BULLETIN
OF
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
Vol. LIV
July 1978
No.6
Law School
Catalog
1978-79
Since the programs, policies, statements, andlor courses contained herein arc subject to continuous review and evaluation.
the University reserves the right to make changes at ony time
without notice. This publication is therefore intended for information only.
Published monthly by Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
79409. Second-class postage paid at Lubbock, Texas. Publication
number: 075460
Contents
Directory .
Board of Regents .
Principal Administrative Officers
Faculty of the School of Law ............•.
Distinguished Visiting Professors.
Staff
Trustees of the Texas Tech Law School Foundation.
Calendar
A Message from the Dean
The University Community ..
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The School of Law ..
The Law Library .
Texas Tech Law School Foundation
Financial Assistance
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Admission.
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Prelegal Education ..
Requirements for Admission
Admission Procedures.
Fees.
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Housing.
The Curriculum. .
Programs of Study
Related Activities
Placement.
Description of Courses
Prelaw Advisers
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Directory
Board of Regents
Officers
JUDSON F. WILLIAMS, Chairman
ROBERT L. PFLUGER, Vice Chairman
MRS. FREDA PIERCE, Secretary
Members
Term Expires January 31, 1979
.. EI Paso
JUDSON F. WILLIAMS
........ Dallas
J. FRED BUCY
...... ... Fort Worth
A. J. KEMP, JR.
.. Te'r~ ~~'i~es I~~~;;
.... San Angelo
ROBERT L. PFLUGER.
.. Dallas
CHARLES G. SCRUGGS
Lubbock
DON R. WORKMAN .. T~r~'Ex'pi~~J~~~~ry
Lubbock
ROYK,FURR .
Hereford
CLINT FORMBY .
Baird
JAMES L. SNYDER.
31: 1961
31', '1983 .
Principal Administrative Officers
CECIL MACKEY, Ph.D., President
CHARLES S. HARDWICK, Ph.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs
KENNETH W. THOMPSON, M.A., Vice President for Administration
CLYDE E. KELSEY, JR.. Ph.D.. Vice President for Development and UniversityRelations
RICHARD A. LOCKWOOD, M.D., Vice President for the Health Sciences
Centers
GLENN E. BARNETT, Ed.D., Vice President for Planning
J, KNOX JONES, JR., Ph.D., Vice President for Research and Graduate
Studies
ROBERT H. EWALT, Ph.D.. Vice President for Student Affairs
MARILYN E. PHELAN, 1.0.. General Counsel
Faculty ofthe School of Law
HAL M. BATEMAN, Professor of Law, 1972.
B.A.. Rice University, 1954; J.D" Southern Methodist University, 1956. Admitted to practice in Missouri and Texas.
DANIEL H. BENSON, Associate Professor of Law, 1973.
B.A., University of Texas, 1958; J.D" 1961; M.A., Texas Tech University,
1974. Admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Texas.
WILLIAM B. BOHLING Associate Professor of Law, 1973.
B.S.E.E., University o'f Utah, 1965; J.D.. 1968; M.A., Texas Tec~ University,
1977; LL.M., University of Michigan, 1978. Admitted to practIce in Utah.
JAMES W. BOWERS, Associate Professor of Law, 1978.
B.A., Yale University, 1964; LL.B., 1967. Admitted to practice in Minnesota.
CHARLES P. BUBANY. Professor of Law, 1971.
B.A., Saint Ambrose College, 1962; J.D., Washington University, 1965.
Admitted to practice in Missouri.
DAVID C. CUMMINS, Professor of Law, 1970.
B.S., University of Idaho, 1957; J.D., University of Washington, 1960; LL.M.,
New York University, 1969. Admitted to practice in Washington.
ROBERT P. DAVIDOW, Professor of Law. 1971.
B.A.. Dartmouth College, 1959; J.D., University of Michigan, 1962; LL.M.,
Harvard University, 1969. Admitted to practice in Florida, Ohio, and
Texas.
J. HADLEY EDGAR,JR., Professor of Law,1971.
B.A., Texas A&M, 1949; J.D., University of Texas, 1956. Admitted to practicein Texas
JAMES R. EISSINGER, Professor of Law, 1972,
B.A., Wartburg College, 1960; J.D., University of North Dakota, 1964. Admitted to practice in North Dakota and Texas.
FRANK W. ELLIOTT, Dean of the School of Law and professor of Law, 1977.
B.A., University of Texas, 1951; LL.B., 1957, Admitted to practice in Texas.
RICHARD W. HEMINGWAY, Horn Professor of Law, 1968.
B.S., University of Colorado, 1950; J.D., Southern Methodist University,
1955; LL.M., University of Michigan, 1969. Admitted to practice in Texas.
DONALD M. HUNT, Adjunct Assistant professor of Law, 1976.
B.A., McMurry College, 1956; LL.B., University of Texas, 1961. Admitted
to practice in Texas.
J. MICHAEL IRISH, Assistant Dean and Lecturer in Law, 1977.
B.B.A., Texas Tech University, 1969; J.D., 1972. Admitted to practice in
Texas.
U. V. JONES, Professor of Law, 1966.
B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1939; LL.B.. 1941; M.L.L.. University of
Washington, 1962. Admitted to practice in Oklahoma.
·JOHN E. KRAHMER, Professor of Law, 1971.
B.A., University of Iowa, 1965; J.D., 1966; LL.M., Harvard University, 1967.
Admitted to practice in Iowa.
BRUCE M. KRAMER, Associate Professor of Law, 1974.
B.A., University of California at Los Angeles, 1968; J.D., 1972; LL.M., University of Illinois, 1975. Admitted to practice in California.
"MURL A. LARKIN, Professor of Law, 1968.
LL.B., Southeastern University, 1939. Admitted to practice in the District of
Columbia and Texas.
DELLAS W. LEE, Professor of Law, 1974.
LL.B.. University of British Columbia, 1959; LL.M., University of Illinois,
1962; S.J.D., University of Michigan, 1969. Admitted to practice in
British Columbia.
CECIL MACKEY, President of Texas Tech University and Professor of Law,
1976.
B.A., University of Alabama, 1949: M.A., 1953: Ph.D., University of Illinois,
1955; LL.B" University of Alabama, 1958. Admitted 10 practice in Ala~
bama.
ANNETTE W. MARPLE, Assistant Dean and Associate Professor of Law,
1973.
A.B.. University of Rochester, 1949: M.A., University of Illinois, 1953; J.D.,
Texas Tech University, 1973. Admitted to prtlctice in Texas.
RICHARD W, MAXWELL, Assistant Professor of Law, 1975.
B.A., West Texas Stale University, 1954; J.D., Texas Tech University, 1970.
Admitted to practice in Texas.
JANE G. OLM, Law Librarian, 1975.
B.B.A., University of New Mexico, 1948; M.L.S.. University of Texas, 1966.
MARILYN E. PHELAN, General Counsel of Texas Tech University and
Professor of Law, 1974.
B.A.. Texas Tech University, 1959; M.B.A., 1967; D.B.A., 1971; J.D" UniversityofTexas, 1972. Admitted to practice in Texas.
·OnleaveSpring1979.
··On leave 1978·79.
W. REED QUILLIAM, JR, Professor of Law, 1969.
B.A., University of Texas, 1949; B.B.A., 1951; J.D., 1953; LL.M.. HalVard
University, 1969. Admitted to practice in Texas.
PAUL D. REYNOLDS, Assistant Professor of Law, 1977.
B.A., Trinity College (Dublin), 1976; LL.B., 1976; LL.M., Columbia University, 1977.
RODRlC B. SCHOEN, Professor of Law, 1971.
B.A., University of Colorado, 1956; J.D., University of New Mexico, 1966.
Admitted to practice in New Mexico and Texas.
FRANK F. SKILLERN, Professor of Law, 1971.
A.B., University of Chicago, 1964; J.D., University of Denver, 1966; LL.M.,
University of Michigan, 1969. Admitted to practice in Colorado.
ROBERT A. WENINGER, Associate Professor of Law, 1974.
B.B.A .. University of Wisconsin, 1955; LL.B., 1960; LL.M., University of
Chicago, 1964. Admitted to practice in California and Wisconsin.
JEREMY C. WICKER, Professor of Law, 1972.
B.E.E., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1965; J.D., University of Houston,
1970; LL.M.. Yale University, 1972. Admitted to practice in Texas.
ROBERT E. WOOD, JR., Assistant Professor of Law, 1976.
B.A., Texas Tech University, 1965; J.D., Vanderbilt University, 1968.
Admitted to practice in Florida and Texas.
Distinguished Visiting Professors
w. RAY FORRESTER, Dean and Professor. Cornell Law School, Summer, 1968.
FRANK E. MALONEY, professor, University of Florida Law Center. Summer,
1971.
RICHARD C. MAXWELL, Professor, University of California al Los Angeles,
Summer,1975.
EUGENE F. SCOLES, Professor, University of Oregon School of Law, Summer,1977.
DON W. SEARS, Professor, University of Colorado School of Law, Summer,
1976.
FRANK R. STRONG, cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor, University of
North carolina School of Law, Summer, 1973.
ALLAN D. VESTAL, calVer professor, University of Iowa College of Law,
Summer,1974.
JOHN W. WADE, Dean and Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Law,
Summer, 1969.
Staff
ANN BURBRlDGE, B.A., Registrar.
SANDY McDONALD, Administrative Assistant.
LOUISE COVINGTON, B.A.. M.L.S., Acquisitions Librarian.
JANE STUART, B.A.. M.L.S.. Cataloging Librarian.
Trustees of the Texas Tech
Law School Foundation
ALVIN R. ALLISON, Esq., President
MARION KEY, Esq., Executive Vice President
Dean FRANK W. ELLIOIT, Secretary-Treasurer
JOHN RUSSELL CREWS, Esq., Asst. Secretory-Treasurer
GEO. W. DUPREE, Esq., Founding President (1890-1973J
Dr. CLIFFORD B. JONES (1886-1972)
W. B. BROWDER, JR., Esq.
Honorable FRANK W. CALHOUN
RAdm. D. D. CHAPMAN, USN (Ret.)
