Sarah Roland, Attorney

I grew up always wanting to be a criminal defense lawyer like my late dad, George Roland. He is my role model of what a criminal defense lawyer should be – a zealous and unwavering protector of our constitution as well as compassionate and empathetic advocate.

A real criminal defense lawyer is a trial lawyer. It is someone who is unafraid to be the only person standing between the government's wrath and an individual; someone who is unafraid to protect and defend regardless of the accusation; someone who is in it for the heart; someone who is unwilling to plea a case just to cash a check.

The hours in a day don't matter to a criminal defense lawyer; the case is in her mind all day long - she is strategizing, thinking, planning. I am a criminal defense lawyer. I am a trial lawyer.

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Texas Tech University School of Law	JD	Law School	N/A
Baylor University	B.A.	English Literature	n/a

State / Court
Texas

• State Bar of Texas, member
  Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, board of directors 2010, 2011
  Denton County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, treasurer/secretary 2008; vice president 2009; president 2010, 2011
  Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, member
  Denton County Bar Association, member
  National Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, member

• Clifford W. Brown Award for Excellence as a Student Attorney - 2006
  Criminal Justice Clinic – 2005-2006
  Outstanding Clinic Student Award - 2006
  Excellence for the Future Award for Achievement in Advanced Criminal Law - 2006

• * Blood Evidence Showing Mixture of Alcohol and Hydrocodone Illegally Obtained in DWI Case and Case Reversed and Remanded * 180 Day Driver’s License Suspensions Reversed on Appeal * Motion to Suppress Granted and DWI Dismissed * Possession of Marijuana Case Dismissed * Felony Possession of Marijuana and Possession of a Controlled Substance Cases Reduced to Misdemeanors, UCW Case Dismissed * School Teacher’s DWI Dismissed

• "Present Before Piercing: Analyzing the Presentation Requirement of Article 18.06(b) as Applied to Searched for Blood in Light of Wilson v. Arkansas," 36 Voice for the Defense 1 (January/February 2007)
  
  "Coerced to Blow: Evaluating the Coercive Language of the DIC-24 and Ineffective Consent with Specific Regard to Persons Younger than 21 Years of Age," 37 Voice for the Defense 4 (May 2008)
  
  "2009 Legislative Changes, Additions, Etcetera," presented to Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and Denton County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (September 2009)
  
  "Silence is not Effective: Our Constitutional Duty in the Wake of Padilla v. Kentucky," presented to Denton County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (April 14, 2010)
  
  "Confessing a Lie," presented at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course and Criminal Law 101 in San Antonio, Texas, by H.F. Hagen (July 26-29, 2010)
  
  "Technology in the Courtroom," presented to the Denton County Bar Association (October 1, 2010)
  
  3rd Annual Hal Jackson Jolly Roger Criminal Law Seminar, Course Director (Denton, 2010)

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