About
Professional Summary
Experienced appellate and criminal defense recommend with accomplished heritage in State and Federal litigation. Over two decades of enjoy in both whitecollar and blue-collar instances starting from State misdemeanors to Federal felonies.
Education
University of Texas School of Law,
J.D., cum laude – 1995
Academic Publications
Yes: Juries Can and Should Correct the Overly Broad use of Criminal
Sanctions, in W.R. Palacios, P.F. Cromwell, R.G. Dunham, ed., Crime and Justice in America: Present Realities and Future Prospects, Prentice Hall,
2002
Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine (Carolina Academic Press, 1998) 334 pages.
Professional Publications
Rethinking the Jury, The Defender, July 2016 and Aug. 2015
Jury Persuasion in Criminal Cases Utilizing Solution Selling Techniques
Voice for the Defense, Dec., 2014
Proceeding Vaguely: Obstruction of a Pending Proceeding beneath 18 U.S.C. 1505
The Champion, Aug. 2014
Using Theories and Themes to Acquit the Guilty, The Defender, Winter, 2004
Book Review: The American Jury System (Contemporary Law Series) through Randolph N. Jonakait, The Champion, August, 2004
Anointing the Arbitrary; The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 28.01 (6), Voice for the Defense, June, 2004
Preserving the Presumption of Innocence and Protecting Against Burden Shifting: Identifying Mischaracterizations of Reasonable Doubt, Voice for the Defense, October 2003
A No-Compromise Jury Instruction, Voice for the Defense, June 2003
Jury Nullification in Capital Cases, Voice for the Defense, July/August 2000
The Lawyer’s Challenge, The Champion, January/February 2000
Not Fully Informed About FIJA (A Response), Judge’s Journal, Winter, 1997
Communication Skills, Voice for the Defense, December, 1996
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Legal Issues
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- DUI & DWI
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Experience
- Shareholder
Looney & Conrad
2005 - Shareholder
Lamson & Looney
1999 - Associate
Paul C. Looney & Associates
1997 - Lawyer
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
1996
Educations
Graduation year: 1993
