Faculty Scholarship
This listing of faculty scholarship reflects the recent work of the full-time faculty at the law school.
This listing is updated quarterly. For a complete listing of scholarship and professional activities, please view each faculty member’s Curriculum Vitae, which can be found on their profile page.
Jessica Asbridge
Associate Professor of Law
Publications
- Fines, Forfeitures, and Federalism, Virginia Law Review (Forthcoming)
Presentations
- ABA’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section’s Professors’ Corner webinar: “Tyler v. Hennepin County – Home Equity Theft, Tax Forfeitures, and Excessive Fines.” March 2024
- Panelist: “Exploring the Fairness of Just Compensation” with Prof. Emilio Longoria, South Texas College of Law, and Abigail Walsh, Williams & Walsh, LLC. American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education’s Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation 2024 Conference, February 2024
- Panelist: “Out of Step: The Independent Role of State Courts in Protecting Property Rights” with Prof. Timothy Harris, University of Maine School of Law. American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education’s Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation 2024 Conference, February 2024
- “Fines, Forfeitures, and Federalism,” 2024 Annual Meeting of The Association of American Law Schools, January 2024
Michael Berry
Legal Writing Senior Lecturer
Presentations
- “Legal Writing Professors as Judges: Playing a Different Role in Trial Advocacy Instruction,” Lone Star Legal Writing Conference, April 2024. Co-presented with Associate Dean Matt Cordon and Prof. Lee Ann James.
Joshua G. Borderud
Director of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs and Clinical Lecturer
Professional Activities
- Waco City Council
- President, Waco-McLennan County Bar Association
- Master of the Bench, Judge Abner V. McCall American Inn of Court
- Chair, Waco Metropolitan Planning Organization
- Vice Chair, Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network
Matthew Cordon
Director of the Legal Writing Program, The A. Royce Stout Chair of Law
Presentations
- “Legal Writing Professors as Judges: Playing a Different Role in Trial Advocacy Instruction,” Lone Star Legal Writing Conference, April 2024. Co-presented with Prof. Lee Ann James and Prof. Mike Berry.
Publications
- Contributing author and editor, Gale Encyclopedia of American Law, Fourth Ed.
- Author, Legal Analysis, Research, and Communications (Tophatmonocle Corp.).
Thomas M. Featherston, Jr.
Professor and The Mills Cox Professor of Law
Publications
- Co-Author: Questions & Answers: Wills, Trusts, and Estates (4th ed.) Carolina Academic Press (2023)
Professional Activities
- Senior Editor, Probate & Property, published six times a year by the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section of the American Bar Association
- Member, Publications Committee of the ABA’s Real Property, Trust, and Estate Law Section
- Member, Legislative Review Committee, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section, State Bar of Texas
- Former ABA Advisor to the Uniform Law Commission’s Drafting Committee to Revise the Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act
Elizabeth M. Fraley
Gerald Reading Powell Chair in Advocacy and
Co-Director of the Executive LL.M. in Litigation Management
Publications
- Fraley, E., Powell, G., Kinkeade, E. Texas Rules of Evidence with Objections, NITA (5th ed.) (Forthcoming, 2024)
Professional Activities
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Past President (Waco Chapter), National Board Representative; Member, Editorial Committee; Member, Judicial Independence Committee; Member, Diversity of Membership Committee
- Master of the Bench, Abner V. McCall American Inn of Court
- Member, Board of Directors, Waco Symphony
- Vestry member, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Waco
- Chair, Finishing the Work Capital Campaign, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Waco, TX
Bridget Fuselier
Professor of Law
Publications
- “Lady Bird Deeds and the Power to Revoke,” The Reporter (publication of the Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas)
- REPTL Newsletter: updates on Easements & Covenants (published quarterly)
Presentations
- “Using Packback for Student Simulations,” Baylor Education Technology Showcase, April 19, 2024
Professional Activities
- Member, Waco Historic Landmark Presentation Commission (appointed by Waco City Council to serve until December 2024)
- Baylor Teaching Fellow
- Executive Director, Baylor Veterans Clinic
- Editor (Easements & Covenants), REPTL Reporter
- Contributing Editor (Real Estate), General Practice Digest
Chris Galeczka
Reference Librarian
Professional Activities
- Chair, McLennan County Bar Association Law Library Committee
Laura Hernández
Professor of Law
Professional Activities
- Named as a Latina Commissioner by Pedro J. Torres-Diaz, the President of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA)
Chris Jaeger
Assistant Professor of Law
Publications
- Tonja Jacobi & Christopher Brett Jaeger, Katz’s Imperfect Circle: An Empirical Study of Reasonable Expectations of Privacy, Florida Law Review (Forthcoming) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi//10.1080/13546783.2023.2172077?journalCode=ptar20
- Sarah Brown-Schmidt, Christopher Brett Jaeger, Melissa J. Evans, & Aaron S. Benjamin, MEMCONS: How Contemporaneous Note-Taking Shapes Memory for Conversation, 47 Cognitive Science e13271 (2023), https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/cogs.13271
- Madison Lee, Christopher Brett Jaeger, & Daniel T. Levin, When Searching Helps You See: Bridging the Gap Between Incidental and Intentional Change Detection (2023, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance)
Lee Ann James
Legal Writing Lecturer
Presentations
- “Legal Writing Professors as Judges: Playing a Different Role in Trial Advocacy Instruction,” Lone Star Legal Writing Conference, April 2024. Co-presented with Associate Dean Matt Cordon and Prof. Mike Berry.
