Attorney Profiles

Current Employment Position(s):

Of Counsel

Visiting Trial and Appellate Judge, State of Texas, since 1997

Areas Of Practice:

Criminal Law

White Collar Crime

Criminal Taxation

Antitrust

Bankruptcy Fraud

Certifications/Specialties:

Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

 

Criminal Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Bar Admissions:

Texas, 1956

Massachusetts, 1969

U.S. Supreme Court, 1962

U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas

U.S. District Court Western District of Texas

Education:

The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1956

J.D.

University of Texas, 1953

B.A.

Published Works:

Criminal Law & Administration (Co-Author) West Publishing Company, 1964

 

Editorial Consultant, Matthew-Bender Law Book Company's Texas Criminal Practice Guide

Representative Cases:

Geesa v. State, 820 S.W.2d 154 (Tex.Crim.App. 1991)

 

Fisher v. State, 887 S.W.2d 49 (Tex.Crim.App. 1994)

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Lecturer, Advanced Criminal Law Course

 

Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Texas School of Law, 1963 - 1985

Honors and Awards:

Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation

 

Outstanding Young Lawyer in Travis County, Austin Junior Bar, 1962

 

Outstanding Criminal Defense Lawyer in Travis County, Travis County Bar Association, 1991

 

Fellow: State Bar College

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bar Association

Member

 

American Board of Trial Advocates, 1981 - Present

Member

 

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1988

President

 

Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1971 - 1972

President

 

Criminal Law Section, State Bar of Texas, 1974

Chairman

 

Travis County Bar Association

Member

 

Boston Bar Association

Member

 

Massachusetts Bar Association

Member

 

State Bar of Texas, 1969 - 1974

Member, Keeton Penal Code Revision Committee

 

Revision of the Texas Penal Code, 1993 - 1994

Governor's Committee

 

American Board of Criminal Lawyers

Member

Past Employment Positions:

Travis County, Assistant District Attorney, 1956 - 1960

 

Travis County, First Assistant District Attorney, 1959 - 1960

 

State of Texas, Assistant Attorney General, 1960 - 1961

 

State of Texas, Special Assistant Attorney General, 1961 - 1962

 

Law Enforcement Division, Chief, 1960 - 1961

 

Private Practice, Sole Practitioner, 1963 - 1990

 

University of Texas School of Law, Adjunct Professor of Law, 1963 - 1985

 

University of Texas School of Law, Adjunct Professor of Law, 1997 - Present

 

Texas State Court of Criminal Appeals, Judge, 1991 - 1996

 

Stumberg & Maloney, Criminal Law Administration

 

West Publishing Company, Criminal Law Administration

 

Matthew Bender Book Company, Editorial Consultant

 

Teague on Texas Criminal Practice, Editorial Consultant

Fraternities/Sororities:

Phi Alpha Delta

Birth Information:

November 20, 1927, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America

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