Criminal Defense Attorneys

Paul J. Dunham has been practicing law for over three decades and has grown his legal practice into one of the most successful criminal defense law firms in the country, with law offices in Texas and Tennessee. Mr. Dunham's law practice has over one hundred attorneys handling criminal cases throughout Texas and Tennessee. ... Read more about Paul J. Dunham

Scotty Jones opened the Fort Worth division of the Dunham & Jones in 1997 and has managed it since it's opening. He has helped grow the Fort Worth criminal practice from a single attorney office to over 50 attorneys and staff combined. The Dallas-Fort Worth division of the Dunham & Jones is now one of the largest criminal defense firms in the DFW metroplex with law of ... Read more about Scotty D. Jones

Jeff Casey has been representing people arrested in Texas for over 20 years and has been practicing law for over 30 years. Mr. Casey worked his way through the University of Houston Law Center at the Harris County District Attorney’s office in Houston, Texas. He then began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney at the Brazos County District Attorney’s office i ... Read more about Jeffrey R. Casey

Chris Jeansonne graduated with honors from The University of Texas – Austin with a B.A. in Economics. Mr. Jeansonne graduated from Texas Tech University School of Law where he was an Articles Editor for the Texas Tech Law Review. During his second year of law school, Mr. Jeansonne wrote an article outlining Texas DWI law and the constitutionality of Deferred Adjudication/Defe ... Read more about Christopher M. Jeansonne

Thad Thomason has enjoyed a legal career spanning more than 2 decades. Thad graduated from Texas Tech University and received his legal education with honors from Texas Tech University School of Law.

Thad is a seasoned criminal attorney with extensive experience in the field. With a deep understanding of the complexities of criminal law, Thad approaches each case ... Read more about Thaddeus R. Thomason

Carlton Alexander graduated from Texas Christian University with a B.A. in Political Science and English. He then earned his law degree from Texas A&M School of Law, where he was an active member of the trial advocacy program and placed as a finalist in numerous moot court and mock trial competitions. After graduation, Mr. Alexander practiced family law for two years, routinely ... Read more about Carlton Alexander

Ivan Barrera grew up in San Juan, Texas, located in the Rio Grande Valley, and now calls San Antonio his home. He is a son to migrant field workers, a first generation American, and the first in his family to attend college.

He received his B.A. from the University of Texas Pan American in Political Science and earned his Juris Doctorate from St. Mary’s School ... Read more about Ivan Barrera

Darren Bertin has a been a criminal and civil trial lawyer for almost two decades, having handled complex litigation in venues across the State of Texas. Mr. Bertin has tried over 50 jury trials as a both a prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney.

Mr. Bertin holds a Bachelor of Arts from Louisiana State University, a Master of Theological Studies from Duke ... Read more about Darren C. Bertin

Matthew Byrne graduated from Tulane University with a B.S. and majors in Molecular Biology and Philosophy and received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from The University of Texas at Austin School of Law.

Mr. Byrne has practiced both criminal law as a defense attorney and civil law as an attorney for the State. He was part of a trial team that avoided the death pe ... Read more about Matthew L. Byrne

Will Clark graduated with from The University of Texas at Arlington with a B.A. in Political Science. Mr. Clark graduated from Texas A&M University School of Law. After graduation, Mr. Clark worked for a small boutique law firm representing Fortune 500 companies in complex business litigation, before turning his time to criminal defense.

Mr. Clark currently work ... Read more about William E. Clark, Jr.

Brett Hiser graduated with honors from the University of Florida with a B.A. in Criminology. Mr. Hiser later graduated from Southern Methodist University School of Law in Dallas, Texas where he first began defending clients in the Criminal Defense Clinic.