Jessica Kincaid
Legal Writing Lecturer
Publications
- Problems in the Code: Exceptions for Discharge under Chapter 7, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal (2023)
Presentations
- “Engaging with Race and Criminal Law in Legal Writing Courses,” Lone Star Legal Writing Conference, April 2024. Co-presented with Prof. Rachel Kincaid.
Rachel Kincaid
Assistant Professor of Law
Publications
- “Excited Delirium” Training Encourages Law Enforcement Violence, Tulane Law Review (Forthcoming)
- Law Schools: Want to Help Bend the Arc of the Moral Universe Toward Justice? Hire Law Professors with Public Service Experience, 58 Richmond Law Review 605 (2024)
- Problems in the Code: Exceptions for Discharge under Chapter 7, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal (2023)
- Mass Incarceration and Misinformation: The COVID-19 Infodemic Behind Bars, 19 University of St. Thomas Law Journal 323 (2023)
Presentations
- “Engaging with Race and Criminal Law in Legal Writing Courses,” Lone Star Legal Writing Conference, April 2024. Co-presented with Prof. Jessica Kincaid.
- Garrity v. New Jersey: Another Special Law Enforcement Protection, Northeastern Law Junior Scholar’s Conference, March 2, 2024. (Also presented at St. Mary’s Law School Criminal Law Roundtable, March 22, 2024, and Houston Law Criminal Law Roundtable, April 5, 2024)
- “How Law Schools Can Help Bend the Arc of the Moral Universe Toward Justice,” CLE Presentation, Richmond Law Review Symposium on Vestiges of the Confederacy, March 1, 2024
Luke Meier
Professor of Law
Publications
- Choice of Law and the After-Acquired Domicile, University of Richmond Law Review (Forthcoming)
- Achieving True Strict Product Liability (But only for Plaintiffs Without Fault), 56 Michigan Journal of Law Reform (2023)
Elizabeth Miller
M. Stephen and Alyce A. Beard Chair in Business and Transactional Law
Publications
- O’Connor’s Texas Business Organizations Handbook (2024 ed.) (Thomson Reuters)
- Business Organizations, Texas Practice Series (3d ed.) (2024-2025 Annual Supplement) (Thomson Reuters)
- “Miscellaneous Recent (Non-Delaware) Partnership and LLC Cases,” 2024 LLC Institute, Committee on LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities, American Bar Association, November 202
- “Case Law Update: A Survey of Recent Texas Partnership and LLC Cases,” 33rd Annual LLCs, LPs and Partnerships Conference, University of Texas School of Law, July 2024
- “Model Company Agreements for Closely Held LLCs,” 15th Annual Essentials of Business Law Course, State Bar of Texas, March 2024
- Is a Will the Only Way? Transfers on Death and Transfer Restrictions in LLC Agreements, 22 FLA. ST. U. BUS. REV. 107 (2023)
Presentations
- “LLC Case Law Update,” 2023 LLC Institute, Committee on LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities, American Bar Association, November 7, 2024.
- “Delaware v. Texas for Business Entities,” 22nd Annual Advanced Business Law Course, State Bar of Texas, December 18, 2024, and November 7, 2024.
- “Case Law Update Part 2,” 33rd Annual LLCs, LPs, and Partnerships Conference, University of Texas School of Law, July 11, 2024.
- “Case Law Update Part 1,” 33rd Annual LLCs, LPs, and Partnerships Conference, University of Texas School of Law, July 11, 2024.
- “Limited Liability Company Agreements”, 15th Annual Essentials of Business Law Course, State Bar of Texas, March 22, 2024.
Professional Activities
- Member, Joint Editorial Board on Uniform Unincorporated Organizations Acts, Uniform Law Commission, and American Bar Association
- ABA Advisor, Drafting Committee for Revision of Uniform Unincorporated Organizations Acts, Uniform Law Commission
- Chair, Editorial Board of Publications of the LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities Committee of the Business Law Section, American Bar Association
- Founding fellow and board of directors, American College of LLC and Partnership Attorneys
- Member, Business Organizations Code Committee of the Business Law Section, State Bar of Texas
- Elected member, American Law Institute
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Connie Powell Nichols
Professor of Law
Publications
- "Sex, Lies and Internet Shaming: New Media Considerations for Defamation and Privacy Moody-Ramirez," Nichols & Lewis (under consideration with NEW MEDIA AND SOCIETY JOURNAL).
