Steven M. Baker
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Steven graduated from TCU in 2000. After that, he worked as a copy editor and freelance sports reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram at night.
He began law school at the Texas Tech School of Law in 1997. During law school, he sharpened his editing skills by working on the Texas Tech Law Review. While in law school, Steven also volunteered his time at the West Texas Innocence Project.
After graduating from law school, he clerked for the Honorable Robert Junell, the federal district court judge in Midland, Texas. During his clerkship, Steven had the rare opportunity as a lawyer to work on both civil and criminal cases. During Steven's tenure, Judge Junell issued his opinion upholding the constitutionality of the Texas Open Meetings Act under the First Amendment.
Today, Stevens look forward to the challenge of representing clients at the Cogdell Law Firm.
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Defense
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2010
Education
- Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas - 2010
- Honors: Second-highest grade in Contracts, Law Review Scholarship, Top Ten Case Brief
- Law Review: Texas Tech Law Review, Volumes 41-42 , Staff Member-2L/Lead Articles Editor-3L, 2008 - 2010
- Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
- B.A. - 2000
- Honors: Dean's List
- Major: Journalism - 3.5 G.P.A., Campus Editor of TCU Daily Skiff (TCU's newspaper)
Honors and Awards
- Law Review Tradition of Excellence Award for Outstanding 3L Editor, 2009 - 2010
- Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Award for Best News Feature, 1999 - 2000
Past Employment Positions
- U.S. District Court, Briefing Clerk, 2010 - 2011
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Copy Editor I/Freelance Reporter, 2000 - 2007
