Larry Timothy Perrin is an American legal scholar and academic administrator who was the sixth president of

Lubbock Christian University Lubbock Christian University (LCU) is a private Christian university associated with the Churches of Christ and located in Lubbock, Texas. Chartered originally as part of a grade school called Lubbock Christian School in 1954, the institution br ...

from 2012 to 2019. He currently serves as senior vice president of

Pepperdine University Pepperdine University () is a private research university affiliated with the Churches of Christ with its main campus in Los Angeles County, California. Pepperdine's main campus consists of 830 acres (340 ha) overlooking the Pacific Ocean and t ...

Early career

Perrin was a trial attorney at Gary, Thomasson, Hall & Marks Professional Corporation in

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from 1987 until 1992. He defended corporations in general civil litigation in state and federal courts. In 1992, Perrin began teaching law at

. In 2003, he became Pepperdine's first Associate Provost, and in 2007 he became the first Vice Dean of

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. Between 2012 and 2019, Perrin served as the sixth president of Lubbock Christian University in Lubbock, Texas. During his tenure, the university opened its first study abroad program, built several academic buildings, launched several academic centers and institutes, and more than doubled its endowment. In 2019, Perrin returned to Pepperdine in the role of senior vice president.

Publications

Perrin is the co-author of The Art & Science of Trial Advocacy (

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2009, Second Edition 2011), and co-author of a collection of case files: Case Files for Basic Trial Advocacy, also published by LexisNexis. He has also written more than 15 law review articles, with an emphasis in trial advocacy.

Education

Perrin received his Bachelor of Arts in History from Lubbock Christian University in 1984. While at LCU, Perrin served as the student body president his senior year and played for the LCU Chaparrals basketball team all four years. He holds the LCU men's basketball record for highest free throw percentage in a season with 89.8%. He graduated summa cum laude. Perrin graduated cum laude with his Juris Doctor from

Texas Tech University School of Law The Texas Tech University School of Law is an ABA-accredited law school located on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. The school offers three academic centers, ten dual-degree programs, a nationally recognized legal writing p ...

in 1987. While in law school he served as associate editor of the law review, had two articles published in the Texas Tech Law Review, and received the Outstanding Written Comment award. He was elected for membership into the

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and a member of the

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Honor Society.Lubbock Avalanche Journal Announces LCU Alum Named President
(Accessed May 2014)

References

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