School of Law Administration CONTENTS Dean and W. Frank Newton Professor of Law Jack Wade Nowlin

Senior Associate Dean and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Dean’s Distinguished Service Professor of Law Alison Myhra Dean’s Message 3 Associate Dean and Director of the Law Library and Professor of Law Jamie Baker Associate Dean for Student SofiaLife Chapman Associate Dean for Bar Success and Professor of Law Catherine Christopher Year in Review Associate Dean for Assessment and Strategic Initiatives 4 and Dean’s Distinguished Service Professor of Law Wendy-Adele Humphrey '01 Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Erwin and Elaine Davenport Endowed Professor of Law Alyson Outenreath '00 ean’s Associate Dean for Administration and Finance Frank Ramos, Jr. D School of Law Alumnus 18 Associate Dean for Digital Learning and Graduate Education Wins U.S. Supreme and Paul Whitfield Horn ProfessorVictoria Sutton Court Case

Assistant Dean of Alumni Relations and Communications Ashley Langdon '11 Message The Power of Greetings from the Dean’s Suite! and bar passage. We were also ranked 25th 24 Assistant Dean for Admissions Danielle Saavedra '15 in the nation and the No. 1 law school in Our alumni network is 8,000 Consistent Giving Assistant Dean for Career and Professional Development Paula Smith '01 It has been a wonderful year at Texas Tech Texas in another important employment Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration Brian J. Uline University School of Law, and I am so and value ranking, the ratio of starting strong, and I look forward pleased to have the opportunity to share employment income to student loan debt. Assistant Dean of Academic Services and Registrar Janessa Walls Alumni News our good news with you. to personally meeting you 28 We are a school that believes in creating And what good news we’ve had! We opportunities for students. Every day during my travels. Please were ranked the No. 1 “Best Value” law presents us with new and wonderful contact my office today school in Texas and 13th in the nation chances to educate our dedicated Faculty Updates Co-Editors-in-Chief by National Jurist, a ranking that looks at students, many of whom have overcome and let’s get to know one 36 Ashley Langdon, Assistant Dean of Alumni Relations and Communications educational costs and crucial measures of remarkable challenges to study at Texas Bonnie Cordell, Associate Director of Alumni Relations graduate success. Not surprisingly, we’ve Tech Law School. We work hard to offset another. also had great success under the ABA’s the financial burdens that so many of A Strong Foundation Staff new “Ultimate” (24 month) bar passage our students face. With the support of our dedicated alumni, we were pleased to 42 Lisa Green, Chief Operating Officer of the Texas Tech Law School Foundation standard, and we were recently ranked Reach out to Karen Holden, Karen Holden, Director of Development and Donor Relations 50th in the nation by that standard and as continue to offer generous scholarships the No. 1 public law school in Texas. to our entering students this last fall, Director of Development and including at least $2,000 in scholarship Texas Tech Law School Design, Production, and Editing We also continue to have outstanding support for each of our more than 40 Donor Relations, at 44 first-generation college students entering Foundation Board Brady Miller, Owner/Creative Director/Lead Designer at Promofuse Solutions success with practical training and our Sarah Lewellen, Designer at Promofuse Solutions curriculum. We were ranked No. 1 in the law school. [email protected] or Jane Bromley, Editor by the American Bar nation in Advocacy 806-834-4910 Ashley Rodgers, Texas Tech University Office of Communications & Marketing Association in their Skills Competitions I could go on—and on and on—with the Championship, and U.S. News & World list of good news. Tech Law is an amazing Donor Honor Roll Contributors Report also ranked our legal practice place. We always put our students first, 46 program 20th in the nation and the top and we focus on the real-world practical Terry Greenberg, Greenberg Media Management skills that every lawyer needs for a Mckenzi Morris, Texas Tech University Office of Communications & Marketing program in Texas. We were also ranked 21st in the nation in Dispute Resolution fantastic career in the profession. by U.S. News. © 2019 Texas Tech University School of Law. All rights reserved. Let me conclude by saying that our alumni are so important to the Law School. You Our graduates leave Texas Tech Law with ~Jack Wade Nowlin the knowledge, skills, and experience are the measure of our success. And your Dean and W. Frank necessary to compete for the most sought- generous support enables us to help the Newton Professor of Law after jobs. We were excited to rank 31st next generation of students succeed. in the nation last year in “gold standard” Thank you for all that you do! employment—jobs requiring both a J.D. 2 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 3 School of Law Administration CONTENTS Dean and W. Frank Newton Professor of Law Jack Wade Nowlin

Senior Associate Dean and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Dean’s Distinguished Service Professor of Law Alison Myhra Dean’s Message 3 Associate Dean and Director of the Law Library and Professor of Law Jamie Baker Associate Dean for Student SofiaLife Chapman Associate Dean for Bar Success and Professor of Law Catherine Christopher Year in Review Associate Dean for Assessment and Strategic Initiatives 4 and Dean’s Distinguished Service Professor of Law Wendy-Adele Humphrey '01 Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Erwin and Elaine Davenport Endowed Professor of Law Alyson Outenreath '00 ean’s Associate Dean for Administration and Finance Frank Ramos, Jr. D School of Law Alumnus 18 Associate Dean for Digital Learning and Graduate Education Wins U.S. Supreme and Paul Whitfield Horn ProfessorVictoria Sutton Court Case

Assistant Dean of Alumni Relations and Communications Ashley Langdon '11 Message The Power of Greetings from the Dean’s Suite! and bar passage. We were also ranked 25th 24 Assistant Dean for Admissions Danielle Saavedra '15 in the nation and the No. 1 law school in Our alumni network is 8,000 Consistent Giving Assistant Dean for Career and Professional Development Paula Smith '01 It has been a wonderful year at Texas Tech Texas in another important employment Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration Brian J. Uline University School of Law, and I am so and value ranking, the ratio of starting strong, and I look forward pleased to have the opportunity to share employment income to student loan debt. Assistant Dean of Academic Services and Registrar Janessa Walls Alumni News our good news with you. to personally meeting you 28 We are a school that believes in creating And what good news we’ve had! We opportunities for students. Every day during my travels. Please were ranked the No. 1 “Best Value” law presents us with new and wonderful contact my office today school in Texas and 13th in the nation chances to educate our dedicated Faculty Updates Co-Editors-in-Chief by National Jurist, a ranking that looks at students, many of whom have overcome and let’s get to know one 36 Ashley Langdon, Assistant Dean of Alumni Relations and Communications educational costs and crucial measures of remarkable challenges to study at Texas Bonnie Cordell, Associate Director of Alumni Relations graduate success. Not surprisingly, we’ve Tech Law School. We work hard to offset another. also had great success under the ABA’s the financial burdens that so many of A Strong Foundation Staff new “Ultimate” (24 month) bar passage our students face. With the support of our dedicated alumni, we were pleased to 42 Lisa Green, Chief Operating Officer of the Texas Tech Law School Foundation standard, and we were recently ranked Reach out to Karen Holden, Karen Holden, Director of Development and Donor Relations 50th in the nation by that standard and as continue to offer generous scholarships the No. 1 public law school in Texas. to our entering students this last fall, Director of Development and including at least $2,000 in scholarship Texas Tech Law School Design, Production, and Editing We also continue to have outstanding support for each of our more than 40 Donor Relations, at 44 first-generation college students entering Foundation Board Brady Miller, Owner/Creative Director/Lead Designer at Promofuse Solutions success with practical training and our Sarah Lewellen, Designer at Promofuse Solutions curriculum. We were ranked No. 1 in the law school. [email protected] or Jane Bromley, Editor by the American Bar nation in Advocacy 806-834-4910 Ashley Rodgers, Texas Tech University Office of Communications & Marketing Association in their Skills Competitions I could go on—and on and on—with the Championship, and U.S. News & World list of good news. Tech Law is an amazing Donor Honor Roll Contributors Report also ranked our legal practice place. We always put our students first, 46 program 20th in the nation and the top and we focus on the real-world practical Terry Greenberg, Greenberg Media Management skills that every lawyer needs for a Mckenzi Morris, Texas Tech University Office of Communications & Marketing program in Texas. We were also ranked 21st in the nation in Dispute Resolution fantastic career in the profession. by U.S. News. © 2019 Texas Tech University School of Law. All rights reserved. Let me conclude by saying that our alumni are so important to the Law School. You Our graduates leave Texas Tech Law with ~Jack Wade Nowlin the knowledge, skills, and experience are the measure of our success. And your Dean and W. Frank necessary to compete for the most sought- generous support enables us to help the Newton Professor of Law after jobs. We were excited to rank 31st next generation of students succeed. in the nation last year in “gold standard” Thank you for all that you do! employment—jobs requiring both a J.D. 2 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 3 2019 in REVIEW PROFESSOR ARTHUR R. MILLER VISITS TEXAS TECH LAW INSPIRING LECTURES, A THOUGHT-PROVOKING SEMINAR, AND MANY FUN EVENTS

ALUMNUS TURNED AUTHOR SPEAKS TO LAW STUDENTS Texas Tech law graduate Mike Farris '83 spoke to students about his recently published book Fifty Shades of Black and White: Anatomy of the Lawsuit Behind a Publishing Phenomenon. Michael was lead counsel for the plaintiff in what has become known as the “Fifty Shades of Grey” lawsuit (Jennifer Lynn Pedroza

YEAR v. Amanda M. Hayward and TWCS Operations Pty. Ltd. in the 153rd District Court in Tarrant County) and based his book on the case.

HUFFMAN DISTINGUISHED LECTURER

The Texas Tech Law Review welcomed Through the generous support of Mark and Becky Lanier, Mark Lanier '84, founding partner of the Texas Tech law students had the enormous privilege of Lanier Law Firm, as its 2018 Huffman spending a week in January with the nation’s leading scholar Distinguished Lecturer in November. in the field of civil procedure. Professor Arthur R. Miller, Beginning the presentation by reciting university professor at New York University School of the pledge of allegiance, Mark discussed Law and the NYU School of Continuing and Professional the obligation of lawyers to pursue the Studies, spent a week at the Law School teaching a seminar American concept of “justice for all.” on complex litigation.

“The challenge for us is through diligence, In addition to his week-long seminar, Professor Miller hard work, and good ethics to pursue enjoyed morning coffee with small groups of students, ‘justice for all,’” said Mark. He then walked sharing stories about the Emmy he won for his work on the through different examples of the power television series The Constitution: That Delicate Balance, reports that diligence, hard work, and good ethics that he served as inspiration for Scott Turow’s intimidating can have in the pursuit of “the constitutional law professor Rudolph Perini in the book One L, and his concept that we all hold dear of all people experiences arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court. He also being created equally and being endowed explored trends in litigation at a student lunch question and with certain inalienable rights.” answer session. Professor Miller captivated the lunch-time audience speaking on class actions as a means of ensuring equal treatment and access to justice, and the impact of electronic discovery on litigation.

4 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 5 2019 in REVIEW PROFESSOR ARTHUR R. MILLER VISITS TEXAS TECH LAW INSPIRING LECTURES, A THOUGHT-PROVOKING SEMINAR, AND MANY FUN EVENTS

ALUMNUS TURNED AUTHOR SPEAKS TO LAW STUDENTS Texas Tech law graduate Mike Farris '83 spoke to students about his recently published book Fifty Shades of Black and White: Anatomy of the Lawsuit Behind a Publishing Phenomenon. Michael was lead counsel for the plaintiff in what has become known as the “Fifty Shades of Grey” lawsuit (Jennifer Lynn Pedroza

YEAR v. Amanda M. Hayward and TWCS Operations Pty. Ltd. in the 153rd District Court in Tarrant County) and based his book on the case.

HUFFMAN DISTINGUISHED LECTURER

The Texas Tech Law Review welcomed Through the generous support of Mark and Becky Lanier, Mark Lanier '84, founding partner of the Texas Tech law students had the enormous privilege of Lanier Law Firm, as its 2018 Huffman spending a week in January with the nation’s leading scholar Distinguished Lecturer in November. in the field of civil procedure. Professor Arthur R. Miller, Beginning the presentation by reciting university professor at New York University School of the pledge of allegiance, Mark discussed Law and the NYU School of Continuing and Professional the obligation of lawyers to pursue the Studies, spent a week at the Law School teaching a seminar American concept of “justice for all.” on complex litigation.

“The challenge for us is through diligence, In addition to his week-long seminar, Professor Miller hard work, and good ethics to pursue enjoyed morning coffee with small groups of students, ‘justice for all,’” said Mark. He then walked sharing stories about the Emmy he won for his work on the through different examples of the power television series The Constitution: That Delicate Balance, reports that diligence, hard work, and good ethics that he served as inspiration for Scott Turow’s intimidating can have in the pursuit of “the constitutional law professor Rudolph Perini in the book One L, and his concept that we all hold dear of all people experiences arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court. He also being created equally and being endowed explored trends in litigation at a student lunch question and with certain inalienable rights.” answer session. Professor Miller captivated the lunch-time audience speaking on class actions as a means of ensuring equal treatment and access to justice, and the impact of electronic discovery on litigation.

4 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 5 Tonya Johannsen '83 15TH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP GALA Old friends reconnected and met the new generation of Texas Tech law students at the 15th Annual Scholarship Gala at the Overton Hotel and Conference Center which celebrated the accomplishments and contributions of the Law School’s students, The Honorable Robert Duncan '81 faculty, and alumni. and Dean Nowlin The Honorable Craig Smith '76 and Dean Nowlin The evening honored alumni selected for 2018 who have distinguished themselves through their lives and careers, in service to the law school, and as humanitarians The Honorable Greg Fouratt '95 who work to improve society. The Distinguished Alumni Award honorees were The Honorable Greg Fouratt '95, Tonya Johannsen '83, and David Poole '88. The Front Row | TTLSF Foundation Board Dean Nowlin, Mimi Coffey '94, Suzan Fenner '72, Barbara Runge '74, M.C. Distinguished Service Award honorees Carrington '82, Chris Peirson '77. Second Row | Jim Gill '73, Ann Manning '84, The Honorable Kem Frost '83, The Honorable Sue Walker '86, Richard Roper '82. Third Row | Darryl Vereen '92, W C Bratcher '75, Foundation Board were M.C. Carrington '82, Suzan Fenner President Tom Hall '81, Frank McDonald '79, Art Hall '96. Fourth Row | Roger Key '76, Doug Atnipp '85, David '72, and The Honorable Craig Smith '76. Segrest '70. Fifth Row | Bob Collier '73, Paul Stafford '94, Bill Mateja '86, Jerry Dixon '81, Joe Coniglio '97 The Distinguished Humanitarian Award David Poole '88 honorees were Robert L. Duncan '81 and J. David Nelson '76, honored posthumously.

Law School Foundation Board President Tom Hall '81 closed the program by highlighting planned giving and the importance of supporting student scholarships. With the help of his call to action and the evening’s sponsors, over $130,000 was transferred to student scholarships! This success helps to ensure the best and the brightest students continue The Honorable Les Hatch '88 and Mindy Hatch Julie Doss '99, Richard Rosen, Randee Rosen to choose Texas Tech Law.

Hugo Ramirez '21 Taylor Calvert '20, Sidney Wiltshire '20, Elizabeth Balido '20 M.C. Carrington '82 and Dean Nowlin

Front Row | Distinguished Award Winners: Dean Nowlin, M.C. Carrington '82, Tonya Johannsen '83, Suzan Fenner '72, Ainsley Nelson, The Honorable Craig Smith '76. Second Row | The Honorable Robert Duncan '81. Third Row | Foundation Board President Tom Hall '81, David Poole '88, The Honorable Greg Fouratt '95, Jill Pedro Leyva '17, Mayra Levario, Eva Ruth Moracek, Kevin Glasheen '88, Garrett Coppedge '20, Patrick LeMasters '20, Rob Montgomery '20, Nelson, Jack Nelson Suzan Fenner '72 Holly Pena, Nick Pena '05 Brooke Bohlen '20, Katherine Mellon '20, Catherine Baldo '20

6 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 7 Tonya Johannsen '83 15TH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP GALA Old friends reconnected and met the new generation of Texas Tech law students at the 15th Annual Scholarship Gala at the Overton Hotel and Conference Center which celebrated the accomplishments and contributions of the Law School’s students, The Honorable Robert Duncan '81 faculty, and alumni. and Dean Nowlin The Honorable Craig Smith '76 and Dean Nowlin The evening honored alumni selected for 2018 who have distinguished themselves through their lives and careers, in service to the law school, and as humanitarians The Honorable Greg Fouratt '95 who work to improve society. The Distinguished Alumni Award honorees were The Honorable Greg Fouratt '95, Tonya Johannsen '83, and David Poole '88. The Front Row | TTLSF Foundation Board Dean Nowlin, Mimi Coffey '94, Suzan Fenner '72, Barbara Runge '74, M.C. Distinguished Service Award honorees Carrington '82, Chris Peirson '77. Second Row | Jim Gill '73, Ann Manning '84, The Honorable Kem Frost '83, The Honorable Sue Walker '86, Richard Roper '82. Third Row | Darryl Vereen '92, W C Bratcher '75, Foundation Board were M.C. Carrington '82, Suzan Fenner President Tom Hall '81, Frank McDonald '79, Art Hall '96. Fourth Row | Roger Key '76, Doug Atnipp '85, David '72, and The Honorable Craig Smith '76. Segrest '70. Fifth Row | Bob Collier '73, Paul Stafford '94, Bill Mateja '86, Jerry Dixon '81, Joe Coniglio '97 The Distinguished Humanitarian Award David Poole '88 honorees were Robert L. Duncan '81 and J. David Nelson '76, honored posthumously.

Law School Foundation Board President Tom Hall '81 closed the program by highlighting planned giving and the importance of supporting student scholarships. With the help of his call to action and the evening’s sponsors, over $130,000 was transferred to student scholarships! This success helps to ensure the best and the brightest students continue The Honorable Les Hatch '88 and Mindy Hatch Julie Doss '99, Richard Rosen, Randee Rosen to choose Texas Tech Law.

Hugo Ramirez '21 Taylor Calvert '20, Sidney Wiltshire '20, Elizabeth Balido '20 M.C. Carrington '82 and Dean Nowlin

Front Row | Distinguished Award Winners: Dean Nowlin, M.C. Carrington '82, Tonya Johannsen '83, Suzan Fenner '72, Ainsley Nelson, The Honorable Craig Smith '76. Second Row | The Honorable Robert Duncan '81. Third Row | Foundation Board President Tom Hall '81, David Poole '88, The Honorable Greg Fouratt '95, Jill Pedro Leyva '17, Mayra Levario, Eva Ruth Moracek, Kevin Glasheen '88, Garrett Coppedge '20, Patrick LeMasters '20, Rob Montgomery '20, Nelson, Jack Nelson Suzan Fenner '72 Holly Pena, Nick Pena '05 Brooke Bohlen '20, Katherine Mellon '20, Catherine Baldo '20

6 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 7 2019 PUBLIC INTEREST AUCTION MAY 2019 HOODING CEREMONY The Texas Tech Law Public Interest Auction had another successful year. In March, the Lubbock Area Bar Association and Kent R. Hance, chancellor Texas Tech law community joined together and got into the bidding spirit, raising over $13,000 in scholarships to support emeritus of the Texas Tech Texas Tech law students serving as unpaid summer interns with public defenders, nonprofits, district attorneys, and other University System and former public-interest employers. congressman, delivered the keynote address. He encouraged Receiving a Public Interest Award is the result of a competitive process. The Public Interest Award Committee selects the the graduates to have a vision recipients in April based on an applicants’ commitment to public interest, as demonstrated by a personal statement detailing for their lives and careers, how they’ve advanced the public interest in law school and beyond; financial need; and how greatly the type of internship imparting his personal motto: they’ve acquired serves the public interest. For summer 2019 internships, 16 students received scholarship support. “Don’t dream little dreams — set your goals high.”

“Look and see where you want to be in five years, or 10 years, or 20 years,” said Chancellor Hance. “Don’t just go stumbling out there every day trying to practice law. Have a vision, have a plan, work hard, be honest, anticipate, dream no little dreams — and have that vision.”

OUTSTANDING STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP

With the help of Dean Nowlin’s passion for student publishing and his new Academic Legal Writing course co-taught with Professor Jamie Baker, 23 Texas Tech law students were selected for publication—both externally and in the Law School’s two journals. The various external placements include the NYU Review of Law & Social Change, Virginia Tax Journal, Texas Environmental Law Journal, and Journal of Complex Litigation. In April, the Law School hosted a reception celebrating these students’ accomplishment with a champagne toast and cake.

Left to right | Scott Keffer '20, Elliott O’Day '19, Jeffrey Delman '20, Jake Stribling '20, Brianna Weis '20, Michael Rinehart '20, Catherine From left | Senior Associate Dean Alison Myhra, Dean Nowlin, Baldo '20, Robert Montgomery '20, Brooke Bohlen '20, Tylynn Payne '20, Alana Rosen '20, Hailey Hanners '20, and Hilary Wilkerson'20. Chancellor Emeritus Kent Hance, and Regent Mark Griffin '79.

8 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 9 2019 PUBLIC INTEREST AUCTION MAY 2019 HOODING CEREMONY The Texas Tech Law Public Interest Auction had another successful year. In March, the Lubbock Area Bar Association and Kent R. Hance, chancellor Texas Tech law community joined together and got into the bidding spirit, raising over $13,000 in scholarships to support emeritus of the Texas Tech Texas Tech law students serving as unpaid summer interns with public defenders, nonprofits, district attorneys, and other University System and former public-interest employers. congressman, delivered the keynote address. He encouraged Receiving a Public Interest Award is the result of a competitive process. The Public Interest Award Committee selects the the graduates to have a vision recipients in April based on an applicants’ commitment to public interest, as demonstrated by a personal statement detailing for their lives and careers, how they’ve advanced the public interest in law school and beyond; financial need; and how greatly the type of internship imparting his personal motto: they’ve acquired serves the public interest. For summer 2019 internships, 16 students received scholarship support. “Don’t dream little dreams — set your goals high.”

“Look and see where you want to be in five years, or 10 years, or 20 years,” said Chancellor Hance. “Don’t just go stumbling out there every day trying to practice law. Have a vision, have a plan, work hard, be honest, anticipate, dream no little dreams — and have that vision.”

OUTSTANDING STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP

With the help of Dean Nowlin’s passion for student publishing and his new Academic Legal Writing course co-taught with Professor Jamie Baker, 23 Texas Tech law students were selected for publication—both externally and in the Law School’s two journals. The various external placements include the NYU Review of Law & Social Change, Virginia Tax Journal, Texas Environmental Law Journal, and Journal of Complex Litigation. In April, the Law School hosted a reception celebrating these students’ accomplishment with a champagne toast and cake.

Left to right | Scott Keffer '20, Elliott O’Day '19, Jeffrey Delman '20, Jake Stribling '20, Brianna Weis '20, Michael Rinehart '20, Catherine From left | Senior Associate Dean Alison Myhra, Dean Nowlin, Baldo '20, Robert Montgomery '20, Brooke Bohlen '20, Tylynn Payne '20, Alana Rosen '20, Hailey Hanners '20, and Hilary Wilkerson'20. Chancellor Emeritus Kent Hance, and Regent Mark Griffin '79.

8 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 9 ALUMNI RECEPTIONS IN CONJUNCTION NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION WITH ANNUAL CONFERENCES The admissions team worked hard this year to recruit another exceptional class. The Law School hosted various alumni events in conjunction with annual When the 147 members of the Class of conferences across Texas and New Mexico. At the State Bar of Texas 2022 walked through the doors in August, Annual Meeting alumni reception in Austin, Dean Nowlin recognized it was clear the hard work paid off. The outstanding alumni, celebrated the school’s collective accomplishments, and class, which had a median LSAT score of shared what to look for in the future. The Law School again sponsored the 155 and median GPA of 3.42, is the Law Hospitality Suite at the State Bar of New School’s most diverse with students of Mexico Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, color making up 38.8%. There are also mingling with conference attendees over 41 first-generation college students in the appetizers and refreshments. This year, the class, all of whom received scholarships. Law School also hosted alumni receptions Governor Greg Abbott appointed Sean in conjunction with the Texas Criminal Lewis, a first-year law student from Defense Lawyers Association Annual Rusty Hershell L. Barnes Ambassador Detroit, Michigan, to serve as the Texas Duncan Conference in San Antonio and Award recipient Alan Bojorquez '96 and Dean Nowlin at the State Bar of Tech University System student regent. the Texas District and County Attorneys Texas alumni reception. Sean, who was the 2018-19 Student Association Annual Update in Corpus Government Association president during Christi. Both events provided a wonderful his undergraduate education, is a member opportunity for alumni practicing in the of the Academic, Clinical and Student same area to make new acquaintances and Affairs Committee. reconnect with old friends. Jim Bethke '92 accepted the The next three years will be a fun, There are certainly more social, educational, Outstanding Service Award on behalf memorable, and thought-provoking and community events that the Law School of the Lubbock Public Defenders’ experience. You’ll be hearing stories of the Office at the Rusty Duncan CLE. CLASS OF 2022 could partner with for alumni events. Please Class of 2022’s successes for a long time. share ideas with the Office of Alumni Relations if you’d like to see the Law School host an alumni reception with an annual conference you enjoy attending!

9TH ANNUAL ALUMNI TAILGATE An early kickoff didn’t discourage 150 alumni, faculty, students, and staff from mingling over breakfast and mimosas at the annual alumni tailgate. Donned in Red Raider black and red, alumni and friends enjoyed music, a photo booth, and wonderful game-day weather as they geared up to cheer on Texas Tech to a surprise win over Oklahoma State — if they could tear themselves away from the tailgate to attend the game.

10 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 11 ALUMNI RECEPTIONS IN CONJUNCTION NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION WITH ANNUAL CONFERENCES The admissions team worked hard this year to recruit another exceptional class. The Law School hosted various alumni events in conjunction with annual When the 147 members of the Class of conferences across Texas and New Mexico. At the State Bar of Texas 2022 walked through the doors in August, Annual Meeting alumni reception in Austin, Dean Nowlin recognized it was clear the hard work paid off. The outstanding alumni, celebrated the school’s collective accomplishments, and class, which had a median LSAT score of shared what to look for in the future. The Law School again sponsored the 155 and median GPA of 3.42, is the Law Hospitality Suite at the State Bar of New School’s most diverse with students of Mexico Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, color making up 38.8%. There are also mingling with conference attendees over 41 first-generation college students in the appetizers and refreshments. This year, the class, all of whom received scholarships. Law School also hosted alumni receptions Governor Greg Abbott appointed Sean in conjunction with the Texas Criminal Lewis, a first-year law student from Defense Lawyers Association Annual Rusty Hershell L. Barnes Ambassador Detroit, Michigan, to serve as the Texas Duncan Conference in San Antonio and Award recipient Alan Bojorquez '96 and Dean Nowlin at the State Bar of Tech University System student regent. the Texas District and County Attorneys Texas alumni reception. Sean, who was the 2018-19 Student Association Annual Update in Corpus Government Association president during Christi. Both events provided a wonderful his undergraduate education, is a member opportunity for alumni practicing in the of the Academic, Clinical and Student same area to make new acquaintances and Affairs Committee. reconnect with old friends. Jim Bethke '92 accepted the The next three years will be a fun, There are certainly more social, educational, Outstanding Service Award on behalf memorable, and thought-provoking and community events that the Law School of the Lubbock Public Defenders’ experience. You’ll be hearing stories of the Office at the Rusty Duncan CLE. CLASS OF 2022 could partner with for alumni events. Please Class of 2022’s successes for a long time. share ideas with the Office of Alumni Relations if you’d like to see the Law School host an alumni reception with an annual conference you enjoy attending!

9TH ANNUAL ALUMNI TAILGATE An early kickoff didn’t discourage 150 alumni, faculty, students, and staff from mingling over breakfast and mimosas at the annual alumni tailgate. Donned in Red Raider black and red, alumni and friends enjoyed music, a photo booth, and wonderful game-day weather as they geared up to cheer on Texas Tech to a surprise win over Oklahoma State — if they could tear themselves away from the tailgate to attend the game.

10 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 11 CLINICS

At the root of Texas Tech Law’s reputation Donnie Yandell '01, handled for producing practice-ready lawyers is 206 cases—42 felonies, 156 the belief that students learn best when misdemeanors, and nine theory is applied in practice. The Law juvenile. Due to the student School’s eight clinics, serving indigent attorneys’ hard work for their clients on the South Plains, provide clients, they have earned students that crucial opportunity to gain the respect of their clients practical experience and reflect on their and the respect of the courts The Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Clinic, co-taught by The Caprock Regional Public Defender Clinic, role as lawyers in the broader context of and prosecution offices in Professor Larry Spain and Adjunct Professor Gene Valentini, Director of supervised by Chief Public Defender Donnie Yandell law and society. the area. “This reputation the Lubbock County Dispute Resolution Center. and taught by Professor Pat Metze. for zealous representation Students in the Civil Practice Clinic of indigent defendants has assume responsibility for all phases of resulted in the Caprock client representation in social The Innocence Clinic, under the direction of security disability claims, Professor Allison Clayton '07. wills and advance planning, housing issues, consumer and civil rights claims, and other civil cases of interest to the students. “These students yard, and kidnapped a five-year-old took very seriously their child. The child’s mother reached professional responsibility the front yard in time to see a white for representing their clients man, in his early- to mid-twenties and worked extremely hard The Civil Practice Clinic supervised by Professor Larry The Family Law and Housing Clinic supervised by driving away with the child. The man Spain and Clinical Instructor Morgeson '03. as advocates to accomplish The Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic under the had no distinctive features apart Professor Wendy Tolson Ross. their clients’ objectives,” said direction of Terri Morgeson '03. from a mop of long, shaggy blonde Clinic Director Larry Spain. hair. Within hours, the child was left Over the course of the year, on the side of the road and returned a total of 21 new client cases to her family. Four months later, were undertaken, 60 cases were closed, Regional Public Defender Office being Ray Hightower would be accused and by the scientific community as of Professor Metze’s tenure and 12 cases will be carried over to the added to the Terry County appointment convicted of kidnapping and indecent lacking any basis in science. as director of the Criminal next academic year. list for felony appointments,” said exposure – a crime the Innocence In 2015, the FBI and other law Clinics, over 60% of clinic Professor Yandell. Terry County’s Clinic believes he did not commit. He is enforcement communities graduates practice criminal The Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic participation brings the total number of currently serving a 99-year sentence. followed suit. The Clinic’s law after graduation. “We have continued representing clients with counties in the program up to eleven. litigation is pending at the Court students in private defender Though Ray’s orange truck did not match The Criminal Defense Clinic, under the direction of Professor Pat Metze. controversy issues and also volunteered the description and was inoperable at the of Criminal Appeals. offices, public defender offices over 257 hours assisting the Coalition Innocence Clinic students, under the time, during trial, the officer concluded – both state and Federal, and of Community Assistance VITA with tax direction of Allison Clayton '07, devoted that Ray’s truck, “matched close enough.” Criminal Defense Clinic prosecutor’s offices throughout preparations between January 23 and over 2000 hours in service to their The State turned to hair comparison as students, under the direction Texas and in six other states,” tax day. clients over the course of the year. the pillar of their case. Since Ray’s hair of Pat Metze, represented 106 said Professor Metze. They produced five briefs and spent was dark brown and thinning, the State’s indigent clients in 130 cases, The student attorneys in the Capital hours reviewing transcripts, learning “hair comparison expert” concluded that consisting of 95 misdemeanors Considering the continued Punishment Clinic, working with the about different forensic disciplines, he must have used a wig. While a wig and 35 felonies in the Lubbock commitment of clinic faculty Regional Public Defender for Capital working with and visiting clients, and was never recovered, the expert went to Municipal Court, before the to providing quality, ethical Cases, produced pre-trial motions in tracking down witnesses, evidence, and a wig shop, pulled hairs from wigs, and Justice of the Peace, in the representation to the poor three separate capital cases, argued and documents in their cases. determined hair from the truck was from Magistrate Court, in both while educating each student presented the motions in actual hearings, a wig. The 2017-2018 students of the Lubbock County Courts at Law, about the importance of such and represented defendants charged Building on the work of their Innocence Clinic located and retained and in all three felony District work, it is safe to say Texas The Capital Punishment Clinic, supervised by Professor Pat Metze, with capital crimes as part of the trial predecessors, the 2018-2019 clinic modern-day scientists to analyze the Courts of Lubbock. Tech Law will maintain its teams. students also filed litigation seeking stellar reputation for producing Adjunct Professor Ray Keith, and the trial attorneys and staff working at trial expert’s conclusions. A large part of the Regional Public Defender’s Office for Capital Cases. the reversal of a client’s conviction. In the Clinic’s litigation centers on the hair With all of the real-world practice-ready lawyers for years Caprock Regional Public Defender Clinic February 1986, a man in a faded red truck comparison testimony. In 2009, “hair experience gained, it’s no to come. students, under its Chief Public Defender pulled up, walked into a family’s front comparison science” was disavowed surprise that over the course

12 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 13 CLINICS

At the root of Texas Tech Law’s reputation Donnie Yandell '01, handled for producing practice-ready lawyers is 206 cases—42 felonies, 156 the belief that students learn best when misdemeanors, and nine theory is applied in practice. The Law juvenile. Due to the student School’s eight clinics, serving indigent attorneys’ hard work for their clients on the South Plains, provide clients, they have earned students that crucial opportunity to gain the respect of their clients practical experience and reflect on their and the respect of the courts The Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Clinic, co-taught by The Caprock Regional Public Defender Clinic, role as lawyers in the broader context of and prosecution offices in Professor Larry Spain and Adjunct Professor Gene Valentini, Director of supervised by Chief Public Defender Donnie Yandell law and society. the area. “This reputation the Lubbock County Dispute Resolution Center. and taught by Professor Pat Metze. for zealous representation Students in the Civil Practice Clinic of indigent defendants has assume responsibility for all phases of resulted in the Caprock client representation in social The Innocence Clinic, under the direction of security disability claims, Professor Allison Clayton '07. wills and advance planning, housing issues, consumer and civil rights claims, and other civil cases of interest to the students. “These students yard, and kidnapped a five-year-old took very seriously their child. The child’s mother reached professional responsibility the front yard in time to see a white for representing their clients man, in his early- to mid-twenties and worked extremely hard The Civil Practice Clinic supervised by Professor Larry The Family Law and Housing Clinic supervised by driving away with the child. The man Spain and Clinical Instructor Morgeson '03. as advocates to accomplish The Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic under the had no distinctive features apart Professor Wendy Tolson Ross. their clients’ objectives,” said direction of Terri Morgeson '03. from a mop of long, shaggy blonde Clinic Director Larry Spain. hair. Within hours, the child was left Over the course of the year, on the side of the road and returned a total of 21 new client cases to her family. Four months later, were undertaken, 60 cases were closed, Regional Public Defender Office being Ray Hightower would be accused and by the scientific community as of Professor Metze’s tenure and 12 cases will be carried over to the added to the Terry County appointment convicted of kidnapping and indecent lacking any basis in science. as director of the Criminal next academic year. list for felony appointments,” said exposure – a crime the Innocence In 2015, the FBI and other law Clinics, over 60% of clinic Professor Yandell. Terry County’s Clinic believes he did not commit. He is enforcement communities graduates practice criminal The Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic participation brings the total number of currently serving a 99-year sentence. followed suit. The Clinic’s law after graduation. “We have continued representing clients with counties in the program up to eleven. litigation is pending at the Court students in private defender Though Ray’s orange truck did not match The Criminal Defense Clinic, under the direction of Professor Pat Metze. controversy issues and also volunteered the description and was inoperable at the of Criminal Appeals. offices, public defender offices over 257 hours assisting the Coalition Innocence Clinic students, under the time, during trial, the officer concluded – both state and Federal, and of Community Assistance VITA with tax direction of Allison Clayton '07, devoted that Ray’s truck, “matched close enough.” Criminal Defense Clinic prosecutor’s offices throughout preparations between January 23 and over 2000 hours in service to their The State turned to hair comparison as students, under the direction Texas and in six other states,” tax day. clients over the course of the year. the pillar of their case. Since Ray’s hair of Pat Metze, represented 106 said Professor Metze. They produced five briefs and spent was dark brown and thinning, the State’s indigent clients in 130 cases, The student attorneys in the Capital hours reviewing transcripts, learning “hair comparison expert” concluded that consisting of 95 misdemeanors Considering the continued Punishment Clinic, working with the about different forensic disciplines, he must have used a wig. While a wig and 35 felonies in the Lubbock commitment of clinic faculty Regional Public Defender for Capital working with and visiting clients, and was never recovered, the expert went to Municipal Court, before the to providing quality, ethical Cases, produced pre-trial motions in tracking down witnesses, evidence, and a wig shop, pulled hairs from wigs, and Justice of the Peace, in the representation to the poor three separate capital cases, argued and documents in their cases. determined hair from the truck was from Magistrate Court, in both while educating each student presented the motions in actual hearings, a wig. The 2017-2018 students of the Lubbock County Courts at Law, about the importance of such and represented defendants charged Building on the work of their Innocence Clinic located and retained and in all three felony District work, it is safe to say Texas The Capital Punishment Clinic, supervised by Professor Pat Metze, with capital crimes as part of the trial predecessors, the 2018-2019 clinic modern-day scientists to analyze the Courts of Lubbock. Tech Law will maintain its teams. students also filed litigation seeking stellar reputation for producing Adjunct Professor Ray Keith, and the trial attorneys and staff working at trial expert’s conclusions. A large part of the Regional Public Defender’s Office for Capital Cases. the reversal of a client’s conviction. In the Clinic’s litigation centers on the hair With all of the real-world practice-ready lawyers for years Caprock Regional Public Defender Clinic February 1986, a man in a faded red truck comparison testimony. In 2009, “hair experience gained, it’s no to come. students, under its Chief Public Defender pulled up, walked into a family’s front comparison science” was disavowed surprise that over the course

12 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 13 ADVOCACY

The Texas Tech Law advocacy program continues onward, ever upward!