Following law school, Mr. Hiser became an Assistant District Attorney for the Sixth Judicial Circuit in th ... Read more about Brett A. Hiser

Joseph Lindberg practices criminal law with Dunham & Jones in Texas. Mr. Lindberg was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and he graduated magna cum laude with a business degree in marketing from the University of Illinois at Chicago before attending law school at the University of Illinois at Chicago John Marshall Law School. Throughout law school Mr. Lindberg worked part ti ... Read more about Joseph R. Lindberg

Clayton Littlefield graduated from Texas State University in San Marcos, earning a Bachelor of Arts, International Studies focused on international trade and business. He earned his Juris Doctor from St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio. During law school he was a member of the Criminal Law Association and served as its Vice President. He was active as a law ... Read more about Clayton C. Littlefield

Thomas Ross is an experienced criminal defense attorney practicing in Tennessee after first being licensed in Texas in 2012. While in law school Mr. Ross interned with the Texas Innocence Network, advocating for wrongly convicted persons in prison, including death row inmates, and as an attorney has represented persons charged with serious felonies, including cases involving se ... Read more about Thomas A. Ross

Perry is a native of Abilene, and attended Abilene Christian University. He then moved to his wife’s home town of Sacramento, California, to attend law school at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. While in law school, he took a position as a clerk for the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California, and began his trial career in federal ... Read more about Perry Sims

Jefferson Archer grew up around just outside San Antonio, near the Randolph AFB area, before going to San Marcos for a Bachelor’s of Arts in Sociology. After graduation, he worked a few different jobs before attending St. Mary’s University School of Law. Upon passing the Bar exam, Jeff stayed in Bexar County, practicing criminal defense and primarily representing indigent i ... Read more about Jeff Archer

Matthew Arnold graduated with honors from Stephen F. Austin State University and received his law degree from St. Mary’s School of Law in May 1993. During law school he played Rugby for the San Antonio Rugby Football Club and interned with the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Office where he tried his first felony case with his 3rd year bar card.

Aft ... Read more about Matthew S. Arnold

Allen Ayers is a criminal defense attorney in Denton, Texas, who works tirelessly to defend those accused of misdemeanors, domestic violence charges, DWI's, felonies and sex crimes. His experience in various legal capacities gives him the knowledge and skill to confidently represent clients who are facing difficult situations, no matter how challenging the case. He has served ... Read more about Allen M. Ayers

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Jeff Bradley has been defending people accused of crimes since 2007. After graduating from Liberty University School of Law in Virginia, he headed north for Alaska. While there, he accumulated lots of trial experience in between hiking and climbing adventures. He then migrated south to Williamson County, Texas, where he has since been practicing law. He has worked in both pros ... Read more about Jeff Bradley

Pedro Bravo is an Associate Attorney with Dunham & Jones. Pedro currently works on criminal cases for the firm. As a part of the Fort Worth team, Pedro helps people who have not been exposed to the criminal justice process understand the complexities and procedures that they are about to face. Pedro is fluent in Spanish.

Pedro received his law degree from Texas ... Read more about Pedro Bravo

Rustin Bridges is an experienced criminal trial attorney who is a native of Hallsville, Texas. Upon Graduation from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science, he was a teacher before attending and graduating as a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in Dallas, Texas, where he was a managing attorney for ... Read more about Rustin Bridges

Kira Briggs is a native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and African & African American Studies, with double minors in Southern Studies and Legal Studies from the University of Arkansas. Having gained experience through various internships at the local, state, federal, and congressional levels, Kira was inspired to pursue a career as an ... Read more about Kira Briggs

Mark Brunner is a lifetime Texan who has exclusively worked in the realm of criminal law since his admission to the Bar in 1998. Mr. Brunner is a former prosecutor, rising to the position of First Assistant District Attorney of Williamson County, Texas, responsible for the daily operation of that office. In addition to his prosecutorial success, Mr. Brunner won noted acclaim as ... Read more about Mark Brunner

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After over 30 years with County, State and Federal agencies, Rick Chittum retired and enrolled in Mitchell-Hamlin Law School in Saint Paul Minnesota where he was a prominent member of both the Moot and Mock Trail teams. Upon passing the bar exam, Rick went into private practice as a criminal defense attorney before joining the Midland County District Attorney's Office, where w ... Read more about Rick Chittum

Ryan W. Church has thirteen years of legal experience, the last seven exclusively in criminal law. Mr. Church has tried a variety of criminal cases in state and federal court, including DWI, theft, lottery fraud, domestic violence, unlawful weapon possession, and robbery.

