Law Center

Other Information

Contact Information

Office of the Dean	713-743-2100
Associate Dean for Student Life	713-743-2182
Office of Career Services	713-743-2090
Office of Admissions	713-743-2280

General Information

Dean: Nancy B. Rapoport, J.D., Stanford University

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs: Seth Chandler, J.D., Harvard University

Associate Dean for Student Life: Michael Olivas, J.D., Georgetown University

Associate Dean for Information Technology: Gary Hartman, M.S.L.I.S., Simmons College; J.D., Georgetown University

Associate Dean for Financial and Administrative Services: Teresa Watts, B.A., St. Edwards University

Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid: Sondra Tennessee, J.D., Washington University

Assistant Dean for Students: Marian S. Plain, B.S., University of Houston

 

Law is both a professional program and an academic discipline. The Law Center seeks not only to provide training in substantive areas of the law, but also to create an understanding of the role and function of law in society.

Because the primary concern of a lawyer is conflict resolution, the Law Center emphasizes training that enables students to identify the critical issues that create conflict and to advise clients regarding conflict resolution. The process includes both planning to avoid problems and participating in various methods to solve them.

The Law Center aims to develop technical competence in drafting, negotiating, and litigating, and it further aims to develop an understanding of the law in various fields and of the process by which law is formed and changed. The presence of other academic disciplines at the University of Houston supports the legal education objectives of the Law Center.

The Law Center enrolls first-year, full-time students beginning in the fall semester, which starts in August. First-year, part-time students who will attend evening classes enroll in the summer semester, which starts in May. There are no spring admissions.