W. Troy McKinney Houston, Texas
Partner
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Troy McKinney, a shareholder in Schneider & McKinney, P.C., has been licensed for over 20 years. He graduated summa cum laude from South Texas College of Law and was a briefing attorney at the First Court of Appeals. He is a Double Board Certified Specialist in Criminal Law and in DWI Defense Law (the only lawyer in the State to have both Board certifications). He is a member of the Board of Regents of the National College for DUI Defense and is a past President of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association and past Board member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the Criminal Defense Lawyer's Project. He is a Fellow of the College of the State Bar of Texas and of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Educational Institute. McKinney is co-author of Texas Drunk Driving Law (Lexis 4th Ed) and has authored a variety of articles that have been published in the Champion, Defender, and Voice for the Defense. He is a frequent speaker throughout the country (28 states) and internationally (5 foreign countries) on DWI and other criminal law issues. He has spoken and taught at over 120 CLE courses. The Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association has twice named him the Outstanding Member of the Year. He has repeatedly been named a "Texas Super Lawyer" in Criminal Law and in DWI Defense, a "Top Lawyer for the People" by H Texas Magazine, and one of "Americas Best Lawyers."
- Litigation & Appeals
- Criminal Law
- Personal Injury -- Defense
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- 60% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Board Certified in Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Board Certified in DWI Defense, National College for DUI Defense (NCDD)
- National College for DUI Defense Certification Program, American Bar Association
- Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Texas, 1986
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas,
1986
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Member, Justice Court Honors: Member, Order of the Barristers Honors: Member, Order of the Lytae Honors: American Jurisprudence Award Honors: Moot Court Competition
- Houston Baptist University,
1981
Bachelor of Science Major: Political Science Major: Speech
- Co-Author, Texas Drunk Driving Law, Lexis, 4th Ed.
- Criminal Defense and DWI Defense, The Champion
- Criminal Defense and DWI Defense, The Voice for the Defense
- Criminal Defense and DWI Defense, The Defender
- State v. Wanda Holloway
- Channelview Cheerleader Mom State v. Andrea Yates
- Frequent Speaker, DWI and Other Criminal Law Issues
- Outstanding Member of the Year, Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association,
2001
- Outstanding Member of the Year, Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association,
2007
- Texas Super Lawyer in Criminal Law,
2004
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2009
- Texas Super Lawyer in DWI Defense,
2005
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2007
- "Top Lawyer for the People" by H Texas Magazine,
2005
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2009
- "Americas Best Lawyers",
2007
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2009
- Fellow, College of the State Bar of Texas
- National College for DUI Defense
- Member, Board of Regents
- National College for DUI Defense
- Sustaining Member
- American Bar Association
- Member
- Houston Bar Association
- Member
- State Bar of Texas, Criminal and Appellate Law Sections
- Member
- College of the State Bar of Texas
- Member
- Harris County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association,
2000
- Vice President
- Harris County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association,
2001
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2002
- President Elect
- Harris County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association,
2002
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2003
- President
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association,
2004
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2007
- Member, Board of Directors
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association,
2004
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2007
- Member, Executive Committee
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Member
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association,
2006
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2007
- Co-Chair, DWI Committee
- Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association
- Member
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Project,
2002
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2005
- Board Member
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Project,
2007
- Board Member
- Hon. Murry Cohen at the First Judicial Court of Appeals in Houston, Texas, Briefing Attorney,
1986
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1987
- Associate Member, American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Stan Schneider, Ned Barnett and Troy McKinney are Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
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