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AGENDA

TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

Board MEETING

Chateau Bourbon, New Orleans

Updated (3/2/12)

Room – DH Holmes, First Floor

Saturday, March 10, 2012 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Introduction, Welcome, Gary Trichter, President
Roll Call
Inspiration Readings
Marjorie Bachman
Heather Barbieri
Emmett Harris
Kelly Pace
Introduction of Past Presidents and Guests
Presidents Comments
Recognizing our Veterans

Minutes
Review and approve minutes from December 3, 2011, TCDLA Board Meeting held in
Houston

Recognition of Fallen Heroes and Heroines, Gary Trichter
Don Killingsworth (Tyler)

Executive Director’s Report, Joseph Martinez
Staff Anniversaries
Annual Report
Financial Reports
Membership Report
TCDLA Directory Report/Plan for 2012-2013
401(k) Change, Lowering Age Coverage to 18 Years
Conflict of Interest Policy/IRS 990 Requirement
Publication Report, Rick Wardroup
Capital Assistance Report, Rick Wardroup

CDLP Committee Report , Jeanette Kinard

Budget and Finance Committee Report, Sam Bassett
TCDLA FY 2012 Budget

Voice for the Defense, Greg Westfall

Update TCDLA/Web APP, Grant Scheiner

25th Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course, Troy McKinney, Doug Murphy
and Stephanie Stevens

Orientation and Members Retreat, Lydia Clay-Jackson
July 17-21, 2012

Continued

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AGENDA

TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

Board MEETING

Chateau Bourbon, New Orleans

Updated (3/2/12)

Room – DH Holmes, First Floor

Saturday, March 10, 2012 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Other Commission and Taskforce Reports
Timothy Cole Innocence Commission (Kathryn Case)
Texas Forensics Science Commission (Robert “Bobby” Lerma)
Indigent Defense Taskforce (Knox Fitzpatrick and Tony Odiorne)
Public Integrity Commission (Gary Udashen)

Committee Reports International Consequences (Jo Ann Jacinto)
Judicial Integrity (Troy McKinney)
Affiliate Criminal Defense Bars Committee (Bobby Law Enforcement Integrity Database Collection
Mims) (William Harris)
Amicus Curiae (Brian Wice) Lawyers Assistance (Kelly Pace)
Budget & Finance (Sam Bassett) Legislative (Mark Daniel)
By-Laws (Adam Kobs) Listserve (Troy McKinney)
CDLP (Jeanette Kinard) Mental Health (Carole Powell)
CLE Topics Identification (Danny Easterling) Minority/Diversity Issues (Angela Moore)
Corrections & Parole (David O’Neil) Nominations (Lydia Clay-Jackson)
Courthouse Access Lawyer Badges (Lori Botello) Prosecution Integrity (Kerri Anderson-Donica)
Death Penalty (Jack Stoffregen) Public Defenders (Jaime Gonzalez)
Driving While Intoxicated (Lawrence Boyd) Rural Practice (Theodore Hargrove)
Ethics (Robert Pelton) Strategic Planning (Sam Bassett)
Federal Law (Richard Anderson) Strike Force (Michael Heiskell)
Financial Development (William Harris) TCDLA Law Students (John Convery)
Financial Records Transparency Policy Technology and Communication (Grant Scheiner)
(Clifton “Scrappy” Holmes) Young Lawyers (Jessica Phipps)
Hall of Fame (Clifton “Scrappy" Holmes)
Indigent Defense Database Collection Issues
(William Harris)
Innocence (Jeff Blackburn)

TCDLA Member’s Comments

Old and New Business
John Raley, TCDLA Honorary Membership
Declaration of Independence Project, Lydia Clay-Jackson
Public Defender Dues, Lydia Clay-Jackson

Adjourn

Celebration Lunch at Palace Café, 605 Canal St., New Orleans

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TCDLA/TCDLEI/CDLP - Save the Dates!

2012
February
 15-19: Member’s Trip | Napa Valley
 25: TCDLEI Board Meeting | Austin
March
 10: TCDLA Boards and TCDLA Executive and CDLP Committee Board Meetings | Chateau
Bourbon - New Orleans, Louisiana
June
 7-9: TCDLA 25th Annual Rusty Duncan | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center - San Antonio
 8: TCDLEI Board 31st Annual Meeting | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center - San Antonio
 8: CDLP 40th Committee Meeting | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center - San Antonio
 8: TCDLA Executive Committee Meeting | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center - San Antonio
 9: TCDLA Board 41st Annual Meeting | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center - San Antonio
July
 18-22: TCDLA Member’s Retreat | League City
 18: TCDLA/CDLP Orientation | League City
September
 15: TCDLA/TCDLEI Boards and TCDLA Executive and CDLP Committee Board Meetings |

Galveston
December
 8: TCDLA/TCDLEI Boards and TCDLA Executive and CDLP Committee Board Meetings |

Houston

2013
February
 20-24: Member’s Trip | Galveston Cruise
March
 9: TCDLA/TCDLEI Boards and TCDLA Executive and CDLP Committee Meetings | Austin
June
 13-15: 26th Annual Rusty Duncan | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center - San Antonio
 14: TCDLEI Board 32nd Annual Meeting | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center - San Antonio
 14: CDLP 41st Committee Meeting | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center - San Antonio
 14: TCDLA Executive Committee Meeting | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center - San Antonio
 15: TCDLA 42nd Annual Board Meeting | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center – San Antonio
July
 13: TCDLA/CDLP Orientation | South Padre Island
 17-21: Member’s Retreat | venue TBD
September
 21: TCDLA/TCDLEI Boards and TCDLA Executive and CDLP Committee Board Meetings | venue

TBD
December
 7: TCDLA/TCDLEI Boards and TCDLA Executive and CDLP Committee Board Meetings | venue

TBD

2014
February
 19-23: Member’s Trip | venue TBD
March
 8: TCDLA/TCDLEI Boards and TCDLA Executive and CDLP Committee Meetings | New Orleans
June
 12-14: 27th Annual Rusty Duncan | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center – San Antonio
 13: TCDLEI Board 33rd Annual Meeting | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center - San Antonio
 13: CDLP 42nd Committee Meeting | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center - San Antonio
 13: TCDLA Executive Committee Meeting | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center - San Antonio
 14: TCDLA 43rd Annual Board Meeting | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center – San Antonio

*Events and Board meetings are subject to change.

Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

Saturday, December 3, 2011
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Houston, Texas

Introduction
J. Gary Trichter, President calls the meeting to order at 10:25 am. A quorum was present.

Roll Call:

Officers P Danny Easterling P William Vitz
P J. Gary Trichter, President P Steven Gordon P Charles Coby Waddill
P Lydia Clay-Jackson, Pres- E Deandra Grant A James Whalen
Elect P Keith Hampton P Warren Alan Wolf
P Bobby Mims, 1st VP E Theodore Hargrove
P Emmett Harris, 2nd VP _ E Sam Lock Associate Directors
P Sam Bassett, Treasurer P Jani Maselli P Marjorie Bachman
P John Convery, Secretary P Reynaldo Merino E Rick Berry
P Greg Westfall, Voice P Patrick Metze P Kelly Case
Editor P David Moore P Sharon Curtis
P Doug Murphy P Robert Fickman
Directors P David O’Neil P Melissa Hannah
P John Ackerman P Kelly Pace E Craig L. Henry
P Heather Barbieri P Shawn Paschall P Jo Ann Jacinto
P Robert Barrera P Stephanie Patten A Steve Keathley
P Lawrence Boyd A Bruce Ponder E Laurie Key
P Fred C. Brigman E Carole Powell P Adam Kobs
P F. Clinton Broden P Bennie Ray P Michael McDougal
P Ray Rodriguez, Jr. E Anthony Odiorne
_ P Jaime Carrillo P Sarah Roland P Oscar Pena
P Jason Cassel A George Scharmen P John Hunter Smith
E Erika Copeland E Fred Stangl P Edward Stapleton
E Harold Danford E Clay Steadman
E James Darnell A George Taylor
P Nicole DeBorde E Gary Alan Udashen
P Emily Detoto Munoz

Key: P = Present; E = Excused Absence; A = Unexcused Absence

Past Presidents in Attendance: David Bires, Bill Harris, Scrappy Holmes, Robert Lerma,
Cynthia Hujar Orr, Stanley Schneider

Staff: Joseph Martinez, Melissa Schank, Donna Hurta, Rick Wardroup, Jamie Williams

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Inspirational Readings
The first reader was Sam Bassett followed by Warren Wolf.

Recognition of Guests – John Boston, former TCDLA Executive Director and Buck Files,
President-Elect of the State Bar of Texas.

Comments from the President
Gary thanked course directors for their hard work.
• Federal Criminal Law, October 6, 2011, Abilene, Richard Anderson and Randy Wilson.
• Stuart Kinard Memorial Advanced DWI, October 13-14, 2011, San Antonio, Troy

McKinney, Doug Murphy, John Fox and George Scharmen.
• Voir Dire, December 1-2, 2011, Houston, Emily Detoto, JoAnne Musick and Randy Wilson.

Recognition of Joseph Martinez’s Ten Year Anniversary
Gary presented Joseph Martinez with a plaque and gifts in honor of his ten year anniversary.

MOTION: Minutes
Approve minutes from September 24, 2011 TCDLA Board Meeting in Austin. Motion made by
Bill Harris, seconded by Greg Westfall. Motion carries.

Fallen Heroes, J. Gary Trichter
Gary observed a moment of silence for a member recently deceased - Arnold ‘Arnie’ Norman
Miller.

State Bar of Texas, Buck Files, President-Elect
Gave update on what the Bar is doing which includes: reporting pro-bono hours, ethics hotline,
looking at expanding TLAP, Veterans Program in Tyler, providing public schools with videos on
22 supreme court cases, making available $50,000 in scholarships for CLE, the Bar needs
authors for Journal articles.

Opinion 611, Robert Pelton
Mr. Pelton, Ethics Committee Chairperson, explained the issue of fee disputes in Opinion 611.

Executive Director Report, Joseph Martinez
• Staff Anniversaries

Joseph thanks TCDLA staff individually for their hard work and dedication. Jamie Pulaski-
Williams celebrates her second year with TCDLA.
• Membership
Current dues paying membership is at 3,193.
• Complimentary Memberships
Board members have three complimentary memberships to distribute and only half of those
were given out last year.
• Six New T-Shirts Will be Available Soon
• Membership Directory
At March’s meeting discussion will take place regarding next year’s directory format.
• TCDLA Logo
Committee will determine if logo is trademarked and will make recommendations regarding
its use.

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Publications and Capital Assistance Report, Rick Wardroup
Approximately half of the publications are at the editors. The Basics of Immigration book is
new and will be a great help. In October 2012, TCDLA will be providing a capital litigation
seminar with funds from the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Federal Department of Justice.

Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, John Ackerman
In the fall quarter, CDLP trained 920 criminal defense attorneys in eight seminars. The Court of
Criminal Appeals has decreased grant funding which will result in cost-cutting measures directly
affecting seminars. John will host a four day Psychodrama Program in Roundtop at the Festival
Institute on January 11-15, 2012. Fifty spots are available. Tuition is $750 per person. Public
Defenders will have travel stipends available.

Budget and Finance Committee, Sam Bassett
TCDLA’s budget is in good shape due in part to recouping part of the rental costs.

MOTION: Cancelling Bank Account and Transferring Funds
TCDLEI bank account had the wrong Tax ID. Motion made by Gary Trichter, seconded by
Adam Kobs. Motion carries.

MOTION: Add Two Signatories to Bank Accounts
Bennie Ray and Marjorie Bachman will assist Sam in signing checks and verifying bank
statements. Motion made by Gary Trichter, seconded by Emmett Harris. Motion carries.

Voice for the Defense, Greg Westfall
Since February 10th and the end of November the Voice for the Defense On-Line has had 434,733
hits. TCDLA’s entire archive is available on-line. Greg would like more members to participate
in the blog. It would help to make TCDLA look good as an organization and attract attention.
Blog on Opinion 611!

