Texan Wordy Thompson acts as the Director of Texas Discount Siding & Windows, where he oversees a team that provides expert installation of energy-efficient windows, siding, and fiber cement siding. Wordy Thompson began his educational path at Austin College in Sherman, Texas, where he earned degrees in both history and political science. After he graduated, Wordy Thompson enrolled at the Southern Methodist University’s (SMU) Dedman School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor.
Located in Dallas, Texas, the SMU Dedman School of Law boasts a diverse community of students and alumni who come from the U.S. and more than 75 countries. Known for its comprehensive education in the areas of intellectual property, commercial and tax law, dispute resolution and litigation, and corporate, international, and comparative law, the school also offers more than 165 courses on health and environmental law and oil and gas law.
Dedman Law offers a four-year part-time J.D. for professionals as well as a traditional three-year program. Joint degrees are also available in the form of a J.D./M.A. in Economics and a J.D./M.B.A.. Each is offered in conjunction with the SMU Department of Economics and the Cox School of Business, respectively. With an active student government, moot court and mock trial competitions, an excellent Career Services Office, five legal journals, and five legal clinics, the law school has cultivated a thriving intellectual atmosphere in which to study the practice of law. The school’s law journals include the SMU Law Review, the Law and Business Review of the Americas, The International Lawyer, the SMU Science and Technology Law Review, and the Journal of Air Law and Commerce, and students can receive credit for working on these publications. Staff are selected based on both a writing competition and academic performance.
In 2006, the school served as headquarters for the Appellate Judges Educational Institute, which brought more than 225 attorneys and judges to campus, including the Chief Justices of Texas and Indiana, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, and the Chief Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. In February of 2010, the school hosted a two-day summit between the U.S. Supreme Court and the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg. Attendees included U.S. Supreme Court Justices Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Justice Stephen Breyer, and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as well as 8 Advocate Generals and 27 Justices from the ECJ. An exciting upcoming event includes the 2010-2011 SMU Law Faculty Forum, which serves as part of a series of workshops and presentations from Dedman School of Law students and other national and international law schools.
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