Cynthia's Honors & Greatest Hits - Law Firm Goldstein, Goldstein & Hilley Attorneys San Antonio, Texas

CYNTHIA EVA HUJAR ORR'S HONORS AND GREATEST HITS
(GOLDSTEIN, GOLDSTEIN & HILLEY, SAN ANTONIO, TX)

HONORS:

Best Lawyers in America - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The American Trial Lawyers Association - 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Presidential Award - 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Board Resolution re: Cynthia
Hujar Orr's contribution to justice in the United States - July 31, 2009
Presidential Recognition by National Association of Criminal Defense
Lawyers - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2008
Inducted into the San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame - 2006
San Antonio Bar Association Presidential Award - 1998
San Antonio Bar Association Presidential Award "Outstanding Service" - 2010
San Antonio Business Journal: Women's Leadership Award for Mentoring - 2009
Featured in Texas Monthly chosen as a Texas Super Lawyer by peers - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010
Featured in Scene in SA Monthly chosen as one of the best Lawyers in San
Antonio by peers 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010
AVA rated by Martindale-Hubbell since 2006

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT:

Obtained the first Confession of Error by the State of Texas in a death penalty case, Miguel Angel Martinez vs. Gary Johnson, No. L-98-37 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Laredo Division, underlying case - State of Texas vs. Miguel Angel Martinez, Cause No. K-91-294-D3 in the 341st Judicial District Court, Webb County, Laredo, Texas.
U.S. Supreme Court reversed money laundering count in Moreno- Gonzalez v. U.S., No. 07-400 (2008).

Counsel in the following reported civil rights suit:

Davis vs. Zain, Cause No. SA-94-CA-0094 (Bexar County, Texas).

Appellate Counsel for the following Death Penalty Cases:

State of Texas vs. Julian Hernandez, No. 89-CR-3036-B (Bexar County, Texas) [settled for aggravated assault];
State of Texas vs. Powell, No. 911,524 (Travis County, Texas) [capital case-reversed];
State of Texas vs. Martinez, No. 71-481 (Webb County, Texas) [first Confession of Error, sentence reduced to life];
State of Texas vs. Moseley, No. 21-9234 (Gregg County, Texas);
State of Texas vs. Heredia, No. 90-CR-6371 (Bexar County, Texas) [conspiracy to commit solicitation of capital murder - dismissed];
State of Texas vs. Armstrong, No. 92-CR-6425 (Bexar County, Texas) [acquitted of capital murder, convicted of simple murder];
Ex parte Pedro Solis Sosa, No. W2 7729 (Atascosa County, Texas) [CCA returned to State Court for Sosa to present innocence and Atkins claim in a writ hearing].

Served as Amicus Counsel in the following cases:

Oscar Goodman, Witness-Petitioner vs. U.S., October Term, 1993, Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court
State of Texas vs. Millard Farmer, et al., Cr. No. 92-415,861 and 92-415,862, in the 72nd Judicial District Court, Lubbock County, Texas; and Millard Farmer, et al. vs. Randall Sherrod, et al., No. 2:93-CV-0017-J in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Amarillo Division
U.S. vs. William Paul Covington (Moffitt/Zwerling), Cr. No. 91-00425-A in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division
John Doe, John Doe 1, John Doe II through John Doe VIII vs. U.S., (Ritchie/Fels), No. _____, Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court; from the United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, Northern Division, Misc. No. 90/998/999/1000
In re Grand Jury Proceedings, Jean Auclair (Burton), No. 92-1116, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Cable News Network, Inc., et al. vs. Manuel A. Noriega, et al., No's. A-370 and 90-767, in the Supreme Court of the United States, October Term, 1990
U.S. vs. David Z. Chesnoff, No. 91-17-H-CCL, in the United States District Court for the District of Montana, Helena Division
In re Grand Jury Subpoena for Attorney Representing Criminal Defendant Jose Evaristo Reyes-Requena (DeGuerin), John Doe, Intervenor-Appellant, 926 F.2d 1423 (5th Cir. 1991)
U.S. vs. Jose Orlando Lopez, et al. (Osterhoudt), No. CR 89 0687 FMS, in the United States District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. vs. In re Grand Jury Subpoena for Attorney Dan C. Guthrie, No. ____, in the District Court, Criminal Court No. 2, Dallas County, Texas.

Notable Cases:

U.S. vs. Wilder, 15 F.3d 1292 (5th Cir. 1994) [No. 92-4790, won appeal of bank fraud case];
U.S. vs. B.B., No. 5:93-CR-056-C in the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock Division [insurance fraud case, prevented indictment];
In re Grand Jury Proceedings, No. SA-94-CR-69 [bankruptcy fraud case, prevented indictment];
U.S. v. Hemmingson, 157 F.3d 347 (5th Cir. 1998) [No. 97-30552, 97-30598];
U.S. v. Martin, No. SA-95-CR-059 in the Northern District of Texas, Amarillo Division [settled major insurance fraud case for two year sentence];
Mauldin vs. Coats, 1989 WL 139110 (Tex.App.-Tyler 1989) [organized crime case-reversed];
State vs. Moreno, No. 90-CR-6371 (Bexar County, Texas) [not guilty, acquitted of murder];
Ex parte Cathcart, No. 04-98-00231-CR (Bexar County, Texas) [intoxication assault, dismissed on appeal];
U.S. v. Richter, No. 2:97-CR-20048-001 in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois;
U.S. v. P.L., in the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division (insurance fraud case, prevented indictment);
U.S. v. White, 258 F.3d 374 (5th Cir. 2001) [reversal of conviction for possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of violence] in essence - the Fifth Circuit held that pointing a weapon at your wife does not constitute a crime of domestic violence under Federal law;
U.S. vs. B.W., in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division (antitrust case, avoided indictment and kept fine under $1 million dollars);
U.S. vs. Moreno-Gonzalez, No. 05-14475 (11th Circuit 2007) [overturned gun count in 11th Circuit and money laundering count in Supreme Court (No. 07-400 (2008))];
U.S. vs. Barry, WL 2116426, (Not Selected for publication in the Federal Reporter), C.A.5 (Tex.), July 20, 2007 (NO. 05-20838) [upholding grant of new trial in contract fraud case];
U.S. vs. JW, tax fraud case, (2009) prevented indictment;
U.S. vs. Rana, Cause No. MO: 04-CR-00003, (ND Texas 2007)[Medicare fraud case sentenced to time served, seven months];
In re Zapata, No. 01-CR-3607-W1 [State of Texas v. Zapata, Cause No. 2001-CR-3607 in the 290th Judicial District Court, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas] - Court of Criminal Appeals set trial court judgment aside. (October 2007) Case returned to 290th where negotiations resulted in defendant being released (January 2008).