People
Practices
- Child Abuse
- Conspiracy
- Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)
- Drug Offenses
- Family Violence
- Federal Sentencing
- Innocence Claims
- Investigations/Grand Jury Presentations
- Juvenile
- Sexual Offenses
- State and Federal Appeals
- State and Federal Habeas Corpus
- State and Federal Trials
- Theft and Property Crimes
- Violent Offenses
- White Collar
Offices
Presentations
- “Actual Innocence”, Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, 2010
- “Application for Writs of Habeas Corpus”, Center for American and International Law Actual Innocence Seminar, Plano, Texas, 2010
- “Applications for Writ of Habeas Corpus”, Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, 2011
- “Applications for Writ of Habeas Corpus”; “New Horizons in Innocence”, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Forensics Seminar, Houston, 2009
- “Applications for Writs of Habeas Corpus”, Center for American and International Law Innocence Seminar, Plano, Texas, 2014
- “Applications for Writs of Habeas Corpus”, Post-Conviction Seminar, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Houston, Texas, 2013
- “Basic Brief Writing”, Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, 2008
- “Cleaning Up the Scientific Junkyard”, “Sex, Drugs & Surveillance”, State Bar of Texas Seminar, Houston, Texas, 2014
- “Contempt” Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Project, Criminal Skills Course, Beaumont, 1994
- “Current Issues In Criminal Law”, Dallas Court of Appeals Seminar, 2000
- “Defense of Shaken Baby Cases”, Dallas Bar Association, Criminal Law Section, 2006
- “Designating Issues”, Writs Training Workshop for District Judges, Texas Center for the Judiciary in Dallas, Texas, 2009
- “Exculpatory Evidence in Criminal Cases”, Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2008
- “Exculpatory Evidence”, Criminal Defense Lawyers Project: Evidence for the 21st Century Seminars, Laredo, Texas, 2003
- “Exculpatory Evidence”, Criminal Defense Lawyers Project: Evidence for the 21st Century Seminars, Midland, Texas, 2002
- “Exculpatory Evidence”, Dallas County Criminal Bar Association Seminar, 1998
- “Eyewitness Identification: Recent Case Law and Trends,”, Texas Center for the Judiciary, Criminal Justice Conference, Dallas, Texas, 2012
- “Eyewitness Testimony”, Dallas Bar Association, Criminal Law Section, 2010
- “Habeas Corpus Issues”, Post-Conviction Seminar, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, 2012
- “Habeas Issues and Actual Innocence”, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, 2011
- “Hannity & Colmes”, FOX News, November 10, 2006
- “Innocence for Lawyers”, Course Director, Speaker on Eyewitness Identification and Recantations in Child Abuse Cases, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Austin, Texas, 2011
- “Junk Science: The Law”, The Innocent in Texas: Cutting Edge of Theory and Practice Seminar, Austin, Texas, 2013
- “Jury Instructions”, Criminal Defense Trial Skills Course, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, 2011
- “Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases,”, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, August 19, 2015 – August 20, 2015
- “Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases,”, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, February 17, 2016 – February 19, 2016
- “Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases”, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, February 18, 2015 – February 20, 2015
- “Legal Standards for Forensic Evidence”, Advanced Criminal Law Course, Dallas, Texas, 2013
- “Legal Standing for Forensic Evidence”, Actual Innocence Seminar, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, 2012
- “Murder by the Book”, CourtTV, Fall Season, 2008
- “New and Pending Legislation”, University of Texas Law School Conference on Criminal Appeals, Austin, Texas, 2011
- “New Science”, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Austin, Texas, August 6, 2015 – August 7, 2015
- “Opinion and Expert Testimony”, Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1994
- “Opinion and Expert Testimony”, Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1995
- “Polygraph Evidence in Criminal Cases”, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Criminal Law Course, 2003
- “Post-Conviction DNA” , State Bar of Texas, Dallas, Texas, 2011
- “Pre-Trial Motions”, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1989 – Present
- “Pre-Trial Motions”, Criminal Defense Lawyers Project Refresher Course, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1988
- “Pre-Trial Motions”, Criminal Defense Lawyers Project Skills Course, Corpus Christi, 1992
- “Pre-Trial Motions”, Criminal Defense Lawyers Project Skills Course, Dallas, 1991
- “Pre-Trial Motions”, Criminal Defense Lawyers Project Skills Course, Houston, 1992
- “Pre-Trial Motions”, Criminal Defense Lawyers Project Skills Course, Longview, 1992
- “Pre-Trial Motions”, Criminal Defense Lawyers Project Skills Course, Lubbock, 1991
- “Pre-Trial Motions”, Criminal Defense Lawyers Project Skills Course, Lubbock, Tyler, 1991
- “Pre-Trial Motions”, Drug Law Seminar, Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, El Paso, 1990
- “Pre-Trial Motions”, El Paso, Texas, 1989
- “Pre-Trial Motions”, San Antonio, Texas, 1988
- “Pre-Trial Motions”, State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, 1989
- “Preservation of Error”, Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2006 – 2007
- “Preservation of Error”, Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, San Antonio, Texas, 2009
- “Protecting the Record”, Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, San Antonio, Texas, 2010
- “Race Based Peremptory Challenges under Batson vs. Kentucky”, Continuing Education Programs, 1991 – Present
- “Search and Seizure”, Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, Advocacy Training Seminar, Fort Worth, Texas, 2003
- “Search and Seizure”, Dallas Bar Association, 2007 – Present
- “Search and Seizure”, Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, 2007 – Present
- “Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence”, Actual Innocence Seminar, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, 2014
- “Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence”, Actual Innocence Seminar, Plano, Texas, 2013
- “Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence”, Appellate and Post-Conviction Law Seminar, Dallas Bar Association, 2002
- “Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence”, State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course, Dallas, Texas, July 20, 2016
- “Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence”, State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, 2012
