Criminal Defense Attorneys in Dallas, Texas

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Gary A. Udashen's law practice combines the book knowledge that comes with an active appellate practice with the trial skills of a seasoned trial attorney. Dividing his practice between these two areas has enabled Mr. Udashen to bridge what is often considered separate areas of criminal defense work.

Mr. Udashen is well known as a criminal appellate specialist and was one of the first lawyers in the State of Texas to be Board Certified in Criminal Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has effectively represented clients in federal and state appellate courts, including the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. His appellate cases have made law in many areas of criminal jurisprudence ranging from bank fraud cases to suppression of exculpatory evidence by prosecutors.

As a part of his appellate practice, Mr. Udashen handles applications for writs of habeas corpus focused on wrongful convictions and actual innocence cases.  He has been counsel or co-counsel in over 25 exonerations of wrongfully convicted persons and is widely recognized as among the leading Texas attorneys in this highly specialized area of the law.

He has also carried his desire to free innocent persons from prison into his work with the Innocence Project of Texas and has been a board member since 2008.  Mr. Udashen also served as board president for 10 years and is currently chair of the litigation committee. Mr. Udashen was honored with the Super Lawyers Magazine Pro Bono award for 2014 for his work with the Innocence Project of Texas. Mr. Udashen's success in pursuing innocence claims for his clients has been the subject of widespread media attention.

Additionally, Mr. Udashen has over 40 years experience trying cases in both Federal and State courts. These cases include trials ranging from conspiracy to white collar fraud to murder and manslaughter. He has also been Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1985.  The intricate knowledge of the law that comes from his appellate practice is carried forward into the trial court where Mr. Udashen is able to effectively pursue complex and innovative defensive strategies. Mr. Udashen has also developed an expertise in various areas of criminal law, including search and seizure, evidence and federal sentencing procedures.

Mr. Udashen frequently appears as a speaker at seminars sponsored by such groups as the State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. He has spoken on a variety of topics, including pretrial motions, jury selection, contempt, expert testimony, exculpatory evidence, ineffective assistance of counsel, appeals, writs of habeas corpus, actual innocence and preservation of error. He also regularly contributes articles to the Voice for the Defense, the periodical of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association where his articles have covered a variety of topics, including actual innocence, search and seizure issues, jury selection, appellate review standards, and malpractice in criminal cases. Mr. Udashen also served for 5 years as Feature Articles Editor for the Voice for the Defense. Mr. Udashen was also appointed by the Court of Criminal Appeals to serve as a member of the Texas Criminal Justice Integrity Unit.

Mr. Udashen has been selected as a Texas Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters from 2003 to 2023.  Mr. Udashen has been continuously listed in the publication, Best Lawyers in America, in the areas of Appellate Law, White Collar Criminal Defense and General Criminal Defense. Mr. Udashen has been named as the Best Lawyers 2011 Dallas Criminal Defense: White Collar Lawyer of the Year and Best Lawyers 2014 Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year. He has also been listed in D Magazine as one of the top criminal defense lawyers in Dallas.  National Public Radio has described Mr. Udashen as one of the most prominent criminal attorneys in Texas.

Mr. Udashen has also been active at S.M.U. Law School. He has written portions of the Criminal Law Sections on the S.M.U. Law Journal Annual Survey of Texas Law on five different occasions. He also served as a trial tactics instructor at the S.M.U. Law School.

Mr. Udashen is a 1977 honors graduate of the University of Texas and 1980 graduate of the S.M.U. Law School where he was a member of the Southwestern Law Journal. He is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Dallas County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association as well as the Dallas Bar Association. He was a member of the Board of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and has served as Chairman of the Appellate and Criminal Specialization Committees and co-chairman of the Attorney Assistance Strike Force. Mr. Udashen has also served as chairman of the Criminal Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association. He is also a former member of the Advisory Committee for Criminal Appellate Certification for the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Udashen is also a former member of the Patrick Higginbotham Inns of Court. He is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in the State of Texas, as well as the United States Supreme Court and United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Sixth and Tenth Circuit.

