Overview
Practice Areas
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50% Criminal Defense
16 years, 1,000 cases
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50% Appeals
16 years, 100 cases
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Fees and Payment Types
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Fees
Fixed (Sometimes), Free Consultation (60 minutes), Hourly ($300/hour)
Payment types
Cash, Check, Credit Card
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Contact Information
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About Me
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References
Client Reviews
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Posted by:
a client,
2007-07-02
over 4 years ago.
Client Review:
Very knowledgeable, scrupulous. Works hard, gets results.
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Peer Endorsements
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I endorse this lawyer. Mr.Conrad always handles himself in the highest professional manner. While courteous to witnesses, lawyers and judges, he...
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Endorsement from lawyer:
Roland Darby
, Sealy (TX), 10 months ago
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Résumé
License
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16 years since Clay S. Conrad was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Texas |
Eligible To Practice In Texas
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1996 |
03/09/2011 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
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Shareholder at
Looney & Conrad, P.C.
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1997–present
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Staff Attorney/Editor at
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
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1994–1997
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| University Of Texas |
Law |
Juris Doctor |
1995 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Achievement Award |
American Jury Institute |
1998 |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Associate Director |
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association |
2006-present
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| Member |
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit |
1997-present
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| Member |
Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association |
1997-present
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| Member |
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
1996-present
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| Member |
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association |
1996-present
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| President |
Professional organizations and associations |
2002-2005
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Portfolio
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Reputation Level 3
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Publications
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Publication |
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| Anointing the Arbitrary: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 28.01(6) |
Voice for the Defense |
2004 |
| Preserving the Presumption of Innocence and Protecting Against Burden Shifting: Identifying Mischaracterizations of Reasonable Doubt, |
Voice for the Defense |
2003 |
| Should Juries Nullify Laws They Consider Unjust or Excessively Punitive? (Chapter) |
Wilson, Cromwell & Dunham (ed.s), Crime and Justice in America: Present Realities and Future Prospects (2nd Ed., 2001) |
2001 |
| Death Qualification Leads to Biased Juries |
USA Today Magazine |
2001 |
| Jury Nullification in Capital Cases |
Voice for the Defense |
2000 |
| The Lawyer's Challenge |
The Champion |
2000 |
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Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine |
1998 |
| Scapegoating the Jury |
Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy |
1997 |
| Jury Nullification as a Defense Strategy |
Texas Forum on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights |
1995 |
See all 9 publications
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Defending the Undefendable |
CLE Seminar |
2005 |
| The Malleable Standard of Reasonable Doubt: A Tool for Argument and Voir Dire |
The Ultimate Jury Persuasion Seminar |
2003 |
| Evidentiary Relevance in Light of Old Chief and U.S. v. Rosenthal |
American Jury Institute Symposium |
2003 |
| Bringing them Home: What Makes Jurors Acquit? |
Annual Legal Education Conference |
2002 |
See all 4 speaking engagements
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