E. R. FINNEY, Esq.
Dr. GROVER E. MURRAY
G. Ii. NELSON, Esq.
PAUL NEW, Esq.
ROBERT SCOGIN, Esq.
W. O. SHAFER, Esq.
GARLAND SMITH, Esq.
Honorable TRUETT SMITH
Honorable WILLIAM E. WARD
Calendar
1978-1979
1978
August 24
August 28
November 22-26
December 12
December 15
December 13-22
Registration for fall semester.
Instruction commences.
Thanksgiving recess.
Last day of classes for advanced students.
Last day of classes for first year students.
Examinations.
1979
January 8
March 17-25
April 27
April 3D-May 11
May 29
August 23
Instruction oommences for spring semester.
Spring recess.
Last day of classes.
Examinations.
Summer session commences.
Registration for fall semester.
A Message From the Dean
The School of Law at Texas Tech completed its first decade of
operation having accumulated many assets. The physical radii·
ties are second to none in the country, whether considered from
an aesthetic or a functional viewpoint. The library provides the
tools for research of the law, learning the law, and practicing
law. However, the most important assets of any school are people
and their ideas.
The people who contribute so much to the law school include
the Board of Regents. the University administration, the faculty
and staff of the law school itself, the growing number of loyal
alumni, and the students. The support of the Regents and the administration, including President Mackey, who is a member of
the law faculty, could not be greater. The faculty has been chosen
for their ability to teach and relate to students, but excellent
teaching is not their only virtue. Scholarly research and publication, both oral and written; preparation of new developments in
legislation; representation of indigents; consultation with practicing attorneys; participation in bar committees and other activities; and faculty work within the University community are
among their other contributions of great importance. The increasing number of alumni are demonstrating in the best way possible--their performance as lawyers--that this is a first-class
school. Although mentioned last, the students are obviously not
the last in importance. An intelligent, inquisitive, participating
student body contributes to its own learning process, and those
attributes are increasingly visible in each year's entering class.
The basic concept that will continue to govern the law school
in future decades is that its purpose is to prepare students to
function as lawyers. Many other things are learned, and should
be learned, in law school. but if a graduate cannot function as a
lawyer, his or her time has been wasted. If you want to enjoy
your legal education, to contribute to it by your own hard work,
and to graduate capable of entering the practice of law confident
of your ability, then we want you as a student at Texas Tech.
Frank W. Elliott
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Texas Tech first opened its doors in the fall of 1925 with six
buildings and an enrollment of 910 students. Because of its
unique location in the fertile South Plains and because it was
quick to assume a leading role among schools in the Southwest,
the institution has prospered and grown and can now lay claim
to being a major university with demonstrated strength in the
arts, humanities. and sciences. It contains six instructional colleges---AgriculturaJ Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Business Adminislration, Education, Engineering, Home Economics--and a
Graduate School, in addition to the School of Law. It functions
as do its counterparts in Austin, College Station, and Houston
under the guidance of the Coordinating Board, Texas College and
University System.
The Texas Tech University School of Medicine, a separate institution, was authorized by the legislature, and the legislation
was signed by the governor on May 27, 1969. The first students
were admitted in the fall of 1972.
Since it was established over forty years ago, Texas Tech has
grown to an institution with a student body of over 22,000 and a
resident faculty drawn from all parts of the world. Many special
facilities for interdisciplinary research are at hand, such as the
computer center, the Southwest Collection, and the library's expanding collection of material in the general areas of the humanities. The University's most recent interest in research is
reflected in its International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land
Studies which focuses the contributions of various academic disciplines on problems of these large segments of the earth's sur·
face.
Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, a city of nearly 180,000 population, the commercial and financial "hub" of the prosperous
South Plains region of Texas. The city offers an unusually fine
variety of cultural opportunities and, at an altitude of 3,250 feet,
has a dry and invigorating climate.
The University Community
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In 1963 the Board of Directors of Texas Tech provided for the
addition of a School of Law. Subsequently, this action was approved by the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University
System.
Instruction commenced in the fall of 1967 with a first year
class. In subsequent years, the school has seen its first graduates
and the broadening of its curriculum to reflect the University's
commitment to excellence in legal education. Graduates of the
School of Law receive the J.D. {Doctor of Jurisprudence} degree.
The School of Law is fully accredited. Final approval by the
Supreme Court of Texas under the Rules Governing Admission
to the Bar of Texas was granted in 1968. The school met the re·
quirements for final approval by the American Bar Association
at the earliest date possible and that approval was formally con·
ferred at the annual meeting in August. 1970. As a result, graduates of the School of Law are qualified to apply for admission to
practice in most states in the United States.
The faculty maintains an active interest and participation in
the affairs of the Association of American Law Schools, and application for institutional membership in that organization was
acted upon favorably at the annual meeting of the association in
December, 1969.
The objective of the faculty of the School of Law is to train
young men and women for the practice of law anywhere in the
United States, whether it be as advocate, counselor. judge. or
law teacher, in accordance with the highest traditions of professional responsibility. At Ihe same time recognition is given 10 the
use of law as a stepping·stone to a career in government, politics,
or business. The curriculum and the methods of instruction are
designed to develop in the students their highest potential.
whatever may have been their reasons for entering the school.
Texas Tech University does not discriminate on the basis of
race. sex, color. religion, creed, national origin, or handicap in its
educational programs, admissions policies, employment, or other
University-administered programs. Any inquiries or complaints
pursuant to Title IX or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 should be directed to Dr. Robert H. Ewalt at the Office of
Student Affairs, 213 Administration Building, telephone (806)
742·2131.
The School of Law
Handicapped students attending the School of Law will find
numerous barrier-free facilities. The entrance is free of steps and
all floors to the classrooms and library are serviced by elevators.
Special programs designed to improve the services available to
physically handicapped and visually impaired students are
directed within the Office of Student Life.
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State offices of the Commission for the Blind and the Texas
Rehabilitation Commission are located on the Texas Tech
campus.
The Law Library
An essential ingredient of the study of law is learning by
doing; hence, no law school can aspire to a position of excel·
lence without an outstanding library. A law school's library
facilities have been equated to the laboratory facilities associated
with the physical sciences.
For maximum use by the student body, the library is open
over one hundred hours per week. Multiple copies of select
monographs, treatises, and reports are available so that numerous students may study the same problem at the same time.
In general, the present collection of over 125,000 volumes may
be divided into three basic categories: (1) Sources of the law,
including case reports, federal and state statutes, and administrative decisions and regulations; (2) Research aids, such as digests, encyclopedias, and indexes; (3) Commentaries on the law,
including treatises and legal periodicals.
The School of Law currently is subscribing to more than 1,025
periodicals. Complete sets of over 300 are on the shelves. The
library has many loose-leaf services of interest to students and
practitioners alike and is expanding its holdings in such areas
as poverty, consumer protection, and environmental law. The
school's law library is the principal repository for legal materials
within a radius of more than 300 miles.
In addition, the main University library, a government depository, contains a substantial number of legal documents and other
materials closely related to law which are available to students
in the School of Law as a supplement to the law library.
Texas Tech Law School Foundation
Incorporated on October 16, 1967, the Law School Foundation was conceived as a vehicle for expanding the law schoof's
contribution to the life of the profession and the community. In
establishing the foundation as a non-profit entity, its sponsors
envisioned the foundation as a device to develop the school's
full I?otential, especially in the years immediately follOWing its
CreatIon. Just as the Bar has long realized its obligation as a community leader, the School of Law must assume its obligations
both within and without the university community. It is anticipated that the school's response to this challenge will justify the
expectations of those who are at work making the Law School
Foundation a viable force.
Annual Giving Program
The Foundation conducts an annual Giving Program through
which alumni and friends of the School of Law may contribute to
programs of support undertaken by the Foundation. Areas of
support by the Foundation include the scholarship and loan programs, moot court, law review, alumni and bar relations, continuing legal education, and faculty recruitment. Contributors
to the program are designated Sustaining Members of the Foundation and. when appropriate. Scholarship Donors or members
of the Dean's Council.
Fellows of the Foundation
Within the Foundation, attorneys and others who have made
a major commitment to aid the school in achieving excellence
have become Fellows of the Foundation. The revenues from their
contributions are utili7.ed as needed to enrich the law school
experience beyond those activities supported by state funds.
Law Review Association
Recently added to the Foundation is the Texas Tech Law Review Association comprised of fanner staff members of the Low
Review in good standing at the time of their graduation. The
Association was organized to promote legal scholarship through
service on the Texas Tech Low Review, encourage continued
interest and support from fanner staff members, and provide
financial support for the regular activities and special projects of
the Law Review.
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Financial Assistance
. Scholarships, loans, and a limited number of part-lime posilions are available in the School of Law and in the University.
Awards of financial assistance are made on the basis of academic
promise and financial need.
Scholarship application forms are available from the School of
Law. In the case of entering students. completed forms should be
~turn.ed to the School of Law no later than March 15 of the year
10 which the student intends to enter, in order to receive fullest
consideration for all available scholarships. Applications for
most grants are oonsidered by the Scholarship Committee in
July, at which time the committee can inform itself of the applicant's performance during the preceding academic year.
R. GUY CARTER SCHOLARSHIP--A scholarship grant of $500 do-
nated annually by R. Guy Carter, Esq., of the Dallas firm of
Carter, Jones, Magee, Rudberg, Moss & Mayes to an outstanding
entering law student.
WILLIAM C. CLARK SCHOLARSHiPS-Mrs.
J. C. Clark and
David
G. Clark have endowed these scholarships in memory of their
son and brother, a Lubbock attorney and a member of the Class
of 1942 of Texas Tech. The scholarships are awarded to deserving second or third year students.
CRENSHAW, DUPREE & MIl.AM SCHOLARSHIP-An annual schol-
arship of $500 contributed by the law firm of Crenshaw, Dupree
& Milam of Lubbock, to be awarded 10 a worthy recipient in any
class.
