St. Mary's University
A CATHOLIC AND MARIANIST LIBERAL ARTS INSTITUTION
School of Law

Lee J. Teran

Lee Teran

ph: (210)431-5709
email: lteran@stmarytx.edu

Clinical Professor of Law
B.A., 1970, University of Utah
J.D., 1975, University of Colorado

Before St. Mary's

  • Private practice since 1980
  • Staff attorney for Laredo Legal Aid, Laredo, Texas
  • Co-Director, Immigration Project, Texas Rural Legal Aid

Highlights:

  • Co-Director, Immigration and Refugee Rights Project,
  • Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law of Texas.
  • Alice Franzke Feminist Award (2003), St. Mary's University President's Peace Commission.

Specialties:

  • Board Certified, Immigration and Nationality Law

Organizations:

  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, American Immigration Lawyers' Association
  • Member, Immigration Project, National Lawyers' Guild

Awards:

  • American Bar Association, Pro Bono and Professional Responsibility Award, 1991
  • American Immigration Lawyers' Association, Jack Wasserman Memorial Award for Excellence in Litigation, 1991
  • St. Mary's University Alumni Association, Distinguished Faculty Award, 1998

Publications:

  • Obtaining Remedies for INS Misconduct, Immigration Briefings (May, 1996)
  • Barriers to Protection at Home and Abroad: Mexican Victims of Domestic Violence and the Violence Against Women Act, 17 Boston University International Law Journal 1 (Spring, 1999)



Who We Are

A close-knit academic and spiritual community boasting a 22-1 student to faculty ratio

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One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, Texas 78228
210-436-3011