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Best Felony Defense Lawyers in Houston

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

Filings on file
693,400
Ranked attorneys
2,956
Most cases
3,929
Deborah A. Keyser
Years covered
1990–2026
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Filings by year

1990: 34,414 filings'901991: 35,502 filings1992: 34,967 filings1993: 29,588 filings1994: 1,193 filings'941995: 27,519 filings1996: 28,821 filings1997: 29,291 filings1998: 29,078 filings'981999: 29,781 filings2000: 31,419 filings2001: 32,173 filings2002: 35,674 filings'022003: 36,773 filings2004: 9,922 filings2005: 1,338 filings2006: 1,596 filings'062007: 1,789 filings2008: 1,695 filings2009: 1,698 filings2010: 1,563 filings'102011: 1,383 filings2012: 1,407 filings2013: 1,518 filings2014: 1,421 filings'142015: 38,860 filings2016: 40,815 filings2017: 38,793 filings2018: 40,181 filings'182019: 41,071 filings2020: 40,240 filings2021: 2,003 filings2022: 2,138 filings'222023: 2,240 filings2024: 2,173 filings2025: 2,034 filings2026: 1,329 filings'26
Peak 2019 · 41,071 filings
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Felony Defense attorneys

  1. 01Deborah A. KeyserHouston3,929cases
  2. 02J. A. SalinasLaw Offc of Joseph a Salinas · Houston3,462cases
  3. 03Robert R. ScottRobert R. Scott Attorney at Law · Katy2,930cases
  4. 04Sherra Diann MillerBrown and Miller · Houston2,572cases
  5. 05Brian D. CoyneHouston2,422cases
  6. 06Dennis V YatesYates Law Office · Plantersville2,389cases
  7. 07A. E. NunneryAlvin E Nunnery · Houston2,167cases
  8. 08Ted R. DoebblerHouston2,159cases
  9. 09Deborah A. GottliebAttorney · Houston2,004cases
  10. 10Kirk J. OnckenThe Law Office of Kirk Oncken · Houston1,855cases
  11. 11William Kevin GoodeRockport1,762cases
  12. 12Allen Mark TannerAllen Tanner Attorney at Law · Houston1,666cases
  13. 13Wilford A. AndersonHouston1,615cases
  14. 14Richard Javier GonzalezLaw Office of Richard J. Gonzalez · Laredo1,612cases
  15. 15Gerard W. GuerinotGerard W. Guerinot, Attorney at Law · Houston1,512cases
  16. 16Catherine L. BaenHouston1,489cases
  17. 17Kenneth Eugene McCoyHouston1,391cases
  18. 18Randolph Earl RollJudge · Houston1,373cases
  19. 19S. Roger BridgwaterTom S Ramsey, Harris County Commissioner · Houston1,365cases
  20. 20Peter William JustinHouston1,363cases
  21. 21Susan M. BishopLaw Office of Susan M. Bishop · University Park1,361cases
  22. 22Ray Anthony CastroRay a Castro & Assoc · Houston1,246cases
  23. 23Bill GreenLaw Office of Bill Green · Houston1,236cases
  24. 24Lucinda Kay MarshallHouston1,227cases
  25. 25Roland Brice Moore1,200cases
  26. 26Steven GreenleeSolo Practioner · Missouri City1,193cases
  27. 27Elihu H. DodierHouston1,166cases
  28. 28Patricia SeguraLaw Office of Patricia Segura · Houston1,073cases
  29. 29Connie Brown WilliamsHouston1,063cases
  30. 30Geraldo G. AcostaHouston1,055cases
  31. 31Charles A. BrownLaw Office Charles a. Brown · San Antonio1,033cases
  32. 32Riddhi DesaiSugar Land1,025cases
  33. 33Lott Joseph BrooksAtty at Law · Houston1,002cases
  34. 34Jonathan Alan GluckmanJonathan a. Gluckman Criminal Defense Lawyer · Hallettsville975cases
  35. 35Page E. JanikHouston944cases
  36. 36Lourdes RodriguezLourdes Rodriguez Law Firm · North Miami Beach937cases
  37. 37Beverly Daphene MelontreeBeverly D Melontree, Attorney at Law · Tyler915cases
  38. 38James T. StaffordStafford, Keyser, Bromberg · Houston902cases
  39. 39Terrence A. GaiserTerrence Gaiser Attorney · Houston900cases
  40. 40Michael P. FosherSpring891cases
  41. 41Marc Adam MetzeLaw Office of Marc a Metze · Houston877cases
  42. 42David L. GarzaLaw Office of David Garza · Austin868cases
  43. 43C. Denice SmithLaw Offices of Denice Smith · Houston868cases
  44. 44Craig BundickHouston859cases
  45. 45Juan M. ContrerasHouston857cases
  46. 46Glenn J. YoungbloodAttorney at Law · League City834cases
  47. 47James L. MountMount Law Firm · Houston832cases
  48. 48Ellis C. McCulloughSpring828cases
  49. 49James Dennis SmithJames Dennis Smith · Houston825cases
  50. 50Tyrone C. MoncriffeTyrone C. Moncriffe & Associates · Houston812cases

Also handling felony defense matters in Harris County

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Other practice areas in Houston

Civil Litigation 20,055Debt & Contracts 12,298Personal Injury 10,939Divorce 8,106Tax 5,968Misdemeanor Defense 5,500Family Law 3,897Child Custody & Support 3,675Protective Orders 1,967Employment 1,671Adoption 475

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Case counts reflect felony defense matters in Harris 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.