SANDRA ALLISON DAVIS SCHOLARSHlP--A scholarship grant
Loans
Texas Tech University administers numerous student loan
fun~s upon which students may draw for assistance in paying
their college related expenses, including loan funds available
solely to law students. To receive full consideration for all programs for which a student may be eligible. applications should
be returned no later than April 15 for the following fall semester.
Additional information regarding any of the University loan
funds may be obtained by writing to Director of Student Financial Aid, Texas Tech University. P.O. Box 4179, Lubbock. Texas
79409.
Scholarships
ALVIN R. ALLISON SCHOLARSHIFL--A scholarship grant of $250
established by Mr. Allison, attorney from Levelland, former
member ~f the Board .of Directors of Texas Tech and guiding
force behmd the creation of the School of Law. It is awarded
annually to a deserving entering or advanced student.
ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIF'-One or more scholarships, to be
a~arded annu.ally to deserving students, made possible through
glf.ts by alumni of the School of Law to the Participating Scholarship Donor Program of the Foundation.
ROGER '(. BA1.-nS:-ONI SCHOLARSHIPS-Two scholarship grants
for deserv~ng mmonty students in need of financial assistance.
DUR:VV00D H. BRA0U:Y SCHOLARSHIP-Mrs. Durwood H. Bradley
and friends and relatives have endowed these scholarships in
memory of Mr. Bradley, who was a prominent Lubbock attorney for many years. The scholarships are awarded to deserving
students.
C. H. AND JANET RILEY BROCKETT SCHOLARSHlP--An annual
schol~rship of $500 to be awarded to a deserving first year student 10 need of financial assistance.
of $250 in honor of Mrs. Davis, a Levelland attorney, awarded annually 10 a deserving student in the second or third year
class.
J. J. DILLARD SCHOLARSHIPs-Bryan B. Dillard. a Lubbock attorney, has established two $500 scholarships in memory of his
father, J. J. Dillard, who became a Lubbock resident near the turn
of the century and practiced law here for a number of years.
They are awarded to deserving students.
EL PASO BAR AUXILIARY SCHOLARSHIP--A scholarship grant
from the Auxiliary to aid a deserving law student from El Paso.
FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP--A scholarship provided annually to a
deserving student by the faculty of the School of Law.
FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI SCHOLARSHIPS-Three annual scholarships of $150 each by the named Houston law firm to the student selected as editor of the Texas Tech Law Review and to the
students who have made the highest scholastic average in the
first and second year classes.
GEARY, STAHL, KOONS, ROHDE & SPENCER MOOT COURT
SCHOLARSHIP--A scholarship grant of $300 awarded annually to
a student whose outstanding performance in intercollegiate moot
court competition has brought credit to the law school.
GIBSON, OCHSNER & ADKINS SCHOLARSHIP--An annual scholarship of $500 by the named Amarillo law firm to an outstanding
student in need of financial assistance.
LAWRENCE F. GREEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP--A scholarship
grant of $200 established in memory of the late Lubbock attorney
by John F. Maner of Lubbock, to a deserving second or third year
student.
FRANK K. HARRELL. JR, SCHOLARSHIP-An annual scholarship
of $300 established by Gary Harrell ('73) in memory of his father
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to be awarded to a deserving second or third year student in
need of financial assistance.
JOHN V. HA YSLIP SCHOLARSHIP-A scholarship of$300 given by
John V. Hayslip, Texas City and Galveston attorney who is an
alumnus ('74) of the law school, to be awarded to a deserving
student.
JUDGE E. E. JORDAN SCHOLARSHIP-A scholarship grant of
$250 to honor Judge Jordan by an Amarillo donor who wishes to
remain anonymous.
LIDDELL, SAPP, ZIVLEY & BROWN SCHOLARSHIP-A scholarship of $1,000 dedicated to the president of the Student Bar Association, presented by the named Houston law firm.
LUBBOCK ArrORNEYS' MOOT COURT SCHOLARSHIPS--One or
more scholarship grants made possible annually by gifts from
Lubbock attorneys. Early contributors to this scholarship program are Walters and Associates and George E. Gilkerson.
LUBBOCK BAR AUXILIARY SCHOLARSHIP--A scholarship grant
of $200 to a married student in need of financial assistance.
JOE H. NAGY SCHOLARSHIP-A scholarship grant of$400, established to honor Lubbock attorney Joe H. Nagy by his wife and
children, to be awarded annually to a deserving student in need
of financial assistance.
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G. HOBERT AND ArLEEN HACKNEY NELSON SCHOLARSHlp......-A
scholarship grant endowed by the children of Mr. and Mrs. Nel.
son to honor their parents, longtime Lubbock residents. It is
awarded annually to a deserving second or third year student.
W. R. QUILLIAM SCHOLARSHIP--A scholarship grant 0£$300 established in memory of the late South Texas attorney-geologist
by his widow, of Beaumont, and son, of the faculty. It is awarded
annually to a deserving student in any class in need of financial
assistance.
J. W. SANDERS SCHOLARSHIP--A scholarship grantof$250 established to honor the Amarillo attorney by his partner, E. R. Finney, to a deserving second or third year student.
SCOGGIN-DICKEY SCHOLARSHIPS-Two scholarships in the
amount of $500 each to graduates of Texas Tech University, presented annually by the Scoggin-Dickey Buick Company of
Lubbock through the Texas Tech Ex-Students' Association.
CURT F. STEIB, JR., MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP--A scholarship in
memory of Curt Steib, Jr., a member of the Class of 1977, endowed by his family, classmates, and friends. It is awarded annually to a student in financial need.
TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL SCHOLARSHIPS-Two scholarship grants of $250 each by the Texas Association of
Defense Counsel to be awarded annually to worthy students
who, after considering their financial need, pragmatism, and
pursuit of knowledge, exhibit a strong interest in the field of trial
advocacy.
JOHN E. THOMASON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP-A scholarship
grant of $250 established to honor the late Midland attorney by
his family and friends. It is to be awarded annually to a
deserving second or third year student.
THOMPSON, KNICHT, SIMMONS & BULLION SCHOLARSHIPA scholarship grant of $1,250 by the named Dallas law firm to be
awarded to a deserving student member or candidate of the
Texas Tech Law Review in need of financial assistance.
HERB AND MARY WILLS ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP-A scholarship in the amount of $300 established by Donald V. W. Wills
('74) in honor of his parents, to be awarded to a deserving second year student in the upper ten percent of that class.
W. B. FOUNDATION, INC., SCHOLARSHIPs--Grants in varying
amounts established by the named Foundation to be awarded to
deserving students.
TEXAS TECH LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP-Established to assist deserving and promising law students who
have completed the first year of law school.
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scholarship of
$130 awarded to a law student in need of financial assistance.
TEXAS TECH LAw PARTNERS SCHOLARSHlfL-A
Funds
ALVIN R. AND ALETHA FAYE ALLISON LOAN FUNo-Mr. and
Mrs. Allison of Levelland have endowed this fund to provide
short-term loans to students in need of financial assistance while
pursuing the study of law.
JUDGE DAN BLAIR LOAN FUND--Judge Blair served as District
Judge for Lubbock, Hockley, Cochran, and Crosby counties,
1936-51. These funds are available to students for short-term
loans.
CHILDRESS COUNTY FUND--Attorneys from Childress County
have established this fund to aid students from their county. The
fund is composed of sums received by the attorneys for their
services in representing indigents in the courts of the county.
JUDGE MARVIN JONES LOAN FUND--The late judge jones, a
leader in the establishment of Texas Tech, a former Congressman
from West Texas, and former Senior judge on the U.S. Court of
Claims, made funds available for short-term loans to law students.
JUDGE E. E,jORDAN LOAN FUND-judge jordan, retired from the
47th District Court in Amarillo, has provided a fund for law students who find themselves in unanticipated, short-term financial
difficulties.
VICTOR H. LINDSEY MEMORIAL FUND-At the suggestion of
Mrs. Victor H. Lindsey of Lubbock, widow of judge Victor H.
Lindsey, of the 72nd District Court, the Lubbock County Bar
Association and friends of the late judge Lindsey have created
this fund for loans and other financial assistance to law students
in need.
DREW SIMPSON MEMORIAL FUND-A fund established by the
family, colleagues, and friends of Drew Simpson ('74) upon his
death in February, 1972. Its purpose is to aid students in financial difficulty.
TEXAS TECH LAW REVIEW SCHOLARSHIP AND LOAN FUND-This
fund, initially established as a loan fund, will eventually increase
to permit the awarding of scholarships. Recipients are limited
to members of the Texas Tech Law Review staff.
Awards
CHIEF JUSTICE JAMES P. ALEXANDER AWARD-An award of the
four volume set, McDonald, Texas Civil Practice, presented by
Dean Frank Elliott and Callaghan & Company to the outstand·
ing student in Texas Procedure for the year. The award is in
honor of former Chief Justice James P. Alexander, the father of
procedural reform in Texas.
WILLIAM B. BOHLING AWARD-An award of $100 to a student
who has exhibited high academic achievement and exemplary
classroom performance in Business Torts and Antitrust. Sheryl
and Samuel Boyd ('77) have presented this award in honor of his
former professor.
BROWN & BROWN AWARD--An award of $50 to each member
of the Client Counseling Competition team, presented by the
named Lubbock law firm.
CEO. W. AND SARAH H. DUPREE AWARD-An award of$100, endowed by a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Dupree, is presented annually
to the member of the graduating class who, in the opinion of his
or her colleagues, best exemplifies the ability, integrity, and
sense of professional responsibility desired in one soon to join
the legal profession. ConSideration is given to the academic record, to the leadership abilities, and to the contributions made to
the law school and the community.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ESSAY AWARD-An award of$100 to the
student who prepares the best essay in the area of environmental
law, presented by the Environmental Law Section of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
!NTRASCHOOL MOOT COURT AWARDS-Awards totaling $300
from the finn of Geary, Stahl, Koons, Rohde & Spencer of Dallas
are presented annually to the winning team and the outstanding
oralist in the intraschool Moot Court competition.
JUDGE MEADE F. GRIFFIN AWARD-An award of $200 from
Judge Griffin's former briefing attorneys presented annually to
the graduating law student who, through industry, perseverance,
integrity, and character, has best utilized the law school experience to prepare for distinguished service to the profession and to
mankind.
