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TexasCriminal Appellate Law Lawyers in Harris County, Texas

An appeal involves briefing issues for a higher court to review. Appellate attorneys in Harris County, 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 Harris County, 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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Terrence A Gaiser

Terrence A Gaiser
Terrence Gaiser Attorney
PO Box 272247
Houston, TX 77277
Licensed for 52 years, Terrence A Gaiser is a Criminal Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended South Texas College of Law... read more >

David P Cunningham

David P Cunningham
2814 Hamilton St
Houston, TX 77004
Licensed for 42 years, David P Cunningham is a Criminal Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Houston Law Ce... read more >

Whitney Carroll Stephens Kubik

Whitney Carroll Stephens Kubik
Brodeur Law Firm
3100 Cleburne St
Houston, TX 77004
Licensed for 10 years, Whitney Carroll Stephens Kubik is a Criminal Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended South Texas Coll... read more >

Samy Kamal Khalil

Samy Kamal Khalil
Khalil Law PLLC
4200 Montrose Blvd Ste 440
Houston, TX 77006
Licensed for 21 years, Samy Kamal Khalil is a Criminal Appellate Law and Appellate Law lawyer who attended The University of Texas School o... read more >

Michael Martin Essmyer Sr

Michael Martin Essmyer Sr
The Essmyer Law Firm
6602 Westview Dr
Houston, TX 77055
Licensed for 44 years, Michael Martin Essmyer Sr is a Criminal Appellate Law and Appellate Law lawyer who attended South Texas College of L... read more >

Samuel D Adamo

Samuel D Adamo
Adamo & Adamo
3200 Travis St Fl 4
Houston, TX 77006
Licensed for 53 years, Samuel D Adamo is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended South Texas College of Law... read more >

Mark Allen Rubal

Mark Allen Rubal
Waldron & Schneider, L.L.P.
15150 Middlebrook Dr Ste A
Houston, TX 77058
Licensed for 34 years, Mark Allen Rubal is a Criminal Appellate Law and Health Law lawyer who attended University of Houston Law Center... read more >

Sarah Mary Frazier

Sarah Mary Frazier
Law Office of Sarah Frazier, PLLC
1919 Decatur St
Houston, TX 77007
Licensed for 24 years, Sarah Mary Frazier is a Criminal Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Vanderbilt Law School... read more >

Anthony S Haughton

Anthony S Haughton
Capital Resource Counsel Project
440 Louisiana St Ste 1350
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 33 years, Anthony S Haughton is a Criminal Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Northwestern University Scho... read more >

Brian Hobson

Brian Hobson
Odom, Davis & Hobson
440 Louisiana St Ste 200
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 10 years, Brian Hobson is a Criminal Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Houston Law Center... read more >

Mark Wells White III

Mark Wells White III
Attorney at Law
1018 Preston St Fl 7
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 26 years, Mark Wells White III is a Criminal Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended The University of Texas Sc... read more >

Steven Alan Hershkowitz

Steven Alan Hershkowitz
Steven A. Hershkowitz, Attorneys at Law
8431 Katy Fwy
Houston, TX 77024
Licensed for 18 years, Steven Alan Hershkowitz is a Criminal Appellate Law and Business Law lawyer who attended University of Miami School ... read more >

Anne Elise Kennedy

Anne Elise Kennedy
Anne E. Kennedy, Attorney at Law
1227 Heights Blvd
Houston, TX 77008
Licensed for 22 years, Anne Elise Kennedy is a Criminal Appellate Law and Business Law lawyer who attended University of Kentucky College o... read more >

Justin Carl Pfeiffer

Justin Carl Pfeiffer
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
24 Greenway Plz Ste 1400
Houston, TX 77046
Licensed for 10 years, Justin Carl Pfeiffer is a Criminal Appellate Law and Local Government Law lawyer who attended University of Michigan... read more >

Kathryn M Veech

Kathryn M Veech
2429 Bissonnet St Ste 188
Houston, TX 77005
Licensed for 29 years, Kathryn M Veech is a Criminal Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended The University of Texas School ... read more >

Derek Daniel Bauman

Derek Daniel Bauman
Feldman & Feldman, P.C.
3355 W Alabama St Ste 1220
Houston, TX 77098
Licensed for 19 years, Derek Daniel Bauman is a Criminal Appellate Law and Appellate Law lawyer who attended University of Houston Law Cent... read more >

