Darlina C. Crowder

Criminal Defense Attorney

Education
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
Juris Doctor;  May 1998
Graduation Speaker, Class of 1998, chosen by classmates to speak on their behalf at Hooding Ceremony.

Texas Woman's University
Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in General Science;  August 1995

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1999
  
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1999
  
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1999

Honors, Awards & Speaking Engagements

• Advanced Criminal Law Seminar, 28th Annual Prairie dog Lawyers; Speaker on Winning Strategies at Trial, Lubbock, Texas, January, 2008
• Advanced Trial Series; Speaker on Experts, Tyler, December 14, 2007
• Voir Dire Seminar; Course Director, Dallas, December 6, 2007
• Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course, San Antonio, Course Director & Speaker, June 2007
  
• Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course, San Antonio, Speaker on Defenses, June 2007
  
• Texas Monthly, Selected Super Lawyer, Rising Star, March 2005
  
• Texas Monthly, Selected Super Lawyer, Rising Star, March 2006
  
• Texas Monthly, Selected Super Lawyer, Rising Star, March 2007
  
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, Seminar Speaker, Odessa, August 2005
  
• Criminal Trial College, Faculty Member, Huntsville, March 2005
  
• Criminal Trial College, Faculty Member, Huntsville, March 2006
  
• Criminal Trial College, Faculty Member, Huntsville, March 2007
  
• Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers' Association Luncheon, Speaker, March 2005
  
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, Seminar, Speaker, Laredo, March 2005
  
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, Seminar, Speaker, McAllen, May 2005
  
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, Seminar, Speaker, New Braunfels, July 2005
  
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, Seminar, Speaker, asked to speak in South Padre, July 2005. (Canceled due to Weather)
  
• The Center for American and International Law, Criminal Trial Advocacy College, Faculty, August, Plano 2006
• The Center for American and International Law, Criminal Trial Advocacy College, Lecturer, Direct Examination, August, 2006
• The Center for American and International Law, Criminal Trial Advocacy College, Faculty, 2007
• The Center for American and International Law, Criminal Trial Advocacy College, Lecturer, Direct Examination, August,2007
• CLE Scholarship Recipient, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
  
• Fellow, Collin County Bench Bar Foundation-1999

Guest Appearances & Articles

• Bill O'Reilly, The O'Reilly Factor, Darlina Crowder, Guest, November 10, 2006
  
• KLIF, (FOX) radio guest, November, 2006
  
• Texas Lawyer, Cover Story on Darlina Crowder & Co-Counsel, Against All Odds, August 2004
  
• Dallas Observer, Cover Story, Darlina Crowder & Co-Counsel, Insanely Guilty, September, 2004
  
• Houston Press, Cover Story, Darlina Crowder & Co-Counsel, Insanity Defense, September 2004
  
• Nancy Grace, CNN, co-counsel guest, to discuss Capital Murder acquittal and on Insanity Defense (Story on Darlina Crowder & Robert Udashen's acquittal and release from hospital).
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Board Member, Associate Director, 2007
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association-Member
  
• Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association-Member
  
• State Bar of Texas-Member
  
• Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association-Vice President-2002 to 2003
  
• Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association-Secretary/Treasurer-2001
  
• Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association-Board of Director-2000
  
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America-Member
  
• Collin County Young Lawyers Association-Treasurer-2005 to present
  
• Collin County Bar Association-Member
  
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers-Member
  
• Collin County Bar Association-Family Law Section-Member
  
• American Bar Association-Member
  
• Plano Bar Association-Member
  
• College of State Bar-Member
  
• Trial Lawyers College-Member

Languages

• English
• Spanish