HUGHES, LUCE, HENNESSY, SMITH & CASTLE MOCK TRIAL
AWARD--An award of $200 to the winning team of the Texas
Tech Mock Trial Competition, awarded by the named Dallas law
firm.
DONALD M. HUNT OUTSTANDING BARRISTER AWARD--An
award of $100 presented by Sheryl and Samuel Boyd ('77). The
award, named for the advisor to the Board of Barristers, is presented annually to an outstanding member of a Moot Court or
Mock Trial competition team.
JACKSON, WALKER, WINSTEAD, CANTWELL & MILLER LAW REVIEW AWARD-An award of$100 to a staff member in recognition
of exemplary dedication to the Law Review.
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KASMIR, WILLINGHAM & KRAGE AGRICULTURAL LAW AWARD--
An award of $250 to the student who prepares the best article or
paper in the area of agricultural or tax law. presented by the
named Dallas law firm.
LAW REVIEW ASSOCIATION SERVICE AWARD--An award of
$100 to an Associate Editor in recognition of outstanding service
to the Low Review.
M. PENN L. AWARD--An annual award of $50 with a certificate of recognition from Myron Penn Laughlin, patent lawyer
and professional engineer; a competitive award for the best student article published in the Law Review.
WILLIAM R.
Moss
TRIAL ADVOCACY AWARlJ--An award of
$100 to one student in each section who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in the field of trial advocacy, presented by the named Lubbock attorney.
NATIONAL ORDER OF THE BARRISTERs-The Order of the Barristers is a national honorary society open to selected law students who have demonstrated excellence in the art of appellate
advocacy. Students selected are given a bronze statue and scroll
presented by the law firm of Key, Carr, Evans and Fouts of Lubbock, Texas.
OUTSTANDING TRIAL ADVOCATE AWARD-An award of $100
to the outstanding oral advocate of the Texas Tech Mock Trial
Competition presented by Don C. Dennis ('76) and Samuel Boyd
('77).
SOUTH PLAINS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION AWARD-A
bronze plaque with the recipient's name inscribed thereon is
presented to the student in each section of Trial Advocacy who,
in the preparation and presentation of selected trial materials,
best demonstrates the ingenuity, determination, and ability so
necessary to the art of trial advocacy, presented annually by the
South Plains Trial Lawyers Association.
STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION SERVICE AWARD--An award of
$100 to the student who has contributed outstanding service
during the year to the Student Bar Association and the School of
Law, presented annually by the Lubbock firm of McCleskey,
Harriger, Brazill & Graf.
TEXAS TECH LAW REVIEW AWARD-An award of $100 presented by the law firm of McWhorter, Cobb and Johnson of
Lubbock to the law review student who has rendered outstanding service to the Low Review.
Prizes
AM. JUR. PRIZES-The Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company and the Bancroft-Whitney Company of Rochester, New
York, award a specially bound volume of American Jurisprudence 2d annually to the students achieving the highest grades
on selected courses.
NATHAN BURKAN MEMORIAL PRIZE--The American Society of
Composers, Authors, and Publishers annually awards a first
prize of $250 to the student in the School of Law who, in the
opinion of the faculty, prepares the best paper on some phase of
copyright law. A second prize of $100 is also awarded.
c.J.S. PRIZES-An award of one selected title of Corpus Juris
Secundum to the student in each class who, in the opinion of the
faculty, has made the most significant contribution toward overall legal scholarship, presented by West Publishing Company.
HORNBOOK PRIZES-The West Publishing Company of St. Paul,
Minnesota, awards a selected title from the Hornbook Series to
the student in each class who achieves the highest scholastic
average.
OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN TAXATION PRIZ&--An award of the
three-volume set of books, Federal Tax Guide, by Prentice-Hall,
to the student who achieves the best cumulative weighted grade
in Federal Income Tax and Estate and Gift Tax courses.
TRIAL ADVOCACY PRIZ&--An award of the three-volume set of
Goldstein Trial Technique, presented by Gerald C. Roop, of Callaghan & Company, to the most outstanding student in Trial
Advocacy.
U.S. LAW WEEK PRIZE-An award of one year's complimentary subscription to U.S. Low Week presented by the Bureau of
National Affairs 10 the graduating student who has made the
most satisfactory scholastic progress in the student's final year.
The award is based on the largest increase in grade point average
between the fall semester of the student's senior year and that of
the preceding two years of study.
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Prelegal Education
The School of Law does not prescribe a definite prelegal curriculum for its applicants. The wide range of lawyers' tasks and
the difference in offerings from school to school preclude such
an approach. However, there are certain goals which all pre-law
students should keep in mind when planning their college programs. They should strive to acquire the ability to read, write,
and speak the English language well; 10 gain a critical understanding of human values and institutions-political, economic,
and social; Bnd to develop in themselves the power to think creatively. Undergraduate training should result not only in a Quantity of knowledge. but also in an understanding of the basis of
this knowledge. its degrees and conditions.
Two items deserve special mention. Students will find it helpfulto have some preliminary work in accounting as background
for the courses in business entities and taxation. Typing skills
will prove useful not only in the preparation of briefs and memoranda, but also for daily preparation and examinations.
Requirements for Admission
Admission
An applicant must have received, or have completed all requirements for, a baccalaureate degree from a college or university of approved standing prior to the time he or she begins work
in the School of Law. In order to apply, however, an applicant
need have completed only six semesters or nine quarters of
undergraduate work. Additionally, an applicant must take the
Law School Admission Test which is administered five times a
year throughout the United States·and in many foreign countries
by the Educational Testing SeIVic~. An applicant's record must
be of sufficiently high Quality to demonstrate that he or she
is qualified for the study of law. In evaluating an applicant's
record, considerable weight is given to undergraduate grades
and the score achieved on the Law School Admission Test. In
exceptional cases, the work of the last two college years will be
weighed more heavily than that of earlier years. To a lesser
extent, consideration is given to other factors such as the quality
of the applicant's college, the grade trend, cultural background,
work experience during and after college, extracurricular activities, graduate studies, service in the military, Peace Corps, or
Vista, and the applicant's statement of purpose. Letters of recommendation are not required, but if an applicant wishes to have
letters sent, those from former professors are most helpful.
Students are admitted only in the fall e;:cept in special circumstances. The School of Law recommends that students devote
their entire time to the study of law. Students who are engaged
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in outside employment must report the quantity of such work
per week and may be asked 10 withdraw from the school if the
amount of time spent in outside employment is deemed excessive or appears to interfere with full-lime study of law. Outside
employment should in no case exceed 15 hours per week.
Admission Procedures
An application form and additional information may be ob.
tained by writing to
Office of Admissions
School of Law
Texas Tech University
P.O. Box 4030
Lubbock. Texas 79409
The completed application fonn should be returned to the above
ad.dress at the earliest opportunity after the beginning of the applicant's senior year. There'is no application fee.
The last date for filing application forms is May 1 for admission in August, but substantially earlier filing is strongly recommended. Applicants ming after March 1 will be at a oonsiderable
disadvantage in competing for the limited number of places
available in the next entering class.
Applications for admission to the Master of Business Administration and Doctor of Jurisprudence joint degree program (described under "Programs of Study") should be made to both the
School of Law and the Graduate School of Texas Tech University. Applications to the Graduate School can be obtained by
writing directly to that school. Applicants must meet the regular
admission requirements of each school and must be accepted
by each to be eligible for the program. If a student is undecided
about whether to pursue the joint program, application to the
Graduate School can be delayed until the beginning of the third
semester in law school.
Students having questions concerning law school admission
policies may find the Prelaw Handbook (mentioned in more detail under "Law School AdmiSSion Test") generally helpful. Students with specific questions should feel free to contact the
S.chool of Law. Interviews are neither required nor encouraged
since they cannot be granted to all applicants and since decisions
are made by evaluating the application materials on the basis of
specified criteria. It is suggested that the applicants make their
applications as complete as possible by submitting all materials
they think will be helpful to the committee and by supplementing their applications as the need arises.
Official prelaw advisers on many campuses in Texas are listed
?t the en.d of this catalog. They should be able to provide much
Informalton of assistance to prelaw students.
Transcripts and LSDAS
A student may have an application considered after completing at least six semesters or nine quarters of undergraduate
work. The applicant is required to register with the Law School
Data Assembly Service (LSDAS) by rompleting and mailing the
registration form supplied with the Bulletin of Information for
the LSAT. A transcript from each college or university attended
should then be sent directly to LSDAS. Educational Testing
Service, Box 944, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. It is not necessary. at this point, to forward transcripts to the School of Law.
The LSDAS will analyze the transcripts and forward a report
to the law schools designated on the registration form. It is important to rerognize that oonsiderable lead time is required for an
undergraduate transcript to be processed through LSDAS. No
less than eight weeks should be allowed for this process. Upon
admission. it will be necessary for the student to furnish to the
School of Law one official transcript showing final grades and
receipt of undergraduate degree. If a student has attended more
than one college or university, one official transcript should be
forwarded from each institution attended. Before admission.
additional transcripts, other than those supplied through
LSDAS. should be submitted to the School of Law only in response to a specific request.
Law School Admission Tesl
The applicant must take the Law School Admission Test and
request that the score be reported to the School of Law. The test
usually is given in October, December, February, April, and June
of each year. It is recommended that the applicant take the test
no later than February prior to prospective entrance to the
School of Law, and it is strongly recommended that it be taken
earlier if at all possible.
The Law School Admission Bulletin, which contains informa·
tion concerning the lest, sample questions, application forms,
and a list of the testing centers may be obtained by applying in
person at the School of Law or by writing to Law School Admission Test, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey
08540. A sample of the test, including new types of questions,
a discussion of the different types of questions, an analysis of
the correct answers, and information about test-taking strategies
may be found in the Law School Admission Bulletin. No other
material is reoommended by the Law School Admission Coun·
cil for study preparation for the LSAT.
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Good Character
The School of Law may deny admission to any applicant who.
in the judgment of the faculty. may appear to be unfit in character to engage in the study or practice of law.