Technology Committee, Grant Scheiner
What the committee is working on:

1) Improving the TCDLA smart phone app that currently exists
2) Working on an organizational app

Rusty Duncan 2012, Doug Murphy
Next year’s Rusty is June 7-9, 2012 and is on pace. George Foreman will be speaking on “The
Will to Fight for Others.” We will be focusing on ethics this year – including Rule 611. There is
going to be a fun run and a bike ride. Different this year, there will be two tracks going on at the
same time which will provide more choices. Also, TCDLA would like to develop more
mentoring opportunities for lawyers with five years or less of experience. Board members and
past presidents will be asked to sponsor a new attorney for lunch on Thursday. The attendance
goal this year is to top 1,000 people.

Members Trip - Napa Valley, Stanley Schneider
The trip is scheduled for February 15-19, 2012 at the Meritage Resort. There will be two hours
of CLE each morning. David Moore, Scrappy Holmes, David Guinn, David Botsford, Gary
Trichter and Stan will be speaking. The cost is $1250 per person.

Texas Forensics Science Commission, Bobby Lerma
January 13, 2012 will be the first meeting.

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Strike Force Committee, Cynthia Hujar Orr and Robert Fickman
• Congratulations to the Texas Forensics Science Commission. They issued the Willingham

report confirming that junk science led to the conviction and execution of Todd Willingham.
• The Strike Force is still litigating the case regarding the prosecutors who issued a search

warrant for the attorney’s work product during a trial. They are now in a hearing to
determine whether a court of inquiry should be had or a mistrial with prejudice should be
granted. Countless TCDLA members have been participating.
• The Strike Force was called to help a young member in Beaumont who was in trouble by
angering the local prosecutors. Robert Fickman and JoAnne Musick wrote a brief on behalf
of the lawyer and went to Beaumont and were able to get the case dismissed.

Local Bar Affiliates, Bobby Mims
They are currently working with four counties: Nueces, Hidalgo, Bowie and Webb.

Bylaws Committee, Adam Kobs
They are putting together language for publication in the Voice and for June’s meeting that
would address any member, i.e. a student member, being able to be on the Board of Directors.

DWI Committee, Lawrence Boyd
There will be a DWI seminar in Arlington on May 3-4, 2012.

Financial Development, Bill Harris
Pat Ryan will be meeting with the staff and members of the Executive Committee. He will
provide his report prior to the February board meeting—the goal being to become more
financially independent through fundraising.

Federal Law, John Convery
The Federal Criminal Law Seminar will be in New Orleans on March 8-9, 2012. Course
Directors are John Convery and Henry Bemporad.

MOTION: Three Resolutions, Bobby Mims
Bobby is asking the board to approve three resolutions honoring: Dr. David Michael Wood, Thad
W. Davidson and James West Bogerdein for putting their careers and their own money on the
line to free their clients from unjust sentences. Motion made by Sharon Curtis, seconded by
Lawrence Boyd. Motion carries.

MOTION: To Make Justice Shirley Butts an Honorary Member of TCDLA
Motion made by Gary Trichter, seconded by Lydia Clay-Jackson. Motion carries.

Old and New Business
• Charlie Butts asks the board to consider his wife, Shirley, as an honorary member of

TCDLA.

MOTION: Adjourn at 12:40 pm.
Motion made by Bill Harris. Motion carries.

Respectfully submitted, Page 4
Joseph A. Martinez
Executive Director

TCDLA Board of Directors 12.03.11 – Final

Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA)
Accumulative Report – FY 2012*

(September 1, 2011 – February 15, 2012)

General Information

Staffing Accounting

FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012
11 14 11 646
Total Full-Time Staff 4 11 6 # TCDLA Checks 822 1,481 269
Total Part-Time Staff 15 25 7 # CDLP Checks 40
# TCDLEI Checks 548 748 955
Total:
Total: 120 127

1,490 2,356

Total Funds Managed

TCDLA/CDLP/TCDLEI (IN) FY 2011 FY 2012total FY 2012 TCDLA FY 2012TCDLEI FY 2012 CDLP
TCDLA/CDLP/TCDLEI (OUT) $2,802,006 $1,024,868 $403,328 $51,475 $570,065
$475,964 $40,489 $403,418
919,871

TCDLA and CDLP Seminar Summary

Number of Seminars Held Number Trained at Seminars

Organization FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 Organization FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012

TCDLA Seminars 10 14 6 TCDLA Seminars 2,278 2,526 574

CDLP Seminars 29 33 18 CDLP Seminars 2,368 3,662 1,939

Total: 40 47 24 Total: 4,646 6,188 2,513

Non-duplicate # 3,378 6,165 2,352

Memb of non-dup 1,913 2,438 1,121

Course Directors Speakers

Organization FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 Organization FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012

TCDLA Seminars 24 20 17 TCDLA Seminars 143 189 57

CDLP Seminars 57 50 32 CDLP Seminars 234 255 185

Total: 81 70 49 Total: 377 444 242

CLE Hours Approved by State

Death Penalty FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 Organization FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012
Death Penalty CLE 13 cle 25.5 cle 28 cle TCDLA Seminars 105 cle 169.75 cle 68.25 cle
0 ethics 2.25 ethics 10.25 ethics 11.25 ethics 3.5 ethics
0.75 ethics

Capital Attorneys 148 143 92 CDLP Seminars 189.75 cle 256.5 cle 160.75 cle
Trained 17.0 ethics 25.25 ethics 12 ethics

TCDLA Publication Summary

Publications Sold Publication Revenue (excluding seminar materials)

Organization FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 Organization FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012
TCDLA Publications
TCDLEI Publications 8,183 2,935 1,157 TCDLA Publications $68,953.86 $73,206.67 $22,180.55
Total:
NA NA NA TCDLEI Publications NA NA NA

8,183 2,935 1,157 Total: $68,953.86 $73,206.67 $22,180.55

TCDLEI Merchandise Summary
Merchandise Sold

Organization FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012
$7,660
TCDLEI Merchandise Total $22,024.50 $25,802 441

TCDLEI Merchandise Qty 1,356 1,542

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Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA)
Accumulative Report – FY 2012*

(September 1, 2011 – February 15, 2012)

Publications Completed (excluding seminar manuals)

TCDLA Publications

FY 2012 FY 2011 Continued
ALR/Occupational License Manual, 2011, updated by Rick Wardroup Texas Health and Safety Code Annotated, 2009-2010, Jan 2011, by
Health & Safety Code Annotated, 2011, by Kristi Ward Kristi Ward and Cynthia Hampton
Basics of Immigration, 2011, by Dean Calvin L. Lewis and Professor Texas Traffic Laws Annotated, 2009-2010, Dec 2010, by Kristi Ward,
David N. Strange updated by Cynthia Hampton
Trial Notebook 2011, by Rick Wardroup
Texas Annotated Criminal Codebooks, 2011-2012, by Cynthia FY 2009
Hampton & Kathleen Nacozy, updated by Cynthia Mendoza Appellate Manual, 2nd Edition, May 2009, by Cynthia Hampton
Texas Traffic Laws by Kristi Ward Texas Annotated Criminal Codebooks, Sept 2009, by Cynthia
Texas Constitution by Rick Wardroup and Angela J. Moore Hampton & Kathleen Nacozy
Search & Seizure, by Mike Charlton, 2nd Edition, Sept 2009, updated
Updating will be printed 30-60 days by Kelly Pace
Appellate Manual Annotated Rules of Evidence & Appellate Procedure, Feb 2010, by
Search and Seizure Cynthia Hampton and Philip Wischkaemper
Study Outline for Board Specialization Exam Trial Notebook, 4th Edition, 2010
Texas Punishment
Cheat Sheet Full Set

FY 2011
Administrative License Revocation and Occupational License Manual,
Feb 2011, updated by Cynthia Hampton and Celeste Villarreal
Texas Punishment 2010-2011, Jan 2011, by Philip
Wischkaemper & Keith Hampton, updated by Kristi Ward
Texas Annotated Non-Penal Code Crimes, 2009-2010, Jan 2011, by
Cynthia Hampton and Philip Wischkaemper

Membership Summary

Membership Membership Revenue
FY 2010
587 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012
342
Dropped Members 191 646 266 New Member Total $22,910 $29,530 $8,555
New Members 1,854
New Member Retention* 721 382 167 Renewal/Reinstated Total $372,076 $401,237 $168,772
Renewing Members 3,119
Reinstated Members 173 / 509 180/465 Total Revenue: $394,986 $430,767 $177,327
Total Members:
1,900 867

855 292 *2nd year members (new members from previous year who renewed)

3,175 3,201

TCDLA Website and Listserv Summary

TCDLA Website Summary

FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012
148,694
Visitor Hits 293,348 160,338 1,340,025
826,443
Member Hits 133,777 2,009,509
973
Total Hits throughout site 23,709,47 889,670 400,000
TCDLA Listserve 5 931
155
791 1,972

Voice Online Hits NA 300,000 8

Capital Listserve 154 156

Legislative Listserve 2,077 2,008

Indigent Defense 88

*Data for FY 2011 is for a full year. Data for FY 2012 is based on the period between 9/1/11 – 2/15/12 and is subject to change due to end of the year
financials. Report produced from IMIS database.

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TCDLA Seminar Report (11/16/11 - 2/15/12)

Seminar Code A120111 A120911 A010412 A011112
Seminar Name Voir Dire DWI Gas Chromotography Federal Law Psychodrama
CLE Hours 12.75 - 0 Ethics 4.25 CLE - .50 Ethics 26.50 CLE - 1.00 Ethics
Location Houston 7.25 CLE - 0 Ethics
Date December 1-2, 2011 Austin Lubbuck Roundtop
Income January 4, 2012 January 11-15, 2012
Program Income* December 9, 2011
Sponsor/Exhibitors Fees
Total Income $27,041 $24,008 $145 $20,375
$0 $0
Expenses $0 $300
Meeting Space/Food & Bev. 145 $ 20,375
Audio/Visual Sup. $ 27,041 $ 24,308 $
Speaker Travel/Expenses
Seminar Materials $6,204 $2,256 $253 $28,187
Staff Travel $4,224 $360 $0 $0
Freight $2,029
Promotion/Fax $1,957 $2,196 $208 $6,765
MCLE fees $1,314 $53 $0
TCDLA Subsidize $857
Misc $657 $386 $113 $184
Total Expenses $1,317 $0 $0 $0
$357
Cost per Head $578 $22 $156
$0 $102 $60 $0
Profit/Loss $2,455 $0
$20,058 $0 $0 $0
Additional Sales $63 $0
TCDLA Publications $163 $7,255 $708 $35,292
TCDLEI Merchandise
$ 6,983 $ $65 $24 $1,176
Attendance Breakdown *Not All Expenses Turned In *2 Programs
Pre-Registration (14,917)
Onsite Registration 17,053 $ (563) $
No Shows
Cancellations $1,322 $146 $0 $0

Staff* (not in attendance count) $435 $200 $0 $0

Member 109 22 22
Non-member 12 8 8
Judges 822
Scholarships 144
Course Directors
Speakers 2 332
Additional Comps
Total Attendance* 103 100 20 20
3422
0000
0000
3311

14 3 7 7
0100

123 111 30 30

*Report complied by the Seminar Department, non Accounting

CDLP Seminar Report (11/16/11 - 02/15/12)

Seminar Code P111611 P111711 P120911 P010412 P010512 P011112 P012712
Seminar Name PD DWI Capital Litigation 4th Annual Jolly Roger Nuts N' Bolts PD DWI
CLE Hours 5.0 - 0 Ethics 3.25 - 1.0 Ethics 31st Annual Prairie Dog Psychodrama 5.00 - 0 Ethics
Location Edinburg 6.50 - 0 Ethics 7.0 - 1.50 Ethics El Paso
Date November 16, 2011 South Padre Island Denton Lubbock 13.50 - 1.00 Ethics 26.50 - 1.00 Ethics January 27, 2012
Income November 17, 2011 January 4, 2012
Program Income December 9, 2011 Lubbock Roundtop
Sponsor/Exhibitors Fees
TCDLA Donation January 5, 2012 January 11-15, 2012

$181,251 $1,010 $2,385 $780 $4,290 $0 $1,075
$1,528 $0 $300 $0 $1,200 $0 $0
$140 $2,325 $0 $400
$799 $1,500 $925

