
Carmen Roe graduated with a bachelor’s degree in History/Pre-Law from the University of Houston and received her Juris Doctorate from St. Mary’s University School of Law. Ms. Roe established her own law firm in Downtown Houston, where she specializes in criminal defense, criminal appeals, and post-conviction writs, in both state and federal court.
Ms. Roe is Board Certified in Criminal Appeals by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She serves as a Board of Director for the State Bar of Texas, District 4, Place 5, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA) and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL). Ms. Roe is a past president of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association (HCCLA), the largest local criminal defense bar in the country. She was named a 2014, 2015, 2016 Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star, and a 2016- 2021 Texas Super Lawyer and for Best Lawyers in America 2021 and 2022. In 2015, Ms. Roe was selected as a Texas Bar Fellow. In her spare time, Ms. Roe serves as a legal analyst (the only female analyst in the market) for KHOU in Houston Texas and is a frequent guest on CourtTV.
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Alcohol, Blackouts and Consent in Sex Cases
This comprehensive training program provides defense attorneys with a rigorous, science-backed approach to dismantling prosecutorial narratives, exposing unreliable testimony, and ensuring that juries are properly educated on the complexities of memory, intoxication, and consent. You'll explores critical mistakes and misconceptions encountered in these cases, including errors in memory reconstruction after an event, incorrect inferences, cognitive schemas, suggestibility, contamination and misinformation, mistakes of fact and more.
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Cross-Examination Questions Encyclopedia
Every cross-examination question collected by NACDL has been organized into this ultimate quick-reference guide for criminal defense lawyers!
Over 4,000 sample cross questions written by seasoned criminal practitioners from real-life scenarios have been analyzed, sorted and alphabetized into a multi-layered Encyclopedia designed to give you FAST access to practical sample cross-examination questions for almost every type of criminal case. No narrative, no filler, just sample questions to inspire your next cross-examination!
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A Defender's Guide to Federal Evidence - 2nd Edition
This brand-new 2nd Edition 2024 Guide to Federal Evidence is the only federal evidence handbook written exclusively for criminal defense lawyers. The updated 2024 Guide analyzes each Federal Rule of Evidence and outlines the main evidentiary issues that confront criminal defense lawyers. It also summarizes countless defense favorable cases and provides tips on how to avoid common evidentiary pitfalls. The 2nd Edition Guide contains multiple new and updated user-friendly flowcharts aimed at helping the criminal defense lawyer tackle evidence problems.
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Sexual Assault Trial Skills Training Collection - 40+ Hours of Content!
NACDL's "Sexual Assault Trial Skills Training Collection" is the definitive aggregation of our 4 highest-rated and most current Sex Cases CLE trainings (2019, 2021, 2022 & 2023 ed.) and contains our most comprehensive and up-to-date assembly of sex cases trainings that NACDL has ever put together! Containing 49 separate trial skills trainings, thousands of pages of written materials and over 40+ hours of practical and pragmatic content, this collection guides you through the most intimidating sexual assault criminal trial topics.
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NACDL 2024 Annual Pass - All CLE Institute Programs
NACDL's 2024 Annual Pass gives you full access to the recordings of every CLE Institue live training seminar held in 2024! That means every CLE speech, presentation and training - along with all accompanying written materials - is yours for over 50% off! With this exclusive pass, you gain unlimited access to a treasure-trove of recent NACDL Trial Skills training that will help you win more cases!