Christopher Downey

Education Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas Juris Doctor - 1993 Duke University, Durham, North Carolina B. A., Bachelor of Arts Major: Public Policy Major: English Noble & Greenough School, Dedham, Massachusetts Bar Admissions U. S. District Court Southern District of Texas U. S. District Court Eastern District of Texas U. S. District Court Western District of Texas State Bar of Texas Honors Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters Top Lawyer in Houston, H Texas Magazine Rated 10.0 by AVVOClasses & Seminars Faculty, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Criminal Law Seminar Instructor, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Top Gun DWI Program Faculty, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law SeminarLecturer, University of Texas at Austin School of Law Lecturer, South Texas School of Law Lecturer, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Published WorksInstructing The Jury - State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law SeminarSubpoenaing Big Brother - State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law SeminarPicking a Skeptical Jury in a Short Amount of Time 2024 TCDLA Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law SeminarCase Law For the Trial Briefcase - 2023 State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law SeminarPreserving Error - State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law SeminarDirecting the Action - Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association Certified Legal Specialties Board Certified, Texas Board of Legal Specialization Professional Associations National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member State Bar of Texas, Criminal Justice Section, Member Texas State Bar Foundation, Lifetime Member State Bar of Texas Pattern Jury Charge Committee, Member Past Positions Houston Police Department Crime Laboratory Serology Investigation Panel, Co-Chairman Harris County District Attorneys Office, Former Felony Prosecutor