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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
3,397
Most cases
3,929
Deborah A. Keyser
Years covered
1990–2026
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Filings by year

1990–2026
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

ranked by case count
  1. 01Deborah A. Keyser3,929cases
  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. Coyne2,422cases
  6. 06Dennis V YatesYates Law Office · Plantersville2,389cases
  7. 07A. E. NunneryAlvin E Nunnery · Houston2,167cases
  8. 08Ted R. Doebbler2,159cases
  9. 09Deborah A. GottliebAttorney · Houston2,004cases
  10. 10Kirk J. OnckenThe Law Office of Kirk Oncken · Houston1,855cases
  11. 11Rudy Morin Duarte1,833cases
  12. 12William Kevin Goode1,762cases
  13. 13Allen Mark TannerAllen Tanner Attorney at Law · Houston1,666cases
  14. 14Wilford A. Anderson1,615cases
  15. 15Richard Javier GonzalezLaw Office of Richard J. Gonzalez · Laredo1,612cases
  16. 16Gerard W. GuerinotGerard W. Guerinot, Attorney at Law · Houston1,512cases
  17. 17Catherine L. Baen1,489cases
  18. 18Kurt Gumberger1,478cases
  19. 19Kenneth Eugene McCoy1,391cases
  20. 20Randolph Earl RollJudge · Houston1,373cases
  21. 21S. Roger BridgwaterTom S Ramsey, Harris County Commissioner · Houston1,365cases
  22. 22Peter William Justin1,363cases
  23. 23Susan M. BishopLaw Office of Susan M. Bishop · University Park1,361cases
  24. 24Krishara Loretta Johnson1,305cases
  25. 25Ray Anthony CastroRay a Castro & Assoc · Houston1,246cases
  26. 26Bill GreenLaw Office of Bill Green · Houston1,236cases
  27. 27Lucinda Kay Marshall1,227cases
  28. 28Roland Brice Moore1,200cases
  29. 29Steven GreenleeSolo Practioner · Missouri City1,193cases
  30. 30Jerome Godinich1,192cases
  31. 31Elihu H. Dodier1,166cases
  32. 32Patricia SeguraLaw Office of Patricia Segura · Houston1,073cases
  33. 33Connie Brown Williams1,063cases
  34. 34Geraldo G. Acosta1,055cases
  35. 35Charles A. BrownLaw Office Charles a. Brown · San Antonio1,033cases
  36. 36Riddhi Desai1,025cases
  37. 37Lott Joseph BrooksAtty at Law · Houston1,002cases
  38. 38Jonathan Alan GluckmanJonathan a. Gluckman Criminal Defense Lawyer · Hallettsville975cases
  39. 39Page E. Janik944cases
  40. 40Lourdes RodriguezLourdes Rodriguez Law Firm · North Miami Beach937cases
  41. 41Beverly Daphene MelontreeBeverly D Melontree, Attorney at Law · Tyler915cases
  42. 42James T. StaffordStafford, Keyser, Bromberg · Houston902cases
  43. 43Terrence A. GaiserTerrence Gaiser Attorney · Houston900cases
  44. 44Michael P. Fosher891cases
  45. 45Marc Adam MetzeLaw Office of Marc a Metze · Houston877cases
  46. 46David L. GarzaLaw Office of David Garza · Austin868cases
  47. 47C. Denice SmithLaw Offices of Denice Smith · Houston868cases
  48. 48Craig Bundick859cases
  49. 49Juan M. Contreras857cases
  50. 50Glenn J. YoungbloodAttorney at Law · League City834cases
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Other practice areas in Houston

Civil Litigation 23,498Debt & Contracts 13,855Personal Injury 12,995Divorce 9,467Tax 6,618Misdemeanor Defense 6,544Family Law 4,542Child Custody & Support 4,366Protective Orders 2,282Employment 1,821Adoption 519

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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.