- “Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence”, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 25th Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, 2012
- “Supreme Court Update”, Conference on Criminal Appeals, University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 2007
- “Supreme Court Update”, Conference on Criminal Appeals, University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 2009
- “Texas Legislative Update”, Actual Innocence Seminar, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, 2011
- “The Nancy Grace Show”, CNN Headline News, November 10, 2006
- “Update on Caselaw on Scientific Evidence”, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Innocence Seminar, Austin, Texas, 2014
- “Update on Legal Issues Related to Forensic Science”, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, June 17, 2016
- “Update on Legal Standards for Forensic Evidence”, Sex, Drugs & Surveillance Seminar, State Bar of Texas, Houston, Texas, 2013
- “Update on Legal Standards on Forensic Evidence” , Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Seminar, Innocence Work for the Real Lawyer, Austin, Texas, 2012
- “Update on Legal Standards on Forensic Evidence”, Texas Criminal Justice Integrity Unit and Texas Forensic Science Commission Joint Seminar on Forensic Science, Austin, Texas, 2012
- “Actual Innocence Claims and 11.073 Writs,” University of Texas Law School, May 3, 2018
- “Actual Innocence in the 21st Century: A Herculean, But No Impossible Task,” State Bar of Texas, July 24, 2019
- “Applications for Writs of Habeas Corpus,” Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, October 25, 2018
- “Best Practices in Applications for Writs of Habeas Corpus,” Center for American and International Law, August 31, 2017
- “Common Causes of Wrongful Convictions and Recent Developments,” Center for American and International Law, March 3, 2020
- “Criminal Justice Reform,” Dallas Bar Association, October 2, 2019
- “Forensic Science Update,” Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, September 13, 2018
- “Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and State Misconduct,” University of Texas Law School, May 13, 2021
- “Ineffective Assistance of Counsel,” State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course, July 17, 2017
- “Ineffective Assistance of Counsel,” State Bar of Texas, July 13, 2020
- “Ineffective Assistance of Counsel,” State Bar of Texas, July 20, 2021
- “Ineffective Assistance of Counsel,” State Bar of Texas, July 20, 2022
- “Ineffective Assistance of Counsel,” State Bar of Texas, July 22, 2019
- “Ineffective Assistance of Counsel,” State Bar of Texas, July 25, 2018
- “Ineffective Assistance of Counsel,” State Bar of Texas, July 25, 2018
- “Ineffective Assistance of Counsel,” State Bar of Texas, July 25, 2023
- “Innocence Writs,” State Bar of Texas, December 2, 2016
- “Innocence Writs,” University of Texas Law School, May 11, 2017
- “Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases,” Center for American and International Law, August 28, 2019
- “Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases,” Center for American and International Law, August 29, 2016
- “Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases,” Center for American and International Law, August 29, 2018
- “Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases,” Center for American and International Law, August 29, 2018, April 10, 2018
- “Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases,” Center for American and International Law, August 30, 2017
- “Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases,” Center for American and International Law, February 26, 2019
- “Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases,” Center for American and International Law, February 26, 2020
- “Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases,” Center for American and International Law, November 3, 2020.
- “Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases,” Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and Innocence Project of Texas, August 10, 2017
- “Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases,” Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, August 2, 2018
- “Legal Issues in Texas Innocence Cases,” University of Texas Law School, April 10, 2018
- “Legal Issues in Texas Wrongful Conviction Cases,” Center for American and International Law, August 24, 2022
- “Legal Issues in Texas Wrongful Conviction Cases,” Center for American and International Law, August 25, 2021
- “Legal Issues in Texas Wrongful Conviction Cases,” TDCLA, August 17, 2023
- “Legal Issues in Texas Wrongful Conviction Cases,” Texas Center for Judiciary, February 17, 2022
- “Legal Issues in Texas Wrongful Conviction Cases,” Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, August 5, 2021
- “Mistakes Lawyers Make in Child Abuse Cases,” Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, September 14, 2018
- “New Science Writs Under Art. 11.073,” State Bar of Texas, November 18, 2022
- “State Applications for Writs of Habeas Corpus,” Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, August 18, 2016
- “State Applications for Writs of Habeas Corpus,” Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, October 29, 2020
- “The San Antonio Four Case,” Texas Center For the Judiciary, February 25, 2019
- “Working with Conviction Integrity Units,” University of Texas Law School, May 1, 2019
- “Wrongful Convictions: How They Happen and How to Fix Them,” State Bar of Texas, November 15, 2023
- Adjunct Professor, Texas Criminal Procedure, Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1998 – Present
- Course Director, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Criminal Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, July 27, 2015 – July 30, 2015
- Criminal Appeals and Post-Conviction Writs Seminar, Course Director, Dallas Bar Association, 2011
- Discovery and Investigation in Criminal Cases, North Texas Paralegal Association, 2010
- DWI Update: Recent Changes in the Law, Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar, 2012
- Evidence: The Rules of Engagement, Criminal Defense Trial Skills & Trial Law Program, Center for American and International Law, Plano, 2011 – 2013
- Faculty Member and Speaker, Jury Instructions, Center for American and International Law, Advanced Program on Trial Advocacy in Criminal Cases, Plano, Texas, 2005 – 2008
- Faculty Member, The Evidence Boot Camp, Center for American and International Law, February 28, 2008 – February 29, 2008
- February 12, 2016 “Criminal Law 101: DWI, DUI, Assault, and Other Bad Behaviors” (Presented at the Dallas Bar Association Family Law Section Bench Bar Conference)
- February 23, 2011- “Legal Implications of Inclement Weather” (Presented at the Academy for Venue Safety & Security, presented by the International Association of Venue Managers, Inc.)
