Speeches & Articles

RECENT SPEECHES

1. Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
   Location: Pensacola, Florida
   Date: June 19, 2010
   Topic: Investigation and Cross Examination of Snitches and Informants 
2. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
   Location: Memphis, Tennessee
   Date: April 30, 2010
   Topic: Investigation and Cross Examination of Snitches and Informants
3. Harris County Criminal Lawyers Memorial Plaque Rededication Speech
   Date: April 22, 2009
   Topic: Remembering Past Defense Lawyers
4. Juvenile Courthouse Dedication Speech
   Regarding United States Constitution
   Date: December 10, 2008
   Topic: Dedication of placement of United States Constitution in Juvenile Justice Center
5. Harris County Commissioner's Court
   Topic: Urge Commissioner's to allow HCCLA to display Declaration of Independence, United States Constitution and Bill of Rights in Juvenile Justice Center
6. 33^rd Annual Advanced Criminal Law Course, Houston, Texas
   Sponsored by: State Bar of Texas
   Date: July 26, 2007
   Topic: Cross-Examination
7. 37^th Annual Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association Banquet and Meeting [PDF]
   Date: May 10, 2007
   Topic: Outgoing President's Speech
8. State Courthouse Dedication Speech Regarding United States Constitution
   Date: February 21, 2007
   Topic: Dedication of Placement of United States Constitution in Courthouse Foyer
9. City Hall Speech
   Date: September 19, 2006
   Topic: Calling on City to Fully Fund Investigation into Police Crime Lab
10. Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association-Indigent Defense Seminar, Houston, Texas [PDF]
    Date: May 12, 2006
    Topic: Direct Examination (power point)
11. 36^th Annual Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association Banquet and Meeting
    Date: May 11, 2006
    Topic: Incoming President's Speech
12. Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association Memorial Plaque Dedication Speech
    Date: May 8, 2006
    Topic: Remembering Past Defense Lawyers
13. Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Corpus Christi Texas
    Date: January 27, 2006
    Topic: Ethics for Attorneys
14. City Hall Speech
    Date: July 12, 2005
    Topic: Calling on City Hall to Fully Fund Access Houston
15. Past Host of "Reasonable Doubt"-Live Call-in Show
    Sponsored by: Harris County Criminal Lawyer Association

RECENT ARTICLES

1. Judges Must Act to End Jail Overflow
   Published: Houston Chronicle Outlook, August 9, 2009 
2. Pretrial Release Bonds: One Way to Put the Harris County Plea Mill Out of Business
   Published: The Defender/Spring 2009
3. Robb Fickman's Judicial Christmas Wish List
   Sent to all Harris County Judges on November 29, 2008
4. Thoughtless Justice
   Published: The Houston Chronicle/September 19, 2008
5. Using an Expert in an Accident Case, by Robert Fickman
   Published: The Defender, Fall 2007
6. Message from the President regarding Dedication of the United States Constitution
   Published: The Defender, Spring 2007
7. Message from the President regarding Jail Overcrowding
   Published: The Defender, Winter 2006
8. Message from President regarding the War on the Constitution
   Published: The Defender, Fall 2006
9. Message from the President regarding Problems with Criminal Justice System in Harris County
   Published: The Defender, Summer 2006