Mr. Church has obtained a number of "not guilty" jury verdicts in felony ... Read more about Ryan W. Church

Jon Churchill was born and raised in Abilene, Texas. He graduated with honors and received his bachelors degree in Psychology from Abilene Christian University. During his undergraduate studies, he worked at an emergency youth shelter, and helped to take care of at-risk children and teens in Abilene. He went on to receive his law degree from the University of Arizona. During L ... Read more about Jonathan Churchill

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Alec Comerford graduated from Texas Tech University with a B.A. in Finance. Mr. Comerford received his law degree from William H. Bowen School of Law in Little Rock, Arkansas.

His passion for criminal defense began when he clerked at the Pulaski County Public Defender’s Office. During law school, Alec zealously advocated for juveniles in detention hearings and ... Read more about Alec Comerford

Robert Cowie is a criminal defense attorney whose career has focused on capital murder defense at the trial level. He worked in all aspects of trial-level capital murder defense. He has tried two capital murder cases to verdict and has worked on several other capital murder trials. He has taught at many criminal defense seminars over the years, teaching on topics including m ... Read more about Robert R. Cowie

Trevor Crowe is an attorney with Dunham & Jones. Trevor is a native of Tennessee and obtained his bachelor’s degree from Austin Peay State University. Trevor went on to complete his Juris Doctor at Cleveland State University.

In his spare time, Trevor enjoys going to baseball games, spending time outdoors, and traveling. ... Read more about Trevor Crowe

Frank Alexander Cyprian graduated from the University of Texas – Austin with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Philosophy. Mr. Cyprian then crossed the Red River and graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. During law school, Mr. Cyprian became a state certified mediator and spent much of his time mediating family and civil cases.

Mr. Cyprian ... Read more about Frank Cyprian

Tristan Czajkoski is a dedicated attorney committed to providing exceptional legal services to clients. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management with a minor in Marketing from Texas State University.

Following his undergraduate studies, he pursued a Juris Doctor degree at the University of North Texas at Dallas, where he was a repre ... Read more about Tristan Czajkoski

Shannon Edwards started her legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in Collin County, Texas after returning to the state of Texas from her home state of California after law school. Learning the art of jury trial in a trial by fire system, she quickly developed advanced skills in jury selection and trial advocacy. As an ADA, she tried cases weekly, sometimes two a week, ... Read more about Shannon Edwards

Kathy Ehmann-Clardy graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. She earned her law degree at Texas Wesleyan School of Law, in Fort Worth, now Texas A & M University School of Law. Ms. Ehmann-Clardy began her law career at a large, multi-state Hispanic law firm, practicing immigration, family law and criminal law. She has represe ... Read more about Kathy L. Ehmann-Clardy

Justin Fischer was born in North Texas and currently lives in Austin. He graduated from Texas State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration with a double major in Finance and Economics. He then graduated from St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas.

After passing the bar exam he briefly practiced civil litigation in Dallas before ... Read more about Justin Fischer

Derrick C. Flemming was raised in the south Suburbs of Chicago and moved to Houston in 2016 shortly after graduating college. For undergrad, Derrick attended Indiana State University and earned his B.S. in Criminology/Criminal Justice. Derrick went on to graduate from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in 2021 and got his license to practice that same ... Read more about Derrick C. Flemming

Ben Florey is a Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has been practicing law in Texas since 1977. Mr. Florey is AV rated by Martindale Hubble which means his peers rank him at the highest level of professional excellence. He is a former Assistant County and District Attorney in Travis County, Texas. Mr. Florey received both hi ... Read more about Ben C. Florey, Jr.

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Remington Giller received a BA in History and a BA with distinction in English from Southern Methodist University. She also earned her JD from Southern Methodist University.