Honors and Awards

  • Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Pro Bono award, 2024
  • Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Criminal Law, 1985
  • Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Criminal Appellate Law, 2011
  • Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2003-2023
  • National Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, Pro Bono Award, 2014
  • Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Dallas Criminal Defense; White Collar Lawyer of the Year, 2011
  • Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Dallas Criminal Defense; Lawyer of the Year, 2014
  • Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, White Collar Criminal Law, Non-White Collar Criminal Law and Appellate Law, 2007-2024
  • Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, Criminal Defense, 2014-2017

Associations

  • State Bar of Texas, Criminal Law Section, Member
  • Dallas Bar Association, Criminal Law Section, Member, Chair, 2011
  • Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, 2011-2013
  • Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Chairman, Appellate Committee, 2007-2008
  • Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Chairman, Legal Specialization Committee, 2008-2010
  • Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Co-Chairman, Attorney Assistance Strike Force, 2010-2013
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
  • Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member
  • Innocence Project of Texas, Board Member, Board President, 2008-2024
  • Texas Criminal Justice Integrity Unit, Statewide Panel Studying Causes of Wrongful Convictions, Member, 2011-2021
  • Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Advisory Committee, Criminal Appellate Law, 2010-2021

Pro Bono Activities

  • Board Member, President, Innocence Project of Texas, 2008 - 2024
  • Committee For A Qualified Judiciary, Board Member, 2014 - 2016

Fraternities & Sororities

  • Phi Delta Phi

Results

  • Gary A. Udashen obtained the vacating of a 1972 Theft case based on ineffective assistance of counsel and the entry of an involuntary plea.

  • Gary A. Udashen obtained the reversal of a conviction of a non-citizen of an old family violence assault case.  This resulted in the client avoiding deportation based on this conviction.

  • Working with the Innocence Project of Texas, Gary A. Udashen and Brett Ordiway won the reversal of a capital murder conviction and life sentence based on false testimony.

  • Gary Udashen and Brett Ordiway won the reversal of a capital murder conviction and life sentence based on false testimony.

  • Gary A. Udashen was part of an innocence project team who obtained the exoneration of a man wrongfully convicted of Sexual Assault and Burglary in Dallas County in 1982.

  • Gary A. Udashen and Katherine Reed have obtained a Grand Jury no-bill and dismissal of a Denton County Felony Family Violence Assault case.

    Gary A. Udashen was part of an Innocence Project team who obtained an order from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granting an Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus and reversal of a decades old sexual assault conviction.

    Gary A. Udashen led a team of lawyers who obtained the recusal of a judge on an Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus on a felony theft case.

  • Gary Udashen obtained the reversal of a Federal bank fraud conviction based on insufficient evidence.

  • Gary Udashen obtained the reversal of an arson murder case based on actual innocence and new scientific evidence.

  • Gary Udashen won a new sentencing hearing for a client convicted of aggravated robbery based on the prosecution suppressing exculpatory evidence.

  • Gary Udashen obtained the reversal and an order for a new sentencing hearing on a federal white collar fraud conviction based on ineffective assistance of counsel.

  • Gary Udashen and Brett Ordiway won the reversal of an evading-arrest-with-a-vehicle conviction based on an error in the jury's instructions.

  • Gary Udashen obtained the reversal of a 40 year sentence for the offense of aggravated robbery based on the suppression of exculpatory evidence by the prosecutor .

  • Gary Udashen, Katherine Reed and Brett Ordiway obtained a dismissal of a case against a physician who was charged in federal Court with improperly prescribing opioids.

  • Gary Udashen obtained a court order setting aside two guilty pleas entered by  a foreign national based on the failure of his lawyer to properly advise him of the immigration consequences of his convictions.  

  • Gary Udashen obtained the reversal of a 25 year old murder case after discovering exculpatory evidence withheld from the defense by the investigating detective. The District Attorney's Office then dismissed the case. 

  • Gary Udashen won the reversal of a conviction of a young man who was convicted of a series of aggravated robberies based on the police withholding evidence indicating that someone else could have been the person who committed the robberies.
  • Gary Udashen won the reversal of a conviction of a Dallas County man on a murder case from 20 years ago based on the state presenting false evidence from jailhouse informants and withholding information from the defense about the benefits the jailhouse informants received for their testimony.
  • Gary Udashen and Bruce Anton won the reversal of a Dallas County conviction for burglary of a habitation after presenting evidence that the defendant was in another city at the time the burglary occurred.
  • Gary Udashen and Bruce Anton won the reversal of a Dallas County conviction for failure to register as a sex offender after presenting evidence that the defendant was not required to register.