Expenses $745 $2,592 $548 $215 $2,548 $5,550 $0
Meeting Space/Food & Bev. $0 $59 $240 $0 $0 $0 $0
Audio/Visual Sup. $1,093 $1,011
Speaker Travel/Expenses $1,224 $11,223 $1,352 $757 $2,356 $6,040 $0
Participant Travel/Expenses $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,372 $58
Seminar Materials $73 $27
Staff Travel $68 $73 $680 $58 $170 $0 $0
Freight $228 $496 $292 $113 $113 $121 $0
Promotion/Fax $435 $631 $168 $70
MCLE fees $0 $0 $0 $0
TCDLA Subsidize $61 $0 $98 $0 $0 $0 $23
Misc $70 $189 $1,840 $46 $203 $371 $1,188
Total Expenses $223 ($210) $73 $1,060 $3,444 $0
$23 $6,288 $22 $448 $281
Cost per Head $3,077 $23 $2,270 $9,450 $19,735
$15,075 $57
Additional Sales $90 $38 $53 $1,096 $20
TCDLA Publications $228 $0
TCDLEI Merchandise $25 $510 $0 *2 Programs * Not All Expenses Turn
$20 $255 $0
Attendance Breakdown $410 90 $446 $0 $0
Pre-Registration 22 21 48 $829 $0 $0
Onsite Registration 11 54 11 12
No Shows 12 143 18 5
Cancellations 6 10 1 8 35 0 55
3 2 10 4 2
Staff* (not in attendance count) 2 1 6 10 1
1 3
Member 2 77 3 21
Non-member 16 22 32
Public Defenders 13 33 19 108 0 26
Judges 15 0 50 0 29
Scholarships 0 1 0 0 18 0
Course Directors 0 0 0 0 0 01
Speakers 0 0 2 0 0 00
Additional Comps 2 0 9 5 15 0 1
Total Attendance* 3 2 0 4 5 03
0 16 111 0 0 00
34 0 60
66 178 18 60

*Report complied by the Seminar Department, non Accounting

CDLP Seminar Report (11/16/11 - 02/15/12)

Seminar Code P012712W P020212 P020912 P020912P P021012
Seminar Name PD DWI Indigent Defense
CLE Hours Winning Trial Tactics Mental Health/ Capital T Boot Camp 6.0 - 1.00 Ethics
Location 4.00 - 0 Ethics
Date 6.00 - 1.00 Ethics 14.50 - 1.00 Ethics 4.00 - 0 Ethics Dallas Dallas
Income February 10, 2012
Program Income Edinburg Houston Dallas February 9, 2012
Sponsor/Exhibitors Fees
TCDLA Donation January 27, 2012 February 2-3, 2012 February 9, 2012

$1,490 $805 $305 $180 $180
$0 $0 $0 $300 $0
$100
$120 $680 $58 $60

Expenses $628 $0 $0 $0 $0
Meeting Space/Food & Bev. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Audio/Visual Sup. $2,061 $0 $0 $203
Speaker Travel/Expenses $1,765 $0 $0 $0 $0
Participant Travel/Expenses $0 $73 $39 $49 $97
Seminar Materials $0 $0 $0 $0
Staff Travel $49 $0 $0 $0 $0
Freight $705 $0 $0 $0 $0
Promotion/Fax $203 $53 $56 $84
MCLE fees $0 $488 $60 $380 ($70)
TCDLA Subsidize $0 $12 $9 $12 $9
Misc $84 $2,836 $161 $496 $323
Total Expenses $140
$30
$3,400

Cost per Head $77 $44 $7 $11 $4

Additional Sales * Not All Expenses Turned * Not All Expenses Turned In * Not All Expenses Turn * Not All Expenses Turn * Not All Expenses Turned In
TCDLA Publications
TCDLEI Merchandise $665 $224 $0 $0 $30
$105 $55 $0 $0 $76

Attendance Breakdown 12 57 17 40 $71
Pre-Registration 32 8 7 7 $16
Onsite Registration
No Shows 1 3 4 2 $7
Cancellations 1 9 1 3 $2

Staff* (not in attendance count) 2 222

Member 8 38 6 11 14 322
Non-member 160
Public Defenders 19 6 69 18
Judges 24
Scholarships 6 0 6 22 47 6
Course Directors 0
Speakers 4 0 00 0
Additional Comps 29
Total Attendance* 0 0 00 0 61

2 2 11 1 0
602
5 19 4 4 6

0 0 00 0

44 65 23 47 86

*Report complied by the Seminar Department, non Accounting

Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Publications Quarterly Report

November 15, 2011 - February 16, 2012

TCDLA Publications Quantity Sold Amount Sold Avg print cost Net profit*
per item

ALR/Occupational License Manual, 2011 48 $924.99 $5.25 $672.99

ALR/Occupational License Manual, 2011 - CD 11 $220.00 $0.97 $209.33

Texas Annotated Criminal Codebooks, 2011 51 $2,633.38 $30.39 $1,083.49

Texas Annotated Criminal Codebooks, 2011 - CD 14 $255.00 $1.35 $236.10

Annotated Texas Rules of Evidence - Book** 18 $166.15 $9.66 ($7.73)

Appellate Manual - Book* 9 $810.00 $14.44 $680.04

Appellate Manual - CD* 5 $150.00 $1.35 $143.25

Basics of Immigration, 2011 - Book 16 $746.19 $5.79 $653.55

Basics of Immigration, 2011 - CD 8 $240.00 $1.35 $229.20

Criminal Trial Strategy, 2003 13 $390.00 $23.00 $91.00

Federal Forms CD, 2005 14 $316.99 $0.81 $305.65

Health & Safety Code Annotated 2009-10 - Book** 2 $10.00 $17.73 ($25.46)

Health & Safety Code Annotated 2009-10 - CD** 3 $25.00 $0.97 $22.09

Health & Safety Code Annotated 2011 - Book 9 $280.00 $19.31 $106.21

Health & Safety Code Annotated 2011 - CD 2 $60.00 $0.97 $58.06

PowerPoints for Voir Dire CD 23 $590.00 $2.65 $529.05

Search and Seizure – Book* 20 $1,500.00 $14.56 $1,208.80

Search and Seizure – CD* 11 $330.00 $1.35 $315.15

State Forms CD, 2007 24 $575.64 $2.80 $508.44

Study Outline for Board Spec. Exam, 2008 – Book 4 $300.00 $14.91 $240.36

Study Outline for Board Spec. Exam, 2008 – CD 4 $120.00 $0.97 $116.12

Texas Constitution, 2011 - Book 6 $300.00 $11.67 $229.98

Texas Constitution, 2011 - CD 8 $240.00 $1.35 $229.20

Texas Non-Penal Code Crimes Annotated 2009-2010 – Book** 4 $60.00 $30.08 ($60.32)

Texas Non-Penal Code Crimes Annotated 2009-2010 – CD** 5 $29.62 $0.97 $24.77

Texas Punishment - Book* 7 $525.00 $26.47 $339.71

Texas Punishment - CD* 9 $270.00 $1.35 $257.85

Texas Traffic Laws Annotated, 2011 – Book 12 $900.00 $27.72 $567.36

Texas Traffic Laws Annotated, 2011 – CD 17 $360.00 $1.35 $337.05

Trial Notebook, 2011 - Book 32 $1,530.00 $9.16 $1,236.88

Trial Notebook, 2011 - CD 11 $330.00 $1.35 $315.15

Trial Tabs 12 $35.00 $2.55 $4.40

CD Bundle* 4 $690.00 $9.99 $650.04

Cheat Sheets 248 $1,464.36 $1.44 $1,107.24

Cheat Sheet Full Set Book 2 $89.00 $11.70 $65.60

Total TCDLA Publication Sales $17,466.32 Net Profit * $12,680.60

Total TCDLA Publications Sold 686

Gross Publication Sales: $17,466.32

Publication Net Profit: $12,680.60

Net profit is calculated before labor, fees, and other expenses are applied.
*Estimated rates, has not gone to print, pre order sales.
**Outdated publication sold at sales rate.

TCDLA Membership Report (as of 2/16/2012)

2011 Members % of
Bar
State Bar FY 12 FY 12 Member as of Mem.
21%
County District Mem. New Drops Total 2/16/12 0%
Anderson 6%
Andrews 7 57 1 0 10 12 8%
Angelina 0%
Aransas 3 10 0 0 0 0 0%
Archer 9%
Armstrong 7 139 1 1 9 9 10%
Atascosa 33%
Austin 12 36 0 0 3 3 15%
Bailey 6%
Bandera 46 0 0 0 0 0%
Bastrop 15%
Baylor 31 0 0 0 0 10%
Bee 4%
Bell 11 35 0 0 3 3 4%
Bexar #DIV/0!
Blanco 13 51 0 0 4 5 6%
Borden 8%
Bosque 33 0 0 1 1 5%
Bowie 8%
Brazoria 11 34 0 0 4 5 11%
Brazos 0%
Brewster 8 106 0 0 6 6 0%
Briscoe 8%
Brooks 43 0 0 0 0 0%
Brown 4%
Burleson 12 27 0 0 3 4 5%
Burnet 10%
Caldwell 5 325 2 2 32 33 60%
Calhoun 6%
Callahan 10 5490 13 22 232 229 0%
Cameron 0%
Camp 8 24 0 0 1 1 14%
Carson 20%
Cass 30 0 0 0 0 3%
Castro 5%
Chambers 8 17 0 0 1 1 0%
Cherokee 0%
Childress 4 217 0 0 16 17 0%
Clay 0%
Cochran 13 625 3 4 31 32 0%
Coke 4%
Coleman 8 343 2 2 27 27 0%
Collin 23%
Collingsworth 1 35 1 0 1 4 7%
Colorado 29%
Comal 31 0 0 0 0 0%
Comanche 12 3 0 1 1 0 8%
Concho 17%
Cooke 8 50 1 1 4 4
Coryell
8 13 0 0 0 0

8 67 0 0 3 3

8 38 0 0 2 2

13 20 0 1 3 2

45 0 0 3 3

12 536 2 4 34 31

79 0 0 0 0

33 0 0 0 0

7 21 1 0 2 3

35 0 0 1 1

13 29 0 0 1 1

7 57 0 1 4 3

48 0 0 0 0

45 0 0 0 0
31 0 0 0 0

21 0 0 0 0

88 0 0 0 0

3 2104 8 5 72 79

32 0 0 0 0

13 22 0 065
1 252 1 2 20 18

4 17 0 0 5 5

21 0 0 0 0

4 48 0 0 4 4

3 41 0 0 7 7

TCDLA Membership Report (as of 2/16/2012)

2011 Members % of
Bar
State Bar FY 12 FY 12 Member as of Mem.
0%
County District Mem. New Drops Total 2/16/12 0%
Cottle 8%
Crane 42 0 0 0 0 0%
Crockett 0%
Crosby 22 0 0 0 0 0%
Culberson 2%
Dallam 2 12 1 0 0 1 0%
Dallas 7%
Dawson 35 0 0 0 0 0%
Deaf Smith 5%
Delta 11 0 0 0 0 0%
Denton #DIV/0!
Dewitt 3 10 0 000 0%
Dickens 11 15226 11 28 314 312 20%
Dimmit 0%
Donley 39 0 0 0 0 6%
Duval 9%
Eastland 3 14 0 0 1 1 0%
Ector 9%
Edwards 74 0 0 0 0 6%
Ellis 10%
El Paso 12 1318 2 3 63 66 20%
Erath 20%
Falls 11 15 0 0 0 0 2%
Fannin 0%
Fayette 30 0 0 0 0 0%
Fisher 0%
Floyd 11 12 0 0 0 0 4%
Foard 22%
Fort Bend 35 0 0 1 1 8%
Franklin 8%
Freestone 12 8 0 0 0 0 20%
Frio 5%
Gaines 4 31 0 012 0%
Galveston 2 170 0 1 17 16 10%
Garza #DIV/0!
Gillespie 11 3 0 0 0 0 0%
Glasscock 29%
Goliad 4 182 0 1 17 16 17%
Gonzales 8%
Gray 1 1198 4 6 73 75 11%
Grayson 11%
Gregg 4 59 0 1 8 6 9%
Grimes 18%
Guadalupe 8 10 0 0 1 2 0%
Hale 0%
Hall 4 20 0 0 4 4 0%
Hamilton 0%
Hansford 8 46 0 0 1 1 3%
Hardeman
Hardin 42 0 0 0 0