Remington had much success in law school; she was incredibly involved in Board of Advocates where she was voted Officer of the Year by her peers. She was also inducted into the Order of t ... Read more about Remington Giller

Dean Godfrey has been a practicing attorney for approximately ten years. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and then received dual degree from Texas Tech School of Law for J.D. and Texas Tech Rawls School of Business for M.B.A. Dean is a former Wichita County, Texas Assistant Criminal District Attorney. He has previously worked in elder law and civil litigation ... Read more about Dean Godfrey

Leigh Graduated from the University of Texas, majoring in German and French, with the intent of becoming a foreign language teacher. She graduated with honors from Texas Wesleyan School of Law. Leigh wrote the chapter on Administrative License Hearings (ALRs) for the U.T. Criminal Defense Clinic, and has handled DWI and other cases until joining the firm. Leigh is married with ... Read more about Leigh Gonnet

Jessica Gonzalez was born in Houston, Texas and raised on the East Coast. She moved to San Antonio in 2001 for law school and fell in love with this community. After graduating from St. Mary’s School of Law in 2004, she prosecuted cases with the Bexar County District Attorney’s office where she gained valuable knowledge of the inner workings of the D.A.’s office and tried ... Read more about Jessica Gonzalez

Leo was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. As a child he loved to watch old Perry Mason and Law Order reruns and knew he would one day be in the legal profession. He graduated from W. Ray High School moved to San Antonio where he graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a degree in Criminal Justice. He then received his Juris Doctorate after attending ... Read more about Leo Gonzalez

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Sid is a native of San Antonio Texas. He attended Texas A&M University, earning his degree in Finance. He then attended law school at St. Mary’s University where he graduated with a masters in business administration, as well as, a law degree.

As a former prosecutor with private practice experience, Sid has knowledge of how to work with both clients and the co ... Read more about Sidney Greehey

Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Ben’s early interest in the law led him to Baylor University. As part of Baylor’s rigorous University Scholars program, he completed a diverse curriculum, ranging from political science and philosophy to psychology and economics. Ben went on to finish his legal education and hone his courtroom skills through Baylor Law School’s nation ... Read more about Benjamin Griffin

Rob Hayden is a former senior felony prosecutor with over a decade of experience in criminal law. Rob worked as a prosecutor for Smith and Midland counties for a combined seven years and has tried a broad range of serious felony and misdemeanor offenses.

Additionally, Rob worked as a special prosecutor for felony family violence offenses and successfully argue ... Read more about Robert K. Hayden

Mark Hendrickson has been involved in some fashion in the practice of criminal law since 1998 when he began as an intern for Judge James Lane at the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals while seeking his Juris Doctor at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. He also interned with the District Attorneys in Oklahoma County and Pottawatomie County and with private defense counse ... Read more about Mark Hendrickson

Tony Henson was born and raised in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. He earned his B.A. in philosophy with a concentration in philosophy & law from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, where he also lived for over ten years. Tony attended law school at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island and was certified by state’s supreme court to practice la ... Read more about Tony Henson

Alexander S. Hinshaw was born and raised in small-town, southwestern Oklahoma. He then attended the University of Oklahoma where he graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in economics as well as a master’s degree in managerial economics – both earned in four years. After graduating and leaving Norman, Alex headed south to Dallas and attended Southern Methodist ... Read more about Alex Hinshaw

Lacey Holloman grew up in the Texas Panhandle. She attended Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania where she graduated with a B.A. in Theatre and Political Science. After graduation, she attended South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas. After becoming licensed in 2013, Ms. Holloman joined the Midland County District Attorney’s Office. At the District Attorney� ... Read more about Lacey Holloman

Jack F. Holmes was born in Forth Worth, Texas and raised in Arlington, Texas. Upon graduation from high school, he was drafted twice in the second round of the MLB amateur draft by the Cincinnati Reds and Oakland A's respectively. After an injury ended his baseball career, he joined the Temple Police Department and was employed there for ten years before deciding to attend law ... Read more about Jack Holmes

Fred Howey graduated third in his class at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law and was inducted as a member of Phi Delta Phi, an international legal honor society. Upon graduating law school, he set up a solo practice focusing on family law and criminal defense. He also has experience in juvenile defense and representing parents, and children, in Child Protective Service ... Read more about Fred Howey

Lindneshia Hudson was born and raised in Georgia. She moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 2018 to attend law school at Florida Coastal School of Law. She lived there until she moved to Houston, Texas in 2021.