  • Gary Udashen, Brett Ordiway, and Tiffany Talamantez won the reversal of a doctor’s conviction and 78-month sentence for distributing controlled substances.

  • Gary Udashen and Katherine Reed have obtained Grand Jury no-bills and dismissal of three separate cases for three different clients  for the offenses of Felony Deadly Conduct, Sexual Assault of a Minor and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle.

  • Gary Udashen led a team of lawyers who convinced the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office that a man who had spent 33 years in prison on a murder conviction was wrongfully convicted and should have his conviction vacated

  • Gary Udashen was part of an Innocence Project team who obtained a recommendation from a Dallas County District Judge that a man convicted of sexual assault in 1982 was wrongfully convicted and should have his conviction vacated.

Classes & Seminars

Published Works

Appearances & Articles

Gary Udashen was the author of an article for The Voice For The Defense, published in November, 2023, on the recent exoneration of Tyrone Day.  

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Gary A. Udashen participated in a webinar sponsored by the State Bar of Texas on November 15, 2023, entitled, “Wrongful Convictions: How They Happen and How to Fix Them.”

Gary Udashen was part of an Innocence Project team that obtained the exoneration of a man in a ’89 sexual assault for which he served 26 years.

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Working with the Innocence Project of Texas, Gary Udashen and Brett Ordiway won the reversal of a capital murder conviction and life sentence based on false testimony. When originally presented with the case, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals considered increasing the burden on applicants raising false-testimony claims, but following oral argument, the court left the standard untouched and granted relief. 

Gary A. Udashen spoke on “Legal Issues in Texas Wrongful Conviction Cases” at the Annual Program: Establishing Innocence or Guilt in Plano, Texas, sponsored by the Center for American and International Law on August 23, 2023.

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Gary A. Udashen has been listed in the 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Appellate Practice, Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White Collar.

Gary A. Udashen was co-course director for the Innocence Work for Lawyers Seminar, sponsored by the Innocence Project of Texas and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, held in Austin on August 17-18, 2023.  Udashen also spoke on Legal Issues in Texas Wrongful Conviction Cases. 

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Gary A. Udashen spoke at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course in Houston on July 25, 2023, on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.

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Gary A. Udashen Was Featured in an Article in the Voice for the Defense Concerning the Recent Exoneration of Mallory Nicholson.

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Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Handling Your First (Or Next) Writ of Habeas Corpus seminar sponsored by the State Bar of Texas in Austin on November 18, 2022, on the topic of “New Science Writs Under Art. 11.073.

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Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Annual Program:  Establishing Innocence or Guilt in Plano, Texas, sponsored by the Center for American and International Law on August 24, 2022, on the topic of “Legal Issues in Texas Wrongful Conviction Cases.” 

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Gary A. Udashen has been listed in the 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Appellate Practice, Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White Collar.

Gary A. Udashen was the co-course director for the Actual Innocence for Lawyers seminar on August 4-5, 2022, in Austin. 

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Gary A. Udashen spoke at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law course in Dallas on July 20, 2022, on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.

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Gary A. Udashen has been selected as a 2022 Texas Super Lawyer.  Udashen has received this recognition for 20 years in a row, every year since this award began.  Out of 93,821 attorneys in Texas, only 679 attorneys have been selected to Super Lawyers for all 20 years.

Gary A. Udashen was part of an innocence project team which obtained the exoneration and declaration of actual innocence for a man wrongfully convicted of sexual assault and burglary in Dallas County in 1982. 

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Gary A. Udashen has been listed as an AV Preeminent Attorney for 2022 by Martindale-Hubbell.  AV Preeminent rating is the highest peer rating standard.  This is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers.

Gary A. Udashen spoke to Texas judges at the 2022 Criminal Justice Conference in Austin on February 17, 2022 on the topic of Legal Issues in Texas Wrongful Conviction cases.

Gary A. Udashen has been listed in the 2022 edition of "Best Lawyers in America" in the areas of Appellate Practice, Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White Collar.

Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Annual Program on Establishing Innocence or Guilt sponsored by the Center for American and International Law on August 25, 2021 on the topic of Update on Legal Issues on Texas Wrongful Conviction Cases. 

Gary A. Udashen was the co-course director for the Actual Innocence For Lawyers Seminar sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the Innocence Project of Texas on August 5-6, 2021.  Mr. Udashen also spoke at the seminar on the topic of Update on Legal Issues on Texas Wrongful Conviction Cases.

