Craig Greening grew up in San Antonio, Texas where he graduated from Converse Judson High School. After high school he attended Boston University where he received a National Science Foundation Fellowship to study Mechanical Engineering. After graduating in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Mr. Greening pursued a legal education at The University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Texas as a Heman Sweatt Endowed Presidential Scholar.

During Mr. Greening's tenure at UT Law School, he worked at Motorola as a Process Engineer, and held a position as a law clerk at the Texas Attorney General's Office in the Taxation Division where he assisted in the litigation of multi-million dollar tax lawsuits.

Upon graduating from law school in 1999, Mr. Greening accepted a position in the semiconductor industry in Dallas, Texas, brokering agreements with such companies as Intel, Texas Instruments, AMD and Los Alamos National Laboratory.

In 2001, Mr. Greening moved to Bryan, Texas where he served as Assistant County Attorney in Brazos County for two years specializing in litigation and appellate work.

In 2003, Mr. Greening moved to the District Attorney's Office in Brazos County where he served as Assistant District Attorney for one year. During his tenure at the District Attorney's Office, Mr. Greening prosecuted various crimes ranging from financial crimes to high-level cocaine dealers.

Mr. Greening is pleased to be representing persons accused of crimes with James & Reynolds law office.

Areas of Practice

• 80% Criminal Litigation & Appeals
• 20% Family Law

Certification/Specialties

• Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 2000

Education

• The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1999
  J.D.
  Honors: Heman Sweatt Endowed Presidential Scholar
  
  
• Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, 1996
  B.S.
  Honors: National Science Foundation Research Scholar
  Honors: Rocket Propulsion Trajectory Competition, Best in Class
  Major: Mechanical Engineering
  
  

Representative Cases

• Bedford v. State, No. 10-02-296-CR (Ct. App. - Waco 2004)
• Whisenhunt v. State, 122 S.W.3d 295 (Ct. App. - Houston [1st District] 2003)
• King v. State, 76 S.W.3d 659 (Ct. App. - Houston [14th District] 2002)

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Seminars, Gang Injunctions and Nuisance Abatement Procedures, 2002 - 2004
• Seminar, No-Knock Entry Warrants, Brazos Valley Narcotics Task Force, 2003

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Texas District and County Attorney's Association, 2001 - Present
  
  
• Texas Young Lawyer's Association, 2000 - Present
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Office of the Texas Attorney General, Taxation Division, Law Clerk, 1998 - 1999
• Yarbrough Southwest Dallas, Sales Engineer/Corporate Attorney, 1999 - 2001
• Brazos County Attorney's Office, Assistant County Attorney, 2001 - 2003
• Brazos County District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney, 2003 - 2004

Birth Information

• 1973, Mount Pleasant, Michigan