EDUCATION
- Texas Tech University School of Law, JD
- Texas State University, BS with Honor (Public Administration)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & RECOGNITION
- State Bar of Texas
- Lubbock Area Bar Association
- Austin Bar Association
- Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Texas District and County Attorneys Association (2007-2019)
- Selected as Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Texas, The National Trial Lawyers
- Selected as a Master of the Bench through the American Inns of Court
- Elected as a Fellow with the American Bar Foundation
PROFESSIONAL ADMISSIONS
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- Supreme Court of Texas
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Partner, Cofer & Connelly, PLLC
- Partner, The Geoffrey Puryear Law Firm, PLLC, Lubbock
- Presiding Judge, 460th Judicial District Court, Austin
- Assistant District Attorney, Travis County District Attorney’s Office
- Assistant District Attorney, Williamson County District Attorney’s Office
- Assistant County Attorney, Williamson County Attorney’s Office
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
- Member, Texas Crime Victims’ Institute Advisory Council (2011-2019)
Awards & Honors
Client Reviews
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