law
Section
• Member, Legislative Review Committee, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section, State Bar of Texas
• Contributor, Amicus Brief of the Tax Foundation and Interested Law Professors, United States of
America v. Elaine T. Marshall, et al pending before United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
concerning gift tax transferee liability
• Commentator, at the invitation of the Joint Editorial Board, on the Uniform Disposition of Community
Property Rights at Death Act
Jill W. Lens
Associate Professor of Law
Publications
• “Expanding Tort Liability to Include Failure to Recall,” in progress
• “Insurance Coverage for Elite Student Athletes,” with Joshua J. Lens, in progress
Luke Meier
Professor of Law
Publications
• “Probability, Confidence, and the Reasonable Jury Standard,” Mississippi Law Journal, forthcoming 2014
• “A Contextual Approach to Claim of Right in Adverse Possession Cases: On Van Valkenburgh v. Lutz,
Bad Faith, and Mistaken Boundaries,” Lewis And Clark Law Review, forthcoming 2015
• “Probability, Confidence, and Matsushita: The Misunderstood Summary Judgment Revolution,”
Brooklyn Journal Of Law And Policy, forthcoming 2015
Elizabeth Miller
Professor of Law
Publications
• “Current Issues in Use of (and Litigation Involving) LLCs, General Practice Institute,” State Bar of Texas
General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section and Baylor Law School, April 25, 2014
• “Selected Recent (Non-Delaware) LLC Cases, LLC Case Law Update 2013-2014,” American Bar
Association Business Law Section spring meeting, April 11, 2014
• “Selected Recent LLC Cases, Limited Liability Entities: 2014 Update,” American Law Institute, March
24, 2014
• “Selected Recent LLC Cases,” 30 LLC & Partnership Reporter, No. 3, p. 21, March 2014
Presentations
• “Business Organizations,” General Practice Institute, State Bar of Texas General Practice, Solo and Small
Firm Section and Baylor Law School, April 25, 2014
• “LLC Case Law Update 2013-2014,” American Bar Association Business Law Section spring meeting,
April 11, 2014
• “Limited Liability Entities: 2014 Update,” American Law Institute, March 24, 2014
Michael Morrison
Professor of Law
Publications
• Contributing editor on “Defamation and Invasion of Privacy,” Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Professional Newsletters/Case Law Updates, 2005-Present
Presentations
• "The Policy and Practice of Education Abroad: The Role of General Counsel and Other Stakeholders,"
The National Association of College and University Attorneys Annual Meeting, Denver, June 23, 2014
Honors
• Program Director for the TADC annual spring meeting in Washington, D.C., with responsibility to plan
and conduct two days of MCLE programming
• Selected to return the "Session of Ruling Elders" at First Presbyterian Church as an active "Ruling Elder."
Connie Powell Nichols
Associate Professor of Law
Publications
• “Sex, Lies and Internet Shaming: New Media Considerations for Defamation and Privacy,” MoodyRamirez, Nichols & Lewis, under consideration with New Media and Society Journal
• “Trouble in Trademark Law: How Applying Different Theories Leaves Door Open for Trademark
Abuse,” Nichols & Carroll, 17 SMU Science & Tech L. Rev., forthcoming Volume 17, Spring 2014
Gerald R. Powell
Professor and The Abner V. McCall Professor of Evidence
Presentations
• “Tricky Civil Evidentiary Scenarios,” MCLE Panel Discussion, Civil Justice Conference, Texas Center
for the Judiciary, Cedar Creek, June 30, 2014
• “Hot Topics: Evidence,” 2014 Texas College for Judicial Studies, Austin, May 6, 2014
Walt Shelton
Adjunct Professor of Law
Publications
• “Qualitative Living on the Narrow Path,” Austin American Statesman, June 14, 2014 at E9
Presentations
• "Environmental Stewardship," Highland Park Baptist Church, Austin, April 23, 2014
James Underwood
Professor of Law
Publications
• “Torts: Principles in Practice,” Aspen Casebook Series, 939 pp., April 2014