SUSAN KESSLER RACHLIN
713.743.2210 (Work)
srachlin@central.uh.edu
EDUCATION
University of Houston Law Center
J.D. 1981, summa cum laude
Class Rank: 2 out of 232
First Place, John Black Moot Court Competition for Best Brief
Houston Law Review
University of Texas School of Public Health
M.P.H. 1976
Thesis: “Factors Associated with Patient Utilization of an
Abortion Clinic”
Awarded Texas State Scholarship to pursue graduate studies
Rice University
B.A. 1974
President’s Honor Roll - 7 out of 8 semesters
Undergraduate Chairman, University Standing Committee on Student Health
Service
Co-author “Sex Roles as Presented to Children by Coloring Books,” Journal
of Popular Culture. Winter 1974.
Co-chair of a seminar at the national meeting of the Popular Culture
Association, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 1974
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT
University of Houston Law Center
Clinical Assistant Professor, Lawyering Skills & Strategies (2000–present)
Program Manager, Legal Writing Center (2002–present)
INSTITUTIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
University of Houston Law Center
Faculty Mentor (2001–present)
Clinical Hiring Committee (2015–present)
Clerkship Committee (2014–present)
Pre-law Pipeline Program Interviewer (2015–present)
Honor Court (2014–2015)
Curriculum Committee (2013–2014)
Student Affairs Committee (2011–2013)
Graduate Legal Studies Committee (2007–2008)
Judge, American Society of Legal Writers (Scribes) Brief-Writing Competition
(2007, 2009, 2012)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Fulbright & Jaworski (1981–1985)
Associate, Health Law Section
Represented health-care clients in a wide variety of transactional matters
Lecturer, Medical Jurisprudence class, Baylor College of Medicine
Baker & Botts and Fulbright & Jaworski (Summer 1980)
Summer Associate
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences (1975–1978)
Project Coordinator (1976–1978)
Chaired subcommittee responsible for development of Problem Oriented
Record System Policy Manual; consultant to Management Analysis
Section, Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation;
managed workshops and designed training materials for implementation of
new goal-oriented record system at Texas state hospital pilot sites.
Outpatient Screener (1975–1976)
PRESENTATIONS
“Legal Writing Centers: Advantages of Peer Tutoring,” Southeast Regional Legal
Writing Conference, September 2009
“Preparing a Scholarly Paper,” Houston Law Review and other UHLC Journals,
April 2003
“How to Succeed on Law School Exams,” Thurgood Marshall School of Law
March 2002
CIVIC ACTIVITIES
Rice University Alumni Mentor, Applied Innovation Lab (Fall 2015)
YES Prep Student Mentor (Fall 2013)
The Goldin Foundation for Excellence in Education
Advisory Board Member (2004–2008)
Rice University Institutional Review Board (1985–2007)
The Hospice at the Texas Medical Center (now Houston Hospice)
Board Chair (1993–1994); Vice-Chair (1986–1990)
Board Member (1984–2001)
Legal Counsel (pro bono) (1982–1987)
West University Place Zoning and Planning Commission (1985–1993)
Vice Chair (1991–1993)
Numerous PTA positions (1990–2005)
ADMITTED TO TEXAS BAR 1981