After placing second in the inaugural American Bar Association (ABA) Competitions Championship last year, the advocacy program earned the top spot in the 2019 Championship.

From left | Jordan Harrison '20, Amanda Voeller '19, Rob Sherwin '01, The ABA established the Competitions and Tylynn Payne '20. The team claimed Texas Tech Law’s 45th national Championship to recognize law schools advocacy championship at the National Gaming Law Moot Court that excel at preparing students for Competition in Las Vegas. practice. The ranking measures the overall performance for law schools across the U.S. in the ABA Law Student Division’s four practical skills competition categories – arbitration, negotiation, client counseling, and appellate advocacy. From left, arbitration national semifinalists Sara Jaeckle, John Haugen, Darrian Matthews, and Spencer Young. “This distinction is incredibly important to us because it acknowledges our strength, Taylor Calvert took top honors in the national negotiation competition and 5th place not just in one discipline, but across the in the 2019 International Negotiation Competition in Toyko. entire spectrum of lawyering skills. It And while most people are looking toward “It was truly an eye-opening experience. confirms that what we do at Texas Tech Tokyo, Japan, in preparation for the Not only was I fortunate enough to learn is turn out well-rounded students who 2020 Olympic Games, the Law School about the Japanese culture, but also that are ready to effectively advocate for their proudly watched Taylor Calvert and Clint of all the countries represented. It was clients as soon as they graduate,” said Dye represent the United States on the truly a ‘melting pot of the world’ type Robert Sherwin, professor of law and international stage in Tokyo at the 2019 of experience, and I would not trade it The team celebrated their win after the competition. director of advocacy programs for Texas International Negotiation Competition for anything,” Clint said. “I honestly feel Tech Law. “The ABA has really set the this summer. that I was able to make friends and build gold standard for what advocacy skills relationships with people from all over the competitions should be, so capturing the The team placed fifth out of 28 teams in world.” top ranking from all four competitions the week-long event featuring training “Texas Tech Law is a school Success in advocacy is one of means so much more to us than winning a sessions and competition rounds with Taylor and Clint are the latest Red Raider passionately devoted the oldest and best traditions single tournament.” teams from more than 20 countries. duo to find success internationally, but the to students and to skills at Texas Tech, and one of Law School has an impressive history at training,” said Jack Wade the many ways we prepare “It is very important, especially today, the competition, sending multiple teams in From Left | Rob Sherwin '01, Kasey Chester '19, Robert Erhlich '19, Kalle Riner '20, Across the four competition categories, Nowlin, dean of Texas Tech our students to practice Stephen Jones '19, and Brandon Beck '12 at the National Pretrial Competition. the Law School fielded 10 teams, to be aware of and respectful of cultural the 22-year history of the event. University School of Law. law at the highest levels. advancing to the national finals in the differences and similarities. Most times, “Our advocacy program, From the time of Coach Don arbitration and negotiation competitions, a person’s strategy or approach to a And this year, it wasn’t just the students under the amazing leadership Hunt and our first national both held at the ABA headquarters in problem is influenced by their cultural who generated exciting news for the of Professor Sherwin, championship back in 1980 Chicago. background,” Taylor said. “So, if you advocacy program. Trustees on the succeeds because of the hard to our top national rankings are aware and respectful of cultural Texas Tech Law School Foundation work, talent, and dedication today under Professor National and International The arbitration team of John Haugen, differences, you’re already one step closer Board joined together to establish the of our faculty, staff, and Sherwin’s leadership, 45 Championships Sarah Jaeckle, Darrian Matthews, and to striking a deal.” Law School’s new “Champions in students. I am so proud of our advocacy continues to be the Spencer Young finished as national Advocacy” Endowed Professorship. community and so pleased to pride of the Law School. State and Regional semifinalists in January. Taylor Calvert While in Tokyo, the team got a chance This new professorship will build on the see our program recognized Championships to explore the city, immerse themselves tremendous success of our advocacy 105 took top honors in the national negotiation with this new endowment.” competition in February on the topic of in the culture, and learn from their program, supporting our director and competitors. generations of future students. Individual Awards employment law. 114

14 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 15 ADVOCACY

The Texas Tech Law advocacy program continues onward, ever upward!

After placing second in the inaugural American Bar Association (ABA) Competitions Championship last year, the advocacy program earned the top spot in the 2019 Championship.

From left | Jordan Harrison '20, Amanda Voeller '19, Rob Sherwin '01, The ABA established the Competitions and Tylynn Payne '20. The team claimed Texas Tech Law’s 45th national Championship to recognize law schools advocacy championship at the National Gaming Law Moot Court that excel at preparing students for Competition in Las Vegas. practice. The ranking measures the overall performance for law schools across the U.S. in the ABA Law Student Division’s four practical skills competition categories – arbitration, negotiation, client counseling, and appellate advocacy. From left, arbitration national semifinalists Sara Jaeckle, John Haugen, Darrian Matthews, and Spencer Young. “This distinction is incredibly important to us because it acknowledges our strength, Taylor Calvert took top honors in the national negotiation competition and 5th place not just in one discipline, but across the in the 2019 International Negotiation Competition in Toyko. entire spectrum of lawyering skills. It And while most people are looking toward “It was truly an eye-opening experience. confirms that what we do at Texas Tech Tokyo, Japan, in preparation for the Not only was I fortunate enough to learn is turn out well-rounded students who 2020 Olympic Games, the Law School about the Japanese culture, but also that are ready to effectively advocate for their proudly watched Taylor Calvert and Clint of all the countries represented. It was clients as soon as they graduate,” said Dye represent the United States on the truly a ‘melting pot of the world’ type Robert Sherwin, professor of law and international stage in Tokyo at the 2019 of experience, and I would not trade it The team celebrated their win after the competition. director of advocacy programs for Texas International Negotiation Competition for anything,” Clint said. “I honestly feel Tech Law. “The ABA has really set the this summer. that I was able to make friends and build gold standard for what advocacy skills relationships with people from all over the competitions should be, so capturing the The team placed fifth out of 28 teams in world.” top ranking from all four competitions the week-long event featuring training “Texas Tech Law is a school Success in advocacy is one of means so much more to us than winning a sessions and competition rounds with Taylor and Clint are the latest Red Raider passionately devoted the oldest and best traditions single tournament.” teams from more than 20 countries. duo to find success internationally, but the to students and to skills at Texas Tech, and one of Law School has an impressive history at training,” said Jack Wade the many ways we prepare “It is very important, especially today, the competition, sending multiple teams in From Left | Rob Sherwin '01, Kasey Chester '19, Robert Erhlich '19, Kalle Riner '20, Across the four competition categories, Nowlin, dean of Texas Tech our students to practice Stephen Jones '19, and Brandon Beck '12 at the National Pretrial Competition. the Law School fielded 10 teams, to be aware of and respectful of cultural the 22-year history of the event. University School of Law. law at the highest levels. advancing to the national finals in the differences and similarities. Most times, “Our advocacy program, From the time of Coach Don arbitration and negotiation competitions, a person’s strategy or approach to a And this year, it wasn’t just the students under the amazing leadership Hunt and our first national both held at the ABA headquarters in problem is influenced by their cultural who generated exciting news for the of Professor Sherwin, championship back in 1980 Chicago. background,” Taylor said. “So, if you advocacy program. Trustees on the succeeds because of the hard to our top national rankings are aware and respectful of cultural Texas Tech Law School Foundation work, talent, and dedication today under Professor National and International The arbitration team of John Haugen, differences, you’re already one step closer Board joined together to establish the of our faculty, staff, and Sherwin’s leadership, 45 Championships Sarah Jaeckle, Darrian Matthews, and to striking a deal.” Law School’s new “Champions in students. I am so proud of our advocacy continues to be the Spencer Young finished as national Advocacy” Endowed Professorship. community and so pleased to pride of the Law School. State and Regional semifinalists in January. Taylor Calvert While in Tokyo, the team got a chance This new professorship will build on the see our program recognized Championships to explore the city, immerse themselves tremendous success of our advocacy 105 took top honors in the national negotiation with this new endowment.” competition in February on the topic of in the culture, and learn from their program, supporting our director and competitors. generations of future students. Individual Awards employment law. 114

14 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 15 ENERGY LAW PROGRAM

Texas Tech University School of Law prides change, women’s rights, and poverty in a itself on providing the real-world, practical new light. skills that every lawyer needs for a successful career. The Energy Law Program Students interested in energy law also helps make this possible by emphasizing hit the road, visiting an area wind farm practice and increasing students’ exposure to learn how wind-energy companies to the oil-and-gas industry through manage these operations and traveling to a variety of experiences outside the Midland to learn more about the oil-and- traditional classroom, including guest gas industry, energy-law practice, and Texas Tech Law students hit the road for the Midland Energy Law field trip. lectures, workshops, and field trips. the Midland-Odessa legal community and business market. The Energy Law Lecture Series brings in impressive speakers presenting on The energy curriculum at the Law School emerging trends in the energy field and enables students to learn the nuances introduces students to the many different of energy law from experts in the field. energy career opportunities in the public The energy law program offers classes sector, in private law firms, or in NGOs and in oil & gas law, water law, Texas land other international organizations. titles, agricultural law, environmental law, Terry Lee Grantham Memorial Energy Law Lecture speaker Robert Bryce addressed students. “We also bring in practitioners in the energy area in our Nuts & Bolts series to From left | Dean Nowlin, Orion Hutchin '20, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, describe to students University’s energy Laurie Means '19, Kim Molina '20, and Professor Keffer. Hegar spoke to law what they do in their program, Professor students as part of the Energy Law Lecture Series and met the officers of the 2018-19 Energy Law Interest Group. positions on a daily Keffer spearheaded basis, so students an effort to create a can start to get an more robust degree idea about all of the program that matched many employment industry demand. This available at Texas Tech in the energy area,” said and his emphasis Dean Nowlin, David Copeland, and Bill Keffer, who was named the Janet Scivally and David Copeland Endowed Professor of Energy Law this year. opportunities and year his efforts paid Professor Keffer. on practice has career paths that exist off with the approval already greatly in this area of practice,” of a master of science Another exciting development for the program contributed to said Professor William in interdisciplinary was the creation of the Janet Scivally and the growth and R. Keffer, director of studies degree David Copeland Endowed Professor of Energy development the energy law program. “Our objective is electricity law, international petroleum with a concentration in energy. The Law, held by Professor Keffer. An endowed of the energy law program. I know he will to fully equip our students and make them transactions, and many others. Students master’s degree will incorporate courses professorship sends a powerful message. ensure this professorship has a positive impact practice-ready when they graduate.” may also opt to complete a Concentration in business, law, wind energy, and It is an important mechanism for attracting and creates countless new opportunities for in Energy Law. engineering. It is designed to serve outstanding faculty, recognizing research students and the energy law program.” In April, Robert Bryce served as the Terry professionals in the ever-changing accomplishments, and ensuring the Law School Lee Grantham Memorial Energy Law New to the Energy Law Program this year energy industry and provide insight will retain highly qualified faculty in perpetuity. The Law School’s energy law program Lecture speaker. He discussed his new are two exciting developments that are into the technical elements of energy continues to provide students a wide array documentary “Juice: How Electricity sure to increase the reputation of Texas production and the economic, societal, “I am delighted that David’s gift will help us to of opportunities to expand their knowledge Explains the World.” Students had the Tech Law in the energy sector and beyond and governance issues facing the energy grow our energy law reputation in exciting new and gain skills necessary to enter the energy- opportunity to view the documentary the — a new energy degree program and an industry. ways,” said Jack Wade Nowlin, dean of the law law field. Energized by the addition of the evening before during a special showing endowed professorship. school and a W. Frank Newton Professor of Law. innovative new degree program and prestigious at the Alamo Drafthouse. The lecture “This interdisciplinary effort will “I look forward to seeing what Professor Keffer endowed professorship, Texas Tech is well on examined the world through the lens of Recognizing the strength of the Law undoubtedly underscore and promote the can do with the new professorship. His long- its way to meeting its goal of becoming the electricity, revealing issues like climate School’s energy curriculum and the excellent educational opportunities that are standing involvement with the energy industry premier law school in this area of practice.

16 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 17 ENERGY LAW PROGRAM

Texas Tech University School of Law prides change, women’s rights, and poverty in a itself on providing the real-world, practical new light. skills that every lawyer needs for a successful career. The Energy Law Program Students interested in energy law also helps make this possible by emphasizing hit the road, visiting an area wind farm practice and increasing students’ exposure to learn how wind-energy companies to the oil-and-gas industry through manage these operations and traveling to a variety of experiences outside the Midland to learn more about the oil-and- traditional classroom, including guest gas industry, energy-law practice, and Texas Tech Law students hit the road for the Midland Energy Law field trip. lectures, workshops, and field trips. the Midland-Odessa legal community and business market. The Energy Law Lecture Series brings in impressive speakers presenting on The energy curriculum at the Law School emerging trends in the energy field and enables students to learn the nuances introduces students to the many different of energy law from experts in the field. energy career opportunities in the public The energy law program offers classes sector, in private law firms, or in NGOs and in oil & gas law, water law, Texas land other international organizations. titles, agricultural law, environmental law, Terry Lee Grantham Memorial Energy Law Lecture speaker Robert Bryce addressed students. “We also bring in practitioners in the energy area in our Nuts & Bolts series to From left | Dean Nowlin, Orion Hutchin '20, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, describe to students University’s energy Laurie Means '19, Kim Molina '20, and Professor Keffer. Hegar spoke to law what they do in their program, Professor students as part of the Energy Law Lecture Series and met the officers of the 2018-19 Energy Law Interest Group. positions on a daily Keffer spearheaded basis, so students an effort to create a can start to get an more robust degree idea about all of the program that matched many employment industry demand. This available at Texas Tech in the energy area,” said and his emphasis Dean Nowlin, David Copeland, and Bill Keffer, who was named the Janet Scivally and David Copeland Endowed Professor of Energy Law this year. opportunities and year his efforts paid Professor Keffer. on practice has career paths that exist off with the approval already greatly in this area of practice,” of a master of science Another exciting development for the program contributed to said Professor William in interdisciplinary was the creation of the Janet Scivally and the growth and R. Keffer, director of studies degree David Copeland Endowed Professor of Energy development the energy law program. “Our objective is electricity law, international petroleum with a concentration in energy. The Law, held by Professor Keffer. An endowed of the energy law program. I know he will to fully equip our students and make them transactions, and many others. Students master’s degree will incorporate courses professorship sends a powerful message. ensure this professorship has a positive impact practice-ready when they graduate.” may also opt to complete a Concentration in business, law, wind energy, and It is an important mechanism for attracting and creates countless new opportunities for in Energy Law. engineering. It is designed to serve outstanding faculty, recognizing research students and the energy law program.” In April, Robert Bryce served as the Terry professionals in the ever-changing accomplishments, and ensuring the Law School Lee Grantham Memorial Energy Law New to the Energy Law Program this year energy industry and provide insight will retain highly qualified faculty in perpetuity. The Law School’s energy law program Lecture speaker. He discussed his new are two exciting developments that are into the technical elements of energy continues to provide students a wide array documentary “Juice: How Electricity sure to increase the reputation of Texas production and the economic, societal, “I am delighted that David’s gift will help us to of opportunities to expand their knowledge Explains the World.” Students had the Tech Law in the energy sector and beyond and governance issues facing the energy grow our energy law reputation in exciting new and gain skills necessary to enter the energy- opportunity to view the documentary the — a new energy degree program and an industry. ways,” said Jack Wade Nowlin, dean of the law law field. Energized by the addition of the evening before during a special showing endowed professorship. school and a W. Frank Newton Professor of Law. innovative new degree program and prestigious at the Alamo Drafthouse. The lecture “This interdisciplinary effort will “I look forward to seeing what Professor Keffer endowed professorship, Texas Tech is well on examined the world through the lens of Recognizing the strength of the Law undoubtedly underscore and promote the can do with the new professorship. His long- its way to meeting its goal of becoming the electricity, revealing issues like climate School’s energy curriculum and the excellent educational opportunities that are standing involvement with the energy industry premier law school in this area of practice.

16 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 17 JULIE CARUTHERS PARSLEY SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNUS Lapides v. Board of Regents of University System of Georgia

to the Fifth Circuit for appeal. When he reargued there, he won, and the case was sent to Washington, D.C., WINS U.S. SUPREME to be argued in front of the Supreme Court justices for a final decision.

Throughout this process, Brandon worked on the case constantly. COURT CASE To prepare himself as much as training I received at Texas Tech set me on a Brandon Beck argued on behalf of Maurice Lamont Davis in United possible, he practiced his argument strong course for success.” States v. Davis and won with a 5-4 majority. with everyone who was willing to help. From local attorneys to law After serving as Texas Solicitor General and Since graduating from Texas Tech University professors at Texas Tech and other arguing before the Supreme Court, Julie School of Law in 1991, Julie C. Parsley’s schools around the country, Brandon was appointed commissioner of the Public career has been on a consistently upward Utilities Commission in 2002 by then- spent hours working with people to trajectory. figure out what questions he might Governor Rick Perry. She was reappointed in 2005 and remained commissioner until get asked and how to answer them. In 2002, while serving as Solicitor General 2008. for the State of Texas, Julie argued before “I just wanted to put myself in the the U.S. Supreme Court in Lapides v. Board The next chapter of her career was spent as of Regents of University System of Georgia. best possible position to be able to a founding partner at Parsley Coffin Renner The case focused on whether the 11th win,” Brandon said. “I wanted to be LLP. While at the firm, Julie’s work focused Amendment still barred suit against a state able to anticipate all the questions, on utility regulations and energy-related if the state had voluntarily removed the case to answer them all and have a really legal services. She was a top-rated utility from state court to federal court. good sense of what the crux of the attorney and was recognized by Thomson case was in the minds of the different Reuters as a Texas Super Lawyer in 2004, Julie argued on behalf of the State of 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. justices.” Texas as amicus curiae in support of the Brandon Beck '12 refined his technique with practice in the Don Hunt respondent, the University of Georgia. Courtroom in preparation for arguing before the Supreme Court. In 2017, Julie was named the CEO of When looking at the nine justices, Although the case resulted in a decision Pedernales Electric Cooperative, the nation’s Brandon knew the decision would be for the petitioner, Julie said she valued the largest distribution electric cooperative. She close. In all his research, he identified once-in-a-lifetime experience of arguing in is the first female CEO in the cooperative’s front of the Supreme Court. that Justice Gorsuch would likely be history. The Austin Business Journal also the swing vote, a thought with which recently named Julie the “Best CEO of a randon Beck '12 knew June 24 day of the term, and he thought his in denial about the whole thing,” “It was an honor to be able to represent the many people agreed. Nonprofit in Central Texas,” and she was would be a day that changed case would be one of them. Brandon said. “It feels like a dream, State of Texas in front of the United States named the 2019 “Power-ful Woman in his life months before it like it didn’t happen.” Supreme Court,” Julie said. B During the oral arguments, Brandon’s Energy and Water.” happened. So, for more than two months, former moot court partner, Elizabeth he spent his Monday mornings The case was Brandon’s first to go to Julie believes her Texas Tech Law education Being involved in the Lapides case and Hill, said she was intent on examining fully prepared her for her Supreme Court The appellate attorney with the checking the Supreme Court of the the Supreme Court, and it came just arguing in front of the Supreme Court was the justices’ reactions and questions. argument. As a student, she gained valuable Office of the Federal Public United States blog – the only way to seven years after he graduated from an experience Julie has carried with her She was surprised that Gorsuch, the litigation experience participating in mock Defender for the Northern District learn about decisions as they were Texas Tech University School of Law. throughout her career, she said. It was a justice for whom Brandon spent and moot court competitions, including of Texas and 2012 Texas Tech announced – to see if his case would challenge few people get to undertake, a large part of his time preparing, the Tech National Moot Court team, the University School of Law alumnus be read. When the last day of the MAKING THE CASE but she is thankful for the opportunities it seemed to be the most receptive to Texas Tech Law Review, and the Board of anticipated that would be the day term rolled around, Brandon knew it United States v. Davis brought into presented. Brandon’s argument. Barristers. These experiences helped her more than two years of hard work had to be that day. question the definition of a crime of grow in all areas of law practice, especially and stress came to an end. violence as it applies to the context “Opportunities are often disguised as “A conservative justice is not typically in preparing for each case. He expected his case to be of firearms, and whether or not it is challenges,” Julie said. “I think, to be who you would expect to side with a successful, being open-minded when After arguing before the U.S. Supreme announced somewhere toward unconstitutionally vague. “I began my practice as an appellate lawyer, public defender,” Elizabeth said. “But approaching those challenges and seeing Court in United States v. Davis in April the end. To his surprise, about 30 which requires you to spend the bulk of your I gained new respect for Gorsuch them through is very crucial. Facing new on behalf of Maurice Lamont Davis minutes in, Justice Neil Gorsuch took The case’s journey to the Supreme time writing and researching, then you have because he appears to be a justice opportunities head-on is important in law, and Andre Levon Glover, Brandon the podium and started reading the Court took two and a half years. those brief moments when you get to give who genuinely examines the legal business, and life, and Texas Tech University had a feeling the decision in his case results of the Davis case. With a 5-4 Brandon initially argued it before an oral argument,” Julie said. “Those are issues without applying a political School of Law helped me hone that skill.” wouldn’t be released until June. He majority, Brandon had won. the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals the times appellate lawyers live for, and the lens.” knew the justices typically held their and lost. He tried to send it to the most important opinions for the last “It was very surreal. I may still be Supreme Court, but it got sent back

18 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 19 JULIE CARUTHERS PARSLEY SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNUS Lapides v. Board of Regents of University System of Georgia

to the Fifth Circuit for appeal. When he reargued there, he won, and the case was sent to Washington, D.C., WINS U.S. SUPREME to be argued in front of the Supreme Court justices for a final decision.

Throughout this process, Brandon worked on the case constantly. COURT CASE To prepare himself as much as training I received at Texas Tech set me on a Brandon Beck argued on behalf of Maurice Lamont Davis in United possible, he practiced his argument strong course for success.” States v. Davis and won with a 5-4 majority. with everyone who was willing to help. From local attorneys to law After serving as Texas Solicitor General and Since graduating from Texas Tech University professors at Texas Tech and other arguing before the Supreme Court, Julie School of Law in 1991, Julie C. Parsley’s schools around the country, Brandon was appointed commissioner of the Public career has been on a consistently upward Utilities Commission in 2002 by then- spent hours working with people to trajectory. figure out what questions he might Governor Rick Perry. She was reappointed in 2005 and remained commissioner until get asked and how to answer them. In 2002, while serving as Solicitor General 2008. for the State of Texas, Julie argued before “I just wanted to put myself in the the U.S. Supreme Court in Lapides v. Board The next chapter of her career was spent as of Regents of University System of Georgia. best possible position to be able to a founding partner at Parsley Coffin Renner The case focused on whether the 11th win,” Brandon said. “I wanted to be LLP. While at the firm, Julie’s work focused Amendment still barred suit against a state able to anticipate all the questions, on utility regulations and energy-related if the state had voluntarily removed the case to answer them all and have a really legal services. She was a top-rated utility from state court to federal court. good sense of what the crux of the attorney and was recognized by Thomson case was in the minds of the different Reuters as a Texas Super Lawyer in 2004, Julie argued on behalf of the State of 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. justices.” Texas as amicus curiae in support of the Brandon Beck '12 refined his technique with practice in the Don Hunt respondent, the University of Georgia. Courtroom in preparation for arguing before the Supreme Court. In 2017, Julie was named the CEO of When looking at the nine justices, Although the case resulted in a decision Pedernales Electric Cooperative, the nation’s Brandon knew the decision would be for the petitioner, Julie said she valued the largest distribution electric cooperative. She close. In all his research, he identified once-in-a-lifetime experience of arguing in is the first female CEO in the cooperative’s front of the Supreme Court. that Justice Gorsuch would likely be history. The Austin Business Journal also the swing vote, a thought with which recently named Julie the “Best CEO of a randon Beck '12 knew June 24 day of the term, and he thought his in denial about the whole thing,” “It was an honor to be able to represent the many people agreed. Nonprofit in Central Texas,” and she was would be a day that changed case would be one of them. Brandon said. “It feels like a dream, State of Texas in front of the United States named the 2019 “Power-ful Woman in his life months before it like it didn’t happen.” Supreme Court,” Julie said. B During the oral arguments, Brandon’s Energy and Water.” happened. So, for more than two months, former moot court partner, Elizabeth he spent his Monday mornings The case was Brandon’s first to go to Julie believes her Texas Tech Law education Being involved in the Lapides case and Hill, said she was intent on examining fully prepared her for her Supreme Court The appellate attorney with the checking the Supreme Court of the the Supreme Court, and it came just arguing in front of the Supreme Court was the justices’ reactions and questions. argument. As a student, she gained valuable Office of the Federal Public United States blog – the only way to seven years after he graduated from an experience Julie has carried with her She was surprised that Gorsuch, the litigation experience participating in mock Defender for the Northern District learn about decisions as they were Texas Tech University School of Law. throughout her career, she said. It was a justice for whom Brandon spent and moot court competitions, including of Texas and 2012 Texas Tech announced – to see if his case would challenge few people get to undertake, a large part of his time preparing, the Tech National Moot Court team, the University School of Law alumnus be read. When the last day of the MAKING THE CASE but she is thankful for the opportunities it seemed to be the most receptive to Texas Tech Law Review, and the Board of anticipated that would be the day term rolled around, Brandon knew it United States v. Davis brought into presented. Brandon’s argument. Barristers. These experiences helped her more than two years of hard work had to be that day. question the definition of a crime of grow in all areas of law practice, especially and stress came to an end. violence as it applies to the context “Opportunities are often disguised as “A conservative justice is not typically in preparing for each case. He expected his case to be of firearms, and whether or not it is challenges,” Julie said. “I think, to be who you would expect to side with a successful, being open-minded when After arguing before the U.S. Supreme announced somewhere toward unconstitutionally vague. “I began my practice as an appellate lawyer, public defender,” Elizabeth said. “But approaching those challenges and seeing Court in United States v. Davis in April the end. To his surprise, about 30 which requires you to spend the bulk of your I gained new respect for Gorsuch them through is very crucial. Facing new on behalf of Maurice Lamont Davis minutes in, Justice Neil Gorsuch took The case’s journey to the Supreme time writing and researching, then you have because he appears to be a justice opportunities head-on is important in law, and Andre Levon Glover, Brandon the podium and started reading the Court took two and a half years. those brief moments when you get to give who genuinely examines the legal business, and life, and Texas Tech University had a feeling the decision in his case results of the Davis case. With a 5-4 Brandon initially argued it before an oral argument,” Julie said. “Those are issues without applying a political School of Law helped me hone that skill.” wouldn’t be released until June. He majority, Brandon had won. the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals the times appellate lawyers live for, and the lens.” knew the justices typically held their and lost. He tried to send it to the most important opinions for the last “It was very surreal. I may still be Supreme Court, but it got sent back

18 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 19 RANDY ORTEGA AND GABRIEL PEREZ Hernández v. Mesa for a series of robberies in the Dallas/Fort Worth area because For two soundness of he had possession of a firearm former Red this decision will during the crimes. Brandon Raiders, become apparent argued that the definition of the journey and the court will a crime of violence is vague to the U.S. rule in our favor.” because it invites a “fact- Supreme Court is Gabriel said he specific” approach when one they came onto the determining sentencing rather have made case to assist with Randy and his wife, Sylena than using the categorical together. briefs when it went Ortega, on the steps of the approach required based on Supreme Court. 2011-2012 National Moot Court Competition Champions (from left) to the Supreme previous Supreme Court Elizabeth Hill, Brandon, and Allie Hallmark, all class of 2012. Brandon and his wife, Jennifer Beck at the Supreme Court. Texas Tech Court the first time. rulings. Because of this, judges University He went through could consider how Davis School of Law graduates Randy Ortega (left), all the amicus briefs that were filed, prepared committed the crimes instead '95, and Gabriel Perez (right), '08, both practice questions for moot court, and worked on the of basing their ruling and law at Ortega, McGlashan, Hicks & Perez, PLLC appellate brief. Brandon said many of his colleagues Once the argument was over, To his former Texas Tech moot sentence on the ordinary case. and have been involved in a case that is now told him he did more preparation Brandon said he was glad he got court teammates, his argument making its way to the Supreme Court for the When the case was reargued at the 5th Circuit, second time. Gabriel wrote half of the response. Now, as the than most lawyers do before a all his points across to the justices. was like a flashback of when they Brandon said he’s hoping this Supreme Court oral argument. But While there were a few things he competed together. Elizabeth and team prepares to go back to the Supreme Court, Supreme Court win will reduce Randy is representing U.S. border patrol agent he is doing all he can to make sure Randy is Brandon knew the case and its wishes he would have said a little Allie Hallmark said they were proud Davis’ sentence by 25 years. Jesus Mesa, Jr. in Hernández v. Mesa. Mesa was prepared for the oral argument. ensuing decision had the power to differently, overall, he was happy of him as a friend, an attorney, and a involved in a confrontation with Sergio Adrián change the law and prison sentences with how it went and relieved it was representative of his client. The ruling also has the potential Hernández Güereca, a 15-year-old from Ciudad “I’m looking forward to all the work and hours of thousands of people. This added no longer in his hands. to be applied retroactively Juarez, Mexico, who was in the area between we put into the brief coming to life in the oral a significant amount of pressure. “I was just beaming with pride and through courts of appeal, which his hometown and El Paso, Texas. Hernández argument,” Gabriel said. “It’s very humbling and Robert Sherwin, the Champions excitement, thinking, ‘I can’t believe could help change the sentences was killed on Mexican soil when Agent Mesa, a great experience to say, ‘Hey, I came up with “My goal throughout the process in Advocacy Endowed Professor we used to do this in law school of thousands of other inmates who was on U.S. territory, discharged his that. I wrote that.’” was to not think about it,” Brandon of Law and director of advocacy competitions, and here he is,’” Allie in prison for crimes in which weapon. said. “Anytime I was worrying, ‘What programs at Texas Tech University said. this ruling applies. Brandon said Both Randy and Gabriel credit Texas Tech The case is now examining whether University School of Law for preparing them to if I fail?’ Or, just as dangerously, School of Law, was in Washington, if it is indeed ruled retroactive thinking about how awesome it was D.C., for Brandon’s oral argument. Hernández’s Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights take a case to the Supreme Court. They said DAVIS’ IMPACT by courts of appeal, which were violated under the decision in Bivens v. Six the training and education at Texas Tech Law and how many people were going to As he watched both sides make their From the beginning, Brandon’s he thinks it will be, all those Unknown Named Agents. gave them the necessary skills to be successful think I was great, if I did that, it was case, he had a feeling Brandon was goal was to get the federal inmates will have until June lawyers at all levels, including before the equally a recipe for distraction. You going to come out with a favorable law — possession of a firearm 2020 to file their petition asking Initially argued in front of the Supreme Court Supreme Court. have to put all that aside.” decision. in furtherance of a crime of for their case to be looked at in February 2017, the justices upheld the U.S. violence — to be struck down as again. 5th Circuit court’s decision in favor of Mesa. “Texas Tech Law School really prepares students When April rolled around, and “I had two thoughts. The first was unconstitutional due to vagueness. During that time, another relevant case, Ziglar to be true practitioners, both on the trial court Brandon traveled to Washington, on sort of a superficial level, which He said if a crime or law does If that happens, Brandon said v. Abbasi was decided, which sent Hernández level and on the appellate level,” Randy said. D.C., for the argument, he wasn’t was I thought he was winning,” not give a person notice of what he plans to do everything he v. Mesa back to the court. With guidance on “The curriculum provided me the necessary nervous. He was confident in his Sherwin said. “I knew, based on conduct is prohibited, or it is written can to help these people reduce Bivens’ claims, the case was reargued in the 5th tools to do the research and the confidence in and 9th Circuits. Each circuit ruled differently, my own abilities to do the work.” ability to stand up and argue because the questions the court asked his in a way that invites discriminatory their sentences, even if he is he had done it numerous times opponent, who argued first, that enforcement, such as this law, it can creating a split and sending it back to the not representing them in the Supreme Court. As the two Red Raiders make the trek from El before – even if it wasn’t in front of Brandon had an opening to win be void for vagueness. courtroom. Paso back to Washington, D.C. in November, the Supreme Court. However, he felt the case. When he seized on that Randy said the process of working this case they are ready to see the impact of their uneasy because of the unknowns he opening in his time before the court, “There’s a federal crime on the “I can’t, by law, represent the past few years has been enlightening. He research and preparation. was facing. I thought to myself, ‘I think he has books that’s used all the time that someone who I’m not feels more prepared and comfortable with the this case won.’ The second thought imposed a mandatory minimum appointed to represent,” oral argument this time around, since this is the “I have no doubt that this case is definitely “You never know how it’s going to was much deeper, and it was how on Davis that’s very, very harsh,” Brandon said. “But I’ll do fifth time he’s argued the case. Each time the going to be a hallmark case when it comes play out,” Brandon said. “There’s proud I was to see him use the very Brandon said. “It is written so poorly everything up until that point. matters have gotten more narrow, which he to civil litigation and international relations,” anxiety based on the unknown. But same techniques we taught him here that nobody knows what it means. I want to get people out of believes should work out in his client’s favor. Gabriel said. “It will answer where national this is all I do. I research, I write, and at the Law School. He proved to the I said that makes it unconstitutional.” prison; that’s why I’m here.” sovereignty begins and ends.” I argue.” whole world what we already knew “The impact of this case in terms of the law will be status quo,” Randy said. “I think the — that a Texas Tech law graduate Davis originally received a federal Elizabeth said this case matches can out-argue anyone, anywhere.” sentence of 50 years and five months Brandon’s work well because of

