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Best Felony Defense Lawyers in Sugar Land

Ranked by how many felony defense cases each attorney has actually handled in Fort Bend County, from public court records — not by self-reported practice areas.

Filings on file
86,331
Ranked attorneys
883
Most cases
303
Susan Elizabeth Bourgeois
Years covered
1982–2026
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Filings by year

1982: 893 filings'821983: 797 filings1984: 776 filings1985: 803 filings1986: 1,013 filings'861987: 983 filings1988: 1,084 filings1989: 1,094 filings1990: 1,251 filings'901991: 1,319 filings1992: 1,568 filings1993: 1,106 filings1994: 1,250 filings'941995: 1,172 filings1996: 1,190 filings1997: 1,250 filings1998: 1,384 filings'981999: 1,456 filings2000: 1,506 filings2001: 1,575 filings2002: 1,765 filings'022003: 1,846 filings2004: 2,041 filings2005: 2,105 filings2006: 2,306 filings'062007: 2,550 filings2008: 2,357 filings2009: 2,592 filings2010: 2,539 filings'102011: 2,906 filings2012: 2,862 filings2013: 2,742 filings2014: 2,937 filings'142015: 3,151 filings2016: 3,297 filings2017: 3,426 filings2018: 3,615 filings'182019: 3,134 filings2020: 2,047 filings2021: 2,475 filings2022: 2,572 filings'222023: 2,096 filings2024: 2,202 filings2025: 2,414 filings2026: 884 filings'26
Peak 2018 · 3,615 filings
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Felony Defense attorneys

  1. 01Susan Elizabeth BourgeoisFort Bend County District Attorney's Office · Richmond303cases
  2. 02Jacqueline F. BosticFort Bend County District Attorney's Office · Richmond208cases
  3. 03Karey Elizabeth SopchakFort Bend County Public Defender's Office · Richmond207cases
  4. 04James RiveraLaw Office of James Rivera · Houston200cases
  5. 05Lee Duane CoxLee D. Cox, Lawyer PLLC · Richmond197cases
  6. 06David William KiattaAttorney at Law · Sugar Land186cases
  7. 07Eduardo Jesus FrancoLaw Office of Eduardo J. Franco · Sugar Land179cases
  8. 08Shawn Moody McDonaldSmith | McDonald | Bolin · Sugar Land170cases
  9. 09Michael William ElliottElliott's Law Office · Rosenberg165cases
  10. 10James Andrew StevensRichmond150cases
  11. 11Cary Marshall FadenThe Law Office of Cary M. Faden · Sugar Land149cases
  12. 12Wilvin Jamar CarterThe Law Offices of Wilvin J. Carter P.C. · Houston147cases
  13. 13John Thomas KovachRosen & Kovach, PLLC · Richmond145cases
  14. 14Chelsi Rene MartinThe Law Office of Chelsi R. Martin, PLLC.144cases
  15. 15Ralph L. GonzalezRalph L. Gonzalez, Attorney at Law · Richmond143cases
  16. 16Jessica Anne DayConroe131cases
  17. 17Donald Lee IrwinFort Bend County Public Defender's Offic · Richmond126cases
  18. 18Courtney Noelle RosenRosen & Kovach, PLLC · Richmond123cases
  19. 19Kenneth Wayne BryantThe Law Office of Ken Bryant · Richmond122cases
  20. 20Troy J. WilsonRichmond116cases
  21. 21Amanda Colleen Coker BolinSmith McDonald Bolin · Sugar Land113cases
  22. 22Brandon S. SimsThe Sims Law Firm, PLLC · Sugar Land112cases
  23. 23Daniel Eugene LazarineThe Law Office of Daniel Lazarine, PLLC · Sugar Land110cases
  24. 24David Bruce McClureLaw Office of David McClure · Houston109cases
  25. 25James Eric AshfordEric Ashford Attorney at Law · Houston106cases
  26. 26Julia Hubbard BellaThe Law Office of Julia Bella, PLLC · Richmond106cases
  27. 27Robert Villagomez CardenasCardenas Law Office · Sugar Land105cases
  28. 28Lindsay Rene LopezLaw Office of Lindsay R. Lopez PLLC · Richmond101cases
  29. 29Adrianne Zacek NormanLaw Office of Adrianne Z. Norman · Katy100cases
  30. 30Annie Laverne ScottLaw Office of Annie Scott · Barker98cases
  31. 31Jessica RamosFort Bend County District Attorney's Office · Richmond96cases
  32. 32Steven Scott MartinezRichmond95cases
  33. 33L. T. BradtL. T. Bradt P.C. · Sugar Land94cases
  34. 34Jeremy B. DucoteThe Love Ducote Law Firm LLC · Sugar Land94cases
  35. 35Beverly Denise DeadrickDeadrick Post PLLC · Angleton93cases
  36. 36John Lavery VenzaLaw Office of John L. Venza JR. · Sugar Land93cases
  37. 37Vikram VijVij and Krell, PLLC · Houston93cases
  38. 38Adam Wayne CapetilloCapetillo Law Firm · Sugar Land93cases
  39. 39Myron Gabriel DavisLaw Office of Myron G. Davis · Houston92cases
  40. 40Rosendo Ross TorresLaw Office of Ross Torres · Sugar Land92cases
  41. 41Rosario StornelloThe Stornello Law Firm, P.C. · Sugar Land91cases
  42. 42Pheobe S. SmithSmith | McDonald | Bolin, Criminal Trial Lawyers · Sugar Land89cases
  43. 43Larry Prater McDougalThe McDougal Law Firm · Richmond89cases
  44. 44Patrick F. McCannHouston88cases
  45. 45Yoshawnda Havard ParkerAdministrative Office of the Harris County District Courts · Houston88cases
  46. 46James Montgomery BennettAttorney at Law · Rosenberg87cases
  47. 47Ernesto BarrientosErnest Barrientos · Katy86cases
  48. 48Fred L. GarrettThe Garrett Law Firm · Alvin83cases
  49. 49Carla Jean PostDeadrick Post PLLC · Angleton82cases
  50. 50Matthew Todd BanisterBanister & Miller, PLLC · Katy80cases

Also handling felony defense matters in Fort Bend County

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Other practice areas in Sugar Land

Debt & Contracts 6,259Personal Injury 5,938Civil Litigation 5,555Divorce 1,849Tax 1,431Property & Real Estate 1,281Family Law 573Child Custody & Support 283Adoption 82Protective Orders 15

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Case counts reflect felony defense matters in Fort Bend County public court records matched to each attorney's State Bar of Texas record. A higher count indicates more experience handling this case type in this county; it is not an endorsement or a measure of outcomes. Filing totals count each case once, so they are lower than the sum of the per-attorney counts above.