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TexasCriminal Defense Lawyers in Nueces County, Texas

The United States Constitution grants important rights to any person accused of a crime including due process, the right to a fair and speedy trial, the right to representation by counsel, the right to remain silent and to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney in Nueces County, Texas, consider the lawyer's training, experience, ratings and reviews. Attorneys that practice within the criminal justice system tend to focus on certain types of cases in either state or federal court.


Most criminal defense attorneys provide a free consultation to discuss the facts of your case and defenses that might apply. Before you decide on which attorney to hire, meet with several different attorneys in their office to discuss the case and the attorney fees required for representation.


Once you decide which attorney to hire, make sure you and the attorney sign a written fee agreement or contract that describes the attorney fees required at each stage of the case including during pre-trial negotiations, motion hearings and a bench or jury trial.


A criminal defense lawyer in Nueces County, Texas should fight to protect the rights of his or her client in a criminal case against felony or misdemeanor charges... Read more »

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Diamond Bleu De Leon

Diamond Bleu De Leon
1122 Santa Fe St
Corpus Christi, TX 78404
Licensed for 8 years, Diamond Bleu De Leon is a Family Law and Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended Texas Tech University School of L... read more >

Janie Trevino

Janie Trevino
Law Office of Janie Trevino
5934 S Staples St Ste 212
Corpus Christi, TX 78414
Licensed for 21 years, Janie Trevino is a Real Estate Law and Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended Thurgood Marshall School of Law - ... read more >

Patrick L Beam

Patrick L Beam
Webb, Cason & Manning
710 N Mesquite St
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Licensed for 42 years, Patrick L Beam is a Real Estate Law and Personal Injury lawyer who attended St. Mary's University School of Law... read more >

Tanya Rita Garza

Tanya Rita Garza
Health & Human Services Commission
4410 Dillon Ln
Corpus Christi, TX 78415
Licensed for 12 years, Tanya Rita Garza is a Administrative Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Southern University Law Center... read more >

Mara Ellen Schechter Butler

Mara Ellen Schechter Butler
6300 Ocean Dr
Corpus Christi, TX 78412
Licensed for 11 years, Mara Ellen Schechter Butler is a Intellectual Property Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Fordham Universi... read more >

Justin James Hoffman

Justin James Hoffman
3724 Pelican Point
Port Aransas, TX 78373
Licensed for 12 years, Justin James Hoffman is a Real Estate Law and Construction Law lawyer who attended St. Mary's University School of L... read more >

Sam Adrian Westergren Jr

Sam Adrian Westergren Jr
Sam Westergren Attorney
5801 Beauvais Dr
Corpus Christi, TX 78414
Licensed for 59 years, Sam Adrian Westergren Jr is a Criminal Appellate Law and Health Law lawyer who attended The University of Texas Scho... read more >

Victor Calderon Hernandez

Victor Calderon Hernandez
Law Office of Victor C. Hernandez
719 Bosquez St
Robstown, TX 78380
Licensed for 30 years, Victor Calderon Hernandez is a Real Estate Law and Consumer Law lawyer who attended Thurgood Marshall School of Law ... read more >

Armando B Gonzalez Jr

Armando B Gonzalez Jr
PO Box 190
CORP CHRISTI, TX 78403
Licensed for 21 years, Armando B Gonzalez Jr is a Estate and Probate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Texas Tech University Sch... read more >

Genaro A Garcia

Genaro A Garcia
Law Office of Gene A Garcia
5151 Flynn Pkwy Ste 508
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Licensed for 55 years, Genaro A Garcia is a Estate and Probate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Houston Law Cente... read more >

Russell Manning

Russell Manning
Cotten Schmidt, LLP
PO Box 780
CORP CHRISTI, TX 78403
Licensed for 38 years, Russell Manning is a Estate and Probate Law and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended The University of Texas S... read more >

