Clay S. Conrad

Professional Summary
Experienced appellate and criminal defense counsel with accomplished background in State and Federal litigation. Over twenty years of experience in both whitecollar and blue-collar cases ranging from State misdemeanors to Federal felonies.

Education
University of Texas School of Law,
J.D., cum laude – 1995

Academic Publications
Yes: Juries Can and Should Correct the Overly Broad use of Criminal
Sanctions, in W.R. Palacios, P.F. Cromwell, R.G. Dunham, ed., Crime and Justice in America: Present Realities and Future Prospects, Prentice Hall,
2002

Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine (Carolina Academic Press, 1998) 334 pages.

Professional Publications
Rethinking the Jury, The Defender, July 2016 and Aug. 2015

Jury Persuasion in Criminal Cases Utilizing Solution Selling Techniques
Voice for the Defense, Dec., 2014

Proceeding Vaguely: Obstruction of a Pending Proceeding under 18 U.S.C. 1505
The Champion, Aug. 2014

Using Theories and Themes to Acquit the Guilty, The Defender, Winter, 2004

Book Review: The American Jury System (Contemporary Law Series) by Randolph N. Jonakait, The Champion, August, 2004
Anointing the Arbitrary; The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 28.01 (6), Voice for the Defense, June, 2004

Preserving the Presumption of Innocence and Protecting Against Burden Shifting: Identifying Mischaracterizations of Reasonable Doubt, Voice for the Defense, October 2003

A No-Compromise Jury Instruction, Voice for the Defense, June 2003

Jury Nullification in Capital Cases, Voice for the Defense, July/August 2000

The Lawyer’s Challenge, The Champion, January/February 2000

Not Fully Informed About FIJA (A Response), Judge’s Journal, Winter, 1997

Communication Skills, Voice for the Defense, December, 1996

University of Texas - Austin

J.D. | Law Degree

1993 - 1995

Honors: With honors

Shareholder

Looney & Conrad

2005 - Current

Shareholder

Lamson & Looney

1999 - 2005

Associate

Paul C. Looney & Associates

1997 - 1998

Attorney

Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

1996 - 1997

Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine

Carolina Academic Press

January, 1999

Scapegoating the Jury

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

1997

Jury Nullification as a Defense Strategy

Texas Forum on Civil Liberties and Civil RIghts

1995

Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Director

2008 - Current

Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association

Member

1997 - Current

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

1996 - Current

Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Associate Director

2006 - 2008

American Jury Institute

Chair

2002 - 2005

Texas

Since 1996

5th Circuit

Since 1997

• Free Consultation
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• Contingent Fees