Allan A. Cease

Practicing law in the Sugar Land - Houston, Texas area since August of 1983--Civil Litigation

(State and Federal), including Appeals (State and Federal), Criminal Law (State and Federal),

Employment Litigation (State and Federal), Mediation (Civil and Family), Personal Injury Law,

Business and Corporate Law, Administrative Law, Family Law and General Practice.

Served as a legal intern and law school graduate awaiting licensing. Handled numerous cases in the area of Family Law. Tried divorce and custody eases and handled all aspects of family law for indigent clients.

General practice of law. Handled civil and criminal cases, including first degree murder. Not guilty verdict in the first murder case tried after one week in trial.

Served as Trial Counsel for the 1st Tiger Brigade, 2nd Armored Division. Tried 70 Courts-Martials, Record: 68-2. Served as Chief, Administrative Law. Served as Chief, Family Assistance.

Served as a Partner in the area of civil litigation, divorce and general practice Handled cases in state and federal courts.

Solo practitioner. Handling commercial litigation in state and federal courts, administrative proceedings, criminal matters in state and federal courts, personal injury, divorce and custody, deceptive trade practice claims, employment-related claims and other areas of the general practice of law.

Attorney handling commercial litigation in state and federal courts, administrative proceedings, criminal matters in state and federal courts, personal injury, divorce and custody, deceptive trade practice claims, employment-related claims and other areas of the general practice of law.

Solo practitioner. Handling commercial litigation in state and federal courts, administrative proceedings, criminal matters in state and federal courts, mediation (Civil and Family), personal injury, divorce and custody, deceptive trade practice claims, employment-related claims and other areas of the general practice of law.

Instructor in the Masters Degree Program. Taught Government, Business and the Law.

Taught classes to active duty military personnel on the subject of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and the Law of War.

Taught classes to ROTC students at the University of Houston and Rice University on the Law of War and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Presented a speech and paper on "Technology for the Solo / Small Office Law Firm"

First State Bank of Bedias v. Bishop, 1985 Tex. App. LEXIS 6174 (Tex. App.— Houston [1st Dist.],

Houston v. Southwest Concrete Constr., Inc., 835 S.W.2d 728 (Tex, App. — Houston [14th Dist.], 1992)- trial counsel and appellate counsel

Schauer v. Memorial Care Sys., 856 S.W.2d 437; 1993 Tex, App. LEXIS 779; 61 U.S.LW, 2676; 8 LE.R. Cas. (BNA) 592 (Tex. App. — Houston [1st Dist,], 1993)- trial counsel and appellate counsel

Law v. William Marsh Rice Univ., 123 S.W.3d 786 (Tex. App. Houston [14th Dist.], 2003) - trial counsel and appellate counsel

Nguyen v. George W. Woodlev, et al., 273 S.W.3d 891; 2008 Tex. App. LEXIS 9729 (Tex. App. — Houston [14th Dist.], 2008 no pet. h.) - lead appellate counsel

Exparte Bui, 983 S.W.2d 73 (Tex. App. — Houston [1st Dist.], 1998) - trial counsel and appellate counsel

Speth v. State, 965 S.W.2d 13 (Tex. App. — Houston [14th Dist.], 1998) - trial defense counsel

Speth v. State, 6 S.W.3d 530 (Tex. Crim. App. 1999), cert. den., 2000 U.S. LEXIS 2889 (U.S. Sup. Ct. 2000) - trial defense counsel in state district court; appellate counsel to U.S. Supreme Court

State v. Mechler, 153 S.W.3d 435 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005)- trial defense counsel and co-appellate counsel