| Thelma Harmon |
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| Assistant Professor of Law - Clinic |
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| Phone:(713) 313-7275 |
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| Email:
thharmon@tmslaw.tsu.edu |
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| Joined the faculty in 2011. |
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Course Syllabi and Information
Clinic/Civil Externship/908
This clinic provides students with the practical application of
legal concepts. First, in the classroom component, students walk
through the anatomy of a civil case. Second, students are placed
with a city, county, state, federal agency or nonprofit to work as
an intern and learn from observation and experience. The classroom
component introduces the practical application of the Texas Rules of
Civil Procedure. Additionally, the classroom component prepares
students by engaging in simulated interviewing, motion practice,
deposition practice, interrogatory drafting, simulated pre-trial
procedures, and role-playing on jury selection. The placement
component will allow the student to observe and participate in the
activities of a legal environment. These activities may include
writing legal briefs, drafting motions, interviewing clients, and
conducting legal arguments in court. The student is required to work
at their placement site for one hundred and twenty (120) hours
during the semester under the supervision of an attorney for the
agency. Prior to registering for this clinic, students must submit
an application, be interviewed by the clinical instructor and
receive an approval by the Director.
Clinic/Civil Trial Practice/932
The immigration, civil, and criminal trial practice courses
work in conjunction with Thurgood Marshall School of Law’s Clinical
Legal Studies Program. Students who enroll in: (a) administrative
law clinic must enroll in administrative trial practice; (b) civil
law clinic or civil externship must enroll in civil trial practice;
(c) criminal law clinic or criminal externship must enroll in
criminal trial practice; (d) judicial externship may enroll in civil
trial practice. In these courses, students will examine how lawyers,
litigants, and government officials interact in investigations,
litigation, and appeals. Students will develop legal skills,
including but not limited to:
- Client interviewing
- Investigation of cases
- Drafting of pleadings
- Pretrial motion practice
- Advocacy techniques
Syllabus for Civil Trial Practice
Clinic/Civil Law Clinic/935
The Civil Law Clinic is operated as an in-house live-client
clinic. A full-time clinical instructor/staff attorney will
supervise students participating in this clinic. This clinic
provides students with an opportunity to acquire valuable and
practical experience in the area of family law, probate, wills and
guardianship. The course assists in developing skills in the areas
of client interviewing, drafting of pleadings, pre-trial motion
practice, courtroom presentation, and trial and advocacy. Students
completing this course must demonstrate competency is handling civil
law cases from the initial client interview through court
proceedings. Prior to registering for this clinic, students must
submit an application, be interviewed by the clinical instructor and
receive an approval by the Director.
