Category: Honors and Awards
Gerry Goldstein Honored by Texas Bar Foundation
On June 13, 2019, at its annual gala, the Texas Bar Foundation awarded Gerry Goldstein one of five coveted Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Awards. Gerry, with his wife Christine, his son Matthew, and his many colleagues and friends, seemed to relish the evening, before he flew home to San Antonio to be ready for his…
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Senior Associate Abasi Major Nominated to the NACDL Board of Directors
Goldstein and Hilley are excited to announce that Abasi Major, a senior associate, has been nominated to the NACDL Board of Directors on May 9, 2020 with the election to take place at the annual meeting. Mr. Major has also been invited to speak about the Fourth Amendment for public defenders at the Annual Texas…
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An oral history with Gerry Goldstein, an outstanding 50 year lawyer
Oral History of Gerry Goldstein Interview conducted by Sara Dysart Oral History of Gerry Goldstein Texas Bar Foundation Interview conducted by Sara Dysart Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award Texas Bar Foundation Sara Dysart: My name is Sara Dysart. I am a former Trustee of the Texas Bar Foundation. I am here today with Gerry…
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Aaron Diaz Selected for St. Mary’s Law Journal Publication
Aaron Diaz, Law Clerk for Goldstein, Goldstein, Hilley & Orr, will have the honor of having his law review article published in St. Mary’s Law Journal. Diaz, who is a law student at St. Mary’s University School of Law, wrote his article about Rule 404(b), a controversial Federal Rule of Evidence that allows prosecutors to…
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TEXAS BAR FOUNDATION GIVES GERRY GOLDSTEIN STATEWIDE RECOGNITION
Gerry Goldstein of San Antonio has been selected as one of five 2019 recipients of the Texas Bar Foundation’s Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award. The award recognizes attorneys whose practice has spanned 50 years or more and who adhere to the highest principles and traditions of the legal profession and service to the public. Mr….
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Cynthia Orr Elected as Officer of the NACDL’s Foundation for Criminal Justice
Goldstein, Goldstein, Hilley and Orr are excited to announce that Cynthia Orr, one of our esteemed named partners, has been elected as an officer to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ (NACDL) Foundation for Criminal Justice (NFCJ). Cynthia, who is also the Vice President for the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law…
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Gerry Goldstein: Board Certified for 40 Years
In an interview with the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Gerry Goldstein discusses being part of the inaugural class of board-certified criminal defense lawyers. Mr. Goldstein was part of the first group of attorneys to be officially recognized as specialists in Criminal Law in 1975. Certification is a rigorous process. Attorneys must meet certain qualifications…
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Cynthia Orr to Receive 2014 Robert C. Heeney Award from NACDL
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers will recognize Cynthia Hujar Orr with the Robert C. Heeney Award at the Foundation for Criminal Justice’s gala, “Celebrating Liberty’s Last Champions: Guardians of the Constitution” in August. The award, one of the organization’s most prestigious, is given every year to an NACDL member who best exemplifies the…
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Attorney Cynthia Orr Sworn in as 51st President of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
As reported by The Champion, San Antonio criminal defense attorney Cynthia Orr was sworn in as the 51st president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Orr has served on the NACDL’s Executive Committee for more than four years, previously holding the offices of president-elect, first vice president, second vice president, secretary and treasurer,…
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Gerry Goldstein Inducted Into TCDLA Hall of Fame
San Antonio criminal defense attorney Gerry Goldstein was inducted into the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Hall of Fame June 7, 2002, for his extensive career in the legal profession. Goldstein graduated from the University of Texas law school in 1968 after doing undergraduate work at Tulane University and was named outstanding criminal defense attorney by the…
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