Bio
Attorney Christian T. Souza

Criminal Defense and Criminal Appeals

Former Appeals Prosecutor
Former Appeals Defender
Former Appeals Court Briefing Attorney


Telephone (214) 862-7462

Speaker                                                                                     

Kaufman County Bar Association, September 15, 2010, on "Court of Criminal Appeals Case Updates"
Forney Bar Association, September 14, 2010, on "Court of Criminal Appeals Case Updates"
Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, August 19, 2010, on "Court of Criminal Appeals Case Updates"
Kaufman County Bar Association, January 20, 2010, on "Recent Developments in Criminal Appellate Law"
Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, April 16, 2009, on "Court of Criminal Appeals Case Updates”
Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, August 21, 2008, on "Court of Criminal Appeals Case Updates”
Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Sept. 20, 2007, on "Court of Criminal Appeals Case Updates” 
Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, June 21, 2007, on "Court of Criminal Appeals Case Updates” 
Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, March 15, 2007, on "Court of Criminal Appeals Case Updates”

Author

Sealing Deferred Adjudications with Orders of Nondisclosure, VOICE FOR THE DEFENSE, November 2003
Tips for Attacking Enhancements, Indigent Defense Seminar, TCDLA, 2007 (co-author)

Government Experience


Briefing Attorney, Eleventh Court of Appeals of Texas
Assistant District Attorney (Appellate), Kaufman County District Attorney
Assistant Public Defender (Appellate), Dallas County Public Defender

Education and Licenses


B.A., SMU, 1987; J.D., Texas Tech, 1992; Admitted to the State Bar of Texas, 1992. Admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas.

Affiliations

Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Board Member in 2008); Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; Dallas Bar Association; Kaufman County Board Association.




 





 









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