PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Original Steering Committee Member of Smith County Children’s Advocacy Center
- Smith County Bar Association
- Smith County Peace Officer’s Association
- Smith County Young Lawyers Association
- Smith County Republican Women
- Smith County Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary
- American Business Women’s Association
- Committee member: Pro Bono Project, Family Law Section of the Smith County Bar Association
- Member, East Texas Better Business Bureau
- Member, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce
- Member of the ProBono College of the State Bar
- EDUCATION
- 1992-1994 Doctorate of Jurisprudence, South Texas College of Law
- 1988-1991 Bachelor of Arts, Stephen F. Austin State University
B.A. in Criminal Justice, Minor in Political Science
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT
2002- Present
Law Office of Alicia Cashell, self-employed and practicing all areas of Family Law.
Part-time Prosecutor, City of Tyler Municipal Court
1995-2002
Assistant District Attorney, Smith County District Attorney’s Office
Responsible for the preparation and trial of criminal cases and presentation of cases to Grand Jury. Over one hundred felony jury trials, including preparation of eight Capital Murder cases. The majority of these cases were crimes against children, violent crimes, and drug cases. In addition to the prosecution of cases, duties included interviewing and training other prosecutors, representing the District Attorney’s Office at various public awareness/education events and in multi-jurisdictional task force operations, media relations and the supervision of several units within the District Attorney’s Office.
1994
Intern, Angelina District Attorney’s Office, Angelina County Attorney’s Office, prepared and tried cases, engaged in extensive research and writing, interviewed victims, prepared briefs, and assisted in various criminal investigations while on a bar card.
LEGAL WRITINGS AND LECTURES
“Effective Investigation and Prosecution of Sexual Assault” Texas Association Against Sexual Assault Conference, November 2001
“Child Sexual Assault Cases: How to Prosecute and Win” The Texas Prosecutor, 2001
Presenter, Texas Penal Code, at the Tyler Jr. College Law Enforcement Academy, 1998
Presenter, Legislative Updates, to the Smith County Peace Officers’ Association, 2001
