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Steven Ryan Lafuente

Licensed for 24 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Dallas, TX
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury

1961 Fort Worth Ave, Dallas, TX

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2016
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Licenses

Licensed in Texas for 24 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 2001

Eligible to Practice in Texas

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2016

Location

The Lafuente Firm, PLLC

1961 Fort Worth Ave, Dallas, TX, 75208-1323

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Steven Ryan Lafuente's Reviews

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1.0 /5.0

10 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | August 08, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

He says he is going to help but does not, i asked for a subpeona. "its not going TO HAPPEN" to hH

This guy thinks he knows everything and has not done anything i have asked him to do, as his response to my request "He will do what he wants when I go pay for counsel that's when I will get to direct or work with an attorney" to secure a dismissal.

Posted by anonymous | June 09, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Domestic Violence

AVOID - HE LIES, WORKS WITH THE PROSECUTION AGAINST YOU, WANT TO PLEA AND LEAVE!!!

He convinced me to plead guilty in a FV case that I didn’t know was family violence. As I was signing probation papers, I noticed things were not matching up with what he said. I stopped signing but he told me it was too late, that was already on probation. I made me ask for motion for a new tria...l, which I won because he admitted to not showing me any discovery. Then after 2-3 months they finally uploaded the documentation from the day I pled and he had asked for discovery AFTER I asked for the motion for a new trial. If you need someone to really fight for you, he isn’t your guy.

Posted by anonymous | April 17, 2024 | Hired Attorney

DON’T HIRE THIS ATTORNEY

He is the worst attorney in Dallas. He will only waste your time. Talk bad about you, disrespect you in all ways possible and get you no results. He is not going to work your case, he is not a righteous person trying to help. He is only trying to get paid doing the bare minimum

Posted by Jocy | February 21, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Bad lawyer

I hired him back in 2019 was no help at all all he did was lie and worry about getting paid, never helped in court my husband was supposedly going to stay close by while doing his time but no that did not happens he was 5 hours away from us when started and assure us he was going to be close home. Sa...ve your time and money please wasted 15,000 for nothing.

Posted by anonymous | April 21, 2014 | Criminal Defense

Bad Lawyer

My husband and i hired Mr. Lafuente on a criminal case back in 2009. Mr. Lafuente didn't do his job right. Half the time he never showed up for court. Right now he isn"t able to practice law in The State of Texas. If it was up to me I wouldn't even give him one. He is no longer at this address.

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Experience

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2016.

Suspension issued in TX, 2016

updated on 02/23/2017

Suspension means an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

Partially Probated Suspension issued in TX, 2014

updated on 03/25/2015

Partially Probated Suspension means an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. When the attorney returns to practice, he or she will be on probation, meaning the State monitors the attorney's activities for a period of time in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Suspension issued in TX, 2014

updated on 07/15/2014

Suspension means an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

Partially Probated Suspension issued in TX, 2012

updated on 12/17/2012

Partially Probated Suspension means an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. When the attorney returns to practice, he or she will be on probation, meaning the State monitors the attorney's activities for a period of time in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Partially Probated Suspension issued in TX, 2011

updated on 04/09/2012

Partially Probated Suspension means an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. When the attorney returns to practice, he or she will be on probation, meaning the State monitors the attorney's activities for a period of time in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Education

2001

Texas Tech University School of Law

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Languages

Spanish

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