20 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 21 RANDY ORTEGA AND GABRIEL PEREZ Hernández v. Mesa for a series of robberies in the Dallas/Fort Worth area because For two soundness of he had possession of a firearm former Red this decision will during the crimes. Brandon Raiders, become apparent argued that the definition of the journey and the court will a crime of violence is vague to the U.S. rule in our favor.” because it invites a “fact- Supreme Court is Gabriel said he specific” approach when one they came onto the determining sentencing rather have made case to assist with Randy and his wife, Sylena than using the categorical together. briefs when it went Ortega, on the steps of the approach required based on Supreme Court. 2011-2012 National Moot Court Competition Champions (from left) to the Supreme previous Supreme Court Elizabeth Hill, Brandon, and Allie Hallmark, all class of 2012. Brandon and his wife, Jennifer Beck at the Supreme Court. Texas Tech Court the first time. rulings. Because of this, judges University He went through could consider how Davis School of Law graduates Randy Ortega (left), all the amicus briefs that were filed, prepared committed the crimes instead '95, and Gabriel Perez (right), '08, both practice questions for moot court, and worked on the of basing their ruling and law at Ortega, McGlashan, Hicks & Perez, PLLC appellate brief. Brandon said many of his colleagues Once the argument was over, To his former Texas Tech moot sentence on the ordinary case. and have been involved in a case that is now told him he did more preparation Brandon said he was glad he got court teammates, his argument making its way to the Supreme Court for the When the case was reargued at the 5th Circuit, second time. Gabriel wrote half of the response. Now, as the than most lawyers do before a all his points across to the justices. was like a flashback of when they Brandon said he’s hoping this Supreme Court oral argument. But While there were a few things he competed together. Elizabeth and team prepares to go back to the Supreme Court, Supreme Court win will reduce Randy is representing U.S. border patrol agent he is doing all he can to make sure Randy is Brandon knew the case and its wishes he would have said a little Allie Hallmark said they were proud Davis’ sentence by 25 years. Jesus Mesa, Jr. in Hernández v. Mesa. Mesa was prepared for the oral argument. ensuing decision had the power to differently, overall, he was happy of him as a friend, an attorney, and a involved in a confrontation with Sergio Adrián change the law and prison sentences with how it went and relieved it was representative of his client. The ruling also has the potential Hernández Güereca, a 15-year-old from Ciudad “I’m looking forward to all the work and hours of thousands of people. This added no longer in his hands. to be applied retroactively Juarez, Mexico, who was in the area between we put into the brief coming to life in the oral a significant amount of pressure. “I was just beaming with pride and through courts of appeal, which his hometown and El Paso, Texas. Hernández argument,” Gabriel said. “It’s very humbling and Robert Sherwin, the Champions excitement, thinking, ‘I can’t believe could help change the sentences was killed on Mexican soil when Agent Mesa, a great experience to say, ‘Hey, I came up with “My goal throughout the process in Advocacy Endowed Professor we used to do this in law school of thousands of other inmates who was on U.S. territory, discharged his that. I wrote that.’” was to not think about it,” Brandon of Law and director of advocacy competitions, and here he is,’” Allie in prison for crimes in which weapon. said. “Anytime I was worrying, ‘What programs at Texas Tech University said. this ruling applies. Brandon said Both Randy and Gabriel credit Texas Tech The case is now examining whether University School of Law for preparing them to if I fail?’ Or, just as dangerously, School of Law, was in Washington, if it is indeed ruled retroactive thinking about how awesome it was D.C., for Brandon’s oral argument. Hernández’s Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights take a case to the Supreme Court. They said DAVIS’ IMPACT by courts of appeal, which were violated under the decision in Bivens v. Six the training and education at Texas Tech Law and how many people were going to As he watched both sides make their From the beginning, Brandon’s he thinks it will be, all those Unknown Named Agents. gave them the necessary skills to be successful think I was great, if I did that, it was case, he had a feeling Brandon was goal was to get the federal inmates will have until June lawyers at all levels, including before the equally a recipe for distraction. You going to come out with a favorable law — possession of a firearm 2020 to file their petition asking Initially argued in front of the Supreme Court Supreme Court. have to put all that aside.” decision. in furtherance of a crime of for their case to be looked at in February 2017, the justices upheld the U.S. violence — to be struck down as again. 5th Circuit court’s decision in favor of Mesa. “Texas Tech Law School really prepares students When April rolled around, and “I had two thoughts. The first was unconstitutional due to vagueness. During that time, another relevant case, Ziglar to be true practitioners, both on the trial court Brandon traveled to Washington, on sort of a superficial level, which He said if a crime or law does If that happens, Brandon said v. Abbasi was decided, which sent Hernández level and on the appellate level,” Randy said. D.C., for the argument, he wasn’t was I thought he was winning,” not give a person notice of what he plans to do everything he v. Mesa back to the court. With guidance on “The curriculum provided me the necessary nervous. He was confident in his Sherwin said. “I knew, based on conduct is prohibited, or it is written can to help these people reduce Bivens’ claims, the case was reargued in the 5th tools to do the research and the confidence in and 9th Circuits. Each circuit ruled differently, my own abilities to do the work.” ability to stand up and argue because the questions the court asked his in a way that invites discriminatory their sentences, even if he is he had done it numerous times opponent, who argued first, that enforcement, such as this law, it can creating a split and sending it back to the not representing them in the Supreme Court. As the two Red Raiders make the trek from El before – even if it wasn’t in front of Brandon had an opening to win be void for vagueness. courtroom. Paso back to Washington, D.C. in November, the Supreme Court. However, he felt the case. When he seized on that Randy said the process of working this case they are ready to see the impact of their uneasy because of the unknowns he opening in his time before the court, “There’s a federal crime on the “I can’t, by law, represent the past few years has been enlightening. He research and preparation. was facing. I thought to myself, ‘I think he has books that’s used all the time that someone who I’m not feels more prepared and comfortable with the this case won.’ The second thought imposed a mandatory minimum appointed to represent,” oral argument this time around, since this is the “I have no doubt that this case is definitely “You never know how it’s going to was much deeper, and it was how on Davis that’s very, very harsh,” Brandon said. “But I’ll do fifth time he’s argued the case. Each time the going to be a hallmark case when it comes play out,” Brandon said. “There’s proud I was to see him use the very Brandon said. “It is written so poorly everything up until that point. matters have gotten more narrow, which he to civil litigation and international relations,” anxiety based on the unknown. But same techniques we taught him here that nobody knows what it means. I want to get people out of believes should work out in his client’s favor. Gabriel said. “It will answer where national this is all I do. I research, I write, and at the Law School. He proved to the I said that makes it unconstitutional.” prison; that’s why I’m here.” sovereignty begins and ends.” I argue.” whole world what we already knew “The impact of this case in terms of the law will be status quo,” Randy said. “I think the — that a Texas Tech law graduate Davis originally received a federal Elizabeth said this case matches can out-argue anyone, anywhere.” sentence of 50 years and five months Brandon’s work well because of

20 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 21 JERRY BEARD his approach to appellate arguments as a whole. Regalado Cuellar v. United States because of their willingness “He genuinely works to assist the to do whatever they could to court in a greater understanding help him prepare. When Jerry Beard '91 was studying to become of the legal and policy concerns a lawyer, he had no idea the education he was Jerry Beard '91 and his defense team regarding these issues,” Elizabeth “There was never any doubt receiving would one day help him argue a case at outside the Supreme Court. the highest court in the country. said. that I’d be there to see him argue,” Professor Sherwin In 2008, 17 years after he graduated from Texas MOVING FORWARD said. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime it was by a About a month after the Supreme Tech University School of Law, Jerry argued in unanimous event, and I’ll cherish the front of the U.S. Supreme Court. He went on to Court’s decision was released, the memory of being there to decision was become one of the few lawyers to win their case that much Fifth Circuit asked Brandon to write see it for the rest of my life.” by unanimous decision. a brief on the case explaining what more fulfilling. issues are left to be resolved. They The Supreme Court victory “My time at Texas Tech Law provided me with a “When the wanted to know whether he thought also serves as a way for solid, grounded understanding of the law and of call came it should be sent back to the district Alumni and friends of Texas Tech Law supported Brandon on the big day. Brandon to motivate the the process of its development – two gifts that in from the court for resubmitting, so there is Texas Tech students he have served me well, not just on a single day court, and the Jerry with his daughter, in Washington, D.C., but throughout my legal still work regarding Davis to be done. teaches and coaches. court staffer Amber Beard '15. Despite that, he’s moving on to new career,” Jerry said. told me that cases and the next chapter in his feedback,” Elizabeth said. “He also School of Law Dean Jack Nowlin “It’s a good opportunity we had taken career. was a great encourager and friend and other faculty members serving Jerry represented Humberto Fidel Regalado judgment by a unanimous decision, I asked her for me to kind of practice Cuellar in Cuellar v. United States. In 2004, during the process, which can often as justices and a third-year student what I preach and show to repeat herself,” Jerry said. “She laughed and Cuellar had been stopped while driving from did so. Then I hung up the phone, walked into the Brandon is working on an academic become quite stressful. Brandon was presenting the government’s the students, I coach you, I Texas to Mexico. During a search, $83,000 paper tangentially related to the an incredible team player and was argument. office hallway and yelled out the result at the top teach you, and I’m going to was found concealed in his car, and he was of my lungs.” Davis case about a question he was selfless to advance our team as a lead by example,” Brandon apprehended for money laundering. asked during the oral argument. whole.” “The willingness to say, ‘Yeah, said. “That was also really In the process of working on the case, Jerry we’ll help you out,’ and not be He taught a few continuing legal important to me.” The Supreme Court took the case to decide the learned a number of lessons about the intricacy education courses over the summer Even though Allie never expected to bureaucratic about it says a lot about proper interpretation of money laundering and and ins-and-outs of Supreme Court practice. determine if the government was required to that tied back to the case as well, know anyone who argued in front of the Law School,” Brandon said. “I Brandon credits much of Many of those lessons came from other attorneys but he said he doesn’t want to just the Supreme Court, the fact that her owe them a great deal of gratitude prove the defendant was trying to hide ill-gotten who had prior Supreme Court experience and his success as a lawyer to money by portraying it as legitimate wealth, or be remembered for his work on one former moot court partner was the for that.” Professor Sherwin. The coached Jerry through the process. After his case. one to do it came as no surprise. if it was enough for the government to prove case, Jerry did the same thing – he shared his tools Professor Sherwin the concealment of the money to justify criminal When April 17 came around, a and the other faculty at the knowledge with other attorneys who were in the proceedings. same position he once was. “I’m on to all these other cases “If I had to guess back then, large group of former classmates, School of Law gave him are that I’m excited about,” Brandon Brandon would have been on the top colleagues and students from Texas what helped him get to the Going into the oral argument, Jerry believed he said. “I’m on to the next big thing. of the ‘most likely to argue and win Tech made the trip to Washington, “Our entire appellate team came away with Supreme Court and make and his team had written the better argument. a deeper understanding and respect for the It was a wonderful experience and in front of the Supreme Court’ list,” D.C., to watch Brandon’s argument, him the lawyer he is today. However, that didn’t stop his nerves from kicking development of federal criminal case law at Allie said. including his former teammates. something I’ll always cherish.” in once he got in the courtroom. the Supreme Court,” Jerry said. “We began to “When I think about teach; we began to collaborate with other federal “Right before the justices entered the courtroom, TEXAS TECH PRIDE Fast forward seven years, and that’s “It’s incredibly rare for an attorney winning a case at the criminal law actioners on their high court cases.” Before he was a federal appellate exactly what he was doing – back at from Lubbock, Texas, to argue at the I remember thinking, ‘Well, the only way out of Supreme Court, I don’t just this is through the oral argument,’” Jerry said. attorney arguing at the Supreme the School of Law, this time working Supreme Court, much less my very look back to the two and a After a 24-year career as a federal public Court, Brandon was a Red Raider on a brief for the Supreme Court. own moot court partner and friend,” “But as has always been the case, once I begin defender, Jerry retired from federal service in half years from when I got answering questions, I generally enjoy myself. I winning moot court national Elizabeth said. “I went to see the the case,” Brandon said. “I the summer of 2018. While he still occasionally did that day, too.” accepts appellate appointments, now his focus is championships. As Brandon was writing, he needed a argument to support Brandon and don’t look back however quiet place away from his downtown for the experience for my own on watching the next group of lawyers make their long before that when I first Once the argument was over, a sense of relief impact on the legal profession. From the first competition with him, Lubbock office to focus. So for two career to see the court and the oral started as a federal public kicked in. Then it was time to wait. Four months Allie and Elizabeth said they knew months, he was tucked away in a little argument process before the highest defender. I look back to later, the justices released their ruling – a “I grow increasingly content with watching room in the Law School library with court in the nation.” he was going to be a great teammate when I was a law student. unanimous decision in favor of Cuellar — and younger attorneys, including Texas Tech law and an even better lawyer down the students buzzing around just outside That’s when I gained many Jerry. grads, make their marks upon the development road. the door. Having his friends and colleagues of the skills that I was able of the law,” Jerry said. “They’re generally twice Initially, Jerry said he was overjoyed that he there to watch his argument to use to win this case.” the attorney I am, but they’ll be hard-pressed to “Brandon always did a great job To prepare for the oral argument, was a big deal to Brandon. The and his team had won the case. The fact that experience even half the fun I did.” stretching himself to strengthen Brandon held a moot court connections with each of them, and his argument and listen intently to demonstration at Texas Tech with with many others, led to his win

22 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 23 JERRY BEARD his approach to appellate arguments as a whole. Regalado Cuellar v. United States because of their willingness “He genuinely works to assist the to do whatever they could to court in a greater understanding help him prepare. When Jerry Beard '91 was studying to become of the legal and policy concerns a lawyer, he had no idea the education he was Jerry Beard '91 and his defense team regarding these issues,” Elizabeth “There was never any doubt receiving would one day help him argue a case at outside the Supreme Court. the highest court in the country. said. that I’d be there to see him argue,” Professor Sherwin In 2008, 17 years after he graduated from Texas MOVING FORWARD said. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime it was by a About a month after the Supreme Tech University School of Law, Jerry argued in unanimous event, and I’ll cherish the front of the U.S. Supreme Court. He went on to Court’s decision was released, the memory of being there to decision was become one of the few lawyers to win their case that much Fifth Circuit asked Brandon to write see it for the rest of my life.” by unanimous decision. a brief on the case explaining what more fulfilling. issues are left to be resolved. They The Supreme Court victory “My time at Texas Tech Law provided me with a “When the wanted to know whether he thought also serves as a way for solid, grounded understanding of the law and of call came it should be sent back to the district Alumni and friends of Texas Tech Law supported Brandon on the big day. Brandon to motivate the the process of its development – two gifts that in from the court for resubmitting, so there is Texas Tech students he have served me well, not just on a single day court, and the Jerry with his daughter, in Washington, D.C., but throughout my legal still work regarding Davis to be done. teaches and coaches. court staffer Amber Beard '15. Despite that, he’s moving on to new career,” Jerry said. told me that cases and the next chapter in his feedback,” Elizabeth said. “He also School of Law Dean Jack Nowlin “It’s a good opportunity we had taken career. was a great encourager and friend and other faculty members serving Jerry represented Humberto Fidel Regalado judgment by a unanimous decision, I asked her for me to kind of practice Cuellar in Cuellar v. United States. In 2004, during the process, which can often as justices and a third-year student what I preach and show to repeat herself,” Jerry said. “She laughed and Cuellar had been stopped while driving from did so. Then I hung up the phone, walked into the Brandon is working on an academic become quite stressful. Brandon was presenting the government’s the students, I coach you, I Texas to Mexico. During a search, $83,000 paper tangentially related to the an incredible team player and was argument. office hallway and yelled out the result at the top teach you, and I’m going to was found concealed in his car, and he was of my lungs.” Davis case about a question he was selfless to advance our team as a lead by example,” Brandon apprehended for money laundering. asked during the oral argument. whole.” “The willingness to say, ‘Yeah, said. “That was also really In the process of working on the case, Jerry we’ll help you out,’ and not be He taught a few continuing legal important to me.” The Supreme Court took the case to decide the learned a number of lessons about the intricacy education courses over the summer Even though Allie never expected to bureaucratic about it says a lot about proper interpretation of money laundering and and ins-and-outs of Supreme Court practice. determine if the government was required to that tied back to the case as well, know anyone who argued in front of the Law School,” Brandon said. “I Brandon credits much of Many of those lessons came from other attorneys but he said he doesn’t want to just the Supreme Court, the fact that her owe them a great deal of gratitude prove the defendant was trying to hide ill-gotten who had prior Supreme Court experience and his success as a lawyer to money by portraying it as legitimate wealth, or be remembered for his work on one former moot court partner was the for that.” Professor Sherwin. The coached Jerry through the process. After his case. one to do it came as no surprise. if it was enough for the government to prove case, Jerry did the same thing – he shared his tools Professor Sherwin the concealment of the money to justify criminal When April 17 came around, a and the other faculty at the knowledge with other attorneys who were in the proceedings. same position he once was. “I’m on to all these other cases “If I had to guess back then, large group of former classmates, School of Law gave him are that I’m excited about,” Brandon Brandon would have been on the top colleagues and students from Texas what helped him get to the Going into the oral argument, Jerry believed he said. “I’m on to the next big thing. of the ‘most likely to argue and win Tech made the trip to Washington, “Our entire appellate team came away with Supreme Court and make and his team had written the better argument. a deeper understanding and respect for the It was a wonderful experience and in front of the Supreme Court’ list,” D.C., to watch Brandon’s argument, him the lawyer he is today. However, that didn’t stop his nerves from kicking development of federal criminal case law at Allie said. including his former teammates. something I’ll always cherish.” in once he got in the courtroom. the Supreme Court,” Jerry said. “We began to “When I think about teach; we began to collaborate with other federal “Right before the justices entered the courtroom, TEXAS TECH PRIDE Fast forward seven years, and that’s “It’s incredibly rare for an attorney winning a case at the criminal law actioners on their high court cases.” Before he was a federal appellate exactly what he was doing – back at from Lubbock, Texas, to argue at the I remember thinking, ‘Well, the only way out of Supreme Court, I don’t just this is through the oral argument,’” Jerry said. attorney arguing at the Supreme the School of Law, this time working Supreme Court, much less my very look back to the two and a After a 24-year career as a federal public Court, Brandon was a Red Raider on a brief for the Supreme Court. own moot court partner and friend,” “But as has always been the case, once I begin defender, Jerry retired from federal service in half years from when I got answering questions, I generally enjoy myself. I winning moot court national Elizabeth said. “I went to see the the case,” Brandon said. “I the summer of 2018. While he still occasionally did that day, too.” accepts appellate appointments, now his focus is championships. As Brandon was writing, he needed a argument to support Brandon and don’t look back however quiet place away from his downtown for the experience for my own on watching the next group of lawyers make their long before that when I first Once the argument was over, a sense of relief impact on the legal profession. From the first competition with him, Lubbock office to focus. So for two career to see the court and the oral started as a federal public kicked in. Then it was time to wait. Four months Allie and Elizabeth said they knew months, he was tucked away in a little argument process before the highest defender. I look back to later, the justices released their ruling – a “I grow increasingly content with watching room in the Law School library with court in the nation.” he was going to be a great teammate when I was a law student. unanimous decision in favor of Cuellar — and younger attorneys, including Texas Tech law and an even better lawyer down the students buzzing around just outside That’s when I gained many Jerry. grads, make their marks upon the development road. the door. Having his friends and colleagues of the skills that I was able of the law,” Jerry said. “They’re generally twice Initially, Jerry said he was overjoyed that he there to watch his argument to use to win this case.” the attorney I am, but they’ll be hard-pressed to “Brandon always did a great job To prepare for the oral argument, was a big deal to Brandon. The and his team had won the case. The fact that experience even half the fun I did.” stretching himself to strengthen Brandon held a moot court connections with each of them, and his argument and listen intently to demonstration at Texas Tech with with many others, led to his win

22 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 23 the Socratic method, I was not afraid PRACTICING LAW female Texas Tech School of Law of any judge. The cross examination graduates to her firm in the late 1970s. we received from our professors was Barbara started her law career working “It was very unusual to have three very tough here,” she said. for Texaco in Houston for more than female attorneys in a firm,” she said, a year. She was well paid, had nice though she returned to being a solo She did get some support – from benefits and a company car. “But I was practitioner in the early 1980s. some of her fellow female students not doing what I wanted to do, which and from professors Richard was be in the courtroom. I wanted to Barbara focused exclusively on Hemmingway, Ruth Kirby, Rodric have my own practice – and I figured family law in the mid-1980s. Her THE Schoen and David Cummins. that out pretty quickly,” she said. commitment to the field was recognized with The David Gibson OF The Vietnam War was raging when Barbara opened up her own office Award for Professionalism and Barbara started law school. That was and did general law, including a lot Excellence in the field of Family POWER part of the reason, she believes, more Law by the Gulf Coast Family Law of civil litigation. In 1981, she could law schools started accepting women have sat for both the Family Law Specialists. She is a Fellow of the because they could not be drafted. Board Certification exam and the Civil American Academy of Matrimonial Her class had an interesting mix of Litigation exam. “I decided I’d just do Lawyers and the International CONSISTENT students: Vietnam vets attending the family law one,” she said. When Academy of Family Lawyers. on the GI Bill, people coming from she was done, the idea of sitting for other professions and, what Barbara another long exam was not attractive. “Often, your client is going through a called first-generation overachievers “But an interesting thing happened very tough time in his or her life. And – students whose parents or after that,” said Barbara. “The oil bust sometimes they feel they’re failures grandparents were not attorneys or occurred.” because the marriage fails. And my GIVING doctors or even college graduates. goal in each of those cases is to help It affected many oil and gas companies this person realize we can climb that But the sense women were taking a and also companies not in the energy mountain together, reach the summit hen Barbara Runge '74 First, a successful professional including a business law class taught man’s place was still fresh and raw, industry but dependent on it. “Many and have a beautiful view that life was a child in Houston, practice which reflects well on the by recent Texas Tech Chancellor even from one of Barbara’s best of my clients ended up having difficult will go on. They will find happiness, she loved watching “Perry law school – Barbara is a family law Kent Hance. But not everyone was friends. “I had a dear friend who sat economic times. Some had to file be successful, and achieve many W next to me in many of my classes bankruptcy. So the economy was going things. But so many times, a client Mason,” the law drama on television expert. Second, special qualities – encouraging about her plans to go for a decade in the 1950s and 1960s. Barbara was a trailblazing woman to law school. “Most people were who’d say, ‘You know, another guy down, but divorces in Harris County who’s going through a divorce is so She liked watching other legal shows, when very few were trying to be discouraging, even teachers and is dying in ‘Nam today because of were going up,” she said. devastated that the client is affected on too. lawyers. Third, a dedicated alumna – counselors,” she said during a recent you.’ Now there could only be one all levels – professionally, personally, in terms of service and philanthropy. interview at the Law School. person really – I only took one place,” Because Barbara was Board Certified financially, and emotionally. Each day, “I would run home from playing “Barbara exemplifies that,” said Dean she said. The friend was just teasing in Family Law, her future became what I’m trying to do is help that client with the other kids to watch those Newton. “Every now and then I’m asked to Barbara – but clear, and she discovered it was very understand that he or she is going to shows on TV. When I was 11, a new speak in high school classes. And he said it almost emotionally be fine. The client just needs to get program came on TV, and it featured Barbara was the first female member I actually have asked for a show every day. rewarding. through this part of life,” she said. a female attorney. She had her own of the Texas Tech Law School of hands of how many females Newton said: “With family office, and it was an attractive office. Foundation’s Board of Trustees, plus feel they could not be a lawyer or a “She had a law, you are “I represent some very successful It was in a downtown area,” she said. its first and only female president. doctor or a politician, and they just great deal of able to get to individuals who’ve achieved a lot She’s the longest serving Board don’t raise their hands. They now fortitude and know the client of success and are used to being Barbara saw her future. “I looked member, going back to 1983. She is realize they have options – they self confidence so well. You’re in control – often in control of a over at my dad and said, ‘I didn’t one of only two alumni in the history have opportunities,” she said. When in who she was. able to advise business or a corporation. In a divorce, know a girl could be a lawyer.’ And he of the Law School to be awarded Barbara started law school at Texas The definition them and really you’re not in control. The court’s in said, ‘Well, of course, Barbara, a girl both the Distinguished Alumnus Tech, there were 17 women in her of a trailblazer have an impact control,” Barbara said. “Divorce is can be a lawyer. But no girl wants to Award and the Distinguished class, which was more than the year is someone on their lives. difficult,” she added, “but people who be a lawyer.’ And I said, ‘I do, Daddy, Service Award. Barbara and her late before. They were constantly called who does The decisions are so achievement-oriented have an I do.’” husband, Rusty Howard, endowed on in class to see if they could handle what’s difficult you make with even rougher time.” Barbara helps or impossible. them navigate this legal and emotional two scholarships, part of a legacy of the pressure. Only seven graduated. Barbara '74 and Dean Emeritus Frank Newton their input can She did – and the Texas Tech giving she started in 1972 with a $5 In contrast, more than half of this There were affect the rest maze, and many have become her University School of Law has been gift to the Drew Simpson Memorial year’s incoming class is female, and not enough of the client’s friends, she said. extremely grateful. Fund. Barbara is the Law School’s women at the Law School now women faculty life. And you longest consistent donor. succeed at the same rate as their male members and have a real lasting bond with the client A MODEL OF PHILANTHROPY fellow students, “Barbara is the trifecta of what law classmates. and, at times, their children,” she said. AND INVOLVEMENT schools love to have in the form of no accommodations, and job COMING TO TEXAS TECH opportunities were very difficult.” graduates,” said Frank Newton, dean But years later, Barbara said the Barbara also practiced the gender Walk around the Law School, and emeritus of the school, who served Barbara came to Texas Tech to challenges made her a better attorney. diversity she trailblazed – hiring two you’ll find little signs marking the as dean from 1985-2002. study pre law and political science – “After the Law School experience and

24 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 25 the Socratic method, I was not afraid PRACTICING LAW female Texas Tech School of Law of any judge. The cross examination graduates to her firm in the late 1970s. we received from our professors was Barbara started her law career working “It was very unusual to have three very tough here,” she said. for Texaco in Houston for more than female attorneys in a firm,” she said, a year. She was well paid, had nice though she returned to being a solo She did get some support – from benefits and a company car. “But I was practitioner in the early 1980s. some of her fellow female students not doing what I wanted to do, which and from professors Richard was be in the courtroom. I wanted to Barbara focused exclusively on Hemmingway, Ruth Kirby, Rodric have my own practice – and I figured family law in the mid-1980s. Her THE Schoen and David Cummins. that out pretty quickly,” she said. commitment to the field was recognized with The David Gibson OF The Vietnam War was raging when Barbara opened up her own office Award for Professionalism and Barbara started law school. That was and did general law, including a lot Excellence in the field of Family POWER part of the reason, she believes, more Law by the Gulf Coast Family Law of civil litigation. In 1981, she could law schools started accepting women have sat for both the Family Law Specialists. She is a Fellow of the because they could not be drafted. Board Certification exam and the Civil American Academy of Matrimonial Her class had an interesting mix of Litigation exam. “I decided I’d just do Lawyers and the International CONSISTENT students: Vietnam vets attending the family law one,” she said. When Academy of Family Lawyers. on the GI Bill, people coming from she was done, the idea of sitting for other professions and, what Barbara another long exam was not attractive. “Often, your client is going through a called first-generation overachievers “But an interesting thing happened very tough time in his or her life. And – students whose parents or after that,” said Barbara. “The oil bust sometimes they feel they’re failures grandparents were not attorneys or occurred.” because the marriage fails. And my GIVING doctors or even college graduates. goal in each of those cases is to help It affected many oil and gas companies this person realize we can climb that But the sense women were taking a and also companies not in the energy mountain together, reach the summit hen Barbara Runge '74 First, a successful professional including a business law class taught man’s place was still fresh and raw, industry but dependent on it. “Many and have a beautiful view that life was a child in Houston, practice which reflects well on the by recent Texas Tech Chancellor even from one of Barbara’s best of my clients ended up having difficult will go on. They will find happiness, she loved watching “Perry law school – Barbara is a family law Kent Hance. But not everyone was friends. “I had a dear friend who sat economic times. Some had to file be successful, and achieve many W next to me in many of my classes bankruptcy. So the economy was going things. But so many times, a client Mason,” the law drama on television expert. Second, special qualities – encouraging about her plans to go for a decade in the 1950s and 1960s. Barbara was a trailblazing woman to law school. “Most people were who’d say, ‘You know, another guy down, but divorces in Harris County who’s going through a divorce is so She liked watching other legal shows, when very few were trying to be discouraging, even teachers and is dying in ‘Nam today because of were going up,” she said. devastated that the client is affected on too. lawyers. Third, a dedicated alumna – counselors,” she said during a recent you.’ Now there could only be one all levels – professionally, personally, in terms of service and philanthropy. interview at the Law School. person really – I only took one place,” Because Barbara was Board Certified financially, and emotionally. Each day, “I would run home from playing “Barbara exemplifies that,” said Dean she said. The friend was just teasing in Family Law, her future became what I’m trying to do is help that client with the other kids to watch those Newton. “Every now and then I’m asked to Barbara – but clear, and she discovered it was very understand that he or she is going to shows on TV. When I was 11, a new speak in high school classes. And he said it almost emotionally be fine. The client just needs to get program came on TV, and it featured Barbara was the first female member I actually have asked for a show every day. rewarding. through this part of life,” she said. a female attorney. She had her own of the Texas Tech Law School of hands of how many females Newton said: “With family office, and it was an attractive office. Foundation’s Board of Trustees, plus feel they could not be a lawyer or a “She had a law, you are “I represent some very successful It was in a downtown area,” she said. its first and only female president. doctor or a politician, and they just great deal of able to get to individuals who’ve achieved a lot She’s the longest serving Board don’t raise their hands. They now fortitude and know the client of success and are used to being Barbara saw her future. “I looked member, going back to 1983. She is realize they have options – they self confidence so well. You’re in control – often in control of a over at my dad and said, ‘I didn’t one of only two alumni in the history have opportunities,” she said. When in who she was. able to advise business or a corporation. In a divorce, know a girl could be a lawyer.’ And he of the Law School to be awarded Barbara started law school at Texas The definition them and really you’re not in control. The court’s in said, ‘Well, of course, Barbara, a girl both the Distinguished Alumnus Tech, there were 17 women in her of a trailblazer have an impact control,” Barbara said. “Divorce is can be a lawyer. But no girl wants to Award and the Distinguished class, which was more than the year is someone on their lives. difficult,” she added, “but people who be a lawyer.’ And I said, ‘I do, Daddy, Service Award. Barbara and her late before. They were constantly called who does The decisions are so achievement-oriented have an I do.’” husband, Rusty Howard, endowed on in class to see if they could handle what’s difficult you make with even rougher time.” Barbara helps or impossible. them navigate this legal and emotional two scholarships, part of a legacy of the pressure. Only seven graduated. Barbara '74 and Dean Emeritus Frank Newton their input can She did – and the Texas Tech giving she started in 1972 with a $5 In contrast, more than half of this There were affect the rest maze, and many have become her University School of Law has been gift to the Drew Simpson Memorial year’s incoming class is female, and not enough of the client’s friends, she said. extremely grateful. Fund. Barbara is the Law School’s women at the Law School now women faculty life. And you longest consistent donor. succeed at the same rate as their male members and have a real lasting bond with the client A MODEL OF PHILANTHROPY fellow students, “Barbara is the trifecta of what law classmates. and, at times, their children,” she said. AND INVOLVEMENT schools love to have in the form of no accommodations, and job COMING TO TEXAS TECH opportunities were very difficult.” graduates,” said Frank Newton, dean But years later, Barbara said the Barbara also practiced the gender Walk around the Law School, and emeritus of the school, who served Barbara came to Texas Tech to challenges made her a better attorney. diversity she trailblazed – hiring two you’ll find little signs marking the as dean from 1985-2002. study pre law and political science – “After the Law School experience and

24 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 25 generosity of Barbara and her late a relationship with a successful attorney he came in fourth.” Rusty came back • The Texas Tech University Law School Foundation husband Rusty to her alma mater. and a connection with someone in the with “the first ones must have been for the Runge/Howard Presidential Endowed industry in which he wanted to work. dead.” Scholarship Study alcoves, landings, and tranquil Barbara’s steadfast commitment • The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers areas throughout the law school bear to mentoring young lawyers was They fell in love and were married Foundation Barbara and Rusty’s names along with acknowledged when she received the more than 40 years. They loved to CREATING A those of the deans, professors, and Mentor Recognition Award from the travel, visiting all 50 states and 30 A speaker at Rusty’s memorial service said: family members they have honored Houston Bar Association. foreign countries. “Rusty was an extraordinary landman. And, we know with their donations. his greatest discovery was you, Barbara. His richest LASTING LEGACY The couple has also supported the “Rusty was my No. 1 fan. He’s the one find was the love God deposited in the deep well of “I started becoming involved with Law School’s suite for Texas Tech who encouraged me to leave Texaco your heart.” Later he said, “Barbara, throughout the alumni events and really enjoyed that football games – where the school and open my own practice. He said, years, you made sure Rusty was never alone for stem very much. The more I participated invites alumni and potential supporters. ‘you hate going to work every day. You cell transplants, blood transfusions and traditional and with the alumni events, the more I They’ve also consistently supported didn’t go through the misery of law experimental treatments to kill this deadly disease. Gifts from wills, trusts, and retirement accounts became interested in contributing and dean’s initiatives over the years giving school for this,’” she said. Barbara, you made sure that when you could not be present a wonderful opportunity to leave a being supportive of the Law School,” to different funds over their own with him, he had friends and caregivers to provide the lasting legacy for the Law School. said Barbara. scholarships. Rusty died on September 15 of this loving care he deserved as your husband. You showed year after a nine-year battle with Rusty every day that no thing and no one was more Whether you want to support scholarships to Barbara and Rusty created two Then there’s service on the Law leukemia and myelofibrosis. He was important to you than him.” ensure students have access to a quality legal presidential scholarships – the Runge/ School’s Foundation Board of Trustees a certified petroleum landman who education, faculty endowments that attract and support the best legal minds, or provide Howard Endowed Presidential and the State Bar of Texas. When had degrees from Texas A&M and the MAKING AN IMPACT IN THEIR FAMILY Scholarship to help students who have she joined the Foundation Board of University of Texas. unrestricted funds to support innovative programs that don’t exist today, these gifts limited financial resources and another Trustees, she was only the second alum The couple did not have any children, but they have ensure that the Law School is sustained for named in honor of the late Judge Bob to serve on it. She also recruited the As part of their travels, he attended ten nieces and nephews, plus a dozen grandnieces and future generations. Robertson and his wife, Anne Atkins. second female board member in 1990 law conferences with his wife and was grandnephews. And half of those nieces and nephews Judge Robertson was a family law – Kem Frost – who has been chief supportive of organizations Barbara graduated from Texas Tech. “I’m proud all ten of my To help you create a gift plan, the Texas Tech district judge in Harris County. justice for the Fourteenth Court of was active in – he even became a nieces and nephews graduated from college. In May, Law School Foundation is excited to announce Appeals in Houston since 2013. Fellow of the American Academy of the last one of the ten, Annette Mayne, graduated a new partnership with HighGround Advisors, Michael Gerrish graduated from Matrimonial Lawyers Foundation. from Texas Tech University,” she said. The same day, a nonprofit investment and charitable giving Texas Tech Law School in 2011, now Barbara believes her alma mater doesn’t their nephew, Russell Mayne, graduated from the Law firm. HighGround will facilitate the gifting practices in Colorado, and benefited generally get the respect it deserves, but Rusty’s obituary listed the following School, and Barbara and Rusty were able to attend both of diverse assets including cash, securities, from the Runge/Howard scholarship. added, “I do feel lawyers in Houston organizations dear to his heart for ceremonies. are respectful of a Texas Tech Law donations: real estate, minerals, and closely-held business interests through various giving solutions such “I applied for the endowed scholarship degree.” • The Texas A&M Lettermen’s That’s not all – three of the ten, including the young as donor-advised funds, bequests, gift annuities, through the Law School foundation. Association (Rusty lettered in man who graduated with the law degree, were named and charitable remainder trusts. My goal was to be an oil and gas UGLY DOG SPARKS BEAUTIFUL baseball at Texas A&M.) after Rusty and another three named after Barbara. attorney. Her husband did oil and gas. • Friends of Westbury High School We’re blessed to have a very loving, supportive family,” RELATIONSHIP As partners, HighGround and the Foundation It struck a chord with Rusty,” said Foundation (his alma mater) she said. Michael. Michael wrote Barbara a thank will assist you and your professional advisors Barbara’s legal you letter and then met her at a Board when giving complex assets or incorporating training came in She also has family living in Lubbock and enjoys getting of Trustees meeting. He said Barbara charitable giving strategies into estate planning handy in her personal together with them when she’s in town for Law School invited him to visit the couple’s home concepts. During donor consultations, life as well as her business. the next time he was in his Houston, HighGround will share tax implications and profession when which was his hometown. draft necessary legal documents to execute gift she met her future ‘SHE MADE IT A BETTER PLACE’ plans. husband. Rusty and “They hosted me at their house, Barbara lived in the and we learned about each other,” Newton not only has great respect for Barbara, but for When making a gift plan, you gain financial same apartment he said. During another trip to Rusty as well. and tax benefits for you and your family while complex in Houston. Houston, the couple took Michael leaving a lasting legacy for the Law School. One day he told and his then-girlfriend to dinner. “I “We got to know Barbara and Rusty; they were fun Please reach out to me for information on gift Barbara her dog “was really appreciated their willingness to be around. They hosted my wife and me at their strategies that can help you create your lasting the ugliest dog in to establish a relationship with me vacation home on Galveston Bay,” where they had fun impact on the Law School. Houston.” Barbara, being a brand-new attorney. She’s and enjoyed discussing art collections, he said. trained in law school so accomplished, and it meant a Karen Holden on how to retort, lot to me.” The money was helpful “She is commendable in offering helping hands and Director of Development and Donor Relations shot back with “I’ll and lessened his student debt, but scholarships designed for people who may not be have you know, it’s Michael said equally important was able to attend law school and go on to practice law. 806.834.4910 | [email protected] not. I entered him in the encouragement he got from being She did not pull the ladder up behind her,” Newton the Ugliest Dog in awarded the scholarship – plus getting Rusty and Barbara '74, tireless added. “She made it a better place as a student and as a Houston contest and supporters of Texas Tech Law. practicing attorney.”

