Sidebar with TCDLA

On Episode 18 of Sidebar with TCDLA, Patrick McCann kicks off the first episode of our Capital Defense series by sharing his approach to handling capital cases and offers his advice to younger lawyers looking to get into capital defense work.

As criminal defense lawyers, parole is something we often have to consider when consulting with our clients who are facing potential jail time. On this episode, Sean Levinson (Austin) joins us to discuss his parole practice and share his insight into parole law.

Family violence cases are some of the most difficult cases we, as defense lawyers, are tasked with defending. On this episode, Lisa Greenberg (Corpus Christi) shares her tips and approach to handling family violence cases that we can use in our own practice. This episode is one you don't want to miss!

This episode is a continuation from our last episode, where we discuss some of the recent significant appellate decisions from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

On this episode of Sidebar with TCDLA, Laurie Key (Lubbock) kicks off the new year with an interview about starting her career as a solo practitioner, some of the challenges she's faced along the way, and shares her thoughts on why we do what we do as criminal defense lawyers.

On this episode, Yvonne London with the Texas Fair Defense Project shares her knowledge about the differences between expunctions and non-disclosures. Yvonne also discusses the different resources that the Texas Fair Defense Project provides for indigent defendants in Texas, and what steps you should take to find out if you qualify for those resources.

On this episode, we sit down with criminal defense attorney, John T. Hunter (San Antonio), to discuss significant changes to the Texas bail system after the Legislature passed Senate Bill 6 last year.  John provides an overview about SB6, shares his experience dealing with the new bail procedures, and offers his take on future bail issues.

Does the right to counsel mean the same thing for everyone accused of a crime?  Geoff Burkhart, Executive Director of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission, answers that question and gives us an in depth look at the current state of indigent defense in Texas.