Lindneshia began her legal career in 2013 when she became an intern for a law firm in Georgia. She worked there until she became a legal assistant at the Doug ... Read more about Lindneshia Hudson

Robert Huerta was born and raised in Houston, Texas.

He found his passion for law and advocacy while attending the High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice where he regularly competed in the Houston Urban Debate League. Robert continued this passion in college where he was the President of the Mock Trial Team for the University of St. Thomas. He compe ... Read more about Robert Huerta

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Zach Hundt graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in Government and a minor in History. Mr. Hundt then earned his law degree from Texas A&M University, where he graduated Cum Laude. During law school, Mr. Hundt gained valuable legal experience working at the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, the United States Attorney’s Office, and th ... Read more about Zach Hundt

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Bohumila (Bo) Jones is an associate attorney in the Fort Worth, Texas office of the Dunham & Jones. She received her Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology, Cum Laude, from Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas. She was a Texas Christian University Scholar, on the Dean’s Honor List; and noted as an Outstanding College Student of America.

She rece ... Read more about Bohumila P. Jones

Weston grew up in Denton County and attended college at the University of North Texas in Denton, earning a B.B.A. and minoring in Philosophy.

After earning his undergraduate degree, Weston attended law school at Texas Tech University School of Law. In law school, Weston demonstrated excellent advocacy skills in mock trial and moot court.

Before com ... Read more about Weston Jones

Alex Joyner was born in Dallas and currently resides in San Marcos, allowing him to practice law in Hays County and the Austin Metroplex. Mr. Joyner has an extensive range of experience that makes him an asset to clients. Mr. Joyner grew up at a religious institute that developed curriculum to be utilized world-wide. As a result, he became familiar with and helped facilitate ... Read more about Alex Joyner

Casey grew up in San Antonio, Texas where she graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. Casey then received her Juris Doctor from St. Mary's University School of Law. During law school, Casey served as a Senior Associate Editor for Volume 51 of the St. Mary's Law Journal and Vice-Chair for the Board of Advocates. Casey began h ... Read more about Casey Kellum

Dan was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. He attended college in his hometown at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, where he earned a degree in philosophy.

After earning his undergraduate degree, Dan attended law school at South Texas College of Law Houston. It was during this time that Dan developed a taste for criminal trial advocacy. He was an activ ... Read more about Daniel C. Krause

Emily Lawrence received a B.S. in Political Science from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. She earned her law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law in Lubbock, Texas.

While in law school, Emily participated in the Caprock Regional Public Defender’s Clinic. During this clinic, Emily developed the passion for criminal defense. The Clinic allowed her ... Read more about Emily Lawrence

J. Rafael Ledesma has lived in the Austin Area for nearly 30 years. Mr. Ledesma is a former Assistant City Attorney (Municipal Prosecutor) for the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. Mr. Ledesma used that knowledge, which included extensive trial work and knowledge of Class C Misdemeanors, to work his way up to join the Dunham & Jones Law firm in 2006, and also to come back to what ... Read more about Rafael Ledesma

Joseph attended the University of Texas at Arlington where he graduated with a B.A. in Criminal Justice. Prior to law school, Joseph obtained a position at a general practice law firm in Arlington, Texas, as a legal assistant. Joseph received his Juris Doctorate at the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law. As a law student, Joseph worked as a student attorney at L ... Read more about Joseph Lopez, III

George was born and raised in San Antonio, TX. After graduating from Tom C. Clark High School, he served in the United States Marine Corps as an Infantryman in 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment. After being honorably discharged in 2010, he went on to pursue his education. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2013, gradua ... Read more about George Manning

Makayla Maxwell-Stallcup received a B.S. in Business, a B.A. in Economics, and a minor in Alternative Energy Solutions from Centenary College of Louisiana. She graduated with honors and as a member of the Economics Honor Society. Makayla earned her law degree at the University of Oklahoma, where she served on the Board of Advocates.

