David Halpern

David Halpern practices in the areas of Student Affairs and Litigation.  David served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Texas for twenty years with a focus on personal injury and employment law. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law.  David is an adjunct professor at the Texas A&M School of Law, on the faculty at the University of Texas School of Law, the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, serves as teaching faculty for the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Supreme Court’s Permanent Commission for Children, Youth, and Families, and the National Association of Attorneys General.  His writings have been published in the Texas Bar Journal, Voir Dire quarterly, the Juror Connection, and he is a contributing author to the book, Practicing Medicine in the 21st Century.

Presentations
—Texas Aggie Bar Association Annual Meeting, 2021
—National Research Collaboration for Foster Alumni and Higher Education, 2020
—Texas Association of Community Schools, 2020
—Higher Education Human Resources Association, 2020
—ATIXA National Conference, 2016
—Advanced Civil Trial Law, State Bar of Texas, 2013
—Texas Government Law and Liability Conference, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013
—Masters in Trial Series, ABOTA, California 2011, Utah & Arkansas 2012
—Advanced Administrative Law, State Bar of Texas, 2009
—Texas Association of State Systems for Computing and Communications 2007
—Suing and Defending Governmental Entities, State Bar of Texas, 2003

Education
J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1994
Bachelor of Journalism, High Honors, University of Texas at Austin, 1984

Professional Affiliations
American Board of Trial Advocates, National Board, co-chair of Editorial Board and founder of the Teachers’ Law School Program
Texas Supreme Court’s Permanent Commission for Children, Youth, and Families Collaborative Council

Civic Involvement
Education Reach for Texans, Board of Director
Seedling Foundation, Mentor in Children of Incarcerated Parents Program

Admissions
Fifth United States Court of Appeals
United States Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas