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Janet Burnett
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Board Certified in Texas Criminal Law
Practice Areas
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Licensed in Missouri for 10 years
State: Missouri
Acquired: 2015
No misconduct found
Licensed in Texas for 39 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 1986
No misconduct found
Location
Janet Burnett, Attorney at Law
105 S. Ridge Ct, Georgetown, TX, 78628
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Janet Burnett's Lawyer Endorsements
"Janet is an excellent Attorney! She can recite case law off the top of her head. She is very prepared and fights for her clients. I endorse this lawyer."
"Janet Burnett is one of the most experienced and talented lawyers in the entire state of Texas. Her knowledge of criminal law and procedure is virtually unparalleled. It is a blessing to know her and to have her as our Senior Trial Attorney."
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Experience
Honors
2004
Outstanding Government Attorney, El Paso Bar Association
2002
La Chingona: Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year, El Paso Criminal Defense Association
Work Experience
2016 - Present
Solo practice, Janet Burnett
Associations
2016 - Present
Williamson County Bar Association
2016 - Present
Williamson County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
2016 - Present
Third Judicial Region of Texas Capital Murder AppointmentQualified for Lead Appellate Counsel
1994 - Present
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Texas Appellate Division
State Bar of Texas, Criminal Justice Section
State Bar of Missouri
State Bar of Missouri Criminal Law Section
Education
1986
University of Texas School of Law
Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
1983
Trinity University
Bachelor of Arts (BA),
Speaking Engagements
2024
Wilco Spring CLE
Mistakes of Appellate Counsel
2022
Williamson County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association CLE
Recent Opinions, Effective Assistance of Counsel, and Experts
2020
Williamson County Criminal Defense Lawyers CLE
Ethics and Effective Assistance of Counsel
2019
Williamson County Criminal Defense Association Meeting
Case Law Updates
2019
Capital Defense College
Case Law Updates
2018
Williamson County Criminal Defense Bar CLE
Ethics: Discovery and Privileges
2018
Federal Bar Association (Del Rio chapter)
Ethics: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and the Supremes
2018
Capital Murder Symposium
Some Toxins Are Deadly in Small Doses
2018
Capital Defense College
Case law updates
2017
The Entrapment Defense: How far is too far in a Drug Case?
The Entrapment Defense: How far is too far in a Drug Case?
2017
2017 Spring Bench Bar Conference
Case Law Updates/Jury Charges
2016
Bell Bench Bar Association
Ethics
2015
lunch seminar
Survey of Recent SCOTUS cases
2015
Indigent defense seminar
Investigation and Jury Charges
2014
Lunch seminar
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
2013
Lunch seminar
Take the Padilla and run: Collateral Consequences
2012
Indigent Defense Seminar
Rules of Criminal Evidence
2011
Appellate Law Seminar
Survey of Recent TCCA cases
2005
lunch seminar
DNA
1998
Indigent defense seminar
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Publications
2025
The Voice (TCDLA))
Creative Methods of Attack to the Intersection of Texas Penal Code 21.02 & Tex. Code Crim. Proc. 38.37
2023
TCDLA Appellate Seminar. Raising the Bar
The Jury Charge and the Building Blocks of Your Case
2018
Voice for the Defense (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Michael Morton and Attorney Client Privilege
2016
Voice for the Defense (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Ethical Pitfalls of Providing Legal Advice
2013
Voice for the Defense (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
"Attenuation of Taint: Empty Promises of the Fourth Amendment"
2004
Voice for the Defense (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
"Time Credit and Restitution"
Languages
English