Declaration of Intention to Study Law
The State Board of Law Examiners of Texas makes the following requirement:
Every person intending 10 apply for admission to the Bar of this Stale shall
file with the Secretary of the Board a Declaration of Intention to Study Law.
Such Declaration shall be filed not more than sixty (60) days prior to nor
more than one hundred twenty (120) days after enlry into an approved law
school and, for purposes of uniform administration of this rule, filing deadlines shall be construed as follows: FaU entrants. January 15; Spring entrants.
June I; Summer entrants, October 15; .... Such Declaration shall be made
in duplicate on fonns to be prescribed by the Boaed, and shall show such
facts as to the history, experience. and educational qualifications of the
declarant as the Board may require. II shall name the law school in which
the declarant proposes to study. or is studying. which school must be an
approved law schooL
The forms may be obtained from Mrs. Alta Moore. Box}, Capitol Station, Austin. Texas 78711. or in person from the School of
Law.
The fee required for filing of the Declaration of Intention to
Study Law form is $75.
Students who expect to practice in other states should investigate possible similar requirements in such states.
Admission with Advanced Standing
A student who has studied at another approved law school,
and who is eligible to continue there in good standing, may apply
for admission to the School of Law. If accepted, a transfer student will be eligible for advanced standing credit for acceptable
work done at the former school. The amount of advanced standing credit for which a student is eligible is determined on an individual basis. No credit will be granted for courses in which
grades are below the average required for graduation at the
school from which the student wishes to transfer.
The applicant for admission as a transfer student should comply with the procedure required for admission to the first year
class and, in addition, forward a letter stating why he or she
desires to transfer to Texas Tech.
Visiting Students
Students who are in good standing at another law school may
be considered for admission to Texas Tech on a visiting basis. An
application for admission must be completed and a letter of
standing must be furnished from the dean of the law school
which the student is currently attending stating that the student
is in good standing and that credit for courses taken at Texas
Tech will be accepted for transfer.
Fees
To enable the student to estimate expenses at the time of entering the School of Law, the following infonnation is offered.
Shortly after acceptance for admission to the School of Law.
each student must forward a $50 acceptance deposit, which will
be applied toward the registration fee for the fall semester. This
deposit is refundable upon request prior to May 1. Tuition for
first year students who are residents of Texas is $60 per semester.
Students who are not residents of Texas must pay tuition of $600
per semester. All students will have additional expenses of approximately $150 in fees and $75-$100 for books and supplies in
the fall semester. These additional fees and expenses for hooks
and supplies will be slightly less in the spring.
Students who move into Texas after reaching the age of 18 are
considered to be nonresidents unless they have resided in the
state for other than educational purposes for a period of 12
months immediately preceding enrollment. Questions of residency status frequently arise concerning applicants who as
members of the anned forces are or have been assigned to duty
in Texas, nonresidents who marry residents, and persons who
have been Texas residents but who have attended a state university outside of Texas. Applicants in these and other circumstances involving questionable residency status should seek
clarification of their status from the office of the University's
General Counsel.
For more detailed information regarding residency, fees,
veterans' exemptions from fees, and loans, please see the Undergraduate Calalog, 1978-79.
Housing
Space is available in several comfortable and attractive dormitories for unmarried law students. Inquiries and correspondence
regarding room reservations in the residence halls on campus
should be addressed to the Housing Office, Texas Tech University, P.O. Box 4629, Lubbock, Texas 79409.
Because the campus is bounded on three sides by residential
areas, off-campus living Quarters of all types, including private
dormitories, are conveniently available. A housing guide may be
obtained in person from the Student Association office.
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Programs of Study
Doctor of Jurisprudence
In order to be recommended for the J.D. degree by the faculty
of the School of Law, a student must have successfully completed a minimum of 90 semester hours, normally accomplished
in six semesters, or five semesters and two summer sessions of at
least 6 hours each. First year students who fail to maintain a
satisfactory average at the end of their first year will be denied
permission to continue in the School of Law. Details regarding
requirements of study in residence. required courses. and grade
averages are made available to students during registration.
The normal course load is regulated by the faculty of the
School of Law. A student is expected to enroll for a fuJI academic
load but may nol take more than 16 hours in any semester without special permission. There is no minimum course load requiremenl for students during a summer session.
The Curriculum
Doctor of 'urisprudence--Master of Business Administration
In addition to separate degree programs in law and business,
the School of Law and the Graduate School of Texas Tech University also offer a joint program of study leading to the degrees
of Doctor of Jurisprudence U.D.) and Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.). The joint degree allows a student to complete
the requirements for both degrees in three or four years. depending upon the extent of leveling in business courses required.
The program is designed principally for the student with nonbusiness undergraduate training who wishes to acquire a broad
business knowledge to complement legal training. For this student, up to 22 hours of leveling may be required prior to com·
mencing the graduate business courses, resulting in a total of 124
hours of law and business courses. For the student with the appropriate business background, however, the degree may be secured without leveling and with the completion of a total of 102
hours of law and business courses. To satisfy the 90 hours of law
for the J.D. degree and the 36 hours of business for the M.B.A.
degree, 12 hours of approved law courses are transferred as elective credit to the M.B.A. and 12 hours of approved graduate
business courses are transferred as elective credit toward the J.D.
degree.
The first year of study consists entirely of law courses. During
the second year, the remaining required law courses are to be
completed together with selected law electives and an appropriate number of graduate business core courses. The third year
involves study in both schools.
The joint degree program is of particular benefit for students
who contemplate careers in public service or professional man·
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agement or who want to prepare for a specific field such as taxaccounting, banking, real estate, collective bargaining, or international business. It will enable such students to study, compare,
and relate the subject matter of business aod law.
A joint degree program leading to the degrees of Doctor of
Jurisprudence U.D.) and Master of Public Administration
(M.P.A.) is in the planning stages by the School of Law. the
Center for Public Service. and the Graduate School of Texas Tech
University.
Information regarding applications for admission appears
under" Admission Procedures."
The Order of the Coif
The School of Law was elected to The Order of the Coif, the
only national legal honor society in the United States, effective
May 15, 1974. Members are elected annually from those students
ranking in the highest ten percent of the graduating class whose
character and activities in legal education indicate their worthiness for membership in the Order. The students selected from
the class of 1978 were:
Michael DeWitt Parsons
Shelley Jean Cashion
Russell Farley Nelms
Jon Anthony Hutnyak
James R. Raup
Carol S. Leach
Robert D. Lybrand
Alex Franklin Sears
Frank Edward Westhered
Deets Davis Justice
Glenn D. West
Donald William Mills
Pamela Hobgood Wiese
Linda J. Norris
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Acceleration
The School of Law pennits its students to accelerate their
work and to graduate in December of the third year. A student
may accelerate by attending two summer sessions.
Law Review
The Low Review is a professional legal journal managed and
edited by law students. The Low Review publishes both studentwritten notes and comments on various areas of the law and
leading articles by professors, judges, and practicing attorneys.
Participation in Low Review work is both a recognition of superior academic achievement and a unique educational opportunity. Students who rank at the top of their first year class are
invited to serve as Low Review candidates during their second
year. The editorial board for the follOWing year is chosen from
among the Law Review candidates.
The principal responsibility of Low Review candidates is to
produce during the year at least one publishable note or comment on a current legal problem. Their work is done under the
supervision of the student editorial board, with the assistance of
a faculty sponsor. Editorial board members not only supervise
Change of Requirements
The faculty of the School of Law reserves the right to change
the schedule of classes, the program of instruction, the requirements for degrees, and any other similar rules or regulations.
This right will not be exercised, however, to impose substantial
detriment upon students enrolled at the time of Lhe change.
Class Attendance Requirement
Regular attendance and preparation by students are required.
Students should be aware that the School of Law is obligated to
certify to the various boards of state bar examiners that each
student has been in regular attendance in classroom instruction.
Each professor has the privilege of excluding a student from
the course or from the final examination in the course whenever
that student has accumulated an unreasonably large number of
absences or instances of unpreparedness in the course.
Members of the editorio/ boord of the Texos Tech Law Review during 1978-79
are (left 10 right, firsl row' Ediior-in-Chief Gory Blonscel of Liberol. Kansos,
Louro Miller of Lujlcin. Ben Woodward of Lubbock, (second rowJ Lynn
Alexonder of Midlond. Frank McDonald of Dumos, Linda Groves of Seagroves.
Michoel Chorl!on of Abilene, Charles Bundren of Euless. (third rowJ Lorry
Sherman of Lubbock, Lorry Broden of Red Oak. Doug/os McSwane of Richordson, ond Tommy Swann of Wilson.
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the second year work, but select and edit the major articles contributed by nonstudents and continue their own activities as contributors to the Law Review.
Courtroom Practice and Technique
Throughout their careers, law students have an opportunity
to participate in courtroom activities, at both the trial and appellate levels. Students are encouraged to participate actively in
moot court competitions, leading to statewide. regional. and
national competitions among schools.
During the third year, civil litigation, student defender and
prosecutor programs are available which involve the clinical
training of students in civil matters and the defense and prosecution of actual crimes before appropriate courts and juvenile
tribunals.
Second and third year students participate in the legal aid pro·
grams of the Legal Aid Society of Lubbock. Lubbock Legal Services, Reese Air Force Base, the University Student Attorney's
office, and the Palo Duro Union Presbytery Clinic in Anton,
Texas, as well as the Consumer Law Clinic in the Office of the
Assistant Attorney General in Lubbock. Students are ~iven the
fullest responsibility consistent with their experience and ability.
Board of Barristers
The Board of Barristers is comprised of third year law students
who have excelled in trial and appellate advocacy.
The objective of the Board is to promote advocacy programs
in the School of Law. Among the Board's responsibilities are
administration of intraschool and interscholastic moot court
competitions, preparation of publications concerning trial and
appellate advocacy, and assistance in instruction of first year
students in appellate advocacy.
Related Activities
Texas Tech Student Bar Association
The Texas Tech Student Bar Association was organized to promote the objectives of the School of Law, including an apprecia·
tion for fair and impartial administration of justice, the further·
ance of the professional ethical understanding of the students,
cooperation and association among students, faculty, and the
Bar, and the encouragement of active relations between the
School of Law and the Unjversity.
Student Trial Lawyers Association
The Association exposes students to the practical problems
involved in the trial of cases through a speaker series featuring
local trial attorneys and judges. It also supports the National
Mock Trial Competition and various other local projects relating
to trial law.
Fraternities
The School of Law has active chapters of three professional
legal fraternities-Delta Theta Phi, Phi Alpha Delta, and Phj
Delta Phi. Activities of the fraternities consist of professional
development, school and community related services, as well as
various social functions.
Law Caucus
The Law Caucus was organized to encourage women to participate more fully in the legal profession, to improve employ.
ment opportunHies for women, and to influence the law as it
relates to the legal rights of women. The Caucus regularly meets
for lunch and co-sponsors a speakers series with the Student Bar
Association. Membership is open to men and women interested
in the purposes of the organization.
Law Partners of Texas Tech
The purpose of this organization is to foster better acquaintance among members through activities and mutual association
and to contribute service to the School of Law.
Orientation and Counseling
The School of Law is firmly committed to the "open door"
policy in faculty·student relations. From the first academic contact during the week of orientation and introduction to the study
of law until graduation, the faculty is available for consultation
with respect to registration, the course of study, problems of
general scholarship, and other matters relating to the student's
progress in school. With a low student-faculty ratio and with the
largest first year classes of approximately 75 students, each student will have abundant opportunities for extensive personal
contact with the faculty.
Professional Enrichment
Legal educators agree that student development is greatly
aided by professional experiences outside the classroom and by
frequent and varied contacts with those engaged in the active
practice of the law. Advanced students may become adjunct
members of the Lubbock County Bar Association. All students
are encouraged to attend meetings of the Association and various
continuing legal education programs, in which the School of Law
takes an active part. The Court of Civil Appeals for the Seventh
District sits in the courtroom of the School of Law once each
semester. In addition, various state agencies have held hearings
in the law school, where students are welcome.
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Additional professionally related programs and projects will
be instituted as the student body grows and as students have
the time to devote their efforts to these extracurricuJar activities.
Placement
The School of Law maintains, on an equal opportunity basis,
a placement service to assist students in finding legal and other
positions during summers and upon graduation. As employment
for young lawyers beoomes more competitive because of the
increasing numbers of law graduates, rontacts developed by
our faculty and early graduates will become ever more valuable.
Description of Courses
Scheduling of courses in any semester depends upon the decisions of the faculty and the dean. Courses commonly offered
are described below. The second digit in the course number indicates the semester hour credit of the course.
First year courses are required. Of the advanced courses which
are required, all must be taken during the second year with the
exception of Professional Responsibility which may be postponed until the lhird year.
First Year Courses
CIVIL PROCEDURE I.
LAW 523.
A general survey of state and federal law of procedure with emphasis on
federal court procedure as a model. A study of the structure of federal and
state courts. jurisdiction, introduction to federal choice-of-Iaw. venue. plead·
ing, and disposition without trial.
CIVIL PROCEDURE II.
LAW 537.
Continuation of Civil Procedure I. A study of joinder of claims and parties,
right to jury trial. trial procedure, effect ond scope of judgments, and appellate review.
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW.
LAW 552.
A study of the federal judiciary's doctrine and practice of judicial- review,
judicial power. and jurisdiction of the courts. the power of Congress to regulate commerce. the power of the states to regulate commerce. and the protection of private rights, privileges. and immunities under the constitution
which includes the substantive rights of freedom of enterprise, freedom of
expression, freedom of religion, and freedom from discrimination.
CONTRACTS.
LAW 553.
A study of the enforceability of promises, the creation of contractual obligations, performance and breach. the impact of the contract on the legal
relationships of nonparties, and the examination of oontract doctrine in
three sellings: personal service, sales of goods, and construction contracts.
CRIMINAL LAW.
LAW 521.
Inquiry into the sources and goals of the criminal law, limitations on the
State's power to define criminal liability. general principles of liability and
defenses, and the characteristics of particular crimes.
LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING.
LAW 5201.
Instroction in the types of law books and their function in research; prac.
tice in fundamental skills of legal writing and oommon forms of legal material.
PROPERTY.
LAW 555.
An introduction to the law of real property, Including estates and other
interests In land, real property marketing, and conveyancing, and landlord
and tenant problems.
TORTS.
LAW 555.
Standards and principles governing legal liability for intentional and unintentional invasions of interests of personality and property.
Advanced Requi.red Courses
BUSINESS ENTITIES.
LAW 652.
A study of the legal principles of agency. partnership, and other unin.
oorporated business forms; the factors affecting the selection of the form of
a business enterprise; the nature and types of corporate entities; the pro.
motion, organization, activities, financing. management, and dissolution of
business corporations.
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COMMERCIAL LAW L
LAW 648.
A study of the financing and distribution of goods from manufacturer to
ultimate consumer, with special emphasis given to the financing of sales
transactions (Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) and to the processes for payment of sales-generated obligations (Articles 3. 4 and 5 of the
Uniform Commercial Code).
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
LAW 6339.
Survey of procedures applicable in the criminal justice system from arrest
through post-convietion remedies.
EVIDENCE.
LAW 644.
An examination of the problems of proof, including study of the admission and exclusion of information on the basis of relevancy, economy, policy.
and protection of the individual or the slale; the examination of witnesses,
substitutes for evidence, and procedural considerations.
INCOME TAXATION.
LAW 641.
The purposes of this course are to give a basic understanding of federal
income taxation relating to individuals, trusts. partnerships. and corporations
and to teach the use of complex statutes and regulations.
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY.
LAW 6223.
Familiarizes the students with the ramifications of the Code of Professional Responsibility and the Canons of Judicial Ethics in the context of the
practice of law and examines the machinery available for the improvement
of the practice.
WILLS AND TRUSTS.
LAW 643.
A study of the devolution of property by descent, wills and trusts, includIng a study offuture interests and related constructional problems.
Advanced Elective Courses
ACCOUNTING FOR LAWYERS.
LAW 6215.
A study of accounting and accounting concepts. particularly as dealt with
in statutory law. judicial decisions. and administrative law. Designed to provide a background for advanced study in corporate finance and taxation.
LAW 6310.
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW.
Examines the role of the administrative process in our society. fonnal and
informal, and emphaSizes the powers and procedures common to all administrative agencies and the relationships among the legislative. judicial.
and executive branches in the development of public policy.
LAW 6242.
ADMIRALTY
An examination of the historical development of admiralty and maritime
Jurisdiction; the nature and source of substantive maritime law in the context
of particular topics, and problems of admiralty Jurisdicllon in a federal
system.
ADVANCED COMMERCIAL CODE SEMINAR.
LAW 6243.
A study of selected problems in the field of commercial transactions. Two
illustrative areas are commercial problems involving the farmer-rancher.
ADV ANCED ESTATE PLANNING SEMINAR
LAW 6283.
A number of advanced estate planning problems are considered and solved
by Ihe sludents in a seminar selling. including buy-sell agreements for disposition of business interests, problems arising at divorce. use of insurance
trusts, the multi-state and multi-country estate and the immigrating client,
liquidity, fact-gathering, valuation, and working with other members of the
estale planning team.
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ADVANCED INCOME TAXATION.
LAW 6323.
A study of ta.xation principles applicable to formation, management. reo
organization. and dissolution of business entities with particular emphasiS
upon the corporation-shareholder relationship in both closely held and
publicly owned corporations.
ANTITRUST.
LAW 6311.
A study of the national antitrust policy under the Sherman, Clayton. Robinson-Patman, and Federal Trade Commission acts and the application of these
laws to individual action and restrictive agreements involving price flXing.
market division, resale price maintenance, price discrimination, trade boycolis and refusals to deal, exclusive arrangements, patents, monopolies and
industrial concentration, public and private remedies.
LAW 611.
APPELLATE ADVOCACY.
Research and writing of briefs and participation in competitive rounds of
oral arguments in appellate cases. designed to develop writing and advocacy
skills and to increase the student's understanding of the relationship be.
tween precedent and policy in the resolution of legal controversies.
ARBITRATION.
LAW 6244.
An examination of the resolution of grievances arising under collective
bargaining agreements. Primary emphasis is placed on the procedural aspects
of labor arbitration. In addition to traditional classroom work, students participate in simulated arbitration hearings and write arbitration awards.
LAW 6345.
BANKING LAW.
A survey of the history, structure. and regulatory scheme of the American
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BUSINESS TORTS.
LAW 6335.
An examination of interferences with intangible business and economic
~nterests, including misrepresentali~n of competitor's products (trade libel).
mterfen:n'7 with contractual relations. false and misleading advertising,
appropriation of trade values. copyright and trademark infringement.
LAW 6275.
CIVIL LITIGATION.
Students prepare and file pleadings, prepare for trial. and litigate legal
aid cases in court under the supervision of a clinical professor. Instructor
analysis of student trial perfonnance and evaluation of tactics employed is
provided.
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
LAW 6262.
A study of the collective bargaining process, administration of the collective bargaining agreement, and arbitration.
COMMERCIAL LAW II.
LAW 6286.
A study of Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code which covers the
law of sales. Included are the requirements for formation of a sales contract,
problems in enforcement, and determination of remedies for breach of con.
tract.
COMPARATIVE LAW.
LAW 6238.
A comparison of methods and sources of common law and civil law. Em.
phasis is placed upon procedure and private law in the civil system and
foreign law problems encountered in domestic legal practice. Efforts to unify
and hannonize legal systems will be examined.
CONFLICT OF LAWS.
LAW 6324.
The law relating 10 transactions or occurrences when some or all of the
operative facls arise in more than one state; jurisdiction of courts, enforce":,ent of foreign judgments and decrees; choice of conOicting law in situ ahans involving torts, contracts, property. marriage, divorce. and procedural
problems.
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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW SEMINAR.
A study of selected problems in Constitutional Law.
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LAW 6233.
and radio and television broadcasting industries are considered, as well as
various broad policy problems, more or less applicable to all.
CONSUMER LAW.