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Phones, Forensics and Snitches seminar
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Successfully Defending Child Physical and Child Death Cases seminar
- Instructor, Criminal Trial Advocacy Program, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, 2004 – Present
- Instructor, Southern Regional Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Dallas, Texas, 1996
- Instructor, Southern Regional Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Dallas, Texas, 1997
- Instructor, Southern Regional Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Dallas, Texas, 1998
- Instructor, Southern Regional Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Dallas, Texas, 2001
- Instructor, Southern Regional Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Dallas, Texas, 2002
- Instructor, Southern Regional Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Dallas, Texas, 2003
- Instructor, Southern Regional Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Fort Worth, Texas, 2000
- Instructor, Trial Advocacy, Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1993 – 1996
- Instructor, Trial Tactics, S.M.U. School of Law, 1992
- January 21, 2017 “Criminal Implications of Interception of Communication” (Presented at the Texas Association of Family Law Specialists Conference, Charleston, SC)
- January 31, 2011 “Underage Drinking and Drug Use in Dallas County” (Presented as Risk Management Programming for the Southern Methodist University Chapter of Pi Beta Phi)
- Lecturer, “Amendments to the Criminal Appellate Rules”, Harris County District Courts Trying Criminal Cases, Houston, Texas, January 31, 2003
- Lecturer, “Anatomy of a Texas False Confession Case”, Innocence Work in the Real World for Real Lawyers, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Austin, Texas, August 12, 2011
- Lecturer, “Applications for Writs of Habeas Corpus,” Habeas Issues, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, August 16, 2013
- Lecturer, “Construction Crimes or How Not to Pave the Way to the Jail of Your Dreams”, The Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, February 19, 1998
- Lecturer, “Defending the Sex Abuse Case”, Dallas Bar Association Criminal Law Seminar, Dallas, Texas, October 4, 1988
- Lecturer, “Exculpatory Evidence”, Criminal Defense Lawyers Project: Evidence for the 21st Century Seminars, Houston, Texas, 2003
- Lecturer, “Exculpatory Evidence”, Criminal Defense Lawyers Project: Evidence for the 21st Century Seminars, South Padre Island, Texas, 2003
- Lecturer, “Exculpatory Evidence”, Criminal Defense Lawyers Project: Evidence for the 21st Century Seminars, Texarkana, Texas, 2003
- Lecturer, “Expert Witnesses”, Criminal Defense Trial Skills and Trial law Course, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, August 11, 2010
- Lecturer, “Eyewitness Identification Testimony”, Current Issues in Criminal Law Seminar, Dallas Bar Association, Dallas, Texas, December 14, 2009
- Lecturer, “False Confessions”, Innocence Clinic, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Dallas, Texas, October 11, 2012
- Lecturer, “False Confessions”, Innocence Seminar, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Austin, Texas, August 4, 2016
- Lecturer, “False Confessions”, Innocence Seminar, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Austin, Texas, August 8, 2014
- Lecturer, “Federal Criminal Practice”, Dallas Bar Association Criminal Law Seminar, Dallas, Texas, October 22, 1990
- Lecturer, “How to Win a Criminal Trial”, Dallas Bar Association, Bench/Bar Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, October 16, 1998
- Lecturer, “Ineffective Assistance of Counsel”, Dallas Bar Association, Dallas, Texas, May 31, 2002
- Lecturer, “Jury Selection Case Law Update,” Jury Selection and Communicating with Jurors Seminar, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, April 4, 2014
- Lecturer, “Jury Selection Case Law Update” , Jury Selection and Communicating with Jurors Seminar, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, April 8, 2016
- Lecturer, “Jury Selection Case Law Update”, Jury Selection and Communicating with Jurors Seminar, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, April 27, 2012
- Lecturer, “Jury Selection Case Law Update”, Jury Selection and Communicating with Jurors Seminar, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, April 5, 2013
- Lecturer, “Jury Selection Case Law Update”, Jury Selection and Communicating with Jurors Seminar, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, August 27, 2010
- Lecturer, “Making the Record”, Dallas Bar Association, Dallas, Texas, February 14, 2003
- Lecturer, “Managing Expert Witnesses”, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, August 12, 2014
- Lecturer, “Managing Expert Witnesses”, Criminal Defense Trial Skills and Trial law Course, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, August 5, 2015
- Lecturer, “Managing Expert Witnesses”, Criminal Defense Trial Skills and Trial Law Course, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, August 8, 2013
- Lecturer, “Motions to Suppress Evidence in DWI Cases”, Texas Bar Association, Advanced Criminal Law Course, Dallas, Texas, July 21, 2009
- Lecturer, “Motions to Suppress”, University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Criminal Law Short Course, Dallas, Texas, September 12, 2008
- Lecturer, “Motions to Suppress”, University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Criminal Law Short Course, Dallas, Texas, September 28, 2007
- Lecturer, “Motions to Suppress”, University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Criminal Law Short Course, Houston, Texas, September 12, 2007
- Lecturer, “Motions to Suppress”, University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Criminal Law Short Course, Houston, Texas, September 19, 2008
- Lecturer, “Motions, Evidence and Experts”, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, July 28, 2005
- Lecturer, “Objections”, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Dallas, Texas, October 10, 2003
- Lecturer, “Parallel Paths of Domestic Violence: A Practitioner’s Roadmap for Criminal and Family Law Professionals”, Domestic Violence Training Committee, Dallas, Texas, April 24, 2009
- Lecturer, “Preparing a Trial Notebook”, Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Dallas, Texas, October 21, 1994
- Lecturer, “Search Incident to Arrest and Consent Searches”, Cowtown Bill of Rights Seminar, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Fort Worth, Texas, September 7, 2007
- Lecturer, “State Criminal Law Issues”, State Bar of Texas, Houston, Texas, October 24, 2003
- Lecturer, “The Accountant as Co-Conspirator”, Association of CPAs in the IRS, Dallas, Texas, February 11, 1993
- Lecturer, “The Catchall: Actual Innocence Writs”, Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, July 30, 2015
- Lecturer, “The Perils of Eyewitness Identification”, Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, McKinney, Texas, January 8, 2009
- Lecturer, “The Trial of Lisa Diaz”, Anatomy of the Win, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Waxahachie, Texas, October 15, 2004
- Lecturer, “This Crazy Life, A Case Study of the Insanity Defense”, Jolly Roger Hal Jackson Memorial Criminal Law Seminar, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Denton, Texas, December 11, 2009
- Lecturer, “Trial of an Axe Murder Case”, Criminal Law Society, Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, October 27, 2005
- Lecturer, “Unforeseen Federal and State Consequences of Convictions”, Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, San Antonio, Texas, June 8, 2007
- Lecturer, “United States Supreme Court Recent Opinions,”, Texas College for Judicial Studies, Texas Center for the Judiciary, Austin Texas, April 15, 2011
