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Reflections
of Four Founders
A look back at 20 years of service
fall/winter 2009
a magazine for
alumni and friends

inside Texas Wesleyan
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2 Reflections of Four Founders
A look back at 20 years of service
14 Law School Previews
Chief Justice Joe Greenhill Collection
16 Law School Celebrates 20-Year Mark
24 Texas Wesleyan School of Law Welcomes New Faculty
sections
6 Around Campus
Notes of interest about campus events
18 In Academia
Notes about Texas Wesleyan law faculty and administrators
30 Alumni Report
News from the Office of Alumni Relations & Advancement
38 Alumni News & Notes
A digest of news, notes, events and features
44 Career Services
Answers to your career-related questions
on the cover
Four of the law school’s founders – Professors Joe Spurlock, Jim Hambleton,
Stephen Alton and Frank Elliott – are still teaching at Texas Wesleyan.
Photo by Dan Brothers
2009 z volume 9 z issue 2
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
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(817)212-4000
law.txwes.edu
DEAN
Frederic White
ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Aric Short
ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR buDgET & PLANNINg
James Hambleton
ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR gRADuATE & CERTIFICATE PROgRAMS
Vickie Rainwater
ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR FACuLTy RESEARCh & DEvELOPMENT
Michael Green
ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR EvENINg DIvISION PROgRAMS
Stephen R. Alton
DIRECTOR OF ThE LAW LIbRARy
Michelle Rigual
ASSISTANT DEAN FOR CAREER SERvICES
Arturo Errisuriz
ASSISTANT DEAN FOR STuDENT AFFAIRS
Patti Gearhart Turner
ASSISTANT DEAN OF ADMISSIONS & SChOLARShIPS
Sherolyn Hurst
DIRECTOR OF ALuMNI RELATIONS & ADvANCEMENT
Casey R. Dyer
PRESIDENT
Dr. Harold G. Jeffcoat
PROvOST & SENIOR vICE PRESIDENT
Dr. Allen Henderson
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EDITOR
Dan Brothers
MANAgINg EDITOR
Amy Batheja
STAFF WRITER
Cristina Noriega
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On Sept. 25, we kicked off Texas Wesleyan University
School of Law’s 20th anniversary campaign. We
have come such a very long way since our early
beginnings two decades ago. Perhaps what has shaped
the law school to a greater degree than any other is the
faith and courage of our first classes. Twenty years ago,
their determination to pursue a law degree – without any
guarantee that one would be granted – helped establish the
character of this institution.
Four of our “founding fathers” – Professors Frank
Elliott, Joe Spurlock, Stephen Alton and Jim
Hambleton – reflect back on the first 20 years in the
cover feature. All of them still remain on the law
faculty, and they have continued to serve the law
school in various capacities since its inception.
Frank Elliott was the first permanent dean and Joe
Spurlock taught the very first class in 1989.
Over the years, the law school has
been blessed by the generosity of
many supportive individuals in the
North Texas legal community. Our
20th anniversary kickoff event on
Sept. 25 recognized one of these
benefactors, former Chief Justice Joe
Greenhill. Through the efforts of Justice
Greenhill and the Greenhill family, a
substantial collection of memorabilia from
his years of legal service has been donated
to the law school and will soon be on display
in a special collections room located in the
Dee J. Kelly Law Library. Please turn to
page 14 to see the details of the dedication
ceremony and the presentation of the first
ever Chief Justice Joe Greenhill Scholarship
award, as well as page 13 for a review of last
spring’s soggy second annual Chief Justice
Joe Greenhill Golf Tournament, which funds
the scholarship.
Following the dedication of the Greenhill
memorabilia at the law school, the 20th anniversary celebration was held across the
street at the Ashton Depot. It was an honor
for me to recognize the past deans of the law
school – Frank Elliott, Frank Walwer, Richard
Gershon, Frederick Slabach and Cynthia
Fountaine. The evening’s festivities are
highlighted on page 16. It was a great night of
good friends, alumni and memories.
The backbone of an educational institution is
its faculty. I am proud to welcome seven new
members to our faculty for the fall semester –
from the dean
H. Brian Holland, Timothy M. Mulvaney, John F. Murphy,
Mary Margaret “Meg” Penrose, Tanya J. Pierce, Michelle
Rigual and Wade J. Savoy. Professor Rigual is also the new
director of the Dee J. Kelly Law Library. You can read about
them beginning on page 24.
An exciting development this fall has been the establishment
of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP),
which wrestles not only with current IP issues, but also with
the legal foundations of those issues. Four CLIP workshops
are being held in partnership with the Arts Council of
Fort Worth & Tarrant County and are detailed on page
29. Professor Megan Carpenter is leading our CLIP
efforts.
In an attempt to create additional alliances within
the Fort Worth community, the law school partnered
for the first time with the Fort Worth Business Press as
the presenting sponsor of the Power Attorneys
luncheon at which 12 pre-eminent local attorneys
were recognized. During the luncheon it was
my distinct privilege to present the inaugural
Texas Wesleyan University Excellence in
Justice Award to United States Magistrate
Judge Charles Bleil.
Next spring, members of the Texas Wesleyan
Law Review will be hosting the National
Conference of Law Reviews (NCLR) here
in Fort Worth. Texas Wesleyan School
of Law is the current NCLR national
headquarters. Please see page 28 for
additional information on the upcoming
conference, as well as on the recent law
review symposium The Role of Lawyers
of Color.
The support of our alumni is absolutely vital
to the law school’s future. In addition to
alumni updates beginning on page 38, three
of our alumni – Stephen Mosher ’95, Rachel
Ingley Davis ’07 and Alesha Williams ’04 – are
featured in alumni profiles.
And last, we are proud to congratulate
our July bar exam passers. Their 93.29
percent first-time rate was the best in our
20-year history!
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Sincerely,
Frederic White
Dean and Professor of Law

Reflections
of Four Founders
A look back at 20 years of service
Article and photography by Dan Brothers
From humble beginnings as a part-time, evening program in Irving, Texas, to an ABA-accredited, vibrant,
modern institution of superior legal education in downtown Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan University School
of Law has covered a lot of ground in its fi rst 20 years. Now home to 750 students and with more than
2,800 graduates practicing law, the law school is a major player in the Fort Worth and Tarrant County legal
communities. In what follows, four of the law school’s founders offer their insights into the fi rst two decades.
It is still, and has always been, about the people – students, faculty, alumni, supporters – and the community
we serve.
The early years
In the late 1980s, three men of vision
– businessman Bob Harmon, CPA
Randy Roberson and noted local
attorney Steve Chaney – had the drive
and foresight to plan and create a new
law school for the North Texas area.
Frank W. Elliott was the fi rst permanent dean of the law
school and has been a professor of law at the school since
its inception.
To help implement their somewhat
daring vision, Harmon had been
cultivating Frank Elliott for some
time about the possibility of starting a
new law school. Elliott, who was then
counsel to the Ramirez & Associates
law fi rm, remembers thinking “. . .
this is never going to work.” Despite
his reservations, Elliott was offered
a faculty position, as Harmon
continued to press him to get as
many details as possible about how
to start and then operate a law school.
With a broad legal background that
included being a law professor at the
University of Texas and Texas Tech
and the former dean at Texas Tech
School of Law, Elliott proved to be
a storehouse of knowledge. But, the
limit of his generosity was reached.
He had had enough. “If you’re going to
make me act as dean and get all this
information out of me,” Elliott told
Harmon, “then pay me for it, and I’ll
become dean.” Harmon agreed. Elliott
became permanent dean in October
1989 when John Cady, who was
serving as start-up dean, gracefully
stepped aside. Cady has continued to
serve on the law school faculty for the
past two decades.
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At the time, DFW was the largest
metropolitan area in the country
with no night law school. There was a
market for people who wanted to go to
law school but couldn’t afford to go to
day school. “They had jobs, families,
whatever,” Elliott said, “and almost
every place else in the U.S., there was
at least one night law school, and here
there wasn’t.” North Texas needed a
night law school.
“How would you like to teach in a
law school we are starting in the
Dallas/Fort Worth area?” Harmon
asked Judge Joe Spurlock during
a phone conversation in early July
1989. Spurlock, then a sitting justice
on the 2nd Court of Appeals of Texas,
considered the offer for a moment.
“Bob, don’t get me wrong,” he said,
“starting a law school is a real serious
proposition.” Not deterred, Harmon
responded, “Well, let me tell you
something. Frank Elliott is going to
be my dean.” That sealed the deal as
far as Spurlock was concerned. “If
you’ve got Frank Elliott,” he replied,
“I’ll come teach in your law school.”
And he did, teaching the fi rst entering
class in Intro to Legal Analysis on
Aug. 30, 1989.

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When the doors of the school opened
in Irving, Texas, that day in August
1989, it was called the North Texas
School of Law. As a result, there was
almost immediate opposition to the
school’s name from a sister institution
farther north. After an intraschool
naming contest, it became the Dallas/
Fort Worth School of Law. Many of
the folks attracted to the new law
school with its part-time, evening
program had been out of college for
10, 15, some even 20 years. “We were
this alternative school,” Spurlock
recalled, “with an evening division
giving people a chance to come to law
school that had never had that chance
before but had always wanted to do
it.” During the first three years, there
were two entering classes each year
– one in August and one in January.
The first class in August 1989 had 93
students initially enrolled.
The law school was located on the
Dallas Province campus of the School
Sisters of Notre Dame convent in
Irving, and shared space with a
boarding school for 11-year-old girls,
mainly from Latin America. While
law classes were being held on the
first floor, the girls would be skipping,
running and jumping in the hallways
in their dorm on the second floor. The
library was in the basement and the
former dining hall for the convent was
one reading room. The pews had been
removed from the other reading room
that was a former chapel. And inside
every doorway was a holy water font.
The first semester, all classes were held
in the main chapel sanctuary, with
other rooms in the complex developed
for classroom uses beginning with the
second and later entering classes.
During the faculty recruiting process
later that first year, Harmon and Elliott
contacted Stephen Alton, who had
family ties in the area. Alton thought
that it might be exciting to get in on
the ground floor of a new law school
and called Michael Sharlot, one of his
professors at the University of Texas.
Sharlot, later dean of the University
of Texas School of Law, was unaware
of the new law school in the works.
“Frank Elliott is the dean,” Alton
informed Sharlot, who was a former
colleague of Elliott’s at UT. “Well,
if Frank Elliott’s involved,” Sharlot
replied, “this’ll probably go. I’d take
the job.” And Alton did just that.
Reflecting on his decision 20 years
later, he said, “It changed my life.”
Jim Hambleton got involved in the fall
of 1990. “When Jim was hired to come
be the law librarian, director of the law
library, and its developer,” observed
Spurlock, who knew Hambleton when
Jim was the Texas State Law Librarian
in Austin, “I kind of knew then we were
really gonna make it.” What energized
Hambleton were the students. “I felt a
different dynamic from the students,”
he said. “They wanted to be here,
they wanted to make this work, and
they were really driven not only to
be successful themselves, but to have
the law school be successful as well.”
Alton recalled, “The early students
had that work experience and that life
experience that was so interesting.”
All of the founders remember it was
their maturity and work ethic that was
the hallmark of those first students –
and remains so today. Those qualities
differentiated the student body then,
as it does now, from the traditional
law students at other universities. “It
was really, really something,” noted
Elliott. “It still is.”
The first five years the students were
operating strictly on faith. “Every
nickel they spent, no one even had a
promise of ever graduating or getting
a degree,” said Spurlock. “And, yet,
they stuck. They paid their money and
came in droves,” he continued. “They
had that esprit de corps, whatever it is,
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Joe Spurlock is director of the Asian Judicial Institute and
has been a professor of law at the school since teaching the
first class on opening day, Aug. 30, 1989.
the whole idea about being a lawyer.
This was a chance and they paid
money without one guarantee. Not
one. The students’ courage made this
school.”
Gary Blankenship was the president
of a bank and was in the law school’s
first class. After one year, he decided
that he did not want to be a lawyer.
However, according to Elliott,
Blankenship continued to work
financially with the school through
his bank. “He kept us alive for the first
two or three years,” said Elliott.
The American Bar Association did not
think that the law school would survive
because it didn’t have $2 million in
the bank and was not affiliated with
a university. The ABA looked at the
library, the faculty, the money and
background, and wondered if the law
school would be around in a year. “We
weren’t sure either,” said Elliott. “And
neither were the students.”
The contents of the initial library
were inherited from Garza Law
School. There were a few stacks in the
basement of the convent that was to
become the library. The first Student
Bar Association event was sponsored
by a local attorney, Chuck Noteboom.

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It was a barbecue with beer in which
students, faculty and staff shelved
the damp and moldy books on the
library stacks. The kitchen adjacent
to the library was at the time leased
to a bakery and wonderful aromas of
pastries and cakes floated through the
library and reading rooms, putting
the ABA inspectors in a good frame of
mind when they toured the law school.
The school began its day division with
classes starting in January 1991.
Because of the obstacles to expansion
at the convent, Harmon began looking
for a new location. After first finding
and then rejecting a former Safeway
store in Grapevine, a more suitable
school site in the Grauwyler Heights
neighborhood in Irving surfaced, less
than three miles from the convent. In
August 1991, the law school moved
to the campus site of Recognition
Equipment Inc. REI, which designed
and manufactured recognition
systems and imaging software, was
experiencing a contraction in its
business and had two buildings
available. The law school signed
a three-year lease on one of them,
with three one-year options. After
improvements were made and
classrooms established, the facilities
proved to be a huge improvement over
the convent, providing much needed
space, particularly for the library.
Texas Wesleyan University
acquires law school
The drive to be acquired by Texas
Wesleyan University was spearheaded
by Harmon, a Wesleyan grad. He knew
the university president and a number
of its trustees. “He was not only the
spearhead,” said Elliott, referring
to Harmon, “he was the point of the
spear.” It appeared to be a good fit.
“Texas Wesleyan had such a long
tradition of serving nontraditional
students,” observed Alton, “it seemed
to make a lot of sense, because we
started as a nontraditional law school
– an evening school for nontraditional
students.”
Through Harmon’s efforts, Wesleyan
President Jake Schrum became
interested in the prospect of affiliating
the law school with the university.
Several lawyers on the Wesleyan
board, Loren Hanson, Rice Tilley and
Walter Fortney, played major roles in
the acquisition. In 1992, the Dallas/
Fort Worth School of Law became the
Texas Wesleyan University School
of Law. “We all loved that concept
of being part of a major university,”
remembered Spurlock.
Pursuit of ABA
accreditation continues
From the outset, the law school
had struggled to meet the ABA
accreditation requirements. The
library needed a certain number of
books, a certain student/faculty ratio
Stephen R. Alton is the associate dean for evening division
programs and has been a professor of law at Texas Wesleyan
since 1990.
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was required, as well as a diverse
faculty. Elliott remembered going
down the list and saying, “Well, we’ve
got this, we’ve got this, we can do
this, we can do this.” But it was the
unpublished requirements that proved
most troublesome. So Jim Castleberry,
a former dean at St. Mary’s College
of Law and a close friend of Elliott’s,
was brought in as an ABA consultant.
Castleberry was well-known and the
ABA felt that he could help the law
school a lot. He was an insider.
“Part of the challenge with the
library,” noted Hambleton, “was
that a lot of inspectors would think
that you need to have everything
on the shelves immediately – that’s
why you needed $2 million in the
bank.” The library bought critical
materials first and then developed a
collection development plan to show
the ABA and library inspectors. It
was ultimately financial assistance
from Texas Wesleyan University that
helped bridge the gap. The law school
until that time had been a fee driven
operation with little left over for
expansion or development.
The first class of the Texas Wesleyan
University School of Law graduated
in early 1993. The following year, with
major assistance from the university,
the law school was accredited by the
Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools. Through the efforts of Elliott
and Spurlock, waivers were granted
by the Texas Supreme Court on a vote
of 9-0 so that Wesleyan law graduates
could take the Texas State Bar exam,
even though the school had not yet
been accredited by the American Bar
Association. The vote on accreditation
by the ABA was to come up at the
convention later in August. The law
school’s new dean, Frank K. Walwer,
helped navigate the ABA’s multiset
rules. Though major internal
conflicts were to eventually emerge,

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provisional accreditation was granted
by the ABA in August 1994. Had the
faculty not followed Dean Walwer’s
recommendations, ABA accreditation
may have become very difficult, if not
impossible, to obtain. The courage and
determination of those first classes of
students resonates through the very
fiber of the law school, adding volumes
to its stature nearly 20 years later. “The
students’ faith in us as an institution
was returned by us to them with a J.D.
degree and the opportunity to take the
Texas bar immediately, and other state
bars eventually,” Spurlock said.
The move to Fort Worth
In 1996, REI informed the law school
that its lease would not be renewed
because the company’s business was
improving. The law school needed to
find a new home. “We have one year
to find a space,” Hambleton thought,
“build it out and move the library.”
There were thousands and thousands
of volumes. All had to be moved. “I was
a little bit panicked,” he remembered.
“I had visions of being in the parking
lot under a tent with the books.”
Spurlock added, “It was a really
serious, thoughtful thing we had to go
through as a faculty and school. We
knew we were making a real change
in our makeup, or even our future, or
even our service mission.” That same
year, 1996, Bob Harmon received his
J.D. from Texas Wesleyan.
Finding a new home for the law school
was a challenge. After considering
several different options, Dean Walwer
selected Fort Worth, hoping to find a
downtown location close to the legal
and judicial communities. “To move to
Fort Worth was a significant landscape
change in everything we were going to
do,” observed Elliott. “That meant that
our north Dallas students would have
that horrendous commute.”
Then fate seemed to intervene when
James Hambleton was the law school’s first permanent
library director. He is currently associate dean for budget &
planning and a professor of law at Texas Wesleyan.
the old Southwestern Bell building in
downtown Fort Worth, across from the
Water Gardens and near the Fort Worth
Convention Center, went up for sale.
Through a monumental, collaborative
effort by all university and law school
stakeholders, including President
Schrum, the law school’s new home
was established at 1515 Commerce
Street in July 1997. The reception by
Fort Worth was phenomenal. “What I
didn’t really understand at the time,
and looking back it has made a huge
difference,” said Hambleton, reflecting
on the move, “was the acceptance in the
Tarrant County legal community. It’s
amazing the involvement we have in
the Tarrant County Bar Association.”
Two years following the move to Fort
Worth and after 10 years of hard work
by faculty, staff and students, the ABA
finally granted the law school full
accreditation in August 1999.
The generosity, time and support of
Roland Johnson, Judge Ed Kincaid,
Chuck Noteboom, Dan Boulware,
Dee Kelly and many others in the
North Texas legal community have
contributed immeasurably to the
law school’s success. “Actually,
what’s wonderful about the Fort
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Worth community, not just the legal
community,” noted Hambleton, “is
how philanthropic it is. We got a lot
of support when the renovations came
about in 2004 and 2005.”
Under the leadership of the law school’s
fourth dean, Frederick G. Slabach, a
$6.5 million renovation project kicked
off in March 2004. The second floor
up to this time had been occupied by
the Internal Revenue Service. The first
phase of remodeling transformed the
second floor into a 40,000-square-foot
area that included the Amon G. Carter
Lecture Hall, Bernie Schuchmann
Conference Center, classrooms and
administrative office space. The
second phase more than doubled the
size of the Dee J. Kelly Law Library.
The renovation and expansion were
completed in October 2005.
The next 20 years
“At 20 years, we’re still building,” said
Spurlock. “We really are in infancy
still. We’re still new, we’re still making
traditions. We are building a good
faculty. We’ve always had a good one
and it’s continuing to evolve and get
better. I’d love to be around 20 more
years or 30 more years to see what we
really become.” Alton agreed. “We’re
still in process,” he said. “I hope to
have another 20 years here too.” Alton
went on, “In 20 years, the school has
changed. We’ve gotten bigger, we’ve
got a nice building, we’ve moved to
Fort Worth, but we still have a pretty
good esprit de corps. I think that that
feeling has lingered and has held over
for 20 years and that’s really one of
the things that makes this law school
different from so many other law
schools. We’ve come such a long way.
We’ve built such a solid foundation. I
would hope that 20 years from now
we’re going to have a solid reputation,
not just regionally, but maybe even
nationally.” z