Gary A. Udashen spoke at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course on July 20, 2021, on the topic of “Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.”  

Gary A. Udashen spoke on May 13, 2021, at the 2021 Robert O. Dawson Conference on Criminal Appeals on the topic of “Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and State Misconduct” (co-presented with Dallas County Assistant District Attorney Cynthia Garza). 

Gary A. Udashen spoke at the seminar, “Establishing Innocence or Guilt” sponsored by the Center for American and International Law on November 3,2020 on the topic of “Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases.”

Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Post-Conviction Seminar on October 29,2020 on the topic of State Applications For Writs of Habeas Corpus.

Gary A. Udashen was a panelist for a program entitled, “Guilty Until Proven Innocent: A Conversation with Richard Miles,” on July 16, 2020, sponsored by the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum.

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Gary A. Udashen spoke at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course on July 13, 2020 on the topic of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.

Gary A. Udashen participated in a panel discussion at the seminar, “Convicting the Wrong Person – What Went Wrong and What We Can Do About It,” at the Center for American and International Law on March 3, 2020, in Plano, Texas on the topic of “Common Causes of Wrongful Convictions and Recent Developments.”

Gary A. Udashen spoke at the seminar, “Establishing Innocence or Guilt” at the Center for American and International Law on February 26, 2020, in Plano, Texas, on the topic of “Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases.” 

Gary A. Udashen participated in a panel discussion sponsored by the Dallas Bar Association  on the topic of Criminal Justice Reform on October 2,2019.

Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Annual Program:  Establishing Innocence or Guilt sponsored by the Center for American and International Law in Plano on August 28, 2019, on the topic of Legal Issues in Texas Innocence cases. 

Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Advanced Criminal Law Course sponsored by the State Bar of Texas in Dallas on July 22, 2019, on the topic of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and on July 24, 2019, on the topic of Actual Innocence in the 21st Century:  A Herculean, But Not Impossible Task.    

Gary A. Udashen spoke at the 2019 Robert O. Dawson Conference on Criminal Appeals in Austin on May 1, 2019, on the topic of Working With Conviction Integrity Units. This presentation was made jointly with Cynthia Garza, Chief of the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office Conviction Integrity Unit.

Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Innocence seminar sponsored by the Center for American and International Law on February 26, 2019 on the topic of “Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases.”
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Post-Conviction and Parole Seminar sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association on October 25, 2018, in Austin, Texas on the topic of State Writs.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the seminar, Actual Innocence: Establishing Innocence or Guilt, sponsored by the Center for American and International Law in Plano on August 29, 2018, on the topic of Legal Issues in Texas innocence cases.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association seminar, “Handling the Big Issues in Aggravated Cases,” on the topic of Forensic Science Updates in Austin, Texas, on September 13, 2018.  
Gary A. Udashen was co-course director for the Innocence for Lawyers seminar on August 2-3, 2018, in Austin, sponsored by the Innocence Project of Texas and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.  Udashen also spoke on the topic of Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases. Bruce Anton also spoke at the seminar on the topic of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course in San Antonio on July 25, 2018, on the topic of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Robert O. Dawson Conference on Criminal Appeals sponsored by the University of Texas Law School in Austin on May 3, 2018, on the topic of Actual Innocence Claims and 11.073 Writs.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Establishing Innocence or Guilt:  The Reliability of Convictions sponsored by the Center for American and International Law in Plano, Texas on April 10, 2018 on Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at Handling Your First Wrongful Conviction Case seminar sponsored by the State Bar of Texas on December 7, 2017, on “Actual Innocence Claims”.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Habeas Issues Seminar at the Center for American and International Law in Plano on August 31, 2017, on the topic of Best Practices in Habeas Cases.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Annual Program on Establishing Innocence or Guilt at the Center for American and International Law in Plano on August 30, 2017 on the topic of Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases.
Gary A. Udashen was the course director for the Actual Innocence For Lawyers Seminar, sponsored by the Innocence Project of Texas and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association on August 10-11, 2017 in Austin.  Gary A. Udashen also spoke on “Legal Issues Related to Innocence Cases.”  Bruce Anton spoke on “Ineffective Assistance of Counsel” and Robert N. Udashen spoke on “False Confessions.”
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the State Bar Advanced Criminal Law Course in Houston on July 17, 2017, on “Ineffective Assistance of Counsel".
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the 2017 Criminal Appeals Conference sponsored by the University of Texas Law School in Austin on May 11, 2017, on False Evidence, Actual Innocence and 11.073 Writs.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the State Bar of Texas Criminal Writs Course on the topic of Innocence Writs on December 2, 2016 in Austin.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Establishing Innocence or Guilt Program at the Center for American and International Law in Plano, Texas, on August 29-30, 2016, on the topic of Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Post-Conviction Seminar sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in Austin, Texas on August 18, 2016 on the topic of State Applications for Writ of Habeas Corpus.
Gary Udashen was the co-course director for the seminar, "Innocence for Lawyers" sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and The Innocence Project of Texas on August 4-5, 2016 in Austin, Texas. Robert Udashen spoke at the seminar on False Confessions and Bruce Anton spoke on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Texas State Bar Advanced Criminal Law Course in Dallas on July 20, 2016 on the topic of Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the 29th Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association on June 17, 2016, on the topic of "Update on Legal Issues Related to Forensic Science."
Gary A. Udashen was a faculty member at the National Innocence Network Conference in San Antonio, Texas on April 8-9, 2016.  Mr. Udashen moderated a panel discussion on Conviction Integrity Units in Texas District Attorney's Offices and participated in a panel entitled, "As Texas Goes . . . Tools to Fight Wrongful Convictions From the Lone Star State."
Gary A. Udashen was co-course director for the seminar, "Actual Innocence: Causes and Solutions to Wrongful Convictions," held at the Center for American and International Law in Plano, Texas on February 17-19, 2016. Udashen also spoke on the topic of "Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases."
Gary A. Udashen was featured in a story on NBC 5 News on January 5, 2016, concerning innocence project cases in Texas.  You can see it here.
Gary A. Udashen spoke to the Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association on October 9, 2015 on the topic of Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases.
Gary A. Udashen was a faculty member for the Establishing Innocence or Guilt seminar at the Center for American and International Law in Plano, Texas on August 19-20, 2015.  He also spoke on Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases.
Gary A. Udashen was the course director for the Innocence 101 Seminar sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the Innocence Project of Texas in Austin on August 6-7, 2015.  Gary A. Udashen also spoke on New Science.  Robert Udashen spoke at this seminar on Confessions and Bruce Anton spoke on Innocence Writs.