- Lecturer, “Where Family Law and Criminal Law Collide”, University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, January 29, 2009
- Lecturer, Final Argument
- Lecturer, Immigration Consequences on Criminal Convictions and Racial Profiling
- Lecturer, Preserving Record for Appeal
- November 10, 2011 “Criminal Law 101” (Presented as In-House CLE for Godwin Lewis PC)
- November 11, 2015 “Basics of Driving While Intoxicated Cases” (Presented at the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers “Lunch and Learn”)
- Panelist, “The Bar Leaders/Media Breakfast”, Discussion of Legislation Concerning Sex Offenders, Dallas Bar Association, Dallas, Texas, May 30, 1996
- Sex, Drugs & Surveillance Seminar, State Bar of Texas, Houston, Texas, 2014
- Speaker, State Applications for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Post-Conviction Seminar, Houston, Texas, February 3, 2011
- Texas Lawyer Magazine Podcasts as the Criminal Law Expert., The podcasts can be found at Texaslawyer.com
Publications
- “A Primer on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel”, Voice for the Defense, April, 2003
- “A Primer on Texas Parole”, Voice for the Defense, November, 1978
- “Batson v. Kentucky: A Defense Perspective”, Voice for the Defense, Summer, Vol. 17, No. 1, 1987
- “Collateral Estoppel and Administrative License Suspension Hearings”, Voice for the Defense, March, 1996
- “Crimes of Construction”, Voice for the Defense, July/August , 1998
- “Criminal Procedure Pretrial Trial and Appeals” , S.M.U. Law Review, Vol. 48, No. 4, Spring, 1995
- “Criminal Procedure, Pretrial, Trial and Appeal”, S.M.U. Law Review, Vol. 51, No. 4, Spring , 1998
- “Criminal Procedure: Confession, Search and Seizure” (Co-Author), SMU Law Review, Annual Survey of Texas Law, 1993
- “Criminal Procedure: Confession, Search and Seizure”, S.M.U. Law Review, Vol. 46, No. 4, Spring , 1993
- “Criminal Procedure: Confession, Search and Seizure”, Southwestern Law Journal, Vol. 45, No. 1, Summer , 1991
- “Criminal Procedure: Pretrial, Trial and Appeal” (Co-Author), SMU Law Review, Annual Survey of Texas Law, 1994
- “Criminal Procedure: Pretrial, Trial and Appeal” (Co-Author), SMU Law Review, Annual Survey of Texas Law, 1995
- “Criminal Procedure: Pretrial”, Southwestern Law Journal, Annual Survey of Texas Law, 1987
- “Criminal Procedure: Pretrial”, Southwestern Law Journal, Annual Survey of Texas Law, 1988
- “Criminal Procedure: Pretrial”, Southwestern Law Journal, Annual Survey of Texas Law, 1989
- “Criminal Procedure: Pretrial”, Southwestern Law Journal, Annual Survey of Texas Law, 1990
- “Criminal Procedure: Pretrial”, Southwestern Law Journal, Annual Survey of Texas Law, 1991
- “Culpable Mental States in Result Type Offenses”, Voice for the Defense, Vol. 20 (July), 1991
- “Double Jeopardy, Single Punishment”, Voice for the Defense, Spring, 1993
- “Downward Departure for Extraordinary Family Circumstances”, Voice for the Defense, June, 1994
- “Ex Parte Amendments of Charging Instruments”, Voice for the Defense, September, 1997
- “Exclusion of the Alphabet and Counting Tests in DWI Prosecutions under Pennsylvania v. Muniz”, Voice for the Defense, Vol. 22, No. 7 (November), 1993
- “Factual Sufficiency Review After Clewis”, Voice for the Defense, Vol. 26, No. 5, (June), 1995
- “Felony DWI: A New Approach to an Old Problem”, Voice for the Defense, Vol. 22, No. 6 (October), 1993
- “Freeing the Innocent: Actual Innocence and the Writ of Habeas Corpus”, Voice for the Defense, Vol. 33, No. 10 (December), 2004
- “Greyhound Shakedown” , Voice for the Defense, Vol. 19 No. 11, September , 1990
- “Jail Time: An Important Consideration at Sentencing and Plea Negotiation”, Voice for the Defense, August, 1978
- “Malpractice in Criminal Cases”, Voice for the Defense, Vol. 23. No. 5, (November), 1994
- “Motion to Dismiss Indictment Based on Vindictive Prosecution”, Voice for the Defense, Vol. 26, No. 10 (December), 1997
- “Pre-Trial, Trial and Appeal” , 47 S.M.U. Law Review, Spring, 1994
- “Private Attorney or Public Prosecutor: When Private Attorneys Take Over the Prosecution of a Criminal Case”, Voice for the Defense (Co-Author), 2002
- “Private Attorney or Public Prosecutor: When Private Attorneys Take Over the Prosecution of a Criminal Case”, Voice for the Defense, Vol. 31, No. 2 (March), 2002
- “Rule 35(b) Motions More Than One Year After Sentencing”, Voice for the Defense, October, 1994
- “Texas Rules and Procedures on Appeals, Time Cuts and Aggravated Sentences”, Offender Preparation and Education Network Information Series, 1987
- “The Admissibility of Polygraph Test Results”, Voice for the Defense, June, 1995
- “The Involuntary Not Guilty Plea”, Voice for the Defense, January, 2000
- “The Law of Polygraph Evidence”, Voice for the Defense, Vol. 32, No.8 (October), 2003
- “The Spending of Dirty Money”, Voice for the Defense, December, 1995
- “Update on the Admissibility of Polygraph Results”, Voice for the Defense, September, 1995
- “Recent Texas Exoneration: Mallory Nicholson,” Voice for the Defense, March 2023
- “Recent Texas Exoneration: Tyrone Day,” Voice for the Defense, November 2023
- 2009 “Rule 194 and Other Discovery Hazards” (Co-Authored Paper with Judge Marilea Lewis that she presented at State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course)
- Features Article Editor, Voice for the Defense, Publication of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Spring, 1994-2000
- February 2015 “The Perils of the Plea Deal: Assault Family Violence” (Published in Attorney at Law Magazine: Greater Dallas Edition, Vol. 2 No. 1, read at http://www.attorneyatlawmagazine.com/dallas/perils-plea-deal-assault-family-violence/)
- October 2014 “Implied Consent & the ‘No Refusal’ Weekend” (Published in Attorney at Law Magazine: Greater Dallas Edition, Vol. I No. 3, read at http://www.attorneyatlawmagazine.com/dallas/implied-consent-refusal-weekend/)
- September 2015 “All Bail Orders are Not Created Equal” (Published in Attorney at Law Magazine: Greater Dallas Edition, Vol. 2 No. 3, read at: http://www.attorneyatlawmagazine.com/dallas/all-bail-orders-are-not-created-equal/)
- September 27, 2013 “Firearms Law and Protective Orders” (Co-Authored paper with Marilea Lewis that she presented at the Texas Bar CLE “What Every Texas Attorney Needs to Know About Firearm Law”)
- You’re Under Arrest, OPEN, INC., Dallas, 1990
Results
- 16 year old represented by three other lawyers. Certified to stand trial as an adult on charge of Aggravated Assault based on shooting incident. Convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Attorneys represented client on post-conviction writ of habeas corpus.
- Attorney charged with possession with intent to deliver cocaine. Represented by other attorney and convicted and sentenced to 18 years in prison.
- Babysitter accused of capital murder and injury to a child for allegedly striking child in head causing the child’s death. Presented comprehensive defense involving four medical experts that establish the client’s innocence.
- Babysitter accused of injury to a child based on alleged “Shaken Baby Syndrome.” Represented by different lawyer at first trial and convicted of intentionally causing serious bodily injury and sentenced to 8 years in prison.
- Babysitter convicted of injury to a child based on alleged “Shaken Baby Syndrome.” Babysitter represented by different law firm at trial and receives sentence of 8 years in prison. Represented babysitter on Motion for New Trial.
- Banker represented by other lawyers and convicted of conspiracy and misapplication of bank funds.
- Brett Ordiway and Bruce Anton persuaded Texas’s Sixth Court of Appeals that their client’s direct-appeal attorney provided ineffective assistance, winning their client a new appeal.
