DISTINGUISHED LAWYER AWARD
The Distinguished Lawyer Award recognizes the dedication and hard work of attorneys who have practiced law for 30 years or more and have significantly contributed to the legal profession and the greater community.
Betty Blackwell
Betty Blackwell
Betty Blackwell is a native Austinite, graduating from Westlake High School in 1974 as the salutatorian, then attending Texas A&M University where she graduated summa cum laude after only three years. In 1980, she graduated from the University of Texas School of Law with honors. She went into private practice handling exclusively criminal defense cases. She is board certified in criminal law and co-wrote the three-volume treatise Texas Criminal Forms and Trial Manual for Thomson Reuters. Among her many professional activities, she has been the chair of the board of directors of the Capital Area Private Defender Service since 2014. She is the past-president of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the past-chair of the Commission for Lawyer Discipline. In 2017, she was inducted into the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Hall of Fame.
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