Melissa Rae Dickson

Melissa was my court appointed attorney for my felony cases in 2017 and 2018 during my time of incarceration. At the time I had 2 felony charges 1) drug possession <1g, state jail felony and 2) Agg. Assault Family Member 2nd Degree felony that I was on deferred adjudication probation. I violated my ...probation with a DWI and spent 6 months fighting these. On our first visit the judge at the time was offering me a 2 year TDC (Prison sentence) and I was absolutely floored to hear this as I have never been to prison. I was lost for words and it seemed to be the fate of what was to come. When on deferred adjudication probation and you violate it you've already entered a guilty plea and it seemed to be a dead end and no way of getting around it but Melissa found a way. She went back and talked with the DA on the same visit in Harris County and found something that could possibly get my Aggravated Assault charged dropped down to a misdemeanor. Note that I had already entered a guilty plea on the AGG ASSAULT. From what I was told its hard to get a judge to downgrade a charge from 2nd degree felony to a MISDEMEANOR when you were on deferred and pled guilty already. She came back with this and I saw a beam of hope in front of me. I waited for the next court date anticipating a positive outcome and my GOD it was. Melissa got my AGG ASSAULT down to a misdemeanor ASSAULT and time served for the FELONY Drug possession and the misdemeanor assault. I walked out of county jail the next day after spending 6 months in and avoided TDC prison time. Those 2 cases were time served and done with. No probation, no prison time, no fees to pay and free!!! Also, after being out I still had to deal with the MISDEMEANOR DWI case. I hired Melissa and she got me time served for it and surcharges waived. BEST COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEY I COULD HAVE EVER HAD!!!

I knew I'd be in good hands due to the extensive experience she had and I was correct. Melissa handled my case with ease and kept me informed every step of the way, from day 1 all the way through the dismissal of my case. She explained things for me that I wasn't knowledgeable in (this was the first ...time I've ever needed a defense attorney) and I trusted in her to make the best decisions for my case, which she did. I'm VERY grateful to her and would highly recommend her to anybody in need of criminal defense.