Bobby Lee Bourlon Sr

Bobby Lee Bourlon Sr
The Bourlon Law Firm
822 Kinney St
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Licensed for 23 years, Bobby Lee Bourlon Sr is a Estate and Probate Law and Health Law lawyer who attended South Texas College of Law... read more >

Isidoro Christian Pineda

Isidoro Christian Pineda
102 N Staples St
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Licensed for 27 years, Isidoro Christian Pineda is a Estate and Probate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended ... read more >

William A Thau III

William A Thau III
William A Thau, III. P.C.
PO Box 271516
CORP CHRISTI, TX 78427
Licensed for 37 years, William A Thau III is a Estate and Probate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended SMU Dedman School of Law... read more >

Robert M Zamora

Robert M Zamora
Robert Zamora Lawfirm PLLC
521 S Carancahua St
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Licensed for 46 years, Robert M Zamora is a Estate and Probate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended The University of Texas School ... read more >

Leslie Marie Bearden

Leslie Marie Bearden
Hilliard Law Firm
719 S Shoreline Blvd
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Licensed for 13 years, Leslie Marie Bearden is a Personal Injury and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended Texas A&M University School... read more >

Claudia Yvette Polendo

Claudia Yvette Polendo
521 Starr St
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Licensed for 8 years, Claudia Yvette Polendo is a Family Law and Immigration Law lawyer who attended Thurgood Marshall School of Law - Texa... read more >

William Bernard Asare

William Bernard Asare
Bonilla & Chapa, P.C.
2727 Morgan Ave
Corpus Christi, TX 78405
Licensed for 14 years, William Bernard Asare is a Estate and Probate Law and Family Law lawyer who attended St. Mary's University School of... read more >

Gabriel Marc Cervantes

Gabriel Marc Cervantes
Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi
555 N Carancahua St Suite 750
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Licensed for 18 years, Gabriel Marc Cervantes is a Employment Law and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended Thurgood Marshall School o... read more >

Charles Wade Cromwell

Charles Wade Cromwell
Cromwell Law Firm
3833 S Staples St N210
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Licensed for 58 years, Charles Wade Cromwell is a Real Estate Law and Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended Baylor Law School... read more >

Yolanda A Gutierrez

Yolanda A Gutierrez
Yolanda Gutierrez Burns Attorney at Law
710 Buffalo St Ste 412
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Licensed for 45 years, Yolanda A Gutierrez is a Real Estate Law and Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended University of Houston Law Ce... read more >

Jerry Guerra

Jerry Guerra
Wigington Rumley Dunn & Blair LLP
PO Box 2528
CORP CHRISTI, TX 78403
Licensed for 30 years, Jerry Guerra is a Estate and Probate Law and Probate lawyer who attended St. Mary's University School of Law... read more >

Forrest J Dorsey

Forrest J Dorsey
Jerry Dorsey attorney at law
PO Box 30084
CORP CHRISTI, TX 78463
Licensed for 58 years, Forrest J Dorsey is a Natural Resources / Oil and Gas and Real Estate Law lawyer who attended The University of Texa... read more >

Francisco G Davila

Francisco G Davila
606 N Carancahua St
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Licensed for 46 years, Francisco G Davila is a Criminal Appellate Law and Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended Valparaiso University ... read more >

Juan Perales Jr

Juan Perales Jr
The Law Office of J Perales
P.O. Box 769
Robstown, TX 78380
Licensed for 47 years, Juan Perales Jr is a Real Estate Law and Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended Thurgood Marshall School of Law ... read more >

Luis Reyna III

Luis Reyna III
Law Offices of Luis Reyna
809 S Port Ave
Corpus Christi, TX 78405
Licensed for 15 years, Luis Reyna III is a Estate and Probate Law and Health Law lawyer who attended Thurgood Marshall School of Law - Texa... read more >