26 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 27 generosity of Barbara and her late a relationship with a successful attorney he came in fourth.” Rusty came back • The Texas Tech University Law School Foundation husband Rusty to her alma mater. and a connection with someone in the with “the first ones must have been for the Runge/Howard Presidential Endowed industry in which he wanted to work. dead.” Scholarship Study alcoves, landings, and tranquil Barbara’s steadfast commitment • The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers areas throughout the law school bear to mentoring young lawyers was They fell in love and were married Foundation Barbara and Rusty’s names along with acknowledged when she received the more than 40 years. They loved to CREATING A those of the deans, professors, and Mentor Recognition Award from the travel, visiting all 50 states and 30 A speaker at Rusty’s memorial service said: family members they have honored Houston Bar Association. foreign countries. “Rusty was an extraordinary landman. And, we know with their donations. his greatest discovery was you, Barbara. His richest LASTING LEGACY The couple has also supported the “Rusty was my No. 1 fan. He’s the one find was the love God deposited in the deep well of “I started becoming involved with Law School’s suite for Texas Tech who encouraged me to leave Texaco your heart.” Later he said, “Barbara, throughout the alumni events and really enjoyed that football games – where the school and open my own practice. He said, years, you made sure Rusty was never alone for stem very much. The more I participated invites alumni and potential supporters. ‘you hate going to work every day. You cell transplants, blood transfusions and traditional and with the alumni events, the more I They’ve also consistently supported didn’t go through the misery of law experimental treatments to kill this deadly disease. Gifts from wills, trusts, and retirement accounts became interested in contributing and dean’s initiatives over the years giving school for this,’” she said. Barbara, you made sure that when you could not be present a wonderful opportunity to leave a being supportive of the Law School,” to different funds over their own with him, he had friends and caregivers to provide the lasting legacy for the Law School. said Barbara. scholarships. Rusty died on September 15 of this loving care he deserved as your husband. You showed year after a nine-year battle with Rusty every day that no thing and no one was more Whether you want to support scholarships to Barbara and Rusty created two Then there’s service on the Law leukemia and myelofibrosis. He was important to you than him.” ensure students have access to a quality legal presidential scholarships – the Runge/ School’s Foundation Board of Trustees a certified petroleum landman who education, faculty endowments that attract and support the best legal minds, or provide Howard Endowed Presidential and the State Bar of Texas. When had degrees from Texas A&M and the MAKING AN IMPACT IN THEIR FAMILY Scholarship to help students who have she joined the Foundation Board of University of Texas. unrestricted funds to support innovative programs that don’t exist today, these gifts limited financial resources and another Trustees, she was only the second alum The couple did not have any children, but they have ensure that the Law School is sustained for named in honor of the late Judge Bob to serve on it. She also recruited the As part of their travels, he attended ten nieces and nephews, plus a dozen grandnieces and future generations. Robertson and his wife, Anne Atkins. second female board member in 1990 law conferences with his wife and was grandnephews. And half of those nieces and nephews Judge Robertson was a family law – Kem Frost – who has been chief supportive of organizations Barbara graduated from Texas Tech. “I’m proud all ten of my To help you create a gift plan, the Texas Tech district judge in Harris County. justice for the Fourteenth Court of was active in – he even became a nieces and nephews graduated from college. In May, Law School Foundation is excited to announce Appeals in Houston since 2013. Fellow of the American Academy of the last one of the ten, Annette Mayne, graduated a new partnership with HighGround Advisors, Michael Gerrish graduated from Matrimonial Lawyers Foundation. from Texas Tech University,” she said. The same day, a nonprofit investment and charitable giving Texas Tech Law School in 2011, now Barbara believes her alma mater doesn’t their nephew, Russell Mayne, graduated from the Law firm. HighGround will facilitate the gifting practices in Colorado, and benefited generally get the respect it deserves, but Rusty’s obituary listed the following School, and Barbara and Rusty were able to attend both of diverse assets including cash, securities, from the Runge/Howard scholarship. added, “I do feel lawyers in Houston organizations dear to his heart for ceremonies. are respectful of a Texas Tech Law donations: real estate, minerals, and closely-held business interests through various giving solutions such “I applied for the endowed scholarship degree.” • The Texas A&M Lettermen’s That’s not all – three of the ten, including the young as donor-advised funds, bequests, gift annuities, through the Law School foundation. Association (Rusty lettered in man who graduated with the law degree, were named and charitable remainder trusts. My goal was to be an oil and gas UGLY DOG SPARKS BEAUTIFUL baseball at Texas A&M.) after Rusty and another three named after Barbara. attorney. Her husband did oil and gas. • Friends of Westbury High School We’re blessed to have a very loving, supportive family,” RELATIONSHIP As partners, HighGround and the Foundation It struck a chord with Rusty,” said Foundation (his alma mater) she said. Michael. Michael wrote Barbara a thank will assist you and your professional advisors Barbara’s legal you letter and then met her at a Board when giving complex assets or incorporating training came in She also has family living in Lubbock and enjoys getting of Trustees meeting. He said Barbara charitable giving strategies into estate planning handy in her personal together with them when she’s in town for Law School invited him to visit the couple’s home concepts. During donor consultations, life as well as her business. the next time he was in his Houston, HighGround will share tax implications and profession when which was his hometown. draft necessary legal documents to execute gift she met her future ‘SHE MADE IT A BETTER PLACE’ plans. husband. Rusty and “They hosted me at their house, Barbara lived in the and we learned about each other,” Newton not only has great respect for Barbara, but for When making a gift plan, you gain financial same apartment he said. During another trip to Rusty as well. and tax benefits for you and your family while complex in Houston. Houston, the couple took Michael leaving a lasting legacy for the Law School. One day he told and his then-girlfriend to dinner. “I “We got to know Barbara and Rusty; they were fun Please reach out to me for information on gift Barbara her dog “was really appreciated their willingness to be around. They hosted my wife and me at their strategies that can help you create your lasting the ugliest dog in to establish a relationship with me vacation home on Galveston Bay,” where they had fun impact on the Law School. Houston.” Barbara, being a brand-new attorney. She’s and enjoyed discussing art collections, he said. trained in law school so accomplished, and it meant a Karen Holden on how to retort, lot to me.” The money was helpful “She is commendable in offering helping hands and Director of Development and Donor Relations shot back with “I’ll and lessened his student debt, but scholarships designed for people who may not be have you know, it’s Michael said equally important was able to attend law school and go on to practice law. 806.834.4910 | [email protected] not. I entered him in the encouragement he got from being She did not pull the ladder up behind her,” Newton the Ugliest Dog in awarded the scholarship – plus getting Rusty and Barbara '74, tireless added. “She made it a better place as a student and as a Houston contest and supporters of Texas Tech Law. practicing attorney.”

26 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 27 Steve Rodgers '78, Texas A&M clinical professor of construction science, was presented with a teaching award from the Texas A&M Association of Former Students. From left are Marty Holmes, vice president, Association of Former Students, Texas A&M, Rodgers, and ALUMNI Jorge Vanegas, dean of the College of Architecture.

the United States. He has P.C. for over 35 years. Early in his practice, experience in all areas of Steve achieved the highest possible rating Jerry Dixon '81 is sworn in as president of the New Mexico Board of Bar Commissioners. civil litigation, including for competency and ethics, and has In attendance were, from left, Jerry, Dean Nowlin, Wesley Pool, and Scotty Holloman '81. securities litigation, maintained it for over three decades. In antirust, oil and gas, 2004, the prestigious American Board He was President of the Albuquerque Bar 1983: also defended clients on a wide range of breach of contract/fraud, of Trial Advocates invited Steve to serve Association in 1994 and has served as a other issues, including premises liability, Mike Farris authored another novel. The banking, and general as a charter member of the organization Trustee for the Texas Tech School of Law consumer fraud and catastrophic personal Catch is a thriller about a relentless serial NEWS commercial litigation. in the Brazos Valley. He has served Foundation since 2005. He has participated injury. killer murdering some of Dallas’s best as its president and its national board in the New Mexico high school mock trial lawyers and the police detectives who are We gladly publish alumni 1975: representative. program as a coach or judge since 1988. on the case. 1985: news and photos. Please The State Bar of Texas honored recently- Jerry was named Outstanding Attorney The Honorable Robert Kinkaid, after 16 retired Texas Supreme Court Justice Phil 1979: of the Year by the Albuquerque Bar years serving as the 64th District Judge in send your submissions Kem Thompson Frost, Chief Justice of Johnson with a resolution honoring him Governor Greg Abbott appointed Mark Association in 2014 and received the 2014 Plainview, retired from the bench. to the Office of Alumni for exceptional service. Justice Johnson Griffin to the Texas Tech University Distinguished Service Award from Texas Texas’s Fourteenth Court of Appeals, served as a Texas judge for 20 years—13 Tech School of Law. He provides pro bono has been named 2019 Outstanding Texas Relations at System Board of Regents for a term set 1987: on the Supreme Court of Texas. to expire on January 31, 2025. Mark is a services through New Mexico Christian Leader and inducted into the Texas After completing his eight-year term as [email protected] member of the Facilities Committee and Legal Aid. Jerry served as a Visiting Leadership Hall of Fame by JBS Public a federal magistrate judge, E. Scott Frost 1978: the Regents’ Rules Review Committee. Professor of Law in 2012 at the University Leadership Institute at The University of Texas-Permian Basin. A 1983 graduate joined Lubbock law firm Richards, Elder Susan J. Jennings, vice president and He also serves as the chair of the Carr of National and World Economy in of Texas Tech Law School, Chief Justice & Gibson, PLLC. His practice includes 1974: director of government relations for Foundation Board of Trustees. Mark Sofia, Bulgaria, and in 2015 at South-West Frost received a Texas Tech Law School representation in general civil matters with Rodney Acker, partner with Norton the National Life Group, was honored is president and CEO of The Griffin University in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Jerry Distinguished Alumnus award in 2015 and an emphasis on employment litigation in Rose Fulbright, was named president- by the National Tax-Deferred Savings Companies and Pro Petroleum Inc., which represents the First Bar Commissioner currently serves the federal court system. elect of the American College of Association (NTSA) with its Bob are retail and wholesale fuel marketing, District. on the board of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). The College D. Schiller Award for her lifetime distribution, and storage companies. trustees of Texas recognizes and honors the best of achievements and meritorious service. Governor Greg Abbott Mike Shepherd, after 31 years of service as Tech Law School the trial bars of the United States 1981: appointed Keith Stretcher a prosecutor for Bowie County, has retired. Foundation. He became an assistant district attorney for and Canada, and includes among its Jerry Dixon was elected president of to the Eleventh Court of Steve Rodgers, Texas A&M clinical Bowie County straight out of law school Fellows trial lawyers representing every the Board of Bar Commissioners, a Appeals for a term set to professor of construction science, and was the first African-American hired as aspect of the trial bar: plaintiff and 22-member governing board of the State expire on December 31, 1984: defense lawyers from virtually every received a teaching award from the Jerry L. Rios a prosecutor in Northeast Texas. Texas A&M Association of Former Bar of New Mexico. He is a shareholder 2020. Justice Stretcher was substantive area of civil practice, at Dixon, Scholl, Carrillo, P.A. and appointed the Midland joined Husch public interest lawyers, prosecutors, Students. At Texas A&M, Steve has also Blackwell LLP served as an international study and practices in the areas of professional City Attorney in 1992. He 1988: and criminal defense attorneys. With malpractice defense, licensing, commercial continued in that position for as a partner. Mark Greenberg, judge of County Court Norton Rose Fulbright, Rodney internship coordinator in London for He focuses his the department’s study abroad programs. and construction litigation and real estate. over 22 years with extensive at Law 5 in Dallas, received the Texas Tech focuses his practice on civil trial law, He is a frequent speaker to professionals criminal, civil, and appellate product liability Law Alumni Association Daniel H. Benson and his experience includes trying Before joining the Texas A&M faculty, practice on the Steve maintained a trial law practice with on ethics, professional liability, and risk duties. He will not seek re- Public Service Award, which is presented cases in state and federal courts across management issues. Jerry is admitted to election. transportation to an alumnus who has demonstrated the firm of Rodgers, Miller & Rodriguez, The Honorable Kem Thompson Frost '83 practice law in Colorado and New Mexico. industry and has 28 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 29 Steve Rodgers '78, Texas A&M clinical professor of construction science, was presented with a teaching award from the Texas A&M Association of Former Students. From left are Marty Holmes, vice president, Association of Former Students, Texas A&M, Rodgers, and ALUMNI Jorge Vanegas, dean of the College of Architecture. the United States. He has P.C. for over 35 years. Early in his practice, experience in all areas of Steve achieved the highest possible rating Jerry Dixon '81 is sworn in as president of the New Mexico Board of Bar Commissioners. civil litigation, including for competency and ethics, and has In attendance were, from left, Jerry, Dean Nowlin, Wesley Pool, and Scotty Holloman '81. securities litigation, maintained it for over three decades. In antirust, oil and gas, 2004, the prestigious American Board He was President of the Albuquerque Bar 1983: also defended clients on a wide range of breach of contract/fraud, of Trial Advocates invited Steve to serve Association in 1994 and has served as a other issues, including premises liability, Mike Farris authored another novel. The banking, and general as a charter member of the organization Trustee for the Texas Tech School of Law consumer fraud and catastrophic personal Catch is a thriller about a relentless serial NEWS commercial litigation. in the Brazos Valley. He has served Foundation since 2005. He has participated injury. killer murdering some of Dallas’s best as its president and its national board in the New Mexico high school mock trial lawyers and the police detectives who are We gladly publish alumni 1975: representative. program as a coach or judge since 1988. on the case. 1985: news and photos. Please The State Bar of Texas honored recently- Jerry was named Outstanding Attorney The Honorable Robert Kinkaid, after 16 retired Texas Supreme Court Justice Phil 1979: of the Year by the Albuquerque Bar years serving as the 64th District Judge in send your submissions Kem Thompson Frost, Chief Justice of Johnson with a resolution honoring him Governor Greg Abbott appointed Mark Association in 2014 and received the 2014 Plainview, retired from the bench. to the Office of Alumni for exceptional service. Justice Johnson Griffin to the Texas Tech University Distinguished Service Award from Texas Texas’s Fourteenth Court of Appeals, served as a Texas judge for 20 years—13 Tech School of Law. He provides pro bono has been named 2019 Outstanding Texas Relations at System Board of Regents for a term set 1987: on the Supreme Court of Texas. to expire on January 31, 2025. Mark is a services through New Mexico Christian Leader and inducted into the Texas After completing his eight-year term as [email protected] member of the Facilities Committee and Legal Aid. Jerry served as a Visiting Leadership Hall of Fame by JBS Public a federal magistrate judge, E. Scott Frost 1978: the Regents’ Rules Review Committee. Professor of Law in 2012 at the University Leadership Institute at The University of Texas-Permian Basin. A 1983 graduate joined Lubbock law firm Richards, Elder Susan J. Jennings, vice president and He also serves as the chair of the Carr of National and World Economy in of Texas Tech Law School, Chief Justice & Gibson, PLLC. His practice includes 1974: director of government relations for Foundation Board of Trustees. Mark Sofia, Bulgaria, and in 2015 at South-West Frost received a Texas Tech Law School representation in general civil matters with Rodney Acker, partner with Norton the National Life Group, was honored is president and CEO of The Griffin University in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Jerry Distinguished Alumnus award in 2015 and an emphasis on employment litigation in Rose Fulbright, was named president- by the National Tax-Deferred Savings Companies and Pro Petroleum Inc., which represents the First Bar Commissioner currently serves the federal court system. elect of the American College of Association (NTSA) with its Bob are retail and wholesale fuel marketing, District. on the board of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). The College D. Schiller Award for her lifetime distribution, and storage companies. trustees of Texas recognizes and honors the best of achievements and meritorious service. Governor Greg Abbott Mike Shepherd, after 31 years of service as Tech Law School the trial bars of the United States 1981: appointed Keith Stretcher a prosecutor for Bowie County, has retired. Foundation. He became an assistant district attorney for and Canada, and includes among its Jerry Dixon was elected president of to the Eleventh Court of Steve Rodgers, Texas A&M clinical Bowie County straight out of law school Fellows trial lawyers representing every the Board of Bar Commissioners, a Appeals for a term set to professor of construction science, and was the first African-American hired as aspect of the trial bar: plaintiff and 22-member governing board of the State expire on December 31, 1984: defense lawyers from virtually every received a teaching award from the Jerry L. Rios a prosecutor in Northeast Texas. Texas A&M Association of Former Bar of New Mexico. He is a shareholder 2020. Justice Stretcher was substantive area of civil practice, at Dixon, Scholl, Carrillo, P.A. and appointed the Midland joined Husch public interest lawyers, prosecutors, Students. At Texas A&M, Steve has also Blackwell LLP served as an international study and practices in the areas of professional City Attorney in 1992. He 1988: and criminal defense attorneys. With malpractice defense, licensing, commercial continued in that position for as a partner. Mark Greenberg, judge of County Court Norton Rose Fulbright, Rodney internship coordinator in London for He focuses his the department’s study abroad programs. and construction litigation and real estate. over 22 years with extensive at Law 5 in Dallas, received the Texas Tech focuses his practice on civil trial law, He is a frequent speaker to professionals criminal, civil, and appellate product liability Law Alumni Association Daniel H. Benson and his experience includes trying Before joining the Texas A&M faculty, practice on the Steve maintained a trial law practice with on ethics, professional liability, and risk duties. He will not seek re- Public Service Award, which is presented cases in state and federal courts across management issues. Jerry is admitted to election. transportation to an alumnus who has demonstrated the firm of Rodgers, Miller & Rodriguez, The Honorable Kem Thompson Frost '83 practice law in Colorado and New Mexico. industry and has 28 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 29 significant and substantial contributions 1994: and has represented corporations, small 1997: to furthering ideals of public service in businesses, and insurers. Kal Grant joined Jackson Walker’s Wealth Susan Redford was the law. Planning, Probate, & Trust practice as a named executive director of the 1990: partner in the Dallas office. Kal joined Ginger Pearson Nelson received the as a trust and estate strategist working Spearman ISD 2019 Lynx Legacy Texas Association Former Texas Court of Appeals Justice closely with clients to counsel them Distinguished Alumni Award. The of Counties. The Craig Stoddart joined the commercial through the optimal creation, use, and purpose of the award is to identify, Texas Association and real estate litigation division of the coordination of estate planning vehicles recognize, celebrate, and honor alumni of Counties (TAC) Pettit Law Firm as senior counsel. Justice and techniques, including trusts, family- who have distinguished themselves represents the 254 Stoddart served on the Fifth District owned entities, charitable planning, and through public service, academic counties of Texas Court of Appeals in Dallas from 2014- various disposition matters. achievement, and professional and, by extension, 2018. He also represented the state contributions. Mayor Nelson was elected the county of Texas in more than 140 appellate to serve for a second term as mayor officials Texans Sandra Heller joined Holland & Knight prosecutions before joining the Court of Amarillo and has been instrumental have elected or LLP as a partner in the Fort Lauderdale of Appeals. Before his judicial career, in helping organize a group of mayors appointed to office. She focuses her practice on Stoddart served as appellate prosecutor from other Texas cities of similar size represent them. advising clients in the identification and for the Rockwall County Criminal District to Amarillo to share ideas and problem Susan, a former prevention of complex fraud schemes, Attorney’s Office for 22 years. He has solving methods. Ector County as well as seeking civil recovery on argued before appellate courts across the judge, has served Texas Tech law alumni at the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society’s 24th their behalf. Sandra analyzes, counsels, state, including the state’s highest criminal as the judicial Annual John Hemphill Dinner. This year’s event featured keynote speaker investigates, and litigates civil recovery 1996: court, the Texas Court of Criminal program manager Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. actions in multi-claim insurance fraud Alan Bojorquez, founder of Bojorquez Appeals. of TAC’s Judicial cases on behalf of both large national and Law Firm, received the Texas Tech Law Education regional private health insurance carriers, Alumni Association Hershell L. Barnes Refuge International. Longview-based 1992: Program since October 2015. Prior to as well as national property and casualty Ambassador Award, which recognizes an Leah A. Greene joined Butler Snow’s Refuge International builds collaborative Douglas Bracken, a board-certified taking office as county judge in 2007, insurers. alumnus who has served as a goodwill business department and practices relationships in Guatemala to provide employment law attorney, has joined the she served Ector County for six years as ambassador for the Law School and within the Business Services group in the medical services to underserved Dallas office of Kane Russell Coleman an assistant district attorney and for two general community. Memphis, Tennessee office. She focuses populations. Jose’s practice consists mainly Tamie Hopp received a University of years as an assistant county attorney. Logan as a director. Douglas, who has her practice on health care transactions of personal injury actions, including more than 25 years of experience, defends Wisconsin Oshkosh Distinguished product liability claims and wrongful Alumni Award. The Distinguished Ben K. DuBose, founder of DuBose and regulatory matters. In addition, she companies and management against 1998: advises clients on health law matters. death actions. He also handles a great claims of employment discrimination, Alumni Awards recognize those who Law Firm, was elected the 2019 president Michael Nored was named Special amount of family immigration cases. harassment, and retaliation claims. are active in their professional fields of Dallas Trial Lawyers Association. Counsel to the Texas Department of 2000: and widely recognized for their career Founded in 1963, the Dallas Trial Lawyers Insurance Commissioner. He joined TDI Sunshine Stanek became the first woman Paula Smith, Assistant Dean of Career accomplishments. Tamie serves as a Association is a volunteer body of Dallas as an attorney in the Enforcement Section John R. Parker was sworn in by Chief to serve as the Lubbock County Criminal and Professional Development at Texas development director for Black Hills area trial attorneys. DTLA’s mission: in 2012. He moved to the Legal Section Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn to serve as a District Attorney. She was also selected Tech University School of Law, received a Works Foundation, where she assists in empowering and supporting Dallas trial in 2013, became director of Financial magistrate judge for the United States to serve on the Domestic Terrorism 2019 Texas Tech Alumni Association Top the management and organization of lawyers in achieving justice for those who Counsel later that year, and was selected District Court, Northern District of Task Force formed by Governor Greg Techsan award. The Top Techsan honors foundation fundraising operations. have been harmed. Ben has 23 years of to lead the Legal & Enforcement Division Texas at the Abilene and San Angelo Abbott in the wake of the August 2 Texas Tech University staff members who experience representing asbestos, personal in 2017. He also has 14 years of private divisions. Judge Parker served as Deputy mass shooting in El Paso. The group of display extraordinary work proficiency and Dawn Wolverton, who has been Rent- injury, and wrongful death victims as well sector insurance law experience. General Counsel for the Executive Office experts will analyze and provide advice on an attitude of team spirit within the Texas A-Center Inc.’s vice president, assistant as individuals in employment matters. for United States Attorneys’ Office in strategies to maximize law enforcement’s Tech family. general counsel, and corporate secretary Washington, D.C., beginning in May 2018, 1999: ability to protect against acts of domestic since 2011, temporarily took the helm Christopher L. Jensen, a member with where he provided legal advice and ethics Ryan T. Beard joined Akerman LLP as a terrorism. 2003: guidance to the nation’s 93 United States as general counsel. She first joined the Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC in Amarillo, partner in the Austin office. He broadens Attorneys, their staffs, and their Executive rent-to-own retailer in 2004 as senior Texas, was elected to serve on the firm’s Dylan O. Drummond, an appellate Akerman’s intellectual property offering 2001: litigator resident in the Dallas office Office in Washington. counsel, and her key responsibilities 2019 Executive Committee. In addition with experience in the areas of medical have included securities to serving on the Bryan S. David, a partner with Cantey of Gray Reed & McGraw, was named Prior to that, he served as United States devices, mechanical devices, automotive president of the Texas Supreme Court Attorney in the Northern District of compliance, corporate firm’s executive products, computer equipment, other Hanger, was elected to membership in governance, finance committee, the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation. Historical Society. The Texas Supreme Texas for three years (acting and interim) technology related to the internet and Court Historical Society chronicles the pending the presidential appointment and investor relations, Chris will serve data, and copyrights and trademarks. Fellows of the Foundation are selected business transactions, and as the firm’s for their outstanding professional history of the Texas Supreme Court, and Senate confirmation of a new United the Texas judiciary, and Texas law, while States Attorney. compensation and benefits. president. He achievements and their demonstrated represents clients Walker Crowson, a partner in the Snell commitment to the improvement of the preserving and protecting judicial records 1995: in commercial & Wilmer Phoenix office, received the justice system throughout the state of and significant artifacts that reflect that 1993: and personal Fiesta Bowl Chair of the Year Award. Texas. In his practice, Bryan represents history. Richard A. McNitzky was promoted to Stephen Wedemeyer joined He was recognized for his work as the the Shackelford Bowen injury litigation aircraft owners and operators, charter shareholder at Langley & Banack, Inc. relating to oil and organization’s chair of the PlayStation companies, major aircraft manufacturers, Racy L. Haddad joined Coats Rose, P.C. as in the San Antonio office. McNitzky McKinley & Norton Fiesta Bowl pregame parties and for LLP Houston office gas, power and repair stations, flight schools, and training a director in the real estate practice in the represents hospitals, facilities, and utilities, water, and playing a critical role in the execution of centers in a variety of commercial and firm’s Austin office. She has more than individual health care professionals in as a partner. Formerly the 2018-2019 Fan Fest and APS Stadium chairman of Winstead’s condemnation/ tort actions. 25 years of experience in the real estate complex medical, personal injury, and eminent domain. Club. He has been involved with the industry, with a diverse real estate and business disputes. The underscore of his insurance litigation group, Fiesta Bowl as a Yellow Jacket since 2016 he handles personal injury Jose Sanchez, owner of Jose Sanchez Law litigation practice that includes complex practice is litigation and trial of cases on Stephen Wedemeyer '95 and formerly served as president of the cases involving commercial and residential behalf of health care providers. and commercial disputes Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. Firm, joined the board of directors of 30 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 31 significant and substantial contributions 1994: and has represented corporations, small 1997: to furthering ideals of public service in businesses, and insurers. Kal Grant joined Jackson Walker’s Wealth Susan Redford was the law. Planning, Probate, & Trust practice as a named executive director of the 1990: partner in the Dallas office. Kal joined Ginger Pearson Nelson received the as a trust and estate strategist working Spearman ISD 2019 Lynx Legacy Texas Association Former Texas Court of Appeals Justice closely with clients to counsel them Distinguished Alumni Award. The of Counties. The Craig Stoddart joined the commercial through the optimal creation, use, and purpose of the award is to identify, Texas Association and real estate litigation division of the coordination of estate planning vehicles recognize, celebrate, and honor alumni of Counties (TAC) Pettit Law Firm as senior counsel. Justice and techniques, including trusts, family- who have distinguished themselves represents the 254 Stoddart served on the Fifth District owned entities, charitable planning, and through public service, academic counties of Texas Court of Appeals in Dallas from 2014- various disposition matters. achievement, and professional and, by extension, 2018. He also represented the state contributions. Mayor Nelson was elected the county of Texas in more than 140 appellate to serve for a second term as mayor officials Texans Sandra Heller joined Holland & Knight prosecutions before joining the Court of Amarillo and has been instrumental have elected or LLP as a partner in the Fort Lauderdale of Appeals. Before his judicial career, in helping organize a group of mayors appointed to office. She focuses her practice on Stoddart served as appellate prosecutor from other Texas cities of similar size represent them. advising clients in the identification and for the Rockwall County Criminal District to Amarillo to share ideas and problem Susan, a former prevention of complex fraud schemes, Attorney’s Office for 22 years. He has solving methods. Ector County as well as seeking civil recovery on argued before appellate courts across the judge, has served Texas Tech law alumni at the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society’s 24th their behalf. Sandra analyzes, counsels, state, including the state’s highest criminal as the judicial Annual John Hemphill Dinner. This year’s event featured keynote speaker investigates, and litigates civil recovery 1996: court, the Texas Court of Criminal program manager Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. actions in multi-claim insurance fraud Alan Bojorquez, founder of Bojorquez Appeals. of TAC’s Judicial cases on behalf of both large national and Law Firm, received the Texas Tech Law Education regional private health insurance carriers, Alumni Association Hershell L. Barnes Refuge International. Longview-based 1992: Program since October 2015. Prior to as well as national property and casualty Ambassador Award, which recognizes an Leah A. Greene joined Butler Snow’s Refuge International builds collaborative Douglas Bracken, a board-certified taking office as county judge in 2007, insurers. alumnus who has served as a goodwill business department and practices relationships in Guatemala to provide employment law attorney, has joined the she served Ector County for six years as ambassador for the Law School and within the Business Services group in the medical services to underserved Dallas office of Kane Russell Coleman an assistant district attorney and for two general community. Memphis, Tennessee office. She focuses populations. Jose’s practice consists mainly Tamie Hopp received a University of years as an assistant county attorney. Logan as a director. Douglas, who has her practice on health care transactions of personal injury actions, including more than 25 years of experience, defends Wisconsin Oshkosh Distinguished product liability claims and wrongful Alumni Award. The Distinguished Ben K. DuBose, founder of DuBose and regulatory matters. In addition, she companies and management against 1998: advises clients on health law matters. death actions. He also handles a great claims of employment discrimination, Alumni Awards recognize those who Law Firm, was elected the 2019 president Michael Nored was named Special amount of family immigration cases. harassment, and retaliation claims. are active in their professional fields of Dallas Trial Lawyers Association. Counsel to the Texas Department of 2000: and widely recognized for their career Founded in 1963, the Dallas Trial Lawyers Insurance Commissioner. He joined TDI Sunshine Stanek became the first woman Paula Smith, Assistant Dean of Career accomplishments. Tamie serves as a Association is a volunteer body of Dallas as an attorney in the Enforcement Section John R. Parker was sworn in by Chief to serve as the Lubbock County Criminal and Professional Development at Texas development director for Black Hills area trial attorneys. DTLA’s mission: in 2012. He moved to the Legal Section Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn to serve as a District Attorney. She was also selected Tech University School of Law, received a Works Foundation, where she assists in empowering and supporting Dallas trial in 2013, became director of Financial magistrate judge for the United States to serve on the Domestic Terrorism 2019 Texas Tech Alumni Association Top the management and organization of lawyers in achieving justice for those who Counsel later that year, and was selected District Court, Northern District of Task Force formed by Governor Greg Techsan award. The Top Techsan honors foundation fundraising operations. have been harmed. Ben has 23 years of to lead the Legal & Enforcement Division Texas at the Abilene and San Angelo Abbott in the wake of the August 2 Texas Tech University staff members who experience representing asbestos, personal in 2017. He also has 14 years of private divisions. Judge Parker served as Deputy mass shooting in El Paso. The group of display extraordinary work proficiency and Dawn Wolverton, who has been Rent- injury, and wrongful death victims as well sector insurance law experience. General Counsel for the Executive Office experts will analyze and provide advice on an attitude of team spirit within the Texas A-Center Inc.’s vice president, assistant as individuals in employment matters. for United States Attorneys’ Office in strategies to maximize law enforcement’s Tech family. general counsel, and corporate secretary Washington, D.C., beginning in May 2018, 1999: ability to protect against acts of domestic since 2011, temporarily took the helm Christopher L. Jensen, a member with where he provided legal advice and ethics Ryan T. Beard joined Akerman LLP as a terrorism. 2003: guidance to the nation’s 93 United States as general counsel. She first joined the Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC in Amarillo, partner in the Austin office. He broadens Attorneys, their staffs, and their Executive rent-to-own retailer in 2004 as senior Texas, was elected to serve on the firm’s Dylan O. Drummond, an appellate Akerman’s intellectual property offering 2001: litigator resident in the Dallas office Office in Washington. counsel, and her key responsibilities 2019 Executive Committee. In addition with experience in the areas of medical have included securities to serving on the Bryan S. David, a partner with Cantey of Gray Reed & McGraw, was named Prior to that, he served as United States devices, mechanical devices, automotive president of the Texas Supreme Court Attorney in the Northern District of compliance, corporate firm’s executive products, computer equipment, other Hanger, was elected to membership in governance, finance committee, the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation. Historical Society. The Texas Supreme Texas for three years (acting and interim) technology related to the internet and Court Historical Society chronicles the pending the presidential appointment and investor relations, Chris will serve data, and copyrights and trademarks. Fellows of the Foundation are selected business transactions, and as the firm’s for their outstanding professional history of the Texas Supreme Court, and Senate confirmation of a new United the Texas judiciary, and Texas law, while States Attorney. compensation and benefits. president. He achievements and their demonstrated represents clients Walker Crowson, a partner in the Snell commitment to the improvement of the preserving and protecting judicial records 1995: in commercial & Wilmer Phoenix office, received the justice system throughout the state of and significant artifacts that reflect that 1993: and personal Fiesta Bowl Chair of the Year Award. Texas. In his practice, Bryan represents history. Richard A. McNitzky was promoted to Stephen Wedemeyer joined He was recognized for his work as the the Shackelford Bowen injury litigation aircraft owners and operators, charter shareholder at Langley & Banack, Inc. relating to oil and organization’s chair of the PlayStation companies, major aircraft manufacturers, Racy L. Haddad joined Coats Rose, P.C. as in the San Antonio office. McNitzky McKinley & Norton Fiesta Bowl pregame parties and for LLP Houston office gas, power and repair stations, flight schools, and training a director in the real estate practice in the represents hospitals, facilities, and utilities, water, and playing a critical role in the execution of centers in a variety of commercial and firm’s Austin office. She has more than individual health care professionals in as a partner. Formerly the 2018-2019 Fan Fest and APS Stadium chairman of Winstead’s condemnation/ tort actions. 25 years of experience in the real estate complex medical, personal injury, and eminent domain. Club. He has been involved with the industry, with a diverse real estate and business disputes. The underscore of his insurance litigation group, Fiesta Bowl as a Yellow Jacket since 2016 he handles personal injury Jose Sanchez, owner of Jose Sanchez Law litigation practice that includes complex practice is litigation and trial of cases on Stephen Wedemeyer '95 and formerly served as president of the cases involving commercial and residential behalf of health care providers. and commercial disputes Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. Firm, joined the board of directors of 30 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 31 acquisitions, development, leasing, real professionally and offer service back to either professionally or at the School of estate brokerage, real estate finance, the community with the Under 40 Award. Law, has brought credit to the graduate and the institution. Tiffany Leal joined the Chapman Firm in Austin, Texas, as senior counsel. Nick Davis joined the litigation section Tiffany’s practice focuses on representing of Stibbs & Co. in The Woodlands, clients in all aspects of construction and Texas. Prior to joining Stibbs & Co., Nick employment law, including the drafting owned a law firm in Dallas in which he and negotiation of transactional matters gained his vast litigation skills in the areas and dispute resolution. of civil litigation, family, bankruptcy, and criminal defense. Joseph E. Moody (D-El Paso) was appointed as speaker pro tempore, the Susan Hannagan joined Capital One as number two job in the Texas House senior counsel. Hannagan was previously of Representatives. He is the first El a partner at Munck Wilson Mandala Paso lawmaker to be named speaker and operated litigation boutique Okon pro tempore in Texas. The speaker pro Hannagan, providing legal services tempore assumes the duties of speaker in complex commercial litigation, IP in the speaker’s absence and assists in litigation, employment law, construction the administration of the House at the law, real estate litigation, and energy speaker’s direction. Outside of the Texas litigation. Racy L. Haddad '03 Legislature, he is an attorney in private Members of the class of 2009 celebrated 10 years during the 2019 Alumni Tailgate weekend. practice at Moody & Sahualla, P.C., a Emma Shinn was the featured speaker boutique El Paso law firm focused on at the Texas Tech University Office of title issues, disposition of property, and criminal defense and criminal appeals. LGBTQIA Lavender Graduation. The construction law. Prior to joining Coats evening hosted graduating LGBTQIA state bar and the local association. The electrical engineering, medical devices, and in career, public service, and/or volunteer Rose, Racy was the founding partner of Blair Saylor Oscarsson was elected a students and allies, their families, and Evidence Committee monitors the oil drilling. activities within 15 years of graduation. Haddad Legal Group. member of the Sprouse Shrader Smith their friends for dinner and a recognition Texas Rules of Evidence, receives and It is among the highest awards given to Law Firm. She has more than a decade ceremony. considers comments regarding the rules, April Propst has been named judge former students in agriculture and life 2004: of experience in civil litigation and and proposes revisions to the Rules of the new CPS court at the Taylor sciences at Texas A&M. David A. Sprott joined the law firm family law matters, regularly assisting of Evidence and the statutes of Texas County Courthouse. April had served Governor Greg Abbott appointed Ashley relating to them. Members include of McMahon Surovik Suttle P.C. as a clients with adoptions, child custody, and Wysocki to the 254th Family District as an associate judge of the 326th Brandon E. Durrett was elected a new shareholder. He practices in the fields of divorce, as well as with cases involving lawyers, judges, and law school professors District Court in Taylor County since member with Dykema in the San Antonio Court in Dallas County for a term set from across Texas. estate planning, probate, and business personal injury, wrongful death, and to expire December 31, 2020. Ashley 2017, presiding over family law matters, office. Brandon is a Board Certified oil law. commercial litigation. is an attorney at Fox Rothschild LLP. including child protection cases. As a and gas attorney in Dykema’s Corporate She is a member of the American Bar J. Brad Hickman, a member with Sprouse child protection associate judge, she will Finance Practice Group. He maintains a Dusty Wallace joined True North Governor Greg Abbott named Melissa Association, Dallas Bar Association, Shrader Smith PLLC in Amarillo, Texas, preside over child protection cases filed diverse upstream industry practice focused Advisors as the vice president of Tyroch, a partner at Tyroch Boyd PLLC, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, was elected to serve on the firm’s 2019 by the Texas Department of Family and on identifying and solving problems financial planning. Prior to joining to the state’s securities board for a term and the State Bar of Texas and its Family Executive Committee. Brad is a real Protective Services. his clients encounter in the exploration, True North, Dusty was the director that expires January 20, 2025. The board Law Section. estate and business attorney with deep development, operation, production, sale, of financial planning and the chief is responsible for registering securities experience in negotiating and drafting Joshua W. Snider received the Fort Hays and leveraging of oil and gas properties. compliance officer at Lee Financial offered and sold in Texas and oversees 2008: contracts including real estate purchase State University Young Alumni Award. and sale agreements, loan and securities Company where she was responsible individuals selling securities or providing Tamara Baggett joined Barnes & The award is designed to recognize Raleigh Johnston was named partner for financial planning services as well investment advice to Texans. documents, oil and gas leases, and those early in their careers who have in the Dentons’ Dallas office. He is Thornburg LLP as a partner in the Dallas construction agreements. He is also a as oversight of the firm’s compliance office. She is a complex commercial had outstanding professional and a member of the firm’s corporate program. licensed Certified Public Accountant in educational achievements, participated in practice where he represents public Newly elected Dallas council member litigator who handles contract disputes, Texas. Chad West was appointed by Mayor construction and fiduciary litigation, community activities, received honors and and private companies, including real 2005: Eric Johnson to chair the Housing and internet defamation and brand protection awards, and been recognized for other estate investment trusts, in a variety of Brian Rogers, a former reporter at the Homelessness Solutions committee. matters, and unfair trade practice cases, Oscar Mendez was recognized by Bel Air accomplishments since graduation. He corporate, tax, securities, and real estate Odessa American and the Houston Chronicle, Chad is the only freshman council as well as various real estate, intellectual High School as their Brenda Sandoval currently is a managing shareholder and matters. has hung up his press badge and is member to be appointed as a committee property, antitrust, and tort disputes. Honored Ex for serving his community attorney for Gordon Davis Johnson and moving into the courtroom as a criminal chair. by establishing himself as a model citizen. Shane P.C., a business boutique firm in El Brent W. Nelson, a partner in the Tucson Paso, Texas. defense attorney, mainly dealing with Michael Davis, 369th District Court office of Rimon, P.C., was named chair appeals cases. 2007: Judge of Palestine, has been appointed David Morehan joined Shook, Hardy & of the Probate and Trust Section of the Allison Clayton, deputy director of the chairman of the Local Bar Services Bacon L.L.P. as a partner in the firm’s 2009: State Bar of Arizona for 2019/2020. 2006: Innocence Project of Texas and director Committee, as well as to the state bar’s Houston office. He focuses on intellectual James Decker received the Outstanding The section considers all matters of legal Ector County Court of Law Judge of the Law School’s Innocence Clinic, Administration of Evidence Committee. property litigation involving highly Early Career Alumni award at the Texas interest relating to the various subjects Brooke Hendricks-Green was named received the Texas Tech Law Alumni The Local Bar Services Committee complex technical and legal issues. David A&M University College of Agriculture covered by the section, including the law a recipient of the Odessa Under 40 Association Rising Star Award, which provides services and information to represents clients in cases involving a and Life Sciences Legacy and Leadership with respect to wills, the administration of Award. The Young Professionals of recognizes an alumnus whose exemplary local and specialty bar associations wide range of technologies and products, Banquet. This award recognizes estates, estate and tax planning, probate Odessa honors Odessans who excel contributions of service and leadership, by serving as a liaison between the including telecommunications, computers, outstanding leadership and contributions court jurisdiction, the advisability of

