St. Mary's University School of Law

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  Mark Stevens

  Mark Stevens

  Mark Stevens discusses his time as a law student at St. Mary’s University School of Law as well as his early legal career as a criminal defense attorney. He explains how he helped create the Criminal Justice Clinic and details memorable cases from his time as a supervising attorney there. Mark also discusses his teaching philosophy and how the clinic works with the community.

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  Stephanie Stevens

  Stephanie Stevens

  Stephanie discusses her legal education at St. Mary’s University School of Law and how she returned to become a supervising attorney for the law school’s Criminal Justice Clinic and then a full clinical professor of law. She also details memorable cases she has worked on in her time at the clinic and the evolution of initiatives like the Wrongful Convictions Review Program. Stephanie describes her teaching philosophy and how her values impact her work, as well as what it is like to work with indigent clients in the San Antonio Community. She also discusses the experience of transitioning into the Center for Legal and Social Justice buildings and her hopes for the future of the Criminal Justice Clinic.

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  Lee Terán

  Lee Terán

  Lee Terán explains what motivated her to pursue a career in immigration law and describes her early career in South Texas. She details her experience as part of the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic at St. Mary’s School of Law, touching on the early days of the clinic, memorable cases she supervised, and projects she contributed to such as the DACA Clinic. Terán also explains how clinical education impacts law students and how the acquisition of the Center for Legal and Social Justice building benefited the clinics. She ends by illustrating the pressure modern immigration law puts on immigration clinics and the communities they support.