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Hilary Reed
Clinical Associate Professor
Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
Abilene Christian University, B.A., magna cum laude
Hilary Reed joined the Law Center faculty in 2017 after teaching Legal Research
and Writing at Pepperdine University School of Law since 2007. Starting in 2014,
she also taught honors appellate advocacy and directed the Appellate Moot
Court Program at Pepperdine. Prior to entering academia, she was an associate with O’Melveny
& Myers LLP in Los Angeles where her practice areas included general litigation and corporate
bankruptcy.
PRESENTATIONS
Teaching the Bar Exam Performance Test to 1Ls,
LWI One-Day Workshop, University of Houston Law Center
After the Storm: Caring for Students During and After a Natural Disaster, Rocky Mountain Legal Writing
Conference, Strum College of Law, University of Denver
LEGAL WRITING COMMITTEES
LWI One-Day Conference Committee
AALS Outreach Committee
AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning and Research Outreach Committee
Lauren Simpson
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Houston Law Center, J.D., cum laude
Washington University, B.A., cum laude
Lauren Simpson joined the Law Center faculty in 2010 after 13 years as a staff
attorney for the First Court of Appeals of Texas. From 1994 to 1997, Simpson
was an associate at Meyer, Orlando & Evans, P.C. As a student at the Law Center,
she received the Best Speaker award in the John Black Moot Court Competition and participated in
multiple interscholastic moot court competitions.
PRESENTATIONS
Panelist, Connecting the Dots, Western Regional Legal Writing Conference
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
LEGAL WRITING COMMITTEES
ALWD By-Laws Committee, Chair
MEDIA MENTIONS
Interview, Briefcase: Pollinators and Wildscaping, Houston Public Media (January 2018)
Interview, Houston Matters, Creating A Garden That Supports Pollinators (July 2018)
Interview, KPRC, “DIY or Pay: Landscaping Tricks for a Beautiful Yard” (May 2018)