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    Craig Monroe Greaves

    Craig Monroe Greaves

    4.720 reviews
    Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: Craig Greaves was born and raised in Franklin, Texas. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1995, and soon after attended the Cumberland School of Law, where he was awarded his Juris Doctorate in 1999. Craig remains a resident of the Brazos Va...
    Rating:  8.2
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    Matthew Patrick Horak

    Matthew Patrick Horak

    5.029 reviews
    Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Divorce & Separation and more
    Bio: Matt Horak is a Board Certified Texas attorney with more than 23 years of experience representing clients in high-stakes family law and criminal defense matters. He has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer for 2025 and 2026. Matt represents ind...
    Rating:  10
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    Michael M. Nguyen

    Michael M. Nguyen

    5.06 reviews
    Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Family
    Bio: Michael M. Nguyen is a former prosecutor for Harris County and also Lamar County. No two cases have exactly the same set of facts, prosecutor, or judge. That’s why we approach each case uniquely to achieve results. Our plan will combine trial skil...
    Rating:  8.6
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    John Arthur Nechman

    John Arthur Nechman

    4.829 reviews
    Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration, International Law
    Bio: John Nechman is a partner in the Houston, Texas law office of Katine and Nechman L.L.P., where he focuses on immigration law. He is also an adjunct professor at South Texas College of Law and the University of Houston Law Center. He is a past chai...
    Rating:  10
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    Michael Anthony Morgan

    Michael Anthony Morgan

    4.756 reviews
    Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration, Asylum
    Bio: Michael Morgan devotes the majority of his practice to complex immigration cases, human rights violations, and personal injury matters. Regardless of the size of the case, Michael will devote personal attention to tailor a case plan in accordance ...
    Rating:  10
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    Sally Glenn Goodman

    Sally Glenn Goodman

    5.06 reviews
    Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: FIND A LAWYER THAT GETS RESULTS. SALLY IS A TOUGH, AGGRESSIVE ATTORNEY WHO SPECIALIZES IN FEDERAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE AND KNOWS THE SYSTEM. Federal criminal defense attorney Sally Goodman represents individuals accused of serious crimes in the Dallas...
    Rating:  9.7
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    Michael Hardie Moore

    Michael Hardie Moore

    5.017 reviews
    Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Juvenile, Immigration and more
    Bio: Michael Moore has extensive experience in adult and juvenile criminal law, both as a prosecutor and as a defense attorney. He worked for the Harris County District Attorney's Office for over nine years, where we worked in misdemeanor, felony, and ...
    Rating:  7.8
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    Francisco Hernandez

    Francisco Hernandez

    4.619 reviews
    Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 35 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration, Personal Injury
    Bio: Spotlight: Alumnus of the MonthFrancisco Hernandez Jr.Class of 1990 If a law degree is arguably the most flexible graduate degree a student can earn, Francisco Hernandez Jr. is an absolute master at bending and shaping his J.D. to suit his talents...
    Rating:  8.4
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    Cynthia Mendoza

    Cynthia Mendoza

    5.026 reviews
    Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Federal Crime
    Bio: Criminal defense attorney Cynthia Mendoza was born and raised in West Texas. She received her undergraduate degree from Texas Tech University. A few years after receiving her undergraduate degree, she attended and graduated from Texas Tech Univers...
    Rating:  7.6
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    Matthew J. Hefti

    Matthew J. Hefti

    5.03 reviews
    Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 7 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Appeals
    Bio: Mr. Hefti practices criminal defense at the firm of Looney Smith Conrad & Hefti P.C. He handles criminal defense cases at all levels, everything from misdemeanors to murders. Mr. Hefti handles trials, appeals, and writs of habeas corpus in Texas s...
    Rating:  8.7
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    J. Grant Stevens

    J. Grant Stevens

    5.02 reviews
    Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Probate and more
    Review: "Helped me out immensely with my case. Poked just the right hole in the prosecutions argument. Excellent."
    Rating:  9.0
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    Barry Sorrels

    Barry Sorrels

    5.02 reviews
    Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 47 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, Federal Crime
    Bio: Barry Sorrels represents every client like he would want someone he loved to be represented by an attorney. The very best possible result is always his goal on every case-large or small.
    Rating:  10
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    David Michael Ryan

    David Michael Ryan

    3.08 reviews
    Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration, DUI & DWI
    Review: "I was supposed to receive 6 years in prison but my lawyer David Ryan got me four years probation best offer ever highly recommend his service and his work"
    Rating:  10
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    John R. Teakell

    John R. Teakell

    3.08 reviews
    Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: After my career as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Assistant District Attorney, I was chosen as Texas SuperLawyer for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. I have been selected Top 100 Trial Attorneys in Texas from 2007 - 2012, and I was hig...
    Rating:  10
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    Roy Spencer Gilligan

    Roy Spencer Gilligan

    5.01 review
    Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Bio: Spencer is a criminal defense attorney concentrating on DWI/DUI, Parole and Parole Revocation, Drug Charges, Weapons Charges, Expungements, License Suspension, Warrants and Bonding, and Traffic Tickets in Houston and Harris County.
    Rating:  8.9
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    Sidney James Greehey

    Sidney James Greehey

    4.715 reviews
    Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Business and more
    Bio: Sid is a native of San Antonio Texas. He attended Texas A&M University, earning his degree in Finance. Attorney Greehey then attended St. Mary’s University where he graduated with a JD/MBA. As a former prosecutor with private practice experience, ...
    Rating:  8.5
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    Michael A. Lamson

    Michael A. Lamson

    5.02 reviews
    Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 48 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice
    Bio: Michael A. Lamson, is an experienced Houston trial lawyer who has been representing personal injury and criminal defense clients for over 40 years in both state and federal courts. Whether you have issues with a personal injury or wrongful death d...
    Rating:  8.8
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    Paul Vincent Kendall

    Paul Vincent Kendall

    5.07 reviews
    Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Sex Crime and more
    Review: "I found Paul after talking to several lawyers. He was the first one that I talked to that I felt comfortable with. Paul was very knowledgeable about the laws and possible outcomes concerning court and my job with my specific situation, being a pub..."
    Rating:  8.2
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    Randolph Joseph Ortega

    Randolph Joseph Ortega

    5.05 reviews
    Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Insurance Fraud
    Bio: Randolph J. Ortega is a Senior Partner at Ortega, McGlashan, Hicks & Perez, PLLC. A skilled and experienced trial lawyer, Mr. Ortega has helped numerous clients facing serious criminal charges or those injured by acts of negligence. As an attorney...
    Rating:  8.4
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    Achmed Mirari Defreitas

    Achmed Mirari Defreitas

    5.017 reviews
    Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Business, Litigation and more
    Bio: Designated by Houstonia Magazine as one of the Top Lawyers 2013 through 2018. Selected Top 100 Trial Lawyers 2014 - The National Trial Lawyers 10 Best Client Satisfaction Award 2014 - AIDUIA On November 6, 2003, I became licensed to practice law i...
    Rating:  10
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