Attorney Profile

Jeff Blackburn

Jeff Blackburn

Jeff Blackburn Law Office
718 West 16th
Amarillo, TX 79101
Contact Contact Jeff Blackburn
T: 806-371-8333
F: 806-350-7716
Practice areas: Criminal Defense (70%), Civil Rights/First Amendment (30%)

Profile

Blackburn handles criminal defense and civil rights cases throughout Texas. He also represents the wrongfully convicted. In 2009, he handled the case of Timothy Cole and obtained the first posthumous DNA exoneration in Texas history. He also represented 38 people falsely convicted in the infamous Tulia drug sting, eventually obtaining full pardons and civil damages. He is the founder of and chief counsel to the Innocence Project of Texas. He was named Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year by the State Bar of Texas for 2002-2003. He has received the Frank Scurlock Award, the Henry B. Gonzalez Award, and the Maury Maverick Award for his civil rights work. Blackburn is Board Certified in criminal law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Selected to:

Texas Super Lawyers 2009
Texas Super Lawyers 2008
Texas Super Lawyers 2007
Texas Super Lawyers 2004
Texas Super Lawyers 2003

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