Bridget Fuselier

Professor Bridget Fuselier received her undergraduate degree in political science from Lamar University in 1994. While at Lamar, she was selected for the Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society. She earned her J.D. magna cum laude from Baylor Law in 1998, where she served as Editor-in-Chief and Assistant Managing Editor of the Baylor Law Review. She also competed in the 1998 George Washington Law School National Security Law Moot Court Competition, where she was a member of the first-place team and was named Best Orator. She was also a member of the Order of Barristers.

After receiving her J.D., Professor Fuselier moved to Beaumont, Texas, and joined the firm of Mehaffy Weber, PC, as an associate in 1998. She was elected as a shareholder in 2004. During her time in practice she authored and published articles for the Baylor Law Review, Texas Lawyer, and Houston Lawyer. In 2006, she was selected as the Jefferson County Outstanding Young Lawyer. She was also selected as a Rising Star by Texas Monthly in 2005 and 2006 in civil litigation. 

While in practice, Professor Fuselier actively participated in professional, community, and charitable organizations. She said that she was fortunate to be a part of a local bar association that stressed service. In a Docket Call article, she shared that she  “watched lawyers, who had much more responsibility and time constraints than I, take the time to selflessly give to others. It became clear early on that while making this commitment took time, it is vital to the community and is really a big part of being a lawyer and a public servant,” she said.

During her time in Beaumont, Professor Fuselier was selected as a member of the 2001 class of Leadership Beaumont. She has served on various committees and boards, including the Jefferson County Bar Association and the Jefferson County Pro Bono Board and Fundraiser Committee. She has served on the board and as president of the Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association and volunteered as an attorney in the Jefferson County Pro Bono Program. She also participated in many hours of community service through her membership with the Beaumont Junior League.

Professor Fuselier joined the faculty of Baylor Law in 2006. She teaches Property 1, Property 2, Real Estate: Texas Title Issues, and Real Estate: Land Use Regulation.  In addition to teaching, for many years she coached moot court competition teams, even taking a team to win the competition she won as a law student.  Professor Fuselier is the faculty advisor for several student organizations including the Public Interest Legal Society, Student Wellness Organization. LGBTQ+ Law Student Association, and Military and Veterans Law Society. In her work as the faculty sponsor of the Public Interest Legal Society, Professor Fuselier partnered with the McLennan County Department of Family Protective Services to move the McLennan County Adoption Day program to the law school.  The program began in 2008 and continues to this day. 

With a strong family history of military service, including her husband Paul who is an Air Force Veteran, Professor Fuselier was motivated to bring pro bono legal services to McLennan County. I n 2012, Professor Fuselier founded the Baylor Law Veterans Clinic and serves as the clinic’s Executive Director. In recognition of her service to veterans, the Military Law Section of the State Bar of Texas honored Professor Fuselier with the Colonel Bryan Spencer Award at the State Bar Annual Meeting in 2017.  The Veterans Clinic continues serving veterans in McLennan County and surrounding counties and has impacted the lives of thousands of veterans and their families.

In 2011, Baylor University recognized Professor Fuselier with the Outstanding Professor Award for Tenure Track Research. She has published articles in journals at The University of Texas, St. Mary’s Law School, and Cardozo Law School. She has presented at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning & Probate CLE and to various local organizations.  She has also authored articles presented at the Texas Land Title Institute Annual CLE and the State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Property CLE. Her book, Defining & Acquiring Interests in Property, was published by Aspen in 2015. 

In addition to her work with the law school, she has also been a guest member for the National Board of Bar Examiners Real Property Drafting Committee, has served as a contributing editor for the Probate & Property magazine published by the ABA, and currently serves as a contributing editor for state bar publications, including the Real Estate Probate & Trust Law Section Newsletter and the General Practice Digest.

Professor Fuselier was selected as a Baylor University Fellow for excellence in teaching in 2017.   In August 2025, Professor Fuselier was named the George Gerard Kelley Professor of Law. 

Courses Taught

Property I, Property II, Real Estate: TX Title Issues, Real Estate: Land Use Regulation