John A. Pollreisz✓

John Anthony “Tony” Pollreisz is an experienced DWI and criminal defense attorney who lives and practices in San Antonio, Texas. A proud lifelong Texan, Tony was born and raised on a sheep farm in Amarillo before earning his bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, where he also minored in Spanish and studied abroad at the Universidad de Granada in Spain. He later moved to San Antonio to attend St. Mary’s University School of Law, earning his J.D. in 2016. While in law school, he met his wife, Elizabeth, and the two are proud to call San Antonio home. Throughout his career, Tony has represented clients from all walks of life and has always taken particular pride in defending the “little guys” and “underdogs” of the justice system. He is fluent in Spanish, allowing him to communicate directly with clients and their families without language standing in the way. He has also represented clients in immigration proceedings and has experience addressing immigration issues that arise alongside criminal cases. Tony is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Young Lawyers Association, the San Antonio Bar Association, the San Antonio Young Lawyers Association, the San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. He has also completed the Tim Evans Texas Criminal Trial College, an intensive trial-advocacy program focused on jury trial strategies. Coming from a background of diverse legal experience, Tony brings a broad perspective to criminal defense. While attending St. Mary’s, he served as a Student Attorney in the St. Mary’s Civil Justice Clinic while also working as a legal assistant for a local attorney. After becoming licensed, he worked for a large Social Security disability law firm, where he represented disabled clients and handled hundreds of matters through the administrative hearing process. He later joined a major personal injury firm, working on complex civil matters involving trucking companies, insurance carriers, and serious injuries. Tony ultimately found his calling in criminal defense, where he could channel his experience and passion for representing underdogs into protecting the rights and futures of people facing the power of the State. Since joining Dunham & Jones in 2019, he has handled more than a thousand criminal cases throughout San Antonio and the surrounding counties, ranging from DWI and misdemeanor offenses to serious felony charges including murder, aggravated assault, family violence, sexual offenses, drug offenses, weapons charges, robbery, burglary, and other complex criminal allegations. He has tried numerous cases before Texas juries and has developed extensive experience evaluating cases, preparing clients for court, negotiating with prosecutors, and taking cases to trial. Tony now serves as a Managing Attorney with Dunham & Jones while continuing to represent clients in criminal cases. His approach remains the same one he has followed since the beginning of his career: listen to the client, communicate honestly, identify the problems that can be solved, and develop a strategy to move the case forward. The facts cannot always be changed, and neither can the law, but every client deserves an advocate who will hold the State to its burden and fight for the best possible outcome. Outside of the courtroom, Tony is an unapologetic nerd who enjoys sci-fi and horror movies, video games, Renaissance festivals, comic conventions, rock concerts, spending time with his pets, and traveling with Elizabeth.