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Professor Andrew T. Solomon 1303 San Jacinto St, Houston TX 77002 713-646-2905 (Office) [email protected] ; asolomon@stcl.edu Experience : South Texas College of LawHouston Professor of Law: 1998 -- Present Teach “Legal Research & Writing” Publications: The Texas Supreme Court’s Petition System: A System in Need of Reexamination, 53 S. Tex. L. Rev. 695 (2012), cited by : two appellate briefs, including a 2015 brief submitted to the Texas Supreme Court. Practitioners Beware: Under Amended TRAP 47, “Unpublished” Memorandum Opinions in Civil Cases Are Binding and Research on Westlaw & Lexis Is a Necessity, 40 St. Mary’s L.J. 693 (2009), cited by : three law review articles, three practice guides and two appellate briefs, including three new citations in 2015-2016. Making Unpublished Opinions Precedential: A Recipe for Ethical Problems & Legal Malpractice?, 26 Miss. C. L. Rev. 185 (2007), cited by : seventeen law review articles, including articles in the Stanford Law Review and University of Pennsylvania Law Review and three practice guides, including four new citations in 2015-2016. A Simple Prescription To Texas’s Ailing Court System: Stronger Stare Decisis, 37 St. Mary’s L.J. 417 (2006), cited by : three cases, eleven law review articles, ten appellate court documents, and three trial court documents, including two new citations in 2015-2016. Directed The Legal Writing Program Articles Editor, State Bar of Texas Entertainment & Sports Law Journal Faculty Advisor, Entertainment & Sports Law Society Faculty Advisor, Democratic Law Students Association Faculty Advisor, Jewish Law Students Association 1

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Professor Andrew T. Solomon 1303 San Jacinto St, Houston TX 77002

713-646-2905 (Office) [email protected]; [email protected]

Experience:

South Texas College of Law Houston w) Professor of Law: 1998 -- Present

● Teach “Legal Research & Writing” ● Publications:

○ The Texas Supreme Court’s Petition System: A System in Need of Reexamination , 53 S. Tex. L. Rev. 695 (2012), cited by: two appellate briefs, including a 2015 brief submitted to the Texas Supreme Court.

○ Practitioners Beware: Under Amended TRAP 47, “Unpublished” Memorandum Opinions in Civil Cases Are Binding and Research on Westlaw & Lexis Is a Necessity , 40 St. Mary’s L.J. 693 (2009), cited by: three law review articles, three practice guides and two appellate briefs, including three new citations in 2015-2016.

○ Making Unpublished Opinions Precedential: A Recipe for Ethical Problems & Legal Malpractice? , 26 Miss. C. L. Rev. 185 (2007), cited by: seventeen law review articles, including articles in the Stanford Law Review and University of Pennsylvania Law Review and three practice guides, including four new citations in 2015-2016.

○ A Simple Prescription To Texas’s Ailing Court System: Stronger Stare Decisis , 37 St. Mary’s L.J. 417 (2006), cited by: three cases, eleven law review articles, ten appellate court documents, and three trial court documents, including two new citations in 2015-2016.

● Directed The Legal Writing Program ● Articles Editor, State Bar of Texas Entertainment & Sports Law

Journal ● Faculty Advisor, Entertainment & Sports Law Society ● Faculty Advisor, Democratic Law Students Association ● Faculty Advisor, Jewish Law Students Association

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Professor Andrew T. Solomon 1303 San Jacinto St, Houston TX 77002

713-646-2905 (Office) [email protected]; [email protected]

Pearland Independent School District (PISD)

Board of Trustees May 2009--May 2015

● Elected in May 2009 and 2012 to oversee all aspects of public school district with 20,000 students and $120+ million dollar budget

Indiana University School of Law -- Indianapolis

Lecturer 1992--1998

● Taught “Legal Reasoning, Writing, & Appellate Advocacy” ● Taught “Legal Process” summer course for entering students ● Taught and supervised students in Civil Practice Clinic ● Teaching Excellence Recognition Award, 1997 ● Student Bar Association Best New Faculty Member Award ● Director, Dean’s Tutorial Society

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, New York, N.Y. Litigation Associate -- New York State Bar Member 1990--1992

● Researched and prepared memoranda on various issues of state and federal law

● Helped manage cases, conduct discovery, draft pleadings, and prepare dispositive trial court motions and appellate briefs

● Worked on various aspects of $400 million dollar securities trial ● Helped represent the convicted murderer of a public figure

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Professor Andrew T. Solomon 1303 San Jacinto St, Houston TX 77002

713-646-2905 (Office) [email protected]; [email protected]

Education: Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA

Juris Doctor (JD), May 1990 ● Boston University Law Review

○ Note Editor, 1989-1990 ○ Staff Member, 1988-1989

● American Jurisprudence Award For Excellence In Trial Advocacy ● National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Team ● Finalist, ABA Negotiation Competition ● Judge Advisor Moot Court Programs ● 1990 Boston Marathon (3:03:35)

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Bachelor of Arts: Economics, May 1987

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Professor Andrew T. Solomon 1303 San Jacinto St, Houston TX 77002

713-646-2905 (Office) [email protected]; [email protected]

Miscellaneous: ● Pearland Little League Manager (2008-2015)

○ 143-28, .836 Winning Percentage ○ 2015 Little League World Series

■ Southwest Regional Champions ■ US Finalist (Lost to Pennsylvania 3-2) ■ 3rd Place in the World (Beat Mexico 6-4)

○ 9 Little League Banners ■ 3 District Championships ■ 3 Sectional Championships ■ 2 State Championships ■ 1 Regional Championship

● Pearland Little League Vice President (2014-2015) ● Pearland Youth Sports Council -- Founding Member -- Fall 2011 ● Speeches:

○ Citius Baseball (December 2015) ○ Pearland Lion’s Club (December 2015) ○ Pearland Little League (February 2016) ○ Brazoria County Bar Association (May 2016)

● Videos: ○ “Daddy Ball” (posted on 7/20/2016 and receiving 74,000 views)

https://www.facebook.com/littleleague/videos/vb.83124013029/10153783036403030/?type=2&theater

○ "There Are More Important Things In Life Than Winning And Losing." (posted on 9/11/2015 and 12/26/2015 and receiving 316,000 views) https://www.facebook.com/littleleague/videos/vb.83124013029/10153337425733030/?type=2&theater

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