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19th exoneree sees hope in
future of legal system
Following nearly 26 years in prison for a
crime he did not commit, Johnnie Lindsey
wants to be sure that the lawyers of
tomorrow know that they hold the fate of
many in their hands.
Lindsey, who is the 19th person to be
exonerated in Dallas County, was the
guest of honor at the Wesleyan Innocence
Project’s exoneree luncheon on Tuesday,
Feb. 3. The event was held in the law
school’s Bernie Schuchmann Conference
Center and was attended by more than 50
students, staff and faculty members.
Lindsey was charged with and convicted
of aggravated sexual assault at the age of
30. He then spent the next 25 years and 11
months of his life in prison. By choosing
to maintain his innocence, Lindsey was
never eligible for parole. He repeatedly
filed motions requesting to have his
case reviewed, and all but the last went
unanswered.
Exoneree Johnnie Lindsey speaks to students at the Wesleyan
Innocence Project’s exoneree luncheon. Lindsey said he
enjoys the opportunity to speak with law students and legal
professionals to remind them of the great responsibility
they carry.
campus
notes of interest about campus events
“I filed six motions to Dallas County for
[blood] testing,” Lindsey said. “I would
wait two years for a response. [The letters]
were never answered. I wrote my last
motion, my seventh, and finally a judge
appointed [an attorney] to my case.”
Lindsey was exonerated in September
2008, and just five months out of prison,
he spoke openly about his experience, with
little display of anger or resentment. When
asked about his view of the legal system
that put him in jail for another man’s
crime, Lindsey said he thinks the system
is fundamentally broken, though he has
developed a more positive outlook in recent
years. He credits “new blood” in the Dallas
County district attorney’s office, and said
that the younger people entering the legal
system have “better and brighter” ideas
than their predecessors.
Speaking to law students and other
members of the legal profession is
important to Lindsey, because he wants
them to be aware of the power they have.
“Don’t spend all of your time learning the
law and then become lawless,” Lindsey
told students. “The people I had to deal
with had no regard for the law. You hold
the future of a lot of people in your hands. I
can’t stress enough that it is up to you. You
are the future of the law.”
Symposium considers
alternatives to courtroom
The latest legal drama series or novel might
have you believe the courtroom is the only
place to hash out legal battles, but the other
– albeit less dramatic – option of settling
out of court, through alternative dispute
resolution, was the topic of choice at Texas
Wesleyan’s spring law review symposium.
On Friday, Feb. 13, the Texas Wesleyan
Law Review hosted a symposium on the
topic of alternative dispute resolution.
Ten speakers presented papers on subjects
ranging from arbitration advocacy to
mediation in domestic violence situations.
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An ethics panel focusing on ethical dilemmas
faced by mediators and arbitrators concluded
the day.
Presenters included Dallas attorney Harriet
Miers and Sharon Press, then director of
the Florida Dispute Resolution Center.
Miers, former White House counsel for
President George W. Bush, presented “The
Importance of Teaching Problem-Solving
in Law School.” She said that law schools
can improve the reputation of the legal
profession by teaching students to spot
issues and propose solutions.
“Law schools need to emphasize that this is
new concept law,” Miers said. “It’s not just
being a technician and applying rules.”
Press, who joined Hamline University
School of Law as the director of the
Dispute Resolution Institute in July,
presented “Reflections on Two Decades
of ADR in Florida Courts: Lessons
Learned for the Future.” Her lunchtime
presentation addressed how alternative
dispute resolution has developed in Florida
since state statutes were broadened in 1987
to grant trial judges the authority to refer
any contested civil matter to mediation
or arbitration, subject to limited Supreme
Court exceptions.
Symposium editor 3L Zach Burt said the
day’s presentations and panel provided a
great variety of information and knowledge
for attendees.
“The law review was honored to have
such a collection of experts in the field of
mediation, arbitration and collaborative
law for our symposium,” Burt said. “A
lot of issues were discussed and I feel a
lot of practical knowledge and advice was
delivered to all the symposium attendees.”
Symposium presenters included Adjunct
Professor Kay Elliott of Texas Wesleyan
School of Law; attorney Sherrie Abney of
Dallas; attorney Jeff Poster of Fort Worth;
attorney Mike Amis of Dallas; Judge Debra
Lehrmann of the 360th District Court of
Tarrant County; attorney Don Philbin of

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campus
San Antonio; Professor Michael Green
of Texas Wesleyan School of Law; and
attorney Larry Maxwell of Dallas. Ethics
panelists included attorney Jeff Poster;
attorney Chuck Noteboom; attorney
Don Philbin; Professor Michael Green;
attorney Larry Maxwell; and attorney
Kim Kovach. The panel was moderated by
Texas Wesleyan School of Law Professor
Frank Elliott.
Students explore public
service opportunities
With an aim to introduce law students to
summer and career opportunities in the
public service sector, panel discussions,
guest speakers and an information fair
filled the days of Public Interest Week at
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
Feb. 16-19.
Representatives from dozens of public
service organizations around Texas
took part in the annual event, including
more than 40 attorneys representing 29
organizations at the eighth Equal Justice
Day on Feb. 18.
Panel discussions took place early in the
week, and guest panelists answered student
questions and provided insight on the type
of work attorneys experience in the public
service sector.
Roxanna Manoochehri, who served as
president as a 2L of the Texas Wesleyan
Law Fellowship, said the week’s events
provided multiple opportunities for
2009 marked the eighth annual Equal Justice Day at Texas
Wesleyan School of Law. The event provides students the
opportunity to meet with various agencies and attorneys at
one time and gather information about potential internships,
externships and fellowships.
Admissions
Dear Texas Wesleyan Law Alum:
Another successful year has come and gone in the admissions
office. This year brought some new challenges as we moved
through the application cycle, but it also brought with it some
new successes. I am very pleased that we were able to meet
our goal of exceeding last year’s applicant pool size, and we
are looking forward to challenging ourselves in 2010 with the
goal of 2,000 applications or more.
We continue to improve upon our paperless application process, and we are taking
advantage of new technologies to expedite our reviewing process. The admissions
committee now receives all applications online, thus making it possible to review
applications anywhere in the world they can access the internet.
This year’s entering class continues to reflect a more statistically competitive class
than previous years. The statistical profile of the fall 2009 entering class:
Total applications = 1,973
Students enrolled = 233
Median LSAT/GPA = 151/2.88
25 th LSAT/GPA = 153/3.17
75 th LSAT/GPA = 155/3.44
Women made up approximately 45 percent of our fall 2009 entering class and
21 percent of the class consisted of ethnically diverse students. The average age for
the entering class student body was 27, and 93 different colleges and universities
were represented.
In closing, I want to share that I am proud of the new class as they represent a wide
array of interests and backgrounds. This diversity is reflected in our 1L blogs and
upper level blogs on our web site, and I invite you to visit www.law.txwes.edu and
get to know just a few of our current students. I am confident that they will continue
to add to the success and reputation of our law school!
Sincerely,
Sherolyn M. Hurst, J.D.
Assistant Dean of Admissions & Scholarships
students to learn about the benefits that
can be gained and provided through public
service work.
“Public Interest Week was a great success
this year,” Manoochehri said. “The purpose
of the event was to expose students to the
wide variety of work encompassed by
public interest law. Our guest speakers
showed everyone how important the work
they do is to underserved communities.
“Equal Justice Day provided students
with an opportunity to find out more
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about summer opportunities offered by
the agencies. With the help of fellowship
awards, Texas Wesleyan law students will
be able to help these agencies by providing
much-needed assistance. It is so important
that we learn and explore these possibilities
as law students before we launch into our
legal careers.”
Patti Gearhart Turner, assistant dean for
student affairs, said that the benefits of
the week’s activities are beneficial for
everyone involved.

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“Equal Justice Day provides an informal
forum for law students and attorneys who
practice in public interest law, to discuss
internship and volunteer opportunities
available to law students,” Turner said.
“Students are exposed to a vast number of
public interest law opportunities and learn
specifics about practicing law in each area.
The participating attorneys consistently
make positive comments about Texas
Wesleyan law students and seem to be
truly committed to providing great legal
experiences for our students.”
Panelists and speakers for Public Interest
Week included Chris Mansour of Human
Rights Initiative of North Texas; Dallas
County Public Defender Michelle Moore;
Dallas County Public Defender Susan
Anderson; Federal Public Defender Jerry
Beard; Federal Public Defender Matthew
Belcher; Judge Ellen Smith of the Tarrant
County Juvenile Justice Center; Cynthia
Gustafson of Legal Aid of North West
Texas; and Wendall Withrow, attorney and
chair of the Dallas Sierra Club.
Teen court volunteers
compete to polish skills
Although it was very early on a Saturday
morning, teen court volunteers from
across North Texas made their way to
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
for the annual North Texas Teen Court
Competition on March 7.
High school students who comprised 14
teams from seven North Texas teen courts
competed in mock trials that were heard by
real judges and evaluated by law students.
This was the third year Texas Wesleyan
School of Law hosted the event.
Participants competed as lawyers, witnesses
and defendants in the mock trial cases,
all of which dealt with issues that often
arise in real teen court situations, such as
possession of marijuana or traffic citations.
Teen court is a legally binding alternative
disposition program that provides juveniles
the option to pay for offenses through
sentences such as community service, jury
terms and other requirements.
Many of the competitors participate
in their local teen court programs and
have aspirations to practice law. The
competition is often their first exposure to
Texas Wesleyan School of Law and gives
them the opportunity to see the campus
and interact with law students.
3L Joel Smith organized last spring’s North
Texas Teen Court Competition, an event he
had participated in for three years.
“I am always amazed at the high quality
of presentations that these high school
‘lawyers’ display,” Smith said. “Each
team had several weeks to prepare, so the
examination and cross-examination of
witnesses was as thorough as you would
expect to see in any real courtroom. The
law students took pride in the performance
of their teams in the preliminary rounds
and helped their teams improve their
presentations with each round.”
Smith said that the teens all enjoyed working
with the law students, and they showed
stronger presentation skills and increased
confidence following the feedback from
judges and law students.
The final two teams competed in front
of a crowded auditorium and a panel of
three municipal court judges. The Plano
teen court team won a close contest
against the Collin County team, with the
judges complimenting both teams on their
preparation and presentation.
Student receives Justice
James A. Baker Clerkship
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
2L Gabriel Gonzalez was the recipient
of the first ever Justice James A. Baker
Clerkship with Chief Justice Wallace
Jefferson of the Texas Supreme Court.
The Dallas Bar Foundation established the
judicial internship to honor former Texas
Supreme Court Justice James A. Baker.
Gonzalez was named as the recipient of
the clerkship at a luncheon at the Dallas
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Bar Foundation on March 25. Chief Justice
Jefferson presented him the award.
Dean Frederic White said the clerkship
will provide Gonzalez a unique learning
experience.
“A judicial clerkship is a highly sought
after position, and Gabriel had to prove
himself against many other talented
applicants,” Dean White said. “We are
thrilled that he has earned this opportunity
and proud to have him represent the talents
of Texas Wesleyan law students at the
Texas Supreme Court this summer.”
The Justice James A. Baker Scholarship
Fund will provide a stipend covering
living expenses for the duration of
the internship.
Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson of the Texas Supreme Court
with 2L Gabriel Gonzalez on March 25. Gonzalez is the first
recipient of the Justice James A. Baker Clerkship.
Applicants were required to submit an
essay explaining their desire for the
internship. Gonzalez was selected from a
pool of applicants who had to meet several
requirements for eligibility. Students had
to show strong, demonstrated skills in legal
research and writing and a rank within the
top 33 percent of the class. Applicants were
also required to submit an essay and grade
in legal research and writing, an edited
writing course, or have prior participation
on a law review.
Cookie auction feeds 10,000
Can a dozen cookies, combined with
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Photo by Cristina Noriega
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campus
Professor Aric Short with the winning bidders of the cookie auction and representatives from the Tarrant Area Food Bank.
Four students combined their resources to make a $705 bid on a dozen cookies that were part of
an in-class fundraising effort for the food bank.
feed 10,000 people? For a group of Texas
Wesleyan law students, the answer was a
resounding yes.
The students of Professor Aric Short’s
Property II class recently donated $2,000
to the Tarrant Area Food Bank, a sum that
will provide meals for 10,000 hungry people.
The money was raised entirely through
donations made by students in the class.
“In the past, students have had a hard
time keeping up with the assigned reading
the week that first-year briefs were due,”
Short said. “As a result, I’ve had a high
absence percentage that week. This year
I decided to encourage students to attend
class the week their briefs were due by
offering ‘immunity’ from being called on
in exchange for a donation of $5 to the food
bank from each student.”
Short said his students were happy to
part with $5 each in return for the relief
that would come from not being called
on during that brutal week of brief
preparation. He said their reaction to the
plan made him think about other ways the
group could raise money. Remembering
that he owed someone a batch of cookies,
he decided to auction a dozen cookies and
milk to the class in an effort to increase the
class’s donation.
As the auction got started, one student
offered a $500 matching donation if the
cookie bid exceeded $500. In the end,
four students decided to combine their
donations for a total cookie bid of $705.
“I was worried the high bid would be
about $6,” Short said. “I was shocked and
overwhelmed by the students’ responses.
Law students have usually incurred a
tremendous amount of undergraduate
debt, and they’re just adding to that total in
law school. For them to dig deep and raise
this much money for charity is incredibly
inspiring. I think this is a wonderful
testament to their character.”
Student Wayne Cavalier said that his
classmate’s offer of a matching bid
encouraged him to help, and he saw a great
opportunity when a high bid was made by
another of his peers.
“I have been blessed and have not had
to worry about a meal for a long time,”
Cavalier said. “I felt donating directly to
the food bank would ensure more of the
money would be used for ‘a meal’ rather
than administrative costs. When [the] offer
was made to match a winning bid amount,
I wanted to help. I decided that helping get
the winning bid would make our efforts
worthwhile.”
Megan Szinyei was one of the 1L students who
partnered with Cavalier in the cookie bid.
“I decided to donate at the level I did
because when my family and I have
experienced financial hardships God has
always provided for us,” Szinyei said.
“Giving to the food bank was a great
opportunity for me to return the favor and
help someone else in need. I’m grateful to
Professor Short for making us aware of the
food bank, and to all of my classmates who
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participated, whether they donated $5 or
$500, for setting an example of generosity.
“This was a really wonderful experience
and Professor Short’s cookies were some
of the best I’ve ever had.”
An old practice raises new
questions
From royalty payments to environmental
concerns, urban gas drilling is an ongoing
topic in North Texas. The Texas Wesleyan
Law Review tackled the subject from
every angle at the Urban Gas Drilling
Symposium, held April 16-17.
Sponsored by XTO Energy, the symposium
featured more than 20 speakers and
panelists who addressed various legal,
environmental and regulatory issues that
surround urban gas drilling. The relevance
of urban drilling to legal practitioners in
Dallas and Fort Worth encouraged the law
review to focus on the topic.
“So many aspects of legal practice in Dallas
and Fort Worth are immersed in urban gas
drilling issues,” 3L Zach Burt, symposium
editor, said. “Oil and gas is an old practice
in Texas, but drilling in urban areas is new.
As a result, new legal questions have been
raised. The timing was right for a good
discussion about the legal aspects that are
involved.”
More than 50 attorneys from the Dallas/
Fort Worth legal community attended the
symposium. Panels addressed the topics
of litigation, environmental concerns and
city management of urban drilling. A city
attorney panel included representatives
from Fort Worth, Grand Prairie and
Arlington, as well an attorney from a firm
representing several smaller municipalities.
The discussion presented attendees a rare
opportunity to learn about the motivation
behind the various regulations put in place
for areas around North Texas.
“To get that group of attorneys in one room
and have the chance to ask them what the
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campus
A city attorney panel comprised of representatives from Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Arlington and the law firm of Taylor, Olson, Adkins,
Sralla & Elam, LLP, discussed the various measures their municipalities took in regard to urban drilling. The panel was one of three
that took place as part of the Urban Gas Drilling Symposium.
economic aspects – was really beneficial,”
Burt said.
Other topics that were covered by
presenters at the symposium included
taxation, bankruptcy and leasing rights.
“So many businesses and residents of the
DFW area are affected by the Barnett
Shale,” Burt said. “We wanted to present
a broad range of topics that would benefit
people across the legal community.”
Scholarship recognizes
outstanding advocacy work
3L Anna Summersett was awarded the first
ever Texas Wesleyan University School of
Law Advocacy Scholarship.
“Anna’s law school advocacy career has great
consistency and breadth,” Vince Cruz Jr.,
adjunct professor and director of advocacy
programs, said. “She is also a great leader
and exhibits professionalism and leadership
in all she does. Her accomplishments are
evident on multiple levels.”
Summersett has participated in several
moot court and trial advocacy programs
and competitions during her law school
career. She received second place briefwriting
honors at the National Criminal
Procedure Competition and received first
place at the Texas Wesleyan School of Law
1L and 2L Moot Court Competitions.
The scholarship was initiated by Nicole
Williams, an associate with Thompson
& Knight, LLP. Williams has been an
active participant in Texas Wesleyan
School of Law’s advocacy programs and
serves as a judge for the law school’s moot
court competitions. Thompson & Knight
matched Williams’ contribution to make
the advocacy scholarship possible.
“The advocacy scholarship was created to
reward those students who commit so much
of their time and themselves to not just their
own advocacy skills, but to increasing the
reputation of the school,” Williams said.
“Anna has been a very successful advocate
and brief writer as well as an asset to the
advocacy program in her administrative
and ambassadorial duties. She made a
great impression on me and others at my
firm through her natural advocacy talent,
work ethic and personality.
“I am so pleased to have been a part of
the excellent advocacy program at Texas
Wesleyan School of Law and to have been
able to get my firm, Thompson & Knight,
LLP, involved to see the program and its
outstanding students.”
Roland Johnson addresses
class of 2009
Roland Johnson, at the time president-elect of
the State Bar of Texas, was the guest speaker
at the Texas Wesleyan University School of
Law spring hooding ceremony, held May 15.
As he addressed the class, Johnson
encouraged graduates to remember the day
and to draw strength from it in challenging
times ahead.
“There is no greater need than now for
lawyers who have genuine personal values
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and professional identity,” Johnson said,
referring to current societal challenges.
“Our communities need your best
judgment.”
Johnson told the class that despite the large
number of lawyers in practice today, there
is still a need for practitioners who will
recognize and work for the challenges that
haunt modern society.
“During these hard times is when you
and I have the greatest opportunity to
grow,” Johnson said. “Let’s become
indispensable by knowing the struggles
of our communities. What we don’t have
enough of are lawyers who are willing to
stand in the gap between what is and what
should be for our cities and communities.”
The two additional featured speakers,
both elected by the graduating class, were
graduate Coleman Anglin and Professor
Lynne Rambo.
In recognition of her 748.25 hours of
pro bono service, Brittany Lannen
received the Equal Justice Award, which
is given to a member of each graduating
class in recognition of outstanding pro
bono service. Sharon Diaz received the
MacLean Boulware Award, which is
given to a faculty-selected graduate who
has demonstrated high moral character
during his or her law school career and
exhibits the potential and desire to become
a successful, ethically conscious attorney.
The ceremony took place at the Fort Worth
Convention Center. Each candidate was
presented with a purple academic hood,
the color for the academic discipline of
law. Texas Wesleyan University President
Harold G. Jeffcoat conferred degrees.
Issues in Art Law draws
widespread audience
What began as a preparatory lecture for
Texas Wesleyan law students who were
to attend a summer art law class in Santa
Fe quickly developed into an open event
that not only included students, but also
various members of the North Texas art and
legal communities.
More than 50 people attended the
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Wesleyan University School of Law on
Saturday, May 30. Attendees included
lawyers, art collectors, museum officials
and gallery owners. The full-day program
was comprised of three panel discussions,
plus an opening lecture and closing
statement.
The colloquium was organized by Texas
Wesleyan School of Law Professor
Stephen Alton.
“The idea behind the colloquium was to
give our art law students some exposure to
the legal issues that arise in the art world,”
Alton said. “I planned the colloquium
only with our students in mind. I wanted
them to hear about these real-world legal
issues even before they read the cases in
the casebook for the art law class later this
summer. Several people, including my wife,
Judy, found out about the colloquium and
thought that folks outside the law school
might be interested in attending. This seems
to have been the case, as about 20 members
of the public who were not connected to the
law school attended the colloquium.”
Students in the art law class study legal issues
that encompass everything from ownership
rights to copyrights to intellectual property.
The class travels to Santa Fe each summer
to provide students the opportunity to
study art law issues in an environment rife
with art, museums, galleries and historical
Native American ruins.
The colloquium began with an overview
of art history presented by Mark
Thistlethwaite, professor of art history
at Texas Christian University. Alton said
Thistlethwaite was able to relate a number
of significant works over the millennia.
Panel discussions covered a wide range
of issues and consisted of well-known
professionals from across the art and legal
communities. The galleries, auction houses
and artists panel included Greg Dow, of
Dow Art Galleries in Fort Worth; Michael
Duty, of the Heritage Auction House
in Dallas; Billy Hassell, a Fort Worth
artist; and Kevin Vogel, of Valley House
Gallery in Dallas. The museum directors
panel consisted of Francine Carraro of the
Grace Museum in Abilene; Kimberly Bush
Tomio, of the Tyler Museum of Art; and
Ron Tyler, of the Amon Carter Museum
in Fort Worth. Finally, a panel of curators,
registrars and academics was comprised of
Megan Carpenter, associate professor of
law at Texas Wesleyan School of Law; Jana
Hill, associate registrar for the Amon Carter
Museum of Fort Worth; and Ken Tomio,
curator for the Tyler Museum of Art.
Alton said the exchange between panelists
and audience members was like a great
classroom discussion rather than a formal
presentation. Based on the positive
feedback he received, Alton hopes to make
the colloquium an annual event.
Texas Wesleyan law professor
receives prestigious Fulbright
Scholar award
Cynthia L. Fountaine, professor of law
at Texas Wesleyan University School of
Law, has been awarded a Fulbright Senior
Scholar grant to lecture at Universität
Bayreuth in Bayreuth, Germany, during the
2009-2010 academic year, according to the
United States Department of State and the
J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship
Board.
Fountaine will teach U.S. Constitutional
Law and U.S. Common Law Methodology
to German law students.
Fountaine has been a professor at Texas
Wesleyan School of Law since 1997. She
served as interim dean of the law school
from 2006-2008. She previously taught at
the University of Cincinnati College of Law
and was a visiting professor at Washington
& Lee University School of Law. Fountaine
holds a bachelor of science degree from
Indiana University, Bloomington, and a
juris doctor degree from the University of
Southern California Gould School of Law.
Recipients of Fulbright awards are chosen
through a selective process on the basis of
academic or professional achievement, as
well as demonstrated leadership potential
in their fields.
The Fulbright Program, America’s flagship
international educational exchange
program, is sponsored by the United
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States Department of State, Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs. Since
its establishment in 1946 under legislation
introduced by the late Senator J. William
Fulbright of Arkansas, the Fulbright
Program has provided approximately
286,500 people – 108,160 Americans who
have studied, taught or researched abroad
and 178,340 students, scholars and teachers
from other countries who have engaged
in similar activities in the United States
– with the opportunity to observe each
others’ political, economic, educational
and cultural institutions, to exchange
ideas, and to embark on joint ventures of
importance to the general welfare of the
world’s inhabitants. The program operates
in over 155 countries worldwide.
Texas Wesleyan law school
ushers in class of 2012
Although classes didn’t officially start until
Monday, Aug. 17, Texas Wesleyan School
of Law welcomed the 233-member class
of 2012 a few days early during first-year
orientation on Thursday, Aug. 13.
The 233 new students, selected from a
pool of more than 1,900 applicants, are
residents of 21 different states and come
from countries as far away as India and
China. Professions among the new class
include bankers, pharmacists and even a
bouncer.
Dean Frederic White kicked off orientation
by welcoming the new students and
speaking to them on ways they can be
successful while in law school.
The 233-member class of 2012 listened to speeches from
Dean Frederic White, the Honorable Terry R. Means of the United
States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, and
Roland Johnson, president of the State Bar of Texas, during the
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“My advice to you is to remember the
acronym N.E.W.S.,” Dean White said. “Be
nice, be excellent, be well and be still.”
Roland Johnson, president of the State Bar
of Texas, following Dean White’s remarks,
encouraged the students to become active
in the legal community.
“Don’t wait until you graduate or pass the
bar to get involved in the legal community,”
Johnson said. “Start now.”
The Honorable Terry R. Means of the
United States District Court for the
Northern District of Texas spoke about
some of his experiences during law
school and then administered the oath of
professionalism to the class.
Elliott Inn receives Project of
the Year award
The Elliott Inn of Phi Delta Phi at Texas
Wesleyan School of Law was recently
recognized with an award for the Project
of the Year at the 59th General Convention
in New Orleans.
The award was one of only two given to
inns from the U.S., Mexico, Canada and
Germany. Phi Delta Phi is the oldest legal
organization in continuous existence in
the United States and is patterned after the
Inns of Court in England.
Named for faculty adviser Frank Elliott,
the Texas Wesleyan School of Law chapter
was presented the award for the two-day
“Teddy Bear Immunity Drive.” After
purchasing a teddy bear and then taking it
to class, students were immune from being
called on by their professors.
2L Michael Huebner, magister of the local
chapter, accepted the award on behalf of
last year’s board of directors at the New
Orleans convention. Reflecting on the
success of the project, Huebner said, “All
you could see were teddy bears in Professor
Rambo’s constitutional law class.”
Local attorneys
mentor students
For the third year in a row, students at Texas
Wesleyan School of Law have been paired
with American Airlines attorneys as part
of the diversity mentorship program.
Targeted at second- and third-year
law students, the diversity mentorship
program seeks to provide minority
students with guidance and career advice
from mentoring attorneys throughout the
academic year. This year 12 students were
paired with 12 attorneys.
“The American Airlines Law Student
Diversity Mentorship Program offers
a wonderful opportunity for our law
students to gain insight and guidance on
the practical aspects of the practice of law,”
Arturo Errisuriz, assistant dean for career
services, said. “We are grateful to the AA
attorneys for volunteering their time and
are delighted to partner with them again
this year.”
A kickoff luncheon was held on Wednesday,
Sept. 23, at Shula’s 347 Grill in Fort
Worth to allow students and attorneys the
opportunity to network and socialize with
each other before they begin their work
together in the coming months.
The program is organized by the law
school’s office of career services, and
participants are selected on a first-come,
first-served basis.
Student activities associated with the
program range from shadowing attorneys
at negotiations and hearings to attending
continuing legal education programs
presented in-house at American Airlines.
Mock trial team advances to
semifinals
Texas Wesleyan School of Law’s mock trial
team won 3-0 rounds against South Texas,
SMU and Baylor to become semifinalists
in the 2009 Lone Star Classic National
Mock Trial Invitational.
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The Lone Star Classic is an invitational
mock trial competition hosted by St.
Mary’s School of Law in San Antonio
and is widely considered among the most
competitive mock trial tournaments in the
nation. Invited to this year’s competition
were Baylor, Brooklyn, Campbell,
Catholic, Cumberland, Faulkner, Fordham,
Florida State, University of Houston,
LSU, Michigan State, Pace, SMU, South
Texas, Texas Wesleyan, Villanova and
Wake Forest.
Texas Wesleyan’s team, consisting of
3L Ashlea Almond, 2L Daniel Clanton,
3L Matt Giadrosich and 3L Matt Gilpin,
was the only Texas team advancing to the
semifinal rounds, joining Villanova (last
year’s winner), Fordham and Faulkner.
At the semifinal round, Texas Wesleyan
narrowly lost a 2-1 ballot to Fordham.
Faulkner defeated Villanova, advancing both
Fordham and Faulker into the final round.
“The tireless commitment shown by these
students was impressive,” Vince Cruz Jr.,
advocacy director and coach for this team,
said. “These students demonstrated the
work ethic, eye for detail, and fundamental
skill sets needed to succeed as really good
trial attorneys in the real world. I’m very
proud of these students and am particularly
excited to see Texas Wesleyan’s advocacy
programs be so competitive nationally.” z
Students and American Airlines attorneys participated in the
third year of the diversity mentorship program. The mentorship
opportunity was coordinated by the law school’s office of
career services and seeks to provide students with guidance
and advice from attorneys.

