Law School News - Page 17 of 31

Bright Futures: Jose Pablo Salas ’22

May 9, 2022

When South Texas 3L student Jose Pablo Salas — who will graduate summa cum laude May 21 — applied for a coveted internship position with Apple’s Products and Services Legal Group, he knew he was competing with other top-tier law...

Alumni Profile: Young social media influencer builds independent law firm

May 5, 2022

Posted in Alumni

Tommy Kherkher ’18, a young alum who started his own law firm at age 24, was one of the most-watched attorneys on social media this past year. His 398,000 YouTube subscribers have viewed his videos more than 240 million times,...

Mark E. Steiner, Associate Dean for Students, Professor of Law, Receives HBA Award for Extensive Pro Bono Service

South Texas Professor Receives HBA Award for Extensive Pro Bono Service

May 4, 2022

Posted in STCL News

Dr. Mark E. Steiner, professor of law at South Texas College of Law Houston, was honored for his dedicated pro bono service during the 2022 Houston Bar Association (HBA) Harris County Bench Bar Pro Bono Awards ceremony May 3 at...

Bright Future: Clerkship, Big Law Role Await Second-Career 3L Brigette Dechant Upon Graduation

May 4, 2022

Posted in Alumni

Brigette Dechant, a third-year South Texas law student and national-champion advocate who will graduate magna cum laude May 21, spent seven years building a career before realizing she needed law school to advance further.

Recognizing Arab American Month: Alexander Zaibaq, 2L

April 29, 2022

Posted in Students

I am a 2L here at South Texas College of Law Houston. I’ve been very involved with the Student Bar Association, I’m the vice president-elect for 2022-23 school year. I served as a freshman senator for STCL Houston during my...

Recognizing Arab American Month: Nadine Rabah, 2L

April 27, 2022

Posted in Students

I am a 2L here at South Texas College of Law Houston, and I’m expecting to graduate in May 2023. During my time here, I’ve been active with the Student Bar Association, Phi Delta Phi, CURRENTS: Journal of International Economic...

Classroom to Corporate Counsel: Transactional Practice Education Comes in Handy for Recent Alumnus

April 26, 2022

Posted in Alumni

Kyle Vento '21, an alumnus of the Transactional Practice program, joined Transocean's in-house practice group as corporate counsel after graduation. While working through the challenges of a personal music licensing project, Vento became interested in contracts, intellectual property and entertainment law...

Transactional Practice Alumnus Champions Experiential Learning

April 26, 2022

Posted in Alumni

Gaspar Gonzalez ’21 is an associate attorney for Wilson Cribbs + Goren — one of the largest real estate practice firms in Houston — and the youngest member of STCL Houston’s Transactional Practice Advisory Board. As a second-career student, Gonzalez chose to pursue...

South Texas College of Law Houston Recognized for its Efforts in Fighting for Housing Rights

April 25, 2022

Posted in STCL News

The Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation presented South Texas College of Law Houston, along with the other partners in the Keep Harris County Housed coalition, a Fighting for Our Neighbors award during the April 23 Working Family Awards Celebration. Eric...

Alumna Rene Sigman Uses Advocacy Skills for Most Important ‘Case’ of her life

April 21, 2022

Posted in Alumni

When Rene Sigman ’02 learned her 9-year-old son Blake had cancer in 2015, she had no idea the advocacy skills she learned at South Texas and honed as a litigator would become so valuable in her personal life. Blake’s diagnosis...