$ 300-400 per hour
Amir Tavakkoli
About Amir
Biography
Amir Tavakkoli, founder of the firm, was the Vice President of his law school class and graduated Summa Cum Laude. Amir received his associate degree from Lone Star Community College and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Houston with a double degree in Political Science and Sociology. His legal and political experiences include working with Judge Kyle Carter in the 125th Harris County Civil Courthouse, U.S. Representative Al Green, State Representative Garnet Coleman, the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, and the Houston Bar Association. Amir was also a research assistant at his law school.
Amir was an active member of the international moot court team while in law school and competed nationally. He also served as an associate member and later as the research assistant for the Thurgood Marshall Law Review. He has been able to publish several articles with the Journal of Law and Social Deviance, Arizona Summit Law Review, Indiana University’s PublicInReview, and the Student Appeal. Amir has also set aside time to volunteer at various organizations including volunteering at St. Luke Hospital’s emergency room, spending time with seriously ill children being treated in Texas Medical Center member institutions, and working for the Habitat for Humanity. Amir has successfully tried judge and jury cases in family, criminal, and civil matters.
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Divorce and Separation
75%
12 years | 600 cases
Personal Injury
20%
12 years | 100 cases
Criminal Defense
5%
12 years | 150 cases
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in Texas for 11 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 2014
No misconduct found
Location
A.T. Law Firm, PLLC
3707 Cypress Creek Pkwy, Suite 400, Houston, TX, 77068
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Posted by Donald | July 19, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Drug Crime
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Amir took care of three legal situations for me, all in quick, sequential, unrelated order. First, he represented me in a case that I was charged with possession of narcotics; he proved my innocence by showing that it was my prescribed medication. Secondly, he had my record expunged of the above char...
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Experience
Honors
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
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2022
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2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Top lawyer, Houstonia Magazine
2019
Top 10 Family Law Attorney, Attorney and Practice Magazine
2019
10 Best, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
2017
Lead Counsel Verified in Criminal and Family Law, Lead Counsel
2014
Summa Cum Laude, Thurgood Marshall School of Law
2013
Legal Writing Contest, State Bar of Texas
Work Experience
2013 - 2013
Clerk, Judge Kyle Carter, 125th Harris County District Court
Associations
2016 - Present
Better Business BureauAttorney Member
2014 - Present
State Bar of TexasAttorney
2014 - Present
United States District Court for the Southern District of TexasAttorney
Sample of Legal Cases
Divorce
Education
2016
University of Houston
LL.M - Master of Laws
2014
Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
2011
University of Houston
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2017
Office
Legal updates
Publications
2014
Thurgood Marshall Law Review
Research Assistant
2014
Journal of Law and Social Deviance, Volume 7
History behind the First Amendment's Establishment Clause as it Applies to Public and Private Schools
2014
Arizona Summit Law Review
Why Courts, Specifically in Texas, Should not Follow the Ruling in Chaidez v. United States and Hold that Padilla v. Kentucky is Retroactive
N/A
The Student Appeal Law Journal
Deportation Dialog: Consequences of Crime
Languages
English
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