- Brett Ordiway and Bruce Anton won <a href="https://search.txcourts.gov/SearchMedia.aspx?MediaVersionID=6278d750-2af0-4e66-b3b0-d8a7c0b8d327&coa=coscca&DT=OPINION&MediaID=08c8d220-a471-47f0-b0a3-46bf03239783">the reversal</a> of a conviction for failing to register as a sex offender, persuading Texas’s highest criminal court that their client was innocent.
- Brett Ordiway and Bruce Anton won the reversal of a conviction for criminally negligent homicide and the rendering of a judgment of acquittal in a case in which the state prosecuted a grieving parent for tragically forgetting his child in a car on a summer day.
- Brett Ordiway and Bruce Anton won the reversal of a conviction for tampering with evidence, persuading the court of appeals that the evidence at trial showed only a lesser offense.
- Brett Ordiway and Bruce Anton won the reversal of a guilty plea to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, persuading Texas’s highest criminal court that their client’s guilty plea was involuntary because the police made material misrepresentations in offense reports.
- Brett Ordiway and Katherine Reed won the reversal of two 24-year aggravated-robbery sentences on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel.
- Brett Ordiway won the reversal of a 70-year murder sentence because of an error in the court’s instructions to the jury.
- Bruce Anton and Brett Ordiway won the reversal of a 15-year-old guilty plea to possessing marijuana that threatened their client with deportation. Bruce and Brett persuaded the court that their client’s plea was involuntary because he did not understand its immigration consequences.
- Bruce Anton and Brett Ordiway won the reversal of a 16-year-old guilty plea to tampering with a governmental record on the basis that, at the time of the plea, the client was not aware of possible defenses to the charge.
- Bruce Anton and Brett Ordiway won the reversal of a conviction for forgery of a financial instrument, persuading the trial court that their client’s guilty plea was involuntary, and his right to due process was violated.
- Bruce Anton and Brett Ordiway won the reversal of a conviction for possession of fraudulent identifying information and nine-year prison sentence, persuading Texas’s highest criminal court that their client’s guilty plea was involuntary and his right to due process was violated.
- Bruce Anton and Brett Ordiway won the reversal of a guilty plea to possessing, manufacturing, transporting, or repairing a prohibited weapon, persuading the trial court that their client’s previous attorney provided ineffective assistance and, as result, that the client’s guilty plea was involuntary.
- Bruce Anton and Brett Ordiway won the reversal of a more than decade-old drug conviction, saving their client from deportation.
- Bruce Anton and Madison McWithey won a not guilty verdict for a young man charged with murder in Denton County on the basis of self-defense.
- Bruce Anton won the reversal of a guilty plea for indecency with a child, persuading the trial court that his client’s plea was involuntary and his right to due process was violated.
- Business executive accused of indecency with a child. Represented by different law firm and found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Represented on appeal and obtained a new sentencing trial.
- Business executive charged with carrying a firearm into a secured area of an airport. Made presentation to Grand Jury.
- Business executive represented by other lawyers and convicted of wire fraud and bank fraud and sentenced to three years in prison.
- Businessman accused of injury to a child based on encounter with a child in a retail store.
- Businessman accused of making false statements on loan application. Indicted in Federal Court.
- Businessman accused of theft of trade secrets and breach of computer security. Represented businessman at trial.
- Businessman charged with unlawfully carrying a weapon. Convicted following a trial at which businessman was represented by other lawyer.
- Businessman convicted of Indecency with a Child and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Represented by different law firm at trial. Represents businessman on appeal.
- Businessman ordered by Federal Court to pay $17 million in restitution. Court of Appeals agrees with argument that District Court had no authority to order restitution.
- Catholic priest convicted of sexual assault and sentenced to life in prison. Post-conviction investigation reveals that District Attorney withheld exculpatory information from client’s trial attorneys.
- Citizen accused of failure to file tax returns for 20 years. Prosecuted in Federal court.
- Citizen accused of robbery and found guilty and sentenced to 5 years in prison. Represented by different law firm at trial.
- Citizen convicted in federal court of various narcotic offenses and sentenced to 27 years. Represents on appeal and convince Federal Appeals Court that sentence imposed in an unconstitutional manner.
- Citizen convicted of murder and sentenced to 45 years in prison. Represented by different lawyer at trial. Retained to represent citizen on appeal.
- Citizen convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Represented by different lawyer at trial. New evidence discovered indicating several state’s witnesses committed perjury. We represented defendant on appeal. State agrees to a joint motion to the Court of Appeals to remand case back to trial court for a motion for new trial.
- Citizen convicted of sexual assault in 1984 and sentenced to 4 years in prison. Appointed to represent citizen on a post-conviction application for a writ of habeas corpus.
- Client accused of incest based on marriage to relative that was legal in the country of the marriage. Attorneys conduct exhaustive resarch on international marriage laws
- Client accused of murdering his wife and leaving his two children home alone with their dead mother. Client confesses to killing his wife. Persuaded the trial judge to suppress the confession on the basis it was coerced by a United States Secret Service Agent.
- Client accused of telephone harassment. Files motion to declare harassment statute unconstitutional.
- Client accused of Terroristic Threat. Represented by other lawyer and pleads guilty. Client represented by attorneys and files a post-conviction challenge to conviction.
- Client and co-defendant accused of federal mail and wire fraud. Co-defendant received three years in federal prison.
- Client arrested after police search home and find narcotics.
- Client indicted in Federal court for fraud and conspiracy. Represented by different attorney and is facing 18 to 24 months in Federal Prison.
- Client involved in automobile accident. Taken to hospital where blood test shows .14 blood alcohol level. Charged with Driving While Intoxicated.
- Client observed committing traffic offense. Failed to stop for police. Police followed across the city with cars and helicopter. Stopped and arrested for driving while intoxicated.
- Client represented by other attorney and convicted of Aggravated Sexual Assault and sentenced to 60 years in prison. Attorneys represented client on appeal.
- Client represented by other attorney at trial on charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison. Attorneys represented on post-conviction application for writ of habeas corpus.
- Client represented by other lawyers and convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Attorneys represented client on motion for new trial and on appeal.
- Client represented by several different law firms. Tried and convicted of Aggravated Sexual Assault and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Represented on a post-conviction application for writ of habeas corpus. Obtains affidavits from alleged victims recanting their testimony.
- Client riding in car with friend. Stopped by police for traffic violation. Police discover marijuana in car and client tells police it belongs to him. Client charged with possession of marijuana.
- Client stopped by police officer based on suspicious activity. Police search car and find cocaine.
- Client unjustly convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison for Aggravated Sexual Assault. Represented by different lawyer at trial. Attorneys file an Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus based on new evidence establishing actual innocence. District Court agrees and recommends that conviction be set aside.
- Client was convicted in 11 cases of being a serial rapist. Represented by the Innocence Project of New York.
