Kyle Shaw
Board Member, Engage Collin County
Kyle graduated with a BBA in marketing from the University of North Texas in 1992. Kyle also
attended law school at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (now Texas A&M University
School of Law) and graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 1997. Since passing the Texas bar
exam in 1998, Kyle has been in private practice. His practice is focused on criminal and DWI
defense. Kyle also serves Collin County as part of a group of court appointed attorneys who are qualified to represent defendants that have a mental health diagnosis in their past. A significant amount of those appointments involve persons who have been self-medicating their mental health issues with street drugs.
Kyle is a past president and board member and a current member of the Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. He has also served as the defense bar designee member on the Collin County Bail Bond Board. Kyle is a member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and is licensed to practice in all Texas state courts, the United States District Court Northern District of Texas, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Many of Kyle’s experiences representing persons with mental health issues and drug and alcohol problems over the past twenty-two years hit painfully close to home when in 2018, Kyle lost his 23 year old son, Ian, to a heroin/fentanyl overdose. Following Ian’s death, Kyle has felt compelled to honor Ian’s memory by doing more to help the community and has sought out opportunities to assist parents with children suffering from addiction and those suffering
themselves beyond just those he’s representing in court.
Kyle is actively involved with organizations and individuals seeking to help those suffering from addiction and substance abuse issues and offering support to those suffering from the loss of a loved one due to overdose. He has also began speaking on the subjects of addiction and overdose and spoke at the International Overdose Awareness Day in August 2019.
Board Member, Engage Collin County
Kyle graduated with a BBA in marketing from the University of North Texas in 1992. Kyle also
attended law school at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (now Texas A&M University
School of Law) and graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 1997. Since passing the Texas bar
exam in 1998, Kyle has been in private practice. His practice is focused on criminal and DWI
defense. Kyle also serves Collin County as part of a group of court appointed attorneys who are qualified to represent defendants that have a mental health diagnosis in their past. A significant amount of those appointments involve persons who have been self-medicating their mental health issues with street drugs.
Kyle is a past president and board member and a current member of the Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. He has also served as the defense bar designee member on the Collin County Bail Bond Board. Kyle is a member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and is licensed to practice in all Texas state courts, the United States District Court Northern District of Texas, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Many of Kyle’s experiences representing persons with mental health issues and drug and alcohol problems over the past twenty-two years hit painfully close to home when in 2018, Kyle lost his 23 year old son, Ian, to a heroin/fentanyl overdose. Following Ian’s death, Kyle has felt compelled to honor Ian’s memory by doing more to help the community and has sought out opportunities to assist parents with children suffering from addiction and those suffering
themselves beyond just those he’s representing in court.
Kyle is actively involved with organizations and individuals seeking to help those suffering from addiction and substance abuse issues and offering support to those suffering from the loss of a loved one due to overdose. He has also began speaking on the subjects of addiction and overdose and spoke at the International Overdose Awareness Day in August 2019.
