CountiesWise County

Wise County

County seat: Decatur · Texas

The docket leans criminal — 11,904 of 29,982 indexed filings since 2010. 5,852 attorneys appear in these records.

Filings by year

2010–2026
1.1K2.3K2010 · Criminal: 5822010 · Civil: 4652010 · Family: 554’102011 · Criminal: 5342011 · Civil: 5982011 · Family: 5882012 · Criminal: 6192012 · Civil: 4402012 · Family: 515’122013 · Criminal: 5922013 · Civil: 3532013 · Family: 6632014 · Criminal: 7212014 · Civil: 3992014 · Family: 565’142015 · Criminal: 7612015 · Civil: 5352015 · Family: 5752016 · Criminal: 8402016 · Civil: 4842016 · Family: 676’162017 · Criminal: 7442017 · Civil: 3772017 · Family: 6502018 · Criminal: 7922018 · Civil: 5832018 · Family: 637’182019 · Criminal: 7962019 · Civil: 4242019 · Family: 6012020 · Criminal: 1,0732020 · Civil: 6452020 · Family: 543’202021 · Criminal: 8282021 · Civil: 6552021 · Family: 5212022 · Criminal: 8622022 · Civil: 4002022 · Family: 532’222023 · Criminal: 7412023 · Civil: 4562023 · Family: 4692024 · Criminal: 5832024 · Civil: 8462024 · Family: 500’242025 · Criminal: 6282025 · Civil: 5362025 · Family: 5142026 · Criminal: 2082026 · Civil: 4602026 · Family: 319’26

Peak 2020: 2,261 filings. Colors match the case-type mix. 2026 is a partial year.

Attorneys who appear most in this county

Ranked by indexed filings
AttorneyCases
1Greg Lowery4,8352Patrick Berry3,088
3Jake L. Battenfield2,330
4James Stainton1,9545Paul Belew1,0376Glenn E. Smith1,0177Glenn E. Smith Jr.855
8Jay Lapham728
9J. Mark Howell62010Raymond Sal Napolitan540

Lawyers by practice area

By case volume
Personal Injury lawyers714 attorneys Debt & Contracts lawyers629 attorneys Divorce lawyers571 attorneys Civil Litigation lawyers458 attorneys Felony Defense lawyers402 attorneys Family Law lawyers321 attorneys Property & Real Estate lawyers185 attorneys Tax lawyers121 attorneys Criminal Defense lawyers93 attorneys Protective Orders lawyers59 attorneys Child Custody & Support lawyers44 attorneys Adoption lawyers23 attorneys

Registered attorneys

State Bar registration county
62 attorneys registered in Wise County