Defense Attorney Abbie Russell, Defense Attorney Baldomera Garza, Defense Attorney Bill Stradley, Defense Attorney Bryan Acklin, Defense Attorney Charles Medlin, Defense Attorney Chris Gunter, Defense Attorney Cynthia Henley, Defense Attorney Harold Landeneau, Defense Attorney James Kennedy, Defense Attorney Jim Butler, Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi, Defense Attorney Kate Ferrell, Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Defense Attorney Lindsay Bauer, Defense Attorney Lori Deangelo, Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue, Defense Attorney Mark Ash, Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker, Defense Attorney Mike Sardari, Public Defender Sara Smitherman, Public Defender Tolu Nelms, Defense Attorney Ty Washington, Defense Attorney Val Zuniga
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – April 19, 2021). Congratulations to these fine prosecutors and defense attorneys for earning verdicts for the state and your clients over the last 4 years! (Source: Show Me The Justice “Lawyers in Trial” Spreadsheet)
The following cases are Randomly chosen felony and misdemeanor dismissals derived from the Harris County District Clerk’s website – dockets tab – lawyer submissions welcome!
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1647436 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Attempted Arson
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lori Deangelo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1670312 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lori Deangelo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648457 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney James Kennedy for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1644819 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Sara Smitherman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1668058 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Bryan Acklin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1678328 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1706413 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Val Zuniga for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1635032 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Render Aid
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Tolu Nelms for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1640206 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $30K – $150K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Abbie Russell for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675213 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with a Government Record
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kate Ferrell for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2299494 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Ash for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2252986 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Charles Medlin for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2346590 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Prostitution
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Sardari for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2285246 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Theft $100 – $750
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Bill Stradley for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2323016 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Harold Landreneau for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2235100 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Theft $100 – $750
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ty Washington for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2305110 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cynthia Henley for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2337521 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Racing
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2324470 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chris Gunter for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2310431 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2289597 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lindsay Bauer for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2215124 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Baldomera Garza for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2336322 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
False Report
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jim Butler for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2297788 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations are NOT 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.
ALL VERDICTS by ATTORNEY last name – (OVER 1,800 TRIAL VERDICTS) starting February 1, 2017 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 13,000 CRIMINAL DEFENSE SUCCESS STORIES from January 1, 2018 – April 14, 2021
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
Congratulations to Stephanie Morales for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of March 2021!
(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)
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.
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:
- Paypal – paypal.me/criminallawinstitute
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Are you interested in knowing which ADA is handling your client’s case? Go to your client’s file on the District Clerk’s website and login the DA Defense Portal. On that page you can find the DA in charge of the case AND you can find the CURRENT roster of ADAs in their current courts.
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