- College professor convicted by jury of aggravated assault. Represented by different law firm at trial. Represents professor on appeal.
- College student accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student. Represented student at trial.
- Construction company accused of insurance fraud. Extensive presentation made to Grand Jury proving the innocence of the clients.
- Dentist arrested for assaulting woman who had run over his wife.
- Employee of National Corporation accused of downloading child pornography on to firm’s computers.
- Federal District Court grants Judgment of Acquittal finding former law enforcement officer accused of mail fraud Not Guilty. Government appeals to Federal Court of Appeals.
- Former law enforcement officer charged in Federal Court with mail fraud based on alleged scheme involving forged car titles. Co-defendant pleads guilty and is sentenced to prison.
- 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 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.
- Gary A. Udashen obtained the reversal of the denial of a post-conviction challenge to a conviction of a physician convicted of illegal distribution of controlled substances. The appellate court ordered that a hearing be held on the issue of ineffective assistance of counsel.
- 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 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 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 an evading-arrest-with-a-vehicle conviction based on an error in the jury’s instructions.
- 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 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 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 and an order for a new sentencing hearing on a federal white collar fraud conviction based on ineffective assistance of counsel.
- 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 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 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 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.
- Gary Udashen won a new sentencing hearing for a client convicted of aggravated robbery based on the prosecution suppressing exculpatory evidence.
- 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 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, Brett Ordiway, and Tiffany Talamantez won the reversal of a doctor’s conviction and 78-month sentence for distributing controlled substances.
- 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.
- In United States v. Davis, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of J. Joseph Mongaras’s client, vacating his 25-year prison sentence for using a firearm in connection with a crime of violence. The Court adopted an argument Mr. Mongaras first made before the trial court and that he then successfully argued before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Innocent man convicted of Aggravated Kidnapping and Aggravated Robbery with an additional allegation of Sexual Assault. Represented by different law firm at trial and convicted and sentenced to life in prison. After lengthy court fight, attorneys obtained a DNA test that proves his innocence.
- Innocent man convicted of two counts of aggravated sexual assault. Spends 27 years in prison. Along with the Innocence Project of Texas, takes on this case and obtains DNA testing that shows client to be actually innocent.
- Innocent man convicted on two counts of failing to register as a sex offender. Attorneys hired for post-conviction proceedings. After a lengthy battle, our attorneys persuade the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals that client never had a duty to register as a sex offender and was therefore innocent.
- J. Joseph Mongaras represented a client accused of attempted capital murder and injury to a child prior to trial and achieved case dismissal when it was no-billed at Grand Jury.
- J. Joseph Mongaras represented a client accused of driving while intoxicated (DWI), with a blood alcohol score over .08. A motion to suppress was filed and granted.
- J. Joseph Mongaras represented a client accused of family violence, and after negotiating with the District Attorney’s office the case was dismissed.
- J. Joseph Mongaras represented a father who, after tragically forgetting a baby in a car during the summer, was charged with manslaughter, negligent homicide, and tampering with evidence. Mr. Mongaras obtained a directed verdict and dismissal on the manslaughter charge, probation on the negligent homicide charge, and a not-guilty verdict on the tampering charge.
- J. Joseph Mongaras represented a financial advisor accused of possession of a controlled substance. After reviewing all the evidence, Joey filed a motion to suppress because the police officer’s search was invalid.
- J. Joseph Mongaras represented a local business owner charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. After presenting the case to the grand jury, the case was no-billed.
- J. Joseph Mongaras represented a young woman charged with a federal drug conspiracy and facing a potential 20-year prison sentence. Mr. Mongaras persuaded the court to sentence her to probation.
- J. Joseph Mongaras won the reversal of a conviction for sexual assault of a child, successfully applying for a writ of habeas corpus. Mr. Mongaras’s client was removed from the sex-offender registry, and his case was dismissed.
- Katherine Reed Persuaded a Kaufman County Grand Jury Not to Indict a Young Man Charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
- Long-time employee of major law firm charged with arson. Extensive investigation of case establishes client’s innocence.
- Madison McWithey convinced a Dallas County grand jury not to indict a woman charged with injury to a child.
- Mother accused of the drowning deaths of her two young children. Mother had no prior history of psychiatric hospitalizations or treatment.
- Pilot accused of interfering with a police officer. Four police officers testified on behalf of the prosecution.
- Professional athlete accused of assaulting his girlfriend.
- Prominent businessman accused of aggravated assault. Thorough investigation established client’s innocence. Presentation made to Grand Jury.
- Prominent physician accused of three family violence offenses. Two police officers testified that they observed the assault through a glass door at the physician’s home.
- Psychologist accused of Medicaid fraud. Extensive investigation by attorneys establishes psychologist’s innocence.
- Retired businessman accused of wire fraud and bank fraud along with two co-defendants.
- Robert Udashen and Brett Ordiway won the reversal of a life sentence for sexual assault of a child, persuading Texas’s highest criminal court that the defendant’s sentence improperly was enhanced by a prior conviction.
- Sheridan Lewis and Madison McWithey obtained the dismissal of a sexual assault case after persuading the Travis County District Attorney’s Office that their client never committed a criminal offense.
- Sheridan Lewis negotiated a charge reduction and time served plea agreement for a client who was facing 25 years to life in the penitentiary on an allegation of indecency with a child in Rockwall County in April 2024.
- Sheridan Lewis obtained a jury acquittal in a DWI trial in Collin County in February 2024.
- Sheridan Lewis successfully argued a motion to dismiss for speedy trial violation for a client’s DWI case in Collin County in December 2023.
- Small businessman tried in federal court for bank fraud and making a false statement in connection with an SBA loan. Businessman represented by different lawyer at trial and is convicted and sentenced to prison based on what the trial judge determined to be the loss the businessman intended to cause.
- Suburban mother accused of arson. Investigation proves that client is not guilty.
- Teacher accused of using school computer to download child pornography. Thorough investigation reveals numerous flaws in government’s case and proves client not guilty.
- Well respected health provider accused of sexually assaulting a patient. Presentation to Grand Jury proves client is not guilty.
- Well-respected teacher accused of interfering with a police officer who was trying to make an arrest.
- Working with a team of <em>pro bono</em> lawyers, Gary A. Udashen obtained the reversal of a 35 year old murder conviction based on presentation of false evidence by prosecution witnesses.
- 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.
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- Gary A. Udashen was the recipient of the 2024 Charlie Butts Pro Bono award from the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association for his work as a board member, board president and volunteer attorney for the Innocence Project of Texas
- Gary Udashen was the author of an article for The Voice For The Defense, published in May, 2024, on the recent exoneration of Rosa Jimenez.
