Thelma Harmon
Associate Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Education
Phone: (713) 313-7275
Email: thharmon@tmslaw.tsu.edu
Joined the faculty in 2011.
Education:
J.D., Loyola University School of Law, New Orleans, LA, 1985
B.B.A., University of Houston, Houston, TX, 1977
Courses Taught
Civil Externship Mediation
Civil Trial Practice Business Association
Civil Law Clinic Legal Writing
Trial Simulation Appellate Advocacy
Curriculum Vitae
Biographical Information
- Director of Clinical Legal Studies Program, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (2015-Present)
- Associate Professor (Tenured), Clinical Legal Studies Program, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (2017-Present)
- Assistant Professor, Clinical Legal Studies Program, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (2011-2017)
- Supervising Attorney, Landlord-Tenant, Probate, Family Law, Mediation, Externship Clinics, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX (2005-2010)
- Adjunct Professor, Legal Writing Program, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX (2002-2005)
- Adjunct Professor/Supervising Attorney, Elderly Law Clinic, Mediation Clinic, Business Associations, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (1994-1996, 2000-2001)
- Law, Houston, TX (1995-1996)
- Staff Attorney, Southern Company Services, Inc., Atlanta, GA (1987-1993)
Publications
- Fifty Plus Years and Counting: A History of Experiential Learning and Clinical Opportunities at Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 39 T. Marshall L. Rev. 187 (2014) (with Martina Cartwright).
- What’s My Line: Supervising or Co-Worker?, 24 Temp. Pol. & Civ. Rts. L. Rev. 43 (2014).
- Codification of Fear: SYG Laws, Ralph Bunch Journal of Public Affairs, Vol. 5 (2016), Iss. 1, Art. 4.
Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas
- Louisiana State Bar
- State Bar of Georgia
- Texas Association of Mediators
- Association of Conflict Resolution
- Houston Bar Association
Research & Teaching Interests
- Family Law
- Mediation
- Civil Rights Law
- Clinical Pedagogy
- Historical Black Colleges and Universities
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