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LENNARD K. WHITTAKER, ATTORNEY

BILINGUAL CRIMINAL TRIAL STRATEGIST

  In serious felony trial cases, Mr. Whittaker accepts / offers:

Referrals from other attorneys

Second opinion services

Strategic reviews and analysis

Continuous case consultancy

Joint representation

Customized distribution of duties

Prior collaboration references available

Criminal defense case development services offered:

Investigation

Obtaining relevant records via:

    Public request

    Legal compulsion 

 Subpoena

Court orders

Ancillary proceedings

Review/analysis of discovery materials

Obtaining expert review if called for

Strategy development 

Trial notebook creation

Execution of case strategy

Via pretrial actions, bringing prosecutors to dismiss, or trial

Always available to advise & assist other counsel, especially appointed counsel

HIDALGO COUNTY PRETRIAL DIVERSION AND SPECIALTY COURT APPLICATIONS

OTHER FORMS

2020 CLE lecture: qualified protective order

2019 CLE lecture: investigations–before formal charges

2019 CLE lecture: investigations–formalized charges

2019 CLE lecture: investigations–formalized charges

2019 CLE lecture: investigations–cps records

2019 CLE lecture: investigations–contra accusator

LECTURES

CLE Lecture–May 2024–Serving Out-of-State Subpoena in Criminal Cases

CLE Lecture–Jan 2023–Investigation before formalization charges

CLE Lecture–Jan 2020–tre 601(a) actions

CLE lecture–jan 2018–primer on ake motions

CLE Lecture–Jan 2016–primer on outcry statements/hearings

CLE Lecture–Jan 2015–primer for tx lawyers facing contempt