Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

The Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyers Association will hold officer/director elections at the February 15 meeting, and nominations for officers/directors will be taken from the floor. The Nominating Committee has recommended the following slate of officers/directors, and each has agreed to serve:

President: Rusty Gunter
Secretary-Treasurer: Dennis Reeves
Vice-President for Education: Laurie Key
Vice-President for Membership: Donnie Yandell
Vice-President for Court Liaison: Chuck Lanehart
Director, Place 1 (2007-2010)*: Natalio Hernandez
Director, Place 2 (2006-2008)*: Trey McClendon
Director, Place 3 (2006-2009)*: Patrick Metze

*LCDLA Bylaws require three Directors with staggered terms, but LCDLA has done without directors for many years. Because of LCDLA’s recent growth in membership, activities and programs, the nominating committee felt that reinstating directors to the leadership establishment would be advisable. To accommodate the requirement of staggered terms, Director of Place 1 will initially serve a one-year term, with three-year terms thereafter. Similarly, Director of Place 2 will initially serve a two-year term, with three-year terms thereafter; and Director of Place 3 will initially serve a three-year term, with three-year terms thereafter.

Dwight “Big Mac” McDonald challenged sportscaster Pete Christy to a game of electric football. Check it out on “I Beat Pete: Electric Football” at www.kcbd.com. Way to represent!

New pictures from this year’s seminar are now available for your viewing pleasure at the Snapshot page. Click the random snapshot on the left to view them.

LCDLA member Bill McNamara was recently certified as a specialist in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Less than half of the lawyers who sat for the exam passed this year. Congratulations to Bill.

Congratulations to Mark Skelton, with the first mistrial of 2007 in a one-day trial in 364th District Court. Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon case. Mark used an alibi witness to rebut impeached complainant on issue of identity. Jury hung up after being out 2:40. Evidence took 2:10 to put on. Good job, Mark!