Chief Justice Joe Greenhill
Golf Tournament
The second annual Chief Justice Joe
Greenhill Golf Tournament took place
Saturday, May 16, at Cowboys Golf Club in
Grapevine, Texas.
Although rained out on the original tournament
day during alumni reunion weekend, rainy
weather could not keep golfers from the
award-winning course a second time. The
25 teams were made up of area judges, law
school alumni, faculty, students and other legal
professionals. The tournament raised $20,000
for the Chief Justice Joe Greenhill Scholarship,
an annual award that is given to a Texas
Wesleyan law student who plans to work in
public service and who displays professional
integrity and excels academically.
The winning team consisted of Texas Wesleyan
University Senior Vice President William
Bleibdrey, Trustees Mark Walker and Bob
Lansford, and Pat Evans. Second place went to
the team of Justin Huston, Mike Wurtz, Greg
Hargrove and Scott Hargrove from McDonald
Sanders, P.C., a tournament sponsor. Blake
Hedgecock ’00, Richard Johnson ’00, Jason
Cantrell and Matthew Germany ’99 fi elded
the third place team.
Contest winners included Judge Andy
Chatham, Tom McKenzie ’94, Richard Johnson
’00, Trustee Mark Walker, David Mykel, Judge
Tim Murphy and Jay Zeleskey. Prizes included
luxury suites at Texas Motor Speedway and
Lone Star Park, home plate tickets for the
Texas Rangers, and badges to the Colonial
and Byron Nelson golf tournaments, just to
name a few.
2009 Chief Justice Joe Greenhill Golf Tournament
Raises $20K for Scholarship
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The third place team of Matt Germany ‘99, Jason Cantrell,
Blake Hedgecock ‘00 and Richard Johnson ‘00
The 2009 Chief Justice Joe Greenhill Golf
Tournament was made possible through the
generosity of many sponsors and Cowboys
Golf Club.
The Chief Justice Joe Greenhill Scholarship
was initiated in 2008, in conjunction with
a donation to Texas Wesleyan School of
Law of several pieces of the former Texas
Supreme Court justice’s memorabilia. The
golf tournament, an event that has become
an annual tradition as part of the alumni
reunion weekend, was offi cially named
in honor of Justice Greenhill in 2008.
The growing success of the tournament is
due to the continued support of the alumni
community. The alumni offi ce would like
to recognize the hard work and dedication
of the 2009 Chief Justice Joe Greenhill Golf
Tournament Committee: Craig Woodcook
’05, chair; Blake Hedgecock ’00; and Delia
Cruz-Bruno ’99. z
Brad Poulos, Brad Dowell, Jennifer Bley
and Craig Woodcook ’05, committee chair
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Judge Graham Quisenberry, David Tapp, Walter Fortney
and Justice Martin Richter
Chief Justice Joe Greenhill
Golf Tournament Sponsors
Ben E. Keith Company
Tarrant County Bar Association
Jackson Lewis, LLP
Thompson & Knight Foundation
Old Republic National Commercial Title,
Carole Badgett
Smith Cunningham, L.P.
Tivoli Wines
Koons, Fuller, Vanden Eykel & Robertson, P.C.
Winstead, P.C.
Cantey Hanger, LLP
Digital Discovery Corporation
Haynes and Boone, LLP
McDonald Sanders, P.C.
Courtroom Sciences, Inc.
Professional Technologies, Inc.
Strategic Insight Group
Weaver and Tidwell, LLP
Shackelford, Melton & McKinley, LLP
Law, Snakard & Gambill, P.C.
Pye Legal Group
Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, LLP
BMW
Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C.
Guida, Slavich & Flores, P.C.
The P. Micheal Schneider Law Firm
Johnson, Vaughn & Heiskell
Texas Wesleyan School of Law
Alumni Association Board of Directors
Stephen S. Mosher ’95
Hon. Ralph D. Swearingin Jr. ’94
Dr. Gary ’95 and Nancy Fish
Blake Hedgecock ’00
LexisNexis
Texas Lawyer
Fort Worth Business Press

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In 2008, Chief Justice Joe Greenhill donated various items from his tenure in the legal profession that will be housed
in the collections room, including gavels, photos and publications.
On Friday, Sept. 25, the Texas Wesleyan University
School of Law community as well as family and friends
of Chief Justice Joe Greenhill were treated to a special
preview of Greenhill’s memorabilia in the law school’s
Bernie Schuchmann Conference Center.
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An artist’s rendition of what the finished Greenhill Special Collections Room will look like.
In 2008, Greenhill selected Texas
Wesleyan School of Law to receive his
donated personal papers and memorabilia
to establish an archive for the use of
researchers interested in public policy.
Dean Frederic White provided the opening
remarks during the event and was followed
by Michelle Rigual, director of the Dee J.
Kelly Law Library and professor of law.
Rigual said the library will be creating a
special collections room for the Greenhill
memorabilia that will include gavels,
awards, bench chairs and other items
from his tenure in the legal profession.
When completed, the 430-square-foot
3L Tracy Stearns Bush was presented the Chief Justice Joe
Greenhill Scholarship by Craig Woodcook ’05.
study room will provide long-term storage
of the collection and act as a space that
will allow researchers to use the materials.
Karin Strohbeck, law school circulation
librarian who is also certified in archival
administration, will be processing and
indexing the collection.
Dee J. Kelly and John H. Cayce, Chief
Justice of the Second Court of Appeals,
also spoke about their experiences with
Greenhill during the event.
Kelly noted that Greenhill had received
“every award that can be given to a lawyer
or judge.”
“Greenhill is a person of stature and
distinction,” Cayce said. “His contributions
to the legal profession are great and varied.”
William “Bill” Greenhill, partner at Haynes
and Boone, LLP and Chief Justice Joe
Greenhill’s son, was in attendance and
expressed his thanks to Kelly and Cayce for
their kind words about his father.
3L Tracy Stearns Bush was awarded the first
ever Chief Justice Joe Greenhill Scholarship,
presented to her by Craig Woodcook
’05, law school alumni association board
member. The scholarship is funded by
the alumni association’s annual golf
tournament and is presented to a law
student who excels academically and plans
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The judicial robe worn by Chief Justice Joe Greenhill.
to work in public service. In 2009, the golf
tournament raised $20,000 to be used
toward the scholarship.
Born in 1914 in Houston, Greenhill
received his B.A., B.B.A. and LL.B. degrees
from the University of Texas. Greenhill has
been active in the Texas legal profession
for many years, including 25 years on
the Supreme Court of Texas. In 1950, he
was one of the co-founders of Graves,
Dougherty & Greenhill in Austin. He
was appointed to the Supreme Court of
Texas in 1957, and in 1958 was elected to
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For more information about the special
collections room or to make a donation,
contact Casey Dyer at 817-212-4145
or cdyer@law.txwes.edu.
Dee J. Kelly, Martha Greenhill and Dean Frederic White

