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Adam T. Whitten

Senior Lecturer

University of North Texas

Department of Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law

(940) 565-3054

Email: Adam.Whitten@unt.edu

Education

  • JD, Texas Tech University School of Law, 2012
    Major: Law
  • BA, Texas State University, 2005
    Major: Psychology

Professional Positions

    Professional

  • President and Managing Attorney, Whitten & Whitten, PLLC. Whitten & Whitten, PLLC. (2017 - Present).
  • Associate Attorney, Michael J. Whitten & Associates, PC. Michael J. Whitten & Associates, PC. (2012 - 2016).

Licensures and Certifications

  • Admitted to Practice, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. (2016 - Present).
  • Admitted to Practice, United States Court, Eastern District of Texas. (2013 - Present).
  • Admitted to Practice, State Bar of Texas. (2012 - Present).

Professional Memberships

  • Denton County Bar Association. (2012 - Present).
  • State Bar of Texas. (2012 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Continuing Education Program, A minimum of 15 hours of continuing education programs annually certified by the State Bar of Texas, State Bar of Texas. Various,United States of America. (2012).
  • Continuing Education Program, Flipped Course Initiative training, UNT LEEF. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (June 8, 2026 - June 11, 2026).
  • Continuing Education Program, Certificate of Excellence in Teaching Online Training Program, UNT LEEF. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (February 1, 2026 - May 5, 2026).
  • Continuing Education Program, Generative AI Institute for Teaching, UNT DSI-CLEAR. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (February 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • BLAW 3430 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, 46 courses.
  • BLAW 3996 - Honors College Mentored Research Experience, 1 course.
  • BLAW 4770 - Real Estate Law and Contracts, 3 courses.
  • BLAW 4900 - Special Problems, 4 courses.
  • BLAW 5400 - Law for Accountants and Managers, 13 courses.
  • BLAW 5410 - Business Law for Managers and Entrepreneurs, 3 courses.

Non-Credit Instruction

  • Guest Lecture, (September 30, 2025 - September 30, 2025).
  • Guest Lecture, (December 3, 2024).
  • Guest Lecture, (October 11, 2022).
  • Guest Lecture, (March 1, 2022).
  • Guest Lecture, (October 12, 2021).

Directed Student Learning

  • Honors Project, "Why Repair-and-Remedy Disputes Dominate Texas Landlord–Tenant Litigation," Political Science. (January 12, 2026 - April 30, 2026).
  • Honors Contract, "The Impacts of Tariffs & International Trade Law," Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (September 5, 2025 - December 5, 2025).
  • Honors Contract, "The Grey Area of the Tax Code: How a lack of Clarity Encourages Fraud," Accounting. (September 5, 2025 - December 5, 2025).
  • Honors Contract, "Effects Of Immigration on US Real Estate," Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (February 5, 2025 - May 5, 2025).

Awards and Honors

  • Super Lawyer - Rising Star, Thompson Reuters. (2023).
  • Super Lawyer-Rising Star, Thompson Reuters. (2022).
  • Super Lawyer-Rising Star, Thompson Reuters. (2021).
  • Super Lawyer-Rising Star, Thompson Reuters. (2020).
  • Super Lawyer-Rising Star, Thompson Reuters. (2019).
  • Mediator of the Year 2015, Denton County Alternative Dispute Resolution Program. (2015).
  • Editor-in-Chief, Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal. (2011).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Law Review

  • Whitten, A.T. (2011). Biased? Probably Not: How the Rule in Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co. Affects Texas Administrative Law Judges and the Elected Appellate Judiciary. Other. 3 (1) Texas Tech School of Law. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1811050

Service

University Service

  • Faculty Advisor, University of North Texas Undergraduate Moot Court Team. (August 1, 2026 - Present).
  • Program Coordinator, Awards coordinator. (August 30, 2024 - Present).
  • Program Coordinator, BLAW 3430 Assessment Coordinator. (August 30, 2023 - Present).
  • Faculty Advisor, Business Law Advisor. (August 30, 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, FIREL Personal Affairs Committee. (August 30, 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, G. Brint Ryan College of Business Ethics Statement Committee. (August 30, 2023 - Present).
  • Faculty Advisor, UNT Undergraduate Moot Court Team. (August 1, 2025 - July 31, 2026).
  • Committee Chair, Search Committee - BLAW Lecturer. (August 1, 2025 - December 5, 2025).
  • Faculty Advisor, University of North Texas Undergraduate Moot Court Team. (August 1, 2024 - July 31, 2025).
  • Committee Member, G. Brint Ryan College of Business Diversity Statement Committee. (August 30, 2023 - August 20, 2024).
  • Faculty Advisor, University of North Texas Undergraduate Moot Court Team. (August 1, 2023 - July 31, 2024).
  • Committee Chair, Search Committee -- BLAW Lecturer search. (August 30, 2023 - December 31, 2023).
  • Committee Member, G. Brint Ryan College of Business Ethics Statement Committee. (September 3, 2021 - August 29, 2023).
  • Faculty Advisor, University of North Texas Undergraduate Moot Court Team. (August 1, 2022 - July 31, 2023).
  • Committee Chair, Search Committee - BLAW Lecturer search. (October 1, 2022 - April 30, 2023).
  • Committee Member, Inclusive Curricula and Pedagogy Review Committee. (January 31, 2022 - December 8, 2022).
  • Faculty Advisor (Coach), University of North Texas Undergraduate Moot Court Team. (August 1, 2021 - May 31, 2022).
  • Program Coordinator, Innovations in Teaching Seminar. (September 1, 2021 - May 1, 2022).
  • Other (Assistant Coach), University of North Texas Undergraduate Moot Court Team. (August 1, 2017 - July 31, 2021).
  • Other (Competition judge and outside coach), University of North Texas Undergraduate Moot Court Team. (August 1, 2012 - July 31, 2017).

Public Service

  • Other (Volunteer Mediator), Denton County Alternative Dispute Resolution Program. (2012 - Present).