STEPHANIE K. PATTEN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Education
Doctor of Jurisprudence, The University of Texas School of Law-May,1992
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, The University of Texas-December,1988
Professional Activities
Law Office of Stephanie K. Patten- March, 1993 to present.
President, Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2009
Board of Directors, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Staff Member, Texas Criminal Trial College
President, Fort Worth -Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association, 2002
Board of Directors, Texas Young Lawyers Association, 2002-2004
Graduate, Criminal Trial Advocacy Institute, 1999
Graduate, National Criminal Defense College Trial Practice Institute, 2005
Graduate, Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College, 2003
Board of Directors, Samaritan House
Texas CASA Legislative Committee
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, State Bar of Texas
Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas
College of the State Bar of Texas
Fort Worth Teen Court Judge
Legal Steering Committee Member, AIDS Outreach Center
Volunteer Guardian, Guardianship Services, Inc.
Conferences and Honors
Texas Rising Star, Texas Monthly, April, 2007
Attorneys of Excellence, Fort Worth Business Press, 2003, 2004, and 2005
Top Criminal Attorney in Fort Worth, Fort Worth Magazine, 2002, 2003, and 2013
Rated Superb Attorney by Avvo
Speaker, Defending Family Violence, TCDLA Rusty Duncan Seminar, 2015
Speaker, Defending Family Violence, MABA, 2016
Course Director, Defending Those Accused of Sexual Offenses, 2013 and 2014
Outstanding Volunteer Attorney, AIDS Outreach Center, 1995
Speaker, New Lawyer Course, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007
Speaker, Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Luncheon, March, 2006
Speaker, Juvenile Law Conference, 2003 and 2005
Speaker, Tarrant County Juvenile Law CLE, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013
Speaker, Criminal Justice and Mental Illness: Law and Practice in Tarrant County, August, 2000 and September, 2000
Speaker, CASA State Conference, October, 1994
Speaker, Child Advocates of Tarrant County Volunteer Training
Project Sponsor, National Adoption Day 2000, 2001, and 2002
Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Fellow, Tarrant County Bar Association Foundation