36 0 0 0 0

42 0 000
13 1367 0 4 56 54

79 0 0 2 2

8 24 0 0 2 2

11 12 0 0 1 1

35 0 0 1 1

13 686 3 3 33 34
32 0 000

11 62 0 0 4 6

20 0 0 0 0

13 8 0 0 0 0

11 17 0 0 5 5

3 24 0 1 5 4

10 193 0 3 18 15

7 302 1 3 36 34

8 28 0 0 3 3

11 133 0 0 13 12

3 28 0 1 4 5

31 0 0 0 0

8 14 0 0 0 0

36 0 0 0 0

44 0 0 0 0

13 59 0 0 2 2

TCDLA Membership Report (as of 2/16/2012)

2011 Members % of
Bar
State Bar FY 12 FY 12 Member as of Mem.
2%
County District Mem. New Drops Total 2/16/12 6%
Harris #DIV/0!
Harrison 14 21737 42 41 461 493 0%
Hartley 6%
Haskell 7 82 0 0 5 5 50%
Hays 12%
Hemphill 30 0 0 0 0 6%
Henderson 9%
Hidalgo 45 0 0 0 0 19%
Hill 12%
Hockley 8 390 4 2 21 24 11%
Hood 20%
Hopkins 34 0 022 30%
Houston 6 94 0 1 12 11 0%
Howard 17%
Hudspeth 12 962 4 12 65 61 9%
Hunt #DIV/0!
Hutchinson 8 35 0 0 3 3 11%
Irion 0%
Jack 3 16 0 0 3 3 14%
Jackson 0%
Jasper 4 82 1 1 9 10 4%
Jeff Davis 0%
Jefferson 7 38 0 0 5 4 7%
Jim Hogg 10%
Jim Wells 7 20 0 0 4 4 17%
Johnson 6%
Jones 3 20 0 0 6 6 14%
Karnes 4%
Kaufman 11 0 0 0 0 0%
Kendall 0%
Kenedy 4 69 1 0 10 12 9%
Kent 18%
Kerr 3 23 0 0 2 2 #DIV/0!
Kimble 0%
King 20 0 0 0 0 18%
Kinney 50%
Kleberg 49 0 0 1 1 13%
Knox 9%
Lamar 13 10 0 0 0 0 16%
Lamb 0%
Lampasas 13 28 0 0 4 4 4%
Lasalle 11%
Lavaca 17 0 0 0 0 0%
Lee 13%
Leon 13 672 1 1 25 25 13%
Liberty 12 3 0 000 0%
Limestone 9%
Lipscomb 12 46 0 0 3 3 6%
Live Oak
Llano 4 151 0 1 14 15

4 12 0 0 2 2

11 17 0 0 1 1

4 122 0 2 18 17

11 161 0 0 6 7

12 3 0 0 0 0

31 0 0 0 0

11 140 0 1 13 13

11 11 0 0 2 2

40 0 1 0 0

11 3 0 0 0 0

12 28 1 2 6 5

42 0 1 2 1

7 54 2 2 8 7

3 11 0 0 1 1

8 19 0 0 3 3

11 4 0 0 0 0

11 24 0 0 1 1

8 18 0 0 2 2

7 15 0 0 0 0

13 72 0 0 9 9

8 31 0 0 4 4

33 0 0 0 0

11 11 0 0 1 1

8 71 0 0 4 4

TCDLA Membership Report (as of 2/16/2012)

2011 Members % of
Bar
State Bar FY 12 FY 12 Member as of Mem.
#DIV/0!
County District Mem. New Drops Total 2/16/12 13%
Loving 0%
Lubbock 20 0 0 0 0 17%
Lynn 11%
McCulloch 3 776 14 10 91 104 #DIV/0!
McLennan 8%
McMullen 37 0 0 0 0 17%
Madison 0%
Marion 26 0 0 1 1 0%
Martin 13%
Mason 8 603 1 3 65 65 4%
Matagorda 7%
Maverick 11 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medina 3%
Menard 8 13 0 0 1 1 13%
Midland 0%
Milam 76 0 1 1 1 25%
Mills 11%
Mitchell 32 0 0 0 0 5%
Montague 25%
Montgomery 11 10 0 0 0 0 12%
Moore 0%
Morris 13 39 0 0 5 5 10%
Motley 15%
Nacogdoches 11 45 1 0 1 2 33%
Navarro 15%
Newton 11 45 0 1 3 3 5%
Nolan 14%
Nueces 22 0 0 0 0 #DIV/0!
Ochiltree 8%
Oldham 2 406 0 2 14 12 11%
Orange 10%
Palo Pinto 8 31 0 0 4 4 9%
Panola 0%
Parker 87 0 0 0 0 11%
Parmer 17%
Pecos 34 0 0 1 1 8%
Polk 0%
Potter 4 18 0 0 2 2 0%
Presidio 4%
Rains 13 1165 1 9 62 56 0%
Randall 0%
Reagan 3 16 0 1 5 4 14%
Real 0%
Red River 7 17 0 0 2 2 0%
Reeves #DIV/0!
Refugio 32 0 0 0 0 10%
Roberts 3%
Robertson 4 90 0 0 9 9 10%
Rockwall
Runnels 8 55 1 1 8 8

13 6 0 0 2 2

4 20 0 1 4 3

12 928 2 5 53 50
3 14 0 022

30 0 0 0 0

13 79 0 0 6 6

4 27 0 0 3 3

7 21 0 0 2 2

4 161 1 0 14 15
34 0 000

19 0 0 1 1

13 42 0 0 7 7

3 421 1 1 36 35

1 11 0 0 0 0

35 0 0 0 0

3 149 0 0 5 6

11 2 0 0 0 0

11 3 0 0 0 0

77 1 0 0 1

12 7 0 0 0 0

37 0 0 0 0

80 0 0 0 0

4 21 0 0 1 2

3 209 0 1 5 7

7 10 0 0 0 1

TCDLA Membership Report (as of 2/16/2012)

2011 Members % of
Bar
State Bar FY 12 FY 12 Member as of Mem.
3%
County District Mem. New Drops Total 2/16/12 0%
Rusk 17%
Sabine 7 35 0 0 1 1 12%
San Augustine 7%
San Jacinto 76 0 0 0 0 0%
San Patricio 0%
San Saba 76 0 0 1 1 11%
Schleicher 0%
Scurry 12 17 0 0 3 2 11%
Shackelford #DIV/0!
Shelby 12 70 0 0 5 5 5%
Sherman 0%
Smith 8 12 0 0 0 0 8%
Somervell 0%
Starr 32 0 0 0 0 0%
Stephens #DIV/0!
Sterling 39 0 1 2 1 0%
Stonewall 0%
Sutton 72 0 0 0 0 4%
Swisher 12%
Tarrant 7 28 0 0 2 3 0%
Taylor 33%
Terrell 30 0 0 0 0 0%
Terry 20%
Throckmorton 7 603 2 2 30 31 13%
Titus 2%
Tom Green 85 0 0 0 0 0%
Travis 0%
Trinity 12 39 0 0 2 3 9%
Tyler 0%
Upshur 46 0 0 0 0 23%
Upton 15%
Uvalde 41 0 0 0 0 5%
Val Verde 8%
Van Zandt 40 0 0 0 0 21%
Victoria 13%
Walker 35 0 0 0 0 0%
Waller 7%
Ward 54 0 0 0 0 12%
Washington 15%
Webb 5 4810 5 15 209 209 17%
Wharton 10%
Wheeler 4 240 1 2 29 29 0%
Wichita 0%
Wilbarger 33 0 0 0 0 5%
Willacy 6%
Williamson 39 0 0 3 3 0%
Wilson 41 0 0 0 0 4%
Winkler 18%
Wise 4 25 0 0 4 5
Wood
2 199 0 1 25 25

10 9220 9 19 216 214

78 0 0 1 0

7 15 0 0 0 0

7 33 0 0 3 3

11 2 0 0 0 0

10 31 1 0 7 7

2 72 0 0 11 11

4 42 0 022
13 172 0 0 13 13

13 109 1 4 27 23

13 45 3 0 2 6

13 7 0 0 0 0

13 71 0 165
12 321 3 6 41 39

13 46 0 0 7 7

46 0 0 1 1

4 213 1 0 20 22

8 12 0 0 0 0

48 0 0 0 0

8 809 3 2 43 44

11 31 0 1 3 2

44 0 0 0 0

4 54 0 1 3 2

7 44 0 0 8 8

TCDLA Membership Report (as of 2/16/2012)

2011 Members % of
Bar
State Bar FY 12 FY 12 Member as of Mem.
75%
County District Mem. New Drops Total 2/16/12 4%
Yoakum 0%
Young 34 0 0 3 3 0%
Zapata
Zavala 4 25 0 0 1 1 0%

Out of State 12 3 0 0 0 0 4%

Totals 11 5 0 0 0 0

9,222 0 0 0 0

89,318 166 260 3,130 3,168

2011-2012 Board Complimentary Memberships

Date First Name Last Name Expires Board Member

12/14/2011 Amanda Oster 11/30/2012 Adam Kobs
12/15/2011 Teresa Morales Ahnberg 11/30/2012 Adam Kobs
7/25/2011 Charles Medearis 6/30/2012 Bennie Ray
7/25/2011 Jorge Canales 6/30/2012 Bennie Ray
7/26/2011 Jeanette Richmond 6/30/2012 Bennie Ray
12/15/2011 John de la Vina 11/30/2012 Bennie Ray
7/25/2011 Tania Ward 6/30/2012 Betty Blackwell
7/25/2011 Shanon Keith Stanfield 6/30/2012 Betty Blackwell
7/26/2011 Renee Castillo-De La Cruz 6/30/2012 Betty Blackwell
7/26/2011 Latoya T. Colley 6/30/2012 Betty Blackwell
7/25/2011 Sean Carey 6/30/2012 Bill Wischkaemper
12/14/2011 Jon Curry 11/30/2012 Bobby Mims
11/7/2011 Daniel Avelar 10/31/2012 Carole J. Powell
11/23/2011 Paul Ray Pinon 10/31/2012 Carole J. Powell
11/23/2011 Jerry D. Parr 10/31/2012 Charles Coby Waddill
2/21/2012 Nathan Rogers 1/31/2013 Craig Jett
7/25/2011 Clinton Knorpp 6/30/2012 Cynthia Hujar Orr
7/26/2011 Sherri Watts 6/30/2012 Cynthia Hujar Orr
11/23/2011 Douglas Kim 10/31/2012 David P. O'Neil
2/21/2012 Ronald Chin 1/31/2013 David P. O'Neil
11/7/2011 Ryan Conway 10/31/2012 Deandra Grant
2/21/2012 Don Waggoner 1/31/2013 Deandra Grant
9/6/2011 Julio Ledezma 8/31/2012 Edward Stapleton
7/25/2011 Matthew L. Harris 6/30/2012 Fred M. Stangl
7/25/2011 Caroline A. Clark 6/30/2012 Fred M. Stangl
7/25/2011 Phillip Boggs 6/30/2012 Fred M. Stangl
9/6/2011 Shara Saget 8/31/2012 Gary Udashen
11/23/2011 Natasha Sherrod 10/31/2012 George Scharmen
2/21/2012 Robert Gunn 1/31/2013 George Taylor
11/23/2011 Michael Miller 10/31/2012 J. Gary Trichter
7/25/2011 Ryan Church 6/30/2012 J. Gary Trichter
7/25/2011 Kyle Brian Hoelscher 6/30/2012 J. Gary Trichter
7/26/2011 Frances Bourliot 6/30/2012 Jani J. Maselli
9/13/2011 Michael De Barros 8/31/2012 Jason D. Cassel
11/7/2011 Jeff Sanders 10/31/2012 Jason D. Cassel
2/21/2012 Carly Slack Anderson 1/31/2013 Jason D. Cassel
10/7/2011 Rebecca Spencer Tavitas 9/30/2012 Jo Ann Jacinto
2/21/2012 Chayah Skye 1/31/2013 John Convery
2/21/2012 Thomas Wynne 1/31/2013 John Hunter Smith
9/13/2011 Ryan Helms 8/31/2012 Kelly Pace
10/7/2011 Erica Leggington 9/30/2012 Kelly W. Case
10/10/2011 Lydia Johnson 9/30/2012 Kelly W. Case
10/10/2011 Blanca Lopez 9/30/2012 Kelly W. Case
9/6/2011 Frank Sellers 8/31/2012 Laurie Key
11/23/2011 Ashley Mayes 10/31/2012
Lydia Clay-Jackson

