About Clay 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