Pablo Vasquez

Paul Vasquez is a San Antonio criminal defense lawyer and Senior Trial Attorney at Michael & Associates Criminal Defense Attorneys with more than two decades of criminal law experience. Since relocating to San Antonio in 2001, he has dedicated his career to criminal litigation, representing individuals facing misdemeanor and felony charges while also serving as a prosecutor in Bexar County. His extensive experience on both sides of the courtroom provides valuable insight into how criminal cases are investigated, charged, negotiated, and tried.

Mr. Vasquez began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney with the Bexar County District Attorney's Office, where he served in the trial division from 2001 to 2005. During his tenure, he prosecuted a wide range of criminal offenses, including DWI, theft, assault, murder, and capital murder cases. His work handling serious felony prosecutions provided firsthand experience evaluating evidence, preparing witnesses, conducting trials, and presenting complex cases before judges and juries.

After leaving the District Attorney's Office, Mr. Vasquez spent nearly a decade in private criminal defense practice representing individuals accused of criminal offenses throughout San Antonio and South Texas. He later returned to the Bexar County District Attorney's Office in 2014, serving an additional four years as an Assistant District Attorney and further expanding his experience in criminal litigation and trial advocacy.

Following his second tenure as a prosecutor, Mr. Vasquez returned to private criminal defense practice and later established his own law firm in San Antonio. Throughout his career, he has represented individuals facing DWI charges, assault and family violence allegations, drug offenses, theft crimes, weapons charges, probation violations, and other serious misdemeanor and felony matters.

Mr. Vasquez has built a reputation as a dedicated trial attorney willing to take difficult cases to court when necessary. After transitioning to criminal defense, he successfully obtained a not-guilty verdict in one of the largest drug prosecutions in Bexar County at the time, demonstrating his ability to challenge complex criminal allegations and advocate effectively before a jury.

Having spent more than 20 years working within the Bexar County criminal justice system, Mr. Vasquez possesses extensive familiarity with local courts, prosecutors, courtroom procedures, and trial practices. His experience as both a prosecutor and defense attorney allows him to anticipate prosecutorial strategies, identify weaknesses in the State's evidence, and develop effective defense strategies tailored to each client's circumstances.

Mr. Vasquez is committed to protecting his clients' rights, challenging the State's evidence, and pursuing favorable outcomes through strategic preparation, strong advocacy, and trial-ready representation.

About Michael & Associates Criminal Defense Attorneys

Michael & Associates Criminal Defense Attorneys is a criminal defense firm with a unique model: the high-touch, personalized attention of a boutique firm, backed by the resources and collective experience of a 40+ lawyer defense team.

Every client is assigned a dedicated Senior Trial Attorney who owns the defense from intake through resolution. That attorney focuses on a specific county and court — practicing there regularly and knowing the judges, the prosecutors, and the local tendencies that shape outcomes. Cases are not rotated, reassigned, or passed to junior attorneys (the firm doesn't employ any).

Behind that lead attorney is a team of forty criminal-defense lawyers with more than 1,000 jury trials between them, including attorneys Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, ten Super Lawyers honorees, ACS-CHAL Forensic DWI Lawyer-Scientists, former prosecutors, former judges, and former law-enforcement professionals, including a former FBI agent.

That structure gives clients the 40-on-1 advantage: one senior lawyer leading your case, backed by the collective knowledge of 40+ criminal-defense attorneys. It means the prosecutor is not up against one lawyer — they're up against a brain trust.

The firm's main metric is client satisfaction, which is measured using standard CSAT surveys to every client at the conclusion of the case. The firm has achieved a 98.5% client satisfaction rate based on 1,840 survey responses. The full breakdown by case type is below:

- DWI: 97.8% CSAT (781 responses)

- Assault & Domestic Violence: 99.5% CSAT (368 responses)

- Other: 98.7% CSAT (158 responses)

- Drug Charges: 98.6% CSAT (142 responses)

- Motion to Revoke Probation: 97.8% CSAT (134 responses)

- Theft & Fraud: 100% CSAT (106 responses)

- Driving Offenses: 98.7% CSAT (75 responses)

- Weapons: 98.1% CSAT (52 responses)

- Sex Offenses: 100% CSAT (24 responses)

Data from September 2022 through May 6, 2026.

The firm's 2025 trial record was 65% favorable outcomes with a 50% outright acquittal rate. A 5.0 rating on Google. More than 1,400 five-star reviews on Google, Avvo, BBB, and Martindale, an A+ BBB rating, and combined criminal-defense experience exceeding 540 years. Attorney caseloads run well below ABA recommendations. Case reviews are free. No trial fees - ever.

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