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