Burkeville Criminal Lawyers

As principal at The Law Office of Matthew D. Sharp, Matthew D. Sharp is dedicated to serving clients in the greater Houston area and throughout the state of Texas. He focuses his practice of law in the area of criminal law. He accepts a wide variety of cases, including DWI charges, theft and property crimes, drug-related charges, weapons, white collar crimes, assault/battery, prostitution crimes, sex crimes defense, federal defense and other criminal cases.

Mr. Sharp graduated with his Bachelor of Arts from The University of Texas at Austin and went on to earn his Juris Doctor from St. Mary’s University of...

If you have been arrested or are under investigation for a crime, consider contacting a Houston sex crimes defense attorney at The Law Offices of Ned Barnett. The firm was founded by attorney Ned Barnett, a fourth generation lawyer. He has more than 20 years of experience and is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Board Certification indicates that he is one of the few Texas attorneys who has the right to refer to himself as a criminal law specialist. Our firm handles all types of criminal cases, including DWI, sexual assault, computer and...

Nathaniel Pitoniak is an experienced criminal defense lawyer who began his career as a prosecutor in Harris County Texas. Nathaniel Pitoniak has obtained not guilty verdicts, dismissals, and no-bills through the grand jury process. Nathaniel also provides advice to people accused of wrongdoing who are under investigation.

Judge Garcia served on the bench from January 01, 2021 to December 31, 2024. Judge Garcia now practices law and is authorized to officiate weddings by the State of Texas. Please feel free to contact Judge Garcia directly. Judge Garcia can officiate your wedding at the venue of your choosing and on any day. Judge Garcia is fluent in Spanish. Judge Garcia has officiated hundreds of weddings in different settings. Judge Garcia has two offices in Houston, Texas.

John Reed is the founder and principal attorney at John Reed, Attorney at Law, a League City criminal defense law office serving clients throughout Galveston County and Harris County as well, including the Houston metropolitan area. With over 33 years of experience in the practice of criminal law, John Reed is equipped to handle the widest range of criminal law cases, from DWI and traffic violations to violent crimes including homicide and murder. If you need an experienced League City criminal defense lawyer who excels in providing personal attention and delivering results, you need look no further than John Reed,...

Twenty-nine years of legal experience.Raised in Longview, Texas. Criminal Law Probate/Wills.Baylor University.Former assistant District Attorney

Nathan Alsbrooks started his career in 2017 as an Assistant District Attorney at the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. He served in three Montgomery County Courts before being named chief prosecutor in County Court at Law 4 in 2021. Nathan also served for two years as a felony prosecutor in the 359th District Court. He handled thousands of cases – misdemeanors and felonies, on behalf of the state. He also served on the Texas District and County Attorney’s Association Editorial Committee, helping to write and edit informative articles published by the association. He left public service in 2023 to pursue...

I'm Lauren Fordyce and I handle criminal and family law cases in Walker, Montgomery, Madison, Brazos, Leon and other counties across Texas. Call us for a free consultation. Every person deserves a quality legal defense. I want every client to know that we care about them and we care about their case. Seeking justice is my passion and in the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Because of my experience as a prosecutor, I have a unique perspective of the injustices that can occur within the system and...

I am a criminal defense attorney practicing in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. I have 8 years of experience in criminal law, and have extensive experience defending criminal allegations with a particular focus on sexual assault.

Attorney James G. Sullivan has practiced criminal and juvenile defense law since 1994, and he is passionate about defending clients from governmental prosecution. Sullivan primarily focuses on family violence, violent crime, and juvenile defense. Sullivan frequently sets cases for a jury trial and forces the State to dismiss it or try to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. Sullivan has earned not guilty verdicts in jury trials on serious crimes and delinquencies, including assault of a family member, aggravated assault, aggravated robbery, deadly conduct, negligent homicide, burglary, assault of a public servant. Sullivan also frequently persuades the grand jury to dismiss...

Fred Dahr is a Houston-based criminal lawyer who represents clients in criminal litigations from misdemeanors and felonies to appeals, writs of Habeas Corpus, and clearing record cases in state and federal courts. He has won dismissals or acquittals for clients charged with different assault cases, aggravated robbery, driving while intoxicated, possession of a controlled substance, theft, and unlawful carrying of a weapon.

J. Reid Perry, Attorney at Law, has been providing legal representation services for over 17 years as a solo practitioner. Serving Northwest Houston/Harris County, Montgomery County and Waller County; Reid is dedicated to helping his neighbors find solutions to their legal matters, whether this includes informal or formal mediation, a collaborative approach, or litigation. Reid's number one goal is to provide high-quality affordable legal representation while treating all his clients with dignity and respect. Reid believes most of his clients are best served by finding collaborative solutions to their family law issues, but is willing and able to...

Abogado Hispano con mas de 20 años de experiencia y autorizado a litigar casos Estatales y Federales. Atendemos principalmente casos Criminales, Inmigración, Familia y Apelaciones. Tenemos gran experiencia defendiendo casos de alcohol, abuso sexual y defensa de insanidad mental, entre otros. Bilingual attorney admitted to practice Law in Texas, the U.S. Federal Southern District of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. For the past years, I have been litigating and providing advice in the areas of Criminal law, Immigration, Appellate, and family law. I have strong experience litigating DWI, mental...

