Faculty and Alumni Showcase Series Free CLE featuring Gary Allison

Wednesday, December 02, 2009 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM

“Riparian Water Rights: Vampires of Oklahoma Water Law” Wednesday, December 2, 2009 Noon, Price & Turpen Courtroom, John Rogers Hall 3120 East 4th Place, The University of Tulsa

Members of the legal community can earn one hour of free CLE credit by attending the Dec. 2 Faculty and Alumni Showcase Series lecture featuring Gary Allison, vice dean and professor of law at The University of Tulsa College of Law.

Allison’s lecture is entitled “Riparian Water Rights: Vampires of Oklahoma Water Law.” It will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Price and Turpen Courtroom of John Rogers Hall, 3120 E. 4th Place. Lunch will be provided for those who register.

Allison is a fellow of the Sustainable Energy & Resources Law Program of the TU College of Law and the National Energy Policy Institute. His scholarship includes a casebook on regulated industries and numerous articles on constitutional law and energy policy. As special counsel to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, he helped organize and write a study of issues the OCC encountered in deciding whether to adopt various public utility standards proposed in the landmark Public Utilities Policies Act of 1978. Allison has been lead counsel on five State Supreme Court challenges to initiative petitions concerning state government reorganization, abortion rights, education reform, and congressional term limits. He also has been a Democratic nominee for Congress.

Also a TU alumnus, Allison earned a bachelor’s and law degree from TU in 1968 and 1972, respectively. He earned an LL.M. in 1976 in the area of economic regulation from Columbia University School of Law. He teaches constitutional law, water law, and regulated industries.

Those planning to attend should RSVP to Stephanie Eck at (918) 631-3723, or stephanie-eck@utulsa.edu.

Contact:
Stephanie Eck
stephanie-eck@utulsa.edu
918-631-3723