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features 2 Advocacy program Makes great Strides 20 Means Is a Quiet Mentor sections 24 Around Campus 44 Advancement Report 2012 | volume 12 | issue 2 on the cover 9 Mcgrath Spends Fulbright year in China 16 Judge Means Receives 2012 Excellence in Justice Award 22 Texas Wesleyan School of Law 2012-2013 New Faculty and promotions 29 In Academia 49 Alumni News & Notes 37 Alumni Report 52 Career Services Jill Smith ’12, Scott Thompson ’12 and 3L Amy herrera were the 2012 national quarterfinalists in the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition. See “Advocacy program Makes great Strides” article beginning on page 2. — photo by Dan Brothers Texas Wesleyan University School of Law 1515 Commerce Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102 817-212-4000 www.law.txwes.edu DEAN Frederic White ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Aric Short ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR FACULTy RESEARCh & DEvELOpMENT huyen pham ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR EvENINg DIvISION pROgRAMS Stephen R. Alton DIRECTOR OF ThE LAW LIBRARy Michelle Rigual ASSISTANT DEAN FOR CAREER SERvICES AND ACTINg ASSISTANT DEAN OF ADMISSIONS & SChOLARShIpS Arturo Errisuriz ASSISTANT DEAN FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS Rosalind Jeffers DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Casey Dyer Oliver ’06 pRESIDENT Frederick g. Slabach pROvOST AND SENIOR vICE pRESIDENT Dr. Allen henderson EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR Dan Brothers STAFF WRITERS Cristina Noriega Sara Rogers COpy EDITOR Janna Franzwa Canard please direct correspondence to: Dan Brothers, Editor Texas Wesleyan Lawyer 1515 Commerce Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102 dbrothers@law.txwes.edu Texas Wesleyan Lawyer is published twice a year for the benefit of Texas Wesleyan University School of Law graduates, faculty and friends. The views and opinions expressed in Texas Wesleyan Lawyer are those of the authors and not necessarily those of Texas Wesleyan University School of Law. The School of Law is fully accredited by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association, 321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60610, 800-285- 2221, www.abanet.org. Texas Wesleyan University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral level degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 (Web site: www.sacscoc.org) only for questions, comments or issues related to the accreditation of Texas Wesleyan University. Texas Wesleyan University shall not discriminate against any individual because of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, age, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation or any other reason prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Dear Alumni and Friends, Our law school community – faculty, staff, alumni and friends – is extremely proud of the recent successes our advocacy program teams have enjoyed. The very hard work of our students, coaches and program director, Jennifer Ellis ’05, has paid off with significant dividends. In our first 23 years, teams in the three advocacy disciplines have won three international championships, 10 national championships and 13 regional championships. The experiences these students receive preparing for and during competitions reflect the law school’s commitment to producing graduates who are “practice ready.” Professor James McGrath is back teaching at the law school after having spent the 2011-2012 academic year as a Fulbright Scholar in China. He shares his Chinese adventure teaching at the Beijing University of Technology in this issue’s second feature. Unlike the United States, where law school is a graduate school, in China, students may earn their bachelor’s degree in law. McGrath is the law school’s fifth Fulbright Scholar. The law school presented its coveted Texas Wesleyan University Excellence in Justice Award to the Hon. Terry R. Means at the conclusion of the Fort Worth Business Press Power Attorneys Luncheon at The Fort Worth Club in October. Judge Means has spent countless hours mentoring students, supporting the law school’s mission, and helping the Tarrant County Bar Association. This was the fourth year that the law school has been the presenting sponsor for the Power Attorneys Luncheon. We value our ongoing partnerships with the Fort Worth Business Press, and the Fort Worth and Tarrant County legal communities. This fall, the law school welcomed three new faculty members for the 2012-2013 academic year. Our new professors are Associate Professor of Law Milan Markovic, Associate Professor of Law Carol Pauli, and Associate Professor of Law Lisa Rich. In addition, we congratulate our newly tenured faculty members Megan Carpenter and Brian Holland who have been promoted to professor of law. Texas Wesleyan University and the law school continue to work on efforts that we hope will result in Texas Wesleyan School of Law being acquired by the Texas A&M University System. We still anticipate that this process will be complete sometime in June 2013. Several steps must yet be accomplished to bring this strategic partnership to fruition. We look ahead to our future with great anticipation. Sincerely, Frederic White Dean and Professor of Law 1 message from the dean
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