Former Prosecutor, now helping citizens in Harris County and surrounding counties fight cases against them. Tried dozens of cases to a jury, highly skilled at negotiations and getting cases resolved. Studied at SMU School of Law and University of Arizona.

Keith Spencer is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Family Law. That Board Certification mark of excellence and distinguished accomplishment is attained by only one in ten Texas attorneys, and indicates that Keith has substantial, relevant experience and has demonstrated the same in family law cases. Keith was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1987. Mr. Spencer is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and holds Bachelor’s and Masters degrees in Communications from the University of North Texas. Keith is a Board Certified Family Law specialist. Mr. Spencer has practiced Family Law in Tarrant...

Daniel S. Chavez was born and raised in McKinney, Texas. He attended the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science. There, he was a member of the Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity. During this time, he met his wife Kirsten. Today, they are happily married and have a beautiful daughter, Blakely.

Following UNT, Daniel obtained his law degree from the historic Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, Texas where he graduated Cum Laude. He was an avid member of the James Douglas’s Board of Advocates, Honor Court and the Hispanic Law...

Mr. Presti focuses his practice on litigation, primarily in the areas of personal injury, immigration, criminal and civil disputes. Mr. Presti has represented clients all over the great state of Texas. Mr. Presti has tried over 25 cases to jury verdict in counties such as Dallas, Collin, Tarrant, Denton, Harris, Hood, Lamar, and Titus. Mr. Presti is a champion for the underrepresented and underserved parts of the community. He has a track record of winning substantial recoveries for his clients and has successfully negotiated and resolved hundreds of cases for his clients.

John M. Cook is a formidable Dallas criminal defense attorney that has been licensed for over 30 years. John defends clients in all areas of criminal law, but is well renowned for his skill as a Dallas DWI defense lawyer. Not only is John a former police officer and prosecutor, but he is also an experienced investigator and police detective. This experience makes him knowledgeable about the strategies employed by the prosecution when bringing criminal charges. He is a well-known figure in the Texas legal community, respected on both sides of the aisle and by the judges before whom he...

Attorney Rob Keating has successfully represented individuals charged with crimes ranging from serious felony offenses to minor municipal citations in counties all across Texas.

Rob has a unique perspective gained by his broad life experiences prior to becoming an attorney. Shortly after his graduation from high school in Decatur, Texas, he joined the US Navy where he served for ten years aboard attack submarines. After leaving the Navy, he worked as a corporate trainer and developed his public speaking skills before attending law school. While in law school at Southern Methodist University, Rob gained valuable experience as...

David Scoggins was born in Dallas, Texas and has been a lifelong Texan. He graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and thereafter graduated from Texas Tech University School of Law with a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree. He immediately obtained his license to practice law from the Supreme Court of the State of Texas and shortly thereafter was licensed in the Federal Courts of the United States. In 1981, David Scoggins commenced the practice of law in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex and has resolved over 6,000 criminal cases. He has represented citizens accused in...

As a former Senior Chief Felony Prosecutor and State District Trial Judge with over 40 years of experience, attorney Randy Isenberg is listed in Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and was selected for inclusion in the list of “Texas Super Lawyers” for the year 2006 printed in Texas Monthly Magazine a Thomson Reuters service, and selected for inclusion in the list as a Top Texas Lawyer in 2006 and 2007 by a Thomson Reuters service. He is also board-certified in Criminal Defense by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is certified as a Criminal Defense Advocate by the...

The law firm of Bailey & Galyen is one of the largest “consumer law firms” in the state of Texas with over 30 attorneys and 13 offices throughout Texas. The Firm was originally established in 1989 with the objective of providing high quality legal services to the public by acquiring the best attorneys, staff and utilizing the latest technology to maximize productivity. Bailey & Galyen has expanded its services to include most consumer areas of law. The Firm’s focus is to provide competent legal representation which centers on total client satisfaction. The pride of past accomplishments here at Bailey &...

Attorney Camille Knight focuses her practice on Federal Criminal and Civil Law matters. She has represented individuals and companies in investigations and dispositions pre-indictment. She has also represented individuals and companies in criminal proceedings post-indictment, through trial, to appeals and post-conviction litigation. Call today for a consultation.

Kevin S. Harris is a partner at Harris and Harris Law Group, PLLC. He is an experienced litigator who practices criminal defense in state and federal courts. Prior to practicing criminal defense, Kevin had 11 years of prosecuting cases and trial work. Harris and Harris Law Group prides itself on the individual attention clients receive. They sit down with each client, listen to the details of their case and provide exemplary legal representation.

Haddad Law Firm is devoted to putting our client's needs first. We focus on two areas of law: criminal defense and personal injury. Clients come to us for help at a time when they need it most, after a recent arrest or being injured in an unexpected accident. Criminal charges and injuries from an accident can have lifelong consequences and must be handled properly before it's too late. That's why we take our responsibility of defending against criminal charges and pursuing injury claims very seriously. More importantly, we recognize that every case is unique and can have different consequences for...

