Teresa Cain
Teresa Cain is a partner at Mills & Williams with a professional emphasis in defense work at all stages and levels of the criminal justice system. This emphasis has included representation in federal and state court, juvenile and municipal court, as well as grand jury proceedings and pre-indictment investigations. Ms. Cain joined Mills & Williams in September 2000 following practice with a civil litigation firm in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Soon after joining the firm, she switched her focus to the practice of criminal defense. The magazine Texas Monthly has honored Ms. Cain's skilled lawyering, naming her to their list of "Texas Rising Stars" in 2005 and 2007.
Ms. Cain received her Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico in May of 1999. Prior to law school, she earned bachelor's degrees in Business Administration and English from the University of North Texas, Denton, in 1987.
Ms. Cain is a past president and current member of the Dallas Gay and Lesbian Bar Association. She is also the immediate past Chair of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identification Issues Section of the State Bar of Texas and currently serves on the SOGII Section council. Ms. Cain also serves on the Board of the North Texas Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, she is an active member of the local, regional, and national associations of criminal defense lawyers.
EDUCATION
University of New Mexico
J.D., 1999
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Bachelor of Arts &
Bachelor of Business Administration, 1987
BAR ADMISSIONS
State Bar of Texas
State Bar of New Mexico
COURT ADMISSIONS
United States
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
United States
District Court,
District of New Mexico
Northern District of Texas
Eastern District of Texas
MEMBERSHIPS
American Bar Association,
Criminal Justice and Litigation Sections
National
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
National Lesbian and Gay Law Association
State Bar of Texas,
Sexual Identification & Gender Identification Issues Section, Vice Chair
Dallas Gay and Lesbian Bar Association, President
North Texas Gay Lesbian
Bisexual Transgender Chamber of Commerce, Vice President
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Dallas Bar Association
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