Professor Wendy A. Humphrey

Assistant Professor of Legal Practice (806) 742-3990 ext 276 Email:

Admitted to practice in Texas and New Mexico, the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Texas and the District of New Mexico, and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Tenth Circuit.

Professor Humphrey earned her B.A. in Psychology, magna cum laude, from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, and she earned her M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction, summa cum laude, from Texas Tech University. She was selected as a Rhodes Scholar finalist in the State of New Mexico in 1994. She is certified to teach psychology, speech and debate, and history. Before attending law school at Texas Tech University, she taught honors history in an academic magnet program.

After graduating from law school, Professor Humphrey joined the law firm of Lovell, Lovell, Newsom & Isern, L.L.P., where she later became a partner. She focused her litigation practice on commercial law, personal injury law, and appellate law. She is also a trained mediator. Among other awards, she was selected by Texas Monthly as a 2007 Rising Star in the area of general litigation.

Professor Humphrey is active in the Texas Young Lawyers Association. She is a vice-chair of the TYLA National Trial Competition committee and a member of the TYLA State Moot Court committee. She is also a member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice.

At the law school, Professor Humphrey co-coaches the ABA National Negotiation team.

Degrees

B.A., Westminster College, 1995
M.Ed., Texas Tech University, 1997
J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law, 2001