State Practice Areas

OUR FIRM REPRESENTS CLIENTS CHARGED WITH SERIOUS FELONIES IN STATE COURT

40

Years of Legal Experience

DWI/Intoxication Manslaughter

Our firm handles various intoxication offenses including DWI, intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter.

State Drug Crimes

Our firm handles various drug related offenses.  We focus on Fourth Amendment issues regarding unreasonable searches and seizures.

Sex Crimes

Our firm has an active practice representing clients charged with various sex crimes, including sexual assault, indecency and child trafficking. 

Family Assault / Aggravated Assault

Family Assault involves an assault on a person whom the defendant was married to, in a dating relationship with, or was a member of the defendant’s family. A conviction with an affirmative finding of family violence can lead to prison time as well as having a negative affect on the defendant’s right to own a gun.

Aggravated Robbery

Our firm has represented numerous clients charged with robbery and aggravated robbery in state court.  

Murder and Capital Murder

Our firm has represented numerous clients charged with murder and capital murder.  This includes a capital murder trial in 2019 where the state sought the death penalty and the representation Andrea Yates.

Fraud, Embezzlement and Bribery

Our federal white collar practice merges with particular crimes charged in state court.  Though many large fraud or embezzlement schemes are prosecuted in federal court, our firm handles these white collar crimes in state court as well.

Organized Crime / Money Laundering

Organized Crime is the state’s version of the federal RICO statute.  This offense serves as a punishment enhancement for other state felony offenses.  The enhancement applies when other crimes are committed within an illegal association.  

Gambling / Money Laundering

Our firm represents businesses and persons charged with various gaming crimes, including operating a gambling place, 8-liner violations, and the money laundering counts which normally accompany these offenses.  

Child Pornography

Our firm represents clients charged with possession of child pornography in both federal and state court.   

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