FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Akilah Bacy, Defense Attorney Blanca Lopez, Defense Attorney Bret Kisluk, Public Defender Damon Parrish II, Defense Attorney Dan Simons, Defense Attorney David Breston, Defense Attorney Dorian Cotlar, Defense Attorney Herman Martinez, Defense Attorney Jed Silverman, Defense Attorney Jill Lansden, Defense Attorney Joaquin Jimenez, Defense Attorney Joe Wells, Defense Attorney John Green, Defense Attorney John McDermott, Public Defender Larry Williams, Defense Attorney Lori Deangelo, Defense Attorney Matt Horak, Defense Attorney Matthew Brown, Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson, Defense Attorney Michael Nassif, Defense Attorney Mike Monks, Public Defender Mona Kermani, Defense Attorney Omar Saman, Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee, Defense Attorney Penny White Wymyczak, Defense Attorney Rishabh Godha, Defense Attorney Russell Henderson, Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner, Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo, Defense Attorney Todd Ward
The following cases are felony and misdemeanor trial setting dismissals derived from the Harris County District Clerk’s website – online services > public data sets > crimdisposdaily. (2 work days later) I examine each dismissal form before posting, post only those defendants who are free of charges (exceptions apply) and for which I have an attorney photo. ric court dismissals are posted only if legal issues were cited.
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1679363 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Blanca Lopez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1659397 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1639533 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Matt Horak for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1668186 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Todd Ward for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1673855 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Bret Kisluk for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1700180 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney John McDermott for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1669807 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Pregnant Person
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney John Green for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1652531 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Rishabh Godha for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1623346 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Forgery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Penny White Wymyczak for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649070 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Interference with Emergency Request for Assistance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jed Silverman for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1619701 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Breston for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1654389 – 1654390 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon and Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Breston for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653408 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joaquin Jimenez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1650911 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Forged Prescription
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jill Lansden for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1607078 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Larry Williams for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1689227 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Omar Saman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1684529 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Damon Parrish II for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648804 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Damon Parrish II for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1644484 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Harassment of a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lori Deangelo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1671445 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Credit Card Abuse
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lori Deangelo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1643390 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Akilah Bacy for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1676443 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1651520 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Matthew Brown for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1669159 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Russell Henderson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649832 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Mona Kermani for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1664706 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dan Simons for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1666573 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1663207 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joe Wells for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1631287 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Violating a Bond Order
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Monks for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1634241 – 1626255 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Continuous Violence Against the Family and Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Nassif for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1641488 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Herman Martinez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1650121 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dorian Cotlar for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1688920 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations are NOT 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.
*Special Felonies – Excludes certain felony dismissals – see “The Making of this Blog – What Goes into It” for the exceptions
ALL VERDICTS by ATTORNEY last name – (OVER 1,800 TRIAL VERDICTS) starting February 1, 2017 – November 19, 2020 from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (for personal use ONLY) – some verdicts are listed more than once because each co-counsel gets their own listing
Have you been charged with a crime in Harris County? Check out our list of attorneys with OVER 11,400 CRIMINAL DEFENSE SUCCESS STORIES since January 1, 2018
A Compilation of Not Guilty Verdicts, Mid-Trial Dismissals, Trial-Setting Dismissals and *Special Felony Dismissals (exceptions apply) from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse -For personal use ONLY
Through August 1, 2020 – The above spreadsheet contains the names of a couple thousand defense attorneys earning nearly 10,000 not guilty verdicts, in-trial dismissals, trial setting dismissals and felony dismissals since January 2018. Great job to all on the list! Congratulations to the below listed attorneys for being the MOST MENTIONED attorneys on this spreadsheet for the combination of 1) Not Guilty Verdicts 2) In-Trial Dismissals 3) Trial Setting Dismissals and 4) Felony Dismissals! (Note: This is not an endorsement or acknowledgment of the best defense attorneys in Houston)
(Source: Harris County District Clerk’s Online Services – CrimDisposMonthly spreadsheet – dismissals when convicted of another charge or case refiled is usually excluded but the District Clerk’s website is not functioning as normal. Does not include attorneys whose names do not appear as attorney of record on clerk’s spreadsheet. Attorneys above are mostly court appointed)
Former Prosecutor and Veteran Criminal Defense Attorney Murray Newman has been publishing a blog about the inner workings of the Harris County Criminal Courthouse for over 10 years. His insight and experience on the subject is among the best in Houston. I have a lot of respect for Murray and his blog inspired me to create my site – Show Me The Justice! For his personal views of Life at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse click the link below
LIFE AT THE HARRIS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER
CRIMINAL LAW INSTITUTE, INC. – Veteran Criminal Defense Attorneys Robert Pelton (pictured right), Joe Pelton (pictured left) and Former Congressman and District Court Judge Ted Poe (pictured center) have an online CLE class that is conducted each week in lieu of their in person class that Robert Pelton and Jim Skelton conducted for years at the Harris County Courthouse.
The class is held every Wednesday from 12pm-1pm. You can earn 1 hour CLE by attending. No registration is required. The course number is given at the end of the class. You will have to download the GoToMeeting App on your computer or phone, then just click the link below at noon on a Wednesday.
The class is ONLY $20 ($10 if you are a Veteran or over 75) Note: The average 1-hour Texas State Bar CLE class is $50
Pay before, during or after the class with these 3 methods:
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GREAT CHANNEL TO WATCH LIVE COURT PROCEEDINGS AROUND TEXAS! CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PROCEEDINGS. Click on the YouTube photo and learn – look for the LIVE NOW indicators where it says WATCH NOW! txcourts.gov
ALL CRIMINAL COURTS ARE NOW BACK AT THE CJC
Here is the list of floors and docket times
Are you interested in moving some criminal cases? Go to a client’s file and login the the DA Defense Portal. On the page you can find the DA in charge of the case AND you can find the CURRENT roster of DAs in their current courts. Let’s start moving some cases!!
Catch all the newest updates, trial tips, important defense information, office tidbits and much more in the Harris County Public Defenders newsletter headed by Chief Public Defender Alex Bunin.
My friend and excellent Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer Grant Scheiner is now president of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Check out their website
