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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Showing 1 - 5 of 19 reviews | Criminal Defense

Posted by anonymous | May 04, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

I Highly Recommend Attorney Dorian Cotlar

We contacted Mr. Cotlar's office because our son was facing some potentially serious criminal charges. Mr. Cotlar scheduled a consultation with us right away. He was very knowledgeable, straightforward and down to earth in his approach with our son. We had no previous experience with the criminal jus...tice system so Mr. Cotlar explained the process and everything that we could expect. From our first consultation we retained Mr. Cotlar without any hesitation. We felt confident that our son would be well represented. Mr. Cotlar and his staff went to work for us immediately. He was very responsive when we had questions, answering messages and texts almost instantly. Thank goodness all turned out well for our son. If you find yourself in the unfortunate position of needing a criminal defense attorney I would highly recommend Mr. Cotlar. Thank you Mr. Cotlar and staff for all of your help and support through a very stressful time!

Posted by Cleotis & Gwendolyn | November 13, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Hired to represent us in a Criminal Defense Case

We highly recommend Attorney Dorian Cotlar if you need assistance with any type of criminal defense case. Upon meeting with Attorney Cotlar in his office we were impressed with his professionalism, and attitude toward our case. We appreciated his honesty about the potential outcome. His integrity ...and empathy was evident. We believe that he handled our case with fidelity.

Posted by Sharice | February 09, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Spectacular Lawyer # Team Cotlar

Excellent attorney hiring him again for the second time. He blew me away on how professional and knowledgeable he is. Mr Cotlar sure has Mastered his craft. We received the plea we asked for( All smiles!) He very upfront and gets to the point of case and helps get your life back in tack! Completely... confident with his services and his team! Go#Team Cotlar##

Posted by anonymous | January 13, 2016 | Criminal Defense

Patient, Diligent, Innovative, Brilliant Counsel

Dorian is readily available, a reliable communicator, very well connected and respected in the local legal community among his peers. He gives reassuring advice to his clients that he is able to back up with a professional reputation that reassures his peers that his recommendations are sound. Wheth...er operating in a for-fee or Public Defender capacity Dorian is on-point. My dealings with him were on a private consultation basis and his attention and recommendations were second-to-none. The person who recommended Dorian to me was one of Dorian's PD clients who was facing impossible odds of escaping jail time owing to his record and charge. Thanks to Dorian's experience and reputation, he was able to get the initial offer of several years incarceration reduced to a Community Supervision order and deferment. Nothing short of a miracle. Because of who he is, how he conducts himself, the amount of time he has served the local legal community, he literally gave someone their life back. Can't say anything better than that.

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.

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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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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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