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the 18th Annual Actual Innocence Program sponsored by the Center for American and International Law on April 23, 2024, on Update on Legal Issues in Texas Wrongful Conviction Cases
- Brett Ordiway spoke at the Center for American and International Law’s “Criminal Writs” seminar on the subject of “Cognizable Issues.”
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Udashen Anton has been listed in the 2024 Edition of the United States Best Law Firms in the areas of Appellate Practice, Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White Collar
- 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.
- Brett Ordiway spoke at the Center for American and International Law’s “Actual Innocence: Habeas Issues” conference on the subject of “Advanced Nuts & Bolts: Motions, Pleadings, & Hearings.”
- 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
- 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.
- Gary A. Udashen Was Featured in an Article in the Voice for the Defense Concerning the Recent Exoneration of Mallory Nicholson.
- Udashen Anton has been named by Best Lawyers and U. S. News & World Report as a 2023 “Best Law Firm in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metropolitan area in Appellate Practices, Criminal Defense: White Collar and Criminal Defense: General Practice.”
- 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.
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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.
- Gary A. Udashen Has Been Selected As a 2022 Texas Super Lawyer
- Brett Ordiway spoke at the Center for American and International Law’s Criminal Writs & Habeas Training Conference
- Texas Court Vacates Mallory Nicholson’s Wrongful Conviction After 40 Years – Innocence Project
- Gary A. Udashen has been listed as an AV Preeminent Attorney for 2022 by Martindale-Hubbell
- Brett Ordiway was appointed to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization’s Criminal Appellate Law Exam Commission
- 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 spoke at a Post-Conviction Seminar sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in Austin on October 28, 2021
- Udashen Anton has been named by Best Lawyers & US News & World Report as a 2022 “Best Law Firm”
- Gary A. Udashen has been listed in the 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers in America.
- 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.
- J. Joseph Mongaras has been named as 2021 Texas Super Lawyer
- Sheridan Lewis, Brett Ordiway, and Katherine Reed were selected to the 2021 Texas Rising Stars list.
- 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 and Bruce Anton have been named as 2021 Texas Super Lawyers
- Gary Udashen has received an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell. This is the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards, reflecting the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and Judiciary.
- 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.”
- Udashen Anton has been named in the US News and World Reports listing of Best Law Firms in the Dallas/Fort Worth region in the areas of appellate practice, criminal defense:general practice and criminal defense:white collar.
- 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.
- Brett Ordiway was selected by his peers for inclusion in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, for his work in Appellate Practice.
- Gary A. Udashen has been listed in the 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in America.
- 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.
- Brett Ordiway spoke at The Center for American and International Law’s Habeas Issues program on August 28, 2020. Brett was the defense attorney on a panel discussion, “From Client to Court: A Walk Through the 11.07 Writ Process.”
- 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.
- Sheridan Lewis and Katherine Reed were selected to D Magazine’s Best Lawyers Under 40 list for criminal defense.
- J. Joseph Mongaras, Sheridan Lewis, Brett Ordiway, and Katherine Reed were selected to the 2020 Texas Rising Stars list.
- 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.”
- Brett Ordiway earned board certification in criminal-appellate law.
- Gary A. Udashen has been appointed by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization to another three year term as a member of the Criminal Appellate Law Advisory Commission. This commission reviews and approves applicants for specialization certification in the area of Criminal Appellate Law.
- 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 has been named as 2020 Texas Super Lawyer
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Annual Program: Establishing Innocence or Guilt sponsored by the Center for American and International Law in Plano
- Gary A. Udashen has been listed in the 2020 Edition of Best Lawyers in America.
- 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.
- J. Joseph Mongaras, Sheridan Lewis, Brett Ordiway, and Katherine Reed have been selected to the 2019 Texas Rising Stars list
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Innocence seminar sponsored by the Center for American and International Law on February 26, 2019
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the 2019 Criminal Justice Conference sponsored by the Texas Center for the Judiciary of February 25, 2019, on the topic of “The Exoneration of the San Antonio Four, A Case Study.”
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Post-Conviction and Parole Seminar sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the seminar, Actual Innocence: Establishing Innocence or Guilt
- 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 has been listed in the 2019 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
- Gary A. Udashen was co-course director for the Innocence for Lawyers seminar and Bruce Anton 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.
- Joseph Mongaras and Sheridan Lewis Awarded Best Lawyers Under 40 by D Magazine
- Tiffany Talamantez Featured in Texas Lawyers Magazine “Litigators of the Week”
- Four Udashen Anton attorneys selected as 2018 Texas Rising Stars by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at Handling Your First Wrongful Conviction Case seminar
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Habeas Issues Seminar
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Annual Program on Establishing Innocence or Guilt
- Gary A. Udashen was the course director for the Actual Innocence For Lawyers Seminar
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the State Bar Advanced Criminal Law Course
- 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.
