Catherine Baen is of counsel at Eimer Stahl LLP. Her practice is focused on defending individuals and corporations accused of criminal violations. She has the experience of handling a wide variety of criminal accusations, having tried more than 100 cases to jury verdicts.
Before joining Eimer Stahl, Catherine was an associate at Bracewell & Patterson (now Bracewell & Guiliani) in Houston, Texas. While there, Catherine worked in the general litigation section where she participated with particular interest in white-collar criminal cases. Catherine left Bracewell to join the Harris County District Attorney's Office in Houston. After four years as a prosecutor, Catherine joined the law firm of Williams Bailey. At Williams Bailey, she handled complex environmental and toxic tort cases. Catherine opened her own criminal defense practice in 1995, focusing on all types of alleged white-collar crimes. In addition to handling her own cases, Catherine frequently teams up in trials with noted Texas criminal defense lawyer Dick DeGuerin.