Lawyer Profiles
Dick DeGuerin
The Republic Building
1018 Preston Avenue
Seventh Floor
Houston, Texas 77002-1824
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"Texas breeds eccentricity like cattle, so Dick DeGuerin doesn't have much time to sit and reflect on his career. 'I consider myself fortunate to have had such a varied clientele---to be able to look back and know that it's been a hell of a ride,' DeGuerin says. Over several decades, DeGuerin has been attached to criminal cases in Texas that ended up being forums for the nation. He enjoys a reputation for being colorful, and it's not unusual to see him in a Stetson, but he's serious about work--and there's still quite a bit of fight in him. He's tenacious for his clients, but even more so for his belief that American justice demands that every person, without reservation and without discrimination against the crime they're accused of, deserves representation in court."
--Excerpted from Texas Super Lawyers, 2003 - 2009
- Owner
- Criminal Defense, State and Federal Courts
- Criminal Appeals
- White Collar Crime
- 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Board Certified in Criminal Defense, State and Federal Courts
- Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Certification, 1976
- Texas, 1965
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1968
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1973
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1979
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1983
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1971
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1974
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1971
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas,
1965
L.L.B.
- The University of Texas at Austin,
1963
B.A.
- "Border Searches in the Fifth Circuit; Or a Case of Occlusive Trees", Voice for the Defense, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Publication, Fall, 1974
- "The Current Status of Border Search in the Fifth Circuit", For the Defense, Harris County Criminal Lawyer's Association, Fall, 1974
- "If They Holler, Make Em. Pay.... The Hyde Amendment", (Co-Author with Neal Davis), The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, September/October 1999
- "Effective 30-Minute Voir Dire in a Criminal Case: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly", (Co-Author with Lisa Blue and Robert H, Hirschhorn), Texas Bar Journal, July 2010
- Associate Professor, Criminal Law, South Texas College of Law,
1969
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1970
- Adjunct Professor, Criminal Law, The University of Texas School of Law,
1994
- Speaker, Capital Murder in Texas, San Antonio Criminal Law Institute,
1976
- Speaker, Double Jeopardy, San Antonio Criminal Law Institute,
1984
- Speaker, The War on Crime: A War on the Sixth Amendment, San Antonio Criminal Law Institute,
1985
- Speaker, You Sure It Was the Bullet and Not the Chili?, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Tucson, AZ,
2000
- Speaker, Strategies & Trade Secrets of Voir Dire from the Experts, State Bar of Texas,
2000
- Speaker, Self Defense and Other Justifications, South Texas College of Law,
2004
- Speaker, Maintaining Honor, Integrity and a Sense of Humor While Representing the Scum of the Earth and Others Falsely Accused, American College of Trial Lawyers, 56th Annual Meeting, London, England,
2006
- Speaker, Prosecution's Primary Duty: Seeing That Justice is Done, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Lubbock, Texas,
2006
- Speaker, Tales from a Texas Trial Lawyer, El Paso Bar Association,
2006
- Speaker, Maintain Honor, Integrity and a Sense of Humor While Representing the Scum of the Earth and Others Falsely Accused, Tex-ABOTA Meeting, Sante Fe, New Mexico,
2008
- Speaker, Panhandle Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Amarillo,
2010
- Speaker, Maintaining Honor, Integrity and a Sense of Humor While Representing the Scum of the Earth, University of Houston Law Center,
2009
- Speaker, Forensic Pathology, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Tucson, Arizona,
2000
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated,
1980
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2010
- The Best Lawyers in America, Naifeh & Smith,
1983
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2009
- The Best Lawyers in America,
1980
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2009
- State Bar of Texas Criminal Justice Section, Outstanding Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year,
1994
- The University of Texas at Austin, Dick DeGuerin Endowed Presidential Scholarship at Law,
1994
- Present
- The University of Texas School of Law Board of Advocates, Honorary Barrister, 1994,2007, 2008
- Bum Steer Awards, Texas' Best Criminal Defense Attorney", Texas Monthly,
1994
- Houston's most Famous Defense Attorney", RO Magazine,
1995
- American Journal of Criminal Law, Appreciation for Continued Commitments to the Study of Criminal Law,
1998
- Attorney of the Year for 1999, Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association
- One of the Top Ten Lawyers, The Houston Chronicle,
December 12, 1999
- The Houston Chronicle, Ultimate Defense Attorney,
2004
- Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Outstanding Contributions,
2000
- Award in Recognition of Efforts on Behalf of Muneer Deeb, The Texas Justice Alliance,
2003
- Texas' Top 100 Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly,
2003
- Top Attorneys in Texas, Texas Monthly,
2007
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2008
- Texas Super Lawyers, Law & Politics, Texas Monthly,
2003
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2010
- Top Attorneys in Texas, Texas Monthly,
2008
- Hall of Fame Award, Texas Defense Criminal Lawyers Association,
2004
- Nation's Ten Top Litigators, The National Law Journal,
2004
- The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers,
2006
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2009
- American Association for Justice Top 100 Lawyers,
2007
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2008
- American Association for Justice, Top 100 Trial Lawyers,
2007
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2009
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association,
2008
- H-Texas, Houston's Top Lawyers for the People,
2008
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2010
- Annual Guide to Criminal Defense Law,
2010
- Corporate Counsel Top Lawyers,
2010
- The Best Lawyers in America,
2009
- Martindale-Hubbell, Lexis Nexis, AV Preeminent Rating,
2010
- Martindale-Hubbell, Lexis Nexis, AV Rated for Thirty Years,
1980
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2010
- Texas Lawyer, Legal Legends: A Century of Texas Law and Lawyering
- Texas Lawyer, The 25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter-Century
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow, International Society of Barristers
- Keeton Fellows, Member, The University of Texas
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- American Bar Association
- Member
- American Board of Criminal Lawyers
- Member
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Member
- American Judicature Society
- Charter Member
- American Association for Justice
- Member
- Bar Association for the Fifth Federal Circuit
- Member
- California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
- Member
- Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association
- Charter Member, Past President, Former Director
- Houston Bar Association
- Member
- Houston Junior Bar Association,
1965
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1976
- Member, Member Committees on: Law Day, Award, and Criminal Law
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Member
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Presidents Club, Life Member
- State Bar Association
- Member
- Texas Board of Trial Advocates
- Member
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association,
1973
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1976
- Charter Member and Director
- Texas Trial Lawyer's Association
- Member
- The College of Master Advocates of Barristers
- Member
- The College of the State Bar of Texas
- Member
- Harris County, Texas, Assistant District Attorney,
1965
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1968
- Butler, Binion, Rice, Cook & Knapp, Trial Associate,
1968
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1971
- Foreman & DeGuerin (Percy Foreman and Dick DeGuerin) (Later known as Foreman, DeGuerin & DeGeurin) , Associate,
1971
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1982
- Chancellor's Council - University of Texas System
- Nature Conservancy of Texas
- Associate Member, Board of Visitors, McDonald Observatory
- Director, The 100 Club
- Delta Theta Phi
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