Victoria Mikesell Mather

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1 Victoria Mikesell Mather St. Mary's University School of Law One Camino Santa Maria San Antonio, Texas (210) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: ADMINISTRATION: Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, present. Duties include student concerns: orientation, graduation, grade appeals, exclusions and appeals, transient requests, joint degree and certificate requests, adjunct hiring and scheduling, handbook and catalog revision, ex officio service on all academic law school committees, other assignments at the Dean's request (bar passage study, ABA site inspection self-study, faculty retreat). TEACHING: Professor of Law, St. Mary's University (Assistant , Associate , Professor since 1992, tenured since1990). Teaching areas of property, family law, estates and trusts, states and trusts, population law and policy, land use planning, environmental law, intellectual property. Phi Delta Phi Outstanding Professor Award, , (shared award); VISITORSHIPS/ SUMMER: Visiting Professor, University of Texas School of Law, Summer 1993, Visiting Associate Professor of Law, University of Illinois, Fall Faculty member, St. Mary's University School of Law summer program in Innsbruck, Austria, 1988, , 1995.

2 PRACTICE: Associate, Tepper & Gwinn, P.C., in Urbana, Illinois, Small firm practice in the areas of real estate, family law, small claims, estates and trusts, and small business. OTHER: Legal Research and Writing Instructor, University of Illinois College of Law, Urbana-Champaign, , Taught first year law students legal research, writing and advocacy skills. Urbana-Champaign, , Taught first year law students legal research, writing and advocacy skills. EDUCATION: Business Law Instructor, Parkland Community College, Champaign, Illinois; University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois; part-time, nine semesters during Taught business law survey course to undergraduate business students. LL.M., 1987, University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. J.D., 1981, University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. B.S. Journalism, 1978, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. PUBLICATIONS: Essay, Evolution and Revolution in Family Law, 25 ST. MARY'S L.J. 405 (1993). Article, No Harm, No Foul: Pornography (Violent and Otherwise), 14 UALR L.J. 455 (1992). Review Essay, A Scary Tale: Battered Women Who Kill Their Abusers, 18 Ohio N.U.L. Rev. 601 (1992). Article, The Magic Circle: Inclusion of Adopted Children in Testamentary Class Gifts, 31 S. TEX. L.J. 223 (1990).

3 Article, The Skeleton in the Closet: The Battered Woman Syndrome, Self- Defense, and Expert Testimony, 39 MERCER L. REV. 545 (1988). Article, The Antitrust Implications of Municipal Land Use Planning, 33 WAYNE L. REV. 965 (1987). Chapter, "Testamentary Transfers", for Thompson on Real Property (Michie, 1994). Chapters, "Planned Unit Developments" and "Subdivision Controls" for The American Law of Real Property (Matthew Bender, 1991). Chapter, "Adult Entertainment Zoning", for Rohan, Zoning and Land Use Controls (Matthew Bender, 1990). Teaching Materials, Population Law and Policy WORKS IN PROGRESS: Article on population law and policy Article on takings jurisprudence as it applies to subdivision controls, particularly in light of recent Supreme Court decisions. MAJOR LAW SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES: University: St. Mary's Faculty Senate, Member , Secretary, , President St. Mary's University Board of Trustees, Academic Affairs Committee, ex officio, member. University Budget Committee, alternate, member. St. Mary's University Alumni Board, Fund Raising Committee, , ex officio. University Task Force on Sexual Harassment Policies and Procedures, Faculty Senate Task Force on Academic Freedom,

4 Search Committee, Human Resources Director, Spring 2000 Search Committee, Vice President for University Advancement, Spring 1998 Search Committee, Assistant to Academic Vice President, Spring Search Committee, Vice-President for Student Development, Search Committee, Law School Dean, Law School - Major Committees: Admissions and Student Recruiting, , , Chair Faculty Appointments and Recruiting, , , , Chair, Co-ordinator, Student Speakers for Catholic Charities Adolescent Pregnancy Program, BAR ADMISSIONS: Illinois Texas OTHER PROFESSIONAL OR COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Member, American Bar Association, Texas State Bar, San Antonio Bar Association, San Antonio Women's Bar Association, ABA Custody Committee of the Family Law Section. Healthy Families San Antonio (formerly Child Abuse Prevention Services) Board of Directors, member , Vice President for Strategic Fundraising and Development , President 1999-present. United Way Program Review Team, Family Violence, 1994-present. Colonial Hills Methodist Church: Lay Minister/Counselor (Stephen Minister training) Member, Drama Ministry Sunday Collection Counter

5 Stewardship/Annual Pledge Drive Chair, Finance Committee member, Capital Campaign Steering Committee member, Pastor-Parish Relations Committee member 1997-present Participant, Planned Giving Seminar (for Not-for-Profits), Winton Smith & Associates, Memphis, Tennessee, Fall Member, Legislative Committee of Massage Parlor Task Force for Bexar County, Officer , Member , Altrusa, a professional women's service organization. SPEECHES/ PRESENTATIONS: Lecture on Domestic Partnership Legislation for the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identification Issues Section of the State Bar of Texas Summer Mini Bar-Review on Property Issues for St. Mary's Students Spring Adolescent Pregnancy Program, presentations in various high schools on Legal Issues Affecting Pregnant and Parenting Teens (Fall 1996, 1998) Training Session on Wills for Participants in the Wills Clinic for lowincome elderly in San Antonio, Fall 1997, co-sponsored by St. Mary's University School of Law, the Women's Law Association, and the Bexar County Women's Bar Association. Moderator, debate on U.S. military policy regarding gays and lesbians in the military, Fall Lecture, Universidad de Estodios de Posgrado en Derecho, for the Diplomado en Derecho Anglosajon Program in Mexico City. Lecture on U.S. Property Law, July Panel Discussion, St. Mary's University, Spring 1996, "Legal Implications of Same-Sex Marriages." San Antonio Legal Secretaries Association, Fall 1993, "A Summary of Texas Family Law." Bexar County Women's Political Caucus, Fall 1992, "Changing Times: Women in the Legal Profession."

6 St. Mary's University Family Life Center, Spring 1992, "Some Key Legal Issues for the Family Counselor." Seminar on Intellectual Property for Artists, Spring 1991, "Trademark, Copyright and Moral Rights for Artists." PERSONAL: Born: July 30, Children: Katherine, born August 24, Elizabeth, born September 22, 1996