32 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 33 acquisitions, development, leasing, real professionally and offer service back to either professionally or at the School of estate brokerage, real estate finance, the community with the Under 40 Award. Law, has brought credit to the graduate and the institution. Tiffany Leal joined the Chapman Firm in Austin, Texas, as senior counsel. Nick Davis joined the litigation section Tiffany’s practice focuses on representing of Stibbs & Co. in The Woodlands, clients in all aspects of construction and Texas. Prior to joining Stibbs & Co., Nick employment law, including the drafting owned a law firm in Dallas in which he and negotiation of transactional matters gained his vast litigation skills in the areas and dispute resolution. of civil litigation, family, bankruptcy, and criminal defense. Joseph E. Moody (D-El Paso) was appointed as speaker pro tempore, the Susan Hannagan joined Capital One as number two job in the Texas House senior counsel. Hannagan was previously of Representatives. He is the first El a partner at Munck Wilson Mandala Paso lawmaker to be named speaker and operated litigation boutique Okon pro tempore in Texas. The speaker pro Hannagan, providing legal services tempore assumes the duties of speaker in complex commercial litigation, IP in the speaker’s absence and assists in litigation, employment law, construction the administration of the House at the law, real estate litigation, and energy speaker’s direction. Outside of the Texas litigation. Racy L. Haddad '03 Legislature, he is an attorney in private Members of the class of 2009 celebrated 10 years during the 2019 Alumni Tailgate weekend. practice at Moody & Sahualla, P.C., a Emma Shinn was the featured speaker boutique El Paso law firm focused on at the Texas Tech University Office of title issues, disposition of property, and criminal defense and criminal appeals. LGBTQIA Lavender Graduation. The construction law. Prior to joining Coats evening hosted graduating LGBTQIA state bar and the local association. The electrical engineering, medical devices, and in career, public service, and/or volunteer Rose, Racy was the founding partner of Blair Saylor Oscarsson was elected a students and allies, their families, and Evidence Committee monitors the oil drilling. activities within 15 years of graduation. Haddad Legal Group. member of the Sprouse Shrader Smith their friends for dinner and a recognition Texas Rules of Evidence, receives and It is among the highest awards given to Law Firm. She has more than a decade ceremony. considers comments regarding the rules, April Propst has been named judge former students in agriculture and life 2004: of experience in civil litigation and and proposes revisions to the Rules of the new CPS court at the Taylor sciences at Texas A&M. David A. Sprott joined the law firm family law matters, regularly assisting of Evidence and the statutes of Texas County Courthouse. April had served Governor Greg Abbott appointed Ashley relating to them. Members include of McMahon Surovik Suttle P.C. as a clients with adoptions, child custody, and Wysocki to the 254th Family District as an associate judge of the 326th Brandon E. Durrett was elected a new shareholder. He practices in the fields of divorce, as well as with cases involving lawyers, judges, and law school professors District Court in Taylor County since member with Dykema in the San Antonio Court in Dallas County for a term set from across Texas. estate planning, probate, and business personal injury, wrongful death, and to expire December 31, 2020. Ashley 2017, presiding over family law matters, office. Brandon is a Board Certified oil law. commercial litigation. is an attorney at Fox Rothschild LLP. including child protection cases. As a and gas attorney in Dykema’s Corporate She is a member of the American Bar J. Brad Hickman, a member with Sprouse child protection associate judge, she will Finance Practice Group. He maintains a Dusty Wallace joined True North Governor Greg Abbott named Melissa Association, Dallas Bar Association, Shrader Smith PLLC in Amarillo, Texas, preside over child protection cases filed diverse upstream industry practice focused Advisors as the vice president of Tyroch, a partner at Tyroch Boyd PLLC, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, was elected to serve on the firm’s 2019 by the Texas Department of Family and on identifying and solving problems financial planning. Prior to joining to the state’s securities board for a term and the State Bar of Texas and its Family Executive Committee. Brad is a real Protective Services. his clients encounter in the exploration, True North, Dusty was the director that expires January 20, 2025. The board Law Section. estate and business attorney with deep development, operation, production, sale, of financial planning and the chief is responsible for registering securities experience in negotiating and drafting Joshua W. Snider received the Fort Hays and leveraging of oil and gas properties. compliance officer at Lee Financial offered and sold in Texas and oversees 2008: contracts including real estate purchase State University Young Alumni Award. and sale agreements, loan and securities Company where she was responsible individuals selling securities or providing Tamara Baggett joined Barnes & The award is designed to recognize Raleigh Johnston was named partner for financial planning services as well investment advice to Texans. documents, oil and gas leases, and those early in their careers who have in the Dentons’ Dallas office. He is Thornburg LLP as a partner in the Dallas construction agreements. He is also a as oversight of the firm’s compliance office. She is a complex commercial had outstanding professional and a member of the firm’s corporate program. licensed Certified Public Accountant in educational achievements, participated in practice where he represents public Newly elected Dallas council member litigator who handles contract disputes, Texas. Chad West was appointed by Mayor construction and fiduciary litigation, community activities, received honors and and private companies, including real 2005: Eric Johnson to chair the Housing and internet defamation and brand protection awards, and been recognized for other estate investment trusts, in a variety of Brian Rogers, a former reporter at the Homelessness Solutions committee. matters, and unfair trade practice cases, Oscar Mendez was recognized by Bel Air accomplishments since graduation. He corporate, tax, securities, and real estate Odessa American and the Houston Chronicle, Chad is the only freshman council as well as various real estate, intellectual High School as their Brenda Sandoval currently is a managing shareholder and matters. has hung up his press badge and is member to be appointed as a committee property, antitrust, and tort disputes. Honored Ex for serving his community attorney for Gordon Davis Johnson and moving into the courtroom as a criminal chair. by establishing himself as a model citizen. Shane P.C., a business boutique firm in El Brent W. Nelson, a partner in the Tucson Paso, Texas. defense attorney, mainly dealing with Michael Davis, 369th District Court office of Rimon, P.C., was named chair appeals cases. 2007: Judge of Palestine, has been appointed David Morehan joined Shook, Hardy & of the Probate and Trust Section of the Allison Clayton, deputy director of the chairman of the Local Bar Services Bacon L.L.P. as a partner in the firm’s 2009: State Bar of Arizona for 2019/2020. 2006: Innocence Project of Texas and director Committee, as well as to the state bar’s Houston office. He focuses on intellectual James Decker received the Outstanding The section considers all matters of legal Ector County Court of Law Judge of the Law School’s Innocence Clinic, Administration of Evidence Committee. property litigation involving highly Early Career Alumni award at the Texas interest relating to the various subjects Brooke Hendricks-Green was named received the Texas Tech Law Alumni The Local Bar Services Committee complex technical and legal issues. David A&M University College of Agriculture covered by the section, including the law a recipient of the Odessa Under 40 Association Rising Star Award, which provides services and information to represents clients in cases involving a and Life Sciences Legacy and Leadership with respect to wills, the administration of Award. The Young Professionals of recognizes an alumnus whose exemplary local and specialty bar associations wide range of technologies and products, Banquet. This award recognizes estates, estate and tax planning, probate Odessa honors Odessans who excel contributions of service and leadership, by serving as a liaison between the including telecommunications, computers, outstanding leadership and contributions court jurisdiction, the advisability of

32 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 33 specific probate statutes or rules, and significant experience in the healthcare, Lawyers 2015: Brandon L. King joined Thompson & 2019: other matters of interest in the field of energy, and telecommunications Leadership Knight LLP as an associate in the Trial Drew Robertson, an associate with Kane Stephanie Grissom received one of the probate law. industries. Class. The Practice Group of the Austin office. Russell Coleman Logan PC, received the 2019 Law Students Pursuing Tax Law DAYL Brandon focuses his practice on litigation Texas Tech Law Alumni Association D. Scholarships that the State Bar of Texas Benson Varghese, founder and managing 2012: Leadership and dispute resolution. Prior to joining Class is a Murray Hensley Service Award, which is Tax Section issues each year. While at partner of Varghese Summersett in Brandon Beck, an appellate attorney the firm, he served as Judicial Clerk focused way presented to an alumnus who has served Texas Tech Law, Stephanie was a member Fort Worth, received the Outstanding with the Office of the Federal Public for the Honorable Thomas M. Reavley, for young the law school by coaching advocacy of the Tax Law National Moot Court Young Lawyer Award from the Tarrant Defender for the Northern District of United States Court of Appeals for the lawyers teams. team and the Low-Income Taxpayer County Young Lawyers Association. Texas and adjunct professor of legal Fifth Circuit, and the Honorable Jeffrey to make a Clinic. She is currently attending the The Outstanding Young Lawyer Award practice at Texas Tech Law, received S. Boyd, Supreme Court of Texas. difference Nathan White '12 2017: Graduate Tax Program at NYU School is given to a young lawyer who is the G.O.L.D. (Graduates Of the Last in the Keirsten Hamilton joined Polsinelli’s of Law to obtain an LL.M in Taxation. recognized for his or her proficiency, Decade) Award, which recognizes an Adam L. Trimble joined Sprouse Shrader community and the bar. Only about 40 Dallas office as an associate in the firm’s service to the profession, and service to alumnus who graduated during the last Smith, a full service law firm with offices individuals are selected for the class each Real Estate Finance group. Keirsten Emily Steppick joined Kelly Hart & the community. Benson has been active decade for significant achievements in in Amarillo, Austin, and Victoria, as year to learn about the city of Dallas, focuses her practice on providing legal Hallman as an associate in the litigation in TCYLA and has been involved with the practice of law. an associate attorney. Adam joins the involvement opportunities in nonprofits advice and strategic counsel to lending section in the Fort Worth office. While several community service programs. Amarillo office where his primary focus and bar associations, and city affairs. and servicing clients on financial and in law school, Emily interned for Federal is to assist clients with individual and Elizabeth Hill and her husband, Chace Each class also organizes a service real estate matters, including the closing Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cureton at the business tax issues, the formation of 2010: Hill, plan to open the Burklee Hill project for the benefit of the local and documentation of loan originations, United States District Court for the entities, executive compensation plans, Elgin Municipal Court Judge Amanda Bistro and Tasting Room in downtown community. handling various servicing matters, and Northern District of Texas and for the and the purchase or sale of a business. Carter was appointed to the District Lubbock in late 2019. The Hills have the disposition of REO property. Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office 8 Grievance Committee of the State operated the original Burklee Hill tasting 2013: Special Victims Unit in Fort Worth. Bar of Texas. As part of the attorney room in nearby Levelland since 2016, Jonathan Groves joined Lathrop Gage’s discipline system, Texas has 17 grievance serving their locally grown and produced Energy group as an associate in the committees across the state which review wine. The downtown Lubbock location firm’s Denver office. Jonathan prepares complaints and determine whether will feature the original character of and acquires drilling and division order professional misconduct was committed. the Kress Building at 1109 Broadway, title opinions. He is also an experienced a nationally registered historic building. negotiator in the exchange and 2011: Guests at Burklee Hill will enjoy bistro IN MEMORIAM 2019 completion of complex leases, purchase dishes that pair well with wine for lunch Jessica Adair now serves as the and sale agreements, and exchange or dinner, as well as special events and Chief of Staff for the Office of the agreements. Nevada Attorney General. Previously, live music on weekends. Burklee Hill Pablo L. Alvarado, III '82 Teena V. Tatom '88 Jessica worked for the U.S. House will also house a private event room Jimmy A. Ashby '70 Bruce E. Turner '73 of Representatives Committee on that will host up to 100 guests for John McIntyre has joined the Santa Fe Dax S. Cowart '86 The Honorable Bradley S. Underwood '80 Education and the Workforce. A veteran meetings, parties, dinners, and receptions. law firm of Montgomery & Andrews Miss Twyla S. Davis '87 Penelope R. Viteo '77 of non-profit advocacy organizations Texas Tech law alumni may stop in as an associate attorney. He previously Tina D. Davis-Rincones '00 Wallace A. Watkins '86 and campaigns, she also served on and mention their affiliation to the law represented clients in front of the Stephen W. Drinnon '92 J. Michael Weiss, CPA '83 President Obama’s re-election campaign school to enjoy a complimentary tasting. California Public Utilities Commission Kaye H. Edwards '84 Russell L. Welch '72 in Colorado and as the Women’s Elizabeth practices wine law, in addition regarding natural gas pipelines and Fred L. Glover '70 Cavitt F. Wendlandt '87 Director for Secretary Hillary Clinton’s to commercial litigation and appeals. storage, renewable energy development, David F. Gossom '81 Erik M. Williams '10 and transportation issues. Before that, presidential campaign in Nevada. Rick A. Haan '06 he assisted negotiating oil and gas lease Lindsay Riley was named president- The Honorable David W. Hajek '76 transactions in Texas. John Ellis was promoted to partner elect of the Bexar County Women’s Bar Goodwin Hale '75 JAMES MICHAEL WEISS OF LUBBOCK at Scott Douglass & McConnico in Foundation for 2019. In her practice A. R. Howard, M.D. '72 1944-2019 Austin, Texas. His trial litigation practice with Dykema, Lindsay is a commercial Brittany Sloan joined The Strong Firm Garry F. Howe '80 focuses on the energy, medical device/ litigator who advises clients with matters P.C. as an associate attorney. Her areas Vincent R. Kirst '73 of legal practice include estate planning, Ed A. Kliewer, III '72 pharmaceutical, and financial services related to all stages of pretrial and trial Former Texas Tech Regent (1997- probate, elder law, tax, real estate, and David B. Loutrel '75 sectors and routinely involves disputes work in state and federal court. 2004) and Lubbock CPA and attorney business matters. Bruce A. Martin '81 concerning products liability, breach of Mike Weiss graduated from Texas Jerry G. Matthews '88 contract, fraud, securities, real property, Caroline Smock is now the assistant Tech University School of Law while 2014: Robin C. Matthews '00 misappropriation of trade secrets, vice president of wealth management operating a business and raising two Scott Bailey joined the Dallas office of Deborah L. McGregory '89 breach of fiduciary duty, deceptive and trust for Denton County at First children. He served on the boards international law firm Weil, Gotshal & Dan R. McNery '71 trade practices claims, and various other State Bank. In this role, she will work of numerous organizations and was Manges LLP as an associate in the firm’s Janice L. Mock '93 consumer-protection statutes. on tax planning and IRAs, investment appointed as the Texas Governor’s Corporate Department. Scott participates Albert Perez '74 management, and estate planning for Budget Director in 1994. He was a in the representation of private equity Joseph L. Perkins '73 clients in Denton County. Red Raider for life. Jennifer Wertz was elected to partnership sponsors and their portfolio companies Robert J. Pierce '08 in Jackson Walker’s Austin office. Jennifer with respect to mergers, acquisitions and Don F. Russell '74 represents a variety of stakeholders Nathan White, an associate in Weil’s divestitures. Paul L. Smith, Jr. '72 involved in bankruptcy proceedings Litigation Department, was selected for and related complex litigation. She has the 2019 Dallas Association of Young

34 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 35 specific probate statutes or rules, and significant experience in the healthcare, Lawyers 2015: Brandon L. King joined Thompson & 2019: other matters of interest in the field of energy, and telecommunications Leadership Knight LLP as an associate in the Trial Drew Robertson, an associate with Kane Stephanie Grissom received one of the probate law. industries. Class. The Practice Group of the Austin office. Russell Coleman Logan PC, received the 2019 Law Students Pursuing Tax Law DAYL Brandon focuses his practice on litigation Texas Tech Law Alumni Association D. Scholarships that the State Bar of Texas Benson Varghese, founder and managing 2012: Leadership and dispute resolution. Prior to joining Class is a Murray Hensley Service Award, which is Tax Section issues each year. While at partner of Varghese Summersett in Brandon Beck, an appellate attorney the firm, he served as Judicial Clerk focused way presented to an alumnus who has served Texas Tech Law, Stephanie was a member Fort Worth, received the Outstanding with the Office of the Federal Public for the Honorable Thomas M. Reavley, for young the law school by coaching advocacy of the Tax Law National Moot Court Young Lawyer Award from the Tarrant Defender for the Northern District of United States Court of Appeals for the lawyers teams. team and the Low-Income Taxpayer County Young Lawyers Association. Texas and adjunct professor of legal Fifth Circuit, and the Honorable Jeffrey to make a Clinic. She is currently attending the The Outstanding Young Lawyer Award practice at Texas Tech Law, received S. Boyd, Supreme Court of Texas. difference Nathan White '12 2017: Graduate Tax Program at NYU School is given to a young lawyer who is the G.O.L.D. (Graduates Of the Last in the Keirsten Hamilton joined Polsinelli’s of Law to obtain an LL.M in Taxation. recognized for his or her proficiency, Decade) Award, which recognizes an Adam L. Trimble joined Sprouse Shrader community and the bar. Only about 40 Dallas office as an associate in the firm’s service to the profession, and service to alumnus who graduated during the last Smith, a full service law firm with offices individuals are selected for the class each Real Estate Finance group. Keirsten Emily Steppick joined Kelly Hart & the community. Benson has been active decade for significant achievements in in Amarillo, Austin, and Victoria, as year to learn about the city of Dallas, focuses her practice on providing legal Hallman as an associate in the litigation in TCYLA and has been involved with the practice of law. an associate attorney. Adam joins the involvement opportunities in nonprofits advice and strategic counsel to lending section in the Fort Worth office. While several community service programs. Amarillo office where his primary focus and bar associations, and city affairs. and servicing clients on financial and in law school, Emily interned for Federal is to assist clients with individual and Elizabeth Hill and her husband, Chace Each class also organizes a service real estate matters, including the closing Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cureton at the business tax issues, the formation of 2010: Hill, plan to open the Burklee Hill project for the benefit of the local and documentation of loan originations, United States District Court for the entities, executive compensation plans, Elgin Municipal Court Judge Amanda Bistro and Tasting Room in downtown community. handling various servicing matters, and Northern District of Texas and for the and the purchase or sale of a business. Carter was appointed to the District Lubbock in late 2019. The Hills have the disposition of REO property. Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office 8 Grievance Committee of the State operated the original Burklee Hill tasting 2013: Special Victims Unit in Fort Worth. Bar of Texas. As part of the attorney room in nearby Levelland since 2016, Jonathan Groves joined Lathrop Gage’s discipline system, Texas has 17 grievance serving their locally grown and produced Energy group as an associate in the committees across the state which review wine. The downtown Lubbock location firm’s Denver office. Jonathan prepares complaints and determine whether will feature the original character of and acquires drilling and division order professional misconduct was committed. the Kress Building at 1109 Broadway, title opinions. He is also an experienced a nationally registered historic building. negotiator in the exchange and 2011: Guests at Burklee Hill will enjoy bistro IN MEMORIAM 2019 completion of complex leases, purchase dishes that pair well with wine for lunch Jessica Adair now serves as the and sale agreements, and exchange or dinner, as well as special events and Chief of Staff for the Office of the agreements. Nevada Attorney General. Previously, live music on weekends. Burklee Hill Pablo L. Alvarado, III '82 Teena V. Tatom '88 Jessica worked for the U.S. House will also house a private event room Jimmy A. Ashby '70 Bruce E. Turner '73 of Representatives Committee on that will host up to 100 guests for John McIntyre has joined the Santa Fe Dax S. Cowart '86 The Honorable Bradley S. Underwood '80 Education and the Workforce. A veteran meetings, parties, dinners, and receptions. law firm of Montgomery & Andrews Miss Twyla S. Davis '87 Penelope R. Viteo '77 of non-profit advocacy organizations Texas Tech law alumni may stop in as an associate attorney. He previously Tina D. Davis-Rincones '00 Wallace A. Watkins '86 and campaigns, she also served on and mention their affiliation to the law represented clients in front of the Stephen W. Drinnon '92 J. Michael Weiss, CPA '83 President Obama’s re-election campaign school to enjoy a complimentary tasting. California Public Utilities Commission Kaye H. Edwards '84 Russell L. Welch '72 in Colorado and as the Women’s Elizabeth practices wine law, in addition regarding natural gas pipelines and Fred L. Glover '70 Cavitt F. Wendlandt '87 Director for Secretary Hillary Clinton’s to commercial litigation and appeals. storage, renewable energy development, David F. Gossom '81 Erik M. Williams '10 and transportation issues. Before that, presidential campaign in Nevada. Rick A. Haan '06 he assisted negotiating oil and gas lease Lindsay Riley was named president- The Honorable David W. Hajek '76 transactions in Texas. John Ellis was promoted to partner elect of the Bexar County Women’s Bar Goodwin Hale '75 JAMES MICHAEL WEISS OF LUBBOCK at Scott Douglass & McConnico in Foundation for 2019. In her practice A. R. Howard, M.D. '72 1944-2019 Austin, Texas. His trial litigation practice with Dykema, Lindsay is a commercial Brittany Sloan joined The Strong Firm Garry F. Howe '80 focuses on the energy, medical device/ litigator who advises clients with matters P.C. as an associate attorney. Her areas Vincent R. Kirst '73 of legal practice include estate planning, Ed A. Kliewer, III '72 pharmaceutical, and financial services related to all stages of pretrial and trial Former Texas Tech Regent (1997- probate, elder law, tax, real estate, and David B. Loutrel '75 sectors and routinely involves disputes work in state and federal court. 2004) and Lubbock CPA and attorney business matters. Bruce A. Martin '81 concerning products liability, breach of Mike Weiss graduated from Texas Jerry G. Matthews '88 contract, fraud, securities, real property, Caroline Smock is now the assistant Tech University School of Law while 2014: Robin C. Matthews '00 misappropriation of trade secrets, vice president of wealth management operating a business and raising two Scott Bailey joined the Dallas office of Deborah L. McGregory '89 breach of fiduciary duty, deceptive and trust for Denton County at First children. He served on the boards international law firm Weil, Gotshal & Dan R. McNery '71 trade practices claims, and various other State Bank. In this role, she will work of numerous organizations and was Manges LLP as an associate in the firm’s Janice L. Mock '93 consumer-protection statutes. on tax planning and IRAs, investment appointed as the Texas Governor’s Corporate Department. Scott participates Albert Perez '74 management, and estate planning for Budget Director in 1994. He was a in the representation of private equity Joseph L. Perkins '73 clients in Denton County. Red Raider for life. Jennifer Wertz was elected to partnership sponsors and their portfolio companies Robert J. Pierce '08 in Jackson Walker’s Austin office. Jennifer with respect to mergers, acquisitions and Don F. Russell '74 represents a variety of stakeholders Nathan White, an associate in Weil’s divestitures. Paul L. Smith, Jr. '72 involved in bankruptcy proceedings Litigation Department, was selected for and related complex litigation. She has the 2019 Dallas Association of Young

34 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 35 keeping with the thesis of the that simulate the research attorneys Conference, sponsored by Duke article, Associate Dean Christopher will perform in practice. Professor Law School and the Center for spearheaded efforts to add an Drake was also selected as a fellow Adoption Policy. academic support course to the for the Texas Tech University ACKNOWLEDGMENT first-year required curriculum at Institute for Inclusive Excellence Tech Law, and she teaches several for 2019-2020. OF OUR INSTRUCTORS sections of this new course. She FACULTY is also pursuing research in her AND ADJUNCT other area of interest, financial technology innovations such as PROFESSORS Blockchain and smart contract UPDATESmagazine column, and the Texas His presentation will appear on technologies. Texas Tech law faculty Bar Association as the editor-in- C-SPAN. Thank you to our instructors and are known nationally and chief of the REPTL Reporter. adjunct professors! You allow us internationally for their SALLY M. HENRY John E. Krahmer Banking to offer a broader curriculum and passionate commitment and Commercial Endowed allow our students to interact with JAROD S. GONZALEZ Professor of Law to research, teaching, J. Hadley Edgar Professor of practicing attorneys and sitting and service. Through Law Professor Henry led a panel judges. We appreciate you sharing on preparing law students for a your expertise and time with us. creative scholarship, they DUSTIN B. BENHAM Professor Jarod S. Gonzalez has global practice at the American advance the pursuit of Professor of Law been actively involved in a number Bar Association Business Law J. WESLEY COCHRAN of activities related to teaching, Section spring meeting. She also legal knowledge. Professor Benham continues ERIC A. CHIAPPINELLI Jack F. Maddox Professor of research, and service in the past published the 2019 annual update INSTRUCTORS to study and write about court BRYAN CAMP Frank McDonald Endowed Law year. On August 28, 2018, Professor of the Portable Bankruptcy Code and transparency issues. In March, he Gonzalez served as a panelist Rules, a publication of the Business George H. Mahon Professor Professor of Law Terri M. Morgeson '03 presented on these issues at Yale of Law Professor Cochran was elected before the Texas Legislature Law Section of the American Law School. Professor Benham Professor Chiappinelli published a president of the University Faculty Senate Business and Commerce Bar Association and two updates Q. Dwight McDonald '93 recently published the evidence Professor Camp attended the Civil substantial revision of his casebook, Senate for 2019-2020. He will Committee. He provided testimony of Ordin on Contesting Confirmation Donnie Yandell '01 textbook, Evidence Law and Procedure Workshop at Stanford Cases and Materials on Business Entities serve as the voice of the faculty in at an Interim Hearing related to (Wolters Kluwer Law and Business), Practice. He currently serves as the in September 2018, where he (4th ed. Wolters Kluwer). He is the matters of university governance, Social Media Access focusing on a treatise on confirmation disputes Secretary of the Teaching Methods presented a paper on Sovereign sole author of this casebook, which meeting regularly with the provost social media privacy issues for in Chapter 11 reorganization cases, Section for the Association of Immunity. On his “TaxProf ” blog, has been used at more than 30 law and other members of the employees and job applicants. In for which she is currently the sole ADJUNCT PROFESSORS American Law Schools. administration. Professor Cochran spring 2019, Carolina Academic author. published every Monday morning, schools across the United States. His Professor Camp writes a short scholarship continues to be widely expects to have a new edition of his Press published the Third Edition article each week about a recent cited. He is frequently listed among gaming and racing law casebook in of Professor Gonzalez’ and co- She has also been busy representing C. Richard “Dick” Baker opinion from the Tax Court. In the top ten percent of legal scholars the spring of 2020. In addition, he author Professor Sandra Sperino’s the school in local and national Brandon Beck '12 is working on a student study aid in casebook on Employment organizations. Professor Henry 2018, his “Lesson From The Tax on SSRN, the premier database for Charles P. Bubany Court” series garnered over 1.1 new legal scholarship. Professor Texas marital property law. Discrimination law, entitled is the president-elect of the West million page views. He has also been Chiappinelli was awarded the Employment Discrimination: A Context Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association Aaron R. Clements '96 working on more traditional articles. President’s Excellence in Teaching and Practice Casebook. In October and recently presented an update B. Allison Clayton '07 JAMIE J. BAKER 2019, Dean Nowlin nominated on Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals A paper concerning whether award, given by the President Donna L. Courville '94 Associate Dean and Director statutes of limitations in the Tax of Texas Tech University, in Professor Jarod S. Gonzalez for cases. Over the past two years, she of the Law Library; Professor Code are jurisdictional limits on the recognition of his dedication to and the J. Hadley Edgar Professorship. has served as the secretary of the Michael Cuda The University subsequently of Law Tax Court will be published in 2019. effectiveness in classroom teaching. Federal Bar Association Bankruptcy Ronnie Garcia '08 approved his nomination for this Section and will soon be serving GERRY W. BEYER Another paper forthcoming in 2020 Shery Kime-Goodwin '94 Jamie Baker was successfully is about how electronic gaming professorship. as its treasurer. She is also active Governor Preston E. Smith in the American Association of Sarah M. Gunter '01 granted tenure and was appointed Regents Professor of Law should be taxed. Associate Dean & Law Library Law Schools and is an executive Hon. Leslie F. “Les” Hatch '88 committee member of the Section Director. She also began co-teaching Professor Beyer continued his William H. “Willie” Hornberger Academic Legal Writing from which ALYSON M. DRAKE on Creditors’ and Debtors’ Rights. productive and creative teaching, Dean Emeritus Walter Huffman '77 a number of Texas Tech Law Review writing, and research agenda last Associate Librarian of Law; students published their student year. He was an invited presenter at Director of the Excellence Arnold H. Loewy comments. Associate Dean Baker over thirty programs for some of in Legal Research Program; Q. Dwight McDonald '93 continued to develop her expertise the nation’s most prestigious estate Assistant Director for Hon. Melissa J. McNamara '94 on artificial intelligence affecting planning conferences attended by legal information structures, and Operations & Educational Arthur Miller academics, judges, lawyers, and CATHERINE MARTIN Programs she was invited to speak at various community members throughout CHRISTOPHER Don R. Richards '84 conferences, including the American the nation. DELEITH DUKE GOSSETT Association of Law Schools Annual Associate Dean for Bar In May, Professor Alyson Drake Professor of Law Alexander C. “Alex” Schoch WILLIAM R. CASTO Success; Professor of Law was an invited speaker at the Meeting, the American Association Four new editions of his acclaimed Paul Whitfield Horn Professor Paul K. Stafford '94 of Law Libraries Annual Meeting, inaugural Teaching the Teachers Professor Gossett’s solicited books were released as well as the Associate Dean Christopher Conference, presenting on her Stephen Stone and the Duquesne Annual Law inaugural edition of his casebook, Last Fall, the University Press of piece, “The Client: How States are WENDY-ADELE Review Symposium, among a continues her groundbreaking research using cognitive theory Profiting from the Child’s Right David N. Strange Texas Wills, Trusts, and Estates. Kansas published Horn Professor research in the areas of bar to boost long-term retention HUMPHREY, '01 handful of others. Associate Professor Beyer’s scholarly reach Casto’s book, Advising the President: to Protection,” was the lead article Associate Dean for Assessment Gary R. Terrell '77 Dean Baker has a forthcoming examination and academic support of legal research skills. In July, on the Social Science Research Attorney General Robert H. Jackson for the special John Grisham issue & Strategic Initiatives; Director Lori Truitt '08 book chapter that will be released for law students. Her latest Professor Drake spoke twice at the of the Memphis Law Review. The Network expanded into the top and Franklin D. Roosevelt. The book article, “Normalizing Struggle,” Annual Meeting of the American of the Legal Practice Program; D. Gene Valentini later this fall titled “The Use of .001% of authors. has already attracted significant Center for Adoption Policy called Artificial Intelligence in Legal is a call to action to reframe legal Association of Law Libraries, first it a “revelatory” article. This led Director of the Texas Tech Denette Vaughn '81 national attention. Last summer, education around the idea that as an invited panelist discussing Pre-Law Academy; Professor Research” in Law Libraries in the Age Professor Beyer maintained Professor Casto was invited to give to an invitation by Duke Law Roderick E. Wetsel of Artificial Intelligence (ALA 2019). academic struggle is not only her research on the intersection School to moderate the panel, of Law leadership positions in organizations presentations at The Robert H. normal, but productive. The article of cognitive theory and legal Ty Wood '06 including the American College Jackson Center, The Chautauqua “The Opioid Crisis: What Can Be is forthcoming in the Arkansas research instruction and then as a Wendy-Adele Humphrey serves as of Trust and Estate Council as a Institution, and the Franklin D. Done for the Children?” at the Law Review, and she has presented panelist discussing how to design the associate dean for Assessment regent, the ABA as the editor of a Roosevelt Presidential Library. Silent Victims: Foster Care and it at numerous conferences. In experiential legal research courses Foster Care Adoption in America and Strategic Initiatives, the