2011-2012 Board Complimentary Memberships

Date First Name Last Name Expires Board Member
Lydia Clay-Jackson
2/21/2012 Vincent D. Callahan 1/31/2013
11/7/2011 Lashawn Williams 10/31/2012 Lydia Clay-Jackson
7/25/2011 Ryan Edward Huie 6/30/2012 Marjorie Bachman
7/26/2011 Shane Boasberg 6/30/2012 Marjorie Bachman
7/26/2011 David M. Patin Jr. 6/30/2012 Michael Heiskell
8/8/2011 Letetia Patin 7/31/2012 Michael Heiskell
8/8/2011 Tammy Kidd 7/31/2012 Nicole DeBorde
12/15/2011 Gary Tabakman 11/30/2012 Nicole DeBorde
2/21/2012 Amanda Ruff 1/31/2013 Patrick Metze
2/21/2012 Maritza Gamboa 1/31/2013 Patrick Metze
1/5/2012 Alia Moore 12/31/2012 Randy Wilson
8/8/2011 Hector Bustos 7/31/2012 Reynaldo M. Merino
8/8/2011 Renee Rodriguez-Betancourt 7/31/2012 Reynaldo M. Merino
9/13/2011 Sylvia Vega 8/31/2012 Reynaldo M. Merino
8/8/2011 David Sloan 7/31/2012 Richard Alan Anderson
10/10/2011 Ciamille Knight 9/30/2012 Richard Alan Anderson
12/15/2011 Michael Gonzalez 11/30/2012 Robert Lerma
8/8/2011 Marshall McCallum 7/31/2012 Ronald L. Goranson
9/6/2011 Ivan Friedman 8/31/2012 Sam H. Lock
9/6/2011 Edith Brown 8/31/2012 Sam H. Lock
7/8/2011 George Roland 6/30/2012 Sarah Roland
7/25/2011 Brock H. Duke 6/30/2012 Sharon Curtis
9/6/2011 Karen Chesley 8/31/2012 Sharon Curtis
11/23/2011 Jeff Richter 10/31/2012 Sharon Curtis
2/21/2012 Mike Stratton 1/31/2013 Steve A. Keathley
2/21/2012 Doris Berry 1/31/2013 Tony Vitz
7/25/2011 Franz Michael Von Hoffman 6/30/2012 Warren Alan Wolf
7/25/2011 Megan Victoria Cook 6/30/2012 Warren Alan Wolf
7/25/2011 Justin Cook 6/30/2012 Warren Alan Wolf
7/26/2011 Allison Bedore 6/30/2012 William S. Harris

TOTAL: 75

Expired Membership Report by District
11/15/2011 - 2/16/2012

LAST NAME FIRST NAME CITY EMAIL WORK PHONE EXPIRED COUNTY
Out of State
Hatcher Mary Ponte Vedra Beach [email protected] (832) 754-1903 11/30/11 Saint Johns
Krug Karyl 12/31/11 Maricopa
Oyler Mac Scottsdale [email protected] (405) 232-4601
Trigilio Trisha (347) 302-2797 1/31/12 Oklahoma
Oklahoma City [email protected] 1/31/12 Kings
District 1
Abraham Brooklyn [email protected]
Anchondo
Anderson Joseph El Paso [email protected] (915) 544-7860 12/31/11 El Paso
Carter Daniel El Paso [email protected] (915) 533-1100 11/30/11 El Paso
Gutierrez Gregory El Paso [email protected] (915) 595-1380 11/30/11 El Paso
Thomas El Paso [email protected] (915) 543-9000 12/31/11 El Paso
District 2 Luis El Paso [email protected] (915) 577-0915
Martinez 1/31/12 El Paso
Monahan
Alvaro Midland [email protected] (432) 570-0056 12/31/11 Midland
District 3 Daniel Laredo [email protected] (956) 718-4600 12/31/11 Webb
Batson
Hall Joseph Amarillo [email protected] (806) 553-0907 12/31/11 Potter
King Steve Pampa [email protected] (806) 665-2050 1/31/12 Gray
King Misty Dumas [email protected] (806) 935-1170
McEachern Michael Lubbock [email protected] (806) 472-7236 11/30/11 Moore
Morgeson Terry Plainview [email protected] (806) 293-2669 12/31/11 Lubbock
Reeves Terri Lubbock [email protected] (806) 742-4312
Dennis Lubbock [email protected] (806) 775-5656 1/31/12 Hale
District 4 12/31/11 Lubbock
Allen 12/31/11 Lubbock
Bailey
Burnett Heath Stephenville [email protected] (254) 965-7838 11/30/11 Erath
Cowan Don Sherman [email protected] (903) 892-9185 11/30/11 Grayson
Crowder Bobby Munday [email protected] (940) 422-4525
Donaldson John Rockwall [email protected] (469) 757-3036 1/31/12 Knox
Galovich Darlina McKinney [email protected] (214) 544-0061 1/31/12 Rockwall
Hagen Tammie McKinney [email protected] (214) 726-9920 1/31/12 Collin
Hoffman Michael Abilene [email protected] (325) 677-6291 1/31/12 Collin
Kleckner H.F. Rick Denton [email protected] (940) 566-1001 12/31/11 Taylor
Maldonado Daniel Denton [email protected] (940) 566-6100 12/31/11 Denton
Piland David Dallas [email protected] (469) 733-2794 11/30/11 Denton
Arthur Frisco [email protected] (214) 619-2600 11/30/11 Collin
E. Granbury [email protected] (817) 579-0207 1/31/12 Denton
11/30/11 Hood

Expired Membership Report by District
11/15/2011 - 2/16/2012

LAST NAME FIRST NAME CITY EMAIL WORK PHONE EXPIRED COUNTY
Porter Gore [email protected] (469) 519-2718 1/31/12 Collin
Thompson Cynthia Allen [email protected] (254) 965-3298
Von Willer [email protected] (325) 232-6255 12/31/11 Erath
Blake Stephenville 1/31/12 Taylor
District 5
Boddy Dennis Abilene
Fawcett
Francis Otila Bedford [email protected] (817) 626-3266 11/30/11 Tarrant
Galliani Janet Fort Worth [email protected] (817) 348-0800 11/30/11 Tarrant
Gonzalez Paul Arlington [email protected] (817) 543-2600
Mallory Carlos Fort Worth [email protected] (817) 332-0777 1/31/12 Tarrant
Molina Stephanie Grapevine [email protected] (817) 424-9111 1/31/12 Tarrant
James Fort Worth (817) 924-3236 11/30/11 Tarrant
District 6 J.R. Fort Worth [email protected] (817) 624-4700 12/31/11 Tarrant
Ashford 11/30/11 Tarrant
Benson
Booth George Dallas [email protected] (214) 922-0212 1/31/12 Dallas
Bright Thomas Dallas [email protected] (214) 742-9898 12/31/11 Dallas
Bruder Bill Dallas [email protected] (972) 671-9155
Duke James Dallas [email protected] (214) 720-7778 1/31/12 Dallas
Earle Melvyn Dallas [email protected] (214) 987-3500 1/31/12 Dallas
Edwards Clifford Dallas [email protected] (214) 653-3550 11/30/11 Dallas
Enoksen Mary Jo Dallas [email protected] (214) 577-3616 12/31/11 Dallas
Garcia Remeko Cedar Hill [email protected] (972) 293-8888 12/31/11 Dallas
Gray Elisha Dallas [email protected] (214) 875-2471 11/30/11 Dallas
Haddad Andrew Dallas [email protected] (214) 578-6359 11/30/11 Dallas
Haid Edward Dallas [email protected] (214) 219-2192 12/31/11 Dallas
Harlan Manuel Dallas [email protected] (214) 653-3550 1/31/12 Dallas
Harper Howard Dallas [email protected] (972) 757-8087 12/31/11 Dallas
Jordan La'Donna Cedar Hill [email protected] (972) 293-8888 12/31/11 Dallas
Martin Laura Dallas [email protected] (214) 767-2746 12/31/11 Dallas
Morrow David Dallas [email protected] (214) 956-7824 1/31/12 Dallas
Peacock Tony Cedar Hill [email protected] (214) 405-3202 1/31/12 Dallas
Perini Kyle Garland [email protected] (972) 303-1743 11/30/11 Dallas
Reynolds Joshua Irving [email protected] 11/30/11 Dallas
Seibold Vincent Dallas [email protected] (214) 750-7477 1/31/12 Dallas
Wilson Sandra Richardson [email protected] (972) 744-0444 11/30/11 Dallas
Lauren Dallas [email protected] (214) 244-2612 1/31/12 Dallas
Russell Dallas [email protected] (214) 747-8900 12/31/11 Dallas
12/31/11 Dallas

Expired Membership Report by District
11/15/2011 - 2/16/2012

LAST NAME FIRST NAME CITY EMAIL WORK PHONE EXPIRED COUNTY
District 7
Fletcher Natalie Tyler [email protected] (903) 592-0055 12/31/11 Smith
Hagan James Longview [email protected] (903) 757-9877 11/30/11 Gregg
Haslam George Paris [email protected] (903) 784-7187
Larison Molly Longview [email protected] (903) 238-8184 1/31/12 Lamar
Larison Lance Longview [email protected] (903) 238-8184 11/30/11 Gregg
Mosher Michael Paris [email protected] (903) 785-4721 11/30/11 Gregg
Simmons Winfred Lufkin [email protected] (936) 632-3242 11/30/11 Lamar
Smith Samuel Athens [email protected] (903) 675-5005
Wintters Joshua Tyler [email protected] (903) 526-2922 1/31/12 Angelina
11/30/11 Henderson
District 8
Farrell 1/31/12 Smith
Jones
Lessman Gregory Temple [email protected] (254) 913-0778 12/31/11 Bell
Reaves Chad Bryan [email protected] (979) 823-7300 1/31/12 Brazos
Taylor Denton Waco [email protected] (254) 776-4544 1/31/12 McLennan
Tuegel Walter Waco [email protected] (254) 296-0020 1/31/12 McLennan
Ursha Rudy Brownwood [email protected] (325) 998-1980 1/31/12 Brown
Michelle Waco [email protected] (254) 757-0070
District 9 Richard Wimberley [email protected] (512) 847-1717 11/30/11 McLennan
Braniff 1/31/12 Hays
Cluck
Collins Thomas Austin [email protected] (512) 236-0505 11/30/11 Travis
Farenthold Tracy Dripping Springs [email protected] (512) 264-9997 1/31/12 Hays
Frank Stefanie Austin [email protected] (512) 441-1411
Galaviz Emilie Austin [email protected] (361) 853-7363 12/31/11 Travis
Gutzke David Austin [email protected] (512) 499-0969 11/30/11 Travis
Hurtado Michelle Austin [email protected] (512) 327-8855 12/31/11 Travis
Jones Susan Austin [email protected] (512) 415-9892 11/30/11 Travis
Larsen Jessica Austin [email protected] (512) 243-6976 12/31/11 Travis
Marcus Rickey Austin [email protected] (210) 710-7062
Parker Beth Austin [email protected] (512) 328-2867 1/31/12 Williamson
Sanchez Jim Austin [email protected] (512) 232-1475 12/31/11 Travis
Brett Austin [email protected] (512) 240-2394
District 10 Marco Austin [email protected] (512) 535-0807 1/31/12 Travis
Ambrosino 12/31/11 Travis
Azar-Farr 12/31/11 Travis
Bombara
1/31/12 Travis

Robert San Antonio [email protected] (210) 299-7630 11/30/11 Bexar
Simon San Antonio [email protected] (210) 736-4122 1/31/12 Bexar
Nicole San Antonio [email protected] (210) 212-8200
11/30/11 Bexar

