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J. Brett Harrison 
Tyler, Texas
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phone (903) 595-3573
fax (903) 597-7322
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Brett's office is in Tyler, Texas, the county seal of Smith County, but he regularly practices all over East Texas. He 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. He 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:
100% Criminal Law
Certification/Specialties:
Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2005


Criminal Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2006


Bar Admissions:
Texas
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
Education:
St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, 1995
J.D.


Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, 1992
B.A.


Published Works:
Inside Deanna Laney's Capital Murder Trial, The Texas Prosecutor


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Speaker, The Confrontation Clause," Texas Criminal Defense Association's Dowtown Bill of Rights Review - Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments, Fort Worth, September 6, 2007 - September 7, 2007


Instructor, "Courtroom Demeanor/Report Writing", Tyler Junior College Police Academy, March 5, 2008


Honors and Awards:
Texas Lawyer Rising Star, 2007 & 2008


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Texas


Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit


Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers' Association


National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers


College of the State Bar


Texas Board of Legal Specialization Criminal Law Exam Commission


National Board of Trial Advocacy Exam Commission


Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow


Past Employment Positions:
First Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Smith County District Attorney's Office, 2004 - 2005


Smith County, Assistant Criminal District Attorney, 1996 - 2004


Contact Us Today

Bain, Files, Jarrett, Bain & Harrison, P.C.

109 West Ferguson St.
Tyler, TX 75702

903.595.3573 [Ph]
903.597.7322 [Fx]


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