Walt Shelton
Adjunct Professor of Law
Honors
- Selected through peer review process for The Best Lawyers in America© as the 2024 Lawyer of the Year for Environmental Law in the Dallas-Ft. Worth geographic region.
- Selected through peer review process for inclusion in the 2024 annual edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in the practice areas of Environmental Law and Water Law. Professor Shelton has been peer-reviewed, selected, and included in Best Lawyers© for 26 consecutive years.
- Selected as the inaugural Environmental and Natural Resource Law Section of the State Bar of Texas Volunteer of the Year, August 2023 annual ENRLS meeting, Austin, TX, August 2023.
Publications
- "Forgiveness When You’ve Been Wronged is Complicated,” Austin American Statesman, January 12, 2025, at 2E.
- “God’s Friendship as a Model for Human Connections,” Austin American Statesman, October 6, 2024, at 4E.
- “Holiness in Everyday Acts,” Austin American Statesman, August 18, 2024, at 6E.
- “Wellness for Attorneys and Future Attorneys,” State Bar of Texas Ethics CLE Program (in person and online) and student PDP program, Baylor Law School, February 20, 2024
- “Wellness for Law Students/Future Attorneys,” Baylor Law PDP Program paper in conjunction with State Bar Ethics CLE, Baylor Law School, February 20, 2024
- “Loving Ourselves is a Hard Lesson to Learn,” Austin American Statesman, March 31, 2024, at 8E
- “In Life, the Shortest Distance is Not Always a Straight Line,” Austin American Statesman, March 3, 2024, at 7E
- “Remembering to Make the Most of Our Lives,” Austin American Statesman, February 18, 2024, at 2E.
Presentations
- “Is There Forgiveness Without Active Repentance?”, The Church at Highland Park, Austin, Texas, November 10, 2024
- “Paul and Holiness,” Tarrytown United Methodist Church, Austin, TX, July 21, 2024.
- “A Fresh Understanding of Paul for the 21st Century,” Tarrytown United Methodist Church, Austin, TX, July 14, 2024.
- “Personal Wellness for Attorneys and Legal Professionals,” Allensworth Law Firm, Austin, TX, June 20, 2024
- “ Re-Thinking Paul and His Emphases,” Tarrytown United Methodist Church, Austin, TX, May 19, 2024.
- “Practical Wellness Habits for Attorneys,” Pillsbury Law Firm, Houston, TX (with twelve US offices and a London Office connected online), May 16, 2024.
- “Wellness for Attorneys and Law Students,” Baylor University School of Law, Joint State Bar of Texas Ethics CLE and Student PDP Program, Baylor Law, February 20, 2024
Professional Activities
- Liaison of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas with the Section of the Environment, Energy, and Resources of the American Bar Association
- Co-Chair, Law School Committee of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section, State Bar of Texas
Stephanie Tang
Associate Professor of Law
Honors
- 2023-2024 Continuing Legal Education Achievement Award, Illinois State Bar Association
Publications
- Safeguarding Children’s Voices in Child Protective Proceedings, University of Denver Law Review (Forthcoming)
- Best Interests of the Child and the Expanding Family, 14(1) U.C. Irvine L. Rev. 263 (Forthcoming)
- Best Consideration of Ameliorative Measures in International Child Abduction Cases Post-Golan, 54(3) Seton Hall L. Rev. 687 (January 2024)
- When Providers and Families Cannot Agree: A New Look at Due Process for End-of-Life Care Disputes, 61(1) Houston L. Rev. 91 (2023)
Professional Activities
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Secretary, American Association of Law Schools Section on Family & Juvenile Law
- Editor, Family Law Prof Blog
- Ex Officio, Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Section Council
- Secretary, Asian Leaders Network
- Board Member, Dispute Resolution Center Waco
Leah Jackson Teague
Professor of Law and Director of Business Law Programs
Publications
- Modernizing Legal Education through Leadership Development Programs: Equipping Lawyers for Success, Significance, and Satisfaction through Service, Wake Forest Law Review (Forthcoming)
- Creating a Culture of Professionalism to Equip Students for the Paradoxes of the Legal Profession, St. Thomas Law Review (Forthcoming)
Professional Activities
- Executive Committee, AALS Section on Leadership
- Executive Committee Member, Texas Federal Tax Institute Board of Directors
- Chair, Governance Committee, Waco Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Collaborative Inc.
Bradley J. B. Toben
Dean Emeritus and M.C. & Mattie Caston Chair of Law
Professional Activities
- Elected member, American Law Institute
- Commissioner, Texas Access to Justice Commission
- Master of the Bench, Abner V. McCall American Inn of Court
Patricia Wilson
Associate Dean and the William Boswell Chair of Law
Professional Activities
- Past Moderator, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
- Member, Education Council; Member, Comprehensive Campus Planning Committee, Seventh & James Baptist Church
- Member, Client Counseling Subcommittee, ABA Law Student Division