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Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Austin

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

Filings on file
373
Ranked attorneys
174
Most cases
7
Raymond M. Espersen
Years covered
2006–2020
01

Filings by year

2006–2020
2006: 4 filings'062007: 2 filings2008: 4 filings'082009: 1 filings2010: 1 filings'102012: 2 filings2014: 2 filings'142015: 7 filings2016: 3 filings'162017: 95 filings2018: 94 filings'182019: 117 filings2020: 41 filings'20
Peak 2019 · 117 filings
02

Criminal Defense attorneys

ranked by case count
  1. 01Raymond M. Espersen7cases
  2. 02Charles Harvey RoadmanThe Law Office of Charlie Roadman · Austin7cases
  3. 03Juan Valerio Antonio7cases
  4. 04Jon Thomas Evans6cases
  5. 05Christopher William HolubHines & Holub · Austin6cases
  6. 06Don Keith Bartos6cases
  7. 07John Stephen TolandToland Law Firm, PLLC · Austin6cases
  8. 08Mark A. SampsonLaw Office of Mark a. Sampson, P.C. · Austin5cases
  9. 09Raphael HernandezHernandez Law Firm · Austin5cases
  10. 10H. Philip CampbellPhil Campbell, Attorney · Cedar Park5cases
  11. 11David Oscar ChambersDavid O. Chambers Atty at Law · Austin5cases
  12. 12Fernando MartinezAtty at Law · Austin5cases
  13. 13Gary Emil PrustLaw Office of Gary E. Prust · Austin5cases
  14. 14Cesar Santiago RodriguezLaw Office of Cesar S. Rodriguez · Austin5cases
  15. 15Hector Del Toro4cases
  16. 16Brian Michael McConnellThe McConnell Law Firm PLLC. · Austin4cases
  17. 17Kenavon Tramayne CarterCarter Law Firm · Austin4cases
  18. 18Johnny Joe Urrutia4cases
  19. 19Marc Anthony ChavezMarc Chavez Law Firm · Georgetown4cases
  20. 20Jesus Gabriel HernandezJesus Gabriel Hernandez · Austin4cases
  21. 21Kenneth M. GibsonThe Law Office of Ken Gibson · Austin3cases
  22. 22Robert Aaron MuellerGranger & Mueller P.C. · Austin3cases
  23. 23Charles David PopperLaw Office of Charles Popper · Austin3cases
  24. 24Keith Stewart HamptonKeith S. Hampton, Attorney at Law · Austin3cases
  25. 25Gilbert MartinezLaw Office of Gilbert Martinez · Austin3cases
  26. 26Drew B. PhippsDrew Phipps, P.C. · Austin3cases
  27. 27Robb William ShepherdRobb William Shepherd, P. C. · Austin3cases
  28. 28Albert Duke HildrethHildreth & Rueda · Austin3cases
  29. 29Adam Thomas King Blackwell ReposaBeenereposa · Austin3cases
  30. 30Marcos Alejandro HullThe Hull Firm · Austin3cases
  31. 31James Andrew CaseyThe Casey Law Firm · Austin3cases
  32. 32Jesus Maria SalinasWilliams Caputo Injury Lawyers · West Lake Hills3cases
  33. 33Michael Thomas WatsonLaw Office of Michael Watson · Austin3cases
  34. 34Richard Lyn CoferCofer & Connelly, PLLC · Austin3cases
  35. 35Benjamin GergenGergen, Hale & Campbell LLP · Austin3cases
  36. 36Julie Elizabeth PenningtonLaw Office of Julie Pennington · Austin3cases
  37. 37Joshua James SmalleyCapital Area Private Defender Service · Austin3cases
  38. 38Jill Suzanne Sellers GatelyLaw Office of Jill S. Gately · Lakeway3cases
  39. 39Richard Timothy Jones2cases
  40. 40Keith Thomas LauermanThe Law Offices of Keith T. Lauerman · Austin2cases
  41. 41Novert Anthony MoralesMorales Law Office, Attorneys at Law, PLLC. · Austin2cases
  42. 42Claire Robertson CarterClaire Carter, Attorney at Law · Austin2cases
  43. 43Eric Lee McDonald2cases
  44. 44Sandra Castro RitzThe Law Office of Sandra C Ritz · Austin2cases
  45. 45Jaime D. SlaughterJD Slaughter Law, PLLC · Austin2cases
  46. 46Jacqueline L. WoodThe Law Office of Jackie Wood · Austin2cases
  47. 47Lance N. Stott2cases
  48. 48Edward K. Downing2cases
  49. 49James C. EricksonBarton & Associates · San Antonio2cases
  50. 50Ben Castleman FloreyFlorey Law Offices · Austin2cases
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Other practice areas in Austin

Civil Litigation 10,993Debt & Contracts 7,056Personal Injury 6,244Divorce 3,859Protective Orders 2,519Tax 2,162Family Law 2,162Felony Defense 1,827Child Custody & Support 1,069Employment 692Misdemeanor Defense 415Property & Real Estate 203Adoption 111

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Case counts reflect criminal defense matters in Travis 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.