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Showing 6 - 10 of 13 reviews | Criminal Defense

Posted by anonymous | February 02, 2026 | Hired Attorney

The Best Attorney in Dallas.

I highly recommend contacting Mr. Mike Howard if you are looking for an attorney. I was lucky to find Mr. Howard online after searching on Google. First, Mr. Howard’s philosophy as an attorney is treating his client as a human being. During the free initial case evaluation telephone conference, ...Mr. Howard carefully listened to my case and tried to get to know me as a person. After speaking with Mr. Howard during the initial evaluation conference, I knew I had found the best attorney I was looking for in Dallas. Second, his quality of service is second to none. My case was successfully dismissed after serving probation, and he is working on the expungement so that my background records stay clean. Mr. Howard clearly explained his plan to dismiss my case from the beginning. Mr. Howard and his office team members have a great communication process with a secure online portal, where you can ask questions, upload documentation, and upcoming court date notices, etc. I am so happy to find Mr. Howard, and my case has been dismissed. I highly recommend reaching out to Mr. Howard if you need to talk to a lawyer, he will take time to listen and treat you with respect.

Michael Howard

Replied last February 03, 2026

Treating a client as the human being that they are is the absolute core of who I am and how I practice the law.

Posted by Austin | October 21, 2022 | Hired Attorney

The #1 Defense Attorney in the State of Texas

This man single handedly save my life! I was facing a minimum of 25 years for a crime that I did not commit. I was dealing with my case for a period of 5 years prior to Mr. Howard coming into contact and becoming my lawyer. Within ONE YEAR of him handling my case, the proper details were highlighte...d that proved my innocence and my case was DROPPED. He was able to use his expertise and excellent professionalism to properly bring to light the information that brought my case to a dismissal. He was absolutely fantastic with communication and timeliness. I could not recommend any other defense attorney besides Mr. Howard. I will forever be in his debt for the services that he provide and will be eternal grateful for him. Thank you so much Mr. Howard for what you did for me! -Austin A.

Michael Howard

Replied last February 02, 2026

It took diligent work, but I was very happy with the excellent result we got for you, Austin.

Posted by anonymous | September 04, 2021 | Hired Attorney

Precise, Trustworthy, Professional, Knowledgeable, Reputable, Excellent customer service

Mike is excellent at what he does. My case got dismissed all thank to his hard work, dedication and excellence knowledge. The whole process was smooth. I did not even feel much of a stress because I had my full confidence in him. He is a great communicator and debater at court. He is really friendly,... detailed and professional with his clients. He always keeps his client ready and well informed. I never felt intimidated in the whole process just because of how professional the way he handled the cases. I can confidently say anyone choose Mike to the representative lawyer. You are definitely in good hands. He is Very responsive, passionate on his work, professional, knowledgeable and super helpful. He has great networking. He helps me in ways more than I can imagine. His service is within reasonable price and actually I got more legal advices than I could ever ask for. He even gives me good legal advices out of his criminal defense field. He is true to what he does unlike some might try manipulate. I think that’s most important— Finding a lawyer who can fight for you in confidence of win and be truth to the client at all time!!! Mike is the BEST!!

Michael Howard

Replied last February 02, 2026

Keeping clients well-informed is something my team and I take very seriously. Thank you for your kind words.

Posted by Bentley | March 10, 2021 | Hired Attorney

"Mike is so much more than just a Criminal Defense Attorney and is the ONLY choice for anyone who finds themselves needing one"

Mike Howard is truly a one of a kind individual in his profession. I have had plenty of experiences with many other lawyers before in various areas, but Mike stands out and outshines any other. For most of us the year 2020 in itself was a difficult time. At least for myself I can say it was that and ...so much more! At the beginning of the year I found myself in a terrible situation after I was viciously attacked and nearly killed by my ex-boyfriend. As a result I was rushed to the hospital by paramedics to be cared for. It is when I am getting ready to finally leave the hospital that I am arrested by the police, who never even asked me what happened, for FELONY Assault Family Violence after my ex completely lied to them. A felony charge is very serious and can jeopardize a person's career, education, and family destroying any prospects of the future. When it is your life that matters, you have to hire the best. After days of searching and consulting with countless attorneys who did not rise up to that level is when I met Mike Howard. He immediately went to work and obtained all of the records surrounding my case from the DA and went over them in detail himself, BEFORE my consultation with him! I didn't even hire him yet! This allowed for him to already have in-depth knowledge of my case while he went over everything with me from beginning to end. Mike was so thorough, professional, understanding, detail oriented, and so easy to talk to. With a situation being so traumatic he made sure that I was comfortable and could trust him. He listened to and answered all of my questions throughout to address and concerns I may have. Mike then explained to me the process going forward and how he would implicate the robust defense that he built for me to ensure that this case would be thrown out and never even go to trial. At this point I knew that he would fight for me and my case as if it was his own and hired him. He immediately hit the ground running and aggressively built an ironclad defense. Mike presented a defense so strong that the DA and Prosecutor spent nearly a year trying to build a case before even formally filing the charge. During this time, his absolutely STELLAR assistant Kelsey checked in with me every single week to provided me with updates and to just check in on me even where there wasn't one. Kelsey is so attentive, sweet, and always brightened up my day every time I talked to her! Amongst this I was also served a Protective Order which would be a separate case in a Civil court arising out of this. Even though Mike specializes in Criminal Defense, he agreed to defend me in this Civil case since he knew how intricate my case was and wanted to see through that I got the best there is. Mike went into that hearing and aggressively took control of the narrative, immediately making it clear to the judge that I was innocent who then DISMISSED the Civil case! Not long after this the prosecutor finally filed the felony charge to be presented to a Grand Jury. Mike made sure that he was able to present a defense to the Grand Jury so that they could see the truth in what really happened. Because of this, the Grand Jury No Billed the charge and it was finally over. Mike was able to end this nightmare for me and went on to get an Expunction so that not only could I now move forward and leave this all in my past, but that my future would also be protected. There isn't enough thanks or gratitude in the world that I could extend to both Mike and Kelsey. At a time where I almost had my life taken from me, Mike was there to prevent that from happening and protecting my future. Mike is so much more than just a Criminal Defense Attorney and is the only choice for anyone who finds themselves needing one.

Michael Howard

Replied last February 02, 2026

2020 was an extremely difficult and trying time for all of us. I'm glad my team and I were able to make it a little better by getting your case no-billed/dismissed by the grand jury!

Posted by Wade | October 25, 2019 | Hired Attorney

There with me every step of the way!!

Mike Howard and his incredible law firm was just that... “there for me every step of the way” They were professional, punctual, and very well respected all over North Texas. With his help I was just released nearly 2 yrs early from both Dallas and Collin Co probation. On top of that he was also able ...to get a felony dropped to a misdemeanor in Denton Co. I can not thank them enough. I highly recommend them in any situation. Mike brought clarity and fairness to a very serious and often misunderstood system. So call the law office of Mike Howard I personally promise you will not regret it! Thanks for everything!

Michael Howard

Replied last February 04, 2026

Thank you. We definitely strive to be there every step of the way for our clients. It definitely makes everything much easier for them.

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