Faculty Leadership and Outreach Activities
Addicott, professor of Law and director of the
Center for Terrorism Law, is an internationally recognized authority on national security law, terrorism law and human rights law. He has not only delivered more than 400 lectures to professional and academic organizations both in the United States and abroad, but is also a frequent contributor to national and international news programs on FOX News Channel and MSNBC. Addicott is a prolific author, who has published more than 20 books, articles, and monographs on a variety of legal topics. His most recent book is entitled: Terrorism Law: Cases, Materials, Comments, 5th edition. Addicott is a pioneer in the field of teaching law of war and human rights courses to the militaries of numerous nascent democracies in Eastern Europe and Latin America. For these efforts he was awarded the Legion of Merit, named the Army Judge Advocate of the Year and honored as a co-recipient of the American Bar Association’s Hodson Award. In 2010, the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI presented the J. Edgar Hoover Memorial Scholarship Award to the Center for Terrorism Law. The award, given annually and recognizes pursuit of excellence in educational standards, included a $2,500 check for the Center for Terrorism Law.
St. Mary’s University School of Law Professor of Law, was recently elected to membership in the American Law Institute (ALI). Widely considered the most prestigious law reform organization in the United States, ALI generates scholarly work to clarify and modernize the law. ALI membership is a distinct professional honor for lawyers, judges and law professors, with the number of members limited to 4000. A Constitutional law scholar, Ariens has taught at St. Mary's since 1987 in areas of church and state, American legal history, evidence and Constitutional law, and served as Associate Dean for Evening Law Program.
Hampton was appointed Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs by St. Mary’s University Board of Trustees. Hampton has taught at the School of Law since 1994 and has served in various administrative and leadership roles, including president of the Faculty Senate for five years and was interim vice president since June 2008.
Johnson, professor of Law and co-director of the Institute of Chinese Law and Business, recently published two new books: Legal Malpractice Law in a Nutshell (West 2011) and Advanced Tort Law: A Problem Approach (LexisNexis 2011). He is an Advisor to the American Law Institute's new Principles of Government Ethics project. The inaugural meeting of this multi-year project was held in Washington, D.C. Johnson spoke on "Legal Malpractice Litigation and the Duty to Report Misconduct" at the the Corpus Christi Bar Association's Advanced Civil Trial Law conference. He attended the mid-year meeting of the American Bar Association's Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers in Atlanta. Johnson's review of a new biography of United States Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark appeared in Federal Lawyer magazine (56:76).
Kauffman, assistant professor of Law, was selected as one of the “The 25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter-Century” by Texas Lawyer in their special anniversary issue and will be honored at a luncheon in October. He also recently authored the articles "Tribute, Judge William Wayne Justice: A Life of Human Dignity and Refractory Mules" in the St. Mary's Law Journal and "Education and Minorities in the Modern Era: Working Civil Rights into Practice, Policy and Procedure" in The Schloar's Symposium issue.
Mather, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs and Professor of Law , was honored by the St. Mary's University Alumni Association with the
2011 Distinguished Faculty Award at their Faculty Appreciation and Awards Dinner. Mather teaches Family Law, Property Law and Estates and Trusts as well as teaching in St. Mary's Institute on World Legal Problems in Innsbruck, Austria.
Pepi, clinical assistant professor of Law, is currently serving as president of the Mexican American Bar Association of San Antonio.
Piatt, professor of Law and former dean 1998-2007, served as Chair of the Bexar County Indigent Defense Task Force, and edited its Final Report, in May, 2011. The Final Report has been made available on the website of the Texas Task Force on Indigent Defense. He has been asked by the NAACP to serve as an expert witness in ongoing litigation involving the Voting Rights Act. He has recently signed a publication agreement for his forthcoming book, “Catholic Legal Perspectives.” And he is completing an article to be published and presented at the St. Mary Law Journal’s Legal Malpractice and Ethics Symposium next year.
, instructor of Law, represented the School of Law as a speaker at the First World Congress of Labor Law and Social Work in Chihuahua, Mexico. He joined a prestigous speaking panel of academics, union and industry leaders from 20 countries.
Reamey, professor of Law, is co-founder and co-director of the St. Mary's Institute of World Legal Problems held each summer at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. Last summer, as the program marked its 25th anniversary, Reamey was awarded the
Culture Medal of Honor (or Kulturehrenzeichen in the native language) from the City of Innsbruck at an award dinner hosted by the City of Innsbruck and the State of Tyrol in the state capitol building. Reamey was recently profiled in Trinity University's
alumni magazine.
Schlueter, Hardy Professor of Law and director of Advocacy Programs, and his wife, Linda, have pledged a gift of $20,000 to the St. Mary’s University School of Law to establish a moot court competition. The gift will be used to fund awards to the winners and finalists of the annual Linda and Dave Schlueter First Year Moot Court Competition.
Stevens, clinical professor of Law, was honored by the St. Mary's University Alumni Association with the 2010 Distinguished Faculty Award at their Faculty Appreciation and Awards Dinner. Stevens teaches juvenile law and Texas Criminal Procedure as well as supervising students in the Criminal Justice Clinic who represent indigent clients in criminal cases.
The
2009 Excellence in Legal Service Award was given to St. Mary’s University School of Law Clinical Professor Lee Terán by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) at their 25th Annual San Antonio Awards Gala.
Valencia, associate dean for Administration and Finance and professor of Law, was elected to the Harvard Alumni Association Board of Directors; he will represent Harvard University graduates around the world during his 3-year term. Valencia chairs St. Mary’s Chicano Civil Rights Committee and is the founder of the
Minority Pre-Law Symposium, in its tenth year. The Symposium, now held biennially, is attended by approximately 300 high school and college students from around the state who spend the day on St. Mary’s law campus learning more about all aspects of law school from the admission process to career options.
Dayla S. Pepi and
Albert Kauffman also serve on the planning committee for this event.
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