Practice Areas
General Practice Areas
Paul Ward- Board of Trustees
- President's Executive Committee
- Government Relations
- Development & External Affairs
- Treasurer
- Student Affairs
- Risk Management
- Police Department
- Business and Finance
- Research Administration
- Meadows Museum
- Academic Affairs
- Athletics
- Information Technology
Specific Practice Areas
Practice Area |
Primary Attorney(s) |
| Academic Freedom |
Paul Ward, Susan Howe |
| Accreditation |
Paul Ward |
| Alumni Relations |
Paul Ward |
Athletics (Intercollegiate) |
|
| —Facility Rentals |
Kelly Thurman |
| —NCAA Compliance |
Paul Ward |
| —Stadium Club |
Susan Howe |
| Audits |
Paul Ward |
| Banking |
Donna Morrow |
| Bequests to SMU |
Paul Ward |
| Board of Trustees |
Paul Ward |
| Campus Threats |
Paul Ward, Susan Howe |
| Charitable Giving and Trusts |
Paul Ward |
| Conflict of Interest |
Paul Ward |
| Construction |
Donna Morrow |
| Copyright |
Donna Morrow |
| Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Notices |
Donna Morrow |
EEO/AA |
|
| —Discrimination |
Susan Howe |
| —Title IX |
Susan Howe |
| Endowments |
Paul Ward |
| Environmental Matters |
Donna Morrow |
| Ethics/Conflicts of Interest |
Paul Ward |
| Facilities |
Donna Morrow |
| Faculty |
Kelly Thurman |
| FERPA |
Susan Howe |
| Finance |
Donna Morrow |
| Fraternities and Sororities |
Susan Howe |
| Fraud Awareness and Reporting Hotline |
Paul Ward |
| Governance |
Paul Ward |
| HIPAA |
Susan Howe |
Intellectual Property |
|
| —Patents |
Donna Morrow |
| —Copyright |
Paul Ward |
| —Trademark |
Paul Ward |
| International Programs |
Susan Howe |
| Immigration (Faculty and Staff) | Kelly Thurman |
| Investments |
Paul Ward |
| Information Technology |
Donna Morrow |
| Libraries |
Donna Morrow |
| Lobbying/Political Activity |
Paul Ward |
| Media Relations |
Paul Ward |
| Museums |
Susan Howe |
| Non-Profit Issues |
Donna Morrow |
| Oil and Gas |
Paul Ward |
| OSHA |
Donna Morrow |
| Police |
Paul Ward, Susan Howe |
| Purchasing |
Donna Morrow |
| Real Estate |
Donna Morrow |
| Records Requests/Subpoenas |
Susan Howe |
Research |
|
| —Animals |
Donna Morrow |
| —Conflict of Interest |
Paul Ward |
| —Export Control |
Paul Ward |
| —Human Subjects/IRB |
Donna Morrow |
| —Sponsored Research |
Donna Morrow |
| Service of Process/Subpoenas |
Susan Howe |
Sexual Harassment |
|
| —Faculty/Staff |
Susan Howe |
| —Students |
Susan Howe |
| Software Licensing |
Donna Morrow |
| Student Health |
Susan Howe |
| Tax |
Paul Ward, Donna Morrow |
| Technology Transfer |
Paul Ward, Donna Morrow |
| Telecommunications/FCC Compliance | Donna Morrow |
| Tenure and Promotion |
Susan Howe |
| Utilities |
Donna Morrow |
| Whistleblowers |
Paul Ward |
| Zoning |
Paul Ward, Donna Morrow |
Assigned by Subject Matter
- Contracts and Business Transactions
- Compliance
- Employment
- Litigation
- Policy Development
- Records Management
- Risk Management
- Tax