The Legacy of Lubbock and the Law, 2016
Compiled by Chuck Lanehart 100+ Years Ago GEO R BEAN, Lawyer in LUBBOCK, TEXAS Your legal business and notarial work, respectfully solicited JJ. Dillard | R.J. Dillard DILLARD & DILLARD Lawyer in Lubbock, Texas McGee & Puckett Attorneys-at-Law Practice in all the state courts. Examine Land Tides and Furnish Abstracts of Titles from Records in…
All charges to be dropped against former Texas Tech lineman represented by Chuck Lanehart
Former Texas Tech football player, Robert Castaneda, expects all charges related to a home burglary and gun theft over the winter break to be dropped. Texas Tech released Castaneda in May from Tech’s football team for failing to uphold student-athlete expectations, Tech officials said at the time. He entered into an agreement with the district…
Reading Old Words Is Good for the Soul
Reflections on the 2016 TCDLA Declaration Readings CHUCK LANEHART Friday, July 22nd, 2016 Reading Old Words Is Good for the Soul Perhaps my earliest memory as a baby lawyer was watching worried law professors and bar leaders wringing their hands, wondering: “How can we improve our image as lawyers? Pro bono work? Public…
Chuck Lanehart Wins Dismissal in DWI Case
Utilizing a two-pronged defense, Chuck Lanehart this month successfully obtained a dismissal of a DWI case for a young college student. The student was involved in a traffic accident, and police obtained a search warrant to obtain the student’s blood to be analyzed for alcohol content. However, Chuck argued the search warrant was signed by…
Victory for Chuck Lanehart’s client on Rural Country Road
Chuck Lanehart’s client was stopped by a law enforcement officer for two reasons: (1) because she drove in the wrong lane of a rural country road, and (2) because the officer said he wanted to check on her welfare. The client was subsequently arrested for driving while intoxicated, but the DWI charge was dismissed when…
Fred Stangl Quoted in Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Fred represented Lubbock’s former animal services director, who is looking forward to moving on with his life now that felony theft charges against him have been dismissed. Fred spoke to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal about the changes his client made to improve his life. “This has been a tough and trying time for Kevin and his…
Chuck Lanehart was the featured speaker at recent Lubbock Area Bar Association meeting
Our very own Chuck Lanehart was the featured speaker at the June 8 meeting of the Lubbock Area Bar Association. Chuck gave a rousing and colorful speech to a packed house on “The History of Lubbock and the Law.” Big thanks to Mark Umstot for the great photos!
Independence Day
by Chuck Lanehart As the weather gets warmer, it’s a reminder that summer is coming soon, and with that, one of my favorite holidays, Independence Day. In recent years, I’ve been fortunate to be a part of what can now be called a movement: just before the July 4 holiday every year, I join local…
The Michael Morton Act Revisited
“The Michael Morton Act, Revisited,” was the featured article in the June issue of the Lubbock Law Notes, published by the Lubbock Area Bar Association. By Chuck Lanehart and Charles Blevins With considerable fanfare, the Michael Morton Act went into effect January 1, 2014, for offenses committed on or after that date. The Act, a…
Chuck Lanehart’s Team Wins AIC Program Award
It may look like a lowly bowling trophy, which originally it was, but this is actually a very valuable recycled piece of plastic: the inaugural award for Texas Tech University School of Law American Inns of Court (AIC) “Best Inn of Court Program” for 2015-2016. Chuck Lanehart and his team, Maryam Arastu, Professor Wendy Humphrey,…
