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This year’s 19th Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Short Course brought
together more than 600 lawyers and judges to hear speakers on pertinent criminal defense
topics. This year included an appellate break-out session. Special thanks to Tom Pappas
(Dallas) and Danny Easterling (Houston), course directors, who did an outstanding job
of putting together this year’s line up of outstanding speakers.Thanks to all of this year’s
attendees for their support. Most of the comments from attendees were positive about the
move to the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center.
Please save the date for June 7-9, 2007 for next year’s Rusty Duncan at the Henry B. Gonzalez
Convention Center. Courses directors will be Randy Wilson (Abilene), Keith Hampton
(Austin) and Darlina Crowder (McKinney). The Hilton Palacio del Rio will be the host hotel,
with room blocks also available at the Menger Hotel and Red Roof Inn.
TCDLA is celebrating 35 years of service to its members. Thank to all our members. Thank
you for making TCDLA successful. TCDLEI celebrated 25 years of service to criminal
defense lawyers.
Joseph A. Martinez
Executive
Director’s
Perspective
The new TCDLA Punishment Manual written by Keith S. Hampton and Philip Wischkaemper
will be available for purchase in August.
The TCDLA Strategic Planning Committee will meet in South Padre Island. Stanley Schneider
is the chair. In the upcoming months, committee members will be putting together
a strategic plan for the association. They will be seeking membership input on the plan.
The committee will look at making recommendations to the TCDLA board about TCDLA’s
future.
Marisol Valdez has taken the position of director of media — print & web. She is assuming
responsibilities for the TCDLA website. Miriam Herrera has been promoted into the database
manager position. Susan Fuller has been promoted to the services clerk position.
8 VOICE FOR THE DEFENSE July/August 2006
Interested in starting a local defense bar TCDLA can help provide support to get started.
Want to rejuvenate your local defense bar TCDLA can help provide support to get restarted.
Please call Joseph Martinez at the home office for more information.
We are looking for members who want to speak at the CDLP seminars. Please call Rick
Hagen 940.566.1001 or Joseph Martinez for more information.
We are seeking articles for Voice for the Defense. Please call Emmet Harris, Cynthia Hampton
or Marisol Valdez for more information.
Good verdicts to all! G