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Law School
20-Year Mark
Dean Emeritus Frank Elliott, Dean Frederic White, Rita O’Donald Noel,
Dean Emeritus Frederick Slabach and Dean Emeritus Richard Gershon
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More than 250 members of the Texas
Wesleyan law school community were
on hand to celebrate the law school’s
20 th anniversary kickoff event held
at the Ashton Depot in Fort Worth on
Friday, Sept. 25.
More than 250 members of the law school community attended the 20 th anniversary celebration at the Ashton Depot. Dean Frederic White
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Bob Harmon ’96 and Texas State Rep. Phil King ’94
Texas Wesleyan School of Law
Dean Frederic White provided the
opening remarks for the evening
and recognized all the former
deans of the law school: Frank
Elliott, Frank Walwer, Richard
Gershon, Frederick Slabach and
The Honorable Nancy Berger ’94
Photo by Sharon Ellman
Interim Dean Cynthia Fountaine.
“Each one of these individuals
played an important part in
shaping this school into what it
is today,” Dean White said.
Dr. Harold G. Jeffcoat, president
of Texas Wesleyan University,
congratulated the school of law
on its 20-year mark during a
prerecorded video message that
was played during the event.
Chuck Noteboom received the Steve Chaney
Friend of the Law School Award from Caroline Akers ’04,
president of the alumni association.
Chuck Noteboom, of Noteboom –
The Law Firm, received the Steve
Chaney Friend of the Law School
Award, and Fountaine received
the Richard Gershon Leadership
Award. Texas State Rep. Phil King
’94, the first student admitted
into the law school 20 years ago,
presented a proclamation from the
state legislature commending the
law school on its anniversary.
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Numerous law school alumni turned out to celebrate
the law school’s first 20 years.
1L Courtney Richards, Student
Bar Association president, also
spoke during the event and told
the audience about a first-year
student and upperclassmen
mentorship program that the
group was working on.
The event ended with a historical
video presentation celebrating
the law school’s first 20 years
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Decorative pillars were stationed throughout the venue
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Stephen Alton
Professor of Law and Associate Dean for
Evening Division Programs
Activities:
Organized and moderated two panels at the
colloquium Issues in Art Law, Texas Wesleyan School of
Law, May 30, 2009.
Susan Ayres
Professor of Law
Activities:
Presented “Denied Pregnancies and
Problems of Neonaticide” and participated in a
roundtable discussion on “Narratives in Legal Scholarship”
at the 12th Annual Conference of the Association for the
Study of Law, Culture and Humanities, Suffolk University
Law School, Boston, Mass., April 4, 2009.
Participated with Professor James McGrath as a cast member
in the public reading of the play Third Crossing, by Professor
Deborah Threedy, at the 12th Annual Conference of the
Association for the Study of Law, Culture and Humanities,
Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Mass., April 4, 2009.
Was a guest on Dallas radio station, 89.7FM, Power FM, and
its weekly public affairs program, PowerTalk, May 3, 2009.
Presented “Policing Concealed Pregnancy” at the
Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) annual
conference, Palm Beach, Fla., Aug. 7, 2009.
Acted as an external reader on the dissertation committee
for Mary Leslie Middleton from Pacifica University
Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, Calif., and reviewed her
dissertation paper, “The Quest for Justice When Mothers
Murder Their Children: An Archetypal Perspective.”
Accepted an invitation to serve a three-year term (2009-
11) as a board member of the Association for the Study of
Law, Culture and Humanities.
Wayne Barnes
Professor of Law
Activities:
Presented “The French Subjective Theory of
Contracts: Separating Rhetoric from Reality”
at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS)
annual conference, Palm Beach, Fla., Aug. 7, 2009.
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Mark Burge
Legal Writing Professor
Activities:
Presented “Legal Wizards: Applying the
Lessons of Harry Potter to Law School and
Law Practice,” at the 12th Annual Conference of the
Association for the Study of Law, Culture and Humanities,
Suffolk University School of Law, Boston, Mass., April 4,
2009.
Megan Carpenter
Associate Professor of Law
Publications:
Published “Trademarks and Human Rights:
Oil and Water? Or Chocolate and Peanut
Butter?” 99 The Trademark Reporter 892 (2009).
Activities:
Presented “From Coal to Content: The Role of Intellectual
Property in Transitional U.S. Economies” at the Law,
Creativity, and Entrepreneurship Conference, University
of Wisconsin School of Law, Madison, Wis., April 24,
2009.
Moderated a table topic on trademarks and moral rights
at the International Trademark Association annual
meeting, Seattle, Wash., May 18, 2009.
Presented and moderated at the colloquium Issues in Art
Law, Texas Wesleyan School of Law, May 30, 2009.
Developed a partnership between the Texas Wesleyan
School of Law Center for Law and Intellectual Property
(CLIP) and the Arts Council of Fort Worth & Tarrant
County and the Fort Worth Community Arts Center.
Developed a partnership between CLIP and Tech Fort
Worth, involving students in interdisciplinary teams
working on issues of technology transfer in the form of a
new Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic.
Frank Elliott
Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law
Activities:
Presented to the Tarrant County Association
of Mediators regarding drafting and
enforcement
May 19, 2009.
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Presented to the Dallas Chapter of the Association of
Attorney Mediators on the preparation of settlement
agreements, Dallas, Texas, June 22, 2009.
Gave the luncheon speech for the Collaborative Law
Section of the Dallas Bar Association’s Fifth Annual
Collaborative Training and Symposium, Dallas, Texas,
Sept. 24, 2009.
Cynthia Fountaine
Professor of Law
Activities:
Presented “Atticus Finch: Constructing
a Heroic Lawyer” at the Texas attorney
general’s office, Austin, Texas, Aug. 11, 2009.
Awarded a Fulbright Senior Scholar grant to lecture at
Universität Bayreuth in Bayreuth, Germany, during the
2009-2010 academic year.
Has become a co-editor of the new and expanded Civil
Procedure & Federal Courts Blog, part of the Law Professor
Blogs Network.
Paul George
Professor of Law
Publications:
Published An Introduction to Civil Procedure:
Forum Selection and Choice of Law (Vandeplas
Publishing 2009). Co-authored with Professor Meg
Penrose.
Activities:
Appointed to the advisory board for Loyola University
Chicago School of Law’s Loyola Consumer Law Review.
Reappointed to the American Law Institute’s 15-member
Outreach Committee at its annual meeting, Washington,
D.C., May 17-19, 2009.
Jason Gillmer
Professor of Law
Publications:
Published a book review, 27 Law and History
Review 476 (2009) (reviewing Davison M.
Douglas’ Jim Crow Moves North: The Battle over Northern
School Segregation, 1865-1954 (2005)).
Activities:
Presented “Race, Blood, and What the Alligator Knows”
as part of a panel discussing Ariela Gross’ new book, What
Blood Won’t Tell: A History of Race on Trial in America, at
the Law and Society annual meeting, Denver, Colo., May
29, 2009.
Quoted in feature story, Rachel L. Swarns and Jodi Kantor,
“In First Lady’s Roots, a Complex Path From Slavery,” The
New York Times (Oct. 8, 2009).
Presented “Telling Stories of Love, Sex, and Race” as part of
a panel on the Historical Antecedents to Loving v. Virginia,
at the 14 th Annual LatCrit Conference, American University
Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., October 2009.
Presented “Shades of Gray: The Life and Times of a Free
Family of Color in Antebellum Texas” at a Law and
History faculty colloquium, Washington University in
St. Louis School of Law, St. Louis, Mo., November 2009.
Lisa A. Goodman
Head of Public Services
Activities:
Moderated a panel discussion, “The
Thurgood Marshall Papers: A Case Study
in Acquiring Significant Archival Donations … Journey
Through the Legacy of a Civil Rights Pioneer,” at the
102nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of
Law Libraries, Washington, D.C., July 26, 2009.
Michael Green
Professor of Law and Associate Dean for
Faculty Research & Development
Publications:
Published “Divided Supreme Court
Allows Union Waiver of Judicial Forum,” American Bar
Association’s Labor and Employment Section Newsletter
(Spring 2009).
Activities:
Presented “Collective Bargaining Waivers: The Wright
and the Wrong of Pyett” at the 11th Annual Conference
of the American Bar Association, Section of Dispute
Resolution, New York, N.Y., April 16, 2009.
Presented “Negotiation of Collective Bargaining
Agreements” at the 47th Annual Course on Labor Law
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and Labor Arbitration, The Center for American and
International Law, Plano, Texas, April 23, 2009.
Presented “Doubting the Thomases: Is Black-on-Black
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace a Matter of Sex or
Race or Both?” at the Law and Society annual meeting,
Denver, Colo., May 28, 2009.
Quoted regarding the Supreme Court’s recent decision
in Ricci v. DeStefano, Steven Moore and Mark Risk,
“Firefighter Plaintiffs Prevail in Landmark Supreme
Court Case,” American Bar Association’s Labor and
Employment Section Newsletter (Summer 2009).
Presented “Thoughts on the Wright and the Wrong of the
Supreme Court’s Pyett Decision” at the Association of
American Law Schools’ 2009 Midyear Meeting Workshop
on Work Law, Long Beach, Calif., June 12, 2009.
Presented “Mandatory Bargaining Over Requiring
Employees to Arbitrate?” at the American Bar Association’s
annual meeting, Chicago, Ill., July 30, 2009.
Presented “What Actions Will Employers, Arbitrators
and Neutral Service Providers Take in Response to the
Supreme Court’s Pyett Decision?” at the Southeastern
Association of Law Schools (SEALS) annual conference,
Palm Beach, Fla., Aug. 6, 2009.
Selected as part of the inaugural class of individuals to
be members of the Leadership Development Program for
the ABA Labor and Employment Section and participated
in the first Paths to Leadership conference, Chicago, Ill.,
Sept. 10-12, 2009.
Presented “Furloughs, Reduced Workweeks and Other
Efforts Aimed at Reducing Employees’ Work Hours
While Still Offering Job Stability” at the Fourth Annual
Colloquium on Current Scholarship in Labor and
Employment Law, Seton Hall University School of Law,
Newark, N.J., Sept. 25, 2009.
Presented “Four-Day Weeks and Efforts Aimed
at Reducing Work Time: Employer Sympathy or
Circumventing Unions and Wage and Hour Laws?” at a
law review symposium Redefining Work: Exploring the
Four-Day Work Week, University of Connecticut School
of Law, Hartford, Conn., Oct. 30, 2009.
Appointed to the CLE Committee for the ABA Labor and
Employment Section’s annual meeting.
Continued his previous appointment as co-chair of the
Advocacy Committee for the ABA Section of Dispute
Resolution for the 2009-10 year and as neutral co-chair of
the ABA Labor and Employment Section’s Student Trial
Regional Competition, Dallas, Texas, Nov. 21-22, 2009.
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Maxine Harrington
Professor of Law
Publications:
“Advance Directives: Words are killing
debate about compassionate end-of-life
options,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Sept. 4, 2009).
Activities:
Quoted in feature story on confidentiality clauses in
medical malpractice cases, “Covert Operations,” Hood
County News (Oct. 10, 2009).
Moderated and participated in a panel on health care
reform, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Oct.
22, 2009.
Quoted in feature story on the expansion of firms into
health law, Joyce Tsai, “Winstead plans to grow its health
care group,” Dallas Business Journal (Oct. 23, 2009).
Terri Helge
Associate Professor of Law
Activities:
Presented “Policing the Good Guys:
Regulation of the Charitable Sector Through
a Federal Charity Oversight Board” at the Law and Society
annual meeting, Denver, Colo., May 30, 2009.
Presented “The Taxation of Cause-related Marketing”
at the symposium The Law of Philanthropy in the 21st Century, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Ill., Oct.
23, 2009.
Charlotte Hughart
Professor of Law and Director of Law
Clinic
Activities:
Accepted an appointment by the Tarrant
County Bar Association to serve as chair-elect for its
Trinity Habitat for Humanity Committee this year (2009-
10) and as chair for the next year (2010-11).
Received notice that her application seeking renewal
of the Texas Wesleyan Law Clinic’s United Way Impact
grant has been approved, and this grant is now renewed
for an unprecedented fifth year in the amount of $61,872.
Through the grant, the law clinic works collaboratively
with the Lena Pope Home to assist caregivers of children
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Received notice that the Texas Equal Access to Justice
Foundation has renewed the grant of Interest on Lawyers
Trust Accounts (IOLTA) funds to the law clinic for Sept.
1, 2009, through Aug. 31, 2010. This grant allows the
law clinic to provide legal services to assist caretakers of
children who were victims of abuse or neglect in Tarrant
County. This is the second grant that IOLTA has awarded
the law clinic.
James McGrath
Professor of Law
Activities:
Presented “Issues of Transsexuals,
Intersexual and Transgendered Persons
in Prison” at the 12th Annual Conference
of the Association for the Study of Law, Culture and
Humanities, Suffolk University Law School, Boston,
Mass., April 4, 2009.
Participated with Professor Susan Ayres as a cast
member in the public reading of the play Third Crossing,
by Professor Deborah Threedy, at the 12th Annual
Conference of the Association for the Study of Law,
Culture and Humanities, Suffolk University Law School,
Boston, Mass., April 4, 2009.
Presented “A Prisoner’s Dilemma: Transgendered Persons
in Prison” at the Southwest Social Science Conference,
Denver, Colo., April 10, 2009.
Presented about transgendered and intersexual persons’
experience in prison and explored the historical
underpinnings of the segregation of people in penal
institutions based on their sex at the Law and Society
annual meeting, Denver, Colo., May 28, 2009.
Spoke on the panel “So You Want to Be a Law Professor?”
at the Lavender Law Conference, Brooklyn, N.Y.,
Sept. 12, 2009.
Timothy Mulvaney
Visiting Associate Professor of Law
Activities:
Is a co-project investigator on a team
of researchers that has been awarded a
federal grant to conduct a two-year interdisciplinary
and cooperative research project on regulatory takings,
environmental law and land use issues related to
natural hazard and climate change resiliency. Professor
Mulvaney is collaborating on this project with researchers
at the University of Florida, Louisiana State University,
the University of Mississippi, and the Harte Research
Institute at Texas A&M – Corpus Christi.
Neal Newman
Professor of Law
Activities:
Selected by the Dallas Business Journal to be
one of the 10 judges who determined the “Best
Corporate Counsel” in categories such as Best Deal, Diversity
Champion, and Community Service. A reception for the
winners was held in November 2009.
Mary Margaret “Meg” Penrose
Professor of Law
Publications:
Published An Introduction to Civil
Procedure: Forum Selection and Choice of
Law (Vandeplas Publishing 2009). Co-authored with
Professor Paul George.
Published Education Policy and the Law: Cases and
Commentary (Vandeplas Publishing 2009). Co-authored
with Bernard James (Pepperdine).
Huyen Pham
Professor of Law
Publications:
“Problems Facing the First Generation of
Local Immigration Laws” was recently listed
on Social Science Research Network’s top ten download
list for immigration, refugee and citizenship law.
Activities:
Quoted in feature story, Lydia Lum, “When Work
Experience Is Not Enough,” Diverse Issues in Higher
Education (May 14, 2009).
Spoke at the Emerging Immigration Law Scholars and
Teachers Conference, Hofstra Law School, Hempstead,
N.Y., July 16-17, 2009.
Presented “Immigration Law from the Left: Progressive
Scholars Speak Out for Noncitizens in Our Midst” at the
14th Annual LatCrit Conference, American University
Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., Oct. 2, 2009.
Spoke at the symposium Perspectives on Justice, University
of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, S.C.,
Oct. 30-31, 2009.
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Susan Phillips
Professor of Law
Publications:
Published “‘Like Sands Through the
Hourglass…’: How to Develop a Good Legal
Research Problem,” 28 Legal Reference Services Quarterly 218
(2009).
Lynne Rambo
Professor of Law
Activities:
Received an award for the Outstanding
Upper Level Professor of the Year at the
annual Barristers’ Ball, April 3, 2009.
Served as a commentator on President Barack Obama’s
decision to nominate United States federal court judge
Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court
position, The CW Channel 33, KDAF-TV, Dallas-Fort
Worth, May 26, 2009.
Wade Savoy
Visiting Associate Professor of Law
Activities:
Presented “The Google Book Settlement:
The Demise or Rebirth of Copyrights?” with
2L Rick Sanchez to the Tarrant County Bar
Association Intellectual Property Section, Fort Worth,
Oct. 22, 2009.
Malinda Seymore
Professor of Law
Activities:
Presented “Transcending Procedure: How
Rape Shield Law Can Help in Teaching
Substantive Rape Law” at the Southeastern
Association of Law Schools (SEALS) annual conference,
Palm Beach, Fla., Aug. 3, 2009.
Aric Short
Professor of Law and Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs
Activities:
Presented “Faith By Itself Is Dead: Local
Homeless Feeding Restrictions and Their Impact on the
Free Exercise of Religion” at the 12th Annual Conference
of the Association for the Study of Law, Culture and
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Humanities, Suffolk University Law School, Boston,
Mass., April 3, 2009.
Received an award for the Outstanding First Year Professor
of the Year at the annual Barristers’ Ball, April 3, 2009.
Quoted in an article, John Austin, “Beware of Foreclosure
‘Rescue’ Outfits, Feds Say,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram
(April 11, 2009).
Neil Sobol
Legal Writing Professor
Activities:
Received an award for the Outstanding
Legal Writing Professor of the Year at the
annual Barristers’ Ball, April 3, 2009.
Joe Spurlock II
Professor of Law and Director of Asian
Judicial Institute
Activities:
Hosted a delegation of attorneys from
Bahrain, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar
and Saudi Arabia, April 21, 2009. The attorneys
discussed sharia law under Islam with approximately
50 Texas Wesleyan students in Legislation, Contracts II,
Jurisprudence and National Security Law classes.
Frederic White
Dean and Professor of Law
Activities:
Selected for the Leadership Fort Worth class
of 2010.
Participated as a panelist at the Summer Comparative
Law Program, co-sponsored by Golden Gate University
School of Law and the University of Paris, Nanterre,
Paris, France, June 24, 2009.
Appointed among 13 members, including Vince Cruz
Jr., director of advocacy programs and adjunct professor
at Texas Wesleyan School of Law, to serve on a merit
selection panel formed to assist the United States
district judges of the Northern District of Texas in their
appointment of a new full-time federal magistrate judge
to be located in Fort Worth, Texas. The order was issued
by Chief Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater on Aug. 19, 2009.
Dean White was nominated for the position by Judge
Terry R. Means, and Cruz was nominated by Judge John
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Law School Sponsors
Power Attorneys Luncheon
Fort Worth Business Press publisher Banks Dishmon (left) and
Frederic White, dean of Texas Wesleyan University School of
Law (right), presented Judge Charles Bleil with the inaugural
Texas Wesleyan University Excellence in Justice Award.
Following on the heels of its 20th anniversary campaign kickoff in
September, Texas Wesleyan University
School of Law was the presenting sponsor
of the Fort Worth Business Press’ Power
Attorneys luncheon at the Fort Worth
Club on Oct. 8. This was the first time
the law school had participated in the
event, which annually honors 12 of the
most pre-eminent lawyers in the greater
Fort Worth area.
After welcoming remarks, Business Press
publisher Banks Dishmon introduced
Frederic White, dean of Texas Wesleyan
University School of Law. As Dean
White made his way to the podium, a
video celebrating the law school’s 20th anniversary was shown to the luncheon
guests. “We are proud to sponsor the
2009 Power Attorneys Awards,” said
Dean White. “Over the years, many of
the award recipients have consistently
supported the law school and the
university,” he continued. “In fact, one of
this year’s winners, Rice Tilley, also serves
as an active member of the university
board of trustees.” The other luncheon
sponsors included Kelly, Hart & Hallman,
LLP; Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller,
LLP; the Kearney | Wynn law firm; Coors;
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse;
and Justin Boots.
Senior U.S. District Judge Royal Furgeson
of the Northern District of Texas in Dallas
was the luncheon’s keynote speaker.
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With a deep, abiding respect for the jury
system gained from many years on the
bench, Judge Furgeson addressed the
vital role played by juries in our judicial
system in his remarks.
The presentation of the 2009 Power
Attorneys Awards was launched by
Dishmon. “It is an incredible privilege
to recognize these individuals this
afternoon,” he said, “for they represent
the best of all that is Fort Worth and Tarrant
County. Each of them was selected based
on their professional accomplishments,
leadership qualities and community
involvement.” Dean White was invited to
present the awards. The 2009 honorees
were Bill Bogle, Susan A. Halsey, State
Senator Chris Harris, Jeff Kearney, David
Keltner, Gary F. Kennedy, Phillip McCrury,
Frank McDonald, Pollard Rogers, Ike A.
Shupe, Mack Ed Swindle and Rice Tilley.
The final presentation of the afternoon
was the inaugural Texas Wesleyan
University Excellence in Justice Award.
“The purpose of this award,” explained
Dean White, “is to honor an outstanding
lawyer who has demonstrated long-term
commitment to the profession through
professional experience, dedication to
community service, commitment to
success, and tradition of excellence.”
The Honorable Charles Bleil, who has
served as the United States magistrate
judge for the Northern District of Texas
since 1996, was the 2009 recipient of
the Excellence in Justice Award. Judge
Bleil has spent countless hours mentoring
students, supporting Texas Wesleyan
University School of Law’s mission, and
helping the local bar association. Prior
to his appointment to the Northern
District, Judge Bleil served as a justice
in the Sixth Court of Appeals of Texas;
as a judge for the Fifth District Court of
Texas; as an associate and partner with
Atchley, Russell, Waldrop & Hlavinka in
Texarkana; and as a captain in the U.S.
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2009 Po w e r At t o r n e y s
Ho n o r e e s
Bill Bogle
Harris, Finley & Bogle, P.C.
Susan A. Halsey
Jackson Walker, LLP
State Senator Chris Harris
Harris Cook, LLP
Jeff Kearney
Kearney | Wynn
David Keltner
Kelly, Hart & Hallman, LLP
Gary F. Kennedy
AMR Corp. and American Airlines
Phillip McCrury
Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, LLP
Frank McDonald
XTO Energy Inc.
Pollard Rogers
Cantey Hanger, LLP
Ike A. Shupe
K & L Gates, LLP
Mack Ed Swindle
Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Sawyer, LLP
Rice Tilley
Haynes and Boone, LLP

