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Curriculum Vita
Mark Ryan Thiessen
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW |
Education
South Texas College of Law, Houston, TX
Juris Doctorate, May 2003
Activities: Student Bar Association, Delta Theta Phi, Intramural Football, Mock Trial, Criminal Law Society
University of Hawai'i William S. Richardson School of Law, Honolulu, HI
Summer and Fall 2002
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing, 2000
Honors: Dean's List, Phi Delta Theta Academic Scholarship, Intramural Football and Tennis Champion 2000
The Kinkaid School, Houston, TX 1996
Licenses
State Bar of Texas, 2003
United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2004
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals 2010
United States Supreme Court, 2010
Employment
Trichter & Murphy, P.C., Houston, TX
Associate January 2006 - Present
Practice focuses on: - Criminal Defense
- specializing in DWI and Controlled Substances
Brown Sims, P.C., Houston, TX
Associate April 2005 - January 2006
Practice focuses on:
- Insurance Defense
- Toxic Tort
- Personal Injury
Bell, Ryniker, Letourneau & Nork , Houston, TX
Associate September 2003 - April 2005
Intern January 2003 - August 2003
Practice focuses on:
- Admiralty/Maritime
- Civil Litigation
Honors
Texas Monthly: Texas Super Lawyers: Rising Star, March 2010
Strathmore's WHO'S WHO 2010
Board of Directors - Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association 2010-2012
Speaking
David Burrows DWI Defense Project - Speaker - The Game of Trial; Running the Bases (May 8, 2009).
MCCLA CLE: New Issues in Montgomery County - Speaker - Death to the "E" Jury; Getting a Fair Trial (December 12, 2009).
Galveston County Criminal Lawyers Association CLE: Galveston County Trial Issues - Speaker - Timber! Chopping Down High Breath Tests (March 2010).
North Shore Senior High School: Keeping Students Safe from DWI and Drugs - Speaker - DWI, Drugs, Assault, Criminal Mischief and the Prom (April 7, 2010).
Writing
TCDLA Voice for the Defense - Author - Vol. 38, No. 91 Motion of the Month - Defendant's Motion to Protect the Fairness of Future Juries (November 2009)
TCDLA Voice for the Defense - Author - Vol. 39, No. 4 Catch of the Day - Motion Challenging Jury Array and to Quash Jury Panel (May 2010)
Committees
National College for DUI Defense;
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers;
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association;
Texas Young Trial Lawyers Association;
Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association,
Houston Bar Association;
Krewe of Maximilian Galveston Mardi Gras;
Heights Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
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