First Admitted: 1986, Texas

Bar / Professional Activity:

Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Commissioner, Texas Ethics Commission
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
American Bar Association
Houston Bar Association
Admitted: 1986, Texas; Supreme Court of Texas; Supreme Court of the United States, 1993; U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas as well as District of Colorado, and Central District of Illinois; U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Districts.

Verdicts / Settlements:

Won an acquittal of murder charges in the “West Ave. Murder Case” in Houston, Texas , 2018
Obtained a hung jury mistrial 10-2 for not guilty in federal court in Austin defending the CEO of Blue Bell Ice Cream on fraud charges associated with a deadly Listeria outbreak. , 2022

Representative Clients:

Paul Kruse, former CEO of Blue Bell Ice Cream
Mauricio and Alexis Weinberg in Miami, Florida state civil court in a case wherein the Mexican Government is suing the defendants claiming over $500M in damages from corruption involving government contracts.
Helen O’Sullivan; Union Benefits Fraud allegations in Federal Court in Brooklyn

Scholarly Lectures / Writings:

Supreme Court of Texas; Supreme Court of the United States, 1993; U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas as well as District of Colorado, and Central District of Illinois; U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Districts.

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Educational Background:

Chris Flood