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TexasCriminal Appellate Law Lawyers in Texas

An appeal involves briefing issues for a higher court to review. Appellate attorneys in Texas may also make an oral argument to the judge or judges deciding the appeal.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney for an appellate case, keep in mind that strict timelines often apply to appeals.


Most criminal appellate attorneys in Texas charge flat fees for direct appeals and post conviction cases.


Many of the top appellate attorneys devote a significant portion of their practice to this niche area of the law.


Appellate law in the criminal justice system also includes federal habeas petitions and post-conviction motions for illegal sentences, ineffective assistance of counsel or prosecutorial misconduct.


Many of the top criminal appellate lawyers in the United States belong to The Council of Appellate Lawyers. The CAL is the first and only national appellate bench-bar organization.

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Gary Alan Udashen

Gary Alan Udashen
Udashen | Anton
8150 N Central Expy Ste 101
Dallas, TX 75206
Licensed for 46 years, Gary Alan Udashen is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended SMU Dedman School of Law... read more >

Daniel H Wannamaker

Daniel H Wannamaker
Wannamaker and Associates
13809 N Hwy 183 Suite 500
Austin, TX 78750
Licensed for 42 years, Daniel H Wannamaker is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended South Texas College of Law... read more >

Steven Richard Miears

Steven Richard Miears
Steven R Miears, P.C.
414 N Main St Ste 103
Grapevine, TX 76051
Licensed for 43 years, Steven Richard Miears is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended Texas Tech University Sch... read more >

Keith Stewart Hampton

Keith Stewart Hampton
Keith S. Hampton, Attorney at Law
PO Box 66488
Austin, TX
Licensed for 37 years, Keith Stewart Hampton is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended St. Mary's University Sch... read more >

Walter M Reaves Jr

Walter M Reaves Jr
Law Office of Walter M. Reaves, Jr., PC
100 N 6th St Ste 802
Waco, TX 76701
Licensed for 46 years, Walter M Reaves Jr is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended University of Houston Law Ce... read more >

William Reynolds Biggs

William Reynolds Biggs
William R. Biggs, PLLC
301 Commerce St # 2001
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Licensed for 19 years, William Reynolds Biggs is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended Tulane University Law Sc... read more >

William H Ray

William H Ray
2101 Moneda St
Haltom City, TX 76117
Licensed for 41 years, William H Ray is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended St. Mary's University School of L... read more >

Thomas S Berg

Thomas S Berg
Self Employed
4306 Yoakum Blvd Ste 400
Houston, TX 77006
Licensed for 48 years, Thomas S Berg is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended University of Houston Law Center... read more >

David Andrew Pearson IV

David Andrew Pearson IV
David A. Pearson, P.L.L.C.
8401 Jacksboro Hwy Ste 307
Lakeside, TX 76135
Licensed for 35 years, David Andrew Pearson IV is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended Baylor Law School... read more >

Ralph Ramiro Martinez

Ralph Ramiro Martinez
Martinez & Martinez, Attorneys at Law
440 Louisiana St Ste 730
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 45 years, Ralph Ramiro Martinez is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended Georgetown University Law... read more >

Gary L Medlin

Gary L Medlin
The Medlin Law Firm - Dallas
2550 Pacific Ave #700
Dallas, TX 75226
Licensed for 43 years, Gary L Medlin is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Texas Tech University... read more >

Don Herbert Flanary III

Don Herbert Flanary III
Flanary Law Firm
1005 S Alamo St
San Antonio, TX 78210
Licensed for 22 years, Don Herbert Flanary III is a Federal Crimes and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended St. Mary's University School of... read more >

James Abel

James Abel
Law Office of Christopher Abel
4315 Windsor Centre Trl Suite 300
Flower Mound, TX 75028
Licensed for 22 years, James Abel is a DUI / DWI and Domestic Violence lawyer who attended Baylor Law School... read more >

John Hunter Smith

John Hunter Smith
Wynne & Smith
707 W Washington St
Sherman, TX 75092
Licensed for 25 years, John Hunter Smith is a DUI / DWI and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Texas A&M University School of Law... read more >

Dustin Eugene Nimz

Dustin Eugene Nimz
Law Office of Dustin E. Nimz, PLLC
900 8th St Suite 1030
Wichita Falls, TX 76301
Licensed for 19 years, Dustin Eugene Nimz is a Marijuana Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Beasley School of Law - Temple Univer... read more >

