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About Bill Piatt

Piatt specializes in Constitutional Law, Professional Responsibility and Catholic Perspectives. Prior to moving to San Antonio, Piatt served as an assistant attorney general in New Mexico and later assistant public defender. He has taught and practiced law in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois and Texas and has taught and lectured internationally in Spain, Mexico, Austria, China, Chile and Argentina. He also served as Dean of St. Mary’s University from 1998 to 2007. As Dean, he obtained full accreditation of the School of Law evening program in 2007. Other accomplishments include the creation of the first-in-the-nation Center for Terrorism Law, the expansion of the campus ministry programs, and the implementation of fundraising effort to build a high-tech courtroom.

He has published and been cited on a broad range of subjects including gender, immigration, minority rights, human trafficking, legal education, Catholicism, constitutional law and equal protection. He has engaged in many international colloquia and projects in South America and Mexico.

Positions

Present Professor of Law, St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX
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Recent Works (4)

Research Works (12)