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About Susan S. Fortney

Before joining the Texas A&M faculty, Professor Fortney served as the Howard Lichtenstein Distinguished Professor of Legal Ethics and Director of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics at the Maurice Deane School of Law at Hofstra University from 2011-2015. Previously, she taught at Texas Tech School of Law. When she left Texas Tech, she was the Interim Dean and a Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished University Professor.

Prior to joining Texas Tech, Fortney practiced law in both the public and private sectors. Upon graduation from law school, she first served as briefing attorney for Chief Justice Carlos Cadena of the Fourth Court of Appeals of Texas. She continued her public service as an attorney with the Division of Corporation Finance and the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Fortney later entered private practice, first handling securities and corporate matters and later focusing on legal malpractice cases. 

Positions

2020 - Present University Professor, Texas A&M University School of Law
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2016 - 2017 Associate Dean for Research & Faculty Development, Texas A&M University School of Law
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2015 Visiting Research Scholar, Oxford University ‐ Harris Manchester College
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2010 - 2011 Interim Dean, Texas Tech University ‐ School of Law
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2008 - 2011 Paul Whitfield Horn University Professor, Texas Tech University ‐ School of Law
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1997 - 2011 Full Professor, Texas Tech University ‐ School of Law
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2005 - 2010 Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development & Chair of the Research Committee, Texas Tech University ‐ School of Law
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2003 - 2008 George H. Mahon Professor of Law, Texas Tech University ‐ School of Law
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2003 - 2005 Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Texas Tech University ‐ School of Law
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1995 - 1997 Associate Professor, Texas Tech University ‐ School of Law
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1992 - 1995 Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University ‐ School of Law
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2022 National Science Foundation Supplement Grant
National Science Foundation Supplement
$72,750
2018 Texas Bar Foundation Grant
Texas Bar Foundation
$25,000
2018 The Ethics of Diversity--Fortifying Ethical Infrastructure to Prevent and Address Sexual Harassment in STEM Research & Practice Settings
National Science Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator
Colleague(s): Theresa Morris, Martin Peterson, Debjyoti Banerjee
$371,023
2017 National Legal Aid and Defender Association Grant
Bureau of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice
$35,000
2016 Texas Bar Foundation Grant
Texas Bar Foundation
$25,000
2015 PESCA Grant
Texas A&M University
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Courses

  • Global Lawyer
  • Ethics & Economics of Law Practice
  • Health Care & Bioethics Mediation Clinic
  • Advanced Legal Ethics
  • Bioethics
  • Pre-Trial Litigation Skills
  • Special Issues in the Law of Lawyering
  • Immigration
  • Legal Ethics & Malpractice
  • Health Law
  • Texas Pre-Trial Procedures
  • Legal Practice I & II
  • Torts
  • Professional Responsibility

Education

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1997 Doctor of the Science of Law, Columbia University Law School
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1992 Master of Laws, Columbia University Law School
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1977 Juris Doctor, Antioch School of Law
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1974 Bachelor of Arts, Trinity University
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Contact Information

Texas A&M University School of Law
1515 Commerce St.
Fort Worth, TX 76102