David L. Botsford, born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 18, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Ninth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Connecticut (B.A., Economics, cum laude, 1974); legal education, Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 1977). Board Certified®: Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1985-; Criminal Appellate Law, 2011-. Order of the Coif. Leading Articles Editor, Journal of Air, Law and Commerce, 1976-1977. Briefing Attorney to Hon. Truman Roberts, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1977-1978. Recipient: Hall of Fame, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2014. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, 1995-; One of Five Top Notch Criminal Defense Lawyers in Texas, Texas Lawyer Go To Guide, October, 2002; The Go To Lawyer in Texas Criminal Law, Texas Lawyer Go To Guide, October, 2007; One of Five Top Notch Criminal Defense Lawyers in Texas, Texas Lawyer Go To Guide, December, 2012. Named in: Texas Super Lawyers®, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2003-. Lecturer and Author: Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1978-; Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1978; 1979; 1986; 1990-; Texas District & County Attorneys Association's Annual Convention, 1993; 1998; 2001. Member: State Bar of Texas (Outstanding Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year, Criminal Justice Section, 1993); Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Associate Director, 1985-1986; Chairman, Amicus Curiae Committee, 1985-1989; 1990-1992; Director, 1986-1990; Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, 1991-1992; Secretary-Treasurer, 1992-1993; Second Vice-President, 1993-1994; First Vice-President, 1994-1995; President-Elect, 1995-1996; President, 1996-1997); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. White Collar Criminal Defense; Grand Jury Practice; Criminal Trials, Appeals; Post-Conviction Remedies. E−Mail: David L. Botsford
Brian J. Roark, born Waco, Texas, September 16, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas (B.A., 1992); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 1995). Named in: Texas Super Lawyers®, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2016-. Member: State Bar of Texas; Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Criminal Litigation; Federal Civil Practice; Personal Injury. E−Mail: Brian J. Roark
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Frank Maloney, born Worcester, Massachusetts, November 20, 1927; admitted to bar, 1956, Texas; 1969, Massachusetts; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas (B.A., 1953); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1956). Board Certified®, Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Certified, Criminal Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy. Assistant District Attorney, Travis County, Texas, 1956-1960; First Assistant District Attorney, 1959-1960. Assistant Attorney General of Texas, 1960-1961. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Texas School of Law, 1963-1985; 1997-. Private Practice, Texas, 1963-1990. Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1991-1996. Visiting Trial and Appellate Judge, Texas, 1997-. Criminal Law and Administration, Strumberg and Maloney, West Publishing Company. Editorial Consultant: Matthew Bender Book Company; Teague on Texas Criminal Practice. Lecturer, Advanced Criminal Law Course of Texas and at many Institutes throughout the United States. Member: Boston Bar Association; Austin Bar Association; Massachusetts Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Keeton Penal Code Revision Committee, 1969-1974; Chairman, Criminal Law and Procedures Section, 1974; Revision of the Texas Penal Code, Governor's Committee, 1993-1994); American Bar Association; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1971-1972); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 1988); American Board of Criminal Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocacy. Fellow: College of the State Bar of Texas; Texas Bar Foundation. (U.S. Army, 1946-1951). E−Mail: Frank Maloney
Woodrow M. "Woody" Roark, born Gilmer, Texas, March 9, 1939; admitted to bar, 1970, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1968); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 1971). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Leon Jaworski Fellow, Baylor Law School. Attorney, Veterans Land Board of Texas, 1971-1973; U.S. Marine Corps Veteran; Chair, District 2 Committee, Character & Fitness Division, State Board of Law Examiners, 1979-1982. Member: Smith County Bar Association; Eastern District of Texas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (District 2-A Grievance Committee, 2003-2006); American Bar Association; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA, President, East Texas Chapter, 2012-). Fellow: College of the State Bar of Texas. Legacy Fellow: American Board of Trial Advocates Foundation (ABOTA).