Craig Still
1310 Prairie St., 4th Floor, Suite 400, Houston,Texas
Summary
Board-certified juvenile defender with extensive trial advocacy experience in Harris County juvenile and criminal courts. Demonstrated success in supervising, mentoring, and training legal professionals. Committed to improving the skills of juvenile defenders to provide exceptional representation for accused juveniles in Harris County.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Litigator - Juvenile Division
Harris County Public Defender's Office
Houston, Texas
04.2019 - Current
- Zealously represents indigent clients in the Harris County juvenile courts for offenses ranging from misdemeanors to capital murder
- Lead counsel for every type of juvenile proceeding, including detention hearings, adjudication hearings, disposition hearings, mental health proceedings, certification hearings, determinate sentence proceedings, and transfer hearings
- Serves on the Juvenile Division's hiring committee and trial review committee
- Supervises and mentors new attorneys; provides advice and support for colleagues.
- CLE speaker on topics such as case preparation and impeaching trial witnesses
- One of only two board-certified attorneys in the Juvenile Division
Senior Litigator - Trial Division
Harris County Public Defender's Office
Houston, TX
09.2011 - 04.2019
- Acted as lead counsel in 14 jury trials (47 total cause numbers).
- Led trial team - assigned cases and provided supervision, training, and guidance.
- Conducted formal trial reviews for team members with trial cases to enhance performance.
- Defended indigent clients accused of felony offenses in Harris County criminal district courts.
Criminal Defense Attorney
Law Office of J. Craig Still
Houston, Texas
09.2010 - 09.2011
- Represented appointed and retained clients charged with misdemeanor and felony offenses, achieving numerous dismissals and reductions.
- Certified to represent indigent defendants charged with all non-capital felony offenses.
Assistant District Attorney
Harris County District Attorney's Office
Houston, TX
11.2001 - 09.2010
- Developed extensive first-chair trial experience prosecuting misdemeanor and felony offenses, including 20 misdemeanor, 4 juvenile, and 40 felony trials.
- Prosecuted thousands of cases, not only as a Trial Bureau prosecutor, but also in specialty divisions such as Child Abuse, Family Criminal Law, Identity Theft, and White Collar.
- Promoted to Chief Felony Prosecutor; supervised and trained felony prosecutors; prepared capital murder cases for trial.
Education
University of Houston
Juris Doctorate
05-2001
Texas A&M University
B.A. History
08-1997
Skills
- Trial advocacy
- Evidence presentation
- Legal research
- Case management
- Team leadership
- Mentorship development
- Client counseling
Certification
- Board Certified, Juvenile Law - Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2023
- Texas Bar Association - Licensed Nov. 2001
Timeline
Senior Litigator - Juvenile Division
Harris County Public Defender's Office
04.2019 - Current
Senior Litigator - Trial Division
Harris County Public Defender's Office
09.2011 - 04.2019
Criminal Defense Attorney
Law Office of J. Craig Still
09.2010 - 09.2011
Assistant District Attorney
Harris County District Attorney's Office
11.2001 - 09.2010
University of Houston
Juris Doctorate
Texas A&M University
B.A. History