Expired Membership Report by District
11/15/2011 - 2/16/2012

LAST NAME FIRST NAME CITY EMAIL WORK PHONE EXPIRED COUNTY
Carroll [email protected] (210) 829-7183 11/30/11 Bexar
Crawshaw John San Antonio [email protected] (210) 228-9444 11/30/11 Bexar
Futrell [email protected] (210) 444-0952 1/31/12 Bexar
Garza Adam San Antonio [email protected] (210) 225-3841 11/30/11 Bexar
Guyer [email protected] (210) 226-6808 12/31/11 Bexar
Hudson Alan San Antonio [email protected] (210) 860-0270 12/31/11 Bexar
Masson [email protected] (210) 212-9098 1/31/12 Bexar
Nicholas Abelardo San Antonio [email protected] (210) 227-4529 11/30/11 Bexar
Paxton [email protected] (210) 212-6700 11/30/11 Bexar
Soyars Ronald San Antonio [email protected] (210) 568-9400 12/31/11 Bexar

District 11 Cindy San Antonio
Clark
Davis Cynthia San Antonio
Hernandez
Stephen San Antonio
District 12
Escobar Dalila San Antonio
Esquivel
Flores Jodi San Antonio
Garcia
Garza Tom New Braunfels [email protected] (830) 624-0804 1/31/12 Comal
George Stewart Kerrville [email protected] (830) 257-8851 1/31/12 Kerr
Gill Jesse Floresville [email protected] (210) 320-8351 11/30/11 Wilson
Gonzalez
Guerra Omar Mission [email protected] (956) 585-9170 12/31/11 Hidalgo
Guerra Roel Edinburg [email protected] (956) 289-1414 11/30/11 Hidalgo
Hubbard Manuel Laredo [email protected] (956) 728-7474
Jones David Falfurrias [email protected] (361) 325-2585 1/31/12 Webb
Munoz Lila Laredo [email protected] (956) 523-4107 1/31/12 Brooks
Murphy Michael Corpus Christi [email protected] (361) 880-4040 11/30/11 Webb
Pena John Laredo [email protected] (956) 523-4101 1/31/12 Nueces
Perez Mark Corpus Christi [email protected] (361) 442-5124 11/30/11 Webb
Vega Alejandro Edinburg [email protected] (956) 381-4600 12/31/11 Nueces
Warner Armando Edinburg [email protected] (956) 287-4165 11/30/11 Hidalgo
William Edinburg [email protected] (956) 383-2777 12/31/11 Hidalgo
District 13 Star Brownsville [email protected] (956) 504-5403 12/31/11 Hidalgo
Adams Sergio Edinburg [email protected] (956) 381-5555 1/31/12 Cameron
Baker R. Kingsville [email protected] (361) 592-9361 1/31/12 Hidalgo
Oscar Laredo [email protected] (956) 722-5167 12/31/11 Kleberg
Katherine Edinburg [email protected] (956) 381-1800 11/30/11 Webb
Oscar Pharr [email protected] (956) 630-1970 12/31/11 Hidalgo
Larry Harlingen [email protected] (956) 542-4784 1/31/12 Hidalgo
11/30/11 Cameron

J. Huntsville [email protected] (936) 291-9900 12/31/11 Walker
Benton Conroe [email protected] (936) 494-2444 1/31/12 Montgomery

Expired Membership Report by District
11/15/2011 - 2/16/2012

LAST NAME FIRST NAME CITY EMAIL WORK PHONE EXPIRED COUNTY
Beeler [email protected] (361) 552-1630 1/31/12 Calhoun
Cohen James Port Lavaca [email protected] (281) 342-3321 1/31/12 Fort Bend
Deski [email protected] (979) 830-1530 1/31/12 Washington
Gordon Ronald Richmond [email protected] (979) 849-3330 1/31/12 Brazoria
Mauzy [email protected] (409) 974-4737
O'Fiel Susan Brenham [email protected] (409) 838-4848 12/31/11 Galveston
Orton [email protected] (936) 524-1413 11/30/11 Jefferson
Phillips Edlena Angleton [email protected] (936) 539-1006
Rice (979) 864-3000 1/31/12 Montgomery
Rogers Bruce Galveston [email protected] (832) 361-9955 1/31/12 Montgomery
Thomas (936) 653-8382 1/31/12 Brazoria
Wright Hugh Beaumont [email protected] (936) 291-2211 1/31/12 Fort Bend
Zorn [email protected] (832) 419-6113 1/31/12 San Jacinto
Jerry Montgomery 1/31/12 Walker
District 14 1/31/12 Fort Bend
Alaniz Mark Conroe
Bell
Booker Robert Angleton
Cheadle
Clifford Stephen Sugar Land
Downing
Gardner Damon Coldspring
Hanley
Jana Deborah Huntsville
Johnson
Jones William Sugar Land
Kalapatapu
Lee Selina Houston [email protected] (713) 878-1286 1/31/12 Harris
McClure Antoy Houston [email protected] (713) 686-6868 1/31/12 Harris
McLane Keysha Houston [email protected] (713) 723-3700 1/31/12 Harris
Mosbacker Bill Houston [email protected] (832) 439-6652 1/31/12 Harris
Olvera Daniel Houston [email protected] (832) 319-7749 12/31/11 Harris
Owmby Jeffrey Houston [email protected] (713) 368-0016 11/30/11 Harris
Peacock Samuel Houston [email protected] (713) 448-0303 1/31/12 Harris
Reiff James Houston [email protected] (713) 449-8392 12/31/11 Harris
Rushing Sucharita Bellaire [email protected] (713) 666-7576 1/31/12 Harris
Russo Ann Houston [email protected] (713) 523-5000 12/31/11 Harris
Schadewald Robert Houston [email protected] (713) 526-1171 1/31/12 Harris
Sharp Sesha Houston [email protected] (832) 398-1771 11/30/11 Harris
David Houston [email protected] (281) 444-4405 12/31/11 Harris
Don Houston [email protected] (713) 622-5873 1/31/12 Harris
Patrick Tomball [email protected] (281) 351-1545 11/30/11 Harris
Mervyn Houston [email protected] (713) 526-2246 11/30/11 Harris
Diana Houston [email protected] (713) 222-8881 1/31/12 Harris
Joseph Houston [email protected] (713) 222-0733 1/31/12 Harris
Jim Houston [email protected] (713) 225-6500 1/31/12 Harris
Grady Houston [email protected] (713) 231-7770 11/30/11 Harris
David Houston [email protected] (713) 877-1300 11/30/11 Harris
Ryan Houston (214) 566-5946 1/31/12 Harris
Amy Houston [email protected] (832) 438-8233 11/30/11 Harris
Matthew Houston [email protected] (213) 868-6100 1/31/12 Harris

Expired Membership Report by District
11/15/2011 - 2/16/2012

LAST NAME FIRST NAME CITY EMAIL WORK PHONE EXPIRED COUNTY
[email protected] (713) 520-5153 1/31/12 Harris
Williams Cornel Houston

Total: 166

Amicus Committee

In my time as Chair of the Amicus Committee, we have worked hard to ensure that TCDLA's views are
heard in those cases and in those tribunals where the committee believes it will do the most good.

We have authorized the filing of amicus briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court in cases involving Brady
violations and due process violations where an expert's testimony essential to the conviction has been
repudiated.

But of equal importance is being able to decline to file amicus briefs, as we have had to do in multiple
cases of late, where there is no compelling legal issue that warrants our intervention.

If you have any questions about our work, feel free to call me.

Brian Wice
Attorney At Law
440 Louisiana, Suite 900
Houston, Texas 77002-1635
Office: 713.524.9922
Cell: 713.826.1215
[email protected]

CORRECTIONS & PAROLE

COMMITTEE REPORT

March 2012

Prepared by:

David P. O’Neil
Chairman, Corrections & Parole Committee

Habern, O’Neil & Pawgan, LLP
P.O. Box 8930

Huntsville, TX 77340
[email protected]
Co-Chairman: Gary Cohen

Texas Board of Pardons & Paroles
Significant Developments

On February 9, the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole held their quarterly open meeting
in Huntsville, Texas. The meeting was followed by an afternoon open meeting workshop
attended by all Board members. The workshop continued on Friday morning. The two most
important items included approval of new parole guidelines for computing parole scores,
and the decision to implement deadlines for the submission of written materials to the
Board on behalf of individuals being reviewed for parole.

In their meeting, the parole Board discussed the Report and Modification/Update to Risk
Instrument and Instructions. The Risk Instrument is used to calculate the Parole Score for
inmates being considered for parole. The modification/update was approved. The Board
announced that Institutional Parole Officers (IPOs) will begin implementing the new
Guidelines in April of this year. I attached a copy of the approved new Risk Instrument and
Instructions to an email sent to the TCDLA list-serve.

The changes will result in many more inmates scoring as “low risk” and fewer as “high”
and “highest” risk (There will also no longer be a “highest risk” level for women.) Discussion
included a prediction that current parole approval rates of about 33% may rise to near 40% as a
result of the changes. The changes recognize different risk scoring for males than for females in
the age risk factor. This will result in generally lower risk scores for women, consistent with the
lower recidivism rate for women. Other changes included scoring in the risk factors for “all
property offenses” (2 points), the awarding of 2 points for inmates who belong to a “monitored
clique” and not just a recognized security threat group, scoring for current custody level, and an
overall adjustment in the points associated with each risk level. A list of the security threat
groups and monitored cliques is included in the “Instructions for Completing TBPP Risk
Assessment”. Those instructions were also disseminated on the TCDLA list-serve.

The Board approved some new offense severity rankings also used in computing the
parole guideline score for an inmate. A link to the complete copy of offense severity rankings
can be found on the Board’s web page.

The Board also voted to adopt a new Hearing Officer Training Manual. I have requested
a copy under Open Records and will send it out on the list-serve when received.

Finally, the Board approved a number of proposed amendments to provisions of the
Texas Administrative Code. Most dealt with pardons and restoration of rights for those who
successfully completed a deferred adjudication, and were necessitated by recent legislation
authorizing the governor to grant pardons for those individuals.

After the meeting, the Board participated in a workshop. The primary topic of concern
had to do with Board policies contained in 37 T.A.C. 141.60, Submission and Presentation of
Information, and 37 T.A.C. 141.61, Representation of an Offender. § 141.60 states:

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(c) In the event that an offender's case is in the review period, copies of all information and
arguments in support of an offender's release may be submitted to members of the parole panel
designated to consider the case. For this purpose, review period shall mean a period greater than
two months but less than six months prior to the month of the next scheduled review.
(d) For the purpose of Discretionary Mandatory Review, the review period shall mean a period
greater than thirty days but less than seventy-five days prior to the projected release date.

§ 141.61 states that “requests for appearances by persons representing offenders shall be
only when the offender's case is under review, during the review period.”

To date, these provisions have not been enforced by the Board for various reasons. The
Board plans to enforce the requirement that for offenders in the parole review process,
materials would have to be submitted to the Board at least two months prior to the month
of their next scheduled review. (For offenders being considered for Discretionary Mandatory
Review the period to submit materials and to request attorney interviews is at least 30 days prior
to the mandatory supervision eligibility date, but not more than 75 days prior to that eligibility
date. While the Board did not discuss strictly enforcing that rule, I believe that is already being
done but, if not, that can be expected when the deadlines for parole submissions become
mandatory.)

Based upon discussions at the Board’s Workshop, they were planning to announce
soon that they would be enforcing the submission deadlines, but indicated they do not
presently plan to begin enforcing the deadlines until six months or more after the
announcement is made. The submission deadlines will not be applied to cases where an inmate
arrives at TDCJ after they are already past their parole eligibility date. Those inmates not past
their parole eligibility date, but within their review date when they enter TDCJ, will be allowed
to submit materials and request attorney interviews, but details about submission deadlines for
those cases were not discussed at the workshop.

The Board Administrator will advise me when the Board decides on a date for
implementation, and I will send out another email on the list-serve at that time. The Board
expects to announce an implementation date by the end of March.

DWI Committee

In meeting the goals of our Mission Statement, the DWI Committee has accomplished the following:

1) The legislature is not in session, so new DWI legislation has not been an issue. I have personally
reviewed every Texas Register through yesterday and no new ALR rules have been proposed;

2) I have monitored all appellate decisions up to the 1/2/12 version of Casemaker Digest. I have printed
several decisions that merit inclusion in my paper for the 5/3-4/12 seminar but none are highly-
significant to DWI practice. The most noteworthy recent case appears to be U.S. v. Jones, which is
getting widespread discussion on the TCDLA list-serve already. I have received the Reader's Digest
version and I intend to read the actual opinion tomorrow. It seems to indicate that the 4th Amendment
is still alive and well. We tried to come up w/some kind of connection to DWI & we thought of the
apparent widespread problem that officers appear to be reading text messages, etc., on client's cell
phones following a stop. That was the only immediate connection that we could come up with at lunch;

3) You already have our list of speakers and topics for our 5/3-4/12 DWI seminar, which draws broadly
on talent throughout the State. Many of our topics are both exciting and up-to-the-minute timely,
particularly the topics covered by Ray McMains, Deandra Grant, and Robert Pelton. Definitely not the
same old stuff.

