Stanley G. Schneider

Mr. Stanley G. Schneider is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He graduated from St. Mary's University Law School in 1974; He was licensed by the State Bar of Texas in October 1974; He was a member of the Staff Counsel for Inmates Texas Department of Corrections from August 1974 to October 31, 1977; His private practice was established in Houston in 1977. He is now a named partner in the law firm of Schneider & McKinney, P.C., and specializes in State and Federal criminal trials and appeals.

Mr. Schneider is the recipient of several awards, including:

Argentine Presidential Orden de Mayo al Merito (Order of the Merit) - a honor requiring the approval of Argentina's president. The award is the most prestigious recognition granted by Argentina's government to foreigners who are not heads of state. Mr. Schneider was honored for his efforts to help Texas death row inmate Victor Saldano, an Argentine national whose case drew international attention after a local psychologist testified Saldano would be a future danger because he is Hispanic.

The State Bar of Texas, Criminal Justice Section, Outstanding Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year 1997 Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, President's Award - 2000. Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2004 and 2006.

He is Treasurer for the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association -2005; has been a member of the State of Texas Bar Association Grievance Committee, District 4E for six years; and he is the President of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association, 2004-2005.

Mr. Schneider is also a frequent speaker for the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Project on such topics as:

"Cross Examination of Children"
"Defense of Child Sexual Assault Cases"
"Preserving Error in the Criminal Trial"
"Mandamus and Extraordinary Remedies in Texas"
"Extraneous Offenses"
"Homicide Investigations and Reconstructions."

Some of Mr. Schneider clients include the following:
Claude Wilkerson, a man who spent seven years on death row convicted of three murders and is now a free man after the suppression of all evidence in the case;
Vernon McManus a death row inmate who is now free after reversal of conviction;
Johnny Binder, first man in Texas since the 1930's to receive a pardon for innocence after receiving an 18 year sentence for aggravated robbery;
Pamela Fielder, first case to recognize Battered Woman Syndrome in Texas as a defense in a murder case;
Walter Pink, a lawyer's contempt conviction was reversed by the appellate court;
Wanda Holloway, charged with the solicitation of capital murder who has become known as the "Cheerleader Mom";
Patricia and C.W. Smith, United States District Court in Atlanta defense of a "Rico" law suit based upon the action of their son who took custody of his children in violation of a court order and successfully defended Patricia Smith on criminal charges in Texas for interference of child custody, and Chuck Smith, charged with interference with child custody;
Larry William Whitsey, the first reversal of a conviction in Texas based upon the improper use of preemptory challenges by a prosecutor;
Jack Davis, a man convicted of capital murder in New Braunfels, Texas, whose conviction was reversed because of prosecutorial misconduct and whose trial was impacted by Fred Zain, a serologist, who has been indicted for aggravated perjury in two states;
Richard Minns charged with federal passport fraud violations;
Ricardo Aldape Guerra was convicted of capital murder and after fifteen years on death row the charges were dismissed because of the suppression of the in-court identification of a number of witnesses that were tainted by police and prosecutorial misconduct;
Mark Stennett, prosecution prohibited for possession of marijuana based upon the assessment of drug tax after his arrest;
Robert Angleton was acquitted by a jury of capital murder charges after being accused of hiring his brother to kill his wife;
Jose Deluna an eighteen year old man was acquitted of capital murder after the successful contest of the eyewitness identification;
Ramon Ontiveras accused of sexual assaulting three children was acquitted of sexual assault by a jury;
Charles Forshee was acquitted of murder by a jury after a three year old child accused Charles of smothering his two year old little brother.