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 and immigration 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, Tennessee and immigration cases nationwide. ... 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

Thad Thomason has been representing Texas citizen’s accused of crimes for over 18 years. Criminal defense has been the focus of Thad’s practice for over a decade while at the Dunham & Jones.

Mr. Thomason graduated from Texas Tech University and received his legal education with honors from Texas Tech University School of Law.

During hi ... Read more about Thaddeus R. Thomason

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

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

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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.

Michael Derrick received a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of North Texas, where he graduated with honors and as a member of the Philosophy Honors Society. He earned his law school degree from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis and then returned home to Texas to begin his career as an attorney.

Michael became very passionate about criminal ... Read more about Michael D. Derrick

Derrick C. Flemming was raised in Park Forest, IL, a south suburb of Chicago. Derrick received a B.S. in Criminology/Criminal Justice with a minor in Legal Studies from Indiana State University. While in college Derrick continued to develop his passion for advocacy and community by founding the student organization #teamSPEAK and joining Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. During t ... Read more about Derrick C. Flemming

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

Charles was born in San Angelo, Texas and grew up in Abilene, Texas. He attended college at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas where he earned a degree in Sociology with an emphasis in Criminology and graduated with honors. After graduating from college, Charles enlisted in the Texas Army National Guard and shipped off to basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The ... Read more about Charles Allen "Charlie" Pelowski

Thomas Ross is a native Houstonian and University of Houston Law School graduate. While in law school Mr. Ross interned with the Texas Innocence Network, advocating for wrongly convicted persons in prison, including death row inmates. Mr. Ross also interned with criminal defense firms where he learned to aggressively investigate and represent persons charged with crimes rangin ... Read more about Thomas A. Ross

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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Craig Raymond has been practicing law in Arizona over 27 years. Mr. Raymond is an established lawyer in the Arizona community and has learned that giving up is not an option. Dedication to his firm and his clients and cases is his number one priority.

For many years, Mr. Raymond prosecuted sex crimes cases through which he learned the legal process, and his expe ... Read more about Craig Raymond

Will Williams has spent his entire career defending clients who the government has accused of violating the law. Will spent the first six years of his career at the Bowie County Public Defender’s Office where he was the First Assistant Public Defender. Will has handled the most serious of cases including Capital Murder, Murder, Aggravated Sexual Assaults, Aggravated Robbery ... Read more about William S. 'Will' Williams

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

Cesar Arbelaez graduated with honors from Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis. While in law school, Cesar founded the law school’s Hispanic Student Association and was a member of the school’s Diversity Committee.

In 2016 Cesar joined the Davidson County District Attorney’s Office that year as an Assistant District Attorney, the ... Read more about Cesar A. Arbelaez

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

Following graduation from the Texas Tech University School of Law, Terence Bajuk made his way to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in the Spring of 1995 with a desire to pursue a practice in criminal defense and a passion for constitutional law. Over 25 years later, he has had the fortune to represent clients throughout the Metroplex and the surrounding North Texas counties in areas r ... Read more about Terence S. Bajuk

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

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

Amy Browning is a native of Fort Worth and proud to call Panther City her home. She has dedicated her career to criminal defense, serving as a chief felony public defender before joining private practice. Ms. Browning has practiced in counties across North Texas, fervently representing clients on all levels of criminal charges.

Ms. Browning is a graduate of Texa ... Read more about Amy K. Browning

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

Katherine Bush is a defense attorney in Amarillo with a passion for practicing Criminal Law. Ms. Bush obtained her Bachelor of Arts from Trinity University before earning her Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.

Ms. Bush grew up in Amarillo and loves the Panhandle community. She began her legal career as an Assistant City Attorney for the ... Read more about Katherine Bush

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

Corey Cagle is a criminal defense attorney with Dunham & Jones. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Louisville, where he majored in Political Science and minored in Economics. After graduating with honors from UofL, he attended the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. During law school, he worked at the Criminal Justice Clinic representing indig ... Read more about Corey Cagle

Justin M. Carmichael is a Criminal Defense Trial Attorney with Dunham & Jones. He received his B.A. in Philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and earned his law degree at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where he graduated with honors.

As a former public defender, he has extensive trial experience handling misdemeanors and seri ... Read more about Justin M. Carmichael

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

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Kallee Congdon graduated from Baylor University with a B.A. in psychology. She then earned her law degree from Texas A&M University School of Law where she completed the Mediation Clinic to become a trained mediator. After graduating law school, Kallee practiced criminal defense and represented clients in multiple counties including Bell, Coryell, Williamson, McLennan, Lampasas ... Read more about Kallee Congdon

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

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

Andrew J. Dammann graduated from The University of North Texas with a B.A. in Philosophy. Mr. Damman graduated third in his class from Texas A&M School of Law.