Jason Eric Trumpler

Jason Eric Trumpler
The Law Offices of Jason Trumpler
505 W 12th St Suite 200 S
Austin, TX 78701
Licensed for 20 years, Jason Eric Trumpler is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended The University of Texas School of Law... read more >

Paul Matthew Morgan

Paul Matthew Morgan
Paul Morgan Law Office, PLLC
5100 Westheimer Rd #223
Houston, TX 77056
Licensed for 12 years, Paul Matthew Morgan is a DUI / DWI and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended South Texas College of Law... read more >

Winston Earle Cochran Jr

Winston Earle Cochran Jr
PO Box 2945
League City, TX 77574
Licensed for 47 years, Winston Earle Cochran Jr is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended The University of Texa... read more >

Allen C Isbell

Allen C Isbell
2016 Main St STE 110
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 53 years, Allen C Isbell is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended University of Houston Law Center... read more >

Donald Lee Bailey

Donald Lee Bailey
309 N Willow St
Sherman, TX 75090
Licensed for 35 years, Donald Lee Bailey is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended South Texas College of Law... read more >

Megan Elizabeth Roper

Megan Elizabeth Roper
Vazquez Law Firm
608 W. 12th
Austin, TX 78703
Licensed for 15 years, Megan Elizabeth Roper is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended St. Mary's University School of Law... read more >

Stephen Patrick Ballantyne Jr

Stephen Patrick Ballantyne Jr
LaHood Norton Law Group
40 NE Interstate 410 Loop Ste 525
San Antonio, TX 78216
Licensed for 20 years, Stephen Patrick Ballantyne Jr is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended Baylor Law School... read more >

Bobby D Mims

Bobby D Mims
The Law Offices of Bobby D. Mims, P.C.
216 W Erwin St Suite 300
Tyler, TX 75702
Licensed for 49 years, Bobby D Mims is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended South Texas School of Law School in Houston, Te... read more >

Wessley T Ball

Wessley T Ball
Wes Ball Law, PLLC
4025 Woodland Park Blvd.
Arlington, TX 76013
Licensed for 46 years, Wessley T Ball is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Texas Tech University School of Law... read more >

Catherine Clare Bernhard

Catherine Clare Bernhard
PO Box 506
Seagoville, TX
Licensed for 39 years, Catherine Clare Bernhard is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended The University of Texa... read more >

Carmen Mae Roe

Carmen Mae Roe
Carmen Roe Law Firm
1512 Center St 400 430
Houston, TX 77007
Licensed for 21 years, Carmen Mae Roe is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended St. Mary's University School of ... read more >

Richard B Kuniansky

Richard B Kuniansky
Law Offices of Richard Kuniansky
440 Louisiana St Ste 1440
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 38 years, Richard B Kuniansky is a Federal Crimes and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Emory University School of Law... read more >

Ezekiel Tyson Jr

Ezekiel Tyson Jr
Tyson Law Firm
342 W Montana Ave
Dallas, TX 75224
Licensed for 24 years, Ezekiel Tyson Jr is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Houston Law Center... read more >

Neal Andrew Davis

Neal Andrew Davis
Neal Davis Law Firm, PLLC
1545 Heights Blvd Suite 700
Houston, TX 77008
Licensed for 27 years, Neal Andrew Davis is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended The University of Texas School of Law... read more >

Steven Todd Jumes

Steven Todd Jumes
Varghese Summersett PLLC
300 Throckmorton Street Suite 1650
Fort Worth, TX 76028
Licensed for 30 years, Steven Todd Jumes is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer who attended White Collar Investigation and Legal T... read more >

Jeremy Fredrick Rosenthal

Jeremy Fredrick Rosenthal
4500 Eldorado Pkwy Suite 3100
McKinney, TX 75070
Licensed for 25 years, Jeremy Fredrick Rosenthal is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended SMU Dedman School of Law... read more >

George A Scharmen II

George A Scharmen II
Law offices of George Scharmen
315 Dwyer Ave
San Antonio, TX 78204
Licensed for 53 years, George A Scharmen II is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended St. Mary's University School of Law... read more >

Paul C Looney

Paul C Looney
Looney Smith Conrad & Hefti P.C.
11767 Katy Freeway
Houston, TX 77079
Licensed for 36 years, Paul C Looney is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended South Texas College of Law... read more >

Amy R Blalock

Amy R Blalock
Blalock Law Firm
P.O. Box 765
Tyler, TX 75710
Licensed for 35 years, Amy R Blalock is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended Texas Tech University School of L... read more >