36 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 37 keeping with the thesis of the that simulate the research attorneys Conference, sponsored by Duke article, Associate Dean Christopher will perform in practice. Professor Law School and the Center for spearheaded efforts to add an Drake was also selected as a fellow Adoption Policy. academic support course to the for the Texas Tech University ACKNOWLEDGMENT first-year required curriculum at Institute for Inclusive Excellence Tech Law, and she teaches several for 2019-2020. OF OUR INSTRUCTORS sections of this new course. She FACULTY is also pursuing research in her AND ADJUNCT other area of interest, financial technology innovations such as PROFESSORS Blockchain and smart contract UPDATESmagazine column, and the Texas His presentation will appear on technologies. Texas Tech law faculty Bar Association as the editor-in- C-SPAN. Thank you to our instructors and are known nationally and chief of the REPTL Reporter. adjunct professors! You allow us internationally for their SALLY M. HENRY John E. Krahmer Banking to offer a broader curriculum and passionate commitment and Commercial Endowed allow our students to interact with JAROD S. GONZALEZ Professor of Law to research, teaching, J. Hadley Edgar Professor of practicing attorneys and sitting and service. Through Law Professor Henry led a panel judges. We appreciate you sharing on preparing law students for a your expertise and time with us. creative scholarship, they DUSTIN B. BENHAM Professor Jarod S. Gonzalez has global practice at the American advance the pursuit of Professor of Law been actively involved in a number Bar Association Business Law J. WESLEY COCHRAN of activities related to teaching, Section spring meeting. She also legal knowledge. Professor Benham continues ERIC A. CHIAPPINELLI Jack F. 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He provided testimony of Ordin on Contesting Confirmation Donnie Yandell '01 textbook, Evidence Law and Procedure Workshop at Stanford Cases and Materials on Business Entities serve as the voice of the faculty in at an Interim Hearing related to (Wolters Kluwer Law and Business), Practice. He currently serves as the in September 2018, where he (4th ed. Wolters Kluwer). He is the matters of university governance, Social Media Access focusing on a treatise on confirmation disputes Secretary of the Teaching Methods presented a paper on Sovereign sole author of this casebook, which meeting regularly with the provost social media privacy issues for in Chapter 11 reorganization cases, Section for the Association of Immunity. On his “TaxProf ” blog, has been used at more than 30 law and other members of the employees and job applicants. In for which she is currently the sole ADJUNCT PROFESSORS American Law Schools. administration. Professor Cochran spring 2019, Carolina Academic author. published every Monday morning, schools across the United States. His Professor Camp writes a short scholarship continues to be widely expects to have a new edition of his Press published the Third Edition article each week about a recent cited. He is frequently listed among gaming and racing law casebook in of Professor Gonzalez’ and co- She has also been busy representing C. Richard “Dick” Baker opinion from the Tax Court. In the top ten percent of legal scholars the spring of 2020. In addition, he author Professor Sandra Sperino’s the school in local and national Brandon Beck '12 is working on a student study aid in casebook on Employment organizations. Professor Henry 2018, his “Lesson From The Tax on SSRN, the premier database for Charles P. Bubany Court” series garnered over 1.1 new legal scholarship. Professor Texas marital property law. Discrimination law, entitled is the president-elect of the West million page views. He has also been Chiappinelli was awarded the Employment Discrimination: A Context Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association Aaron R. Clements '96 working on more traditional articles. President’s Excellence in Teaching and Practice Casebook. In October and recently presented an update B. Allison Clayton '07 JAMIE J. BAKER 2019, Dean Nowlin nominated on Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals A paper concerning whether award, given by the President Donna L. Courville '94 Associate Dean and Director statutes of limitations in the Tax of Texas Tech University, in Professor Jarod S. Gonzalez for cases. Over the past two years, she of the Law Library; Professor Code are jurisdictional limits on the recognition of his dedication to and the J. Hadley Edgar Professorship. has served as the secretary of the Michael Cuda The University subsequently of Law Tax Court will be published in 2019. effectiveness in classroom teaching. Federal Bar Association Bankruptcy Ronnie Garcia '08 approved his nomination for this Section and will soon be serving GERRY W. BEYER Another paper forthcoming in 2020 Shery Kime-Goodwin '94 Jamie Baker was successfully is about how electronic gaming professorship. as its treasurer. She is also active Governor Preston E. Smith in the American Association of Sarah M. Gunter '01 granted tenure and was appointed Regents Professor of Law should be taxed. Associate Dean & Law Library Law Schools and is an executive Hon. Leslie F. “Les” Hatch '88 committee member of the Section Director. She also began co-teaching Professor Beyer continued his William H. “Willie” Hornberger Academic Legal Writing from which ALYSON M. DRAKE on Creditors’ and Debtors’ Rights. productive and creative teaching, Dean Emeritus Walter Huffman '77 a number of Texas Tech Law Review writing, and research agenda last Associate Librarian of Law; students published their student year. He was an invited presenter at Director of the Excellence Arnold H. Loewy comments. Associate Dean Baker over thirty programs for some of in Legal Research Program; Q. Dwight McDonald '93 continued to develop her expertise the nation’s most prestigious estate Assistant Director for Hon. Melissa J. McNamara '94 on artificial intelligence affecting planning conferences attended by legal information structures, and Operations & Educational Arthur Miller academics, judges, lawyers, and CATHERINE MARTIN Programs she was invited to speak at various community members throughout CHRISTOPHER Don R. Richards '84 conferences, including the American the nation. DELEITH DUKE GOSSETT Association of Law Schools Annual Associate Dean for Bar In May, Professor Alyson Drake Professor of Law Alexander C. “Alex” Schoch WILLIAM R. CASTO Success; Professor of Law was an invited speaker at the Meeting, the American Association Four new editions of his acclaimed Paul Whitfield Horn Professor Paul K. Stafford '94 of Law Libraries Annual Meeting, inaugural Teaching the Teachers Professor Gossett’s solicited books were released as well as the Associate Dean Christopher Conference, presenting on her Stephen Stone and the Duquesne Annual Law inaugural edition of his casebook, Last Fall, the University Press of piece, “The Client: How States are WENDY-ADELE Review Symposium, among a continues her groundbreaking research using cognitive theory Profiting from the Child’s Right David N. Strange Texas Wills, Trusts, and Estates. Kansas published Horn Professor research in the areas of bar to boost long-term retention HUMPHREY, '01 handful of others. Associate Professor Beyer’s scholarly reach Casto’s book, Advising the President: to Protection,” was the lead article Associate Dean for Assessment Gary R. Terrell '77 Dean Baker has a forthcoming examination and academic support of legal research skills. In July, on the Social Science Research Attorney General Robert H. Jackson for the special John Grisham issue & Strategic Initiatives; Director Lori Truitt '08 book chapter that will be released for law students. Her latest Professor Drake spoke twice at the of the Memphis Law Review. The Network expanded into the top and Franklin D. Roosevelt. The book article, “Normalizing Struggle,” Annual Meeting of the American of the Legal Practice Program; D. Gene Valentini later this fall titled “The Use of .001% of authors. has already attracted significant Center for Adoption Policy called Artificial Intelligence in Legal is a call to action to reframe legal Association of Law Libraries, first it a “revelatory” article. This led Director of the Texas Tech Denette Vaughn '81 national attention. Last summer, education around the idea that as an invited panelist discussing Pre-Law Academy; Professor Research” in Law Libraries in the Age Professor Beyer maintained Professor Casto was invited to give to an invitation by Duke Law Roderick E. Wetsel of Artificial Intelligence (ALA 2019). academic struggle is not only her research on the intersection School to moderate the panel, of Law leadership positions in organizations presentations at The Robert H. normal, but productive. The article of cognitive theory and legal Ty Wood '06 including the American College Jackson Center, The Chautauqua “The Opioid Crisis: What Can Be is forthcoming in the Arkansas research instruction and then as a Wendy-Adele Humphrey serves as of Trust and Estate Council as a Institution, and the Franklin D. Done for the Children?” at the Law Review, and she has presented panelist discussing how to design the associate dean for Assessment regent, the ABA as the editor of a Roosevelt Presidential Library. Silent Victims: Foster Care and it at numerous conferences. In experiential legal research courses Foster Care Adoption in America and Strategic Initiatives, the

36 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 37 director of the nationally ranked scholarship in the areas of criminal She recently published an article Legal Practice Program, and the law and criminal procedure with in the William & Mary Law Review director of the TTU Pre-Law multiple panel discussions devoted and has an article forthcoming Academy. She received the 2018- to his work. in the Harvard Journal of Law & FACULTY AWARDS 19 TTU President’s Excellence Technology. Over the summer, in Diversity and Equity Award, she presented papers in Helsinki, and she was recently selected for Finland at the 30th Annual • Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award a Dean’s Distinguished Service European Conference of the – B. Sherwin Professorship. Associate Dean International Telecommunications Humphrey also continues to serve Society and in Phoenix, Arizona at • Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Research Award the legal profession at the state and WILLIAM R. KEFFER ALISON MYHRA the Seventh Annual Governance RICHARD ROSEN – T. Pearl national levels: she proudly serves Professor of Practice; Janet Senior Associate Dean; of Emerging Technologies & Glenn D. West Endowed as a director on the State Bar of Science Conference. Professor Pearl • Barnie Rushing Jr. Faculty Dist. Research Award Scivally and David Copeland Associate Dean for Academic Professor of Law; Director of Texas Board of Directors; she is Affairs; Professor of Law has also recently been a featured – Shannon the 2019 chair of the Association Endowed Professor of Energy guest on the podcasts Good Law the Center for Military Law & Policy of American Law Schools Law; Director of Energy In addition to teaching her Bad Law, Human Robot Interaction, • President’s Excellence in Teaching – Chiappinellli Law Lecture Series; Assistant PATRICK METZE (AALS) Section on Legal Writing, externship and constitutional law and Lawsome. President’s Excellence in Diversity & Equity Award Reasoning, and Research; and she is Director of Bar Preparation Professor of Law and Director Professor Rosen completed a • classes, Senior Associate Dean 2019 Supplement to the book a co-chair of the 2020 Legal Writing Resources of Criminal Defense Clinics Myhra worked, along with others, (Tenured Faculty Recipient) Institute’s Biennial Conference. She Constitutional Law: Cases, Materials, & – Humphrey Professor Metze published to complete the Law School’s Problems and is preparing a complete also keeps Texas Tech Law in the Professor Keffer continued his successful 2018 ABA Site Visit and spotlight by regularly speaking at scholarship and student mentoring commissioned essays on state revision of the book Military Law: • President’s Excellence in Research Professorship and federal courts in The Sage Evaluation. Dean Nowlin recently Criminal Justice & Administrative regional and national conferences in Energy Law. He led students to named her one of two Dean’s – B. Sherwin on the topics of assessment, the Live Oak CLE, the Women’s Encyclopedia of Criminal Psychology. He Process to be published in 2020. presented at the Lubbock Criminal Distinguished Service Professors. He moderated the Search and effective teaching methods, and Energy Network Conference, and Late last spring, Associate Dean • President’s Excellence in Research Professorship lawyer well-being. organized windfarm and oil-and- Defense Lawyers Association’s Seizure Panel at the 13th Annual – T. Pearl Seminar, moderated panels at the Myhra was honored to be the Criminal Law Symposium and gas field trips. He helped coach a keynote speaker at the Beaumont team to second place in the annual Annual Criminal Law Symposium served on panels throughout the and the Southeastern Association Foundation of America Newton year. Professor Rosen presented Energy Negotiation Competition Excellence in Education 2019 JORGE A. RAMÍREZ hosted by South Texas College of of Law Schools’ annual meeting, “Sexual Assault Complaints in the Award Gala. “Selma” at Lights, Camera, Law! 1A FAR Association and Chair Law. Professor Keffer presided over and lectured at the Capital Defense Walter and Anne Huffman Military and on College Campuses” and “Race Relations at Texas Tech.” of the Big 12 Conference FAR the annual Energy Law Advisory College. As the Director of Professor of Law at the Military & Veterans Law Committee. Group meeting in Lubbock and Criminal Clinics, Professor Metze’s Section of the State Bar of Texas presented “Some Things I’d Like students have invested over 8000 Professor Ramírez accepted a sixth CLE. He was the instructor for the You to Know about Oil & Gas hours of pro bono representation invitation from Vytautas Magnus Fort Hood Legal Community CLE Law” at the Women’s Energy for their clients, resulting in University in Kaunas, Lithuania and was the guest speaker for their Network Conference and “Illegal successes such as pre-trial motions, to teach a course on international “Dining Out” series. Professor VAUGHN E. JAMES Dumping of Oilfield Waste” briefs, conviction expunction, and law. While there, he moderated the Rosen also served as the keynote at the Environmental Law and the release of wrongfully convicted plenary session of an international speaker at the 18th Annual Global Judge Robert H. Bean Enforcement Conference. Professor client, Ed Ates, who walked out of human rights conference and was Biodefense Symposium, presenting Professor of Law Keffer also published “Oilfield- prison after 20 years of wrongful among the first cohorts nominated “Vaccine & the Military.” Pollution Litigation: Reflections incarceration. The Texas Tech to receive a newly-created title Professor James published a University Humanities Center ALYSON OUTENREATH, '00 to honor international visiting from the Rocking Chair” in News Associate Dean for Faculty new book, Elder Law: Cases and for the Bar and “Current Issues in awarded Professor Metze the 2019- professors. BRIAN SHANNON Materials. His presentations included Oilfield-Pollution Litigation” inThe 2020 Theme of “Justice” which Development and Professor Paul Whitfield Horn Professor; “LGBTQ Issues in Elder Law” Advocate. includes $35,000 to energize the of Law Closer to home, Professor Ramírez at the University of Tennessee humanities into action. moderated a panel on Corporate Texas Tech University Faculty BRIE D. SHERWIN, '01 College of Law Faculty Forum, Professor Alyson Outenreath Social Responsibility for the ABA Athletics Representative Professor of Law; Director “Handling Tax Issues in Estate fulfills an important role in the life Section of International Law in of Dual Degree and Administration” at the National of the Law School as the associate Mexico City and spoke at the 3rd Horn Professor Brian Shannon, Concentration Programs Business Institute CLE Seminar, dean for faculty development. She Annual South Texas Ideas Festival who was the recipient of the 2019 “On Being a Christian Lawyer” continues to serve on the State Bar at the University of Texas Rio Barnie E. Rushing, Jr. Faculty Professor Sherwin received the at the Christian Legal Society, of Texas Tax Section Past Chair Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas. Distinguished Research Award prestigious 2019 Chancellor’s and “Religion in the Public Advisory Board and as a council The program connects young adults from Texas Tech, continued his Council Distinguished Teaching School Curriculum: The Texas member where she serves as a Law with state and national leaders to WENDY TOLSON ROSS work as an expert on mental health Award and President’s Excellence in Conundrum” at the Atlantic Union School representative. Professor discuss issues regarding culture, Professor of Law; Director of law. As part of a grant to NAMI- Research Professorship. She teaches Attorneys’ Conference. Professor Outenreath was also recently named community, and identity. the Family Law and Housing Texas by the Texas Bar Foundation, full time in the nationally ranked he is completing the upcoming James also contributed nearly 350 as the recipient of the Erwin Clinic legal practice program and as an hours of pro bono legal service to ARNOLD H. LOEWY and Elaine Davenport Endowed On the Texas Tech campus, sixth edition of his guidebook, adjunct professor in environmental Texas Criminal Procedure & the indigent citizens this year. George R. Killam Jr. Chair of RICHARD MURPHY Professorship. Professor Ramírez moderated Professor Ross is the Director health sciences, where she was Offender with Mental Illness. Professor Criminal Law AT&T Professor of Law two televised campus-wide of the Family Law and Housing selected as “Outstanding Teacher Shannon is also continuing to serve conversation programs called Clinic and teaches Topics in Family of the Year.” In addition to igniting on the Texas Judicial Commission Professor Loewy published the Professor Murphy’s scholarship “Civil Counterpoints,” a series Law. She is a board member of empathy in the classroom with on Mental Health, and is serving on articles “Religious Liberty Versus in the past year has focused on aimed at stimulating thoughtful the Women’s Studies Advisory real cases rooted in environmental, a Model Law Writing Workgroup Rights of Others” in the Kentucky arbitrary review of agency policy and respectful discussion of Group and the YWCA, where she social, and criminal-justice that is developing a new model civil Law Journal and “Why Capital changes as well as the due process volatile contemporary issues presented on “Sexual Violence.” issues, Professor Sherwin commitment statute. Punishment Should Be Abolished” of targeted killing of American among members of the Texas Tech Professor Ross also facilitated coached numerous advocacy in the Texas Tech Law Review. He citizens in the war-on-terror. community. the Division of Diversity, Equity, teams to regional and national In his ongoing role as Texas also contributed a chapter to the He continues to work on two & Inclusion Faculty Search championships. Tech’s NCAA Faculty Athletics forthcoming free speech book administrative law treatises and Finally, Professor Ramírez was Committee Workshops. With a Representative (FAR), Professor When Bad Guys March and continues recently completed a revision of the commissioned to update West focus on sexual violence and race As an invited panelist at the Shannon recently completed a four- to write his editorial series “It’s “Judicial Review of Administrative Publishing’s NAFTA textbook, relations, Professor Ross served National Science Foundation TRACY HRESKO PEARL year term on the NCAA Division Debatable” for the Lubbock Action” unit of Volume 33 of whose current authors include on several panels throughout the Workshop, Professor Sherwin Professor of Law I Governing Council, where he Avalanche-Journal. This year’s Texas Federal Practice and Procedure. well-known writers in the area of year, including “R. Kelly, We All presented “Community served as Chair of the Legislative Tech Law Review Criminal Law international trade. Knew He Was Coming” and “Us Environmental Health: A Novel Professor Tracy Pearl continues to Committee. He is the immediate Symposium also paid homage 2 Movement” at the Texas Tech Approach.” She published “After research and publish articles about past president and a continuing to Professor Loewy’s extensive University Women’s Conference, the Storm: The Importance of autonomous vehicles and the law. board member of the national Acknowledging Environmental

38 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 39 director of the nationally ranked scholarship in the areas of criminal She recently published an article Legal Practice Program, and the law and criminal procedure with in the William & Mary Law Review director of the TTU Pre-Law multiple panel discussions devoted and has an article forthcoming Academy. She received the 2018- to his work. in the Harvard Journal of Law & FACULTY AWARDS 19 TTU President’s Excellence Technology. Over the summer, in Diversity and Equity Award, she presented papers in Helsinki, and she was recently selected for Finland at the 30th Annual • Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award a Dean’s Distinguished Service European Conference of the – B. Sherwin Professorship. Associate Dean International Telecommunications Humphrey also continues to serve Society and in Phoenix, Arizona at • Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Research Award the legal profession at the state and WILLIAM R. KEFFER ALISON MYHRA the Seventh Annual Governance RICHARD ROSEN – T. Pearl national levels: she proudly serves Professor of Practice; Janet Senior Associate Dean; of Emerging Technologies & Glenn D. West Endowed as a director on the State Bar of Science Conference. Professor Pearl • Barnie Rushing Jr. Faculty Dist. Research Award Scivally and David Copeland Associate Dean for Academic Professor of Law; Director of Texas Board of Directors; she is Affairs; Professor of Law has also recently been a featured – Shannon the 2019 chair of the Association Endowed Professor of Energy guest on the podcasts Good Law the Center for Military Law & Policy of American Law Schools Law; Director of Energy In addition to teaching her Bad Law, Human Robot Interaction, • President’s Excellence in Teaching – Chiappinellli Law Lecture Series; Assistant PATRICK METZE (AALS) Section on Legal Writing, externship and constitutional law and Lawsome. President’s Excellence in Diversity & Equity Award Reasoning, and Research; and she is Director of Bar Preparation Professor of Law and Director Professor Rosen completed a • classes, Senior Associate Dean 2019 Supplement to the book a co-chair of the 2020 Legal Writing Resources of Criminal Defense Clinics Myhra worked, along with others, (Tenured Faculty Recipient) Institute’s Biennial Conference. She Constitutional Law: Cases, Materials, & – Humphrey Professor Metze published to complete the Law School’s Problems and is preparing a complete also keeps Texas Tech Law in the Professor Keffer continued his successful 2018 ABA Site Visit and spotlight by regularly speaking at scholarship and student mentoring commissioned essays on state revision of the book Military Law: • President’s Excellence in Research Professorship and federal courts in The Sage Evaluation. Dean Nowlin recently Criminal Justice & Administrative regional and national conferences in Energy Law. He led students to named her one of two Dean’s – B. Sherwin on the topics of assessment, the Live Oak CLE, the Women’s Encyclopedia of Criminal Psychology. He Process to be published in 2020. presented at the Lubbock Criminal Distinguished Service Professors. He moderated the Search and effective teaching methods, and Energy Network Conference, and Late last spring, Associate Dean • President’s Excellence in Research Professorship lawyer well-being. organized windfarm and oil-and- Defense Lawyers Association’s Seizure Panel at the 13th Annual – T. Pearl Seminar, moderated panels at the Myhra was honored to be the Criminal Law Symposium and gas field trips. He helped coach a keynote speaker at the Beaumont team to second place in the annual Annual Criminal Law Symposium served on panels throughout the and the Southeastern Association Foundation of America Newton year. Professor Rosen presented Energy Negotiation Competition Excellence in Education 2019 JORGE A. RAMÍREZ hosted by South Texas College of of Law Schools’ annual meeting, “Sexual Assault Complaints in the Award Gala. “Selma” at Lights, Camera, Law! 1A FAR Association and Chair Law. Professor Keffer presided over and lectured at the Capital Defense Walter and Anne Huffman Military and on College Campuses” and “Race Relations at Texas Tech.” of the Big 12 Conference FAR the annual Energy Law Advisory College. As the Director of Professor of Law at the Military & Veterans Law Committee. Group meeting in Lubbock and Criminal Clinics, Professor Metze’s Section of the State Bar of Texas presented “Some Things I’d Like students have invested over 8000 Professor Ramírez accepted a sixth CLE. He was the instructor for the You to Know about Oil & Gas hours of pro bono representation invitation from Vytautas Magnus Fort Hood Legal Community CLE Law” at the Women’s Energy for their clients, resulting in University in Kaunas, Lithuania and was the guest speaker for their Network Conference and “Illegal successes such as pre-trial motions, to teach a course on international “Dining Out” series. Professor VAUGHN E. JAMES Dumping of Oilfield Waste” briefs, conviction expunction, and law. While there, he moderated the Rosen also served as the keynote at the Environmental Law and the release of wrongfully convicted plenary session of an international speaker at the 18th Annual Global Judge Robert H. Bean Enforcement Conference. Professor client, Ed Ates, who walked out of human rights conference and was Biodefense Symposium, presenting Professor of Law Keffer also published “Oilfield- prison after 20 years of wrongful among the first cohorts nominated “Vaccine & the Military.” Pollution Litigation: Reflections incarceration. The Texas Tech to receive a newly-created title Professor James published a University Humanities Center ALYSON OUTENREATH, '00 to honor international visiting from the Rocking Chair” in News Associate Dean for Faculty new book, Elder Law: Cases and for the Bar and “Current Issues in awarded Professor Metze the 2019- professors. BRIAN SHANNON Materials. His presentations included Oilfield-Pollution Litigation” inThe 2020 Theme of “Justice” which Development and Professor Paul Whitfield Horn Professor; “LGBTQ Issues in Elder Law” Advocate. includes $35,000 to energize the of Law Closer to home, Professor Ramírez at the University of Tennessee humanities into action. moderated a panel on Corporate Texas Tech University Faculty BRIE D. SHERWIN, '01 College of Law Faculty Forum, Professor Alyson Outenreath Social Responsibility for the ABA Athletics Representative Professor of Law; Director “Handling Tax Issues in Estate fulfills an important role in the life Section of International Law in of Dual Degree and Administration” at the National of the Law School as the associate Mexico City and spoke at the 3rd Horn Professor Brian Shannon, Concentration Programs Business Institute CLE Seminar, dean for faculty development. She Annual South Texas Ideas Festival who was the recipient of the 2019 “On Being a Christian Lawyer” continues to serve on the State Bar at the University of Texas Rio Barnie E. Rushing, Jr. Faculty Professor Sherwin received the at the Christian Legal Society, of Texas Tax Section Past Chair Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas. Distinguished Research Award prestigious 2019 Chancellor’s and “Religion in the Public Advisory Board and as a council The program connects young adults from Texas Tech, continued his Council Distinguished Teaching School Curriculum: The Texas member where she serves as a Law with state and national leaders to WENDY TOLSON ROSS work as an expert on mental health Award and President’s Excellence in Conundrum” at the Atlantic Union School representative. Professor discuss issues regarding culture, Professor of Law; Director of law. As part of a grant to NAMI- Research Professorship. She teaches Attorneys’ Conference. Professor Outenreath was also recently named community, and identity. the Family Law and Housing Texas by the Texas Bar Foundation, full time in the nationally ranked he is completing the upcoming James also contributed nearly 350 as the recipient of the Erwin Clinic legal practice program and as an hours of pro bono legal service to ARNOLD H. LOEWY and Elaine Davenport Endowed On the Texas Tech campus, sixth edition of his guidebook, adjunct professor in environmental Texas Criminal Procedure & the indigent citizens this year. George R. Killam Jr. Chair of RICHARD MURPHY Professorship. Professor Ramírez moderated Professor Ross is the Director health sciences, where she was Offender with Mental Illness. Professor Criminal Law AT&T Professor of Law two televised campus-wide of the Family Law and Housing selected as “Outstanding Teacher Shannon is also continuing to serve conversation programs called Clinic and teaches Topics in Family of the Year.” In addition to igniting on the Texas Judicial Commission Professor Loewy published the Professor Murphy’s scholarship “Civil Counterpoints,” a series Law. She is a board member of empathy in the classroom with on Mental Health, and is serving on articles “Religious Liberty Versus in the past year has focused on aimed at stimulating thoughtful the Women’s Studies Advisory real cases rooted in environmental, a Model Law Writing Workgroup Rights of Others” in the Kentucky arbitrary review of agency policy and respectful discussion of Group and the YWCA, where she social, and criminal-justice that is developing a new model civil Law Journal and “Why Capital changes as well as the due process volatile contemporary issues presented on “Sexual Violence.” issues, Professor Sherwin commitment statute. Punishment Should Be Abolished” of targeted killing of American among members of the Texas Tech Professor Ross also facilitated coached numerous advocacy in the Texas Tech Law Review. He citizens in the war-on-terror. community. the Division of Diversity, Equity, teams to regional and national In his ongoing role as Texas also contributed a chapter to the He continues to work on two & Inclusion Faculty Search championships. Tech’s NCAA Faculty Athletics forthcoming free speech book administrative law treatises and Finally, Professor Ramírez was Committee Workshops. With a Representative (FAR), Professor When Bad Guys March and continues recently completed a revision of the commissioned to update West focus on sexual violence and race As an invited panelist at the Shannon recently completed a four- to write his editorial series “It’s “Judicial Review of Administrative Publishing’s NAFTA textbook, relations, Professor Ross served National Science Foundation TRACY HRESKO PEARL year term on the NCAA Division Debatable” for the Lubbock Action” unit of Volume 33 of whose current authors include on several panels throughout the Workshop, Professor Sherwin Professor of Law I Governing Council, where he Avalanche-Journal. This year’s Texas Federal Practice and Procedure. well-known writers in the area of year, including “R. Kelly, We All presented “Community served as Chair of the Legislative Tech Law Review Criminal Law international trade. Knew He Was Coming” and “Us Environmental Health: A Novel Professor Tracy Pearl continues to Committee. He is the immediate Symposium also paid homage 2 Movement” at the Texas Tech Approach.” She published “After research and publish articles about past president and a continuing to Professor Loewy’s extensive University Women’s Conference, the Storm: The Importance of autonomous vehicles and the law. board member of the national Acknowledging Environmental