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Texas Wesleyan School of Law
Welcomes New Faculty
Since the inception of Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in 1989, its faculty
members have provided excellence in legal education as prominent scholars,
superb teachers and dedicated community servants. “It gives me great pleasure,”
said Dean Frederic White, “to announce that the law school has added seven new
faculty members for the fall 2009 semester, one of whom also serves as the new director
of the Dee J. Kelly Law Library. These individuals provide stellar additions to our
impressive pool of current highly productive faculty members whose accomplishments
are increasingly becoming known at a national and international level.”
H. Brian Holland, associate professor of law
H. Br i A n Ho l l A n d
Professor H. Brian Holland joined the
faculty of Texas Wesleyan School of
Law in 2009 as an associate professor
of law. Prior to his arrival, Holland was a
visiting associate professor at Penn State
University’s Dickinson School of Law.
After graduating from law school, Holland
spent two years as a judicial clerk in the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second
Circuit in New York. He then joined
the Washington, D.C., office of Jones,
Day, Reavis & Pogue. His work with
the firm consisted primarily of appellate
work before the U.S. Supreme Court
and federal courts of appeals, as well
as international arbitration before the
World Bank. Among the significant cases
litigated during this period were issues of
intellectual property and constitutional
law (Eldred v. Reno/Ashcroft and Luck’s
Music Library, Inc. v. Reno/Ashcroft),
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privacy and identity theft (TRW v.
Andrews), and federal bankruptcy
jurisdiction and venue.
Holland’s scholarship reflects his
interest in technology, governance,
intellectual property and social change,
with a particular emphasis on issues of
authority within the online environment
and the development of social norms in
mediated communities. He is currently
writing on privacy in social networks.
His most recent work, “Social Distortion:
Regulating Privacy in Social Networks,”
has been a featured presentation at
privacy conferences both in the United
States and Europe.
Holland received an LL.M., with honors,
from Columbia University School of Law,
completing a self-designed program in
technology law. He holds a J.D., summa
cum laude, from American University
Washington College of Law and a
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currently pursuing his Ph.D. in digital
media and mass communications at Penn
State University. His dissertation, now in
progress, applies social semiotic theories
to the concept of fair use in intellectual
property law.
Holland will teach courses in Intellectual
Property; Technology & the Law; Civil
Procedure; and Constitutional Law.
ti m o tH y m. mu lvA n e y
Professor Timothy M. Mulvaney joined
Texas Wesleyan School of Law as a
visiting associate professor for the 2009-
10 school year. Prior to joining the Texas
Wesleyan law faculty, Mulvaney worked
at an environmental law research institute
associated with the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Association’s Sea Grant
program at the University of Mississippi
School of Law. At the University of
Timothy M. Mulvaney, visiting associate professor of law
Mississippi, he taught Land Use Law and
select lectures in Constitutional Law.
Before entering academia, Mulvaney
served as a deputy attorney general in
the environmental and land use practice
group of the New Jersey attorney general’s
office. Drawing on that experience,
Mulvaney’s scholarship explores the many
conflicts at the intersection of property,
land use and environmental law, with
a particular focus on constitutional
takings jurisprudence and the public
trust doctrine. His recent articles were
published in the environmental law
journals at UC-Berkeley and Tulane.
Currently, Mulvaney is a co-principal
investigator on a team that recently
has been awarded a federal grant to
conduct a two-year interdisciplinary
and cooperative research project on
regulatory takings, environmental law
and land use issues related to natural
hazard and climate change resiliency.
He is collaborating with researchers at
the University of Florida, the University
of Mississippi, Louisiana State University,
and the Harte Research Institute at Texas
A&M – Corpus Christi.
Mulvaney earned his J.D. from the
Villanova University School of Law,
where he served as an associate editor
of the Villanova Law Review and received
an award for the finest publication in the
law review in 2003. Mulvaney earned
his B.A. in economics from Haverford
College. After Haverford, he spent one
year with the AmeriCorps National
Civilian Community Corps.
Professor Mulvaney will teach Property
and an Environmental Law Seminar.
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Jo H n F. mu r P H y
Professor John F. Murphy joined the fulltime
faculty of Texas Wesleyan School of
Law as a legal writing professor in 2009
after teaching as an adjunct professor
in the legal writing program for four
years. Before joining the faculty, Murphy
engaged in private practice focusing
on civil trials and appeals for 12 years,
including several years as a partner in
Gardner, Aldrich & Murphy, LLP, and
served as Justice Anne Gardner’s staff
attorney at the Second Court of Appeals
for four years.
Murphy earned his J.D. with honors from
the University of Texas School of Law in
1993 and earned his B.A. in history from
the University of Texas in 1989.
Murphy will teach Legal Analysis, Research
& Writing.
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Mary Margaret “Meg” Penrose, professor of law
mA r y mA rg A r e t
“meg” Pe n r o s e
Professor Mary Margaret “Meg” Penrose
joined the Texas Wesleyan law faculty
in 2009 after teaching nine years at
the University of Oklahoma College of
Law. Penrose taught Civil Procedure,
Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure,
Gender Discrimination and International
Human Rights at OU. She continues to
practice in federal court with an emphasis
on federal habeas corpus representation
of Texas death row inmates and Title VII
and Title IX litigation, challenging gender
bias and discrimination in the workplace.
Prior to teaching, Penrose most enjoyed
her time working at the United States
District Court for the Northern District of
Texas in Dallas. She served as a senior law
clerk to the Honorable Jerry Buchmeyer.
After working briefly for the Texas firm
Thompson & Knight, she returned to the
courthouse to assist with the renumbering
of the Local Rules. Upon completion of
this project, she began working with the
Honorable Jane J. Boyle as a pro se staff
attorney. Penrose believes her teaching
has been greatly enhanced through her
experience at the federal courthouse. Next to
teaching, her favorite jobs have been working
with Judges Boyle and Buchmeyer.
Penrose earned her J.D. from Pepperdine
University School of Law where she
graduated magna cum laude and served
as the managing editor of the Pepperdine
Law Review. Thereafter, she received her
LL.M., graduating summa cum laude, from
the University of Notre Dame. Her LL.M.
thesis, “Lest We Fail,” was published
by the American University Journal of
International Law and Policy.
Penrose will teach courses in Criminal
Procedure; Constitutional Law; International
Human Rights; and Civil Procedure.
tA n y A J. Pi e r c e
Professor Tanya J. Pierce joined the
faculty of Texas Wesleyan School of Law
as a legal writing professor in 2009. She
joined the full-time faculty of the law
school as a visiting legal writing professor
in 2007. Before that, Pierce served as
an adjunct professor in the Academic
Support Program. Pierce has also taught
in the law school’s summer enrichment
program, the Elements of Legal Studies.
Before entering teaching, Pierce
practiced complex commercial litigation
and appellate law at the international law
firm of Fulbright & Jaworski LLP in Austin,
Texas. She also practiced complex
commercial litigation at the law firm of
Howrey LLP in Washington, D.C.
Pierce’s scholarly interests relate to her
background in complex litigation and
appellate law. Her current research focuses
on parallel class action proceedings and
the use of the All Writs Act and the In-
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Tanya J. Pierce, legal writing professor
Aid-of-Jurisdiction exception to the Anti-
Injunction Act in those proceedings.
Pierce is also interested in learning theory
and its implications on legal pedagogy.
Pierce earned her J.D. from the University
of Texas School of Law, where she served
on the editorial board of the Texas Journal
of Women and the Law and received an
endowed presidential scholarship. Pierce
graduated cum laude with a Bachelor
of Arts degree in psychology from the
University of Texas at Arlington, where
she was a member of honor societies
Alpha Chi and Psi Chi.
Pierce will teach classes in Legal Analysis,
Research & Writing I and II; Elements of
Legal Studies; and LARW III: Litigation
Drafting.
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Professor Michelle Rigual joined the
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Michelle Rigual, law library director and
associate professor of law
and serves as director of the Dee J. Kelly
Law Library. This is her first directorship;
however, she came to Texas Wesleyan
with nine years of professional law library
experience gained at the University of
New Mexico, Arizona State University
and Capital University. At the University
of New Mexico, Rigual worked her way
through every facet of library operations,
holding the positions of reference
librarian; co-interim director; head of
technical services; assistant director for
technical services, electronic resources and
collections; and finally associate director
and associate professor. Before turning to
law librarianship, she worked in the area
of environmental policy and regulatory
enforcement for the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers in the U.S., Italy and Turkey.
Rigual has taught Legal Research I and
Legal Research II, Specialized Legal
Research in Indian Law, and Critical
Thinking. Her scholarship is related to
her managerial and teaching role in law
libraries, and in that capacity she has
developed a scholarship agenda that
seeks to move law libraries toward new
and innovative practices in order to adapt
to the changing environment of legal
information resources.
Rigual earned her B.A. in government
from the University of Texas at Austin and
her J.D. and M.S. from the University of
Illinois. Rigual is a member of both the
American Association of Law Libraries
and the Southwestern Chapter of the
American Association of Law Libraries
(SWALL). Her participation in these
professional organizations has included
holding several elected offices and serving
on committees. She is SWALL’s current
vice president/president-elect.
wA d e J. sAv o y
Professor Wade J. Savoy joined the
Texas Wesleyan School of Law faculty
as a visiting associate professor for the
fall of 2009, having previously served as
practitioner-in-residence for the school in
the spring of 2009.
Before joining the law school, Savoy was
assistant general counsel of intellectual
property for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., where
he served as the head of Wal-Mart’s
intellectual property practice group. He
was the first in-house intellectual property
attorney hired by Wal-Mart and helped
to grow the group to include more than
a dozen attorneys, paralegals and staff.
In addition to overseeing Wal-Mart’s
domestic and international trademark
portfolio, including many brands annually
grossing over a billion dollars each,
handling multimillion dollar transactions,
and contending with the myriad of issues
the world’s largest retailer generated
on a daily basis, Savoy developed and
conducted the first mandatory intellectual
property training program for thousands
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Wade J. Savoy, visiting associate professor of law
of Wal-Mart’s buyers and product
development employees and traveled
to China and back to create programs to
review thousands of products to avoid
intellectual property issues. Before joining
Wal-Mart, Savoy was with the intellectual
property group of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
(now K&L Gates), where he formed and
headed an internet enforcement team
and had a varied practice of intellectual
property litigation, prosecution and
corporate transactions.
Savoy holds a J.D. and Certificate of
Intellectual Property from Chicago-Kent
College of Law, with high honors, and
election to The Order of the Coif. He
also holds a B.A. from Louisiana State
University, summa cum laude, with
election to Phi Beta Kappa.
Savoy will teach classes in Copyrights
& New Media; Intellectual Property
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Symposium Discusses the
Role of Lawyers of Color
by Dan Brothers
Members of the Texas Wesleyan Law Review hosted The Role
of Lawyers of Color on Friday, Oct. 9, at Texas Wesleyan
University School of Law. The purpose of the symposium
was to explore and examine a range of historical, current
and future issues that surround lawyers of color.
The symposium was comprised of 14 presenters from all
over the country who came to speak on a variety of topics
such as lawyers of color and education, lawyers of color
and the legal profession, a historical perspective on lawyers
of color, and current social issues surrounding lawyers of
color. The presenters were selected on previously submitted
papers.
Carla Pratt, professor of law at Penn State University
and a former law professor at Texas Wesleyan, was the
symposium’s first presenter. In addressing the controversy
surrounding President Barack Obama’s nomination of
Judge Sonia Sotomayor for appointment to the U.S. Supreme
Court, Pratt noted that, “No person, judge or justice, black
or white, or otherwise, can be divorced from their lived
experiences. Once we embrace this reality, we recognize
the value of diversity on the bench.”
Other presenters in the symposium’s four panel discussions
examined Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the impact
of historically black law schools, increasing minority
representation on the bar, ensuring multicultural
educational experiences in legal education, the race-
Law Review to Host
2010 National Conference
by 3L Lyndsey Sage
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law is proud to host
the 2010 National Conference of Law Reviews (NCLR),
and preparations are currently under way to welcome
approximately 350 student editors and prominent
members of the legal community to Fort Worth next
spring. The NCLR is the largest voluntary organization of
law reviews in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
In pursuit of its goal to better serve the academic and legal
community through legal scholarship, the NCLR holds
an annual four-day conference each spring for student
editors with the focus of improving the law review and its
usefulness within the community. The 2010 conference
will feature an evening with Judge Andrew Napolitano,
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The symposium’s historical panel was composed of Jason Gillmer, moderator and professor
of law at Texas Wesleyan, Susan Carle, Kevin Brown, Kamille Wolff and Carla Pratt.
conscious affirmative action legal debate, the connection
between lawyers of color and politics, and modern
opportunities for increased Hispanic representation on the
federal bench.
“The event was a great success,” said symposium editor
3L Amanda Buffington. “We look forward to publishing
the symposium edition of the Texas Wesleyan Law Review
with the presenters’ papers. They are all very timely and
relevant in today’s multicultural society.”
The symposium presenters also included Adjoa A.
Aiyetoro, of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock,
William H. Bowan School of Law; Kevin Brown, of the
Indiana University-Bloomington Law School; Susan Carle;
Adrienne D. Davis, of the Washington University Law
School; Angelique M. Davis, of Seattle University; Johanna
Dennis, of the Vermont Law School; Dana Thompson
Dorsey, of the University of Illinois at Springfield; Angela
Mae Kupenda, of the Mississippi College of Law; Wendy
Tolson Ross, of Texas Tech University School of Law;
William Turner, of Emory University; Deleso Alford
Washington, of Florida A&M University College of Law;
Linda Maria Wayner, of the Office of the Mayor of New
York City; Patricia A. Wilson, of Baylor Law School; and
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a senior judicial analyst for Fox News Channel. For more
information on the 2010 NCLR in Fort Worth, please e-mail
2010nclr@gmail.com or visit www.2010nclr.com.
In addition to being selected from more than 150 schools
as the 2010 conference host, Texas Wesleyan School of
Law is the current NCLR national headquarters. As the
national headquarters, the law school is responsible for the
annual membership drive, collecting membership dues,
maintaining the NCLR web site, coordinating the bidding
for and hosting of the annual conference, and conducting
the annual board meeting. For more information on the
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The Center for Law and Intellectual
Property (CLIP) at Texas Wesleyan
University School of Law in
conjunction with the Arts Council of Fort
Worth & Tarrant County presented an art
law workshop “Copyrights and Trademarks
and Arts, Oh My!” at the Fort Worth
Community Arts Center on Monday, Oct.
5. Providing practical information for visual
artists, writers and designers, the workshop
was the first of a four-part series designed
to help artists learn how to identify and
protect their intellectual property. At the
core of the law school’s mission is public
service, and CLIP makes that mission
manifest by engaging the students with an
underserved legal community, from arts
to indigenous interests, small businesses
and entrepreneurs. The Need To Know
workshops are student-driven and provide
an opportunity for students to engage with
the complexities of legal issues as those
relate to a specific community.
“The Arts Council is a leader in support
for the arts community,” said Megan
Carpenter, associate professor of law at
Texas Wesleyan, “and we are delighted to
partner with them for the Need To Know
workshop series, bringing practical legal
education and training to artists of all kinds.
As ‘the museum capital of the Southwest,’
Fort Worth has an amazing arts community,
and we are delighted to contribute. The arts
give us so much here in Fort Worth, from
world-renowned museums to a vibrant
grassroots arts community, and at CLIP
we are excited about the opportunity to
give back.
“Human creativity is the basis for both
art and intellectual property,” explained
Carpenter. “It is important for artists to
know how their creativity is viewed through
the legal system. These workshops are
intended to help artists understand how
the law affects them and their work.”
2L Kathryn Murphy conducted a 30-minute
presentation to the more than 30 attendees
gathered in the Sanders Theatre at the
inaugural October workshop. The program
showed artists how to navigate “the
yellow brick road” of copyrights, copyright
infringement and trademarks. A lively
Launches
Workshop Series
discussion then ensued as Murphy and
Carpenter fielded a host of questions from
the audience. The second workshop in the
series, “Making Work for Hire Work for
You,” was held at the Sanders Theatre on
Nov. 11. Two more workshops will follow
in 2010.
In addition to providing education and
training for the local arts community, CLIP
engages with other underserved legal
communities in the area, including small
businesses and entrepreneurs, through
entities such as Tech Fort Worth and the
North Texas Small Business Development
Center. CLIP was founded with the
understanding that theory is grounded in
practical application, and that the success
of legal education depends upon students’
ability to integrate the two. Through CLIP,
law students engage in dialogue with
scholars and practitioners at the forefront
of intellectual property issues, as well as
with the community through service and
advocacy. CLIP reflects the university’s
established commitment to excellence and
best practices in the study of intellectual
property by engaging theory, policy
and practice.
CLIP provides a forum for community
interaction on IP issues:
• Students have been researching
intellectual property issues for the estate
of Crazy Horse, including trademark
issues, rights of publicity, the Indian Arts
and Crafts Act, and the intersection of
western IP law with tribal law.
• Students have been working to assist a
Zuni mural artist with copyright issues
surrounding a mural painted over several
decades in the Zuni Mission Church in
New Mexico.
• Students assist the registrar of the Amon
Carter Museum with copyright issues.
• Students give presentations on fair use
and intellectual property to various
sectors of the community, including
graduate programs at other universities.
• Students are creating a handbook
designed to help American Indians
navigate the western legal system of IP
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law, and to assess the areas that the legal
system does or does not overlap with
values placed on intangibles by Indian
communities.
Texas Wesleyan University has a
demonstrated commitment to an IP
curriculum that wrestles with not only
the issues of the day, but also the legal
foundation upon which those issues rest
(whether resting peacefully or fitfully). In
addition, CLIP hosts a variety of exciting
extracurricular events at the cutting
edge of IP issues and scholarship. In the
last year:
• The law school has engaged with the
community to the benefit of students and
IP scholarship through the conference
“Intellectual Property and Indigenous
Peoples,” hosted by members of the
Texas Wesleyan Law Review.
• Texas Wesleyan School of Law co-hosted
a CLE symposium with the Tarrant County
Bar Association on IP issues.
• Professor Carpenter gave a CLE
presentation to the Tarrant County Bar
Association.
• The student-run Intellectual Property
Law Association held a series of panel
discussions on current IP issues given by
local experts and practitioners.
• The law school implemented a practitionerin-residence
program, where a leading IP
practitioner is in residence at the school
teaching courses that engage students
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Megan Carpenter, associate professor of law at Texas
Wesleyan (left), and 2L Kathryn Murphy fielded questions from
the audience during the Q & A segment of the inaugural
Need To Know workshop in October.

