Panel Discussion of Police and Community Relations If you have not already made plans to attend, please make plans to join us tonight (Wednesday February 17, 2016) at Texas A&M School of Law from 6pm-8pm. Fort Worth Criminal Defense Attorney Cody Cofer will serve as the panel’s criminal law expert. TYLA has flown in our speaker/consultant. A film crew will be present to document the presentation, so the presentation can be shown to other cities. Hopefully, other cities decide to host their own “town hall meeting.” Most of the presentation will be a “fly by the seat of the pants” discussion lead by the consultant. He will guide the discussion a video and skits. Then the panel will interact with
Read more →Register Now for 2014 Evidence Bootcamp Every lawyer needs to sharpen their tools of the trade. This evidence workshop is directed by Jerry Howeth, an Austin attorney who is recognized as an expert in Texas evidentiary law. Any criminal defense attorney will find the few days (14.75 CLE hours) valuable to their trial practice. Aside from sharpening a criminal defense attorney’s use of evidentiary maneuvers, participants will be taught Jerry’s unique method of understanding the Texas Rules of Evidence. The Evidence Bootcamp will consist of lectures and break-out sessions where attendees will apply the rules of evidence. Your level of practice will not be the same after this program! Faculty will include: Pheobe S. Smith, Houston, Texas Philip Alan Wischkaemper,
Read more →Cody Cofer | Faculty at Center for American and International Law Center Criminal Defense Trial Skills and Trial Law Program We had an amazing group at this year at CAIL Criminal Defense Trial College. All of the speakers were top notch, and the small groups were filled with promise of an exceptional criminal bar in Texas. The program lasted 5 days. The format included presentations on all phases of trial and small group sessions to refine trial skills. I was honored to serve as faculty this year in the small group setting. Along with other faculty, I observed the trial presentation of lawyers throughout Texas. We provided feedback and direction for their performance. A special thanks goes out to Barry
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