Gena Blount Bunn
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Gena Blount Bunn
Firm: Holmes and Moore
Address: 110 West Methvin Street
Longview, TX 75601-6307
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Phone: (903) 758-2200
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Lawyer Profile:
Gena Bunn has argued criminal appeals before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Areas of Practice:
Criminal Law, State and Federal
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
White Collar Crimes
Appellate Law
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1994
Colorado
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court, 1999
Education:
Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas, 1994
J.D.

University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1991
Bachelor of Journalism
Honors: With Honors

Published Works:
Balancing Fairness & Finality: A Comprehensive Review of the Texas Death Penalty (Co-Author), 5 Tex. Rev. L. & & Pol. 49-148, 2000

Representative Cases:
Miller-El v. Dretke, 545 U.S. 231 (U.S. 2005)
Banks v. Dretke, 540 U.S. 668 (U.S. 2004)
Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322 (U.S. 2003)
Brewer v. Quarterman, 466 F.3.d 344 (U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit 2006)
Harris v. Johnson, 376 F.3.d 414 (U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit 2004)
Soffar v. Cockrell, 300 F.3.d 588 (U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit 2002)
Lucas v. Johnson, 132 F.3.d 1069 (U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit 1998)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Addressed Prosecutors on Capital Habeas Corpus Issues, Capital Murder Seminar of the Texas District and County Attorneys Association, Kerrville, Texas, 2005

Addressed Prosecutors on Capital Habeas Corpus Issues, Capital Murder Seminar of the Texas District and County Attorneys Association, San Antonio, Texas, 2003

Addressed Prosecutors on Capital Habeas Corpus Issues, Capital Murder Seminar of the Texas District and County Attorneys Association, Austin, Texas, 1997

Participated on a Panel of Prosecutors from Across the Country, Annual Conference of the Association of Government Attorneys in Capital Litigation, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 2007

Presided Over Four-Day Conference as Association's President, Annual Conference of the Association of Government Attorneys in Capital Litigation, Portland, Oregon, 2004

Presented Two-Hour Continuing-Legal-Education Course on Oral Argument, Appellate Advocacy Workshop, Texas District and County Attorneys Association, Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas, 2007

Participated on a Panel Discussing Capital-Punishment Issues, Annual Conference of the National Association of Women Judges, Houston, Texas, 2005

Participated on a Panel Discussing Capital-Punishment Issues, Annual Conference of the Council of Appellate Staff Attorneys, Dallas, Texas, 2006

Participated on a Panel representing the Fifth Circuit along with Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Edith Jones and then Presiding Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Michael McCormick, Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference on the Death Penalty, Braselton, Georgia, 1999

Addressed Elected Attorneys General Regarding Death Penalty Issues, Annual conference of the Southern Association of Attorneys General, Savannah, Georgia, 1999

Honors and Awards:
Named Among Outstanding Women in Texas Government by the State Agency Council to the Governor's Commission for Women in 2005

Recognized for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy by the Association of Government Attorneys in Capital Litigation in 2001-2002

Selected as an Ex Officio Member of the Governor's Criminal Justice Advisory Council, 2006-2008

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Member

Past Employment Positions:
Office of the Texas Attorney General, Chief, Capital Litigation Division, 1998 - 2003

Office of the Texas Attorney General, Chief, Postconviction Litigation Division, 2003 - 2008

West Practice Categories:
Criminal Law, White Collar Crimes, Federal Trial Practice, State Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
Profile Last Updated:
7/9/2009

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