Defending the Lord's Children,

Lawrence G. Boyd
[email protected]

2012 TCDLA LONG RANGE PLAN

TCDLA Long Range Planning Committee Members: Sam Bassett (Chair), Gary Trichter, Bobby
Lerma, William Harris, Rick Hagen, John Convery, David Moore, Grant Scheiner, Philip
Wischkaemper, Michael Gross, Constance Luedicke

TCDLA Long Range Planning Committee Staff: Joseph Martinez, Melissa Schank

PREAMBLE

This Long Range Plan is the institutional guide for TCDLA during the next five years.
The goals of the Long Range Plan are intended to fulfill the purpose of TCDLA which is to
protect and ensure by rule of law those individual rights guaranteed by the Texas and Federal
Constitutions in criminal cases; to resist the constant efforts which are now being made to curtail
such rights; to encourage cooperation between lawyers engaged in the furtherance of such
objectives through educational programs and other assistance; and through such cooperation,
education and assistance to promote justice and the common good.

COMMITTEE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee has identified the following areas of particularized long range concern for
TCDLA. The Committee believes these areas should be thoroughly discussed and addressed by
the Board. Where appropriate, the Committee has recommended specific actions to implement
the stated goals.

Goal – Work to increase diversity among the membership of TCDLA
including both speakers and organizational leadership.

TCDLA recognizes the importance of the participation and involvement of women and
minorities in all aspects of the organization such as, but not limited to, seminar speakers, course
directors, committee chairs, and top leadership positions in TCDLA. The association will make
a concerted effort to encourage the participation of women and minorities for these positions and
to encourage women and minorities to join and participate in TCDLA. Some members have
expressed concerns about diversity issues within the TCDLA leadership and an objective
analysis of such issues should be considered in the short term along with coordinating such
efforts with the existing committees within TCDLA to implement any necessary changes.

Goal – Strive to increase TCDLA’s presence on law school
campuses across the State.

The majority of future TCDLA members will attend and graduate from a Texas law
school. As the statewide organization for criminal defense lawyers in the State of Texas,
TCDLA must continue to encourage law student interest in the study of criminal law. TCDLA
needs to create and support law school trial advocacy programs, internships, and other criminal

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law courses and programs that prepare law students to become professional criminal defense
lawyers. The TCDLA organization involvement with law schools and law students is sporadic,
well meaning but not at all well organized. TCDLA should consider and create an institutional
framework and create and designate specific programs for law student participation in the
TCDLA. Will a TCDLA Law Student Division, Section or Committee work best for TCDLA?
Should a law student be a regular or ex officio member of the TCDLA Board of Directors? If so,
should the law student member be elected by other TCDLA law student members? Or, should
selection of a law student Board Member position rotate yearly between the Texas law schools,
with the President or Chair of the law school criminal law organization affiliated with TCDLA
filling the position for a year? Should TCDLA encourage existing law school criminal law
associations to affiliate with TCDLA to create a law student division or section? Would this be
best accomplished with TCDLA and the local affiliate closest to the law school? TCDLA should
create a committee, and consider whether the committee should become a standing committee to
address the framework for future law student participation in TCDLA. The committee should
investigate and report on current and future law student programs for law student participation in
the TCDLA, including trial advocacy programs and TCDLA sponsored internships.

Goal - Keep TCDLA at the forefront of breakthroughs in technology
to provide the most current advance to our membership.

TCDLA has a Technology Committee which is currently involved in the following six
projects:

1. Organizational App – TCDLA plans to build an organizational app for smartphones and
other mobile devices. The app will be distinguishable from the TCDLA Legal App, which
contains federal and state criminal codes, rules and statutes. The organizational app may include
an online directory of TCDLA members, a system for registering for CLE, a method for
purchasing publications and merchandise, a system for renewing TCDLA membership, plus an
Amazontype “suggestions” feature for suggesting additional CLE and purchases to TCDLA
members. The Technology Committee estimates that TCDLA has budgeted up to $15,000 for an
organizational app. (It may be possible to use CDLP grant money to off-set as much as 40% -
67% of the cost of the organizational app.). Additional maintenance fees would be expected in
the years ahead. The Technology Committee is in the process of securing bids for developing
the organizational app, will study the bids, and report back to TCDLA leadership. The
Technology Committee hopes to have the construction well underway, if not completed, by June
2012.

2. Online CLE – TCDLA is exploring offering “Online CLE.” Many organizations,
including TCDLA’s competitors for CLE, offer online “streaming” of live or archived lectures.
The streaming may include audio or video with audio. The Technology Committee estimates
that TCDLA has budgeted approximately $1,000 for implementing a system. Additional funding
from CDLP may be possible. TCDLA is considering two basic options. The first option is to
develop our own system, which would allow TCDLA members to register online and pay
through a service such as PayPal. Upon payment, members would be emailed “viewing links” to
allow immediate access to CLE. A second option would be to contract out the entire process.

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Some services may be available, which would handle payment collection and online storage of
audio and video lectures. The service would presumably take a portion of the proceeds of each
CLE sale. All TCDLA would need to do is digitally recorded CLE lectures to the service. The
Technology Committee will meet with counterparts at the State Bar of Texas and ask which
system(s) the State Bar uses. TCDLA’s goal is to have a system in place by spring 2012.

3. E-Books for Publications – TCDLA is exploring offering select publications in “e-book”
1 format, for use on reader devices and tablet devices, such as Kindle, Nook and iPad. TCDLA
does not currently have a budget for this project. However, it is clear to the Technology
Committee that it is only a matter of time before the majority of TCDLA’s publications will be
offered in e-book or similar format. In fact, TCDLA may one day dispense with most or all of
its paper publications. In wading into this project, TCDLA could begin by offering three to five
of its best-selling publications on Amazon. The Technology Committee believes that Amazon
may charge as little as $39.99 per month, per publication. (Amazon also takes approximately
15% of the proceeds for each sale.). Supplying digital material to Amazon would not likely be a
problem, because TCDLA already offers many publications in .pdf format on cd-rom. (Although
our cd-roms contain digital material in suitable formats, cd-roms cannot be played on Kindles,
Nooks, iPads or any of the most popular mobile devices.). TCDLA does not have a target date
for completion of this project.

4. Video Conferencing – TCDLA is exploring video conferencing for TCDLA meetings.
This project has great potential for improving the quality of communication among and between
TCDLA staff, officers, board members and general members. It also has the potential to save the
organization significant money in travel costs. The Technology Committee estimates that $2,400
could be budgeted for a video conferencing project during 2011-12. However, at this point,
TCDLA is facing several hurdles to implementing a system. The first hurdle is deciding which
type of video conferencing method to use, as well as when and how to use it. Video
conferencing can either be “one way” or “two way.” One way video conferencing is a fairly
straightforward system in which a meeting location has a video camera and a microphone. The
speaker stands in front of the camera and talks into the microphone. A digital signal is uploaded
to the internet. Viewers can tune in from their desktop computers and (in the not-too-distant
future) their mobile devices. Remote viewers who do not attend meetings can only participate
via telephone. Two-way video requires a video camera and microphone at the meeting location,
as well as the locations for every remote viewer. Usually, two-way video participants in remote
locations have small video cameras and microphones mounted to their desktop computers. The
quality of the video can vary, depending on the sophistication of the system and the speed of the
internet connection. Although live, two-way video is a superior method for communication
among participants, very few (if any) systems allow more than several users in several different
locations at a time. Such limited systems would be impractical for large TCDLA committee
meetings or board meetings. Additionally, it could prove initially difficult to teach the
participants how to install and use their systems. Because the price for video conferencing
systems is supposed to drop over time, while the quality and ease-of-use are supposed to
increase, the Technology Committee recommends that it continue to study this issue as a long-
term project with no current target date for completion. The Technology Committee believes a
patient approach may yield the best result for this important project in the long run.

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5. Imus – The Technology Committee has overseen updates to the “Imus” software tasking
system for TCDLA. The Imus system performs many automated tasks, such as sending TCDLA
membership renewal notices and discount coupons on members’ birthdays. According to the
Technology Committee, TCDLA purchased the software, with a 67% off-set of the purchase
price by CDLP. This project is essentially completed.

6. Facebook & Twitter – TCDLA is considering recruiting volunteers to send “gossipy” and
fun information and material to our members via Facebook and Twitter social networking.
TCDLA needs people who are somewhat computer literate and who have discretion and
common sense when it comes to knowing what to post and what not to post. The Technology
Committee believes that social networking will become a vital tool in attracting and retaining
younger lawyers to TCDLA.

Goal - Develop alternative methods of fundraising to help insure
the long term financial stability of the organization.

Numerous opportunities exist to raise funds in a strategic fashion for TCDLEI or any
other entity that may come into existence to handle the strategic funding of TCDLA. Most of
these are tried and true fundraising methods that foundations, large and small, use to raise funds.
TCDLA would require the employment of a full time person for successful strategic fundraising.
The following comprise areas of strategic fundraising which could be pursued by TCDLA.

Planned Giving could be used for strategic fundraising. Planned giving includes several
avenues for a benefactor to leave a legacy. The downside with this approach is that it will
require a dedicated fundraiser to make the initial contacts with the benefactors and see that the
gift comes to fruition. The upside is that a good fundraiser, within a couple of years, will more
than pay for itself. First and perhaps easiest are stocks and bonds that someone has purchased in
the past and do not plan on using for retirement. This usually will include smaller amounts of
stock that may have been purchased over the years that the person may have even forgotten they
had purchased. The stocks or bonds are simply turned over to TCDLA and sold, placing the
funds in the foundation. The idea is not to play the stock market, but to liquidate immediately
and realize the benefits for the entity. In the same vein, old parcels of real estate can be donated
and liquidated for the proceeds. Again, someone has to be in charge of acquiring these
properties and liquidating them as well. Although they may not be worth a great deal, the person
may be happy to get rid of them so they can stop paying taxes on them. A common fundraising
plan is to get members to purchase insurance policies naming the entity as the beneficiary. The
gift can be in any increment depending on how much of a gift the donor wants to leave. This,
again, requires a full time fund raiser to coordinate on following through with these donors.
Again, the gift in the will can be cash, stocks, bonds, real property or anything of worth that can
be liquidated.

Grants could be used for strategic fundraising. There are private law firms across the
country (Texas Defender Service is an example) who depend almost entirely on private grants
for their funding. In addition, the Innocence Project receives grants for its operations outside the

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state grant it has received in the past. The TCDLA forensics program could be billed as an
innocence-based project and could readily tap into grant funding. It still makes sense to utilize
any outside funding as TCDLA seeks to grow its strategic funds.

Other fundraisers include a golf tournament such as the annual golf tournament at Rusty
Duncan. Sponsors for each hole allow all (or most of the) entry fees to be turned over to the
entity. The fact that it is a fundraiser could increase the attendance to that event. The Pachanga
party could be used as the membership party and the Friday night party could be a black tie affair
again, turning it into a fundraiser. These Galas usually include a silent auction and perhaps a
gambling night in addition to the food, drink and dancing. Sponsors (Lexis, West, etc.) are
usually utilized to offset the costs of the party so all proceeds from sales of tickets can go to the
fund. This would be a good opportunity for “older” lawyers to purchase extra tickets and invite
younger lawyers to introduce them to the “club.” Since this party has a history, the conversion to
it as a fundraiser will be made less difficult.

Nonprofit fund raising professionals are today every bit as much a profession as are
attorneys. They have a professional organization and a code of ethics. TCDLA should employ a
development officer who can widen our financial base.

Goal – Increase dialogue with other sections of the Bar, identify areas
of common interest, and collaborate with those other sections
to promote the interest of TCDLA and its members.