LAW 6259.
A oonsideration of the law relating to merchantlconsumer transactions.
with special emphasis on the place and operation of consumer credit in our
society, existing and proposed legislation aerecting alnsumers, and judicial
and extrajudicial self.help methods available 10 aggrieved merchants and
(Xmsumers.
CONSUMER LAW CLINIC,
LAW 114. 724.
Students are aSSigned 10 the Texas Attorney General's ofrice in Lubbock,
Consumer Protection Division, where they perfonn II variety of tasks related
to consumer problems. investigating consumer complaints, preparing and
filing lawsuits in consumer cases being litigated by the Attorney General, and
participating as obselVers in the trial of such cases. A weekly one-hour seminar is conducted at the School of Law for Consumer Law Clinic students.
LAW 6328.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW.
The respective roles of the federal and state governments in handling such
problems as air and water pollution. agricultural pollution, use of public
lands, and land use plllDni"3. Federal and state regulatory means to safeguard tbe environment will be oonsidered in detail.
ESTATE AND GIFT TAXATION.
LAW 6347.
The impact of federal transfer taxes (gift tax. estate tax, and generationskipping transfer tax) on various tyPes of dispositions of property during
life and at death, the administrative and judicial process in resolVing federal
estate and gift tax controversies, and the social and economic implications
of taxation of distributions of wealth.
CORRECTIONS.
LAW 6270.
A study of the theoretical lind practical aspects of sentencing, punishment,
treatment, and release from prison. Included are the revolutionary developments in the field of prisoners' rights.
LAW 6333.
CREDITORS' RIGHTS.
A study of the methods used for the liquidation of debtors' estates. The
nonbankruptcy materials oover individual creditor's rights by attachment,
garnishment, execution, creditor's bills, and the like: oommon law composilion: general assignments. The bankruptcy materials oover in the main the
first seven chapters of the Bankruptcy Act and deal with liquidation.
LAW 6237.
CRIMINAL EVIDENCE.
A study of the critical doctrines of oonstitutional law which affect the admissibility of evidence in criminal cases, including the specific areas of
search and seizure, invasion of privacy, intenogation of suspects, use of
undercover agents, privilege against seU-incrimination, oonfrontation by
witnesses, and others.
LAW 6231.
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE SEMINAR.
A critical study of the criminal law processes at various stages from detention to appeal. including a study of state and federal rules of criminal procedure, and the oonstilutionally derived procedural rights of persons accused of crime.
LAW 6260.
DEFENDING CRIMES AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCIES.
Clinical training in the investigation, preparation. and defense of adult
crimes and juvenile delinquincies and in handling post·trial actions.
LAW 6288.
DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT.
A study of the oonstilutional. statutory, and regulatory standards for
eliminating and prohibiting discrimination on the basis of the individual's
race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in hiring, discharging, classifying,
or promoting employees or changing their conditions of employment. It
oovers the procedures necessary for filing an action for discrimination, the
Equal Employment Opportunity Qlmmission and how it operates, the standards set out by the major cases, and EEOC regulations for detennining discrimination and what obligallons employers (public and private). labor
unions, and employment agencies are under including the requirement for
affinnative action programs.
LAW 6269.
ECONOMIC REGULATION.
An examination of problems in industries subject to special forms of
government control. Regulatory problems in the gas, electric. telephone,
pipeline, railroad, water carrier, motor carrier, domestic air transportation,
ESTATE PLANNING.
LAW 6227.
Techniques of planning and implementing dispositive arrangements, including both inter vivos and testamentary dispositions: factors influencing
the choice of one technique over another, including the income and estate
and gift tax consequences of a particular course of aclion.
FAMILY LAW.
LAW 6331.
Legal problems related to the establishment, dissolution, and reorganization of family relationships, including marriage, divorce, annulment, alimony
and child support, custody, adoption, dependancy, child abuse, and injuries
to family relations.
FEDERAL CORPORATION LAW.
LAW 6271.
An advanced study of selected problems and developing areas in federal
securities law. The emphasis will be twofold. First, there will be an analysis
of selected problems and corporate transactions which involve the applica.
tion of federal securities laws. Second, there will be study of currently im.
portant policy issues and developing areas in federal securities law. including
"federal oorporallon law." These will relate to the regulation of publicly held
oorporations, securities litigation. and the regulation of securities trading
markets.
FEDERAL JURISDICTION.
LAW 6332.
A. study of the jurisdiction of the federal oourts and of the procedural rules
related to jurisdictional mailers, including the law applied by the federal
rourts, federal question and diversity jurisdiction, removal jurisdiction. jurisdictional amount. appellate jurisdiction, and oonflicts between the state and
national judicial systems.
LAW 6240.
FORENSIC MEDICINE.
A study of law and medicine including some medical terminology and
concepts and relevant legal principles as they might be encountered in a
future case or public forum. Particular attention is given to perspectives in
law and medicine, the medical sciences, the forensic sciences, medical proof
in litigation, medical malpractice, hospital liability, public health regulation,
medical-moral problems in a changing society, etc.
LAW 6285.
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.
A review of issues peculiar to oommercial dealings of public bodies in.
cluding sovereign immunity. public bidding requirements, mandatory oon.
tract clauses, and special disputes procedures.
INSURANCE.
LAW 6216.
The law applicable to the formation, construction. and enforcement of
oontracts for life, casualty, llDd property insurance: government regulation
of the insurance industry.
LAW 621.
INTERNATIONAL BA.NKING AND FINANCE.
An examination of practical aspects of financing and investment using
private and govemmental institutions. Included are selected topics, such as
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tax treaties and loan agreements, with varying degrees of emphasis on
business.
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS.
LAW 6348.
Legtll aspects of doing business abroad, particularly in developed countries,
with emphasis on lax planning, U.S. and European antitrust laws, eJlporting.
licensing, and international banking and finance. The course su",e)'s the
regulation of multi-national companies, foreign investment. trade wilh Communist countries, and industrial property.
INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC LAW.
LAW 6318.
An introductory COl.!rse in international legal studies. Special emphasis is
given to recognizing. analyzing. and solving international and foreign law
problems as they arise in the practice of law in the United States; the jurisdiction of slales over persons and territory. reoognition of states, governmental immunities, the law of treaties and principles of state responsibility;
and appraisal of treaties and conventions dealing wilh international economic problems, natural resources, human rights, taxation, and contracts.
JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION.
LAW 6346.
The course deals with the natu.re of the judil;ial function at trial and on
appeal; judicial selection including methods of recroitment and mitigation of
bias; fonnal judidal education; judidal c;areers including tenure, discipline,
and promotion; and the appellate process including the work of appellate
starrs and possible consolidation of appeals and post-eonviction remedies.
LAW 628.
JURISPRUDENCE.
An introduction to legal philosophy. The major jurisprudential issues, the
definition of law, the concept of justice, the relation of law and morality,
and the function of legal analysis will be considered independently and in
the light of specific legal theories, induding modem American legal philosophies.
LAW 6220.
JUVENILE PROCESS.
A study of the possible points of contact between individuals and the
juvenile justice process, especially in connection with situations Involving
delinquency matters and persons in need of supervision. Attention is also
directed to the matters of dependency and neglect and child abuse.
LAW 6314.
LASOR LAW.
A study of state and federal laws governing the employer-union relationship, organizational rights. the establishment of the collective bargaining
relationship, and the legality of various;Yl:les of concerted activity.
LAND USE PLANNING.
LAW 6342.
The course will consider both private and public means of controlling the
use of land. Emphasis will be placed on the areas of planning and zoning,
induding the emerging problem of exdusionary land use controls. Further
topks that will be discussed include subdivision controls. restrictive deed
covenants. eminent domain pl'Ol;eedings. and urban renewal.
LAW AND PSYCHIATRY.
LAW 6272.
A study of both the practkal and the theoretical aspects of the "insanity
defense" and civil commitment. Particular attention is paid to the concept
of "dangerousness" and to the problems of prediction of harmful conduct.
LAW OF CITIZENSHIP, NATURALIZATION, AND
IMMIGRATION.
LAW 6269.
A study of the Constitution, federal statutes, and case law relating to
citizenship, aliens, and admission into and deportation from the United States.
LEGAL AID.
LAW 713, 723.
Students are assigned to selected legal aid offices in the Lubbock llf1!a
where they participate in legal interviewing and counseling, negotiation,
drafting of legal Instruments, and a variety of related tasks involving legal
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problems of dients. A weekly one-hour seminar is conducted at the School
of Law for legal aid students in all legal aid offices.
LAW 6224.
LEGAL DRAf'TING.
A study of drafting structure and phraseology as it has evolved in modern
legislative drafting lind the application of the resulting principles to the
preparation of documents for private transactions. principally thosse which
depend on concurrence.
LEGISLATION.
LAW 629.
A study of the dynamics of the legislative process and the role of the legislature in shaping policy and making new laws; the processes and procedures
involved in legislative research. drafting, and deliberation.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
LAW 639.
A study of the law relating to the creation of local government units, their
legislative, fiscal, proprietal')', and administrative powers and functions, tort
and contract liability, planning and land use control including zoning and
urban renewal. Special emphasis is placed on Texas law.
MANAGEMENT OF AIR RESOURCES.
LAW 6341.
This course will present a multidisciplinary approach to the problem of
managing our endangered air resources. Primal')' emphasis will be on the
attempts to regulate air pollution under the Clean Air Act Amendments of
1970. Other topics indude the role of the courts in this field and causes and
control techniques to abate air pollution.
MARITAL PROPERTY.
LAW 6313.
Property rights of husband and wife under the Texas community property
system, including coverage of the law relating to homestead.
MILITARY JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
LAW 6226.
A study of the composition, jurisdiction, and procedures of courts-martial
convened in the armed forces of the United States, modes of proof authorized, the elements of military offenses, and defenses which are recognized.
with emphasis upon the constitutional rights of accused servicemen.
OIL AND GAS.
I.AW 6319.
A study of the law of oil and gas with emphasis upon the interests that
may be created in oil and gas. the rights of the landowner, provisions in the
oil and gas lease, the rights of assignees, and legislation dealing with production and conservation.