John Bradford Setterberg

John Bradford Setterberg
The Law Offices of John B. Setterberg
825 Watters Creek Blvd 250 182
Allen, TX 75013
Licensed for 22 years, John Bradford Setterberg is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended University of Houston ... read more >

Juan Carlos Hernandez

Juan Carlos Hernandez
Hernandez Dauphin Legal P.C.
85 NE Loop 410 Suite 412
San Antonio, TX 78216
Licensed for 23 years, Juan Carlos Hernandez is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended St Mary's School of Law... read more >

James Gary Sullivan

James Gary Sullivan
James Sullivan and Associates
12345 Jones Rd., Suite 288
Houston, TX 77070
Licensed for 32 years, James Gary Sullivan is a Criminal Defense and Juvenile Defense lawyer who attended South Texas College of Law... read more >

Steven J Lieberman

Steven J Lieberman
Steven J. Lieberman
1001 McKinney St Suite 1600
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 37 years, Steven J Lieberman is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended South Texas College of Law... read more >

Catherine G Burnett

Catherine G Burnett
South Texas College of Law Houston
1303 San Jacinto St
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 50 years, Catherine G Burnett is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended The University of Texas Sch... read more >

Jack Vernon Strickland Jr

Jack Vernon Strickland Jr
Law Office of Jack V. Strickland
909 Throckmorton St
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Licensed for 55 years, Jack Vernon Strickland Jr is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended The University of Tex... read more >

David C. Hardaway

David C. Hardaway
The Law Offices of David C. Hardaway
100 East San Antonio Street 100
San Marcos, TX 78666
Licensed for 17 years, David C. Hardaway is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Arkansas School of Law... read more >

Greg Gladden

Greg Gladden
Law Office of Greg Gladden
3017 Houston Avenue
Houston, TX 77009
Licensed for 48 years, Greg Gladden is a Criminal Defense and Civil Rights lawyer who attended Thurgood Marshall School of Law - Texas Sout... read more >

Paul Nicholas Saputo Jr

Paul Nicholas Saputo Jr
Saputo Toufexis | Criminal Defense PLLC
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy Suite 1500
Dallas, TX 75201
Licensed for 14 years, Paul Nicholas Saputo Jr is a Criminal Defense and Seal or Expunge Criminal Record lawyer who attended Duke Law Schoo... read more >

Larry P McDougal

Larry P McDougal
Law Office of Larry P. McDougal
809 Houston St
Richmond, TX 77469
Licensed for 36 years, Larry P McDougal is a Criminal Defense and Drug Crimes lawyer who attended South Texas College of Law... read more >

Michael J Sandlin

Michael J Sandlin
133 N Riverfront Blvd Ste 19
Dallas, TX 75207
Licensed for 40 years, Michael J Sandlin is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended Baylor Law School... read more >

Leticia Letty Martinez

Leticia Letty Martinez
Varghese Summersett PLLC
300 Throckmorton Street Suite 1650
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Licensed for 32 years, Leticia Letty Martinez is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Baylor Law School... read more >

Randall Scott Magee

Randall Scott Magee
R. Scott Magee, Attorney at Law, PLLC
107 N. Lampasas Street
Round Rock, TX 78664
Licensed for 27 years, Randall Scott Magee is a Criminal Defense and Drug Crimes lawyer who attended Texas A&M University School of Law... read more >

Charles Warren Mcdonald

Charles Warren Mcdonald
McDonald & McDonald
2024 Austin Ave
Waco, TX 76701
Licensed for 46 years, Charles Warren Mcdonald is a Real Estate Law and Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended Pepperdine University Sc... read more >

John T. Hunter

John T. Hunter
Hunter, Lane & Jampala
310 S St Mary's St #2900
San Antonio, TX 78205
Licensed for 14 years, John T. Hunter is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended St. Mary's University School of Law... read more >

William Bradford Mange

William Bradford Mange
600 W 13th St
Austin, TX 78701
Licensed for 40 years, William Bradford Mange is a DUI / DWI and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended The University of Texas School of Law... read more >
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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Founded in 1958, NACDL is the largest organization for criminal defense lawyers fighting to preserve fairness within America's criminal justice system. The organization has more than 10,000 direct members including criminal defense attorneys in private practice, public defenders in state or federal court, U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges.


Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

TCDLA has a proud history of supporting and educating criminal defense lawyers in the the state while advocating for the rights of the accused. Many of the top criminal defense attorneys in Texas are active within this organization.


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