Lance Kennedy

Lance Kennedy is the founding attorney of Lance Kennedy Law, a criminal defense firm in Texas. He is a former Assistant United States Attorney and a former Assistant District Attorney, and he serves as a Major and Judge Advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve.

He has tried seven federal jury trials and more than 50 trials in Texas courts. He has worked with the FBI, IRS, DEA, ATF, HSI, Border Patrol, the Texas Rangers and local law enforcement agencies.

Lance holds degrees from Southern Methodist University Law School, Harvard University and the University of Texas at Austin. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States and the Fifth Court of Appeals. He completed the American Chemical Society's Forensic Chromatography course at Axion Analytical Labs in Chicago, with hands-on training in gas chromatography and blood-alcohol analysis.

Memberships

• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
• Member, Texas Bar College
• Secretary, Constitutional Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
• Member, The Robert W. Calvert Inn of Court
• Member, Federalist Society

Recognition

• Texas Rising Star, 2025 and 2026
• The National Trial Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40, Criminal Defense
• His cases and commentary have been covered by CBS Austin and Voyage Austin.