Gary A. Udashen was the Course Director for the State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course held from July 27-30, 2015 in San Antonio.
Gary A. Udashen was a faculty member for the Actual Innocence; On The Road seminars sponsored by the Center for American and International Law in Austin and Houston May 4th and 5th, 2015. Mr. Udashen spoke on Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases.
Gary A. Udashen was featured in the 2014 Edition of  Super Lawyers Magazine Pro Bono (published by Thomson Reuters) as a recipient of the magazine's 2014 Pro Bono award.
Gary A. Udashen was on the planning committee for the seminar, "Establishing Innocence or Guilt, Causes of and Solutions to Wrongful Convictions," sponsored by the Center for American and International Law on February 18-20, 2015, in Plano, Texas.  Mr. Udashen also spoke at the seminar on Applications for Writs of Habeas Corpus and led a panel discussion on Preventing Wrongful Convictions.
Gary A. Udashen was featured on the Texas Lawyer podcast discussing the recent indictment of Texas Governor Rick Perry. Read here
Gary A. Udashen was the co-course director for the Annual Innocence for Lawyers Seminar, co-sponsored by the Innocence Project of Texas and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, held in Austin, Texas, on August 7-8, 2014.  Gary Udashen also presented an Update  on the Caselaw on Scientific Evidence. Robert Udashen spoke on False Confessions and Bruce Anton spoke on Writs of Habeas Corpus in Innocence Cases.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the seminar Actual Innocence, Establishing Innocence or Guilt, "On the Road Program," sponsored by the Center for American and International Law in Austin and Houston on May 7-8, 2014, on the topics of Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence and New Innocence Legislation.
Gary A. Udashen served as co-course director for a seminar entitled, "Actual Innocence: Establishing Innocence or Guilt: Causes of and Solutions to Wrongful Convictions," held at the Center for American and International Law in Plano, Texas on February 26-28, 2014. He also spoke on the following topics: Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence and Applications for Writs of Habeas Corpus.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the State Bar of Texas "Sex, Drugs and Surveillance" Seminar in Houston, Texas on January 9-10, 2014 on the topic of "Cleaning Up the Scientific Junkyard."  Bruce Anton spoke at the same seminar on "The Use of Psychological Evaluations and Testing," and Katherine Reed spoke at the seminar on "Drug Testing and Blood Draws."
Gary Udashen was featured in the Dallas Observer article, "Burning Injustice" concerning his representation of Sonia Cacy on an Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus alleging that Cacy is innocent.
Gary A. Udashen was course director for the Freeing The Innocent in Texas: Cutting Edge of Theory and Practice Seminar in Austin, Texas on August 8-9, 2013, sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Gary Udashen also spoke at the seminar on Junk Science - The Law. Robert Udashen spoke on Anatomy of a Texas False Confession Case and Bruce Anton spoke on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course in Dallas, Texas, on July 22, 2013, on the topic of Legal Standards for Forensic Evidence.
Gary Udashen spoke at the Center for American and International Law Actual Innocence Seminar in Plano, Texas, on March 1, 2013, on the topic of Legislative Update and  Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence.
Gary Udashen spoke at the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Post-conviction Seminar in Houston, Texas, on January 17, 2013, on the topic of Writs of Habeas Corpus.
Gary Udashen was the co-course director for the Sex, Drugs & Surveillance Seminar sponsored by the State Bar of Texas in Houston on January 10-11, 2013. Gary Udashen also spoke at the seminar on the topic of Caselaw Update on Scientific Evidence.
Gary A. Udashen participated as a faculty member at the Habeas Issues Seminar sponsored by the Center for American and International Law in Plano, Texas, on August 22, 2012.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Actual Innocence Seminar sponsored by the Center for American and International Law in Plano, Texas, on August 20-21, 2012, on the topic of Legal Standards for Forensic Evidence. Gary A. Udashen also participated in panel discussions on Brady Requirements and Actual Innocence and Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.
Gary A. Udashen was the co-course director for the Seminar, Innocence Work for the Real Lawyer: How To Get Innocent Clients Out Of Prison, sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association on August 2-3, 2012, in Austin, Texas. Gary A. Udashen also spoke on "Junk Science: The Law". Robert Udashen spoke at the seminar on "Anatomy of a Texas False Confession Case" and Bruce Anton spoke on "Innocence Writs". Updates On Legal Standards, False Confessions, Applications for Writs of Habeas Corpus.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course on July 23, 2012, in San Antonio, Texas, on the topic of Brady and Exculpatory Evidence.  Supression of Exculpatory Evidence.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the 25th Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course on Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence on June 7, 2012, in San Antonio, Texas.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the 2012 Texas Forensic Science Seminar sponsored by the Texas Criminal Justice Integrity Unit and the Texas Forensic Science Commission in Austin, Texas, on June 4, 2012, concerning "Update on Legal Standards for Forensic Evidence, Update on Legal Standards."
