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 Office of General Counsel
John B. Connally Bldg.
6th Floor
301 Tarrow
College Station, Texas 77840

979.458.6120
979.458.6124 (direct)
979.458.6150 (fax)

kworman@tamus.edu

Practice Areas
Governance
Institutional Compliance
Litigation & Dispute Resolution


Admissions
Texas
California
U.S. District Courts
  Northern District
  Southern District
  Eastern District
  Western District
U.S. Court of Appeals
  Fifth Circuit

Assistants
Melissa Parker, Legal Assistant
Dana Sweet, Legal Secretary

 

Kristen L. Worman
Assistant General Counsel

Kristen's practice focuses primarily on research compliance, export control, and governance matters.   She represents the System and its members in proceedings before state and federal agencies, such as the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Department of Education and the National Science Foundation Office of Inspector General.  She also advises System members regarding compliance with System policies and regulations.

Kristen has a broad legal background with more than 15 years of experience in state and federal administrative and appellate law.  She joined the Office of General Counsel in April 2010.  Prior to joining the OGC, she served as Staff Attorney for Justice Jan Patterson at the Third District Court of Appeals in Austin, Texas.  Kristen is board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Administrative Law.

Working as an Assistant Attorney General in the Natural Resources Division of the Office of the Attorney General from 2000-2005 and in the Habeas Corpus and Capital Litigation Divisions from 1996-1998, Kristen represented state agencies, including the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and the former Motor Vehicle Board of the Texas Department of Transportation, in state and federal courts, including the Texas Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.  Kristen has also worked in private practice representing clients before state administrative agencies.


Professional Activities & Affiliations

Member, State Bar of California, 1995 (inactive)
Member, State Bar of Texas, 1996
Board Certified, Administrative Law, 2002, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS)
Member, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
             Administrative Law Advisory Commission, 2006-2012
             Administrative Law Exam Commission, 2005-2011
Member, National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)

Education

J.D., 1995, University of California, Hastings College of the Law
       Blum Scholarship Recipient
       Moot Court Board
       Hastings Communications & Entertainment LawJournal
B.S., Economics, with Finance minor, 1989, Texas A&M University, cum laude
       University Honors Program Graduate
       McFadden Scholarship Recipient