38 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 39 Justice in Sustainable Development He is currently serving as reporter presented on incorporating wellness Education; Paul Whitfield RESPECTED. PROVEN. PROFESSIONAL. and Disaster Preparedness” in for the Uniform Law Commission’s into the legal writing classroom Horn Professor; Director of Duke Environmental Law & Policy Drafting Committee on anti- at five conferences, including the the Center for Biodefense, Law Forum and her article, “The Upside SLAPP legislation, and in early Western Regional Legal Writing, and Public Policy; Director Down: A New Reality for Science September, he addressed nearly 200 the New England Consortium of at the EPA and Its Impact on Texas judges about amendments Legal Writing Professionals, and of the Law and Science Environmental Justice,” will be to the Texas Citizens Participation the Association of Legal Writing Certificate Program and the OUR NUMBERS ADD UP TO SUCCESS A COMMUNITY DESIGNED FOR IMPACT the lead article in the New York Act at the 2019 Annual Judicial Directors conferences. She was JD/MS Program in the Life University Environmental Law Journal Education Conference. In late a panelist-expert at the ALWD Sciences Texas Institute of this fall. August, his co-written article, “The conference on developmental stages Environmental and Human Changing Landscape of the Texas of legal writing programs. She Health Citizens Participation Act,” was organized multiple well-received published by the Texas Tech Law panels and discussion groups at the Professor Sutton published Review Online Edition. The article South Eastern Association of Law “Biocontamination and Space IN THE will be published by the Law Review Schools conference. She was elected Law---the Risk is Not Zero” in to leadership positions in the family the Houston Journal of Health Law law and new law professors sections & Policy and “Asynchronous, NATION of the Association of American E-Learning in Legal Education: A IN THE AMERICAN BAR Law Schools. She also taught Comparative Study” in the Syracuse ASSOCIATION COMPETITIONS the master class on multi-party Law Review. She was nominated for 2019 ENTERING CLASS the TTU Faculty Book Award for CHAMPIONSHIP her original transcript The Court ROBERT T. SHERWIN, '01 Martial of Apache Kid. Professor Sutton spoke widely this year at 1155 147 83% 27.2% Champions in Advocacy Applications Incoming Incoming Students First Generation Endowed Professor of Law; conferences, symposiums, and Received Students with Scholarships College Students Director, Advocacy Programs colloquiums about her research in print in early 2020. in online legal education and ULTIMATE BAR PASSAGE RATE In September, Professor Sherwin biolaw, including her presentation 155 3.42 50.3% 38.8% 50TH IN THE NATION BY ABA Median LSAT Median GPA Female Students Students of Color was named the Champions in NANCY SOONPAA “Designer Babies and National Advocacy Endowed Professor Security Law” at the American Professor of Law; Dean Association of Law Schools of Law. In addition to his work Richard B. Amandes Senior OVERALL EMPLOYMENT RATE directing the Law School’s top- negotiations at the International Annual Meeting and Stanford Law Scholar in Legal Practice Negotiation Competition for Law Biolawlapaloosa. Her documentary ranked Advocacy Program, CLASS OF 2018 (AS OF MARCH 15, 2019) Professor Sherwin’s scholarship Students. Moot Court During the 2018-19 school focusing on anti-SLAPP legislation Two-Year Bar Passage Program in the year, Professor Nancy Soonpaa continues to have a national impact. LARRY SPAIN # Rate of Texas Public # Nation by Law Schools by ABA Blakely Advocacy PRIVATE PRACTICE Alvin R. Allison Professor 69.72% Institute 2019 of Law; Director of Clinical 1 13 GOVERNMENT Programs and the Civil 17.61% OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS Practice Clinic RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE BUSINESS/INDUSTRY Over the past year, Professor Spain Legal Writing 11.27% has presented at various continuing Program in the Best Value Law School PUBLIC INTEREST legal education programs; Nation by in Texas by the # # 0.70% On November 6, 2018, three effort, contribute to the morale organized and coordinated faculty filmsSpace Biocontamination –the Risk US News and National Jurist key members of the Law of the department or college, participation in pro bono clinics is Not Zero and The Court Martial of World Report EDUCATION in cooperation with Legal Aid of Apache Kid have been selected for 20 1 0.70% School’s Office of Admissions accept responsibility, and NorthWest Texas; and served on several film festivals and awards in during 2016-17 were honored demonstrate a positive attitude. various boards and committees, 2019. by Texas Tech University. including serving as chair of the BEST Advisory Board for the Office of VALUE Associate Dean Wendy-Adele One tremendous JOHN WATTS TUITION & COST OF ATTENDANCE LAW Dispute Resolution for Lubbock A TOP BEST VALUE LAW SCHOOL SCHOOLS Humphrey ('01), Assistant Dean accomplishment by this Law County, chair of the Pro Bono Charles B. “Tex” Thornton 2019 13TH IN THE NATION BY THE NATIONAL JURIST Danielle Saavedra ('15), and School team was raising Committee of the Lubbock Area Professor of Law TX RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT* Bar Association, member of the TUITION & FEES $26,904 $38,664 Senior Admissions Counselor the 2017 entering class’s Pro Bono Advisory Committee of In October, Professor Watts was Donna Williams received the credentials; the median Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, the a panelist at a free speech forum ROOM & BOARD $9,722 $9,722 BOOKS & SUPPLIES $1,200 $1,200 campus-wide Distinguished LSAT went up two points and at the University of Texas at San Antonio. The event sought In the Nation In the Nation by TRANSPORTATION $2,300 $2,300 Staff “Guns Up” Award for the median GPA increased to promote civil discourse on in Dispute law.com for 2018 PERSONAL & MISC. $2,120 $2,120 their extraordinary service and by 0.15. Additionally, they UTSA campuses and discussed # Resolution by # Gold Standard TOTAL $42,296 $54,056 dedication to the university revitalized the Law School’s topics including what is and is U.S. News & Graduate not protected as free speech, and World Report Employment *Note: $1,000 scholarship waives non-resident tuition. during the previous academic recruitment efforts—especially a college’s or university’s role in 21 31 year. More specifically, the when recruiting Texas Tech supporting freedom of speech. VALUE. ADVOCACY. “Guns Up” Award recognizes undergraduate students, The forum was an effort to educate students following several incidents COMMUNITY. a team of employees at Texas minorities, and females—to have RESPECTED. PROVEN. involving minor violence and PROFESSIONAL. Tech who fostered cooperation a more diverse and dynamic Law School Advisory Committee threats during political protests on with employees, internal student body. This is the first of the Texas Access to Justice campus. Professor Watts was joined Foundation, and the State Bar of by Daniel H. Sharphorn, Vice VALUE. ADVOCACY. COMMUNITY. and external, to increase time a department at the Law Texas Professionalism Committee. Chancellor and General Counsel at productivity and efficiency in School has been selected to the University of Texas System and the organization. The team also receive the prestigious “Guns David J. Hacker, Special Counsel VICKIE SUTTON for Civil Litigation for the Office of must demonstrate exemplary Up” campus-wide award. Associate Dean for Digital the Attorney General of Texas. Learning and Graduate 40 TEXAS TECH LAWYER Justice in Sustainable Development He is currently serving as reporter presented on incorporating wellness Education; Paul Whitfield RESPECTED. PROVEN. PROFESSIONAL. and Disaster Preparedness” in for the Uniform Law Commission’s into the legal writing classroom Horn Professor; Director of Duke Environmental Law & Policy Drafting Committee on anti- at five conferences, including the the Center for Biodefense, Law Forum and her article, “The Upside SLAPP legislation, and in early Western Regional Legal Writing, and Public Policy; Director Down: A New Reality for Science September, he addressed nearly 200 the New England Consortium of at the EPA and Its Impact on Texas judges about amendments Legal Writing Professionals, and of the Law and Science Environmental Justice,” will be to the Texas Citizens Participation the Association of Legal Writing Certificate Program and the OUR NUMBERS ADD UP TO SUCCESS A COMMUNITY DESIGNED FOR IMPACT the lead article in the New York Act at the 2019 Annual Judicial Directors conferences. She was JD/MS Program in the Life University Environmental Law Journal Education Conference. In late a panelist-expert at the ALWD Sciences Texas Institute of this fall. August, his co-written article, “The conference on developmental stages Environmental and Human Changing Landscape of the Texas of legal writing programs. She Health Citizens Participation Act,” was organized multiple well-received published by the Texas Tech Law panels and discussion groups at the Professor Sutton published Review Online Edition. The article South Eastern Association of Law “Biocontamination and Space IN THE will be published by the Law Review Schools conference. She was elected Law---the Risk is Not Zero” in to leadership positions in the family the Houston Journal of Health Law law and new law professors sections & Policy and “Asynchronous, NATION of the Association of American E-Learning in Legal Education: A IN THE AMERICAN BAR Law Schools. She also taught Comparative Study” in the Syracuse ASSOCIATION COMPETITIONS the master class on multi-party Law Review. She was nominated for 2019 ENTERING CLASS the TTU Faculty Book Award for CHAMPIONSHIP her original transcript The Court ROBERT T. SHERWIN, '01 Martial of Apache Kid. Professor Sutton spoke widely this year at 1155 147 83% 27.2% Champions in Advocacy Applications Incoming Incoming Students First Generation Endowed Professor of Law; conferences, symposiums, and Received Students with Scholarships College Students Director, Advocacy Programs colloquiums about her research in print in early 2020. in online legal education and ULTIMATE BAR PASSAGE RATE In September, Professor Sherwin biolaw, including her presentation 155 3.42 50.3% 38.8% 50TH IN THE NATION BY ABA Median LSAT Median GPA Female Students Students of Color was named the Champions in NANCY SOONPAA “Designer Babies and National Advocacy Endowed Professor Security Law” at the American Professor of Law; Dean Association of Law Schools of Law. In addition to his work Richard B. Amandes Senior OVERALL EMPLOYMENT RATE directing the Law School’s top- negotiations at the International Annual Meeting and Stanford Law Scholar in Legal Practice Negotiation Competition for Law Biolawlapaloosa. Her documentary ranked Advocacy Program, CLASS OF 2018 (AS OF MARCH 15, 2019) Professor Sherwin’s scholarship Students. Moot Court During the 2018-19 school focusing on anti-SLAPP legislation Two-Year Bar Passage Program in the year, Professor Nancy Soonpaa continues to have a national impact. LARRY SPAIN # Rate of Texas Public # Nation by Law Schools by ABA Blakely Advocacy PRIVATE PRACTICE Alvin R. Allison Professor 69.72% Institute 2019 of Law; Director of Clinical 1 13 GOVERNMENT Programs and the Civil 17.61% OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS Practice Clinic RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE BUSINESS/INDUSTRY Over the past year, Professor Spain Legal Writing 11.27% has presented at various continuing Program in the Best Value Law School PUBLIC INTEREST legal education programs; Nation by in Texas by the # # 0.70% On November 6, 2018, three effort, contribute to the morale organized and coordinated faculty filmsSpace Biocontamination –the Risk US News and National Jurist key members of the Law of the department or college, participation in pro bono clinics is Not Zero and The Court Martial of World Report EDUCATION in cooperation with Legal Aid of Apache Kid have been selected for 20 1 0.70% School’s Office of Admissions accept responsibility, and NorthWest Texas; and served on several film festivals and awards in during 2016-17 were honored demonstrate a positive attitude. various boards and committees, 2019. by Texas Tech University. including serving as chair of the BEST Advisory Board for the Office of VALUE Associate Dean Wendy-Adele One tremendous JOHN WATTS TUITION & COST OF ATTENDANCE LAW Dispute Resolution for Lubbock A TOP BEST VALUE LAW SCHOOL SCHOOLS Humphrey ('01), Assistant Dean accomplishment by this Law County, chair of the Pro Bono Charles B. “Tex” Thornton 2019 13TH IN THE NATION BY THE NATIONAL JURIST Danielle Saavedra ('15), and School team was raising Committee of the Lubbock Area Professor of Law TX RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT* Bar Association, member of the TUITION & FEES $26,904 $38,664 Senior Admissions Counselor the 2017 entering class’s Pro Bono Advisory Committee of In October, Professor Watts was Donna Williams received the credentials; the median Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, the a panelist at a free speech forum ROOM & BOARD $9,722 $9,722 BOOKS & SUPPLIES $1,200 $1,200 campus-wide Distinguished LSAT went up two points and at the University of Texas at San Antonio. The event sought In the Nation In the Nation by TRANSPORTATION $2,300 $2,300 Staff “Guns Up” Award for the median GPA increased to promote civil discourse on in Dispute law.com for 2018 PERSONAL & MISC. $2,120 $2,120 their extraordinary service and by 0.15. Additionally, they UTSA campuses and discussed # Resolution by # Gold Standard TOTAL $42,296 $54,056 dedication to the university revitalized the Law School’s topics including what is and is U.S. News & Graduate not protected as free speech, and World Report Employment *Note: $1,000 scholarship waives non-resident tuition. during the previous academic recruitment efforts—especially a college’s or university’s role in 21 31 year. More specifically, the when recruiting Texas Tech supporting freedom of speech. VALUE. ADVOCACY. “Guns Up” Award recognizes undergraduate students, The forum was an effort to educate students following several incidents COMMUNITY. a team of employees at Texas minorities, and females—to have RESPECTED. PROVEN. involving minor violence and PROFESSIONAL. Tech who fostered cooperation a more diverse and dynamic Law School Advisory Committee threats during political protests on with employees, internal student body. This is the first of the Texas Access to Justice campus. Professor Watts was joined Foundation, and the State Bar of by Daniel H. Sharphorn, Vice VALUE. ADVOCACY. COMMUNITY. and external, to increase time a department at the Law Texas Professionalism Committee. Chancellor and General Counsel at productivity and efficiency in School has been selected to the University of Texas System and the organization. The team also receive the prestigious “Guns David J. Hacker, Special Counsel VICKIE SUTTON for Civil Litigation for the Office of must demonstrate exemplary Up” campus-wide award. Associate Dean for Digital the Attorney General of Texas. Learning and Graduate 40 TEXAS TECH LAWYER Tom Hall Endowed Scholarship David Segrest Endowed Scholarship Kent R. Hance West Texas Legal Legends Scholarship Clifford and Sybil Seidel Endowed Scholarship Endowment SettlePou Endowed Scholarship A STRONG Dr. Arthur G. Hansen Endowed Scholarship Travis D. Shelton West Texas Legal Legend Endowed Jay Harvey Endowed Scholarship Scholarship Richard W. Hemingway Presidential Endowed Scholarship W. F. Shiver Endowed Scholarship Murray Hensley Endowed Scholarship Edward R. Smith and Norton Baker Tax Award Endowment Hispanic Law Students Association Endowed Scholarship Edward R. and Jo Anne M. Smith Law Endowed Scholarship FOUNDATION John T. Huffaker and Sprouse Shrader Smith Endowed Judge Ken G. Spencer Award Endowment ENDOWMENTS MAKE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE LAW SCHOOL’S FUTURE Scholarship Broadus Spivey West Texas Legal Legends Scholarship Huffaker Attorneys Endowed Scholarship in Memory of W. C. Endowment Huffaker, Jr. and in Honor of Gerald Huffaker John H. Splawn, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Anne Robison Huffman Married Students Endowed Scholarship Curt F. Steib, Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship Hunt for Excellence in Advocacy Endowed Scholarships Student Leadership Endowed Scholarship Stephen and Karen Johnson Endowed Scholarship Justice Clarence Thomas Endowed Scholarship David and Amanda Johnson Endowed Scholarship Trustees Presidential Endowed Scholarship Since the Law School’s first “The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose Justice Phil and Carla Johnson Scholarship Endowment Darryl S. Vereen Family Advocacy Scholarship Endowment two endowed scholarships shade you do not expect to sit.” Nathan Kaufman Memorial Scholarship Endowment ~Nelson Henderson T. John and Cissy Ward Endowed Scholarship were established in 1970, the Dee Kelly Sr. Endowed Scholarship Professor Robert Weninger Endowed Scholarship tradition of giving back has Marion T. Key Memorial Endowed Scholarship Senator Jeff Wentworth Endowed Scholarship grown perennially in the Texas John E. Krahmer Endowed Scholarship Christy and Glenn West Scholarship Endowment John E. Krahmer Memorial Endowed Scholarship Tech University School of Bobbie Lou Mae White Endowed Scholarship Coleman-Hall Endowed Scholarship Lubbock National Bank Fellowship Endowment in Honor of Winstead, Sechrest & Minick Endowed Scholarship Law. In the years since, over SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTS John C. Akard Endowed Scholarship Robert Don Collier 50th Anniversary Endowed John E. Krahmer Judge Halbert O. and Dawn Blair Woodward Endowed Scholarship 150 scholarship endowments Alvin R. Allison Endowed Scholarship Bruce Kramer Endowed Scholarship Scholarship Robert Don Collier Scholarship Endowment have been created to honor Elvia Alvarado Endowed Scholarship Brian Loncar Presidential Endowed Scholarship Beckman Dunlap Woody Endowed Scholarship Janet Scivally and David Copeland Energy Law or remember beloved Richard Amandes Endowed Scholarship Mark and Becky Lanier Endowed Scholarship Endowed Scholarship M Penn L Award Endowment family, alumni, and faculty Douglas C. and Veronica O. Atnipp Scholarship Dax Cowart Endowed Scholarship Endowment John F. (Buddy) Maner Chancellor’s Barrister Fellowship members. The endowments Brad Crawford Endowed Memorial Scholarship GENERAL ENDOWMENTS Kelly and Daniel Benzon Endowed Scholarship Endowment Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Crenshaw Sr. Endowed AT&T Professor of Law Endowment listed below have been Black Law Students Association Endowed Owen W. McWhorter Endowed Scholarship Scholarship Alvin R. Allison Endowed Professorship created by our generous Scholarship The Meadows Collier Scholarship Endowment in Honor of Crofoot Honors Scholarship Endowment Judge Robert H. Bean Endowed Professorship donors, both while living and Forrest Bowers West Texas Legal Legends Robert Don Collier Scholarship Endowment Erwin and Elaine Davenport Endowed Judge Sam Medina Endowed Scholarship Building Together Endowment through legacy gifts. The total Scholarship Durwood H. Bradley Endowed Scholarship Jim Milam West Texas Legal Legend Scholarship Endowment Robert J. Burbridge Law School Clinical Programs Endowment value of our endowments Dan and Carol Donovan Endowed Scholarship The Karen (Harrison) Brand Scholarship Mitchell, Goff & Mitchell Endowed Scholarship Champions in Advocacy Endowed Professorship exceeds $21.5 million Endowment Senator Robert Duncan Endowed Scholarship Lawrence and Candyce Monsour Endowed Scholarship Janet Scivally and David Copeland Endowed Professorship William B. Browder Jr. Endowed Scholarship George W. and Sarah H. Dupree Award Brendan and Brian Murray Criminal Defense Endowed Erwin and Elaine Davenport Endowed Professorship dollars, with over Endowment Judge Lucius Bunton Endowed Scholarship Scholarship Dean’s Excellence Endowment $9.2 million endowed J. Hadley Edgar Endowed Scholarship Kenneth H. Burns Award Endowment Joe H. Nagy Endowed Scholarship J. Hadley Edgar Endowed Professorship in scholarships. Epstein-McClain Family Endowed Scholarship R. Guy and Phyllis Carter Endowed Scholarship J. David Nelson Memorial Endowed Scholarship Assistant Dean Kay Fletcher Law School Staff Appreciation Tim Evans Endowed Scholarship Tony Chavez Family Endowed Diversity G. Hobert and Aileen Hackney Nelson Endowed Scholarship Endowment Scholarship Exceptional Merit Endowed Scholarship W. Frank Newton Public Interest Endowed Scholarship Walter and Anne Huffman Endowed Professorship We are eternally grateful to Christian Legal Society Leaders Endowed Fenner Family Scholarship Endowment W. Frank Newton West Texas Legal Legend Endowed John E. Krahmer Banking Law Endowed Professorship all the alumni and friends Scholarship First Graduating Class Endowed Scholarship Scholarship John E. Krahmer Commercial Law Endowed Professorship William C. Clark Memorial Endowed Terry and Linda Fuller Law Scholarship who have established Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Distinguished Lectureship JF Maddox Endowed Professorship Scholarship Endowment Endowed Scholarship Honorable George Mahon Fellowship Endowment endowments. These generous Class of 1973 50th Anniversary Endowed Judge Royal Furgeson Endowed Scholarship Holland N. O’Neil Endowed Scholarship George W. McCleskey Endowed Professorship in Water Law Scholarship gifts keep alive the names Judge W. Royal Furgeson, West Texas Legal Marilyn Phelan Endowed Scholarship Frank McDonald Endowed Professorship Class of 1974 50th Anniversary Endowed Legend Endowed Scholarship and memories of those for Walter Ray Phillips Endowed Scholarship W. Frank Newton Endowed Professorship for the Dean of the Scholarship Gardere Wynne Sewell Endowed Scholarship whom the endowments are Jerald Pomerantz Texas Association Bank Counsel Endowed School of Law Class of 1979 50th Anniversary Endowed General Endowed Scholarship – Boone Scholarship Raup Editor-in-Chief Endowed Discretionary Fund established and transform Scholarship George E. Gilkerson Endowed Scholarship W. Reed Quilliam Endowed Scholarship Judge William Shaver Endowment in Ethics the lives of Texas Tech law Class of 1986 Scholarship Endowment James H. Gill Scholarship Endowment Wayne Reaud West Texas Legal Legends Scholarship Preston Smith Regents Professorship Endowment for the Class of 1988 50th Anniversary Endowed students year after year. Pat and Laura Gordon Endowed Scholarship Endowment School of Law Scholarship Terry Lee Grantham Endowed Scholarship Virginia Rhodes Memorial Endowed Scholarship Clinical Program Endowed Scholarship Strasburger and Price Honors Day Endowment Alton Griffin Endowed Scholarship Robertson/Atkins Presidential Endowed Scholarship Coffey Diversity Endowed Scholarship Charles Bates Thornton Professorship in Law Endowment Mark and Claudia Griffin Endowed Scholarship Runge/Howard Presidential Endowed Scholarship Timothy Cole Endowed Scholarship Glenn West Endowed Professorship Art and Stephanie Hall Scholarship Endowment Michael Sawaya Scholarship Endowment Halbert O. Woodward Lectureship Endowment

42 TEXAS TECH LAWYER FY19 New Endowments Bolded TEXAS TECH LAWYER 43 Tom Hall Endowed Scholarship David Segrest Endowed Scholarship Kent R. Hance West Texas Legal Legends Scholarship Clifford and Sybil Seidel Endowed Scholarship Endowment SettlePou Endowed Scholarship A STRONG Dr. Arthur G. Hansen Endowed Scholarship Travis D. Shelton West Texas Legal Legend Endowed Jay Harvey Endowed Scholarship Scholarship Richard W. Hemingway Presidential Endowed Scholarship W. F. Shiver Endowed Scholarship Murray Hensley Endowed Scholarship Edward R. Smith and Norton Baker Tax Award Endowment Hispanic Law Students Association Endowed Scholarship Edward R. and Jo Anne M. Smith Law Endowed Scholarship FOUNDATION John T. Huffaker and Sprouse Shrader Smith Endowed Judge Ken G. Spencer Award Endowment ENDOWMENTS MAKE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE LAW SCHOOL’S FUTURE Scholarship Broadus Spivey West Texas Legal Legends Scholarship Huffaker Attorneys Endowed Scholarship in Memory of W. C. Endowment Huffaker, Jr. and in Honor of Gerald Huffaker John H. Splawn, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Anne Robison Huffman Married Students Endowed Scholarship Curt F. Steib, Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship Hunt for Excellence in Advocacy Endowed Scholarships Student Leadership Endowed Scholarship Stephen and Karen Johnson Endowed Scholarship Justice Clarence Thomas Endowed Scholarship David and Amanda Johnson Endowed Scholarship Trustees Presidential Endowed Scholarship Since the Law School’s first “The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose Justice Phil and Carla Johnson Scholarship Endowment Darryl S. Vereen Family Advocacy Scholarship Endowment two endowed scholarships shade you do not expect to sit.” Nathan Kaufman Memorial Scholarship Endowment ~Nelson Henderson T. John and Cissy Ward Endowed Scholarship were established in 1970, the Dee Kelly Sr. Endowed Scholarship Professor Robert Weninger Endowed Scholarship tradition of giving back has Marion T. Key Memorial Endowed Scholarship Senator Jeff Wentworth Endowed Scholarship grown perennially in the Texas John E. Krahmer Endowed Scholarship Christy and Glenn West Scholarship Endowment John E. Krahmer Memorial Endowed Scholarship Tech University School of Bobbie Lou Mae White Endowed Scholarship Coleman-Hall Endowed Scholarship Lubbock National Bank Fellowship Endowment in Honor of Winstead, Sechrest & Minick Endowed Scholarship Law. In the years since, over SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTS John C. Akard Endowed Scholarship Robert Don Collier 50th Anniversary Endowed John E. Krahmer Judge Halbert O. and Dawn Blair Woodward Endowed Scholarship 150 scholarship endowments Alvin R. Allison Endowed Scholarship Bruce Kramer Endowed Scholarship Scholarship Robert Don Collier Scholarship Endowment have been created to honor Elvia Alvarado Endowed Scholarship Brian Loncar Presidential Endowed Scholarship Beckman Dunlap Woody Endowed Scholarship Janet Scivally and David Copeland Energy Law or remember beloved Richard Amandes Endowed Scholarship Mark and Becky Lanier Endowed Scholarship Endowed Scholarship M Penn L Award Endowment family, alumni, and faculty Douglas C. and Veronica O. Atnipp Scholarship Dax Cowart Endowed Scholarship Endowment John F. (Buddy) Maner Chancellor’s Barrister Fellowship members. The endowments Brad Crawford Endowed Memorial Scholarship GENERAL ENDOWMENTS Kelly and Daniel Benzon Endowed Scholarship Endowment Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Crenshaw Sr. Endowed AT&T Professor of Law Endowment listed below have been Black Law Students Association Endowed Owen W. McWhorter Endowed Scholarship Scholarship Alvin R. Allison Endowed Professorship created by our generous Scholarship The Meadows Collier Scholarship Endowment in Honor of Crofoot Honors Scholarship Endowment Judge Robert H. Bean Endowed Professorship donors, both while living and Forrest Bowers West Texas Legal Legends Robert Don Collier Scholarship Endowment Erwin and Elaine Davenport Endowed Judge Sam Medina Endowed Scholarship Building Together Endowment through legacy gifts. The total Scholarship Durwood H. Bradley Endowed Scholarship Jim Milam West Texas Legal Legend Scholarship Endowment Robert J. Burbridge Law School Clinical Programs Endowment value of our endowments Dan and Carol Donovan Endowed Scholarship The Karen (Harrison) Brand Scholarship Mitchell, Goff & Mitchell Endowed Scholarship Champions in Advocacy Endowed Professorship exceeds $21.5 million Endowment Senator Robert Duncan Endowed Scholarship Lawrence and Candyce Monsour Endowed Scholarship Janet Scivally and David Copeland Endowed Professorship William B. Browder Jr. Endowed Scholarship George W. and Sarah H. Dupree Award Brendan and Brian Murray Criminal Defense Endowed Erwin and Elaine Davenport Endowed Professorship dollars, with over Endowment Judge Lucius Bunton Endowed Scholarship Scholarship Dean’s Excellence Endowment $9.2 million endowed J. Hadley Edgar Endowed Scholarship Kenneth H. Burns Award Endowment Joe H. Nagy Endowed Scholarship J. Hadley Edgar Endowed Professorship in scholarships. Epstein-McClain Family Endowed Scholarship R. Guy and Phyllis Carter Endowed Scholarship J. David Nelson Memorial Endowed Scholarship Assistant Dean Kay Fletcher Law School Staff Appreciation Tim Evans Endowed Scholarship Tony Chavez Family Endowed Diversity G. Hobert and Aileen Hackney Nelson Endowed Scholarship Endowment Scholarship Exceptional Merit Endowed Scholarship W. Frank Newton Public Interest Endowed Scholarship Walter and Anne Huffman Endowed Professorship We are eternally grateful to Christian Legal Society Leaders Endowed Fenner Family Scholarship Endowment W. Frank Newton West Texas Legal Legend Endowed John E. Krahmer Banking Law Endowed Professorship all the alumni and friends Scholarship First Graduating Class Endowed Scholarship Scholarship John E. Krahmer Commercial Law Endowed Professorship William C. Clark Memorial Endowed Terry and Linda Fuller Law Scholarship who have established Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Distinguished Lectureship JF Maddox Endowed Professorship Scholarship Endowment Endowed Scholarship Honorable George Mahon Fellowship Endowment endowments. These generous Class of 1973 50th Anniversary Endowed Judge Royal Furgeson Endowed Scholarship Holland N. O’Neil Endowed Scholarship George W. McCleskey Endowed Professorship in Water Law Scholarship gifts keep alive the names Judge W. Royal Furgeson, West Texas Legal Marilyn Phelan Endowed Scholarship Frank McDonald Endowed Professorship Class of 1974 50th Anniversary Endowed Legend Endowed Scholarship and memories of those for Walter Ray Phillips Endowed Scholarship W. Frank Newton Endowed Professorship for the Dean of the Scholarship Gardere Wynne Sewell Endowed Scholarship whom the endowments are Jerald Pomerantz Texas Association Bank Counsel Endowed School of Law Class of 1979 50th Anniversary Endowed General Endowed Scholarship – Boone Scholarship Raup Editor-in-Chief Endowed Discretionary Fund established and transform Scholarship George E. Gilkerson Endowed Scholarship W. Reed Quilliam Endowed Scholarship Judge William Shaver Endowment in Ethics the lives of Texas Tech law Class of 1986 Scholarship Endowment James H. Gill Scholarship Endowment Wayne Reaud West Texas Legal Legends Scholarship Preston Smith Regents Professorship Endowment for the Class of 1988 50th Anniversary Endowed students year after year. Pat and Laura Gordon Endowed Scholarship Endowment School of Law Scholarship Terry Lee Grantham Endowed Scholarship Virginia Rhodes Memorial Endowed Scholarship Clinical Program Endowed Scholarship Strasburger and Price Honors Day Endowment Alton Griffin Endowed Scholarship Robertson/Atkins Presidential Endowed Scholarship Coffey Diversity Endowed Scholarship Charles Bates Thornton Professorship in Law Endowment Mark and Claudia Griffin Endowed Scholarship Runge/Howard Presidential Endowed Scholarship Timothy Cole Endowed Scholarship Glenn West Endowed Professorship Art and Stephanie Hall Scholarship Endowment Michael Sawaya Scholarship Endowment Halbert O. Woodward Lectureship Endowment

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CHRIS ANTCLIFF '95 - EL PASO LINK GRIMES '86 - MIDLAND We are grateful for the hard work and dedication of Chris is a full-time mediator/ Link maintains a general civil these remarkable men and women in service to the arbitrator. He was in private practice and business law practice with Texas Tech Law School Foundation Board. The Law for 10 years representing plaintiffs primary focus in oil and gas law, School benefits from your leadership every day. Thank and defendants in civil cases in the including title examinations and you for your hard work and commitment to Texas state and federal courts and he also opinion work, minerals, mineral Tech University School of Law. served as a Special Prosecutor for management, leasehold, surface the 34th Judicial District. In 2007, and real estate matters, assistance Governor Rick Perry appointed with property acquisitions and him as the first judge of the newly divestments, exploration and created 448th Judicial District Court. production matters. Clients over The governor then appointed Chris the years include individuals and PRESIDENT to the 168th Judicial District Court families, foundations, small and Tom Hall '81, Fort Worth in 2008 and then as a justice on the large independents and public oil Texas 8th District Court of Appeals. companies. Link began practicing VICE PRESIDENT Mark Lanier '84 in 1986 in Austin, Texas with Lynch, M.C. Carrington '82, Beaumont Ann Manning '84 Chappell, Allday & Alsup, and William Mateja '86 moved to Midland, Texas to open a SECRETARY/TREASURER Frank McDonald '79 solo practice in 1992. Jack Wade Nowlin, Lubbock Holland O’Neil '87 EMMA CANO '02 - SAN ANTONIO Chris Peirson '77 Emma joined the litigation Richard Roper '82 department of Haynes and Boone, JAY HARVEY '82 - AUSTIN an international law firm, in their Barbara Runge '74 Jay is a partner with Winkler San Antonio office immediately David Segrest '70 and Harvey in Austin where he 2018—2019 TRUSTEES upon graduation from law school in Wade Shelton '81 specializes in personal injury 2002 and was promoted to partner Douglas Atnipp '85 Paul Stafford '94 litigation. Jay is Board Certified as a in 2013. In December 2015, Lamont Mitch Toups '82 trial specialist in Personal Injury Trial W C Bratcher '75 Jefferson and she decided to open Law and his practice concentrates Alberto “Beto” Cardenas '99 Diana Valdez '04 their own law firm with two other in Medical Malpractice, Veteran’s Mimi Coffey '94 Darryl Vereen '92 partners with whom they had worked Administration Medical Malpractice, Robert Don Collier '73 The Honorable Sue Walker '86 at Haynes and Boone. Thus, the law Medical Malpractice Involving Joseph Coniglio '97 Glenn West '78 office of Jefferson Cano was born. Military Defendants, Nursing Home David Copeland '82 The Honorable Mollee Westfall '94 They now have five attorneys, each Negligence, Defective Products - Jo Ben Whittenburg '73 of whom have a litigation practice. Erwin Davenport '75 Medical/Pharmaceutical, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Legal Jerry Dixon '81 Malpractice and Federal Tort Claims. Suzan Fenner '72 EMERITUS TRUSTEES The Honorable Kem Frost '83 DENIS DENNIS '90 - ODESSA Karolyne Garner '06 William Allensworth '74 Denis has been practicing with the ARLENE MATTHEWS '00 - LUBBOCK James Gill '73 John Crews Kelly, Morgan, Dennis, Corzine & Laura Gordon '83 Gregory Curry '89 Hansen firm and its predecessor Arlene is a partner in the Chester Grudzinski '81 Martin Dies '74 since 1990. He is board certified in Lubbock firm of Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, L.L.P. Her Art Hall '96 Kevin Glasheen '88 civil appeals and tries 7 to 12 jury practice includes appellate Brad Hancock '96 Mark Griffin '79 trials a year and averages about 100 work as well as insurance David Hart '86 mediations per year as a mediator. John Huffaker '74 defense litigation, including Mike Henry '81 George Nelson medical malpractice, David Joeckel, Jr. '86 John Simpson '74 construction defect Krisi Kastl '99 Jessica Whitacre Thorne '95 litigation, and work-related Roger Key '76 Hon. Jeff Wentworth '72 injuries.

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CHRIS ANTCLIFF '95 - EL PASO LINK GRIMES '86 - MIDLAND We are grateful for the hard work and dedication of Chris is a full-time mediator/ Link maintains a general civil these remarkable men and women in service to the arbitrator. He was in private practice and business law practice with Texas Tech Law School Foundation Board. The Law for 10 years representing plaintiffs primary focus in oil and gas law, School benefits from your leadership every day. Thank and defendants in civil cases in the including title examinations and you for your hard work and commitment to Texas state and federal courts and he also opinion work, minerals, mineral Tech University School of Law. served as a Special Prosecutor for management, leasehold, surface the 34th Judicial District. In 2007, and real estate matters, assistance Governor Rick Perry appointed with property acquisitions and him as the first judge of the newly divestments, exploration and created 448th Judicial District Court. production matters. Clients over The governor then appointed Chris the years include individuals and PRESIDENT to the 168th Judicial District Court families, foundations, small and Tom Hall '81, Fort Worth in 2008 and then as a justice on the large independents and public oil Texas 8th District Court of Appeals. companies. Link began practicing VICE PRESIDENT Mark Lanier '84 in 1986 in Austin, Texas with Lynch, M.C. Carrington '82, Beaumont Ann Manning '84 Chappell, Allday & Alsup, and William Mateja '86 moved to Midland, Texas to open a SECRETARY/TREASURER Frank McDonald '79 solo practice in 1992. Jack Wade Nowlin, Lubbock Holland O’Neil '87 EMMA CANO '02 - SAN ANTONIO Chris Peirson '77 Emma joined the litigation Richard Roper '82 department of Haynes and Boone, JAY HARVEY '82 - AUSTIN an international law firm, in their Barbara Runge '74 Jay is a partner with Winkler San Antonio office immediately David Segrest '70 and Harvey in Austin where he 2018—2019 TRUSTEES upon graduation from law school in Wade Shelton '81 specializes in personal injury 2002 and was promoted to partner Douglas Atnipp '85 Paul Stafford '94 litigation. Jay is Board Certified as a in 2013. In December 2015, Lamont Mitch Toups '82 trial specialist in Personal Injury Trial W C Bratcher '75 Jefferson and she decided to open Law and his practice concentrates Alberto “Beto” Cardenas '99 Diana Valdez '04 their own law firm with two other in Medical Malpractice, Veteran’s Mimi Coffey '94 Darryl Vereen '92 partners with whom they had worked Administration Medical Malpractice, Robert Don Collier '73 The Honorable Sue Walker '86 at Haynes and Boone. Thus, the law Medical Malpractice Involving Joseph Coniglio '97 Glenn West '78 office of Jefferson Cano was born. Military Defendants, Nursing Home David Copeland '82 The Honorable Mollee Westfall '94 They now have five attorneys, each Negligence, Defective Products - Jo Ben Whittenburg '73 of whom have a litigation practice. Erwin Davenport '75 Medical/Pharmaceutical, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Legal Jerry Dixon '81 Malpractice and Federal Tort Claims. Suzan Fenner '72 EMERITUS TRUSTEES The Honorable Kem Frost '83 DENIS DENNIS '90 - ODESSA Karolyne Garner '06 William Allensworth '74 Denis has been practicing with the ARLENE MATTHEWS '00 - LUBBOCK James Gill '73 John Crews Kelly, Morgan, Dennis, Corzine & Laura Gordon '83 Gregory Curry '89 Hansen firm and its predecessor Arlene is a partner in the Chester Grudzinski '81 Martin Dies '74 since 1990. He is board certified in Lubbock firm of Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, L.L.P. Her Art Hall '96 Kevin Glasheen '88 civil appeals and tries 7 to 12 jury practice includes appellate Brad Hancock '96 Mark Griffin '79 trials a year and averages about 100 work as well as insurance David Hart '86 mediations per year as a mediator. John Huffaker '74 defense litigation, including Mike Henry '81 George Nelson medical malpractice, David Joeckel, Jr. '86 John Simpson '74 construction defect Krisi Kastl '99 Jessica Whitacre Thorne '95 litigation, and work-related Roger Key '76 Hon. Jeff Wentworth '72 injuries.

44 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 45 DONOR HONOR ROLL Supporting First-Generation Students A heartfelt thank you to all the alumni and friends of Texas Tech Law School for your generous support. We are exceedingly grateful to the following individuals and organizations for their support over the last fiscal year (September 1, 2018 - August 31, exas Tech Law is proud that all 41 of 2019). Your generosity has made a meaningful impact on our students, faculty, and staff. the first-generation college students Tin the incoming Class of 2022 Considerable care has gone into the preparation of the Donor Honor Roll. Each donor is very important to us, and every effort is made received at least a $2,000 scholarship. With to achieve accuracy. If we have overlooked anyone, or if you would prefer that your name not be listed in the future, please contact first-generation college students making the Office of Development at(806)834-4910 or [email protected] up 27.2% of the incoming class, the Law School has also established new programs with the goal of supporting these students FISCAL YEAR Luis and Jennie Chavez Walter '77 and Kathy Huffman and ensuring they have the tools needed for Karl '72 and Marilyn Clifford Chad '04 and Natalie Inderman success in law school. Mimi Coffey '94 and Tony Mancil Roger '76 and Ann Key Robert Collier '73 Holly '87 and Kelly O’Neil W. Mark '84 and Becky Lanier William '77 and Chris '77 Peirson 2019 Ainsley Nelson David '70 and Sarah Segrest $2,500 - $4,999 LawProse, Inc. David '78 and Kay Hammer J. David and Amanda Williams Noe '93 and Irma Valles Beck Group Midland Odessa Business and Estate Ted '82 and Debra Harbour $100,000 AND UP Council Darren '85 and Maria Woody Glenn '78 and Christy West Dallas Hispanic Law Foundation Bill and Erin Harriger Killam Endowment Trust Dispute Resolution of Montgomery County Greenberg Traurig, LLP The Honorable Bill '82 and Cathy Harris David Copeland '82 Mullin, Hoard & Brown, L.L.P. $10,000 - $24,999 $5,000 - $9,999 Mounce, Green, Myers, Safi, Paxson & Marie Hart Thomas Hall '81 Foley & Lardner, LLP Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, L.L.P. Galatzan, P. C. Organization of Women Law Students Douglas Harvey '07 Range Resources Corporation and Subsidiaries Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyers State Bar of Texas Administrative Law Otero & Joens Investments, LLC Holly '05 and Shawn Haseloff $50,000 - $99,999 Southwest Association of Bank Counsel Association Section PeirsonPatterson, LLP Samuel '96 and Thresa Hawthorne Bryant Edwards Foundation, Inc. Texas Association of Counties McGlinchey Stafford The Dallas Foundation Peoples Bank Alfred Herrera The CH Foundation The Honorable John and Carroll Akard Mehaffy & Weber, P.C. Thompson & Knight Foundation San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo Michael '95 and Karen Hicks Erwin '75 and Elaine Davenport Douglas '85 and Veronica Atnipp Texas Bar Foundation Underwood Law Firm, P. C. SouthWest Bank Richard '74 and Susan Hile Frank '79 and Denise McDonald M. C. Carrington '82 The Eastern District of Texas Bar Association Carlos '90 and The Honorable Jennifer '90 Sprouse Shrader Smith, PLLC Tonya Johannsen '83 David '81 and Candace Weinstein R. Tim '69 and Rita Evans The Honorable Christopher '95 and Linda Balido United Way Worldwide Employee Jason '11 and Amanda Jordan Engagement Suzan '72 and Peter Fenner Antcliff Cory Clements '14 Kathy Keils '88 West Academic $25,000 - $49,999 Kevin Glasheen '88 W C '75 and Barbara Bratcher Brad '02 and Jennifer Davidson Jeremy '03 and Kara Kennedy West Texas Chapter - ABOTA Daniel '99 and Kelly '00 Benzon Patrick '83 and Laura '83 Gordon Hardy Burke '72 Whitney '12 and Glen Ellis Bruce and Marilynn Kramer Jobob Aanenson Brian Chavez '96 Kent and Susie Hance Joseph Coniglio '97 The Honorable Greg Fouratt '95 and Anita Wendell '11 and Ashley '11 Langdon Perry Michael '94 and Elisa Allen Jose '78 and Irma Chavez David '86 and Nancy Hart Jerry '81 and Deborah Dixon Kelli Lovelace '89 Jay Harvey '82 and Jeanene Smith Tom '72 and Melissa Duren Mary Axelrad Larry and Ashley Lowe Robert and Tracy Hinton The Honorable Kem '83 and Frederick Frost R. Andy and Shelagh Aycock Van and Cynthia May Daniel '78 and Virginia Hurley J. Philip '76 and Kasha Gamble A. Brent Bailey '92 James and Royce Piper Bradley and Christen Kaufman James '73 and Lynn Gill Samuel Bassett Fred '80 and Kimblyn Raschke Krisi Kastl '99 and Sean Sullivan Mark '79 and Claudia Griffin Bill and Carole Bearden Dena '88 and Jeff Reecer Texas Tech Law provided me a springboard for a thoroughly Curtis '79 and Renata Leonard John '74 and Charlotte Huffaker Robert and Bennie Bledsoe Daniel '78 and Kimberly Renner David '88 and Heather Poole rewarding career these past 38 years. The Law School serves a David '86 and Reecanne Joeckel Samuel '77 and Delilah Boyd J. Scott and Helen Sheehan Rhonda Rhodes '88 and Terry Howard

