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CLINICAL SUPERVISING ATTORNEY LUCAS AISENBERG JOINS

UH LAW CENTER’S IMMIGRATION CLINIC

he University of Houston Law Center’s clinical faculty gained a “I’m humbled by the opportunity to
Tnew member with the addition of Lucas Aisenberg. work with the Immigration Clinic and
“Lucas was hired after a nationwide search,” said Geoffrey Hoffman, continue to represent those who were
Director of the Immigration Clinic and a Clinical Professor. “His forced to flee their homes and look
application for the position was most impressive. I look forward to to our country as a place of safety,”
working with him helping our clients and teaching our students.” Aisenberg said. “I look forward to
working with our clients, as well as
Prior to joining the Law Center, Aisenberg was a staff attorney with my colleagues and law students, in
at Catholic Charities Community Services Unaccompanied providing representation to those in our
Minors Program in New York City. In this role, he provided direct community who need our assistance.”
representation to unaccompanied minors detained in Office of
Refugee Resettlement shelters, as well as non-detained clients Aisenberg received a B.A. in Political
in Immigration Court and before the New York and New Jersey Science at UH and his J.D. from the
Asylum Offices. St. Thomas University School of Law University of Houston
in Miami Gardens, Fla. He was born in
In his new position as Clinical Supervising Attorney, Aisenberg will Argentina, and relocated to the U.S. as a Law Center Clinical
supervise Immigration Clinic students on pro bono asylum cases child. ^ Supervising Attorney
and will provide direct representation to adult immigrants and Lucas Aisenberg
unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in the U.S.

CHRISTOPHER HEARD SELECTED TO LEAD UH LAW CENTER

CLINICAL PROGRAMS

hristopher Heard was He was elevated to a Clinical Assistant Professor in 2017 and a
Cappointed by Dean Leonard Clinical Associate Professor in 2020.
M. Baynes as the Director of Throughout the entirety of his Law Center tenure, Heard has served
University of Houston Law Center as Director of the Entrepreneurship and Community Development
Clinical Programs. Clinic, where he supervises and trains law students representing
“I am delighted that Professor entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations in
Heard is taking the reins of the connection with transactional business law matters. He will maintain
Law Center’s Clinical Programs,” these responsibilities in addition to his new role.
Baynes said in August. “Since “I am honored by this exciting new opportunity to lead UH Law’s
Professor Heppard’s election as Clinical Programs,” Heard said. “Our clinical program’s faculty, staff,
judge in January of 2021, Professor and students are exceptional. I look forward to working with them
Heard stepped in as a natural in this new role as we pursue the clinical program’s dual mission of
leader even without the title of helping facilitate student success though experiential service learning
director. When it was time to and providing first-rate pro-bono legal representation to our clients.”
choose the next director of UH

Christopher Heard, Law’s Clinical Programs, Professor Prior to joining the Law Center, Heard was Senior Counsel at
Bracewell LLP in Houston where he represented lenders and
a Clinical Associate Heard was the clear choice. borrowers in connection with the structuring, negotiation, and
Professor of Legal “I am very grateful that he has documentation of a wide array of commercial lending transactions.
Practice at the University taken on this role, and I look He was recognized as a Thomson Reuters Texas Super Lawyers
of Houston Law Center forward to future success of our Rising Star in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Professor Heard received
clinical programs under Professor a B.A., magna cum laude, with majors in Economics, Philosophy
Heard’s leadership.” and Psychology from Vanderbilt University in 2001 and a J.D. from
Heard joined the Law Center in 2016 as a Visiting Assistant Professor. Georgetown University Law Center in 2004. ^

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