- Tiffany Talamantez Selected as Dallas Young Lawyers Association “The One to Watch”
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the State Bar of Texas Criminal Writs Course on the topic of Innocence Writs
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Establishing Innocence or Guilt Program at the Center for American and International Law
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Post-Conviction Seminar sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Gary Udashen was the co-course director for the seminar, “Innocence for Lawyers” sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Texas State Bar Advanced Criminal Law Course
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the 29th Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Gary A. Udashen was a faculty member at the National Innocence Network Conference
- 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
- Gary A. Udashen was featured in a story on NBC 5 News
- Gary A. Udashen spoke to the Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Gary A. Udashen was a faculty member for the Establishing Innocence or Guilt seminar at the Center for American and International Law
- 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
- Gary A. Udashen was the Course Director for the State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law
- Gary A. Udashen was a faculty member for the Actual Innocence; On The Road seminars
- Gary A. Udashen was featured in the 2014 Edition of Super Lawyers Magazine Pro Bono by Thomson Reuters
- 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
- Gary A. Udashen was featured on the Texas Lawyer podcast
- Gary A. Udashen was the co-course director for the Annual Innocence for Lawyers Seminar, co-sponsored by the Innocence Project
- 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
- 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”
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the State Bar of Texas “Sex, Drugs and Surveillance” Seminar
- Gary Udashen was featured in the Dallas Observer article, “Burning Injustice”
- Gary A. Udashen was course director for the Freeing The Innocent in Texas: Cutting Edge of Theory and Practice Seminar in Austin
- Robert N. Udashen spoke at the Criminal Defense Trial Skills and Trial Law Course
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course
- Gary Udashen spoke at the Center for American and International Law Actual Innocence Seminar
- Gary Udashen spoke at the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Post-conviction Seminar
- Gary Udashen was the co-course director for the Sex, Drugs & Surveillance Seminar
- Gary A. Udashen participated as a faculty member at the Habeas Issues Seminar
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Actual Innocence Seminar sponsored by the Center for American and International Law
- 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
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the 25th Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the 2012 Texas Forensic Science Seminar
- Gary Udashen spoke at the 2012 Criminal Justice Conference
- Katherine Reed appeared on Fox4 News
- Robert Udashen and Gary Udashen were featured in an article in the Dallas Observer on wrongful convictions
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the 4th Annual Jolly Roger Hal Jackson Memorial Criminal Law Seminar
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at th State Bar of Texas Seminar, “The Role of Forensic Evidence,”
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the 2011 Annual Judicial Education Conference
- Robert Udashen was interviewed on Good Morning America
- Gary Udashen was a Faculty Member at the Habeas Issues and Actual Innocence Seminar
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Actual Innocence Seminar sponsored by the Center for American and International Law
- Gary A. Udashen was co-course director for the “Innocence Work For Lawyers” Seminar
- Bruce Anton spoke at the “Innocence Work for Lawyers” seminar
- Robert Udashen spoke at the “Innocence Work for Lawyers” seminar
- Gary Udashen spoke at the Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the University of Texas Law School Conference on Criminal Appeals
- Gary A. Udashen spoke to the Dallas Bar Association Criminal Law Section
- Gary A. Udashen was the moderator for a program at the Dallas Bar Association
- Robert N. Udashen spoke at the Texas College for Judicial Studies
- Gary Udashen was co-course director of the Dallas Bar Association Criminal Appears and Post-Conviction Writs Seminar
- Gary Udashen spoke at the Post-Conviction Seminar sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Gary A. Udashen and Bruce Anton are featured in the Texas Lawyer Magazine Podcasts
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Annual Meeting
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Forensic Seminar
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Actual Innocence seminar sponsored by the Center for American and International Law in Plano
- Robert N. Udashen spoke at the Criminal Defense Trial Skills and Trial Law Course
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the State Bar Advanced Criminal Law Course
- Gary A. Udashen spoke to the Dallas Bar Association Criminal Law Section
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course
- Robert N. Udashen spoke at the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Robert N. Udashen spoke at the SMU Dedman School of Law, The Forensic Group
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Forensics Seminar in Houston, Texas
- Robert N. Udashen spoke at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course in Dallas
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the 2009 Advanced Criminal Law Course sponsored by the State Bar of Texas
- Gary Udashen spoke at the Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course in San Antonio
- Gary Udashen spoke at the Writs Training Workshop for District Judges sponsored by the Texas Center for the Judiciary
- Gary Udashen spoke at the 2009 Robert O. Dawson Conference on Criminal Appeals presented by the University of Texas School of Law
- Robert N. Udashen spoke at the University of Texas School of Law Parent-Child Relationship Conference
- Robert N. Udashen spoke to the Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Gary A. Udashen spoke on November 6, 2008, to the Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Robert N. Udashen spoke on September 12, 2008, in Dallas, Texas and September 19, 2008, In Houston, Texas at the Advanced Criminal Law Short Course
- Gary Udashen spoke at the 21st Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Gary A. Udashen was a faculty member for the Evidence Boot Camp
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Joint Criminal Law seminar of the Dallas Bar Association and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Robert N. Udashen spoke at the Advanced Criminal Law Short Course sponsored by the University of Houston Law Foundation
- Robert N. Udashen spoke at the Cowtown Bill of Rights Seminar in Fort Worth, Texas
- Robert N. Udashen spoke at the Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course
- Gary Udashen spoke at the Robert O. Dawson Conference on Criminal Appeals sponsored by the University of Texas Law School
- 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
- Gary A. Udashen was the course director for the Dallas County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Holiday Seminar
- Robert Udashen assumed the office of President of the Dallas County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Robert Udashen appeared as a guest on the Nancy Grace show
- Robert Udashen appeared as a guest on the Hannity & Colmes Show on Fox News
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course
- Gary A. Udashen is a member of the Planning Committee for the State Bar of Texas
- Gary A. Udashen spoke to a joint meeting of the Dallas Bar Association Criminal Law Section
- Gary A. Udashen was a panel member at the Dallas Bar Association In-Town Bench Bar Conferenc
- Robert N. Udashen spoke to the Criminal Law Society at the SMU Dedman School of Law
- Gary A. Udashen and Charles Patrick Reynolds wrote an article summarizing of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
- Gary A. Udashen spoke to the Dallas Bar Association Tort and Insurance Law Section
- Robert N. Udashen spoke on the use of experts and consultants in the defense of a capital murder charge
- Gary Udashen spoke at the University of Texas Law School Conference on Criminal Appeals
- Robert N. Udashen spoke to the Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Gary Udashen co-authored an article for the December 2004 issue of Voice for the Defense
- Robert N. Udashen spoke at the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association “Anatomy of the Win” seminar
- Gary Udashen spoke at the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Fall Conference on State Appellate Advocacy
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers seminar
- Robert N. Udashen spoke at the State Bar of Texas Seminar, “What Every Texas Lawyer Needs to Know About Firearms Law”
- Robert Udashen spoke at the Criminal Courts Practice Seminar
- “The Law of Polygraph Evidence” was published in the Voice for the Defense
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Criminal Defense Advocacy Training Seminar
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at a meeting of the Texas Pharmacy Association, Recovery Network
- Gary Udashen co-authored an article for the State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Criminal Defense Lawyers Project Evidence for the 21st Century seminar
- Robert N. Udashen taught at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy
- Bruce Anton spoke at the State Bar of Texas Immigration Law Course
- “A Primer on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel” was published in Voice for the Defense
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Criminal Defense Lawyers Project Evidence for the 21st Century seminar
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, “Evidence for the 21st Century”
- Robert N. Udashen spoke to the Trial Skills Section of the Dallas Bar Association
- Robert N. Udashen spoke at a seminar on “Amendments to the Criminal Appellate Rules”
- Gary Udashen spoke at the Criminal Defense Lawyers Project
- Gary Udashen spoke at the Criminal Defense Lawyers Project
- “Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence in Criminal Cases” was published in the Voice for the Defense
- Robert N. Udashen taught at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy
- Robert N. Udashen was the director of the Dallas Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Committee’s Appellate and Post-Conviction Law Seminar
- Gary A. Udashen spoke at the Dallas Bar Association Criminal Justice Committee’s Appellate and Post-Conviction Law Seminar
- “Motion to Dismiss Proceedings and Discharge Defendant” was published as the motion of the month
- Private Attorney or Public Prosecutor: When Private Attorneys Take Over the Prosecution of a Criminal Case
- Gary A. Udashen spoke to the Dallas Bar Association
- Robert Udashen published an article in the January 2000 Voice for the Defense
