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Best Felony Defense Lawyers in Beaumont

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

Filings on file
29,992
Ranked attorneys
258
Most cases
2,093
Rife Scott Kimler
Years covered
2014–2026
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Filings by year

2014–2026
2014: 2,716 filings'142015: 2,731 filings2016: 2,521 filings'162017: 1,944 filings2018: 2,383 filings'182019: 2,675 filings2020: 2,416 filings'202021: 2,800 filings2022: 2,231 filings'222023: 2,657 filings2024: 2,364 filings'242025: 1,748 filings2026: 806 filings'26
Peak 2021 · 2,800 filings
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Felony Defense attorneys

ranked by case count
  1. 01Rife Scott KimlerRife Kimler, Attorney · Nederland2,093cases
  2. 02Kevin Symons Laine1,765cases
  3. 03Phillip Michael Van Zandt1,569cases
  4. 04Carl Allen ParkerThe Parker Law Firm · Nederland1,537cases
  5. 05Marsha A. Normand1,454cases
  6. 06Brittanie Alexandria HolmesLaw Office of Brittanie a. Holmes · Beaumont1,252cases
  7. 07Donald Wayne Duesler1,232cases
  8. 08Thomas John Burbank1,168cases
  9. 09Langston Scott AdamsLaw Offices of Langston Scott Adams · Port Arthur895cases
  10. 10Charles Frank RojasLaw Office of Charles Rojas · Beaumont886cases
  11. 11David E. GroveDavid E. Grove, P.C. · Beaumont884cases
  12. 12John David West860cases
  13. 13Marvin Lee LewisThe Law Office of Marvin Lewis, Jr. · Beaumont732cases
  14. 14Kevin Sekaly MantelliniKevin Paula Sekaly P.C. · Beaumont722cases
  15. 15Bruce Neill SmithSmith Shipley LLP · Beaumont714cases
  16. 16Jason Robert Nicks602cases
  17. 17James R. MakinLaw Office of James R. Makin, P.C. · Beaumont535cases
  18. 18Ryan Withington GertzThe Gertz Kelley Law Firm · Beaumont494cases
  19. 19Thomas William KelleyThe Gertz Kelley Law Firm · Beaumont459cases
  20. 20Dustin Ryan GalmorGalmor, Stovall & Gilthorpe · Beaumont450cases
  21. 21Brack Jones416cases
  22. 22Audwin Millard SamuelThe Samuel Firm, PLLC · Beaumont367cases
  23. 23Raegan Lynn MinaldiThe Gertz Kelley Law Firm · Beaumont360cases
  24. 24James Mark Padgett306cases
  25. 25William Marcus WilkersonLaw Office Wm. Marcus Wilkerson · Beaumont303cases
  26. 26Wendell Conn Radford272cases
  27. 27Ryan Lee MatuskaMatuska Law Firm · Nederland263cases
  28. 28Nathan Lee ReynoldsNathan Reynolds, Jr., Attorney at Law · Nederland249cases
  29. 29Todd Weldon LeblancLaw Office of Todd Leblanc · Beaumont235cases
  30. 30Joel Webb Vazquez220cases
  31. 31Matthew Brent TurkTurk Law Firm · Beaumont208cases
  32. 32Bryan Sperry LaineLaine & Laine P.C. · Kountze170cases
  33. 33Scott Oren RenickRenick Law Firm, PLLC. · Beaumont151cases
  34. 34Cory Joseph Howard CrenshawCrenshaw Law Firm, PLLC · Beaumont150cases
  35. 35Jared Levi GilthorpeGalmor, Stovall & Gilthorpe · Beaumont147cases
  36. 36Stella M. MorrisonBatiste · Port Arthur127cases
  37. 37Mel Wilbur ShelanderMel W. Shelander, Attorney at Law, P.C. · Beaumont91cases
  38. 38Douglas Milton BarlowBarlow Law Firm · College Sta88cases
  39. 39Antoine Leonard FreemanAntoine L. Freeman, Attorney at Law · Port Arthur74cases
  40. 40Sonny Earl EckhartEckhart Firm PLLC · Beaumont63cases
  41. 41Benjamin Alan JefferiesGertz Kelley Law Firm · Beaumont61cases
  42. 42Thomas P. RoebuckRoebuck Thomas & Adams, PLLC. · Beaumont53cases
  43. 43Peter F. Doyle52cases
  44. 44Carolyn Drawhorn WiedenfeldLaw Office of Carolyn Drawhorn Wiedenfel · Crystal Beach52cases
  45. 45Bruce Wayne CobbBruce W. Cobb, Attorney · Beaumont45cases
  46. 46Laura Leona LuxtonIndependent Office of Inmate Counsel · Conroe45cases
  47. 47Donald L. Boudreaux44cases
  48. 48Willard James HallWillard Hall Firm · Beaumont37cases
  49. 49Charles Alexander McIntoshLaw Office of Charles McIntosh · Beaumont37cases
  50. 50Brad Eric FranklinFranklin, Franklin & Associates, PLLC · Beaumont33cases
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Other practice areas in Beaumont

Personal Injury 2,411Civil Litigation 1,416Debt & Contracts 1,133Divorce 451Child Custody & Support 436Property & Real Estate 281Family Law 208Tax 162Employment 40Adoption 11

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Case counts reflect felony defense matters in Jefferson 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.