NEW DEAN AT SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW: Michael F. Barry, South Texas College of Law Houston’s 11th president and dean, addresses students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community leaders at his official investiture ceremony. [Photo Credit: John Everett.]
The oldest law school in Houston, South Texas College of Law Houston, officially welcomed Michael F. Barry, the school’s 11th president and dean, at his investiture ceremony Oct. 25. In front of hundreds of students, alumni, faculty members, staff and law school supporters, Barry took an oath to execute his duties as president and dean “with integrity, prudence, and respect,” and to “honor, preserve, and advance [STCL Houston’s] mission to provide a diverse body of students with the opportunity to obtain an exceptional legal education, preparing graduates to serve their community and the profession with distinction.” He thanked the school’s board of directors for the privilege of leading Houston’s 96-year-old law school in the heart of downtown, and he underscored the many contributions of the 10 deans who preceded him. He noted that the school’s administrators stand on the shoulders of those who founded STCL Houston in 1923, as well as those who have ensured its growth and success over many decades. Following the ceremony in the school’s 750-seat auditorium, attendees gathered for a reception in the school’s atrium. Prior to joining STCL Houston, Barry served as assistant dean and practitioner in residence at St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, where he was a member of a three-person leadership team for the law school. Barry earned a law degree from Yale Law School, a master’s degree in theology from the University of San Francisco, and a bachelor’s degree in English and religious studies from the University of Virginia.
US Managing Partner
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced the election of Jeff Cody as its U.S. managing partner, effective Jan. 1, 2020. Cody will also become chair of the firm’s U.S. management committee, succeeding Daryl Lansdale in both of these roles. A partner since 2001, Cody represents clients in complex commercial disputes in the health care, financial and information technology industries. Based in Dallas, Cody currently serves as the firm’s U.S. chief administrative partner and will be responsible for the firm’s U.S. operations and strategy. He has substantial experience in disputes involving health-care reimbursement matters, complex stock and asset purchase and sale agreements, limited partnership agreements and information systems development projects. Licensed to practice in Texas and Oklahoma, Cody earned his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center and his B.A. from the University of Oklahoma.
