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September 2024

ImageSeptember 26th- UHLC alumnus Masood Anjom ’06 of Alavi Anaipakos has earned selection in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. more...

ImageSeptember 26th – UHLC alumnus Brian Simmons ’97 of Alavi Anaipakos has earned selection in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. more...

ImageSeptember 26th- UHLC alumnus Joshua Wyde ’07 of Alavi Anaipakos has earned selection in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. more...

ImageImageImageSeptember 26th - UHLC alumni Allan Bullwinkel ’11, Russell Chorush ’01 and Eric Enger ’04 of Heim, Payne & Chorush have earned selection in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. more...

ImageSeptember 26th- UHLC alumnus Blaine Larson ’12 of Heim, Payne & Chorush has earned selection in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch. more...

ImageSeptember 24th – UHLC alumnus Judge Mike Engelhart ’95 will be joining Kherkher Garcia LLP as a partner. more...

ImageSeptember 18th – UHLC alumna Lavonne Burke ’11 of Dell Technologies was recognized as a Modern Governance 100 global leader at the Diligent Institute’s Leadership Summit. more...

ImageImageSeptember 17th- UHLC alumni R. Scott Downing ’91 and David Housel ’95 of Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson have earned selection in the 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list. more...

ImageImageSeptember 17th- UHLC alumni Roland G. Hamilton ’97 and James D. Prappas ’85 of Kane Russell Coleman Logan have earned selection in the 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list. more...

ImageSeptember 16th – UHLC alumna Shelby Farrand ’24 has joined Fish & Richardson as an associate in their Houston office. more...

ImageSeptember 13th - UHLC alumna Georgia Berthelot ’23 has joined Baker Donelson’s Houston office as an associate in the Litigation practice. more...

ImageImageSeptember 6th - UHLC alumni Thomas Machisak ’18 and Brent Randel ’16 have been promoted to partner at Thompson, Coe, Cousins, & Irons. more...

August 2024

ImageAugust 26th- UHLC alumnus Christopher Ezeafulukwe ’14 has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director to the Transcorp Power Plc Board of Directors. more...

ImageAugust 22nd- UHLC alumnus Don Jones ’01 has joined Schouest, Bamdas, Soshea, BenMaier & Eastham as a partner at their Corpus Christi office.more... 

ImageAugust 15th - UHLC alumna Haley Kurisky ’21 of Jackson Lewis P.C. has been recognized in the 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. more..

ImageAugust 14th- UHLC alumnus David Vondle ’02 of Akin Gump has been named in the 2024 IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists. more...

ImageAugust 13th- UHLC alumnus Mitch Reid ’02 of Fox Rothschild was elected First Vice President of the Denver Bar Association. more...

ImageAugust 9th- UHLC alumna Aditi Deal ’21 has joined Durham, Pittard, & Spalding, L.L.P. as an associate in their Houston office. more...

ImageAugust 2nd- UHLC alumnus Jacob Monty ’93 of Monty & Ramirez has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the James Beard Foundation. more...

ImageAugust 1st- UHLC alumnus Todd Krause ’97, has joined Morrison Foerster as a partner in their IP Litigation Group. more...

ImageAugust 1st- UHLC alumna Poppy Northcutt ’81 has been recognized in the Forbes 50 Over 50.more...

July 2024

Alumni PhotoJuly 27th- UHLC alumnus Adam Weaver '14 of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has been recognized as an honoree in the Houston Business Journal’s 40 Under 40. more...  

June 2024

Alumni PhotoJune 17th-UHLC alumna Sandy Bayne ’05 of BayneLaw has joined the Board of Directors of HeartGift, a nonprofit organization. more...  

Alumni PhotoJune 14th-UHLC alumna Sofia Adrogue ’91 of Diamond McCarthy has been appointed by Governor Abbott as judge of the Eleventh Business Court Division. more...  

allanrussellEngerJune 13th – UHLC alumni Allan Bullwinkel '11, Russell Chorush '01 and Eric Enger '04 of Houston's Heim, Payne & Chorush have all earned selection in the 2024 IAM Patent 1000 guide as one of the country's top intellectual property attorneys. More…

Alumni PhotoJune 6th-UHLC alumnus Masood Anjom ’06 of Alavi Anaipakos has earned selection in the 2024 Chambers USA guide and the 2024 IAM Patent 1000. more...      

Alumni PhotoJune 3rd- UHLC alumna Jamie Carsey ’04 has been appointed Markel’s Chief Claims Officer. more...  

Alumni PhotoJune 3rd-UHLC alumnus Adam Schiffer ’86 has joined Brown Rudnick as a partner. more...      