Gary Udashen spoke at the 2012 Criminal Justice Conference sponsored by the Texas Center for the Judiciary on May 8, 2012, in Dallas, Texas on Eyewitness Identification: Recent Case Law and Trends.
Robert Udashen and Gary Udashen were featured in an article in the Dallas Observer on wrongful convictions entitled, "Beyond DNA, Difficult Tests For the Justice System."
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the 4th Annual Jolly Roger Hal Jackson Memorial Criminal Law Seminar in Denton, Texas, on December 9, 2011, on the topic of "Innocence."
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the State Bar of Texas Seminar, "The Role of Forensic Evidence," on December 2, 2011, in Dallas, Texas, on the topic of "Post-Conviction DNA and Actual Innocence."
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the 2011 Annual Judicial Education Conference sponsored by the Texas Center for the Judiciary on September 21, 2011, in Dallas, Texas, on the topic of "Criminal Law Update."
Gary Udashen was a Faculty Member at the Habeas Issues and Actual Innocence Seminar sponsored by the Center for American and International Law on August 26, 2011, in Plano, Texas.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Actual Innocence Seminar sponsored by the Center for American and International Law on August 25, 2011, in Plano, Texas, on the topic of "Texas Legislative Update."
Gary A. Udashen was co-course director for the "Innocence Work For Lawyers" Seminar sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association on August 12, 2011, in Austin, Texas.  Gary Udashen also spoke at this seminar on "Eyewitness Identification."
Gary Udashen spoke at the Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in San Antonio, Texas, on June 9-11, 2011, on the topic of "Applications for Writs of Habeas Corpus."
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the University of Texas Law School Conference on Criminal Appeals in Austin, on May 18, 2011, on "New and Pending Legislation."
Gary A. Udashen spoke to the Dallas Bar Association Criminal Law Section on April 28, 2011, on Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence.
Gary A. Udashen was the moderator for a program at the Dallas Bar Association on April 20, 2011, entitled "Wrongful Convictions:  Causes and Solutions."
Gary Udashen was co-course director of the Dallas Bar Association Criminal Appears and Post-Conviction Writs Seminar on March 18, 2011. Bruce Anton spoke on Preservation of Error on Appeal and Robert Udashen spoke on the Nuts and Bolts of an Appeal.
Gary Udashen spoke at the Post-Conviction Seminar sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in Houston, Texas, on Applications for Writs of Habeas Corpus on February 4, 2011. Read More.
Gary A. Udashen and Bruce Anton are featured in the Texas Lawyer Magazine Podcasts as the Criminal Law Experts. The podcasts can be found at Texaslawyer.com and concern:
  1. Actual Innocence in Criminal Cases
  2. The Use of Polygraphs in Criminal Cases
  3. Georgia v. Randolph and Warrantless Searches
  4. Sentencing Departures in the Post-Booker Era
  5. Kansas v. Marsh and the Presumption of Death
  6. Restrictions on Cross-Examination of Prosecution Witnesses
  7. The Supreme Court's Dilemma in Addressing Lethal Injection
  8. Fixing the Problems of Eyewitness Identification
  9. Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions
  10. Understanding the Law Governing Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
  11. The Insanity Defense in Texas
  12. Allegations of Attorney Malpractice in Criminal Cases
  13. Deportation and Criminal Convictions
  14. A Criminal Defense Lawyer's Duties Regarding the Immigration Consequences of a Criminal Conviction
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Annual Meeting in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on November 18, 2010, on the topic of Investigating Innocence Cases.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Forensic Seminar in Dallas on October 14, 2010, on the topic of Applications for Writ of Habeas Corpus.
Gary A. Udashen spoke on August 25, 2010, at the Actual Innocence seminar sponsored by the Center for American and International Law in Plano, Texas, on the topic of Applications for Writs of Habeas Corpus.  He also participated in a panel discussion on Expert Witnesses.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the State Bar Advanced Criminal Law Course on July 27, 2010, in San Antonio, on the topic of Actual Innocence.
Gary A. Udashen spoke to the Dallas Bar Association Criminal Law Section on July 22, 2010, on the topic of Eyewitness Testimony.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course on June 4, 2010, in San Antonio, on Protecting the Record.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Forensics Seminar in Houston, Texas on October 22-23, 2009, on Application for Writs of Habeas Corpus and New Horizons in Innocence.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the 2009 Advanced Criminal Law Course sponsored by the State Bar of Texas in Dallas on July 20, 2009, on the topic of "Supreme Court Update."
Gary Udashen spoke at the Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course in San Antonio, Texas, on June 5, 2009 on Preservation of Error.
Gary Udashen spoke at the Writs Training Workshop for District Judges sponsored by the Texas Center for the Judiciary in Dallas, Texas, on May 18, 2009, on Designating Issues.
Gary Udashen spoke at the 2009 Robert O. Dawson Conference on Criminal Appeals presented by the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Texas, April 29 - May 1, 2009, on Supreme Court Update.
Gary A. Udashen spoke on November 6, 2008, to the Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association on the topic of Exculpatory Evidence in Criminal Cases.
Gary Udashen spoke at the 21st Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in San Antonio, Texas on June 27, 2008 on Basic Brief Writing.
