Name: GYP – Enemy of the State: Defending the Globally Indicted
Start: 2026-06-04T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-06-04T20:30:00-05:00
Location: 717 Texas Ave suite 1200

$GYP \u2013 Enemy of the State: Defending the Globally Indicted$

One of Houston's most feared defense attorneys reveals what really happens when the U.S. government puts you on a global blacklist.
About this Event

What happens when the world’s most powerful governments decide you’re an “enemy of the state”?

Join us for a conversation with renowned defense attorney Kent Schaffer as he pulls back the curtain on the high-stakes world of global sanctions and federal prosecution. We will explore what happens to real people when the U.S. government freezes their assets, erases their identity, and cuts them off from the global economy overnight.

Kent will share stories from the frontlines of defending the “globally indicted,” explaining the uphill battle of fighting a system where you’re often considered guilty until proven innocent.

We’ll explore the messy, secretive process of getting off a government blacklist and what it takes to reclaim a life once the federal government has you in its crosshairs.

Light bites and drinks included.

Attorneys in attendance are eligible to receive CLE credit.

Kent Schaffer brings over 40 years of criminal law practice to his clients in Houston, throughout the state of Texas, and across the nation. Kent began his legal career as an investigator for the legendary criminal defense lawyer, Richard “Racehorse” Haynes. After spending three years as chief investigator, Kent began attending the University of Houston, Bates College of Law, graduating in 1981. He is licensed in Texas and the District of Columbia and has been admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, several United States Circuit Courts of Appeals, and all federal districts in the State of Texas.

Some of Kent’s honors and awards include Chambers & Partners, Tier 2 Ranking for Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations; Texas SuperLawyers (a Thomson Reuters Service, 2007 – present); Best Lawyers in America, by Woodward White, Inc., 2003 – Present; and Best Criminal Defense Lawyer in Houston (Houston Press, 1995). He is also A V Rated by Martindale Hubbell and is rated Superb, by Avvo.

Kent has been active in several bar associations throughout his career. He is a Past President of the Harris County Bar Association, Past President of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, a 12-year member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and is a member of the American Bar Association (Criminal Justice Section), the American Board of Criminal Lawyers, the Houston Bar Association, and a former member of the Federal Court Advisory Council for the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. In2011, he was appointed by the Harris County Commissioners Court to the Board of Directors of the Harris County Public Defender’s Office.