Bracewell & Giuliani's Warren W. Harris Elected President Of UH Law Alumni

August 7, 2009

HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Appellate Partner Warren W. Harris has been elected president of The University of Houston Law Alumni Association. Harris graduated from The University of Houston Law Center with his J.D. in 1988.

At Bracewell, Harris heads the firm's appellate practice. Harris has handled hundreds of appeals and original proceedings in the Texas Supreme Court, United States Supreme Court, and state and federal courts of appeals.

Harris serves as a director of the Houston Bar Association and Chair-elect of the Texas Bar Foundation Fellows. He is a past chair of the State Bar of Texas Appellate Section, the Texas Bar Journal editorial board, the IADC Appellate Practice Committee, the ABA Tort and Insurance Practice Section Appellate Advocacy Committee, and the Houston Bar Association Appellate Practice Section. Harris has served as an adjunct professor in appellate advocacy at The University of Houston Law Center and The University of Texas School of Law. He has been appointed by the Commission for Lawyer Discipline as special assistant appellate disciplinary counsel in attorney discipline proceedings.

The University of Houston Law Alumni Association is a 13,000+ member organization that advances legal education at the UH Law Center. Members of The UH Law Alumni Association’s Board of Directors plan alumni activities, assist in fundraising, and serve in an advisory capacity to Dean Raymond T. Nimmer.