Dorian Claude Cotlar

Dorian Claude Cotlar

4.7
Rating: 8.6

Licensed for 24 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at HOUSTON, TX
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Juvenile

14201 MEMORIAL DR, HOUSTON, TX

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Free Consultation

$0 first 60 minutes


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Licenses

Licensed in Texas for 24 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 2001

Eligible to Practice in Texas

No misconduct found

Location

Hanszen-Laporte

14201 MEMORIAL DR, HOUSTON, TX, 77079

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Dorian Claude Cotlar's Reviews

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4.7 /5.0

31 Client Reviews

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Posted by A Criminal Defense Client | January 12, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Research him before you hire him

When I met Dorian for the first couple of times he seemed like a nice and good attorney. After I hired him and went to court it seemed as if he was siding with the prosecutor. He was always upset to hear from me and hung up in my face a couple of times. He and I did not see eye to eye. I had to hire ...another attorney to get my case dismissed.

Dorian Cotlar

Replied last January 12, 2016

As this is an anonymous posting, I can not address directly what this supposed former client's actual complaint happens to be. I agree with this anonymous person that any lawyer should be "research[ed]" first. If you do "research" our firm, you will find a trail of outstanding results and hard work on behalf of our many clients. I would love to discuss this matter further with this person, but he or she has decided not to contact me directly, but rather to post accusations that are almost impossible to defend in this forum. Such are the downsides to Avvo, which, by the way, did not ask me (or any other lawyer) before putting a profile up. We are forced to defend baseless, anonymous postings. We are also constantly barraged with "offers" from Avvo for "better placement" if we pay Avvo several hundred dollars a month. I refuse to do so. We have never had to pay for advertising and won't start now. I wish this anonymous person the best, assuming that they really were a legitimate client of mine at some point.

Posted by Mark | June 15, 2015 | Expungement

Very professional, intelligent and understanding. Highly recommend.

Dorian and his team represented me in an unusual case for a situation I found myself in whilst holidaying in Houston from Australia. Dorian and his team presented a very competitive fee and after diligently getting a second quote I made the easy decision to select Dorian to represent me. He exp...lained the whole process very well and guided me through what needed to be achieved. He's incredibly knowledgeable and is very good at explaining himself in what was a very unfamiliar experience to me. He provided a range of outcomes with a best to worst case scenario and eased my anxiety with his confidence and by answering all the questions I had, which were plentiful. With Dorian and his staffs help, we managed to achieve a dismissal which was the best result we could have hoped for. His attitude and personality have resulted in him being noticeably well known and well respected in Houstons legal community. Attributes that no doubt helped when dealing with the states legal representatives. I will soon employ Dorian to get my arrest expunged. I would highly recommend him to anyone seeking legal advice. His honesty, friendliness and diligent work will be forever appreciated.

Posted by Laura | March 02, 2015 | Criminal Defense

Step Son

Mr. Cotlar called me immediately and gave us all of my step son's options, did not hide anything from us at all unlike other lawyers I have dealt with in the past. Mr. Cotlar did his best to help, and got my step son off and out of jail, something that we did not expect to happen. Thank you!

Posted by anonymous | May 21, 2014 | Criminal Defense

One of the top notch Attorney in Houston.Highly recommended.

For anyone looking for Criminal defense lawyer, i would strongly recommend "Mr.Dorian Cotlar". He is very Proffesional, well behaved, friendly & caring lawyer with in-depth knowledge of criminal laws. Few things about Mr Cotlar, 1. He is very proffesional to his clients, has represented us on ...every single court date on time and made sure everything was smooth for us. 2. Explalined us in detail about whats the status and various stages involved in the case. 3. He is very straight forward and talks to the point based on whats in hand. He does not give you false promises. Tells you whats to be expected and how we can handle the situation. 4. His support staff is very friendly and knowledgable. 5. He is an amazing person, treats you like his own family and takes care of you. 6. Responds very promptly to your calls or emails or messages for any questions you have. He is with no doubt one of the top notch Lawyers in Houston. Highly Recommend.

Posted by Kristen | May 21, 2014 | Criminal Defense

Client

My family is from FL and Dorian Cotlar helped out our family tremendously!! My sister had a felony charge in TX and we needed to get her representation ASAP. We were helpless living so far away and the public defenders were not giving us or my sister any information about her case and we just wante...d to get her home. We hired Dorian to help us and within a month he did as we hoped he would, he answered all of our questions and was able to assist in getting my sister home. Thanks to Dorian and his wonderful family, my sister was released and they took her in until she was able to make her flight home. I would highly recommend Dorian to anyone in the Houston, TX area.

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Dorian Claude Cotlar's Lawyer Endorsements

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Angela Weltin

Criminal defense lawyer | Dec 27

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Dorian is trustworthy as well as very knowledgeable about the law."

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Thomas Abbate

Criminal defense lawyer | Jul 07

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Has a great understanding of criminal law and the realities of the practice. Does a great job and provides aggressive representation."

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Tyrone Moncriffe

Criminal defense lawyer | Oct 02

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Dorian is an outstanding trial lawyer, i have gone against him and he i is a great advocate for his cause. He is not only an outstanding lawyer, he is a great human being."

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Mekisha Walker

Criminal defense lawyer | Aug 09

Relationship: Friend

"I endorse this lawyer. Dorian and I went to law school together and worked at together at the DA's office. Dorian is an awesome attorney and very well respected at the courthouse. He works very hard for his clients and gets great results!"

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Angela Weltin

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Experience

Rating:  8.6 (Excellent)

Work Experience

2006 - Present

Criminal Defense Attorney, Cotlar Law Offices

2001 - 2006

Assistant District Attorney, Harris County District Attorney's Office

Associations

2013 - Present

Fort Bend County Criminal Defense Attorneys Association

2012 - Present

United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

2006 - Present

Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association

2006 - Present

Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

2006 - Present

Fort Bend County Bar Association

2006 - Present

United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

2006 - Present

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

2002 - Present

Houston Bar Association

Education

2001

South Texas College of Law

1992

Lamar University

MS - Master of Science

1990

Weber State University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2013

Post Conviction Seminar

Expunctions and Non-Disclosure Practice in Texas

2011

What The General Practitioner Needs to Know About Criminal Law

Expunctions and Non-Disclosures

2011

Post-Conviction Remedies

Expunctions and Non-Disclosures

Publications

2010

The Defender, (Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association) "Why Is This Still On My Record?"

2010

The Defender, (Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association) "You Got Me Off, Now What?"

Languages

Spanish

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