Upon graduation he received the Equal Justice Award for the most pro bono hours with 301 hours of pro bono work at the Fort Worth Public Defenders Office. Mr. Dammann was on the Tex ... Read more about Andrew Dammann

Christopher was born and raised in New York, but quickly became a New York transplant who is now proud to call Texas his home. Christopher graduated from Fordham University and received his Bachelor’s degree in History.

He then pursued a legal education and obtained a Juris Doctorate from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. While receiving his ... Read more about Christopher Derose

Travis Donald is a 6th generation Texan. He graduated from Sam Houston State University with a BA in English and a BBA in Management Information Systems. Mr. Donald graduated law school from St. Mary’s in San Antonio. During his time at St. Mary’s, he was an officer in the Criminal Law Association. In his spare time, Mr. Donald enjoys the beach, traveling, and spending time ... Read more about Travis Donald

Katelyn Dorwart is a criminal defense attorney for Dunham and Jones in Nashville. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh and went on to attend the University of Pittsburgh School of Law where she earned awards for Pro Bono Leadership and Public Service. Throughout law school, she worked for the Nashville Public Defenders, the Innocence Project, and volu ... Read more about Katelyn Dorwart

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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

Bryan Criminal Defense Attorney James Elick of Dunham & Jones, Attorneys at Law, P.C. ... Read more about James Jerome 'Jim' Elick II

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.

Ryan is a zealous advocate whose skills were developed in the trenches trying cases. After working in the casino industry, Ryan decided to attend Law School. He received his Juris Doctor from Washington and Lee School of Law in rural Virginia. Born and raised in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania region his experiences in different segments of the country assist him when analyzing ... Read more about Ryan Fremuth

Ms. Florencia Garcia Bahamonde is an Immigration Attorney with Dunham & Jones. She graduated with a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Central Florida. She continued her education at Florida State University College of Law where she obtained her Juris Doctorate. Ms. Garcia Bahamonde is licensed to practice law in all Federal Immigration Courts.

While in la ... Read more about Florencia Garcia

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

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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

Anthony Green resides in Keller, Texas. Mr. Green has been a sole practioner for the vast majority of his career focusng on state and federal criminal defense, juvenile law, and child-welfare law. His practice has been mostly in Dallas and Tarrant Counties, thoug he has represented clients across the Lone Star State.

Mr. Green graduated from Texas Wesleyan Univer ... Read more about Anthony Green

Jon Greig is an Associate Attorney at Dunham & Jones.



Jon is a native of Michigan but has lived in Texas for many years. He currently resides in Arlington, Texas. He received his bachelor's degree in English and Christian Ministries from Dallas Baptist University and his Juris Doctorate from Regent University School of Law in Virginia.

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Nikki Gross has been an attorney for ten years both as a prosecutor and as a criminal defense attorney. As a prosecutor she has experience in misdemeanors, and felonies. More specifically, DUI’s, assault, felony narcotics, mental health, guardianships and conservatorships. As a criminal defense attorney, she has been assigned to DUI’s, as well as other misdemeanors and felo ... Read more about Nikki Gross

Michael Groves is a native El Pasoan who has practiced locally since 2014. Mr. Groves attended the University of Texas at Austin for his undergraduate degree, and the University of Houston for law school. In Houston, Mr. Groves worked with the Texas Innocence Network, representing individuals on death row. After graduating, Mr. Groves returned to El Paso.

Mr. Gro ... Read more about Michael Groves

Taylor Haeuser graduated with honors from Oklahoma State University in 2016 and moved to Texas to attend Baylor University School of Law. After earning her Juris Doctor from Baylor in 2018, Taylor joined the McLennan County District Attorney's office as a prosecutor. During her tenure as a prosecutor, Taylor handled thousands of DWI, theft, and assault cases, specifically cases ... Read more about Taylor Haeuser

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

Felicia attended LeTourneau University and graduated with a B.A. in History and Political Science in 1997. She received her J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, TX in May of 2002.

Felicia served as an Assistant District Attorney for Upshur County for two years. While there, she served as the chief prosecutor over the misdemeanor trial div ... Read more about Felicia Haynes

Dustin G. Hoffman grew up in the San Antonio and Houston areas. He attended Texas A&M University in College Station, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics. He then moved to Fort Worth where he attended Texas A&M University School of Law, earning his Juris Doctor with a concentration in criminal law, justice, and policy. During law school, Dustin inter ... Read more about Dustin G. Hoffman

David Holmes is a former Denton County Felony Assistant District Attorney that now practices criminal defense law in Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle.

Mr. Holmes has over 30 years of criminal law trial experience where he has handled every kind of criminal case from minor misdemeanors to Capitol Murder. He has never lost a murder case as a prosecutor nor as a cr ... Read more about David W. Holmes

Jack F. Holmes was born in Ft. 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 career, he joined the Temple Police Department and was employed there for ten years before deciding to attend law school.Read more about Jack Holmes