alumni
Letter to the Alumni Association
Dear Fellow Alumni of Texas Wesleyan
School of Law:
Over the past 20 years, our law school has
evolved into a community of leaders. Our law
school has been tremendously successful,
and we look forward to many wonderful
celebrations in our 20 th year and future years.
As an alumna, I know you are grateful for
the outstanding education you received at Texas Wesleyan
School of Law. Each one of us has a standard to uphold as we
continue to walk in the footsteps of those who were leaders
and students before us.
I am extremely proud of our law school and its great successes.
Our law school is exceptional and an invaluable resource
for the legal community. It pleases me to see the increased
recognition Texas Wesleyan School of Law is receiving
nationally and in our local community. I am truly honored to
serve as your alumni association president.
This has been a difficult year for many of us and our families
with the current state of the economy. Even in these difficult
times, our alumni are giving back to the law school in record
numbers. Alumni who have never given before are making
donations. This is a wonderful tribute to Texas Wesleyan
School of Law. It shows that even in adversity our law
school is strong. I thank all of you for your contributions
and donations.
Your alumni association board is here for you. We need your
input to define those opportunities that we want to accomplish
as an alumni association. You may contact me or any board
member directly. I invite all of you to get involved with our
committees. We have many exciting events and projects
planned but cannot accomplish our goals without the help of
fellow alumni. Because we are a young alumni association, we
have great opportunities to get involved on the “ground floor.”
Your involvement and feedback will pave the way for future
alumni. Even if you cannot get directly involved, there are
many ways to give back, including attending alumni events
such as luncheons and events for the 20 th anniversary.
I look forward to your participation in our alumni
association and appreciate your ongoing support of the
law school. Please visit the alumni association web site at
http://alumni.law.txwes.edu for up-to-date information about
the law school, alumni and activities.
Sincerely,
Caroline K. Akers ’04, president
Texas Wesleyan School of Law Alumni Association
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New Alumni Association
Board Members
The Texas Wesleyan School of Law Alumni Association
is proud to introduce its new and re-elected board
members. The following individuals were each elected
at the annual meeting to serve a three-year term.
Each brings a unique set of skills to the board of
directors and we are delighted to have them lead our
alumni association.
Caroline Akers ’04,
president
Mark Bohon ’06
Tiffany Burns ’00,
secretary
Rachel Davis ’07
Michael Graham ’05
Alma Hernandez-
Blackwell ’04
Scott Lindsey ’02
(alternate)
Karon Rowden ’01
Susan Schambacher
Ross ’05
Caroline Akers ’04 Mark Bohon ’06 Tiffany Burns ’00
Rachel Davis ’07 Michael Graham ’05 Alma Hernandez-Blackwell ’04
Scott Lindsey ’02 (alternate) Karon Rowden ’01 Susan Schambacher Ross ’05

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alumni
Ricardo De Los Santos ’94 with the two recipients of this year’s scholarships, 3L Natalia Lopez and
3L Miguel Figueroa, and the Honorable Irma Ramirez. De Los Santos created this scholarship
nine years ago for deserving Hispanic law students.
Two students awarded De Los Santos
scholarships
Members of the Texas Wesleyan School of Law Hispanic
Law Students Association celebrated Mexican
Independence Day on Sept. 16 with the annual presentation
of the Ricardo De Los Santos Scholarship awards.
3L Miguel Figueroa and 3L Natalia Lopez were this year’s
recipients during a presentation held in the law school’s
Bernie Schuchmann Conference Center. More than
70 members of the law school community were at the
event and were treated to mariachi music and Mexican
cuisine.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez was in
attendance to introduce De Los Santos.
“There is an unlimited amount of potential here at the
law school,” Ramirez said. “Richard recognizes that and
contributes to the growth of the school by his annual
scholarship donation.”
De Los Santos congratulated this year’s recipients and
encouraged everyone at the event to give back to the
school.
“I’m very proud to be a part of this law school community,”
De Los Santos said. “And I think it’s important to give back
whenever possible.”
De Los Santos ’94 was a member of the fi rst graduating
class of the law school. As an older student, he put himself
through law school and later opened his own practice. He
established the scholarship nine years ago for deserving
Hispanic students in the school.
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Alumni Association
Board of Directors
Angela Adkins Downes ’98
Caroline Akers ’04, president
Mark Bohon ’06
Tiffany Burns ’00, secretary
Delia Cruz-Bruno ’99
Rachel Davis ’07
Ricardo De Los Santos ’94
Dr. Gary Edd Fish ’95, treasurer
Jessica Sharma Graham ’04, vice president
Michael Graham ’05
Alma Hernandez-Blackwell ’04
Lori Kaspar ’05
Scott Lindsey ’02 (alternate)
Steve Mosher ’95
Mario Perez ’02
Karon Rowden ’01
Susan Schambacher Ross ’05
Lori Spearman ’97
Hon. Ralph Swearingin Jr. ’94, past president
Julie Walker ’06
Craig Woodcook ’05

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Challenge gift to benefit
advocacy programs
The law degree had barely been in
his hands for a month when Matthew
Wright ’08, along with his wife, Andy,
decided to give back to the institution
that had played such a substantial
and positive role in each of their lives
over the last few years.
But they didn’t stop there. They wanted
fellow alumni to give back, too.
The Matthew and Andy Wright
Challenge Gift began on Feb. 1 and
continued through June 30. The
Wrights offered a challenge gift to the
law school’s Advocacy Endowment
Campaign: for every $2 donated
through June 30, they matched with
$1 of their own, up to $5,000. More
than $10,000 was ultimately raised.
“We saw there was an opportunity,
[because] Texas Wesleyan has such
Andrew Jared Aldinger
Sharesa Alexander
Emerson Arellano
Brendan Bennett
Thomas Bleich
Keith Bowers
Kristin Braden
Clawson “Chip” Cannon
David Coker
Robert Cooper
Kelly Curran
Katie Dahm
Vy Dam
Emily Daniell
Laura Davison
Michael Dawson
Elisa Fox
Nadia Gilkes
Sarah Gilliland
Claudia Gonzales
a strong oral advocacy program,”
Wright said. “It was the right time.”
Wright is passionate about the
importance of good communication in
the legal profession, and he and Andy
both view oral communication as an
extremely important skill that needs
to be understood by law students.
Funds raised for the Advocacy
Endowment Campaign will benefit
each of the advocacy programs at the
law school, which include moot court,
mock trial and alternative dispute
resolution. Donations are necessary to
help offset the costs incurred through
competitions, such as travel expenses
and training, and those generated
through intramural competitions that
the school hosts.
You can learn about other giving
opportunities on the Make a Gift page
of the alumni web site (http://alumni.
law.txwes.edu). z
The Texas Wesleyan School of Law Alumni Association congratulates the following alumni
who passed the February 2009 State Bar of Texas exam:
Mark Grosso
Reagan Herod
Terry Bentley Hill
Christopher Hogan
Scott Hollinger
Lisa Hubbell
Francine Hudson
Carroll Johnson
Jill Johnston
Jacob Jones
Sandra Keeney
Daniel Kemp
Katherine Knapp
Eddie Lane
Aimee Manriquez
Christie Marsh
Michael Maxvill
Kathryn McLaurin
Matthew McWilliams
Nicole Michael
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Matthew ’08 and Andy Wright began giving back to Texas
Wesleyan School of Law while Matthew was still completing
his J.D. Matthew’s involvement with the law school’s advocacy
programs encouraged Andy and him to make a challenge gift that
would support the programs for future students.
Tyler Monahan
Caleb Moore
Mark Murrell
Craig Novak
Abbey Pauley
Linda Perez-Khan
Thuy Pham
Rachel Phillips
Alison Porterfield
Manuel Sifuentes
John Snider
Mark Stephens
Justin Tervooren
Denise Turnbull
Elizabeth Upchurch
Michael Upshaw
Jennifer White
Matthew Wright

Letter from the Director of
Alumni Relations & Advancement
Dear Alumni and Friends:
As you read this edition of Wesleyan Lawyer, I
hope you are able to see the significant impact you
have on our community. Thanks to your generous
support, we are able to advance the reputation
and the mission of the law school. As the year
comes to an end, I’d like to share a few noteworthy
accomplishments with you.
The Wesleyan Law School Annual Fund: This year we raised
more than $52,000 for the Wesleyan Law School Annual
Fund, enabling the law school to make improvements to
the facility on the second floor, to provide more scholarship
dollars to deserving students, and to attract new faculty
members. More than 200 alumni donated to the fund this
year, providing us with an alumni giving percentage of 10
percent, an incredible improvement from the previous years’
alumni giving percentages (see graph below). This increased
percentage also helped us remain competitive with other law
schools, as the average law school alumni giving percentage
is 12 percent. With the leadership of Jessica Sharma Graham
’04 as the annual fund chair, this year we hope to increase our
alumni giving percentage to 20 percent and raise $100,000 for
the Wesleyan Law School Annual Fund.
New Alumni Events and Programs: Our office is busier than
ever. In creating more CLE opportunities for our alumni, we
have increased attendance at monthly luncheons and provided
Texas Wesleyan School
of Law Annual Fund
Statistics
Number of Alumni Donors
to Annual Fund by Fund Year
Just three years ago, donations to the
Wesleyan Law School Annual Fund
totaled $3,400. Each year we have
increased the amount of donations to
the annual fund, this year reaching an
all-time high of more than $52,000.
more opportunities for alumni to network with one
another. We also hosted an Alumni Community
Crawfish Boil as part of our annual alumni weekend,
inviting students, alumni, friends, faculty and staff
to attend. The event proved to be a great success,
with alumni reconnecting with old friends and law
school faculty and staff!
As you can see, many individuals, friends and
alumni have taken the initiative to create new
programs, activities and/or fundraising endeavors.
I invite and encourage you do to the same: take an
active role in your alumni association and our legal community.
We are a young law school, and we have a lot of growth ahead of
us. The great universities, law schools and graduate programs
didn’t become great overnight; these institutions are built on
years of tradition, service and financial support. So, don’t sit
on the sidelines and watch things happen – get involved and
make things happen!
As always, our office is open to you. We welcome your
questions, comments and/or concerns and thank you for your
continued support and service. Please feel free to contact me
directly at 817-212-4145 or cdyer@law.txwes.edu.
Wishing you and your family a happy, healthy holiday season,
Casey R. Dyer ’06
Director of Alumni Relations & Advancement
Alumni Association Activities:
In collaboration with the Texas Wesleyan School of Law Alumni Association
board of directors, the office of alumni relations and advancement plans various
activities, both social and educational, to keep you connected to the law school.
This month, we’re celebrating the last two events of the year – the Holiday
Cocktail Party, Thursday, Dec. 10, at Embargo’s in Fort Worth, and the Plaque
Dedication and Luncheon, Friday, Dec. 11, at the law school, honoring the
first three graduating classes (1993, 1994, 1995) for their commitment and
dedication to Texas Wesleyan School of Law.
Upcoming Events in 2010:
• A full-day CLE focusing on practice fundamentals,
client development and skills training
• Annual Alumni Weekend (April 15-17) including:
• Law Review Symposium
• CLE
• Chief Justice Joe Greenhill Golf Tournament (open to all)
• Alumni Community Crawfish Boil
• 20 th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni of the Year awards dinner
Please mark your calendars for all of these events!
More information available at http://alumni.txwes.edu
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Letter from the President of the
Law Review Alumni Association
In case you missed it last time (or the
time before): THANK YOU!! For all who
have given and continue to give to the
Law Review Endowment Fund, we cannot
thank you often enough for your support.
Despite the recent economic downturn,
we are pressing forward and making
tremendous strides toward our goal to
provide stipends for the law review editors.
We’d also like to thank everyone who attended the law
review dinner this spring, the various symposia, and the
recent 20 th anniversary celebration. For those of you who
were unable to attend any or all of these events, we do
realize that many times there just aren’t enough hours
in the day. Whether it’s work or family, we understand
the demands on your time, really we do, which is why it
means so much when we get to see you out and about.
If you were able to attend even a single event, your
participation as an alumnus has been key to the success
of the Texas Wesleyan Law Review Alumni Association
and has facilitated its growth over the last few years.
As part of this growth, we are reinventing the LRAA and
fi nding new ways to support the law review. Monitor
your e-mail and visit our web site (law.txwes.edu) for
updates on how you can get involved with the law review
community. More importantly, give us your feedback
and tell us if you might be interested in the day-to-day
planning process of future alumni events.
In the meantime, you can participate RIGHT NOW —
the law review needs your help in identifying hot new
legal topics and noteworthy case law. They also need
mentors, so please speak up if you would be interested
in mentoring a law review member in your area of
expertise. Feel free to e-mail me or Connie Hall, the
current editor-in-chief, at EditorInChief@law.txwes.edu.
Candace Collins ’02, president
Texas Wesleyan Law Review Alumni Association
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Special Thanks
The alumni association would like to extend a special
thank you to the following 2009-2010 committee chairs.
These leaders are working very hard to make this year
a great success!
Angela Adkins Downes ’98
20 th Anniversary Committee Chair
Lori Spearman ’97
Alumni Annual Meeting Committee Chair
Steve Mosher ’95
Mario Perez ’02
Bylaws Committee Co-Chairs
Jessica Sharma Graham ’04
Fundraising Committee Chair
Delia Cruz-Bruno ’99
Golf Tournament Committee Chair
Caroline Akers ’04
Nominating & Awards Committee Chair
Susan Schambacher Ross ’05
Alma Hernandez-Blackwell ’04
Social Committee Co-Chairs
Special thanks to our 20 th Anniversary Committee
for making the kickoff event on Sept. 25, 2009, such a
success.
Angela Adkins Downes ’98, chair
Judy Alton ’94
Tiffany Burns ’00
Jessica Sharma Graham ’04
Steve Mosher ’95
Susan Schambacher Ross ’05
Tony Ross ’05
Katey Powell Stimek ’07
Hon. Ralph Swearingin Jr. ’94
Matthew Toback ’97
Matthew Wright ’08

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alumni
Texas Wesleyan School of Law alumni admitted to the Bar of
the Supreme Court of the United States, May 26, 2009, Washington, D.C.:
Gabriel Acevedo ’00
Caroline Akers ’04
Adam Wdowiak Austin ’97
William J. Brotherton ’94
Monty J. Buhrow ’03
Tiffany Burns ’00
Everett Chambers ’03
Traci Clements (formerly Brown) ’04
Kathryn Craven ’98
Clint Dupew ’02
DeShun Eubanks ’04
Laurel M. Faciane ’02
Scott Faciane ’01
Federico Fraccaroli ’05
Joey Fritts ’02
Jessica Sharma Graham ’04
Alumni sworn in before
United States Supreme Court
Forty-six graduates of Texas Wesleyan University School
of Law were sworn in before the United States Supreme
Court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 26.
Chief Justice John Roberts approved the nomination of
each alumnus and welcomed them to the U.S. Supreme
Court Bar. At a private reception after the swearingin
ceremony, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader
Ginsburg congratulated and welcomed the alumni to the
Supreme Court.
Several members of the law school community were in
attendance, including Professor Michael Green, who
presented the names of each nominee before the justices
of the Supreme Court. Dean Frederic White also attended
and was sworn in with the group of alumni.
Randall L. Hurr ’04
Doug R. Johnson ’99
Margaret “Meg” (Parrot) Johnson ’03
Stephen Jones ’03
Lori J. Kaspar ’05
LaDonna Key ’04
(Sandra) Leigh King ’02
Chris (Melanie) Long ’04
Claudia Alvarez Martinez ’98
Jennifer Rutherford McClure ’00
Shelly Messerli ’05
Catherine Murray ’01
Christopher J. Parvin ’03
Mario X. Perez ’02
Brenda L. Pfeiff ’05
Jill Pollak ’99
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Forty-six Texas Wesleyan School of Law alumni were sworn in before the United States Supreme
Court on May 26. The swearing-in occurred on the same day that President Obama announced his
nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to replace outgoing Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter.
David Routzon ’01
Renee A. Sanchez ’03
Christian W. Seward ’02
Reed Shawver ’96
Dottie Sheffi eld ’05
Sherry Shipman ’99
Kate Smith ’04
Carmen A. Thayer ’97
Sherri L. (Rogers) Tillman ’03
Brooke A. Ulrickson ’05
Chuck Vanover ’02
Jackie Lynn Ward ’03
Ginger Ann Weatherspoon ’05
Khayan Williams ’96
Frederic White, Dean

Honor Roll of Donors
Our annual Honor Roll of Donors celebrates and acknowledges the wonderful community within which Texas Wesleyan
School of Law operates. It is your generosity that enables us to live up to our commitment to excellence year after year.
The law school sincerely thanks the following alumni, friends, faculty and staff, law fi rms, corporations and foundations
who have made generous gifts to the school during our 2009 fi scal year.
Dean’s Council
$10,000+
Stephen and Judy ’94 Alton
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Bernie Schuchmann ’07
Tarrant County Criminal Defense
Lawyer Association
Phyllis and Dean Frederic White
XTO Energy Inc.
Partner’s Circle
$5,000-9,999
*Judy Cureton ’07
Dr. Gary ’95 and Nancy Fish
Hon. David E. Keltner
Noteboom – The Law Firm
Chuck Noteboom
Ross & Matthews, P.C.
Thompson Knight Foundation
*Matthew ’08 and Andy Wright
Gold Donors
$500-999
Brackett & Ellis, P.C.
Everett Chambers ’03
Amy Dunn
*Casey R. Dyer ’06
*Jennifer ‘05 and Matt Ellis
Anthony Guerrero-Soto
Clint Hailey ’01
Maxine Harrington
Blake Medford Hedgecock ’00
Sherolyn Hurst
Eric Jorgenson ‘97
Kelly Hart & Hallman, LLP
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP
Looper, Reed & McGraw P.C.
Macgolf Greater Dallas District
James McGrath
Thomas McKenzie ’94
Rita O’Donald Noel
Rebecca L. Calabria, P.C.
Dan Settle
Frank Snyder
Lurese Terrell ’98
Todd Turner ’99 – The Turner Firm
*Johannes ’07 and Amy Walker
*Katrina Sumter Washington ’05
Barristers Club
Society of Advocates
$2,500-4,999
Charles and Carole Badgett, Old Republic
National Commercial Title
Ben E. Keith Company
Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Dyer III
Jackson Lewis LLP
Koons, Fuller, Vanden Eykel &
Robertson, * P.C.
*Kate Smith ’04, Smith Cunningham, L.P.
Tarrant County Bar Association
League of Scholars
$1,000-2,499
Hon. Nancy Berger ’94
Cantey Hanger LLP
*David W. Cook ’05
Courtroom Sciences, Inc.
Vince Cruz Jr.
Digital Discovery Corporation
Frank and Kay Elliott
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Silver Donors
$100-499
Hon. Rodney Adams ’94
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
*Derek Akin ’07
*Sharesa Y. Alexander ’08
Susan Ayres
Heather J. Barbieri, Barbieri Law Firm, P.C.
Deborah Barnett
Erin Barta ’01
*Debra Bawcom-Roberson ’04
*Brandy Baxter-Thompson ’05
Norma Bazan ’01
*Ronnie Blackwell ’04 and Alma Hernandez-Blackwell ’04
Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C.
Donna L. Bowers ’94
Steve Bowers ’02
James M. Bridge ’98
Dan Brothers
Robert and Lynnda ’99 Caballero
David Cheatham ’01
Suzanne C. Collie ’96
Candace Collins ’02
Celestina Contreras
Dale Resources, LLC
*Robert D. Davis Jr. ’07
*Laura Davison ’08
Ricardo De Los Santos ’94
Thomas A. De Napoli II ’98
*Donald DeDitius ’07
*John Robert Deek ’07
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Charlotte Hughart
Dr. and Mrs. Harold G. Jeffcoat
Law, Snakard & Gambill, P.C.
Joseph Lesley
*Chris Long ’04
Catherine Terrell McCartney Foundation
McDonald Sanders, P.C.
Nancy and Steve Mosher ’95
Pye Legal Group
*Abigail ’05 and Chris Ryan
Shackelford, Melton & McKinley
Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, LLP
Strategic Insight Group, Inc.
Donald and Anna Teller
Matthew Toback ’97
Michael Wallach
Weaver and Tidwell, LLP
*Heidi Whitaker ’06
Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Sawyer, LLP
Nicole Williams
Winstead P.C.
The Depot – Jacob Werner
Raul Elizondo ’97
William Erickson ’94
Arturo Errisuriz
*Scott Ewing ’08
John Foshee
*Atticus Gill ’04
Jason Gillmer
Dr. Gerald N. Glickman ’94
Nathan ’08 and Jessica ’04 Graham
Michael Z. Green
Chief Justice Joe Greenhill
Guida, Slavich & Flores, P.C.
Barbara T. Hale ’99
Jim and Ann ’97 Hambleton
Jennifer Hancock ’98
*Charles D. Hardy ’06
Terri Helge
Marland Henderson ’95
LiChu Yao Hsu ’94
*Francine Hudson ’08
Johnson, Vaughn & Heiskell
Kaplan
Dennis Kelly
Rebecca Key
Richard M. Kilgore ’99
J.G. Larson ’94
*Napoleon Lee, M.D., ’04
Stephen H. Lee ’94
LexisNexis
Gary Lucas Jr.

