Joined the faculty in 2007.
Education
J.D., cum laude, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston,
TX, 1994
B.B.A., Marketing, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 1990
Courses Taught
Property I
Property II
Professional Responsibility
Torts I
Torts II
Lawyering Process I
Lawyering Process II
Biographical Information
- Associate Professor, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (2013-Present)
- Assistant Professor, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (2007-2013)
- Director of Legal Research and Writing & Visiting Assistant Professor, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (2006-2007)
- Contract Attorney, Various Law Firms and Corporations (e.g., Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, American Electric Power, Excel Logistics) (2005-2006)
- Associate, Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease LLP. (2002-2004)
- Strategic Business Manager, Dell Inc. (1999-2001)
- Regulatory Counsel, CapRock Communications Corporation (1999)
- Assistant General Counsel, Public Utility Commission of Texas (1996-1999)
- Briefing Attorney, Thirteenth Court of Appeals of Texas (1995-1996)
- Attorney, Lex Mundi, Ltd. (1994-1995)
- Teaching Assistant, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (1993-1994)
Select Publications
Help Wanted: 23.5 Million Unemployed Americans Need Not Apply, 34 BERKELEY J. OF EMP. AND LABOR L. 1 (2013).
Out of Our Right Minds: The Effects of Cognitive Bias on Social Problems and How Taking the Middle Road Can Help, 16 MICH. ST. U. J. OF MEDICINE AND L. 167 (2012).
Forsyth County, Georgia v. The Nationalist Movement: No Pay, No Say, Is This The USA? Permit Fees Continue to Restrict First Amendment Rights, 19 T. MARSHALL L. REV. 117 (1994).
Honors and Awards
- Thurgood Marshall Law Review, 1992-1994
- Praemium Excellentia Award in Texas Practice, 1994
- Merit Scholarship, 1992-1994
- Dean's List, 1991-1994
Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas
- State Bar of Ohio
- Phi Delta Phi