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.

On Episode 8, Jeff Shearer from White Settlement, Texas sits down with us for Part 3 of our New Lawyer Series. Jeff shares how his military background prepared him for law school and ultimately shaped his career as a solo practitioner.

TCDLA's New Lawyer Series continues with Lauren McCollum (San Angelo), who shares her experience starting out as a new lawyer to now working as a public defender in Concho Valley.  Lauren also gives us a few tips about starting your own practice as a newly licensed criminal defense lawyer.

TCDLA kicks off a new four-part series with some of TCDLA's younger members to talk about their path to the criminal defense bar.  On part one, Molly Bagshaw from Houston, Texas talks about starting out as a law clerk before becoming an associate attorney at Hochglaube & DeBorde.