Laura J. Baughman - New York, NY

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1994
    J.D.
    Honors: With Honors
    Law Journal: Texas International Law Journal, Chief Articles and Notes Editor, 1993 - 1994

• Non Legal Education

  • The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, 1991
    M.E.
  • The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, 1990
    B.S.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Of Counsel

Past Positions

• Justice Rose Spector of the Texas Supreme Court, Briefing Attorney

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, "The ABCs of IRS Whistleblower Fraud Cases", American Association for Justice 2010 Annual Convention, July 14, 2010
  
• Panelist, "Should You Just Sit There? Active Participation in the Defense Deposition", Association of Trial Lawyers of America 2004 Winter Convention, February 14, 2004
  
• Panelist, "Discharge Cases: Proposition 65's Sleeping Giant?", Prop 65 News Conference and Seminar, March 29, 2004
  
• Faculty member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), Southern Deposition Program, May 20, 2004 - May 21, 2004

Pro Bono Activities

• Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program
• Co-Chair, Attorneys Serving the Community
• Member, Dallas Bar Association's Community Involvement Committee
• Chair, Group's "Lawyers Have Heart" 5-K run benefiting the American Heart Association
• Vice President of Texas Law Fellowships, a non-profit public interest organization
• Member of Taxpayers Against Fraud, a non-profit organization
• Public Justice Foundation

Published Works

Articles

• "Countervailing Environmental Subsidies: a Solution to the Environmental Inequities of the North American Free Trade Agreement", 29 Texas International Law Journal, 1996
  
• 3/20/2023: “A Look Behind the Curtain at Trial” at Trial Lawyers of Mass Torts.
  
• 10/5/2021: “Navigating a Live Trial during a Global Pandemic is not for the Weary” at Women En Mass, Speaker.
  
• 2/28/2019: Update on IVC Filter Litigation, Masters of Mass Tort, Faculty Member.
  
• 7/13/2011: “The Public Disclosure Bar in a Nutshell,” presented to Qui Tam Litigation Group at American Association for Justice 2011 Annual Convention, Speaker.
  
• 7/14/2010: “The ABCs of IRS Whistleblower Fraud Cases” at American Association of Justice 2010 Annual Convention, Speaker.
• 2/14/2004: “Should You Just Sit There? Active Participation in the Defense Deposition” at Association of Trial Lawyers of America 2004 Winter Convention, Panelist.
• 3/29/2004: “Discharge Cases: Proposition 65’s Sleeping Giant?” at Prop 65 News Conference & Seminars 2004, Panelist.
• 5/2004: National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) Southern Deposition Program, Faculty Member.
• Chief Articles & Notes Editor, Texas International Law Journal, (1993-94).

Bar Admissions

• Texas
• New York
• California
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Central District of California
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
• U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri
• Missouri

Other Affiliations

• American Association for Justice
• Dallas Trial Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association
• Environmental Law Section, State Bar of Texas