The importance of continuing legal education to the criminal lawyer cannot be overstated. Criminal laws are regularly updated and modified, and court cases modifying or refining our understanding of those laws are released every day. Knowing what the law is a necessary precondition to obtaining the best possible outcome in a criminal matter. Additionally, leading practitioners present CLE courses on new approaches and techniques which are designed to help the attorney reach better outcomes for his client. When evaluating a criminal defense lawyer, consider not just the education he may have had 20 years ago; consider what type of education he's had since then to help you win your particular case. Listed below are the attendance records for the courses I have attended and taught since 1996. 2009 CLE Activities   Date Course Id Title Credit Hours Ethics Hours 2/20/2009 901173639 Fourth Amendment 1.25 0.00       TOTAL CLE HOURS REPORTED DURING THE 2009 COMPLIANCE YEAR 1.25 0.00     2008 CLE Activities   Date Course Id Title Credit Hours Ethics Hours   11/18/2008 900051946 HBA Presents: "Is It Time to Kill the Death Penalty?: 1.25 0.00   10/24/2008 900052376 Fall Criminal/Juvenile Seminar 3.00 0.50   10/9/2008   Teaching at Accredited CLE Activity 11.00 0.00   7/15/2008 900047741 ACDLA Monthly Meeting 1.00 0.00   6/28/2008 900043156 21st Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course 17.75 2.00   5/23/2008   Teaching at Accredited CLE Activity 11.25 0.00   4/22/2008 900042038 Expunctions 2.00 0.00   2/1/2008 900036578 Punishment 1.25 0.00   12/7/2007 900028386 Voir Dire 13.00 0.00       TOTAL CLE HOURS REPORTED DURING THE 2008 COMPLIANCE YEAR 61.50 2.50     2007 CLE Activities   Date Course Id Title Credit Hours Ethics Hours   10/26/2007 900032036 Defenseless: Persistent Access to Counsel Barriers In The 1.00 0.25   9/19/2007   Reviewing Videos and Audios of CLE Programs 2.75 0.00   9/18/2007 900030583 ACDLA Monthly Meeting 1.00 0.00   6/9/2007 900024182 20th Annual Rusty Duncan Criminal Law Advanced Course 17.75 2.00   5/15/2007 900024422 ACDLA Monthly Meeting - Avoiding Grievances 1.00 1.00   3/20/2007 900019652 ACDLA Monthly Meeting 1.00 0.00   1/23/2007 900016886 ACDLA Monthly Meeting 1.00 0.00       TOTAL CLE HOURS REPORTED DURING THE 2007 COMPLIANCE YEAR 25.50 3.25   2006 CLE Activities   Del./Edit Date Course Id Title Credit Hours Ethics Hours   9/19/2006 900010558 ACDLA Monthly Meeting 1.00 0.00   9/8/2006 900009710 Annual Criminal Law Ethics Seminar 2.00 2.00   7/25/2006 900007098 ACDLA Monthly Meeting 1.00 0.00   6/20/2006 000099810 ACDLA Monthly Meeting 1.00 0.00   6/17/2006 000098565 19th Annual Rusty Duncan Advance Criminal Law Short Course 15.25 1.50   6/9/2006 000097948 ACDLA Friday Lunch Seminar 1.25 0.00   5/26/2006 000097945 ACDLA Friday Lunch Seminar 1.25 0.00   5/12/2006 000097943 ACDLA Friday Lunch Seminar 1.00 0.00   5/5/2006 000097942 ACDLA Friday Lunch Seminar 1.25 0.00   4/18/2006 000097760 ACDLA Monthly Meeting - Law Office Management 1.00 0.00   3/21/2006 000091088 Making Discretionary & Other Distributions From Tursts 1.50 0.00   2/21/2006 000094609 ACDLA Monthly Meeting - Travis County Jail - New procedures 1.00 0.00   2/7/2006 000093384 It's Monday Morning: Do You Know Where Your Jury Trial is? 1.25 0.00   1/10/2006 000092345 Voir Dire and Jury Selection 1.25 0.00   11/30/2005 000089806 Representing Mexican Nationals in Capital Cases 16.25 0.00   11/8/2005 000089371 Advertising: The New Rules! 1.25 0.00       TOTAL CLE HOURS REPORTED DURING THE 2006 COMPLIANCE YEAR 48.50 3.50