Alumni in the News
Judge Byrne '87 says innovations are making a difference in juvenile justice
A
keynote speaker at the 14th Annual Zealous Advocacy Conference told
juvenile justice advocates that thinking outside the box is making a profound
difference in the lives of delinquent and at risk youth. more...
Marvin Nathan '66, longtime equal rights advocate, begins term as national chair of
the ADL
University
of Houston Law Center alumnus and longtime equal rights
advocate Marvin
Nathan has assumed his latest role as national chairman of
the Anti-Defamation League at a time when he sees anti-Semitism increasing
around the world and extremism in the U.S. played out almost daily in
headlines. more…
Donor Spotlight: Mayor honors alumna and municipal Judge Rendon with Hispanic
Heritage Award
Judge
and University of Houston Law Center alumna Josefina M. Rendon was
honored with a lifetime achievement award during Houston Mayor Annise
Parker’s 2015 Hispanic Heritage Award reception Oct. 5. more…
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Faculty in the News
UHLC Prof Bret Wells urges overhaul of foreign tax credits for US companies
University
of Houston Law Center Associate Professor Bret Wells, a tax law
and oil
and gas specialist, spoke recently on tax credits at a "Lunch & Learn"
session hosted by the tax department of ExxonMobil at its new facility in The
Woodlands. more…
UHLC Prof Lonny Hoffman testifies before House Judiciary Committee
University
of Houston Law Center Professor Lonny Hoffman testified by
invitation before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee
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regarding a
new bill called the Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act of 2015.
more…
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News & Events
UHLC earns top grades in National Jurist ‘Best Value’ and ‘Big Law’ survey
The
University of Houston Law Center scored an A- and has been named one
of
the Best Value law schools in the nation based on rankings compiled by
the National Jurist magazine. more...
UH President says new building for UHLC is "on the drawing board"
UH
President and Systems Chancellor Renu Khator noted in her annual fall
address that a new facility for the Law Center is "badly needed." more…
UHLC mock trial team wins national competition
The
University of Houston Law Center mock trial team argued its way to
victory over 15 of the country’s best teams to claim the championship in the
National Trial Advocacy Competition. more…
More UHLC News...
The Environment, Energy, & Natural Resources Center is co-sponsoring
Second Houston Annual Conference Oil and Gas Investment Arbitration
2015
40 Years of the Lex Petrolea
Friday, October 30, 2015
Hotel Four Seasons, Houston.
Registration contact: efiala@uh.edu.
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Further information: jcardena@central.uh.edu
Conference Website: https://lnkd.in/eh2E3np .
Texas CLE Available - 3 Credit hours
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UHLC 20th Annual Frankel Lecture
“The War Powers and Humanitarian Intervention”
Presented by Harold Hongju Koh, the Sterling Professor of International Law
at Yale Law School
The 20th Annual Frankel Lecture is sponsored by the Houston Law Review of
the University of Houston Law Center. Koh will address three cases that
brought tensions between U.S. and international law back into the public
spotlight: the 1999 NATO intervention in Kosovo, the 2010 NATO
intervention in Libya, and the recent debate over whether to use force in Syria,
and other questions raised by the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) movement in
the 21st Century.
The free
lecture will be 8:30 to 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 6, at the Hilton
University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Road, on the UH campus. Two hours of
MCLE credit will be awarded to attendees.
For more information, visit HoustonLawReview.org; register by email,
symposium@HoustonLawReview.org.
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