Makayla has experience working ... Read more about Makayla Maxwell-Stallcup

Lonnie Maze III has been representing citizens accused of crimes for over 20 years. Lonnie was born and raised in Antioch, Tennessee and remembers when Nashville was just a small Southern city known for mostly Opryland and country music. He graduated from the University of the South (Sewanee) and received his law degree from the University of Tennessee School of Law in Knoxvill ... Read more about Lonnie Maze

Michael graduated from Emory University and SMU School of Law. He began his practice working for a Federal District Court Judge and thereafter he worked at law firms in both downtown Dallas and Fort Worth, before opening his own bankruptcy firm here in Fort Worth.

Prior to joining Dunham and Jones, Michael was a felony prosecutor in the Tarrant County DA's office ... Read more about J. Michael McBride

Caitlin “Cait” Meriwether grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, before living in Lubbock, TX and relocating to call San Antonio home. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and Criminology from the University of Texas at Arlington, and went on to attend Texas Tech University School of Law, with a concentration in Criminal Law and Innocence.

During law sc ... Read more about Caitlin Meriwether

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Roland Monteros is a graduate of The Stanford University School of Engineering and Santa Clara University School of Law. Mr. Monteros also participated in the Harvard Law School Program of Instruction for Lawyers and The Harvard Law School Negotiation Project, which have provided him with valuable training and skills essential to provide effective criminal representation. Addit ... Read more about Roland Monteros

Kaleb Moore grew up in the Dallas area before graduating magna cum laude from Texas A&M University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science with a minor in Geography. He received his Juris Doctor degree from SMU Dedman School of Law in Dallas, Texas.

After law school, Kaleb worked as an Assistant District Attorney in the Rockwall Count ... Read more about Kaleb Moore

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Daniel Murphy graduated from The University of Tennessee with a B.A. in Communications Studies. Mr. Murphy graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law where he was an Articles Editor for the Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy.

Mr. Murphy has been practicing law for over ten years and has extensive criminal defense experience at all stages of proce ... Read more about Daniel Murphy

Wes Navidomskis is a sixth generation El Pasoan. Additionally, Mr. Navidomskis is a sixth generation lawyer. He was raised with a legacy of standing up for ordinary people and strives to fulfill that legacy. Growing up in Horizon City, Wes graduated from Clint High School and went on to attend Texas A&M University, graduating with a degree in Political Science. After colleg ... Read more about William 'Wes' Navidomskis

Austin earned his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and Psychology from Southern University A&M College, followed by a Juris Doctorate from the Southern University Law Center. During his time as a law student, Austin served as a student attorney in both the Criminal Defense Clinic and Expungement Initiative, where he provided vital legal services to indigent clients in th ... Read more about Austin Opara

Chris Parks was grew up in Houston, Texas where he graduated from St. Thomas High School. After high school, Chris graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Political Science. Chris then attended and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, School of Law with honors and in the top 10% of his class. During his last year in law school, Chris chose to intern with ... Read more about Chris Parks

Scarlet Petrucci has always had a passion for justice and knew from a young age that criminal defense would be a perfect fit. In her first year of practice, she tried first-degree felonies in both federal and state court as a solo practitioner.

Miss Petrucci holds a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice with a minor in Psychology and a Master’s in Crime & Intelligen ... Read more about Scarlet Petrucci

David Phelps graduated from the University of Miami with a B.A. in History. Mr. Phelps is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Houston Law Center, where he won the Corpus Juris Secundum Award in Criminal Law and was an Associate Editor of the Houston Law Review.

