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Clinical Faculty 2017-2018

Writing for Trial Lawyers Seminar, Houston, Texas
Panelist, Incorporating Real-Life Skills for Wellness into the Legal Research and Writing Curriculum,
Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, Strum College of Law, University of Denver
Reports on the Real World: How Focus on Practice Can Re-Focus 1Ls Burned Out by the Day-to-Day Grind
of the 1L Curriculum, LWI One-Day Workshop, University of Houston Law Center
Panelist, Legal Writing for Immigration Practitioners, ABA Children’s Immigration Law Academy,
Houston, Texas
LEGAL WRITING COMMITTEES
LWI Global Legal Skills Committee
AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning and Research Nominations Committee
ALWD Teaching Grants Committee, Chair
Alissa Gomez
Clinical Assistant Professor
The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., cum laude
The University of Texas at Austin, B.A., summa cum laude
Alissa Rubin Gomez joined the Law Center faculty in 2017 after serving six
years as executive director of Houston Volunteer Lawyers, the non-profit legal
aid arm of the Houston Bar Association. She previously practiced commercial
litigation with King & Spalding LLP where she was the first woman associate elected partner from the
Houston office. Texas Monthly named her a “Texas Rising Star” from 2006 to 2010.
PRESENTATIONS
Food for Thought CLE at the Houston Food Bank, presented by the University of
Houston Law Center and the UHLAA Young Alumni Committee
After the Storm: Caring for Students During and After a Natural Disaster, Rocky Mountain Legal Writing
Conference, Strum College of Law, University of Denver
Integrating a Culture of Pro Bono into the Classroom, LWI One-Day Workshop, University of Houston
Law Center
Whitney Heard
Clinical Assistant Professor
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.A., summa cum laude
Whitney Heard joined the Law Center faculty in 2007, teaching legal research
and writing courses as well as an introductory legal research and writing class
and a scholarly writing seminar for Foreign LL.M. students, and a legal research
and writing tutorial for J.D. students. She previously worked as a litigation associate in the Chicago
office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
PRESENTATIONS
Using the Familiar to Teach the Unfamiliar: An Introductory Persuasive Writing Exercise,
LWI One-Day Workshop, University of Houston Law Center
Pet Custody Agreement: Contract Drafting Made DOGgone Fun!, LWI Biennial Conference,
Marquette University Law School
LEGAL WRITING COMMITTEES
LWI Lives Committee
LWI New Member Outreach Committee