School of Law

Darby Dickerson, J.D. Dean 1802 Hartford Ave. PO Box 40004 Lubbock, TX 79409-0004 (806) 742.3791 Fax (806) 742.4617 www.law.ttu.edu admissions.law@ttu.edu

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About the School of Law

With a consistently high pass rate on the State Bar Exam, the School of Law at Texas Tech University has always been a leader among Texas law schools. A small student body, a diverse faculty, and a high level of faculty interaction are only a few of the factors that promote learning and encourage interaction between law students and professors.

Texas Tech School of Law has been named one of the Top 20 Best Value Law Schools in the nation for three consecutive years by pre-Law magazine. Recognizing that Texas Tech has one of the nation’s best first-year legal skills programs, U.S. News & World Report has twice ranked the law school’s Legal Practice Program among the 25 best law school legal writing programs.

The School of Law offers two degree programs:

• Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.)
• Master of Laws in United States Legal Studies (LL.M.)

Because Texas Tech is the only campus in the state that is home to a major university, law school, and medical school, law students also can pursue one of the following 14 dual degrees or certificate programs:

• J.D. / Doctor of Medicine
• J.D. / Master of Business Administration
• J.D. / Master of Engineering
• J.D. / Master of Public Administration
• J.D. / Master of Science in Agricultural and Applied Economics
• J.D. / Master of Science in Accounting (Taxation)
• J.D. / Master of Science in Environmental Toxicology
• J.D. / Master of Science in Personal Financial Planning
• J.D. / Master of Science in Biotechnology
• J.D. / Master of Science in Crop Science
• J.D. / Master of Science in Horticulture
• J.D. / Law and Science Certificate Program
• J.D. / Business Law Certificate Program
• J.D. / Health Law Certificate Program

The Texas Tech School of Law has a strong reputation for being practical in its approach to legal education, and its students consistently perform at a high level of achievement. Some of their impressive accomplishments include the following:

• Highest bar passage rates in the state (95 percent) for the July 2009 and February 2010 Texas Bar Examinations.
• Ranked among top five Moot Court programs in the nation by two major national ranking systems.
• National Champions, ABA Arbitration Competition, 2012, 2010, 2008.
• National Champions, National Moot Court Competition, 2012, 2011.
• National Champions, National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition, 2010, 2008 (second place in 2009).
• National Champions, National Latino/a Law Students Association Moot Court Competition, 2010, 2009, 2008.
• International Champions, International Negotiation Competition, 2010, 2005..
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Applying for Admission

An applicant for admission to the School of Law must have received or completed all requirements for a baccalaureate degree from a college or university of approved standing prior to beginning study at the School of Law (unless enrolled under the “3+3” program described in the Honors College section of this catalog). An applicant’s record must be of sufficiently high quality to demonstrate that the applicant is qualified for the study of law.

An applicant also must take the Law School Admission Test, which is administered by the Law School Admission Council four times a year throughout the United States and in many foreign countries.

The School of Law cooperates with the Texas Tech University Honors College, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Visual and Performing Arts to provide special admission programs for exceptional undergraduates. Consult the Honors College section of this catalog or view www.honr.ttu.edu for more information.

The School of Law does not prescribe a specific prelegal curriculum for its applicants. The wide range of lawyer tasks and the difference in offerings from school to school preclude such an approach. However, all students should strive toward the following goals when planning their college program: acquire the ability to read, write, and speak the English language well; gain a critical understanding of human values and institutions—political, economic, and social; and develop the power to think creatively.

Course Descriptions

• Law (LAW)
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Administration and Faculty

Click here to view alphabetical listing of all TTU faculty and their academic credentials.

Dean: Dickerson
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs: Gonzalez
Associate Dean for International Programs: Ramírez
Associate Dean for Law Library and Computing: Torres
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development: Bard
Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Diversity: Lewis
Assistant Dean for Academic Success Programs: Jarmon
Assistant Dean for Administration and Finance: Ramos
Assistant Dean for Admission and Recruitment: Perez
Assistant Dean for External Relations: Doss
Assistant Dean for Continuing Legal Education and Special Events: Fletcher
Director of Advocacy Programs: R. Sherwin
Director of Career Services: Smith
Director of Center for Biodefense, Law and Public Policy: Sutton
Director of Center for Military Law and Policy: Rosen
Acting Director of Center for Water Law and Policy: Sandino
Director of Clinical Programs: Spain
Director of Criminal Justice Clinic: Metze
Director of Family Law and Housing Clinic: Ross
Director of Health Law Program: Bard
Director of the the Law and Science Certificate Program: Sutton
Director of the Legal Practice Program: Soonpaa
Director of Low Income Taxpayer Clinic: James
Horn Professors: Casto, Sutton
Alvin R. Allison Professor of Law: Bard
AT&T Professor of Law: Murphy
Bean Professor of Law: James
Charles Thornton Professor of Law: Shannon
George Herman Mahon Professor of Law: Camp
George R. Killam Jr. Professor of Criminal Law: Loewy
Glen West Research Professor of Law: Hatfield
Governor Preston E. Smith Regents Professor of Law: Beyer
Foundation Professor of Commercial Law: Krahmer
J. Hadley Edgar Professor of Law: Weninger
Maddox Professor of Law: Cochran
McDonald Research Professor of Law: Gonzalez
M.D. Anderson Public Service Visiting Professor: Crawford
W. Frank Newton Professor: Dickerson
Professors: Hance, Hatfield, Huffman, James, Laughlin-Brown, Metze, Myhra, Pawlowic, Ramírez, Rosen, Ross, Soonpaa, Spain, Torres, Watts
Associate Professors: Sandino
Assistant Professors: Beyea, Kulander, Outenreath, Henry
Professor of Legal Practice: Jones
Assistant Professors of Legal Practice: Benham, Gossett, B. Sherwin
Lecturer: Jarmon
Adjunct Faculty: Baker, Bubany, Clements, Conboy, Courville, Eissinger, Kime-Goodwin, Stafford, Strange, Terrell, R. Sherwin, Mateja
Law Library Faculty: Beltz, Caulfield, Charles-Newton, Kelleher, Moreno, Sherman, Wang

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