Clifford Joseph Ashcroft-smith

Clifford Joseph Ashcroft-smith
Ashcroft Smith
PO Box 86
Houston, TX 77001
Licensed for 14 years, Clifford Joseph Ashcroft-smith is a Criminal Appellate Law and Business Law lawyer who attended Washington and Lee U... read more >

Nicole Wignall Deborde

Nicole Wignall Deborde
Hochglaube & DeBorde, PC
3515 Fannin St
Houston, TX 77004
Licensed for 31 years, Nicole Wignall Deborde is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Houston Law Cente... read more >

Javier O Martinez

Javier O Martinez
The Law Office of Javier O. Martinez, PLLC
1001 McKinney St Suite 1600
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 11 years, Javier O Martinez is a Criminal Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended South Texas College of Law... read more >

Timothy Andrew Hootman

Timothy Andrew Hootman
2402 Pease St
Houston, TX 77003
Licensed for 34 years, Timothy Andrew Hootman is a Criminal Appellate Law and Appellate Law lawyer who attended California Western School o... read more >

Kyle Andrew Lawrence

Kyle Andrew Lawrence
1221 McKinney St #300
Houston, TX 77010
Licensed for 11 years, Kyle Andrew Lawrence is a Criminal Appellate Law and Appellate Law lawyer who attended University of Chicago Law Sch... read more >

Hunter Hays Simmons

Hunter Hays Simmons
The Simmons Law Firm, PLLC
917 Franklin St
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 11 years, Hunter Hays Simmons is a Criminal Appellate Law and Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended South Texas College o... read more >

Kent A Schaffer

Kent A Schaffer
1001 McKinney St Suite 1600
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 43 years, Kent A Schaffer is a Federal Crimes and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Houston Law Center... read more >

Joanne Marie Musick

Joanne Marie Musick
Musick & Musick LLP
397 N Sam Houston Pkwy E 397 n
Houston, TX 77060
Licensed for 26 years, Joanne Marie Musick is a Criminal Defense and Juvenile Defense lawyer who attended South Texas College of Law... read more >

Kevin Bernard Howard

Kevin Bernard Howard
Kevin Howard, Attorney At Law
P.O. Box 20612
Houston, TX
Licensed for 40 years, Kevin Bernard Howard is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended The University of Texas Sc... read more >

Naomi Esther Terr

Naomi Esther Terr
PO Box 19252
Houston, TX
Licensed for 23 years, Naomi Esther Terr is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended Cornell Law School... read more >

Carol M Cameron

Carol M Cameron
Licensed for 43 years, Carol M Cameron is a Criminal Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Houston Law Cente... read more >

Chung Yuan Lee

Chung Yuan Lee
C.Y. Lee Legal Group, PLLC
1305 Prairie St Ste 300
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 17 years, Chung Yuan Lee is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Thurgood Marshall School of Law - Texas South... read more >

Kenneth William Mcguire

Kenneth William Mcguire
McGuire Law Firm
P.O. Box 79535 14173 Northwest Fwy
Houston, TX 77040
Licensed for 27 years, Kenneth William Mcguire is a Criminal Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Tulane University Law S... read more >

John Richard Berry

John Richard Berry
U. S. Attorney's Office
1000 Louisiana St Ste 2300
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 37 years, John Richard Berry is a Criminal Appellate Law and Appellate Law lawyer who attended University of Houston Law Cente... read more >

Alejandro Macias

Alejandro Macias
Law Office of Alejandro Macias, PC
550 Westcott St Suite 300
Houston, TX 77007
Licensed for 22 years, Alejandro Macias is a DUI / DWI and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended South Texas College of Law... read more >

Michael Emory Clark

Michael Emory Clark
Womble Bond Dickinson
811 Main St Suite 3130
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 42 years, Michael Emory Clark is a Intellectual Property Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended South Texas College of L... read more >

Thomas Branton Mayr

Thomas Branton Mayr
Mayr Law, P.C.
5300 Memorial Dr Ste 750
Houston, TX 77007
Licensed for 22 years, Thomas Branton Mayr is a Criminal Defense and Seal or Expunge Criminal Record lawyer who attended South Texas Colleg... read more >