Prior to joining Dunham & Jones, Mr. Phelps spent several years working for a pr ... Read more about David Phelps

David Phillips has practiced law for almost thirty (30) years. His primary focus for the past twenty five (25) years has been in criminal defense. Mr. Phillips has successfully tried many cases by jury ranging from DWI to Capital Murder allegations. He has also tried multiple “high profile” cases in various jurisdictions throughout the state of Texas, yet is of the belief t ... Read more about David W. Phillips

Lia Polk is a Dallas, Texas native. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of Houston and received her Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law in Houston. The majority of her legal career has been extensively in criminal law representing adults and juveniles in private practice and as a former Assistant Public Defender for mo ... Read more about Lia Polk

John Anthony “Tony” Pollreisz is a licensed and experienced DWI and criminal defense attorney living in San Antonio, Texas. A proud lifelong Texan, Mr. Pollreisz was born and raised in Amarillo, Texas. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and moved to San Antonio to earn his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of L ... Read more about John Anthony “Tony” Pollreisz

Rodney comes to Dunham & Jones with over 17 years of experience in handling both civil and criminal cases. He graduated from Midwestern State University with a Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Science and worked his way through Texas Wesleyan Law School while working full time in the medical field. After law school Rodney opened Ramsey Law Office, leaving that
practice ... Read more about Rodney Ramsey

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Zachary A. Ressler graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2009 and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2014. After becoming licensed in Texas, Zac first practiced criminal defense for indigent clients in his hometown of Paris, Texas. Zac constantly fought uphill battles for his clients and, as a result, qui ... Read more about Zachary Ressler

Brian Risinger has been practicing criminal law for thirty years. He was an Assistant County Attorney in Brazos County for eleven years where he was a Trial Court Chief. Brian left the Brazos County Attorney’s Office and served as the elected Criminal District Attorney of Madison County for twelve years. He has tried over 100 jury trials in his career.

In his ... Read more about Brian Risinger

Jordan Rosselli attended college at the University of Oklahoma, where he earned a degree in Business Administration.

After earning his undergraduate degree, he attended law school at the University of Oklahoma. It was during this time that Jordan developed an interest in criminal defense. He was an active participant in the OU Legal Clinic, where he had the oppo ... Read more about Jordan Rosselli

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JD graduated from Western New Mexico University with Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice in 1997. During that time and for years after he was a police officer from 1995 – 2007. From 2001 through 2010 JD was in the U.S. Navy Reserves. In 2007 he attended law school at Texas Tech University and graduated in 2010. While in law school JD clerked for a prominent de ... Read more about Jacob 'JD' Schmidt

Alexandra Schooley, graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in Sociology and Criminology, with minors in Spanish and Legal Studies.

Alex then went on to graduate from Thurgood Marshall School of Law in May 2020. As a law student, Alex interned with the Juvenile Lifers without Parole Clinic. After earning her law license, Alex began working for Dunham a ... Read more about Alexandra Schooley

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I graduated from the Wichita State University with a B.S. in Criminal Justice and a minor in Psychology. I was a parole officer in Fort Worth Texas for 3 years right before going to Law School. I graduated from Cooley Law school in Lansing Michigan with a Juris Doctor. After Law School I worked an Assistant Public Defender at the Dallas County Public Defender’s Officer for 4 ... Read more about Darice Shaw

Laurel Shedd is a proud Texas A&M Aggie where she graduated with a degree in Political Science and cultural studies. After college Laurel began working for a prominent criminal defense attorney in Bryan/College Station where her passion for criminal law began. With that passion in mind, she then went on to earn her law degree at South Texas College of Law, Houston. During her t ... Read more about Laurel Shedd

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Scott graduated from The University of Texas as Austin with a B.B.A. in Finance. He then attended and received his Juris Doctorate from Baylor University School of Law. After graduating and passing the State Bar exam, he opened his own private practice, focusing primarily on criminal defense cases. Over the next 14 years, Scott handles hundreds of misdemeanor and felony cases.< ... Read more about Scott Sinsabaugh

