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Lance Caughfield is the Director of Advocacy Programs and Assistant Clinical Professor of Legal Advocacy at 51²è¹Ý Dedman School of Law. He is a board-certified appellate attorney, recognized for his work as a practitioner, coach, and instructor in advocacy for almost 30 years. Before joining 51²è¹Ý Dedman Law, Lance worked primarily in civil appeals at the law firm of Baker | Moran. He has extensive experience in trial litigation and in mediation, which he believes is important to understanding and successfully handling appellate work.

Lance has handled numerous appeals in state and federal courts throughout the nation, as well as before the Board of Immigration Appeals in pro bono matters. He has coached several teams at 51²è¹Ý Dedman School of Law to national championships, including the 2024 ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition moot court national champions. He also writes on advocacy in the Appellate Advocacy Blog and several other publications, including his own chapter on credibility in the ABA’s Litigation Manual: Jury Trials. Lance earned two degrees in Human Communications and Political Science from Abilene Christian University in 1993, then received his J.D. from the University of Texas in 1996.