Colby C. Vokey
The Law Firm of Colby Vokey, P.C.Colby Vokey is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving on active duty from 1988-2008. After graduating from Texas A&M University and being commissioned as a Marine Officer, he served as an artillery officer for several years, including a combat tour during Operation Desert Storm, where he earned the Combat Action RIbbon. Selected for the law education program, he attended the University of North Dakota School of Law, obtaining a Juris Doctor with Distinction. He spent the remainder of his Marine Corps career as a Marine lawyer as both a prosecutor and defense counsel. He has defended a number of high-profile cases including a 15-year-old Canadian teenager charged with murder and terrorism charges in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba before the Military Commissions. He also defended the squad leader charged with the murder of 18 Iraqis in what was often referred to as the Haditha Massacre. LtCol Vokey retired in 2008 and is now a criminal defense attorney in private practice. In addition to state and federal criminal cases, Colby Vokey primarily represents military members at military courts-martial, with a specialty in war crimes cases, homicides and sexual assaults. Colby has presented at CLE’s around the country and has been an instructor at the Trial Lawyers College since 2011. Colby also serves as a trial consultant, assisting attorneys with discovering the story of their case and preparing clients and witnesses to testify.
- Judge Advocate General's School of the Army Charlottesville, VA
- Masters of Law (Criminal Law Specialty) | Law
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- University of North Dakota School of Law
- J.D. (1998) | Law
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- Honors: J.D. with Distinction Order of the Barristers
- Activities: Mock Trial Team
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- Texas A&M University - College Station
- B.S. (1987) | Political Science
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- Honors: ROTC Marine Corps Scholarship Beach Memorial Scholarship Chosin Few Leadership Award
- Activities: Texas A&M Corps of Cadets Student Council Fish Drill Team
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- Attorney
- The Law Firm of Colby Vokey, P.C.
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- Fitzpatrick Hagood Smith & Uhl
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- Regional Defense Counsel
- United States Marine Corps
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- Regional Defense Counsel
- United States Marine Corps
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- Chief Prosecutor and Officer in Charge
- United States Marine Corps
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- Senior Defense Counsel
- United States Marine Corps
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- Guantanamo Bay - The Rule of Law "Black Hole"
- Texas State Bar College Summer School CLE Book
- Guantanamo Bay and the Golden Rule
- State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting Coursebook
- A Few Good Scenes - Combat and Betrayal: The Story of 1stLt Shawn Blair, USMC
- The Warrior
- Article 107, UCMJ: Do False Statements Really Have To Be Official?
- Military Law Review
- Selecting a Jury, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Houston, Texas
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Injustice in War Crimes Cases, United American Patriots Rally, Washington,D.C.
- United American Patriots
- Trial Skills – Staff Instructor, Local Seminar, Trial Lawyers College, Dallas, Texas
- Trial Lawyers College
- Opening Statements – Staff Instructor, Trial Lawyers College - Regional Seminar, Austin, Texas
- Trial Lawyers College
- The Just War Theory, St. Ignatius College Prep, Chicago, Illinois
- St. Ignatius College Prep
- Charles R. English Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year
- American Bar Association
- Global War of Terrorism Service Medal
- United States Marine Corps
- Army Commendation Medal
- United States Army
- Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
- United States Army
- Meritorious Service Medal
- United States Marine Corps
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
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- College of the State Bar of Texas
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- The Constitution Project
- Committee Member
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- National Institute of Military Justice
- Advisory Board
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- Trial Lawyers College
- Staff Instructor
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- State Bar of Texas # 24043391
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- Activities: Military Law Section and Individual Rights and Responsibilities
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- Military Law Section, State Bar of Texas
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- North Dakota
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- Texas
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- 5th Circuit
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- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
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- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
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- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
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- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- Credit Cards Accepted
- Military Law
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- DUI & DWI
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
- White Collar Crime
- English: Spoken, Written