Baylor Law School SGN Ceremony
Baylor Law School: Cultural Wealth Solid Gold Neighbor
Krista Brinser, Assistant Director, Community Relations
At Baylor Law, shepherded by faculty and staff experts and local volunteer attorneys, law students receive hands-on experience while making a tangible impact through a variety of legal clinics focusing on improving the lives of distinct and vulnerable populations in a variety of areas of expertise. Through these clinics, students, faculty, staff, and volunteers have dedicated countless hours of pro bono legal services to McLennan county residents.This fall, in the first ceremony of its kind, Baylor's Office of External Affairs partnered with Baylor Law School to recognize the faculty and staff members responsible for launching these clinics, along with those who currently lead the programs, continuing Baylor Law’s legacy of service. Here is a look back at Baylor Law's 2019 Solid Gold Neighbors:
Patricia Wilson
PROFESSOR OF LAW
Professor of Law Patricia Wilson is the architect of the Baylor Law People's Law School, one of Baylor Law’s largest public events. Every year, Prof. Wilson invites lawyers from this community and beyond to present a wide variety of interesting and timely legal topics to hundreds of Central Texans who gain a better understanding of the law and their legal rights.
Bridget Fuselier
PROFESSOR OF LAW
Professor of Law Bridget Fuselier was the driving force behind the creation of Baylor Law's award-winning Veterans Clinic and founder of the nationally-recognized Adoption Day at Baylor Law. In partnership with the McLennan County Department of Families and Child Protective Services, Baylor Law celebrates National Adoption Day each year with more than two dozen central Texas families as their adoptions are finalized at the law school.
Tom Featherston
THE MILLS COX CHAIR OF LAW
Professor of Law Tom Featherston, The Mills Cox Chair of Law, was instrumental in the development of Baylor Law's Estate Planning Clinic for veterans and first-responders. Prof. Featherston provides oversight to student volunteers and personally reviews the wills for veterans, first-responders, and their spouses, which includes more than 100 wills in the last twelve months.
Josh Borderud
DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL PROGRAMS
Josh Borderud, Director of Clinical Programs, oversees the work of the Baylor Law Veterans Clinic, which has provided free legal services and advice to over 1,000 veterans and first-responders and their spouses. Through Baylor Law's Trial Advocacy Clinic, Borderud also supervises third-year law students to help resolve cases in Waco Municipal Court and to provide legal representation for juveniles at initial detention hearings in the 74th District Court in Waco.
Laura Hernández
PROFESSOR OF LAW
Professor of Law Laura Hernández is the creator and driving force behind Baylor Law’s Immigration, DACA Renewal, and Naturalization Clinics. Prof. Hernández has coordinated dozens of student volunteers as they have assisted hundreds of Central Texas families with their immigration applications and other immigration needs.
Connie Nichols
PROFESSOR OF LAW
Professor of Law Connie Nichols is the founder and director of Baylor Law's Intellectual Property Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic. The clinic is one of 63 programs authorized by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), and is one of only 27 in the nation, and four in Texas, qualified to provide both patent and trademark services.
David Henry
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF LAW
Adjunct Professor David Henry supervises students in Baylor Law's Intellectual Property Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic. He works with Baylor Law students as they counsel with clients, complete patent and register searches, and draft patent applications.