Mark Your Calendar - An Evening With Sara Hickman: Thursday, April 26th at Matt's El Rancho. Reception, performance by Sara, silent auction, and a few words from Bryan Case.
Bryan Case has served Travis County as the Director of the Appellate Division in the District Attorney’s office for 15 years, and served in the DA’s office for more than 24 years. A graduate of the University of Texas and the UT School of Law, Bryan has been board certified in criminal law for more than 15 years and has worked as both a prosecutor and as defense counsel. He has prosecuted more than 50 felony cases before Travis County District Courts, including some of Austin’s most highly publicized cases. In his role as Appellate Director, his judgment and experience are regularly called upon by trial court prosecutors. He has represented the State of Texas in more than 100 appellate court cases, including numerous oral arguments before the Third Court of Appeals.
Bryan continues to be actively involved in the legal community. He served as Chair of the Criminal Law Section of the Travis County Bar Association in 1994 and 1995. Since 2009 he has been a member of the governing Council of the Government Lawyers Section of the State Bar of Texas.
He has lent his energies & expertise outside the courtroom, as well, devoting his personal time as a volunteer mentor to youth through the Seedling Foundation and with AISD. He has served on the board of directors of the People's Community Clinic and as board chairman for St. Dismas' House. In this capacity he supported the organization's work with former prisoners to ease their transition from prison back to productive members of their communities. Bryan has also been actively involved with Foundation for the Homeless through the Interfaith Hospitality Network as an overnight host to homeless families.
As a prosecutor, as defense counsel, and in his community work, Bryan has endeavored to address inequities and disparities in the criminal justice system; he has made it his life's work to aid the defenseless, to render complex procedures understandable, and to smooth the way as best he could in difficult situations. Justice is not a simple matter of telling right from wrong, black from white. It is a process of deliberation, experience, care, and fairness. It requires a firm foundation in the law—the ability to weigh complex issues and arguments and render a verdict that is right by the law and is fair, reflecting our community's standards of ethics. A solid record, deep experience and good judgment matter.