OIL AND GAS PROBLEMS.
LAW 6274.
An advanced course dealing with particular areas of oil and gas. The
course will have a varying content which will be announced. Areas of study
may include federal taxation of oil {Ind gas transactions; detailed study of
pooling. unitization, and regulation of oil and gas; and drafting problems
associated with oil and gas conveyancing and operations.
POVERTY LAW.
LAW 6340.
A study of the legal problems of the poor including availability of legal
services. securing and retaining adequate housing, establishing eligibility for
welfare benefits. and protecting their rights as consumers and citizens.
LAW 6222.
PROBLEMS IN BANKING LAW.
An examination of special problems of the American Banking System.
including those related to regulatlon of bank activities. trust powers, and
bank holding companies.
PROBLEMS IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW.
LAW 6265.
The course will focus each semester on a particular problem in environmental law. The problem will be studied in depth with emphasis on analysis
of legislation (state and federal) relating to it and an evaluation of the regulatOl')' scheme. The functions of administrative agencies and their actions con-
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eerning the particular problem will also be examined. Examples of problems
which might be used include air pollution. water pollution. oil pollution. use
and abuse of public lands, conservation of scarce resources, the energy crisis,
and regional or statewide land use planning and management for environmental purposes.
PRODUCTS UABILITY.
LAW 6276.
A comprehensive study of the civil action for harm resulting from defective and dangerous products. including lhe historical development of this
theory of liability and its component parts, the problems concerning vertical and horizontal privity, defectiveness, proof, available defenses, damages,
and remedies.
PROSECUTING CRIMES AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCIES.
LAW 6241.
Clinical training in the criminal district attorney's office involving the investigation, preparation, and trial of adult crimes and adjudication of juvenile
delinquencies, and the supervision of juveniles placed on probation and
parole.
PUBLIC SCHOOL LAW.
LAW 6337.
A comprehensive study of the impact of law upon public education in
America, emphasiZing the diverse relationships existing between students,
teachers. administrators, governing bodies. legislatures, and the public. and
how these relationships are affected by law expressed in regulations,
statutes, judicial decisions, state constitutions, and the United States Constitution.
REAL PROPERTY FINANCING AND TRANSACTIONS.
LAW 649.
A study of real property security and financing. Creation and enforcement
of mortgages. equitable liens. merchanics' liens, and other fonns of real
property security: assignments and priorities. Financing and security devices
used in connection with land acquisition and development such as leasehold
mortgages, sale and leaseback, real estate investment trusts, and syndication.
Study of commercial leases. shopping center leasing. and condominiums.
REMEDIES.
LAW 6312.
FOnDS of legal and equitable relief a court is equipped to grant by way of
redress to those who have been or may be injured, including alternative
choices and the tactical advantages of each.
SECURITIES REGULATION.
LAW 6334.
Federal and state (particularly Texas) regulation of the issuance and sale
of corporate securities; antifraud provisions, broker-dealer registration and
market regulation. securities registration. administration and enforcement,
civil liability and rescission, exemptions. financial reporting. disclosure, insider trading, and proxy regulation.
SEX DISCRIMINATION AND THE LAW.
LAW 6268.
A study of sex discrimination in American law. emphasiZing the origins,
extent, and oonsequences of sex discrimination and recent legislative, judicial, and constitutional developments. The proposed Equal Rights Amendment and legal remedies for sex discrimination are also considered.
STATE AND LOCAL TAXATION.
LAW 6234.
A study of selected problems dealing with the power to tax and limitations
placed upon such power by the federal and state constitutions; the chief
sources of state and local tax revenues: and problems of conflict between
tax systems in a federal stale.
TAX POUCY.
LAW 6281.
A study of the fundamental philosophical, political, economic, and legal
principles and tools of analysis regarding tax policy.
TAX PROCEDURE, PENALTIES. AND PROSECUTION.
LAW 6282.
A study of the procedural aspects of federal taxation matters. including
audits. settlement procedures, court jurisdiction and procedure, and criminal
prosecutions. and of civil and criminal penalties proVided by statute.
TEXAS LAND TITLES.
LAW 6250.
Contracts for sale of land~ forms of deeds: desaiptlons~ warranty and
other covenants of title; escrows: recording statutes~ practice in drafting~
acquisition of title to land through adverse possession.
TEXAS PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURE.
LAW 6277.
A study of the Texas law in civil cases pertaining to pre--trial procedure
concerning parties, actions res judicata. venue, courts and subject matter
jurisdiction, in personam and in rem jurisdiction, pleading, discovery. summary judgment. problems of time, court of trial, and disposition without
trial.
TEXAS TRIAL AND APPELLATE PROCEDURE.
LAW 6338.
A study of the Texas law in civil cases pertaining to trial and appellate
procedure conceming the jury, presentation of the case, motions for instructed verdict. the court's charge, the verdIct, trial hefore the court, posttrial motions and procedures, final and appealable judgments, appellate
jurisdiction, perfection of appeal, the courts of civil appeal, the Supreme
Court of Texas, and original proceedings in appellate courts.
TRIAL ADVOCACY.
LAW 6228.
A practical course involving demonstrations and student practice in all
aspects of the trial of civil and criminal cases which provide significant opportunities for jury persuasion, instructor analysis and commentary respecting student performance and evaluation of trial tactics.
WATER LAW.
LAW 6344.
The course covers a variety of topics including the private law systems
for allocating water among users, the public law systems of allocation,
groundwater management, development of new water supplies, interstate
disputes, and water pollution.
BOARD OF BARRISTERS.
LAW REVIEW.
LAW 715.
LAW 712, 722.
RESEARCH.
LAW 711, 721.
SKILLS DEVEWPMENT.
LAW 716.
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Prelaw Advisers
Listed below are the official prelaw advisers on various
campuses in Texas who have authorized us to include their
names in the interest of disseminating the most complete information about the study of law. For additional information,
you may wish to see the official Pre-Law Handbook, 1978·79
edition, published in the fall of 1978 and prepared by the Law
School Admission Test Council and the Association of American
Law Schools. It may be obtained at college bookstores or ordered
from Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey 08540.
Texas Tech Universily
Professor01arles E. Dale, College of Business Administration
Professor Paul J. Woods, Department of History
Abilene Christian University
Professor Gaston Welborn, University Attorney
Angelo State University
Professor 8111 Henderson, Head. Department of Government
Professor Walter Noelke. Department of Government
Austin College
Professor Kenneth W. Street, Department of Political Science
Baylor University
Professor David Guinn. School of Law
Bishop College
Professor Manuel Aldana. Department of Political Science
Corpus Christi Slate University
Lee Baker, Career Placement Office
East Texas State University
Professor Charles P. Elliott, Department of Political Science
Hardin-Simmons University
Professor Virginia Annstrong. Department of Political Science
Howard Payne University
Professor Don L. Smith, Department of Political Science
LamarUniversily
Professor Boyd L. Lanier, Department of Government
McMurry College
Professor Mohammed EI Attrache, Department of Political Science
Professor Henry Doscher, Division of Business Administration
Professor Robert Sledge, Department of History
Midwestern State University
Professor Leo M. Sabato, Chairman, Department of Political Science
Proressor Warren Moeller, Chairman, School of Business Administration
North Texas Stole University
Professor CloY is C. Morrisson, Jr., Department of Political Science
Rice University
Professor M. V. McEnany, Department or Undergraduate Affairs
St. Mary's University
Brother Rodney Novasad, S.M., Director of Counseling
Professor O. H. Rechtschaffen, Chairman, Public Justice Department
Sam Houston State University
Professor John W. Phillips, Department of Business Administration
Southern Methodist University
Professor Ann Thomas, Department of Political Science
Southwest Texas State University
Professor Randall W. Bland, Department of Political Science
Professor Francis Rich, Department of Political Science
Southwestern University
Professor B. Joe Colwell, Department of Business Administration and
Economics
Stephen F. Austin State University
Professor Joe Ellis Ericson, Head, Department of Political Science
Sui Ross State University
Professor Dale B. Christophersen, Head, Department of Political Science
Tarleton State University
Professor O. A. Grant, Department of Social Sciences
Texas A&l University
Professor Darvin Hoffman. Department of Business
Professor Mary R Mallingly, Department of Political Science
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Texas A&.M University
Professor Wilbourn E. Benlon. Department of Political Science
Professor Lorence Braveoec, Department of Accounting
Professor Phillip C. Umbacher. College of Education
Professor Joseph M. Nance. Department of History
Professor Charles A. Rodenberger. College of Engineering
Professor Wolfgang G. Roeseler, Department of Urban and RegioDal
Planning
Professor John Seymour, Department of Management
Professor Joseph Sonnenfeld, College of Geosciences
Professor H. Jack Woods, Department of Political Science
Texas Christian University
Professor Donald W. Jackson, Department of Political Science
Professor J. Shelby Sharpe, Department of Political Science
Texas Easlern University
Professor John H. Spurgin II, Department of Political Science
Texas Lulheran College
Professor Frank Giesber. Department of Economics
Professor William W. While, Department of History
Professor Layne D. Hoppe, Department of Political Science
Texas Southern University
Professor Roberson L. King, School of Law
Texas Wesleyan College
Professor Walter W. Toxey, Jr.. Social SCience Division
Trinity University
Professor Robert Walker. Chairman, Department of PoHlical Science
The University of Texas at Arlington
Professor Don Cantwell. Department of Business Administration
Professor Sam Hamlett, Department of Political Science
Professor Homer Kerr, Department of History
Professor Stanley Palmer, Department of History
Professor Allan Saxe, Department of Political Science
The University of Texas at Austin
Professor lanier Cox, Department of General Business
Professor H. Malcolm MacDonald, Department of Government
Professor Eugene Nelson, Department of General Business
The University of Texas at Dallas
Professor Carroll Seron, SChool of Social SCience
The University of Texas at £1 Paso
Jose F. Avila, Assistant Dean of Students
Professor Joseph B. Graves, Department of Political Science
Wayland Baptist College
Professor Donovan Hofsommer, Department of History
West Texas State University
Professor David R. Matthis, Department of Political Science