Chuck Lanehart
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Chuck Lanehart is a shareholder in the Lubbock firm of Chappell, Lanehart & Stangl, PC, where he has practiced law since 1977. A 1977 graduate of Texas Tech University School of Law, he is board certified in the field of Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Chuck served as director of the State Bar of Texas, District 16, and as president of the Lubbock County Bar Association. He was the founding editor in 1987 of LCBA’s monthly publication, The Lubbock Law Notes. A former director of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Chuck received the President’s Commendation for “Outstanding Service to the Citizen Accused” in 1990 from TCDLA. In 1993, TCDLA honored him with the President’s Award for his service to the TCDLA Strike Force. Chuck is a charter member and former president of the Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Texas Monthly magazine has named him a “Super Lawyer” in the field of criminal law. He is a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. In 2008, Chuck was named among the “200 Most Influential People in the History of Lubbock” by the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
Stories from Chuck Lanehart
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
J. W. Jarrott was a trail-blazing lawyer and a courageous advocate. As a tragic consequence, he became the first person murdered in the recorded history of the South Plains of Texas.1 In the tradition of Stephen F.