Aimee Bolletino

Aimee Bolletino
The Law Office of Aimee Bolletino
212 Stratford St
Houston, TX 77006
Licensed for 18 years, Aimee Bolletino is a Criminal Appellate Law and Juvenile Defense lawyer who attended Rutgers School of Law - Camden... read more >

Amy Howell Alaniz

Amy Howell Alaniz
United States Attorney's Office
1000 Louisiana St Ste 2300
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 34 years, Amy Howell Alaniz is a Criminal Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended The University of Texas Schoo... read more >

Lynn Porch Hardaway

Lynn Porch Hardaway
Reynal Law Firm
917 Franklin St 6th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 33 years, Lynn Porch Hardaway is a Criminal Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended St. Mary's University Schoo... read more >

Charles Hinton

Charles Hinton
6407 Castle Ln Dr
Houston, TX 77066
Licensed for 46 years, Charles Hinton is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended South Texas College of Law... read more >

Page E Janik

Page E Janik
PO Box 926254
Houston, TX 77292
Licensed for 37 years, Page E Janik is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended Baylor Law School... read more >

Leora Teicher Kahn

Leora Teicher Kahn
Attorney at Law
PO Box 27069
Houston, TX
Licensed for 33 years, Leora Teicher Kahn is a Criminal Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended South Texas College of Law... read more >

James L Mount

James L Mount
Mount Law Firm
712 Main St Ste 1840
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 36 years, James L Mount is a Criminal Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended St. Mary's University School of L... read more >

Douglas M O'brien

Douglas M O'brien
Doug O'Brien Law
712 Main St Ste 1800
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 48 years, Douglas M O'brien is a Criminal Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended South Texas College of Law... read more >

Nicolette Westbrooks

Nicolette Westbrooks
The Law Office of Nicolette Westbrooks
700 Louisiana St Ste 3950
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 25 years, Nicolette Westbrooks is a Criminal Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Thurgood Marshall School o... read more >

Thalia Marie Dubose

Thalia Marie Dubose
The Law Office of Thalia M. Dubose
3013 Fountain View Dr Ste 120
Houston, TX 77057
Licensed for 10 years, Thalia Marie Dubose is a Criminal Appellate Law and Family Law lawyer who attended Thurgood Marshall School of Law -... read more >

Emily Detoto

Emily Detoto
Law Office of Emily Detoto
917 Franklin St
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 28 years, Emily Detoto is a Criminal Defense and Sex Crimes lawyer who attended St. Mary's University School of Law... read more >

Hans T Nielsen

Hans T Nielsen
Law Office of Hans Nielsen
1533 W Alabama St Ste 100
Houston, TX 77006
Licensed for 34 years, Hans T Nielsen is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended University of Houston Law Center... read more >

Keisha L Smith

Keisha L Smith
1300 W Sam Houston Pkwy S Ste 100
Houston, TX 77042
Licensed for 23 years, Keisha L Smith is a Criminal Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Baylor Law School... read more >

David Richard Bires

David Richard Bires
David R. Bires
440 Louisiana St UNIT 200
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 53 years, David Richard Bires is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended The University of Texas School of L... read more >

David Keith Isaak

David Keith Isaak
Smyser Kaplan & Veselka, L.L.P.
717 Texas St Ste 2800
Houston, TX 77002
Licensed for 25 years, David Keith Isaak is a Criminal Appellate Law and Appellate Law lawyer who attended The University of Texas School o... read more >

Renato Santos Jr

Renato Santos Jr
3605 Katy Fwy Ste 102
Houston, TX 77007
Licensed for 42 years, Renato Santos Jr is a Criminal Appellate Law and Family Law lawyer who attended Thurgood Marshall School of Law - Te... read more >

Matthew James Deluca

Matthew James Deluca
Matt DeLuca Law, PLLC
4801 Woodway Dr Ste 300
Houston, TX 77056
Licensed for 15 years, Matthew James Deluca is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Houston Law Center... 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.


Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association

The HCCLA was established in 1970 to support criminal defense attorneys practicing in Houston and Harris County, TX. Today the organization has grown to more than 400 members. The Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association provides networking opportunities and quality CLE seminars to its members. Many of the top local attorneys fighting to defend clients on misdemeanor and felony charges throughout Harris County, Texas, belong to this respected organization.


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