Present | Faculty Member, St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Honors and Awards
- Drum Major for Justice Award
- Maria A. Berriozabal Visionary Leadership Award from Our Lady of the Lake University (2013).
- Texas Lawyer selection as one of “The 25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter-Century,” 2010.
- Lifetime Achievement Award, St. Mary’s Law School Hispanic Law Students Association, 2009.
- Laredo Texas LULAC, Champions of Education Award, 2004.
- Editorial Advisory Committee, Harvard Latino Law Review, 2003 (national award).
- Mary’s School of Law, Sir Thomas More Award, 2003 (national award).
- Boston College, chosen to give Boisi Lecture, “The No Child Left Behind Act, Dropouts and Affirmative Action: What’s the Common Issue?” 2003 (national award).
- American GI Forum Lifetime Achievement Award, 2002.
- Columbia Law School Human Rights Law Review Annual Award for Human Rights, 2002 (national award).
- Edgewood School District Achievement Award, 2002.
- Texas LULAC Service Award, 2002.
- Amistad award Texas State IMAGE, 2000.
- PTA national Lifetime Service Award, Edgewood I.S.D. PTA 2000.
- Board of Advisors, The Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Minority Issues, 1999 (national award).
- Association of Higher Education - Hispanic Caucus selected to give Tomas Rivera lecture at 1997 National AHE Convention (national award).
- Texas State NAACP - Heroes Award, 1996.
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities - P. Gus Cardenas National Service to Higher Education Award - 1995 (national award).
- Texas Lawyer, selected one of ten most influential lawyers in Texas for decade 1985-1995.
- Hero for Children Award, Texas State Board of Education, 1994.
- Henry B. Gonzalez Award, Legal Achievement - St. Mary's Law School Hispanic Alumni, 1994.
- Edgewood Plaintiffs Award - Service to Low-Wealth Districts, 1994.
- San Antonio Chapter, ACLU - John Henry Faulk Liberty Award, 1992.
- Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education - Meritorious Service Award, 1992.
- Association of Higher Education - Hispanic Caucus Lifetime Achievement Award, 1992
- Texas Mexican American Bar Association - Lifetime Achievement Award, 1992.
- Incarnate Word College - "Insigne Verbum" Award, 1992.
- San Antonio Mind Science Foundation, Imagineer Award, 1992.
- McAllen Tripas Club, "Tripero Distinguido," 1990.
- Texas GI Forum Education Award, 1990.
- Texas Mexican American Bar Association Education Award, 1990.
- Harlandale I.S.D. Education Award, 1989.
- San Antonio Bilingual Education Trendsetter, 1988.
- Texas LULAC "Educacion - La Solucion," 1988.
- Edgewood I.S.D., "Amigos de Edgewood", 1987.
- Socorro I.S.D. Educational Achievement Award, 1987.
- Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education, 1986.
- Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans, 1984.
Courses
- Texas Civil Procedure
- Constitutional Law
- Federal Civil Procedure
1974 | JD, University of Texas at Austin | |
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1971 | BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
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