Dick Deguerin

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License

State	Status	Acquired	Updated
TX	Eligible To Practice In Texas	1965	05/28/2022

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Awards

Award name	Grantor	Date Granted
Honorary Order of the Coif	University of Texas	2013
Lifetime Achievement Award	Harris County Criminal Lawyers' Association	2008
Ultimate Defense Attorney	The Houston Chronicle	2004
Hall of Fame Award	Texas Defense Criminal Lawyers Association	2004
Nation's Tn Top Litigators	National Law Journal	2004

Texas' Top100Super Lawyers	Texas Monthly Magazine	2003
Atorney of the Year	Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association	1999
One of Top Ten Lawyers, Harris County in Past 100 Years	The Houston Chronicle	1999
"Houston' most famous defense attorney"	RO Magazine	1995
"Texas' best criminal defense attorney"	Texas Monthly Magazine	1994
Outstanding Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year	State Bar of Texas	1994
2 Greatest Texas Lawyer Past Quarter Century	Texas Lawyer Magazine	N/A
AV Rated since 1980 to present	Martindale-Hubbell	N/A
a Best Lawyer in America since 1983	Best Lawyers in America	N/A
Bar Registerof Preeinent Lawyer 2011 to present	Martindale-Hubbell	N/A

work experience

Title	Company name	Duration
Owner	DeGuerin, Dickson, Hennessy & Ward	1982 - Present
Associate	Foreman & DeGuerin	1971 - 1982
Trial Associate	Butler Binion Rice Cook & Knapp	1968 - 1971
Assistant Attorney	Harris County District Attorney's Office	1965 - 1968

associations

Association name	Position name	Duration
International Academy of Trial Lawyers		N/A
College of Master Advocates and Barristers		N/A
Texas Trial Lawyers Association		N/A
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association	Charter Member, former Director	N/A
Texas Board of Trial Advocates		N/A

Texas Bar Foundation	Fellow	N/A
National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys		N/A
The University of Texas, Keeton Fellows		N/A
International Society of Barristers	Fellow	N/A
American Bar Association		N/A
Houston Trial Lawyers Association		N/A
Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association	Charter Member, past President, former Director	N/A
Association of Trial Lawyers of America		N/A
American College of Trial Lawyers	Fellow	N/A
American Board of Trial Advocates		N/A
American Board of Criminal Lawyers		N/A
American Bar Foundation	Fellow	N/A

publications

Publication name	Title	Date
Texas Bar Journal	Effective 30-Minute Voir Dire in a Criminal Case: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly	2010
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	If They Holler, Make 'Em Pay....The Hyde Amendment	1999

education

School name	Degree	Graduated
University of Texas School of Law	JD	N/A

speaking engagements

Conference name	Title	Date
El Paso Bar Association	Tales from a Texas Trial Lawyer	2006
Criminal Defense Lawyers Association	Prosecution's Primary Duty: Seeing That Justice is Done	2006
56th Annual Meeting, London, England	Maintaining Honor, Integrity and a Sense of Humor While Representing the Scum of the Earth and Others Falsely Accused	2006

legal cases

Case name	Outcome
State of Texas v. Pei Yung Lee	Not Guilty
State of Texas v. Cesar Cazares	Dismissed
State of Texas v. Michael G. Brown	Not Guilty
State of Texas v. Cesar Cazares	Hung Jury
State of Texas v. Robert Durst	Not Guilty