May 2024

Heather HilgersMay 22nd- Hilgers Graben, founded by UHLC alumna Heather Hilgers ’05, earns NAMWOLF certification as the largest women-owned law firm in the U.S. more...  

Jennifer ParkMay 17th- UHLC alumna Jennifer Park ’13 has joined Nelson Mullins as a partner in their Chicago office. more...      

April 2024

Paul WingoApril 23rd - UHLC alumnus Paul Wingo ’09 of Hamilton Wingo, has been recognized by D Magazine as one of the Best Lawyers in Dallas for 2024. more...

James P. LameyApril 19th - UHLC alumnus James P. Lamey ’16, has joined PMR Law as a Complex Litigation attorney. more...

Natalie MaloneyApril 18th- UHLC alumna Natalie Maloney ’01 of Michel Gray & Rogers LLP has been elected to membership of the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation.  more...   

Angeles Garcia CassinApril 16th -UHLC alumna Angeles Garcia Cassin ’13, has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a Partner in the Labor & Employment practice group. more...

Mark HolmesApril 15th - UHLC alumnus Mark Holmes ’03, has joined Vinson & Elkins LLP as a Partner in their Finance Practice. more...)

Gabriella ColeApril 10th - UHLC alumna Gabriella Cole ’17, has joined Bradley as Senior Attorney. more...

Lloyd BennackApril 10th - UHLC alumnus Lloyd Bennack ’87, has joined Nexus PMG as General Counsel. more...

Lee DavisApril 1st - UHLC alumnus Lee Davis ’11, has been promoted to Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth. more...

Zachary A SchneiderApril 1st - UHLC alumnus Zachary A. “Zack” Schneider ’13, has been promoted to Shareholder at Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. more....

Justin RatleyApril 1st - UHLC alumnus Justin Ratley ’14, has been promoted to Equity Shareholder at Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. more...

March 2024

Mitch A. ReidMarch 29th - UHLC alumnus Mitch A. Reid ’02, has joined Fox Rothschild as a partner in Denver and Dallas. more...

Mishell Parreno TaylorMarch 28th - UHLC alumna Mishell Parreno Taylor ’03 of Akerman, has been awarded the Houston Business Journal’s 2024 Diversity Champion Award.  more...

Jacob KaramMarch 25th - UHLC alumnus Jacob Karam ’17 of The Karam Law Office, has been named to the 2024 Super Lawyers list of Rising Stars. more...

Craig Stocker ’12March 25th – UHLC alumnus Craig Stocker ’12 has been named to the 2024 list of Texas Rising Stars. More…

Jason DuVall ’99March 21st – UHLC alumnus Jason DuVall ’99 has been joined Vedder Price as a shareholder in their Dallas office. More…

Courtney Ervin ’05Gregg Laswell ’83,Paul Mitchell ’86March 18th – UHLC alumni Courtney Ervin ’05, Gregg Laswell ’83, and Paul Mitchell ’86 of Hicks Thomas LLP, have all been selected to the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Energy Lawyers. More…

Zoe Cadore ’15March 18th – UHLC alumna Zoe Cadore ’15 was featured for Women’s History Month by the Houston Cabon Capture Sequestration Alliance. More…

Poston Pritchett ’13March 7th – UHLC alumnus Poston Pritchett ’13 has been named partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon. More…

February 2024

Majed Nachawati ’03February 29th – UHLC alumnus Majed Nachawati ’03 of the Nachawati Law Group has earned placement on Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers guide for 2024. More…

Tracy Gray ’05February 21st – UHLC alumna Tracy Gray ’05 has been appointed to the 489th Judicial District Court in Kaufman County by Governor Abbott. More…

Catarina Gonzales ’11February 14th – UHLC alumna Catarina Gonzales ’11 has been appointed to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality by Governor Abbott. More…

January 2024

Robert Vlasis ’06January 29th- UHLC Alumni Robert Vlasis ’06 of Winston & Strawn LLP was featured with his team in The Am Law Litigation Daily’s Litigator of the Week column. more...

Courtney Ervin ’05January 22nd- UHLC Alumna Courtney Ervin ’05, has been named to the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America.  more...

Dabney Pettus ‘01January 17th- UHLC Alumna Dabney Pettus ‘01 has joined Clark Hill as a member of its Litigation practice and Admiralty and Maritime industry group. more...

Amir Halevy ’08January 9th- UHLC Alumni Amir Halevy ’08, has been promoted to partner at Jordan, Lynch & Cancienne PLLC. more...

Melissa Gutierrez Alonso ’13January 5th- UHLC Alumna Melissa Gutierrez Alonso ’13, has been promoted to partner at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP.  more...

Sushant Mohan ’14January 5th- UHLC Alumni Sushant Mohan ’14, has been promoted to partner at BakerHostetler.  more...

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