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UNTD College of Law Team Invited to International Moot Court Competition

UNT Dallas College of Law team selected to argue in world's top moot court competition

Adelfa Callejo – A Special Tribute for the Texas Trailblazer

On September 29th, 2022, a public dedication of the statue honoring Adelfa Botello Callejo was held. The ceremony at the historic Main Street Garden park was a lively tribute to honor the first Mexican-American woman to practice law in Dallas, Texas. Heartfelt speeches and joyful songs were heard throughout the eastern end of downtown, with the 1,000-pound bronze statue of Adelfa Callejo powerfully looming in the foreground.

UNTD and JFK: Site where Oswald was shot has new exhibit

The space is where Oswald was incarcerated after the assassination and where he was shot to death by strip club operator Jack Ruby.

Rossina Ortega Student Highlight

Rossina Ortega Receives Fifth Circuit Scholarship

UNT Dallas COL Student Takes 1st Place at Annual Judge’s Gavel Motion Competition

8th Annual Judge's Gavel Motion Competition

Pass Her The Gavel Campaign Launches in Support of Historic Supreme Court Nomination

Black Law Students Association and the Young Black Lawyers Organizing Coalition, launch Pass Her The Gavel Campaign in support of the historic nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

College of Law Receives Full Approval From American Bar Association

Stacey Neal (Mayfield) Combest, Law Alumna, Receives Gubernatorial Appointment

Congratulations to Stacey Neal (Mayfield) Combest, J.D. for her gubernatorial appointment. Ms. Combest is a 2018 graduate of the UNT Dallas College of Law.

Law Professor Receives Sloan Foundation Grant

UNT Dallas College of Law professor receives Sloan Foundation grant to study effects of clean energy transition on Native American tribes

Business Law Forum Gives Students Practical Legal Experience

The Office of Career and Professional Development has partnered with Bell Nunnally to launch the Bell Nunnally/UNT Dallas College of Law Business Law Forum. The pilot program is designed to expose law students to business law and transactional practice areas.

UNTD Law hosts Kennedy book event with Sixth Floor Museum

College of Law Announces New Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

A Lesson in Voting from Asst. Prof. Brian Owsley

UNTD Wins DFW Mock Trial Competition

Congratulations to the UNT Dallas COL students Fernando Leal-Calandra, Chase Miller, Anthony Lyons and Aubrey Eyrolles for their First Place win in the inaugural DFW Metroplex Mock Trial Competition! Fernando Leal-Calandra was also awarded Best Advocate for the entire competition!

Law Center Wins AIA Dallas Design Award

Congratulations to UNT Dallas College of Law for receiving another preservation honor. The Design Awards has designated the UNT Dallas Law Center as a 2020 Winner for its responsiveness to beauty, poetry, site condition and context, inspiration, process, and environmental, economic, and social impact.