Criminal defense lawyers have often been unaware and/or unwilling to seriously consider
the impact of other practice areas. Other areas of practice are increasingly influencing policy and
practice of criminal defense. From a policy standpoint, the criminalization of conduct that used
to be considered “civil” in nature has increased. As this has occurred, it is critical for a criminal
defense lawyer to be educated and aware of developments in areas of the law that could impact
the representation of those accused, both in the investigative and litigation phases of criminal
defense practice.

The strategic planning committee has identified three areas of practice where TCDLA
should consider collaborative continuing education events. It is important to have increased
communication with leadership for purposes of informing and influencing policy, as well as
keeping lawyers up to date on changes in the law. The committee felt that the areas of Family
Law, Immigration Law and Bankruptcy Law were areas in which TCDLA should specifically
target for collaboration over the next five years. The following is an example of why an area
such as Family Law should be the subject of collaboration.

Family Law and Criminal Law are areas where coordination between TCDLA and the
leaders of the Family Law Bar is a necessity. Many attorneys only practice in one of the above
areas and yet are consistently involved in litigation which can impact each area of any given
case. For instance, many family law practitioners are making decisions to conduct hearings on a
protective order application following their clients’ arrest for assault in the context of a pending
or potentially pending divorce case. Another example of this scenario occurs when a child abuse

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allegation has been made and there are civil proceedings relating to the termination of the parent
child relationship in which hearings are being held and discovery is being instituted. In these
and other situations, it is critical for the civil/family law attorney handling the matter to be
educated on at least some of the basic principles of criminal defense so that the client may be
properly advised. In many instances, the best advice is to decline to participate in the process
altogether. The strategic planning committee has made initial contact with leaders of the Family
Law Bar and there is definitely an interest in a potential continuing education event taught by
both criminal and family law practitioners. Such an interdisciplinary seminar may open the eyes
from “both sides of the aisle” when it comes to handling cases that have both criminal and family
law aspects. It is hoped that TCDLA will work with the leadership of the Family Law Bar to
institute an initial continuing education event in 2012 or 2013. Another arena for linkage
between criminal and family law is in the area of policy influence. Both areas of practice are
governed largely by “code.” Thus, it is critical that communication and potential collaboration in
the area of lobbying the Legislature be strongly considered.

The practices of many TCDLA members include both criminal and family law. It is
important to remember that TCDLA should assist those members as much as those who have
more specialized practices. Regardless of this factor, even a specialized criminal defense lawyer
who handles cases involving child or spousal abuse allegations should be educated to a certain
extent on the family law perspective of such situations. Further, the impact on policy cannot be
underestimated either. After all, the family law lobby may carry more weight with certain
legislators than TCDLA. Teaming together may help to produce optimal results in any given
situation.

Recent Supreme Court decisions relative to the impact of convictions for certain crimes
on a person’s immigration status in the U.S. have made it imperative for most criminal defense
attorneys to at least have a rudimentary understanding of immigration issues in criminal cases. A
regular effort should be made to keep criminal defense attorneys up to date on developments in
immigration law. These impacts are constantly changing and being revised. It will be a
continuing project and should be a regularly scheduled continuing education component for
TCDLA.

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TCDLA BYLAWS
(as amended June 6, 2009)

Index | Bylaws

BYLAWS INDEX

AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP

Association, Art. IV

Application for Affiliation, Art. IV §3

Approval or Denial, Art. IV, §3(c)

Referral to Executive Committee, Art. IV, §3(b)

By-laws/Operating Rules Requirement, Art. IV, §2(b)

Eligibility for Affiliation, Art. IV, §2(a)

Qualifications, Art. IV §2

Revocation of Affiliation, Art. IV §5

Contested Revocation, Art. IV §6

Notification by Secretary, Art. IV, §6(a)

Petition for Reinstatement, Art. IV, § 6(a)

Approval or Rejection of Petition, Art. IV, §6(b)&(d)

Report to Board by President, Art. IV, §6(c)

Rights and privileges, Art. IV §4

Board shall grant, Art. IV, §4(a)

Reduced to writing, Art, IV, §4(b)

Individual Membership, Art. IV, §6

Eligibility, Art. IV, §6

BYLAWS
Amendment of Art. XIV
Dissolution of TCDLA, Art. XIV

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Business and Affairs Managed By, Art. VII, §1(a)
Executive Committee, Art. VII, §2

Members of, Art. VII, §2
Powers and Duties, Art. VII, §2
Members of,
Elected Officers, Art. VII, §1(a)
Immediate Past President, Art. VII, §1(a)
Editor, Significant Decisions Editor, Art.VII, §1(a)
Editor, VOICE for the Defense, Art. VII, §1(a)

Organization, Art. VII, §3
Procedures, Art. VII, §4
Powers, Membership & Terms, Art.VII, §1(a)

Qualifications, Art. VII, §7
Removal, Art. VII, §6

Absences, Art. VII, §6
Cause, Art. VII, §6

Terms of Directors, Art. VII, §1(b)
Vacancies, Art. VII, §5

COMMITTEES
Budget, Art. XI
Executive, Art. XI
Nominations, Art. XI
Others, Appointment by President, Art. XI

DUES
See FINANCES, infra

EDITOR
Significant Decisions Report, Duties of Editor, Art. X, §11(b)
VOICE for the Defense, Duties of Editor, Art. X, §11(a)

ELECTIONS, Art. IX, §1
Nominations, Art. IX, §3

Petition by Qualified Member, Art. IX, §3(b)
Voting member may nominate, Art. IX, §3(a)
Nominations Committee, Art. IX, §2
Officers, Art. IX, §1
Positions, Art. IX, §2
Time to meet, Art. IX, §2
Voting Procedures, Art. IX, §4

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Duties of, Art. X, §10(a)
Hiring of, Art. X, §10(b)
Termination of Employment, Art. X, §10(c)

By Board, Art. X, §10(c)(1)
By Designated Officers, Art. X, §10(c)(2)

FINANCES
Annual Dues, Art. V, §1
Budget, Art. V, §3
Dues Schedules, Art. V, §2

MEMBERSHIP
Affiliate, Art. III, §6
Application for, Art. III, §8
Charter, Art. III, §2
Eligibility, Art. III, §1
Honorary, Art. III, §4
Public Defender, Art. III, §7
Regular, Art. III, §1
Revocation of , Art. III, §10
Student, Art. III, §5
Sustaining or Voluntary Sustaining, Art. III, §3
Voting members, Art. III, §9

MEMBERSHIP AREAS, Art. III, §11

MEETINGS
Annual, Art. VI, §1
Notice of, Art. VI, §5
Quarterly, Art. VI, §2
Special Board Meetings, Art. VI, §3
Special Membership Meetings, Art. VI, §4
Voting, Transaction of Business, Art. VI, §6

Majority of Board, Art. VI, §6(a)
Quarterly meetings, Art. VI, §6(b)

NAME AND STATUS, Art. I

NONPROFIT CORPORATION
See NAME AND STATUS, supra

OFFICERS
Assumption of Office, Art. VIII, §3

President-elect, Art. VIII, §3(a)
Removal of Treasurer, Art. VIII, §3(b)
Election of, See ELECTIONS, supra
Officers of TCDLA, Art. VIII, §1
First Vice-President, Duties of, Art. VIII, §6
President, Duties of, Art. VIII, §4
President Elect, Duties of, Art. VII, §5
Second Vice-President, Duties of, Art. VIII, §7
Secretary, Art. VIII, §9
Treasurer, Art. VIII, §8

POLICIES OF THE CORPORATION
Authorization of Board of Directors, Art. X, §1
Special Circumstances, Art. X, §2
Pronouncement or Declaration of, Art. X, §1

PROCEDURE FOR VOTING
Business transacted by the Executive Committee, Board, and committees, Art. XII
Majority Vote of Quorum, Art. XII

PURPOSES OF TCDLA, Art. II

BYLAWS

ARTICLE I - NAME AND STATUS

The name of this organization shall be the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Association (“the Association”). It shall be
a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Texas.

ARTICLE II - PURPOSES

The purpose of the Association shall be: To protect and ensure by rule of law those individual rights guaranteed by
the Texas and Federal Constitutions in criminal cases; to resist the constant efforts which are being made to curtail
these rights; to encourage cooperation between lawyers engaged in the furtherance of these objectives through
educational programs and other assistance; and through this cooperation, education, and assistance to promote
justice and the common good.

ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP

Sec. 1. Regular Membership.
An attorney who is actively engaged in the defense of criminal cases, is eligible for membership in the Association.
Upon ceasing active engagement in criminal defense, the membership is revoked except for those who retire from the
practice of law.

Sec. 2. Charter Membership.
The charter members of the Association shall consist of members who, prior to December 31, 1971, signified their
intention to join the Association as charter members and whose membership applications were subsequently
approved by the Board of Directors.

Sec. 3. Sustaining or Voluntary Sustaining Membership. A regular or charter member is eligible for such
membership by the payment of dues established for such membership.

Sec. 4. Honorary Membership.
A person who has made an outstanding contribution to the welfare and has aided the achievement of the goals of this
Association may be elected an honorary member of the Association. An affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of
Directors is required to elect any honorary members. Honorary membership shall extend for an indefinite period.

Sec. 5. Student Membership.
A person who is enrolled in school of law in this state is eligible for student membership in the Association.

Sec. 6. Affiliate Membership.
A person active in a field which contributes regularly to the defense of criminal cases and the goals of the Association
is eligible for affiliate membership in the Association. Examples include full-time professors of law or criminal justice,
legal assistants and other support staff persons working for regular members, investigators, technical experts, law
librarians, out-of-state lawyers and other persons approved by the Board of Directors.

Sec. 7. Public Defender Membership. A full-time member of a federal, state or local public defender organization
actively engaged in the defense of criminal cases is eligible for public defender membership in the Association.

Sec. 8. Application for Membership.
(a) Each application for membership must be endorsed by one member of the Association.

(b) All applications shall be subject to approval by the president or executive director acting for the Board of Directors.

(c) At the discretion of the Board of Directors, an attorney who does not meet the requisites of Article III, Section 1
may be admitted as a regular member if he or she is otherwise qualified. Any such decision of the Board of Directors
shall be final and not appealable to the general membership.

Sec. 9. Voting. All members except honorary, affiliate and student members are entitled to vote as provided in Article
VI, Section 6.

Sec. 10. Revocation of Membership. May be revoked for cause by vote calling for such revocation by three-
quarters vote of the total members of the Board of Directors after notice and hearing.

Sec. 11. Membership Areas. The following are the membership areas of this association; 1 - West Texas; 2 -
Permian Basin; 3 - Panhandle; 4 - North Texas; 5 - Tarrant County; 6 - Dallas County; 7 - Northeast Texas; 8 - Central
Texas; 9 - Travis County; 10 - Bexar County; 11 - South Central Texas; 12 - South Texas; 13 - Gulf Coast; 14 - Harris
County.

ARTICLE IV – AFFILIATE ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP

Sec. 1. Other Associations. The Board of Directors may establish procedures and requirements by which other
voluntary bar associations may affiliate with this the Association.

Sec. 2. Qualifications of Affiliate Associations. To be eligible to become an affiliate association, a voluntary bar
association must:

(a) Be composed of persons of professional competence, integrity, and good moral character, who are actively
engaged in the defense of criminal cases, and who would otherwise qualify for membership in this association.

(b) Have objectives and purposes, as part of its own bylaws or operating rules, which are consistent with the by-laws,
objectives, and purposes of the Association, as determined by the Board of Directors.

(c) Not accept or allow members who are employed by any city, state or federal government or other entity as a
prosecutor of the criminal law, or who work in any other capacity which is in conflict with the objectives and purposes
of the Association. Notwithstanding this provision, affiliate associations may accept or allow members who accept an
appointment as a temporary prosecutor or as a temporary police legal advisor, so long as their acceptance of that
position is not inconsistent with the objectives and purposes of this association as set forth in Article II of these
bylaws. This provision shall not place a more restrictive membership requirement on an affiliate association than the
association places on itself under Article III, Sections 1-7 of these bylaws.

Sec. 3. Application for Affiliation.
(a) Voluntary bar associations may request affiliation with this association by submitting an application, on a form
available from the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Executive Director.

(b) An application for affiliation shall be referred by the Executive Director to the executive committee, which shall
review it and make a recommendation for approval or denial to the Board of Directors.