About Clay S.

Clay S. Conrad started his legal adventure after earning a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas at Austin in 1993. He entered the practice of felony regulation within the mid-Nineteen Nineties and constructed a career that spans trial work, appellate practice and expert leadership in criminal-protection organizations. His schooling at a prime state law program set the stage for continuous involvement in Texas felony courts and federal appellate work.

Conrad’s early years in practice saw him join Paul C. Looney & Associates as an associate in 1997. He moved into a shareholder position at Lamson & Looney in 1999 and have become a shareholder at Looney & Conrad in 2005. Those moves monitor a transition from junior legal proceedings roles into company leadership. Along the manner he maintained active ties to expert teams that concentrate on felony defense problems.

He has been a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers since 1996 and joined the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association in 1997. Those memberships run along deeper involvement in the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, where he served as Associate Director from 2006 to 2008 after which as a Director beginning in 2008. From 2002 to 2005 he chaired the American Jury Institute, a period wherein he engaged in work related to jury studies and trial advocacy training.

Conrad’s practice covers trial and appellate things in Texas and the Fifth Circuit. He handles state felony instances at trial and takes appeals into federal judiciary where relevant. His record of roles at numerous firms reflects a steady emphasis on felony defense practice and on mentoring younger attorneys through bar and association activities. He is relaxed in courtroom hearings and appellate briefing, and his expert timeline shows movement from associate to shareholder while keeping lively association management.

Today he's indexed as a shareholder at Looney & Conrad, P.C. His office work facilities on criminal-protection legal proceedings and appeals originating in Texas and proceeding to the Fifth Circuit when cases increase federal questions or habeas issues. He also stays concerned within the organizations that have formed his public work in criminal regulation, carrying ahead the executive and academic roles he has occupied.

Conrad keeps a tradition that concentrates on criminal protection in Texas and appellate work before the Fifth Circuit.

Education

University of Texas - Austin

J.D. | Law Degree

1993

Experience

Shareholder

Looney & Conrad
2005

Shareholder

Lamson & Looney
1999

Associate

Paul C. Looney & Associates
1997

Lawyer

Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
1996

Accepted Jurisdictions

Texas
5th Circuit

Professional Associations

Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Director 2008 - Current

Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association

has membership 1997 - Current

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

has membership 1996 - Current

Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Associate Director 2006 - 2008

American Jury Institute

Chair 2002 - 2005

Office Locations

Main Office

 905 Austin Street Ste 105 Hempstead TX 77445

Office 2

 11767 Katy Freeway Ste. 740 Houston TX 77079

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