Joined the faculty in 1995.
Education
J.D., Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 1979
B.A., Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, OH, 1974
MLIS, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 1992
Courses Taught
Appellate Litigation
Thurgood Marshall Seminar
Civil Procedure
Biographical Information
- Associate Professor, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (1995-Present)
- Director, Law Library, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (1995-2005)
- Interim Director, Law Library, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (1993-1995)
- Associate Director, Law Library, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (1984-1992)
- Acquisitions and Reference Librarian, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (1982-1984)
- Butler's Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) Review Course (1983-Present)
- Professor, Economics, St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO (1981-1982)
Publications
Rule 11-Sanctions and a Lawyer's Failure to Conduct Competent Legal, 29 CAP. U. L. REV. 68 (2002).
Rule 11-Sanctions and a Lawyer's Failure to Conduct Competent Legal, 12 PROF. LAWYER 1 (2002) (exerpt).
The National Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition-Operating in the Spirit and Legacy of Frederick Douglass, 25 N. C. CENT. L. REV. 66 (2002).
McCoy, W.J. and Butler, M.L., A Constitutional Basis for Zoning: The Texas Supreme Court, Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt (1988).
Jejelowo, O.A., Butler, M.L., Martinez III, R.A. Trey, Hartsell, D., Viability of Fungal Spores from Books Stored Under Different Environmental Conditions, 1993, Proceedings-96th Annual Meeting, Texas Academy of Science (1993).
The History of Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law: "The House That Sweatt Built," T. MARSHALL L. REV. 45 (1997).
Selected Presentations
- Diversity After Hopwood: The Texas Aftermath, Annual Diversity Symposium, American Association of Law Libraries Convention, Anaheim, CA, 1996
- Viability of Fungal Spores From Books Stored Under Different Environmental Conditions, Texas Academy of Science, Denton, TX, March 5-6, 1993
Law School Seminars, Competitions and Services -return to top-
- BLSA Regional Meeting, Omaha, NB -March 1989
- BLSA University of Kansas, Kansas City MO -1989
- BLSA Regional Meeting, Houston, TX -March 1990
- University of Tulsa, First Year Class, Tulsa OK-1990
- University of Tulsa, First Year Class, Tulsa OK-1991
- BLSA Judge for the National Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition Final Arguments National Convention -Detroit, MI 1988
- BLSA Judge for the National Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition Final Arguments National Convention -Houston, TX 1993
- NAACP Judge of the local ACT-SO Essay Writing Competition -Houston, TX 1994
- NAUB Judge for the Oratorical Contest Final Rounds -Houston, TX 1996
- Moot Court Coach, Texas Southern University-Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX 1982-Present
- Moot Court Coach, Texas Young Lawyers Associations, 1989-91 and 1993
- BLSA, Texas Southern University, 1990-01
- Law School Academic Support Program, Texas Southern University -1993-02
- Texas Practice Class, Texas Southern University-1995-96
- Chairperson, Student Faculty Relations Committee on the 1989 Death Penalty Seminar and Archivist for the 1987 Carl-King Retirement Dinner -1984
- Admissions Committee member -2000
- Library Committee member -1995 & 2001
- Law School Self Study Committee member-2000
- University Self Study Committee member-2001-02
- University 50th Anniversary Committee member-1995
Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- American Association of Law Librarians
- Southwestern Association of Law Libraries
- Texas Library Association
- Houston Area Law Librarians Association
- National Bar Association
- Houston Lawyers Association
- Phi Delta Alpha
- Library Consultant, African Law Initiative, United States Information Service and the American Bar Association-1996
- Assistant Lead Counsel, Allen Parkway Village Tenants Association-1992