Associate Director of Trial Advocacy and Associate Professor of Law, Legal Practice, McGeorge School of Law
JD, South Texas College of Law, Houston
BA, Texas A&M University, College Station
Professor Dominique Hinson joined the 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ McGeorge School of Law in July 2024 as Associate Director of Trial Advocacy and Associate Professor of Law, Legal Practice. She teaches in McGeorge’s award-winning Trial Advocacy program and coaches top-ranked competition teams.
Previously, Professor Hinson was Director of Appellate Advocacy and an adjunct professor at South Texas College of Law Houston, where she taught advocacy courses and coached advocacy for ten years. She also serves as a faculty member for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA), training lawyers nationwide.
An expert in advocacy education, she has presented at conferences such as Educating Advocates: Teaching Advocacy Skills (EATS) and the Training Advocates Conference. She was the 2023–2024 Vice President of Moot Court for the National Association of Legal Advocacy Educators.
Before academia, Professor Hinson practiced commercial litigation and employment law in Texas, where she is admitted to practice in multiple federal courts. She holds a JD from South Texas College of Law Houston, where she was co-chair of the Board of Advocates, a Dean’s Outstanding Advocate, and inducted into the Order of the Barristers. She holds a BA in Political Science from Texas A&M University. Passionate about advocacy, she helps businesses and creators navigate legal challenges.