Rebecca Lucas
Stephen Mack ’03
Alvaro Martinez ’00
John McCall ’02
Hon. Bob McCoy
Lillian McGaha
G. Quentin McGown IV ’00
Janine Miller
*Jason ’00 and Amy ’04 Mills
*Ed Moore ’04
Forest Naylor ’01
Neal Newman
*Lisa Newton-Millman ’05
Daniel Okulitch
Jane Palmer
*Donald Payne ’08
Rita Pendergrass ’97
*C. Scott Petty ’06
Huyen T. Pham
Carla D. Pratt
Vesna Rafaty ’02
Vickie Rainwater
Lynne Rambo
Sara J. Rashti
*Christopher Reese ’05
*Mohamad Said ’04
*Ami Sanchez ’06
*P. Micheal Schneider ’06
Jeffrey Seifert
Christina Shahan
Sid Shapiro ’94
Sherry Shipman ’99
Ruth Smith
Hon. Joe Spurlock II
R. & A. Stephenson
Hon. Ralph Swearingin Jr. ’94
Dwight D. Thompson ’94
Andrea C. Timmons ’00
Sandy R. Tomlinson
Barbara Tsirigotis
Patti Gearhart Turner ’94
*Eugene Vaughn ’08
Stephen Vina ’02
Meghan Walker
Carol Warren ’03
Michelle White ’01
Robert Wilson ’94
*Craig Woodcook ’05
*Amy Youngblood ’06
Bronze Donors
$99 and below
Adam Abert ’06
Anca Adams ’08
Elizabeth Adcock ’07
Caroline Akers ’04
Doug Akins
Karen Alexander ’05
Lara Aman ’06
Wayne Barnes
Rhonda Bartlett ’03
Cecily Becker
Rengin Bekhtyar ’04
Coy Bell ’07
Janis Betts
Sonya Bible ’06
Lindsey Birdwell ’06
William and Linda Bleibdrey
Honor Roll of Donors
Mark Bohon ’06
Catherine Borum ’06
Kathryn Brady ’06
Justin R. Bragiel ’07
Alan Brooks ’08
Barry R. Brown ’93
Mark Burge
Tiffany Burns ’00
Leland R. Caldwell ’96
Mr. and Mrs. John Canty
Cristine Carlson ’06
Megan M. Carpenter
Sharmila Chandran ’98
Randall Clark ’94
David Clem ’05
Andrea Starns Cottrell ’07
Delia Cruz-Bruno ’99
Jennifer Daigle ’09
B.J. Demery ’07
D.J. and Kimberly ’08 Dewey
Peter Donovan ’97
Angela A. Downes ’98
Haley Duck
Todd Duncan ’99
Julie Edwards
Kathy Ehmann-Clardy ’04
Asa Ellis ’03
Christi Ellis ’98
Isabel Estrada
Clayton L. Everett ’08
Laurel Faciane ’02
Emily Finbow
Wendy Flanigan ’06
Jacquelyn Flynt ’02
Jeffry Foust ’02
Katie Frazier ’02
Carla Freeman
Brian Gaddy ’94
Laura Amick Gadness ’06
Angela Gaither ’09
Laura Ganoza ’04
Wade Gent ’00, The Gent Law Firm, PLLC
Kimberly Gilkinson ’09
Timothy Gilpin ’02
L. Marc Girling ’08
Stacie Gonzales
Joe Gonzalez ’06
Michael Graham ’05
Robin Grounds ’06
Christopher Guinn ’02
Angie Hadley ’04
Ronald Hall ’07
Patrick Hancock ’06
Caroline Harrison ’04
Carl Hensch ’94
Alan Herda ’03
Ronald Hicks ’06
Terry Bentley Hill ’08
Jeffrey Hodges ’06
Tammy Hubbard
Susan Hudson ’06
Joel R. Hudson ’98
Andrea Hunter
Maya Jadhav ’06
David S. Johnson ’07
Douglas R. Johnson ’99
Justin Johnson ’06
Barbara L. Jouette ’97
Jeff Kaitcer
Lori Kaspar ’05
Joseph Kimball ’05
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Sandra King ’02
Ronald Kovach ’06
Vale Krenik ’06
Christopher Lampe ’07
Janet Lane ’03
Brittany Lannen ’09
Riley Massey
Michael Maxvill ’08
Scott McDonald ’95
Patricia McGarity
Ian McKee ’07
Robyn McWilliams ’07
Marta A. Miller ’06
Brooke Mixon ’08
Nathan Nichols ’07
Craig R. Novak ’08
Andrew Nuttall ’05
Thomas Oswald ’99
Perry R. Pack ’08
Kristopher Pearson ’08
Juan Penafl or ’07
Brenda Pfeiff ’05
Tanya J. Pierce
Annette L. Planey ’94
Jill A. Pollak ’99
Hon. Beth Poulos
Carlos Quinonez ’06
Christina Rodriquez
Jason Rodriguez ’06
Lynn Rodriguez ’04
Lori Rogde
Tony Ross ’05
David Routzon ’01
Karon L. Rowden ’01
Sarah Rucker
Susan Schambacher Ross ’05
Tracey Schlake ’07
Wesley Schmidt ’07
Cary Schroeder ’07
Gail Scott ’03
Nolan Shaver ’07
Cory Shoemake ’06
Aric K. Short
Shelly Skeen ’98
Edward ’05 and Casey Smith
Elizabeth Smith ’06
Lisa Smith
Neil Sobol
Kellie Stokes ’98
Justin Tervooren ’08
Bryant Thomas ’05
Megan Thomas ’06
Will Thompson ’06
Doug Thurman
Mireya Torres
Stephanie Trevino ’08
Tim Trevino ’08
Sarah Tuthill ’08
Martha Via ’95
Jackie Ward ’03
Daniel Webb ’05
Hon. Judith Wells
Sherry Hess Wolf ’03
Ginger Young ’95
Yadira Zepeda ’04
Sherry Zimmerman
*Member of the Counselors Club

alumni
1994
Hon. Rodney Adams is pleased to
announce the upcoming release
of a personal development and
encouragement children’s book that
he co-wrote with his wife, Eunice
Adams, titled Ooooooo, You Said a
Bad Wooord! – How a Group of Young
People Outgrew ‘Adult’ Language.
The book extols the simple virtues
of building one another up through
blessing rather than tearing one
another down through cursing.
Gerald Glickman, D.D.S., M.S.,
M.B.A., was recently named president
of the American Association of
Endodontics at its 2009 annual session.
Dr. Glickman is also a consultant for
the American Dental Association’s
Commission on Dental Accreditation
and is an associate editor of the Journal
of Endodontics.
Gary Krupkin is the senior vice
president and general counsel for
Condoms To Go and Sara’s Secret. He
practices law in a variety of different
fields, including First Amendment
litigation and transactional law. Gary
is a contributing writer to a number
of trade journals and is often asked
to speak at various trade shows on
business strategy and legal issues.
Grace Madrigal has become an
education administrator and an
ordained pastor and chaplain. She
recently had her own ministry radio
program. She says her greatest life
experience is becoming a grandmother
to her first grandson, Andrew.
Lisa Page married attorney Hiram
McBeth on June 29, 2008. Lisa is
currently working for the Texas
Workforce Commission appeals
department as a hearing officer.
news & notes
a digest of news, notes, events and features
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Alesha L. Williams ’04
Serving Her Community and Profession in Leadership Roles
Professional Proficiency:
Stephen F. Austin State University, B.A. in criminal justice/sociology
2001; Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, J.D. 2004
Organizations and volunteer work at Texas Wesleyan:
National Black Law Students Association
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
Street Law Pro Bono Project (working with at-risk middle school students)
Legal Experience:
Judicial externship, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Judge Leonard Davis;
prosecutor, city of Tyler; attorney, Stephen Hubbard, P.C.
Current Employment:
Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott, LLP
Practice areas – ad valorem taxation, municipal court collection and bankruptcy
Adjunct professor at Texas College
Activities and Volunteer Experience:
Smith County Bar Association, Law Day chair, 2009; Smith County Bar Association, Law
Library Committee; Smith County Women’s Bar Association; LeadershipSBOT, member
of 2009-2010 class; People Attempting To Help, second vice president, board of
directors, 2008 – present; Karing Kitchen volunteer; East Texas Crisis Center volunteer;
Tyler Executive Women’s Networking, Inc.; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
What is your favorite memory of law school?
I have many great memories of being a student and also working as a student recruiter
at Texas Wesleyan School of Law. My favorite memory, though, would have to be of my
initial visit to the campus. I was nervous and not sure what to expect from the law school
experience and was not familiar with the Fort Worth area. I visited with the admissions
coordinator, Terry Baldwin, and she answered all of my questions, gave me a tour of
the campus, and the opportunity to visit with students, faculty and the staff. I found
everyone with whom I visited that day to be very helpful and friendly. Terry even helped
me find the apartment complex where I lived while attending Wesleyan! Immediately
after visiting the campus, I knew that Texas Wesleyan was the right fit for me.
What do you like best about being a lawyer? About your job?
I like being in a position where I am able to help others and give back to my community.
As an attorney, I am in a unique position where others often ask me to fill leadership
roles in the legal profession and in my community. As an ad valorem taxation attorney
I know that every dollar I collect on behalf of my clients affects the ability to educate
children, save lives, protect citizens, and helps communities operate in the most effective
and efficient manner.
Tell us something interesting about yourself.
I love to dance and have mastered most of the line dances! For fun, I also like to visit a
local pottery studio to paint pottery.

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news & notes
Hon. Ralph Swearingin Jr. was
presented the Texas Association of
Counties 2009 Best Practices Award
in the category of Community
Improvement/Judicial Services for his
in-court pre-trial mediation program,
which was piloted in the Justice of
the Peace Court, Precinct 1, Tarrant
County. The program was created in
order to make cases move through
the court more efficiently, and to
save litigants both time and money.
Attorney mediators are present in the
courtroom as a resource for litigants
to use on the date of their first court
appearance, and more than 80 percent
of disputes are solved on that same
day. Mediators with the program
include Thomas Attebery ’95,
Texas Wesleyan law school adjunct
professors Dr. Sharon Greenstone,
Dr. James Greenstone and Kay Elliott.
More than 30 Texas Wesleyan School
of Law mediation clinic students have
participated in the court’s mediation
program. An article highlighting the
program was published in the October
2009 magazine publication of the
Texas Association of Counties.
Patti Gearhart Turner, assistant
dean of student affairs and director
of the Equal Justice Program, was
appointed to the board of trustees of
the Texas Center for Legal Ethics and
Professionalism by State Bar of Texas
President Harper Estes for a three-year
term ending May 2012.
1995
Stephen Mosher’s article titled
“Patenting an Invention” was
published in the July 2009 issue of Fort
Worth Basin Oil & Gas magazine in
the Legal Landscape column. Stephen
is a member of the alumni association
board of directors, chairs the Bylaws
Committee, and serves on the 20th Anniversary Committee.
Stephen S. Mosher ’95
Work on Early Computers Leads to an Accomplished Career
in Patent Law
A native of West Branch, Iowa, Stephen S. Mosher earned his
B.S. in electrical engineering from Iowa State University in
1970. He joined the Tandy Corporation’s computer research and development division,
eventually becoming manager of computer development. After several years, his
work evolved into patent litigation support and management of the company’s patent
portfolio, working closely with the law department.
One day, the head of the Tandy law department’s intellectual property section
suggested Mosher go to law school – so Mosher enrolled in 1992 at Texas Wesleyan
School of Law.
After graduating in three years, Mosher continued at Tandy for another year and a half,
then joined a patent law boutique firm in North Dallas. In 2003, he was recruited by
the Whitaker Chalk firm in Fort Worth seeking a patent attorney with strong experience
in electrical technologies. Mosher is now an associate attorney with Whitaker, Chalk,
Swindle & Sawyer, LLP. He is also in his seventh year of service on the Texas Wesleyan
School of Law Alumni Association board of directors.
What do you like best about being a lawyer? About your job?
The law mirrors so much of human activity and provides for an orderly society and a
system of justice that we rely on in the conduct of human affairs. Its study and practice
brings to bear a body of knowledge and understanding of the world we live in that I
never would have acquired otherwise.
The things I like best about the work are serving the needs of and obtaining a good
result for my clients. Patent prosecution, that is, writing and prosecuting patent
applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, is like handling a case
because it requires substantial work, it takes a long time to complete, and the end result
— a grant of patent to the inventor — provides legal protection of the inventor’s rights in
an intellectual property asset. Every patent granted is a win for my client.
What is your favorite memory of Texas Wesleyan School of Law?
It has to be hearing my name called out during the graduation ceremony and seeing
my boss at Tandy Corporation in the audience to witness the event. He is the one who
persuaded me to attend law school and who saw to it that the company did not place
obstacles in my way. In addition, every now and then as a law student I said to myself,
as a person who entered law school in his 50s, “I can’t believe I am so privileged to be
here, studying the law.” The experience was so interesting, so enriching, and as it turned
out, so useful to me in the years thereafter.
What is a fun fact about you or favorite thing you like to do in your spare time?
I enjoy traveling to our national parks to be immersed in and photograph these natural
wonders. Most recently I produced a series of photographs of some of the landscapes in
Big Bend National Park that were well received, some of which hang in a gallery in the
Stockyards here in Fort Worth.
1996
Heath Hyde was selected as a 2009
Texas Rising Star.
Scott H. Palmer was selected as a 2009
Texas Super Lawyer.
1997
Chrysti Bryant has announced she is
a candidate for judge of Collin County
Court at Law Number 4. Chrysti will
be running in the March Republican
primary. She is currently a civil
litigation attorney with the Law Office
of Henderson, Smith, Black and Bryant.
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Lori A. Spearman was installed
as a 2009-2011 Tarrant County Bar
Association elected director, Place
1, in July at the TCBA membership
luncheon. Lori is also on the alumni
association board of directors.
1998
Tamera H. Bennett was elected
in 2009 to serve on the board of
governors for the Texas Chapter of the
Grammy® organization. Tamera cohosts
a monthly podcast on all things
entertainment law with California
attorney Gordon Firemark. You can
find out more about the podcast at

alumni
news & notes
www.entertainmentlawupdate.com
and keep up with Tamera at her blog
www.createprotect.com.
Sarah Claunch has opened the doors
of her own firm in Frisco. Claunch
Law, PLLC, is a fee office for Chicago
Title Insurance Company.
Lisa Collins, an employee relations
director at Baylor Health Care, recently
earned her SPHR certificate (Senior
Professional in Human Resources).
Lisa is also owner and CEO of two
online business ventures.
Darlina C. Crowder was profiled as a
2009 Texas Super Lawyer.
Angela Adkins Downes was a
presenter at the 2009 American
Bar Association annual meeting.
The session, “Beyond Best Interest:
Roles and Responsibilities of the
Children’s Attorney,” addressed the
role, responsibility and function of
the child victim attorney. Angela is
vice chair of the Criminal Justice
Section’s Victims Committee. The
American Bar Association annual
meeting is the largest meeting and
training for lawyers. Angela also
serves as the chair of the law school’s
20 th Anniversary Committee.
John McKinnon Fowler has become
a barrister in the Annette Stewart
American Inn of Court. John is a
principal in the Fowler Law Firm, 900
Jackson St., Suite 550, Dallas, Texas
75202, and resides in Oak Cliff with
his wife, Tori, and their two children,
Michael, 9, and Lilly, 7.
Joseph Hancock, M.D., has joined
Texas Tech as chief of gastroenterology,
hepatology and nutrition. He was
appointed to the editorial board of
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (GIE), the
American Society for Gastrointestinal
Endoscopy’s monthly, peer-reviewed
scientific journal and the leading
alumni
profile
Rachel Lee Ingley Davis ’07
Ensuring Opportunities for Future Wesleyan Law Alumni
Professional Proficiency:
Angelo State University, B.S. in applied physics 2004
Designated Carr Research Fellow for research titled
“Temperature Dependent Photoluminescence of a Strained
InGaAs/GaAs Quantum Well Grown Along a Novel Direction”
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, J.D. 2007
Member and articles editor of Texas Wesleyan Law Review
Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
Current Employment:
Associate at Haynes & Boone, LLP
Practice Areas:
Intellectual Property
Why did you choose to attend Texas Wesleyan School of Law?
Location. When I was looking at law schools, my sister, who was attending Texas
Christian University at the time, recommended Texas Wesleyan. After a few visits to
Fort Worth, I was sold. You get “big city” perks with “small town” charm.
What makes you proud about graduating from Texas Wesleyan?
The law school’s progress. I’m proud of where Texas Wesleyan School of Law has been
and where it’s going. As a 1L, we had classes in the basement as construction was
under way on the upper floors. I remember listening to hammers banging as we took
final exams. By my 3L year, we had a beautiful library in the basement, a first floor with
trial and appellate courtrooms, and a second floor full of classrooms fit with the latest
technology. This year Texas Wesleyan School of Law is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
The law school has come a long way in its 20 years, and I’m proud to be a part of its
progress.
Why do you choose to stay involved with the law school? What would you say or how
would you encourage others to get involved?
I believe a law school’s success goes hand-in-hand with its alumni’s success and
involvement. With this in mind, there’s an old adage that says “to leave it better than you
found it.” Texas Wesleyan School of Law provided me with a solid legal foundation that
opened many opportunities. As an involved alumna, I strive to ensure that similar and
additional opportunities are available to those who follow me.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I love spending time outdoors with my husband and my two dogs, Coco (a Labrador)
and Maverick (a Golden Retriever). If we could go running and walking on Trinity Trails
or visit the dog park every day, I would be the happiest person on earth.
international publication in the field
of gastrointestinal endoscopy.
Rachel Montes was selected as a 2009
Texas Super Lawyer.
Walden Shelton Jr. was selected as a
2009 Texas Super Lawyer (Plaintiffs
Personal Injury).
1999
Leighton Durham was selected as a
2009 Texas Rising Star.
Douglas R. Johnson has formed
National Spay Neuter Awareness, Inc.,
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a Texas nonprofit corporation that will
focus entirely on a national awareness
campaign regarding the importance
of spaying and neutering pets. The
Humane Society of the United States
estimates that 3 to 4 million dogs and
cats are euthanized each year in this
country. Countless more are killed
or maimed on the streets after being
abandoned. National Spay Neuter
Awareness will develop and air public
service educational messages on spay/
neuter, focusing on higher-end cable
channels. Anyone interested in assisting
the organization can contact Doug at
douglas.r.johnson.attorney@att.net.