A proud Texan, David L. Traylor is an alumnus of Jesuit College Preparatory School in Dallas, Southern Methodist University (SMU) and The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). He earned a degree in Economics and Finance at UTD before returning to SMU to earn his law degree.

Mr. Traylor was selected to the acclaimed Criminal Justice Clinic during his final year of study at SMU Law School. This provided an opportunity to represent indigent defendants as a student lawyer and was an important springboard to beginning a Criminal Defense practice. He also traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii to assist the State of...

We are tough and practical regardless of the type of case that you bring to our office. In more than one consult, we find other attorneys or law firms offering services that the law simply doesn't allow, or that the client may not actually need. We pride ourselves on helping client's find practical, cost effective solutions. However, we are always ready to take a case to trial when needed. It is this balance of tough, but fair, that allows us to assert effective advocacy for all of our clients. We proudly serve clients in Kaufman...

Johnathan Silva is the Founder and Managing Partner of Veteran-Owned Law Firm J.D. Silva & Associates. He focuses his practice on personal injury and criminal defense cases, handling largely motor vehicle accident cases of all types – including car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, and more. Johnathan is natively bilingual, fluent in Spanish as a first-generation American son of Mexican immigrants. Communication and honesty are a key part of Johnathan’s philosophy, in part gleaned from enlisting in the United States Navy at the age of 17. He trained as a medic, serving overseas twice and traveling to 36 countries during his...

Family Law Mediator
Parenting Facilitator/Coordinator
Top Attorney Fort Worth Magazine 2013-2019
2019 Super Lawyers Rising Star
Former Texas Lawyers for Texas Veteran volunteer
Extensive Jury Trial experience in Family, Criminal, Juvenile, and CPS cases

Having ridden shotgun with clients on hundreds of family law and criminal law cases, I know it's important to have a lawyer you trust. Your lawyer will give you guidance and advice through some of the toughest times of your life, so that person should be someone you are confident in. I believe that every case and every client deserves a unique solution. There are no "cookie cutter" answers in...

Professional Summary
Experienced appellate and criminal defense counsel with accomplished background in State and Federal litigation. Over twenty years of experience in both whitecollar and blue-collar cases ranging from State misdemeanors to Federal felonies.

Education
University of Texas School of Law,
J.D., cum laude – 1995

Academic Publications
Yes: Juries Can and Should Correct the Overly Broad use of Criminal
Sanctions, in W.R. Palacios, P.F. Cromwell, R.G. Dunham, ed., Crime and Justice in America: Present Realities and Future Prospects, Prentice Hall,
2002

Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine (Carolina Academic Press, 1998) 334 pages.

Professional...

Attorney Azam graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso, with a B.A. in Political Science, and a minor in Legal Reasoning in 2006. Before attending law school, he served as Director of Operations for an international corporation. He graduated from Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 2012 and has been licensed with the Texas Bar since then. He is also fluent in Arabic. Mr. Azam's philosophy is always to prepare every case as though it is going to trial. He is a zealous advocate and trial attorney, he is experienced in contract negotiations and drafting, business formation and all...

Daniel Lazarine is a Criminal Defense Attorney in Houston, TX. Mr. Lazarine is a former prosecutor, and a graduate of the University of Houston Law Center.

Mr. Brashear's legal career began with a tour aboard the U.S.S. Philippine Sea (CG58). While aboard this U.S. Naval vessel, he defended the United States while visiting and taking in the cultural values of many other countries such as Poland, Lithuania, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Italy and Greece. After completing his tour aboard U.S.S. Philippine Sea (CG58), Mr. Brashear had the pleasure of working with the Navy Legal Service Office Southeast Jacksonville, Florida; where he processed claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act. While in Jacksonville, he was also stationed with the Trial Service Office Southeast where he...

Board Certified by Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Personal Injury Trial and Criminal Law. Patrick Short is a trial lawyer based in Rockwall County, Texas, the county east of Dallas County with over 40 years of experience representing clients in East and North Texas in personal injury, wrongful death, criminal defense, and selected civil litigation matters. Patrick is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and in Criminal Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is also Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization....

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I have served in various capacities throughout my legal career, including roles as a Judge, an Assistant District Attorney, and a teacher. Additionally, I hold the position of Director of the Texas DWI Lawyers and have achieved a Ten rating on Avvo among other accolades. My case outcomes demonstrate my ability to secure not guilty verdicts for my clients consistently. Many prosecutors, familiar with my determination to vigorously defend my clients, often propose reduced charges.

Jorge Vela spent seven years as both a federal and state prosecutor. Now, as a criminal defense attorney, he is using his experience to fight for individuals accused of a state or federal crime.

Jorge Vela has experience handling cases involving driving while intoxicated, assault, drug possession, robbery, kidnapping, family violence, sexual assault, and homicide

Jeff is not your ordinary lawyer. I guarantee, if you go visit some corporate office and come visit Jeff afterwards, your instincts will tell you he is the right guy for you. He is a successful small businessman that actually cares for his clients, not the money.