Harris County

County seat: Houston · Texas

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Overview

In Harris County, the docket leans criminal — criminal matters account for 559,471 of 1,048,775 filings logged since 2015, more than any other practice area.

Total filings

1,048,775

Criminal

559,471

Civil

489,304

Family

Attorneys

20,948

Coverage

2015–2020

Busiest year

2016

Largest area

Criminal

Filings by year

stacked, 2015–2020

Criminal559,471Civil489,304

Peak 2016 · 186,254 filings

Case mix

1,048,775

FILINGS

Criminal559,47153.3%

Civil489,30446.7%

Top attorneys

ranked by case count

#AttorneyCases

Hugh L. McKenney

12,924

Panka J. R. Parmar

11,199

Angelica Maria Hernandez

10,586 4

Herbert Alonzo III Stone

Elizabeth Dianne Barron

616 Ag Child Support

4,111

Houston lawyers by practice area

by case volume

Civil Litigation lawyers2,903 attorneys →Personal Injury lawyers1,746 attorneys →Divorce lawyers1,186 attorneys →Debt & Contracts lawyers909 attorneys →Child Custody & Support lawyers346 attorneys →Tax lawyers287 attorneys →Protective Orders lawyers96 attorneys →Employment lawyers83 attorneys →