alumni
news & notes
James Key was selected as a 2009
Texas Rising Star.
Darren McDowell was profiled as a
2009 Texas Rising Star.
2000
Bryan Abercrombie was selected as a
2009 Texas Rising Star.
Michael D. Crain was named
senior adviser at PCT ® Companies’
government relations arm and will
head its new Beijing office. The PCT ®
Companies provide intellectual
property-based public policy, strategic
management and monetization
advisory services. Michael is former
chief of staff to the U.S. ambassador to
the People’s Republic of China, where
he was involved in the leadership
and management of the day-to-day
activities of the embassy as well as
overseeing the visits of numerous
high-level U.S. government officials to
China.
Kathryn Freed-Collier purchased the
Clyfford Still House at 312 Church
St., New Windsor, Maryland 21776,
as the new building for her solo
practice focusing on civil matters in
family law and employment law and
expanding into credit management
and bankruptcy.
Cynthia L. Williams was recently
asked to be a member of the
inaugural advisory committee for
The Community Foundation, a local
Tarrant County “donor advised fund”
and a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Cynthia will also serve as the
chairperson for the 25 th anniversary
celebration for Guardianship Services,
Inc. Cynthia was selected as a 2009
Texas Rising Star.
2001
Jeffrey S. Adamcik, recently promoted
to senior corporate counsel for Diebold,
Inc., moved from Texas to Ohio to work
directly out of Diebold’s headquarters
in Canton, Ohio, taking on a very highlevel
legal role working directly under
the general counsel. While in Texas,
Jeffrey was a senior faculty member
at DeVry University instructing
five different MBA courses, such as
Contracts and Procurement, as well
as undergraduate business law.
Lydia L. Dews was selected as a 2009
Texas Rising Star.
Kevin Mullen was selected as a 2009
Texas Rising Star.
Elizabeth Porter was selected as a
2009 Texas Rising Star.
2002
Sandra Leigh King (formerly
Chambers) has relocated her civil
litigation practice to 2570 Via Nice, Suite
611, Fort Worth, Texas 76109; phone:
817-235-7223; fax: 817-926-8561; e-mail:
sandraleighking@aol.com. In addition
to her private practice, she is a law
professor at Northwood University
in Cedar Hill and continues to
teach at Concordia University’s Fort
Worth campus. She has written two
published law review articles and
continues to lecture for the National
Business Institute and the Institute for
Paralegal Education Law.
2003
Cynthia Dashiell and her husband,
Aaron, were blessed with the birth
of their second daughter, Haley
Elizabeth, born Oct. 7, 2008. Cynthia
recently joined The Danamraj Law
Group, P.C., in Dallas as an Of Counsel
patent attorney.
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Lindsay D. DeVos was recently reelected
to serve her second term on
the board of directors for the Tarrant
County Family Law Bar Association.
Lindsay was recognized for the
second year in a row as a Tarrant
County Top Attorney in Fort Worth,
Texas magazine. She is also an
active member of the area Chamber
of Commerce and Tarrant County
Bar, serving on several committees.
Lindsay, also certified in collaborative
law, has her own firm in Mansfield
focused primarily on family law.
Alan Herda was selected as a 2009
Texas Rising Star.
Rachel Moore was selected as a 2009
Texas Rising Star.
Christopher J. Parvin was recently
elected to the Cedar Hill City Council.
Christopher will continue his estate
planning and business law practice at
the firm of Palmer & Manuel, LLP, in
Dallas.
Jake Posey was selected as a 2009
Texas Rising Star.
2004
Jennifer Eldridge was selected as a
2009 Texas Rising Star.
Jessica Sharma Graham has accepted
a position with The Corea Firm, PLLC.
Her office is located in Renaissance
Tower at 1201 Elm St., Suite 4150,
Dallas, Texas 75270, and her telephone
number is 214-953-3900. The Corea
Firm represents parties, on a national
level, in a variety of civil disputes
where they have been wronged.
Jessica’s practice focuses primarily in
the field of personal injury litigation.
She is currently accepting new clients
and referrals.
Caroline Harrison was installed
as a 2009-2010 Tarrant County Bar
Association appointed director in July
at the TCBA membership luncheon.

news & notes
alumni
Alma Hernandez-Blackwell was
named the 2009 Employee of the Year
for the Fort Worth/Dallas office of the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development. She is the first attorney
to be recognized for this award.
George Mitcham is currently running
for judge for Denton County Court
at Law Number 1, which is Denton
County’s juvenile court, in the March
2010 primary. More information is
available at www.georgemitcham.com.
Donna Phillips recently returned
from a 10-day trip to South Africa
with a People to People Citizen
Ambassador Family Law Delegation.
Attorneys, judges and mediators
from five countries participated in a
professional exchange of information
and policy specifically related to
family law and mediation.
Eloy Villafranca was selected by
FDIC executives to serve as director
of Bank on California, the first
statewide program to help unbanked
residents enter the financial
mainstream. Working with the office
of the governor, their goal is to help
100,000 unbanked Californians gain
a foothold on the ladder of financial
stability within two years. In the first
three quarters of reporting for Bank
on California, member banks and
credit unions have opened more than
75,000 new accounts, representing an
annual savings of approximately $60
million to the previously unbanked
in California. Eloy also assists other
burgeoning communities trying to
start their own program throughout
the United States. Several states and
some 65 cities have since expressed an
interest in replicating his program.
2005
Sonya Bible was selected for the 2009-
2010 LeadershipSBOT class, a joint
program of the State Bar of Texas and
the Texas Young Lawyers Association.
Additionally, Sonya was appointed to
the State Bar Web Services Committee
for a three-year term. Her publication
“Does the Experimental Use Defense
to Patent Infringement Still Exist?”
appears in the summer 2009 SMU
Science and Technology Law Review.
David W. Cook was selected as a 2009
Texas Rising Star.
Eunice Kim has been selected to
serve as the Dallas Asian American
Bar Association representative to
the Dallas Diversity Task Force. The
Dallas Diversity Task Force releases
a report on the diversity initiatives
of the 20 largest law firms in Dallas
every year. In addition, she married
Dice Nakamura on Nov. 7, 2009.
Jo Ann “Joan” Bui Leslie married
Brian Leslie on May 16, 2009, at St.
Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in
Dallas. Joan will continue to practice
estate planning under the name of Jo
Ann “Joan” Leslie.
Brooke Ulrickson, an attorney with
Brown, Dean, Wiseman, Proctor,
Hart & Howell, LLP, received the
President’s Award of Merit from the
Texas Young Lawyers Association
(TYLA) at the June 2009 TYLA annual
meeting. Brooke was recognized for
her outstanding work in coordinating
and launching Ten Minute Mentor
Goes to Law School, a series of short,
instructional videos designed to assist
law students in preparing for and
succeeding in law school. She is also
a TYLA board member. Additionally,
Brooke was elected president of the
Fort Worth-Tarrant County Young
Lawyers Association and will begin
her term in February 2010.
Craig Woodcook presented a CLE
at the Alcohol Law Symposium in
Chicago in October. He spoke on
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supplier-distributor contracts and
was widely quoted in the trade press.
Craig was selected to head the 2009
Chairman’s Task Force for the State
Fair of Texas by State Fair Chairman
Ruben E. Esquivel. The group
acts as ambassadors in promoting
and assisting State Fair VIPs and
participates in many of the fair’s
philanthropic activities. Craig recently
earned his LL.M. from the Southern
Methodist University Dedman School
of Law.
2006
Tatiana Alexander received her LL.M.
from Southern Methodist University
Dedman School of Law in May 2009.
Lara A. Aman of Haney, Scott &
Associates, P.C., in Hurst recently
spoke on Texas estates and probate.
Lara also participated in the POWER
seminar at the Dallas Army Air
Force Exchange Service in October.
Lara presents with CPAs, financial
advisers and other attorneys on topics
including estate planning, probate
and small business representation.
Catherine Borum was appointed to the
State Bar of Texas standing committee
on child abuse and neglect. This
committee is made up of 31 judges
and lawyers from around the state
appointed to fight child abuse and
neglect through mobilizing the legal
profession, educating the public and
recommending legislation.
Casey R. Dyer has been appointed
by the Fort Worth City Council to the
Fort Worth Women’s Commission.
Members, who serve for a one-year
term, are selected by the Fort Worth
City Council from organizations that
have shown an interest in issues
relating to women. The nine-member
commission will study and advise
the City Council on women’s issues
important to the community.

alumni
news & notes
Susan Hudson and her husband,
Jeremy, are excited to celebrate the
birth of their fi rst child, daughter
London Claire, on Oct. 20, 2009.
Kimberley Miller opened her own
general practice in Marshall in
September 2009. She can be contacted
at the Law Offi ce of Kimberley Miller,
2660 E. End Blvd., Suite 115, Marshall,
Texas 75672; phone: 903-935-2442.
Stephanie Russ, an associate with
Mullin Law, P.C., has been asked
to serve on the board of advisers
for Tannery & Company Wealth
Management. Tannery & Company is
a full-service company that focuses
on total wealth management for its
clients. Mullin Law is a full-service
commercial law fi rm located in
Richardson. Stephanie focuses her
practice on franchise and employment
law matters.
Elisse Woelfel and her husband, Ryan,
are pleased to announce the adoption
of their son, Landon Andrew Woelfel.
Landon was born on July 17, 2007, and his
adoption was fi nalized on Sept. 9, 2009.
2007
Michael H. Flynn, Ph.D., presented
a talk about parental alienation
syndrome for Texas family law
judges through the Texas Center for
the Judiciary in November in Marble
Falls. He will present the same topic
in February at the Family Law Judges’
Seminar at South Padre Island.
L. Carlie Fraser married Douglas
Wyrwich on Oct. 10, 2009, and opened
her own law practice in November.
The Fraser Law Firm is located at
304 N. Main, Suite 1, Conroe, Texas
77301; phone: 936-539-LAW1 (5291);
fax: 936-539-5836; e-mail: Carlie@
TheFraserLawOffi ce.com.
Capt. Grethe Hahn ’07 and Capt. Saleem Razvi ’07
Capt. Grethe Hahn is currently
deployed in Baghdad, Iraq, with
the United States Air Force. Grethe
is a legal offi cer to the detainees,
informing them of their legal status
and sitting on the detainee review
and assessment board for releasing
detainees. She says she is having fun
and learning a lot.
Brenda Hard-Wilson received her
LL.M. in taxation from Southern
Methodist University Dedman School
of Law in May 2009.
Capt. Saleem Razvi is currently
deployed in Baghdad, Iraq, with the
United States Air Force. Saleem works
with the Central Criminal Court of
Iraq, helping Iraqi judges prosecute
detainees for their acts of terrorism.
Justin Sparks has moved to Kearney
| Wynn. The Fort Worth-based
Kearney | Wynn Firm represents
individuals and corporations in state
and federal criminal investigations,
trials, appeals and post-conviction
proceedings. Justin can be contacted
at One Museum Place, 3100 West 7th
St., Suite 420, Fort Worth, Texas 76107;
phone: 817-336-5600.
2008
Nathan Graham has joined the Fort
Worth bankruptcy law fi rm of Robert
A. Higgins & Associates. Working
out of the fi rm’s Benbrook offi ce, he
provides counsel and legal services
to clients considering Chapter 7 and
Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
C. Scott Omo graduated from Southern
Methodist University Dedman School
of Law in May 2009 with an LL.M. in
taxation and joined the fi rm of Pakis,
Giotes, Page & Burleson, P.C., in Waco.
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Jeff Stewart took a position with
Dennis G. Brewer Sr. & Associates,
P.C., 222 West Las Colinas Blvd., Suite
1325-East, Irving, Texas 75093.
Matthew Wright’s article “HIPAA,
Sarbanes-Oxley, IRS, USPS and the
states: Juggling complicated U.S.
regulations” was published in the
spring 2009 AHP Journal published
by the Association for Healthcare
Philanthropy. The article can be found
at http://www.ahp.org/ahpjournal/
spring2009/index.php.
2009
Kimberly Collier and her husband,
Mark, welcomed a son, Luke Michael
Collier, on Oct. 13, 2009, at 3:42 p.m.
Luke weighed 5 pounds, 3 ounces and
was 18 1/2 inches long. This is the
second child for the couple. They also
have a 4-year-old daughter, Peyton.
Sharon Lowry’s law review article
about intellectual property in
virtual worlds was reprinted in the
2009 Entertainment, Publishing and
the Arts Handbook published by
Thomson West. z
In Memoriam
The Texas Wesleyan University
School of Law community expresses
deepest sympathy to the friends,
family and classmates of our alumni
who recently passed away.
GR E G O RY L. DO R S T ’94
WILLIAM RO B E R T “BILL” BL A K E ’95
________________________________
Please send obituary notices to Casey Dyer, Texas Wesleyan
University School of Law, 1515 Commerce St., Fort Worth,
Texas 76102, or via e-mail to cdyer@law.txwes.edu.

Career
The legal job search has become increasingly challenging
over the past year. With the massive layoffs reported at large
fi rms, the legal job market is comprised of both experienced
lawyers and newly minted ones who may be applying for the
same positions. A key in today’s job search is to have a plan that
includes knowing where to identify employment opportunities.
As part of your job search, you should make it a habit to visit the
various attorney job banks regularly. I have provided a listing
of several below that will assist you in your job search.
The Intercollegiate Job Bank: Brigham Young University
School of Law serves as the host of the Intercollegiate Job Bank.
Every month, law schools upload their attorney job postings
as a service to lawyers who may be relocating to a different
area. To access the job bank, go to www.law2.byu.edu
and select the career services tab from the quick links
box. Next, select the visitors tab found under career
services information and then Intercollegiate Job
Bank. To gain access, a username and password are
required (you can obtain access by contacting the
career services offi ce at Texas Wesleyan School of
Law, 817-212-4050).
State Bar of Texas Career Center: The State
Bar of Texas offers an online career center
where legal professionals can search jobs,
post resumes, and read hundreds of careerrelated
articles. Employers can also post
jobs and search resumes. A username or
password is not required. To access the
career center, go to www.texasbar.com
and select the other services tab from the
menu options box on the left. Next, select the
career center tab, then the job seekers tab, and
fi nally, the search jobs tab. Enter the job type
and geographic location and the system will
provide you with a listing of jobs that meet
your criteria.
The Texas District and County Attorney’s
Association Job Bank: For those seeking
positions with a district attorney’s offi ce,
the TDCAA job bank is an extremely
helpful resource. It lists positions at DA’s
offi ces throughout the state. A username
and password are also not required to view
these postings. To access the job bank, go to
www.tdcaa.com and select the job bank tab
from the menu options at the top of the page.
Attorney General of Texas Job Postings: The
offi ce of the attorney general (OAG) also makes
services
answers to your career-related questions
Knowing Where to Identify Employment Opportunities
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job postings available online. To view a current list of positions,
go to www.oag.state.tx.us and select the employment tab from
the menu options. Next, select the job postings tab from the
employment pages box. The OAG job bank allows you to view
employment listings by division, location, title, posting date
and monthly salary. A username and password are not required
to view the postings.
USAJOBS: USAJOBS serves as the offi cial job site for the United
States federal government. It is the one-stop source for federal
jobs and employment information. To access the federal job
bank, go to www.usajobs.com. Select the search jobs tab from
the menu options at the top of the page and enter the word
“attorney” in the keywords box. The site allows you to refi ne
your search by adding additional keywords including the city
or postal code that you are interested in and the specifi c
government agency. A username and password are not
required to view the listings.
Local Bar Association Job Banks: Some local bar
associations offer online job posting boards. To access
the Tarrant County Bar Association’s job bank, go to
www.tarrantbar.org and select the classifi ed ads
tab from the menu options on the left of the screen.
Next, select the employment opportunities tab. To
access the Dallas Bar Association’s job bank, go to
www.dallasbar.org and select the attorney resources
tab from the menu box. Select the classifi eds tab to
view the listings. A username and password are
not required.
Texas Wesleyan Law’s Online Job Bank: Last,
but certainly not least, the law school maintains a
password-protected online job bank for Texas Wesleyan
law alumni. To access the job bank, go to our web site at
www.law.txwes.edu and select the career services tab
from the menu box. Next, select the job opportunities
tab and then select searching for job opportunities. If
you do not have a username or password, please contact
Courtney Key (ckey@law.txwes.edu) in the career services
offi ce or call 817-212-4050. New job announcements are
posted within 24 hours.
Arturo Errisuriz
Assistant Dean for Career Services

Monica Benson ’05
Katten and Benson
Building Upon the Past
to Create a Better Future
Please join us in making a gift this year to the
Texas Wesleyan School of Law Annual Fund.
Gifts to the annual fund give us the fl exibility
to allocate resources to the law school’s most
critical needs, such as:
Academic and Clinical Training Programs
Faculty Research
Student Scholarships
Ronnie Blackwell ’04
XTO Energy Inc.
Community Outreach Initiatives
Facility and Technology Improvements
Katrina Sumter Washington ’05
The Washington Firm, P.C.
To commemorate
our 20th anniversary
and to show your
support, make a gift
or pledge of at least
$100 today and receive
a 20th To commemorate
anniversary
anniversary
commemorative coin!
Joe Gonzalez ’06
JAG CPA, PLLC;
Cimmaron Field Services Inc.
Make your gift today at alumni.law.txwes.edu
All gifts are tax deductible. For more information on specifi c giving opportunities,
contact Casey Dyer at cdyer@law.txwes.edu or 817-212-4145.

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