Gary A. Udashen was a faculty member for the Evidence Boot Camp, February 28-29, 2008, sponsored by the Center for American and International Law and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
Gary A. Udashen spoke on October 25, 2007, at the Joint Criminal Law seminar of the Dallas Bar Association and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association on the topic of Search and Seizure.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in San Antonio on June 7, 2007 on the topic of Search and Seizure.
Gary Udashen spoke at the Robert O. Dawson Conference on Criminal Appeals sponsored by the University of Texas Law School in Austin on May 9, 2007, on the topic of Recent Supreme Court cases.
In May 2007 Gary Udashen was appointed as chairman of the Appellate Practice Committee of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
Gary A. Udashen was featured on the National Public Radio Program Morning Edition in a story concerning the release of innocent persons from prison on February 23, 2007. View story here.
Gary A. Udashen was the course director for the Dallas County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Holiday Seminar on December 14, 2006 and he also spoke on the topic of Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course in Dallas on July 24, 2006 on Preservation of Error in Criminal Trials.
Gary A. Udashen is a member of the Planning Committee for the State Bar of Texas 2006 Advanced Criminal Law Course and is scheduled to speak on Preservation of Error.
Gary A. Udashen spoke to a joint meeting of the Dallas Bar Association Criminal Law Section and the Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association on January 19, 2006 on the prosecution and defense of "Shaken Baby Syndrome" cases.
Gary A. Udashen was a panel member at the Dallas Bar Association In-Town Bench Bar Conference in Dallas on November 11, 2005 on the topic of "Judicial Elections: What Practicing Lawyers Need to Know."
Gary A. Udashen and Charles Patrick Reynolds wrote an article for the August 29, 2005, edition of Texas Lawyer summarizing cases from the most recent term of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Gary A. Udashen spoke to the Dallas Bar Association Tort and Insurance Law Section on Fifth Amendment Right Against Self-Incrimination in Civil Cases on August 25, 2005.
Gary Udashen spoke at the University of Texas Law School Conference on Criminal Appeals in Austin, Texas on May 12, 2005, on the topic of U. S. Supreme Court Update.
Gary Udashen co-authored an article for the December 2004 issue of Voice for the Defense entitled Freeing the Innocent: Actual Innocence and the Writ of Habeas Corpus.
Gary Udashen spoke at the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Fall Conference on State Appellate Advocacy on September 9, 2004, in Houston, Texas.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers seminar in Dallas, Texas on December 5, 2003, on Search and Seizure.
An article co-authored by Gary A. Udashen entitled "The Law of Polygraph Evidence" was published in the Voice for the Defense in October 2003.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Criminal Defense Advocacy Training Seminar sponsored by the Criminal Defense Lawyers Project in Fort Worth, Texas, on September 25, 2003 on Search and Seizure.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at a meeting of the Texas Pharmacy Association, Recovery Network, on September 5, 2003, in Dallas, Texas on "Criminal Statutes Pharmacists Should Be Aware Of."
Gary Udashen co-authored an article for the State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course 2003 held in Dallas, Texas on July 28-31, 2003, at which Gary Udashen spoke on The Law of Polygraph Evidence.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Criminal Defense Lawyers Project Evidence for the 21st Century seminar in South Padre, Texas on July 11, 2003, on Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence in Criminal Cases.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Criminal Defense Lawyers Project Evidence for the 21st Century seminar in Texarkana, Texas on March 28, 2003, on Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence in Criminal Cases.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, "Evidence for the 21st Century," seminar in Houston, Texas, on February 20, 2003, on Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence in Criminal Cases.
Gary Udashen spoke at the Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, "Evidence for the 21st Century," seminar held in Laredo, Texas, on January 24, 2003, on Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence in Criminal Cases.
Gary Udashen spoke at the Criminal Defense Lawyers Project "Evidence For the 21st Century" seminar in Midland, Texas on October 3, 2002, on Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence in Criminal Cases.
An article by Gary A. Udashen entitled, "Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence in Criminal Cases" was published in the Voice for the Defense in July 2002.
Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Dallas Bar Association Criminal Justice Committee's Appellate and Post-Conviction Law Seminar on May 31, 2002, on "Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence in Criminal Cases".
A motion by Robert N. Udashen and Gary A. Udashen entitled, "Motion to Dismiss Proceedings and Discharge Defendant" was published as the motion of the month in the Voice for the Defense in April 2002.
An article by Gary A. Udashen and Robert N. Udashen entitled, "Private Attorney or Public Prosecutor: When Private Attorneys Take Over the Prosecution of a Criminal Case" was published in the Voice for the Defense in March 2002.
Gary A. Udashen spoke to the Dallas Bar Association in August of 2000 on the topic of Current Issues in Criminal Law.