Jennifer Garrett Deen
Jennifer Garret Deen attended University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida. She is admitted to the Texas Bar, 1994 and the Florida Bar, 1993. Ms. Deen practices Criminal Law and Juvenile Crimes and is Of Counsel to the Tyler-based law firm of Bain, Files, Jarrett & Bain, P.C.
Jennifer's office is in Tyler, Texas, the county seat of Smith County, but she regularly practices all over East Texas. She makes regular court appearances in Longview, Gregg County; Palestine, Anderson County; Rusk, Cherokee County; Henderson, Rusk County; Quitman, Wood County; Athens, Henderson County; and Canton, Van Zandt County. She also takes cases in Rains County, Hopkins County, Franklin County, Camp County, Upshur County, Panola County, Angelina County, Houston County, and Freestone County.
Areas of Practice
- Juvenile Including School Related Issues
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Juvenile Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2001
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1993
- Texas, 1994
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida
- Honors: Bar and Gavel, Student Senate
- University of Texas, Austin, Texas
- B.A. (Cum Laude)
- Honors: Dean's List
- Major: History
Honors and Awards
- Inaugural Class, Texas Board of Legal Specialization Juvenile Law, 2001
- Juvenile Law Advisory Committee of the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2007 - Present
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Florida State Bar, 1993 - 2007
- Texas State Bar, 1994 - 2007
- SBOT, Juvenile Law Section
- Smith County Bar Association
Past Employment Positions
- Smith County District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney, 1995 - 1998
- Of counsel to Bain, Files, Jarrett, Bain & Harrison, Attorney, 1998 - 2007
Fraternities/Sororities
- Kappa Alpha Theta