Amador Garcia

Amador Garcia
Amador C. Garcia, Attorney & Counselor at Law, PC
PO Box 5442 Ste A
CORP CHRISTI, TX 78465
Licensed for 56 years, Amador Garcia is a Real Estate Law and Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended The University of Texas School of ... read more >

Christine Kay Ysassi

Christine Kay Ysassi
Law offc of Ysassi & Ysassi,pc____
500 N Water St Ste 720
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Licensed for 31 years, Christine Kay Ysassi is a Real Estate Law and Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended Thurgood Marshall School of... read more >

Evelyn Huerta

Evelyn Huerta
500 N Shoreline Blvd Ste 1020
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Licensed for 41 years, Evelyn Huerta is a Estate and Probate Law and Family Law lawyer who attended The University of Texas School of Law... read more >

Romeo Randolph Flores

Romeo Randolph Flores
Law Offices of R. Randy Flores
5262 S Staples St Ste 210
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Licensed for 30 years, Romeo Randolph Flores is a Real Estate Law and Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended SMU Dedman School of Law... read more >

Reynaldo Martinez Jr

Reynaldo Martinez Jr
Law Office of Reynaldo Martinez Jr PC
915 Kinney St
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Licensed for 30 years, Reynaldo Martinez Jr is a Estate and Probate Law and Real Estate Law lawyer who attended Drake University Law School... read more >

Jared Matthew Perkins

Jared Matthew Perkins
2203 Baldwin Blvd
Corpus Christi, TX 78405
Licensed for 7 years, Jared Matthew Perkins is a Health Law and Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended St. Mary's University School of ... read more >

Gerald G Villarreal

Gerald G Villarreal
2203 Baldwin Blvd
Corpus Christi, TX 78405
Licensed for 21 years, Gerald G Villarreal is a Family Law and Real Estate Law lawyer who attended Creighton University School of Law... read more >

Paul Nicholas Buratto

Paul Nicholas Buratto
Fifth Court of Appeals
Licensed for 11 years, Paul Nicholas Buratto is a Criminal Appellate Law and Appellate Law lawyer who attended The University of Texas Scho... read more >

Francisco Morales

Francisco Morales
Federal Public Defender, Southern Distri
606 N Carancahua St Ste 401
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Licensed for 26 years, Francisco Morales is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended The University of Texas School of Law... read more >

Linda Jolynn Rhodes

Linda Jolynn Rhodes
Nueces County Magistrate Court
901 Leopard St
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Licensed for 38 years, Linda Jolynn Rhodes is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Houston Law Center... read more >

Katrina Florez

Katrina Florez
Office of the Attorney General
500 N Shoreline Blvd Ste 210
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Licensed for 13 years, Katrina Florez is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Thomas Jefferson School of Law... read more >

Daniel Gavin Covich

Daniel Gavin Covich
Nueces County
4141 S Staples St Ste 101
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Licensed for 37 years, Daniel Gavin Covich is a Business Law and Civil Rights lawyer who attended University of Oklahoma College of Law... read more >
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Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

Criminal Defense Certification

TBLS Board Certification in Criminal Law - The Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS) certifies lawyers as specialists in Criminal Law if they have substantial experience, involvement, competence, and training in this specialty area of practice.


The TBLS defines the term "criminal law" to include "misdemeanor and felony crimes, arrest, detention, plea bargains, jury and non-jury trials (for individuals 17 years of age or older)."



Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

NBLSC Certification in Criminal Trial Advocacy - The National Board of Legal Specialty Certification is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to certify attorneys as specialists in criminal trial advocacy.



Nonprofit Legal Associations

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.


About Nueces County

Find Lawyers in Corpus Christi, TX

Corpus Christi Lawyer Referral Service - The Corpus Christi Bar Association ("CCBA") was founded on December 9, 1929. The CCBA operates a non-profit Lawyer Referral Service to help individuals and businesses find a qualified attorney throughout Corpus Christi and the surrounding areas of Nueces County, Aransas County, Kleberg County, and San Patricio County, TX.



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