TMSL ALUMNUS WINS APPEAL

Currently serving as the attorney for Brandy Briggs, TMSL Alumnus Charles Portz (’82) has become a recognizable name in the legal profession. Portz, a partner in Houston’s Portz & Portz Law Firm, assisted Briggs with her appeal. Briggs, sentenced in 2000 to 17 years in prison, was convicted of the death of her two month old son.

After serving five years in prison, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned Briggs conviction in December 2005 on the grounds of ineffective legal representation. Her attorney during the initial hearing was Richard Anderson.