Jonathan Skupin graduated from Kennesaw State University with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He worked in law, primarily in Estate Planning and Guardianships as well as mediation before attending Law School. Jonathan earned his J.D. from Ave Maria School of Law. He then worked for Florida Rural Legal Services as a Tax Advocate prior to moving to Amarillo and joinin ... Read more about Jonathan Skupin

Ethan Smartt graduated from the University of Tennessee in 2007 with a B.S. in Communications and a Minor in Business. After a brief stint working as a producer and sports reporter for radio stations and newspapers in and around the Knoxville, TN area, Ethan enrolled at the University of Tennessee College of Law in the fall of 2009, graduating in 2012 and was then admitted to ... Read more about William Smartt

Sara Spector has resided in the Midland area for fifteen years and has sat on numerous local charitable boards including a charter member of Midland Teen Court. Ms. Spector is a former child abuse prosecutor and utilizes her extensive knowledge of both sides of the criminal justice system to ensure the best outcome in every case. Ms. Spector has received numerous honors and was ... Read more about Sara Spector

G. Alan Steele is a native of North Texas and is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. His practice has revolved around criminal defense in the D/FW metroplex, handling cases from low level misdemeanors to high level felonies representing accused citizens in trials and in appeals. He has been practicing criminal defense for his entire caree ... Read more about G. Alan Steele

Chase Stewart, a Lubbock native, graduated from the University of North Texas Dallas College of Law in 2018 and immediately began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in Lubbock. Chase quickly distinguished himself in the courtroom working on both felony and misdemeanor cases having numerous trial experience. Chase brings his trial and negotiation experience to Du ... Read more about Chase Stewart

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Kordell Tindle was born and raised in Clovis, New Mexico. He then attended Eastern New Mexico University where he graduated Summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. After graduation Kordell attended Texas Tech University School of Law where he later graduated in 2021. He then quickly got to work for the Lubbock County District Attorney’s office where he ... Read more about Kordell Tindle

Mary VanRavenswaay graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2015, with B.A. in English Literature, and a minor in Psychology. In 2020, she started law school at Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law. In law school, she spent time interning with the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, and represented indigent clien ... Read more about Mary VanRavenswaay

Yancarlo Villa is an attorney from Presidio, Texas. He works as a criminal defense attorney for Dunham & Jones in their Midland location. He graduated magna cum laude from Sul Ross State University with a B.A. in Political Science. Yancarlo Villa later graduated from Saint Mary’s School of Law in San Antonio, Texas and was licensed to practice law in the state of Texas. Duri ... Read more about Yancarlo Villa

Warren O. Waterman is a Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer who received his law degree from the Texas Tech University School of Law in 1992. He is a former Williamson County Assistant District Attorney and served the citizens of both Williamson and Ector counties as an Assistant County Attorney. He has tried more than 100 jury trials to verdict in his 25 plus years as a lawyer.
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Caleb Weeldreyer grew up just outside of Emery, South Dakota on his family’s farm. They raised corn, soybeans, and had a cow-calf operation with 200 head of Black Angus cattle. He earned his B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Sioux Falls. He went on to graduate from the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law with his JD in 2021. Caleb became lice ... Read more about Caleb Weeldreyer

Amanda White is a graduate of Texas A&M University School of Law. During law school, Amanda participated in the Innocence Project Clinic and interned at criminal defense firms in both New York City and Fort Worth, gaining extensive experience in both state and federal court. Prior to law school, Amanda worked for several years as the Director of Operations for an Atlanta-based ... Read more about Amanda White

Chris Wilkes is an attorney with Dunham & Jones. Chris was born and raised in Irving, Texas. He graduated from the University of North Texas with a B.A. in Political Science and a certificate in International Peace Studies. During his time at UNT, he interned with the Department of Education’s Hispanic-serving Institution grant program.

Chris then attended Texa ... Read more about Christopher Wilkes