“critically important need and delivers superb results. My three years Justice Philip '75 and Carla Johnson Russell '95 and Melissa '95 Cawyer Richard and Louise Sinderson Joseph '84 and Faye '84 Sheppard in Lubbock gave me the fundamental practical and book knowledge James '77 and Barbara Leeton David and Alice Clark Raj Singh The Honorable S. Craig '76 and Michele Nevill '74 and Ann '84 Manning The Honorable Weldon '76 and Cynthia Thomas Smith '78

needed to succeed in our very challenging profession. I am eternally Smith Copeland William '86 and Cassandra Mateja Stephen and Dianne Stone grateful to my fellow students, professors, and advocacy coaches, such J. Scott '74 and Kay Crissman Jack Wade Nowlin Gregory '93 and The Honorable Mollee '94 as the late and great Don Hunt. My wife Candy and I want to “ Matthew '84 and Melissa Orwig $1,000 - $2,499 Alisha '01 and John Danchak Westfall give back to those who gave us so much. The Dean’s Excellence Richard '82 and June Roper ADW Petroleum, LP Mark Daniel John '70 and Louise Wheir Fund is the perfect vehicle through which to share the benefits of my Barbara Runge '74 The Community Foundation of West Texas David and Peggy Davis Bill '72 and Linda Wischkaemper Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe & Dawson, PC Jim '88 and Gayle Elliott education and to help future great Tech lawyers fulfill their potential. Wade '81 and Kim Shelton Philip '89 and Lois '91 Wischkaemper Mitchell '82 and Tonya Toups Dixon, Scholl & Carrillo, P.A. T. Mike and Jayne Field Darryl '92 and Meg Vereen Evans, Daniel, Moore, Evans, Biggs & Guy '74 and Cindy Fields $500 - $999 ~David Weinstein '81 Decker Karolyne '06 and Bryan Garner The Honorable Carey '84 and The Honorable AGTexas Farm Credit Services Sue '86 Walker Field, Manning, Stone, Hawthorne & Brett '90 and Cynthia Govett Aycock, P.C. American Bank of Commerce Jo Ben '73 and Diane Whittenburg Art '96 and Stephanie '97 Hall Frost Bank Coastal Bend Community Foundation

46 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 47 DONOR HONOR ROLL Supporting First-Generation Students A heartfelt thank you to all the alumni and friends of Texas Tech Law School for your generous support. We are exceedingly grateful to the following individuals and organizations for their support over the last fiscal year (September 1, 2018 - August 31, exas Tech Law is proud that all 41 of 2019). Your generosity has made a meaningful impact on our students, faculty, and staff. the first-generation college students Tin the incoming Class of 2022 Considerable care has gone into the preparation of the Donor Honor Roll. Each donor is very important to us, and every effort is made received at least a $2,000 scholarship. With to achieve accuracy. If we have overlooked anyone, or if you would prefer that your name not be listed in the future, please contact first-generation college students making the Office of Development at(806)834-4910 or [email protected] up 27.2% of the incoming class, the Law School has also established new programs with the goal of supporting these students FISCAL YEAR Luis and Jennie Chavez Walter '77 and Kathy Huffman and ensuring they have the tools needed for Karl '72 and Marilyn Clifford Chad '04 and Natalie Inderman success in law school. Mimi Coffey '94 and Tony Mancil Roger '76 and Ann Key Robert Collier '73 Holly '87 and Kelly O’Neil W. Mark '84 and Becky Lanier William '77 and Chris '77 Peirson 2019 Ainsley Nelson David '70 and Sarah Segrest $2,500 - $4,999 LawProse, Inc. David '78 and Kay Hammer J. David and Amanda Williams Noe '93 and Irma Valles Beck Group Midland Odessa Business and Estate Ted '82 and Debra Harbour $100,000 AND UP Council Darren '85 and Maria Woody Glenn '78 and Christy West Dallas Hispanic Law Foundation Bill and Erin Harriger Killam Endowment Trust Dispute Resolution of Montgomery County Greenberg Traurig, LLP The Honorable Bill '82 and Cathy Harris David Copeland '82 Mullin, Hoard & Brown, L.L.P. $10,000 - $24,999 $5,000 - $9,999 Mounce, Green, Myers, Safi, Paxson & Marie Hart Thomas Hall '81 Foley & Lardner, LLP Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, L.L.P. Galatzan, P. C. Organization of Women Law Students Douglas Harvey '07 Range Resources Corporation and Subsidiaries Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyers State Bar of Texas Administrative Law Otero & Joens Investments, LLC Holly '05 and Shawn Haseloff $50,000 - $99,999 Southwest Association of Bank Counsel Association Section PeirsonPatterson, LLP Samuel '96 and Thresa Hawthorne Bryant Edwards Foundation, Inc. Texas Association of Counties McGlinchey Stafford The Dallas Foundation Peoples Bank Alfred Herrera The CH Foundation The Honorable John and Carroll Akard Mehaffy & Weber, P.C. Thompson & Knight Foundation San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo Michael '95 and Karen Hicks Erwin '75 and Elaine Davenport Douglas '85 and Veronica Atnipp Texas Bar Foundation Underwood Law Firm, P. C. SouthWest Bank Richard '74 and Susan Hile Frank '79 and Denise McDonald M. C. Carrington '82 The Eastern District of Texas Bar Association Carlos '90 and The Honorable Jennifer '90 Sprouse Shrader Smith, PLLC Tonya Johannsen '83 David '81 and Candace Weinstein R. Tim '69 and Rita Evans The Honorable Christopher '95 and Linda Balido United Way Worldwide Employee Jason '11 and Amanda Jordan Engagement Suzan '72 and Peter Fenner Antcliff Cory Clements '14 Kathy Keils '88 West Academic $25,000 - $49,999 Kevin Glasheen '88 W C '75 and Barbara Bratcher Brad '02 and Jennifer Davidson Jeremy '03 and Kara Kennedy West Texas Chapter - ABOTA Daniel '99 and Kelly '00 Benzon Patrick '83 and Laura '83 Gordon Hardy Burke '72 Whitney '12 and Glen Ellis Bruce and Marilynn Kramer Jobob Aanenson Brian Chavez '96 Kent and Susie Hance Joseph Coniglio '97 The Honorable Greg Fouratt '95 and Anita Wendell '11 and Ashley '11 Langdon Perry Michael '94 and Elisa Allen Jose '78 and Irma Chavez David '86 and Nancy Hart Jerry '81 and Deborah Dixon Kelli Lovelace '89 Jay Harvey '82 and Jeanene Smith Tom '72 and Melissa Duren Mary Axelrad Larry and Ashley Lowe Robert and Tracy Hinton The Honorable Kem '83 and Frederick Frost R. Andy and Shelagh Aycock Van and Cynthia May Daniel '78 and Virginia Hurley J. Philip '76 and Kasha Gamble A. Brent Bailey '92 James and Royce Piper Bradley and Christen Kaufman James '73 and Lynn Gill Samuel Bassett Fred '80 and Kimblyn Raschke Krisi Kastl '99 and Sean Sullivan Mark '79 and Claudia Griffin Bill and Carole Bearden Dena '88 and Jeff Reecer Texas Tech Law provided me a springboard for a thoroughly Curtis '79 and Renata Leonard John '74 and Charlotte Huffaker Robert and Bennie Bledsoe Daniel '78 and Kimberly Renner David '88 and Heather Poole rewarding career these past 38 years. The Law School serves a David '86 and Reecanne Joeckel Samuel '77 and Delilah Boyd J. Scott and Helen Sheehan Rhonda Rhodes '88 and Terry Howard

“critically important need and delivers superb results. My three years Justice Philip '75 and Carla Johnson Russell '95 and Melissa '95 Cawyer Richard and Louise Sinderson Joseph '84 and Faye '84 Sheppard in Lubbock gave me the fundamental practical and book knowledge James '77 and Barbara Leeton David and Alice Clark Raj Singh The Honorable S. Craig '76 and Michele Nevill '74 and Ann '84 Manning The Honorable Weldon '76 and Cynthia Thomas Smith '78 needed to succeed in our very challenging profession. I am eternally Smith Copeland William '86 and Cassandra Mateja Stephen and Dianne Stone grateful to my fellow students, professors, and advocacy coaches, such J. Scott '74 and Kay Crissman Jack Wade Nowlin Gregory '93 and The Honorable Mollee '94 as the late and great Don Hunt. My wife Candy and I want to “ Matthew '84 and Melissa Orwig $1,000 - $2,499 Alisha '01 and John Danchak Westfall give back to those who gave us so much. The Dean’s Excellence Richard '82 and June Roper ADW Petroleum, LP Mark Daniel John '70 and Louise Wheir Fund is the perfect vehicle through which to share the benefits of my Barbara Runge '74 The Community Foundation of West Texas David and Peggy Davis Bill '72 and Linda Wischkaemper Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe & Dawson, PC Jim '88 and Gayle Elliott education and to help future great Tech lawyers fulfill their potential. Wade '81 and Kim Shelton Philip '89 and Lois '91 Wischkaemper Mitchell '82 and Tonya Toups Dixon, Scholl & Carrillo, P.A. T. Mike and Jayne Field Darryl '92 and Meg Vereen Evans, Daniel, Moore, Evans, Biggs & Guy '74 and Cindy Fields $500 - $999 ~David Weinstein '81 Decker Karolyne '06 and Bryan Garner The Honorable Carey '84 and The Honorable AGTexas Farm Credit Services Sue '86 Walker Field, Manning, Stone, Hawthorne & Brett '90 and Cynthia Govett Aycock, P.C. American Bank of Commerce Jo Ben '73 and Diane Whittenburg Art '96 and Stephanie '97 Hall Frost Bank Coastal Bend Community Foundation

46 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 47 Davis, Gerald & Cremer Douglass '82 and Angie Robison The Honorable Robert '82 and Betsy Jones Diversity D, Inc. Christina Sanders '12 Byron '07 and Lindsay Kennedy East Texas Communities Foundation Brian and Jeannine Shannon Carrie King '89 Edcot Gin Scott '81 and Nancy Sharp Charles '77 and The Honorable Paula '77 Lubbock Criminal Defense Happy State Bank and Trust Company Robert '01 and Brie '01 Sherwin Lanehart Lawyers Association Hirsch & Westheimer Don '77 and Brenda Snodgrass Pedro Leyva '17 Jackson Walker L.L.P. Bill '84 and Denise Sullivan Ted '94 and Helen Liggett ince its inception in 1980, Lubbock Johnson, Vaughn Heiskell Andrew '09 and Natasha '09 Taylor Elizabeth Lutton '85 Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Lubbock County Bar Association Kirsten Voinis Michael and Jennifer MacDonald S(LCDLA) has grown into one of the largest Mary V. Pratt Trust John '93 and Veronica Wenke Robert '95 and Lydia McStay and most active criminal defense bars in Texas. Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP Katherine Willis '01 Gregory '96 and RaeJean Noschese Across the courtrooms of the South Plains, LCDLA Ryan and Emily Owen members zealously advocate for their clients and Themis Bar Review, LLC Scot and Kim Wylie LCDLA members present their donation to Texas Tech Law. The Honorable Javier '79 and Patricia Alvarez The Honorable Judy '85 and D. Scott Parker the rule of law. Janette Ansolabehere '94 $250 - $499 The Honorable Cathleen Parsley '81 and Gary Fuchs In September of 2006, the friends of Brendan The Honorable James Arth '88 Andrus Brothers Roofing, Inc. Tray and Heidi Payne Murray created the Brendan Murray Criminal James '92 and Patricia Bethke BarBri of Texas Eduardo Canas '85 and Pyda Gonzalez Vaughn James James '00 and Robin Perrin Defense Scholarship fund through the Texas Tech Ricardo Bonilla '12 Center for Computer-Assisted Legal The Honorable Richard '73 and Brenda Amy Jarmon Law School Foundation to provide a scholarship Richard '80 and Sheralyn Bowersock Instruction E. Thomas '96 and Elizabeth Pyle Carter Raymond Jobe '84 to Texas Tech law students interested in practicing Justin Bryan '10 City Hall Essentials, LLC Luke '05 and Adriann '05 Ragsdale Sam '72 and Linda Chase Stephen '82 and Karen '82 Johnson criminal defense as champions for the poor and Jenny '98 and Charles Bubany Heartland Financial USA, Inc. Thomas and Melba Reese Chris and Kathryn Clinton Dale and Lilla Jones oppressed. It is the hope of LCDLA that these The Honorable Bobby '71 and Judith Burnett Law Office of David L. Botsford Richard and Randee Rosen J. Wesley and Glenda Cochran William and Elizabeth Keffer individuals will honor Brendan’s memory in terms Payne & Truitt Attorneys at Law Susan Rossman Eric '87 and Kelly Coll David Kelly Clara Burns '90 and Charles High that were best described by his mother, father, and Red Barre, LLC The Honorable Jim '70 and Brenda '82 Rudd Linda Collins Carol King Clark Butler '95 brothers at the time of his passing: by encouraging Texas Legal Services Center, Inc. Rick '78 and Debbie Russwurm Joe '86 and Nancy Cope R. Wade '03 and Toby King Daniel '78 and Sandra Carney everyone to fight the good fight, dare to be in Frank Sellers '11 Susan '86 and Roger Cox Martha Kollmorgen '83 Matthew Carrington The Merck Foundation the minority, and, most importantly, stand against W. Everett '76 and Deborah Seymore Nettie Crawford '07 David and Dannielle Laramee The Honorable Ann-Marie '06 and Kyle West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association injustice wherever it may rear its ugly head. Carruth Jamie Baker Mark Siefken '88 Janis '79 and Stephen Cross Scott Larson '99 The Honorable William '76 and Kaye Smith Michael '01 and Kelli '03 Cubeta Mary Lou Cassidy '79 Jennifer Bard Kevin '02 and Heidi Maher On November 14, 2016, the world lost another L. Shane '87 and Kim Stokes Wade and Sarah Cypert Dan '75 and Cynthia Claiborne Stephen '76 and Denise Baskind Cynthia Malone '84 and Ronald Benke champion for justice when Brendan’s father, Brian, The Honorable Keith '81 and Sheryl Stretcher Nathan '06 and Vanessa '05 Daley Briana Cooper '11 Brandon '12 and Jennifer Beck Michael Maloney '74 succumbed to cancer. Brian was a long-time Rob '84 and Sheryl '84 Swanton Dean Davenport '09 Frank DeLaney '76 and Ann Skaro '76 Gerry and Margaret Beyer The Honorable Kimberly Maura Gamble member of LCDLA, serving as president of the Lori '08 and Lee Truitt Tamara '00 and Greg Duncan Alan '96 and Sheila Bojorquez Russell '98 and Christine Devenport '94 and Troy Gamble local organization on two separate occasions. Joseph Dyson '08 Mary Bragg '06 Donald Vandiver '72 James Dixon Joe and Debby May Brian strongly believed that even the least of us Edgar '78 and Charlene Egeland Rodney '82 and Jenine Bucker Morris Wilkes and Kitty Harris David '99 and Kristi Estes R. Michael '96 and Sally McCauley in society deserves a zealous advocate. He stood The Honorable Alberto and Rebecca Gonzales Steven '05 and Shiloe Burzinski William '74 and Patricia Fairbanks Dwight '93 and Karen McDonald proudly before juries across the South Plains to Julie '12 and Scott Grandt David '71 and Sue Casey $100 - $249 Kay Fletcher '80 Carrol and Sharon McGinnis represent the accused, no matter the allegations. Nathan '78 and Marian Griffin Eric Chiappinelli American Endowment Foundation Bill '80 and Janie Fountain Olga Melchor The Honorable Les '88 and Mindy Hatch Gordon and Catherine Christopher Drinkeva, LP Frederick '86 and Norma Garcia Mark '06 and Krystal Methenitis Henceforth, LCDLA will be making donations to Michael and Liz Hughes Susan Coleman '76 JDG Food & Beverage, Inc. John '00 and Jerri Gauntt Patrick Metze the Brendan and Brian Murray Criminal Defense James '78 and Retha Hunnicutt Denise Collins '88 Klein Enterprises Jarod and Leisha Gonzalez Michael and Angie Molina Scholarship, supporting Texas Tech Law and David Ivey '80 Christine '97 and Scott Crase Richards, Elder & Gibson, PLLC The Honorable Lincoln '98 and Priscilla Paula '06 and Nathan Moore helping the next generation of criminal defense Goodwin Rose Kaufman The Honorable Jim Bob '76 and The Carlos and Lauren Abeyta The Honorable Nathaniel '02 and Kyna lawyers realize their dreams to serve those who Peter Kelly '91 Honorable Kara '01 Darnell Kara Altenbaumer-Price '03 and Benjamin Claude and DeLeith Gossett Moran need it most. Price Jim '95 and Shauna Lambeth Chuck and Ann Dave Robin Green '69 and Paulina Jacobo Terri Morgeson '03 Michael and Laura Alverson William Lockhart '77 LaShanda Dawkins '95 Terry Greenberg Richard Murphy Bruce and Celeste Ashworth Randy '86 and Donna Martin Brandon Elliott Ramon and Elsa Guajardo Joe Nagy '89 Christopher '16 and Shelley Baker Michael '70 and Marjorie McKinney Allison Fann The Honorable Shane '92 and Amanda Miles '84 and Marci Nelson Joseph Pitzinger '79 Janet '79 and Bruce Baker Hadaway Douglas '79 and Mary McSwane The Honorable Drue Farmer '90 Warren '77 and Pamela New Betsy Power '88 Paul '93 and Janet '93 Bennett Zachary Hall '04 The Honorable Lisa '91 and Daniel Michalk Dan '83 and Mary '83 Fergus Kenneth '76 and Gina Niesman Lisa Prather '10 Richard Bischoff '85 Sally Henry M. Mitchell Moss '92 David Fisher '88 Sara Norman '14 Gay Pulner '05 Stephen and Jana Black Manuel Hernandez '13 Alison Myhra David '02 and Jennifer Glass Joshua '99 and Natalie '00 Olszewski The Honorable Cecil '70 and Ann Puryear Carey '70 and Ruth Boethel The Honorable Mike '85 and Melissa Herrera David Navarro D. Link '86 and Melissa Grimes Mark '84 and Cynthia '84 Osborn Dean '85 and Christi Quinn J. Bond and Luann Browder David Hesse '06 J. Larry and Rena Nelson Elaine Harris '86 Alyson Outenreath '00 Frank Ramos Frank Brown '99 Michael '99 and Renee Holley Jill Nelson Matthew Harris '10 Edwin Ownbey Laurie Ratliff '92 and David Swanson Ellen Brown '10 Randall and Tina Hollowell Jonathan '09 and Sara Platt Sam Hicks '84 Alexander '11 and Theresa Pantig Don '84 and Caryn Richards Martha Brown '79 Dustin '08 and Emily '08 Howell Penny Prater '86 Jennifer '94 and Wendell Horn Randal Patterson '75 The Honorable Kerry '83 and Randi '84 Brian Burkhardt '18 Wendy-Adele Humphrey '01 Russell M. E. '72 and Julie Rake Don and Cathy Hughes Dean and Rosalie Pawlowic Mai '95 and Matthew Isler Frank Ryburn 48 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 49 Davis, Gerald & Cremer Douglass '82 and Angie Robison The Honorable Robert '82 and Betsy Jones Diversity D, Inc. Christina Sanders '12 Byron '07 and Lindsay Kennedy East Texas Communities Foundation Brian and Jeannine Shannon Carrie King '89 Edcot Gin Scott '81 and Nancy Sharp Charles '77 and The Honorable Paula '77 Lubbock Criminal Defense Happy State Bank and Trust Company Robert '01 and Brie '01 Sherwin Lanehart Lawyers Association Hirsch & Westheimer Don '77 and Brenda Snodgrass Pedro Leyva '17 Jackson Walker L.L.P. Bill '84 and Denise Sullivan Ted '94 and Helen Liggett ince its inception in 1980, Lubbock Johnson, Vaughn Heiskell Andrew '09 and Natasha '09 Taylor Elizabeth Lutton '85 Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Lubbock County Bar Association Kirsten Voinis Michael and Jennifer MacDonald S(LCDLA) has grown into one of the largest Mary V. Pratt Trust John '93 and Veronica Wenke Robert '95 and Lydia McStay and most active criminal defense bars in Texas. Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP Katherine Willis '01 Gregory '96 and RaeJean Noschese Across the courtrooms of the South Plains, LCDLA Ryan and Emily Owen members zealously advocate for their clients and Themis Bar Review, LLC Scot and Kim Wylie LCDLA members present their donation to Texas Tech Law. The Honorable Javier '79 and Patricia Alvarez The Honorable Judy '85 and D. Scott Parker the rule of law. Janette Ansolabehere '94 $250 - $499 The Honorable Cathleen Parsley '81 and Gary Fuchs In September of 2006, the friends of Brendan The Honorable James Arth '88 Andrus Brothers Roofing, Inc. Tray and Heidi Payne Murray created the Brendan Murray Criminal James '92 and Patricia Bethke BarBri of Texas Eduardo Canas '85 and Pyda Gonzalez Vaughn James James '00 and Robin Perrin Defense Scholarship fund through the Texas Tech Ricardo Bonilla '12 Center for Computer-Assisted Legal The Honorable Richard '73 and Brenda Amy Jarmon Law School Foundation to provide a scholarship Richard '80 and Sheralyn Bowersock Instruction E. Thomas '96 and Elizabeth Pyle Carter Raymond Jobe '84 to Texas Tech law students interested in practicing Justin Bryan '10 City Hall Essentials, LLC Luke '05 and Adriann '05 Ragsdale Sam '72 and Linda Chase Stephen '82 and Karen '82 Johnson criminal defense as champions for the poor and Jenny '98 and Charles Bubany Heartland Financial USA, Inc. Thomas and Melba Reese Chris and Kathryn Clinton Dale and Lilla Jones oppressed. It is the hope of LCDLA that these The Honorable Bobby '71 and Judith Burnett Law Office of David L. Botsford Richard and Randee Rosen J. Wesley and Glenda Cochran William and Elizabeth Keffer individuals will honor Brendan’s memory in terms Payne & Truitt Attorneys at Law Susan Rossman Eric '87 and Kelly Coll David Kelly Clara Burns '90 and Charles High that were best described by his mother, father, and Red Barre, LLC The Honorable Jim '70 and Brenda '82 Rudd Linda Collins Carol King Clark Butler '95 brothers at the time of his passing: by encouraging Texas Legal Services Center, Inc. Rick '78 and Debbie Russwurm Joe '86 and Nancy Cope R. Wade '03 and Toby King Daniel '78 and Sandra Carney everyone to fight the good fight, dare to be in Frank Sellers '11 Susan '86 and Roger Cox Martha Kollmorgen '83 Matthew Carrington The Merck Foundation the minority, and, most importantly, stand against W. Everett '76 and Deborah Seymore Nettie Crawford '07 David and Dannielle Laramee The Honorable Ann-Marie '06 and Kyle West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association injustice wherever it may rear its ugly head. Carruth Jamie Baker Mark Siefken '88 Janis '79 and Stephen Cross Scott Larson '99 The Honorable William '76 and Kaye Smith Michael '01 and Kelli '03 Cubeta Mary Lou Cassidy '79 Jennifer Bard Kevin '02 and Heidi Maher On November 14, 2016, the world lost another L. Shane '87 and Kim Stokes Wade and Sarah Cypert Dan '75 and Cynthia Claiborne Stephen '76 and Denise Baskind Cynthia Malone '84 and Ronald Benke champion for justice when Brendan’s father, Brian, The Honorable Keith '81 and Sheryl Stretcher Nathan '06 and Vanessa '05 Daley Briana Cooper '11 Brandon '12 and Jennifer Beck Michael Maloney '74 succumbed to cancer. Brian was a long-time Rob '84 and Sheryl '84 Swanton Dean Davenport '09 Frank DeLaney '76 and Ann Skaro '76 Gerry and Margaret Beyer The Honorable Kimberly Maura Gamble member of LCDLA, serving as president of the Lori '08 and Lee Truitt Tamara '00 and Greg Duncan Alan '96 and Sheila Bojorquez Russell '98 and Christine Devenport '94 and Troy Gamble local organization on two separate occasions. Joseph Dyson '08 Mary Bragg '06 Donald Vandiver '72 James Dixon Joe and Debby May Brian strongly believed that even the least of us Edgar '78 and Charlene Egeland Rodney '82 and Jenine Bucker Morris Wilkes and Kitty Harris David '99 and Kristi Estes R. Michael '96 and Sally McCauley in society deserves a zealous advocate. He stood The Honorable Alberto and Rebecca Gonzales Steven '05 and Shiloe Burzinski William '74 and Patricia Fairbanks Dwight '93 and Karen McDonald proudly before juries across the South Plains to Julie '12 and Scott Grandt David '71 and Sue Casey $100 - $249 Kay Fletcher '80 Carrol and Sharon McGinnis represent the accused, no matter the allegations. Nathan '78 and Marian Griffin Eric Chiappinelli American Endowment Foundation Bill '80 and Janie Fountain Olga Melchor The Honorable Les '88 and Mindy Hatch Gordon and Catherine Christopher Drinkeva, LP Frederick '86 and Norma Garcia Mark '06 and Krystal Methenitis Henceforth, LCDLA will be making donations to Michael and Liz Hughes Susan Coleman '76 JDG Food & Beverage, Inc. John '00 and Jerri Gauntt Patrick Metze the Brendan and Brian Murray Criminal Defense James '78 and Retha Hunnicutt Denise Collins '88 Klein Enterprises Jarod and Leisha Gonzalez Michael and Angie Molina Scholarship, supporting Texas Tech Law and David Ivey '80 Christine '97 and Scott Crase Richards, Elder & Gibson, PLLC The Honorable Lincoln '98 and Priscilla Paula '06 and Nathan Moore helping the next generation of criminal defense Goodwin Rose Kaufman The Honorable Jim Bob '76 and The Carlos and Lauren Abeyta The Honorable Nathaniel '02 and Kyna lawyers realize their dreams to serve those who Peter Kelly '91 Honorable Kara '01 Darnell Kara Altenbaumer-Price '03 and Benjamin Claude and DeLeith Gossett Moran need it most. Price Jim '95 and Shauna Lambeth Chuck and Ann Dave Robin Green '69 and Paulina Jacobo Terri Morgeson '03 Michael and Laura Alverson William Lockhart '77 LaShanda Dawkins '95 Terry Greenberg Richard Murphy Bruce and Celeste Ashworth Randy '86 and Donna Martin Brandon Elliott Ramon and Elsa Guajardo Joe Nagy '89 Christopher '16 and Shelley Baker Michael '70 and Marjorie McKinney Allison Fann The Honorable Shane '92 and Amanda Miles '84 and Marci Nelson Joseph Pitzinger '79 Janet '79 and Bruce Baker Hadaway Douglas '79 and Mary McSwane The Honorable Drue Farmer '90 Warren '77 and Pamela New Betsy Power '88 Paul '93 and Janet '93 Bennett Zachary Hall '04 The Honorable Lisa '91 and Daniel Michalk Dan '83 and Mary '83 Fergus Kenneth '76 and Gina Niesman Lisa Prather '10 Richard Bischoff '85 Sally Henry M. Mitchell Moss '92 David Fisher '88 Sara Norman '14 Gay Pulner '05 Stephen and Jana Black Manuel Hernandez '13 Alison Myhra David '02 and Jennifer Glass Joshua '99 and Natalie '00 Olszewski The Honorable Cecil '70 and Ann Puryear Carey '70 and Ruth Boethel The Honorable Mike '85 and Melissa Herrera David Navarro D. Link '86 and Melissa Grimes Mark '84 and Cynthia '84 Osborn Dean '85 and Christi Quinn J. Bond and Luann Browder David Hesse '06 J. Larry and Rena Nelson Elaine Harris '86 Alyson Outenreath '00 Frank Ramos Frank Brown '99 Michael '99 and Renee Holley Jill Nelson Matthew Harris '10 Edwin Ownbey Laurie Ratliff '92 and David Swanson Ellen Brown '10 Randall and Tina Hollowell Jonathan '09 and Sara Platt Sam Hicks '84 Alexander '11 and Theresa Pantig Don '84 and Caryn Richards Martha Brown '79 Dustin '08 and Emily '08 Howell Penny Prater '86 Jennifer '94 and Wendell Horn Randal Patterson '75 The Honorable Kerry '83 and Randi '84 Brian Burkhardt '18 Wendy-Adele Humphrey '01 Russell M. E. '72 and Julie Rake Don and Cathy Hughes Dean and Rosalie Pawlowic Mai '95 and Matthew Isler Frank Ryburn 48 TEXAS TECH LAWYER TEXAS TECH LAWYER 49 David Sandino C. Perry Wright John Easter '17 The Honorable Daniel '84 and Kelli Schaap The Honorable Jim '71 and Pat Wright Hodgson Eckel '95 Linda '82 and James Schoendienst Bobby and Caryl Wyatt Andrea Fair Steven '79 and Karen Schultz Thomas Young '90 Jeffrey Gamso '87 and Marietta Morrissey John '73 and Annette Sears Sarah Greenberg '07 John '74 and Kathy Settle OTHER AMOUNTS Laura Hanly John '74 and Carolyn Simpson Bear Creek Apartments, L.L.C. Gay '81 and Craig Heberle The Honorable Pamela '89 and David Sirmon Bear Flats, L.C. Andrew Heston '14 SAVE Gregory Smith '99 Black Law Students Association at Tech Law Vic and Paula Hines Paula Smith '01 Criminal Law Association Melanie Hollmann '05 Thomas Smith '18 General Counsel Legal Services, PLLC Danny and Pat Johnston Nancy Soonpaa Jackson Square Paul '80 and Kathryn '80 Johnston Larry and Amelia Spain Lubbock Branchwater L.L.C. Alexandria Kellner-Zant '99 and Richard Zant Samuel '03 and Melissa Sprowles Lubbock Branchwater Villas, L.L.C. Brent and Jennifer Magers Brian '97 and Amy Stagner Lubbock Deerfield Village, L.L.C. Mark '84 and Rebecca Matson Jacob Stidham '09 Lubbock Pearl, LLC John '79 and Brynda McNey Victoria Sutton Lubbock Peppertree Inn Apartments, Ltd. Eddie Meaders '85 Edward '82 and Daphne Tanner Lubbock St. Francis Village, L.L.C. Victor '89 and Lizan Mellinger THE Teb and Candy Thames Mark Matson Photography Myrna Montemayor '96 and John Campos John Tintera Meridian Ventures Commercial Properties, Jack Nelson Amanda Ullrich Ltd. Walter and Charlotte O’Cheskey Ofelia Vandenbosch Quaker Pines Apartments, L.L.C. Scott and Catherine Porter Kyle Velte Sacramento Patrick Powers '13 J. Mark '94 and Barbara Wagnon St. Abby Apartments Grace Preston '15 The Honorable J. Q. and Loretta Warnick Texas Tech Hispanic Law Student Association Jody Randall James Weems '74 Leonel Casanova '14 Robert '95 and Lara Reed Jonathan '09 and Lindsay Wilkerson Jake and Courtney Childers John Schmidt '03 The Honorable Melody '88 and Edward Melissa Clark '19 The Honorable Mark '76 and Suzanne Shapiro Wilkinson Travis and Brandy Clegg Andrew Sturtevant DATE Donna Williams Patricia Coil Luther '86 and Mary Thompson The Honorable Robert '96 and Laura Wilson Robert and Dana Craig Stephen Turro '85 SCHOLARSHIP GALA The Honorable Cara '77 and Kevin Wood Bobbe Crawford Edward Vela Premier Diamond Sponsorship by Family and Friends of Kelln Zimmer '08 Mason '83 and Karen Woodruff Kirk '93 and Susan Crutcher The Honorable T. John and Elizabeth Ward Christina Woods Duffy '12 and Bryan Duffy Jennifer Doak Carruth '05 and Daniel Carruth Don '72 and Jean Williams

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Distinguished Alumni Recipients Texas Tech University School of Law Annual Giving Society The Honorable E. Lee Gabriel '80 L. Timothy Perrin '87 Consistent giving is the heart of the Texas Tech University School of Law, supporting scholarships, programs, and initiatives that help shape the lives of current and future students. We are grateful for every contribution. The Annual Giving Society was created Wesley P. Williams '98 to celebrate these annual contributions of our loyal donors who support the Law School at every level. These generous individuals understand that consistent annual investments, no matter the size, transform lives. Distinguished Service Recipients David Segrest '70 Make your gift now to be a crucial part of the inaugural year of the Jo Ben Whittenburg '73 Annual Giving Society. Continue your legacy of giving or take the first PREMIER step toward a lifetime of engagement — and let us celebrate you! DIAMOND PLATINUM GOLD SILVER SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP Saturday, March 7, 2020 $30,000 $10,000 $5,000 $2,500 Overton Hotel | 2322 Mac Davis Lane DONATE.LAW.TTU.EDU | 806.742.3791 | 3311 18TH STREET, LUBBOCK, TX 79409 SOLD Lubbock, Texas

50 TEXAS TECH LAWYER Formal Invitation to Follow David Sandino C. Perry Wright John Easter '17 The Honorable Daniel '84 and Kelli Schaap The Honorable Jim '71 and Pat Wright Hodgson Eckel '95 Linda '82 and James Schoendienst Bobby and Caryl Wyatt Andrea Fair Steven '79 and Karen Schultz Thomas Young '90 Jeffrey Gamso '87 and Marietta Morrissey John '73 and Annette Sears Sarah Greenberg '07 John '74 and Kathy Settle OTHER AMOUNTS Laura Hanly John '74 and Carolyn Simpson Bear Creek Apartments, L.L.C. Gay '81 and Craig Heberle The Honorable Pamela '89 and David Sirmon Bear Flats, L.C. Andrew Heston '14 SAVE Gregory Smith '99 Black Law Students Association at Tech Law Vic and Paula Hines Paula Smith '01 Criminal Law Association Melanie Hollmann '05 Thomas Smith '18 General Counsel Legal Services, PLLC Danny and Pat Johnston Nancy Soonpaa Jackson Square Paul '80 and Kathryn '80 Johnston Larry and Amelia Spain Lubbock Branchwater L.L.C. Alexandria Kellner-Zant '99 and Richard Zant Samuel '03 and Melissa Sprowles Lubbock Branchwater Villas, L.L.C. Brent and Jennifer Magers Brian '97 and Amy Stagner Lubbock Deerfield Village, L.L.C. Mark '84 and Rebecca Matson Jacob Stidham '09 Lubbock Pearl, LLC John '79 and Brynda McNey Victoria Sutton Lubbock Peppertree Inn Apartments, Ltd. Eddie Meaders '85 Edward '82 and Daphne Tanner Lubbock St. Francis Village, L.L.C. Victor '89 and Lizan Mellinger THE Teb and Candy Thames Mark Matson Photography Myrna Montemayor '96 and John Campos John Tintera Meridian Ventures Commercial Properties, Jack Nelson Amanda Ullrich Ltd. Walter and Charlotte O’Cheskey Ofelia Vandenbosch Quaker Pines Apartments, L.L.C. Scott and Catherine Porter Kyle Velte Sacramento Patrick Powers '13 J. Mark '94 and Barbara Wagnon St. Abby Apartments Grace Preston '15 The Honorable J. Q. and Loretta Warnick Texas Tech Hispanic Law Student Association Jody Randall James Weems '74 Leonel Casanova '14 Robert '95 and Lara Reed Jonathan '09 and Lindsay Wilkerson Jake and Courtney Childers John Schmidt '03 The Honorable Melody '88 and Edward Melissa Clark '19 The Honorable Mark '76 and Suzanne Shapiro Wilkinson Travis and Brandy Clegg Andrew Sturtevant DATE Donna Williams Patricia Coil Luther '86 and Mary Thompson The Honorable Robert '96 and Laura Wilson Robert and Dana Craig Stephen Turro '85 SCHOLARSHIP GALA The Honorable Cara '77 and Kevin Wood Bobbe Crawford Edward Vela Premier Diamond Sponsorship by Family and Friends of Kelln Zimmer '08 Mason '83 and Karen Woodruff Kirk '93 and Susan Crutcher The Honorable T. John and Elizabeth Ward Christina Woods Duffy '12 and Bryan Duffy Jennifer Doak Carruth '05 and Daniel Carruth Don '72 and Jean Williams

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Distinguished Alumni Recipients Texas Tech University School of Law Annual Giving Society The Honorable E. Lee Gabriel '80 L. Timothy Perrin '87 Consistent giving is the heart of the Texas Tech University School of Law, supporting scholarships, programs, and initiatives that help shape the lives of current and future students. We are grateful for every contribution. The Annual Giving Society was created Wesley P. Williams '98 to celebrate these annual contributions of our loyal donors who support the Law School at every level. These generous individuals understand that consistent annual investments, no matter the size, transform lives. Distinguished Service Recipients David Segrest '70 Make your gift now to be a crucial part of the inaugural year of the Jo Ben Whittenburg '73 Annual Giving Society. Continue your legacy of giving or take the first PREMIER step toward a lifetime of engagement — and let us celebrate you! DIAMOND PLATINUM GOLD SILVER SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP Saturday, March 7, 2020 $30,000 $10,000 $5,000 $2,500 Overton Hotel | 2322 Mac Davis Lane DONATE.LAW.TTU.EDU | 806.742.3791 | 3311 18TH STREET, LUBBOCK, TX 79409 SOLD Lubbock, Texas

50 TEXAS TECH LAWYER Formal Invitation to Follow