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Carmen D. Laffey
P.O. Box 131754
Houston, Texas 77219-1754
Email: AttheOffice13@hotmail.com
Home: (713) 655-1119
Mobile: (713) 502-6541
CAREER OBJECTIVE
A criminal investigator with experience at the county level, the federal level and the private sector and looking for a
continuing challenging position in the Criminal Justice Field.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Dates Employed: 10/2011 – 02/2016
Job Title: Criminal Investigator
Company: Harris County Public Defender’s Office
 Prepare, file and serve subpoenas from school records to store videos.
 Legally gather evidence whether favorable or unfavorable for the client, i.e., interviewing all witnesses, including the
complainant, review Offense Reports, all statements (audio/written), 911 calls, review videos and school records.
 Interview witnesses in the Harris County Jails, homes, schools or wherever they may be found.
 Review all the statements and reports and graph the inconsistencies for the lawyer’s review.
 All interviews are digitally recorded and draft summaries for the lawyer’s review.
 Regarding interviews, all are conducted professionally, with curiosity, observing body language and develop a
rapport so I may follow up with this witness if needed.
 Testify in Criminal District Courts as needed.
 Had law students and UHCL graduate interns shadow me during an investigation.
Dates Employed: 3/2005 – 10/2011
Job Title: President /Owner
Company: Mitigation, Investigations & Sentencing by LAFFEY, LLC
Mitigation Specialist, Sentencing Expert, Private Investigator and Certified Licensed Process Server located in Houston,
Texas. As a Mitigation Specialist working on Death Capital cases, I was constantly gathering confidential information
from witnesses and the accused. Constantly handling the parents with information and direction. Created spreadsheets
for the lawyer to refer to regarding all the defense witnesses involved. Drafted over 100 Sentencing Reports regarded as
a tool for sentencing used by the District Judges.
Dates Employed: Fall 2010 & Spring 2011
Job Title: Adjunct Professor
School: University of Houston-Clear Lake
Fall 2010, taught the undergraduate course, "The Death Penalty." Additionally, had guest speakers as: The Honorable
Vanessa Velasquez of the 183rd
Criminal District Court, First Assistant District Attorney Jim Leitner (at the time), Brian
Wise (Appellate Attorney) and Private Investigator Jim Willis. Spring 2011, taught the undergraduate course “Probation
and Parole.”

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Dates Employed: 8/1998 - 3/2005
Job Title: United States Pretrial Services Officer
Company: United States Pretrial Services Agency
 Passed the FBI federal background check in order to obtain security clearance.
 Investigated individuals charged with federal offenses and prepared bond investigation reports for Federal Judges to
use as a tool to determine if a bond should be granted or detention ordered.
 Supervised monthly an average of 60 individuals who were released on a U.S. pretrial bond. Developed and
implemented supervision plans. Referred defendants, as needed, to the appropriate outside alcohol/drug
treatment.
Dates Employed: 1/1986 - 7/1998
Job Title: Adult Probation Officer
Company: Harris County Community Supervision & Corrections Dept.
Court Liaison Officer for the Honorable Mark D. Atkinson (Ret.) for Harris County Criminal Court at Law #13.
EDUCATION
University Of Houston-Clear Lake Masters of Arts-Sociology (Dec 2004) Clear Lake, TX - US
West Texas State University (A&M) Bachelor's Degree/Criminal Justice Ad. (May 1981) Canyon- TX – US
SKILLS
Proficient with various web sites including, but not limited to, JIMS (Justice Information Management System), CLEAR,
and DPS. Also, the administrator for TLO and TWC. Skillfully use Microsoft Office Excel, Word and Power Point.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS/TRAINING Last 10 years of training
 Invited guest speaker on the Harris County Criminal Lawyers’ Association sponsored show, “Reasonable Doubt” on March
31, 2005 and January 05, 2006.
 Under Dr. Everette Penn’s guidance, spoke about mitigation at the University of Houston – Clear Lake the undergraduate
courses Race and Justice (Fall 2006), Juvenile Justice Classes (Spring 2007) and Contemporary Criminal Justice (Spring 2008).
 Assisted Dr. Everette Penn of the University of Houston – Clear Lake in authoring chapters 7 & 8, titled “Key Figures in
Juvenile Court Proceedings” in the Texas Juvenile Justice text book by Sage Publishing Company (2007).
 Attended the Internet for Investigators by David Vine and Associations, LLC training in Houston, TX in November 2006.
 Attended, completed and passed the Texas Civil Process Training to be a Civil Process Server in Houston, TX in February
2007 and in February 2010.
 Attended the Capital Murder seminar sponsored by the Criminal Defense Lawyers Project in South Padre Island in
November 2007.
 Attended Harris County Capital Trial Training sponsored by GRACE in June 2008 in Houston, TX.
 Attended the National Defender Investigator Association seminar in Austin, TX in September 2008.
 Presented on October 27, 2008, the Mining the Data Warehouse of Medical Records session at the Texas Criminal Defense
Lawyer’s Association Seminar titled Mentally Impaired Clients in Houston, TX.
 Attended on April 16-19, 2009, the “Development and Integration of Mitigation Evidence in Capital Cases” in Philadelphia,
PA sponsored by the Habeas Assistance and Training Counsel, through the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO)
Office of Defender Services Training Branch.
 Attended the Actual Innocence: On the Road Seminar sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association on
August 25, 2010 in Houston, TX.
 Attended the Defending Juveniles Seminar sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association on September 24,
2009 in Dallas, TX.
 Attended Adjusting the Bar: The Definitive Ad Litem Seminar in DFPS Cases sponsored by the Juvenile Law Section of the
Houston Bar Association in May 2010 in Houston, TX.