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Kurt Gransee is a founding member of Rush & Gransee, L.C. Mr. Gransee started his legal career at a large defense firm where his legal skills were honed. Then Mr. Gransee joined the Bexar county District Attorney's Office where he quickly rose through the ranks after successfully trying a variety of criminal cases. Kurt Gransee has taken the skills he developed and created one of the pre-eminent law firms in San Antonio.. Mr. Gransee primarily limits his current practice to those individuals charged with State or Federal crimes. Mr. Gransee has a reputation of going the extra mile to get his client the justice they deserve. We have used to our advantage the foremost experts in accident reconstruction, medicine, computer forensics and psychology. By using the appropriate experts in a criminal case our clients can get justice, whether it's a not guilty or a greatly reduced sentence. Unlike many other criminal defense firms we have a fully staffed law firm, with a legal library, high speed copiers, and the ability to try a criminal case using high tech audio visual aids to persuade a jury.. Kurt Gransee has been voted by his peers and listed as one of San Antonio's Best Lawyers, for the past 11 years in the annual legal poll conducted by the monthly magazine "Scene in SA". Mr. Gransee was identified as one of San Antonio's best lawyers in Criminal Defense Law. Mr. Gransee has represented clients and litigated cases in a wide variety of criminal cases including injury to a child "shaken baby", internet child porn, Intoxication manslaughter, intoxication assault, DWI, and money laundering. Mr. Gransee has handled State and Federal cases throughout Texas, and in Federal District Court.

Jonathan Michell leads our San Antonio office as a former prosecutor with more than fourteen years of experience trying cases to juries in Texas. A seasoned trial attorney, Jonathan is fiercely determined to help his clients and is known as an aggressive and effective attorney in the courtroom. Jonathan is also well respected by the judges and prosecutors with whom he works daily in Bexar County and the surrounding counties.. Jonathan was born in Texas but grew up in San Francisco and southern California before returning to Texas with his family. He has a degree in Music Performance from the University of Texas at Arlington and is a graduate of Texas Tech University School of Law in Lubbock, Texas. During law school Jonathan served internships with both the Lubbock County District Attorney’s Office and the Denton County District Attorney’s Office.. After law school Jonathan joined the Guadalupe County District Attorney's Office as a prosecutor. In addition to trial work, Jonathan has handled hundreds of cases referred to him for prosecution by over a dozen law enforcement agencies ranging from murders and aggravated felonies to Driving While Intoxicated cases, and was recognized by the Texas District and County Attorneys Association for his successful handling of a “case of first impression” before the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio. After leaving the district attorney’s office in 2012, Jonathan worked at several firms in the Dallas/Fort Worth area focusing on state and federal criminal defense before returning to the San Antonio area. He also worked in civil litigation, and served as the police advisor and assistant city attorney for the City of Mesquite.. This development of in-court and out-of-court skills and his experience as a former prosecutor has given Jonathan a unique perspective in the landscape of criminal defense. When he is not in the courtroom, Jonathan enjoys spending time traveling, taking his dog to off-leash hiking trails, and lobbying for a professional football team for San Antonio!

I have been licensed in the State of Texas since 2003. My passion is fighting for my clients in the courtroom to obtain the best outcome as possible. I take great pride in defending my clients and protecting what few protections we have left from our Constitution. Thank you for viewing my profile and I look forward to hearing from you.. To learn more about my practice please visit

Former Bexar County criminal Judge and prosecutor with the experience and skill you need fighting for you in court.

Every time I discuss a case with a client, I realize that I am being counted on to deal with the most threatening issue that they are dealing with at that moment in their lives. As an attorney, my only job is to be a dedicated advocate for my client. My duty is to evaluate the strength of their case and to offer informed advice to each client in a responsible manner. Whether I am negotiating with a prosecutor to minimize damage or arguing to a jury for an acquittal, my goal is to deliver the best outcome to each individual client.

Bryan Orihel is a native San Antonion and avid Spurs fan. Bryan graduated from Clark High School and attended the University of Texas at Austin where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and a Minor in Business Foundations. Bryan then attended St. Mary's School of Law in San Antonio and graduated with a Juris Doctorate in 2011. During this time Bryan studied International Comparative Law at the prestigious University of Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria, which was taught by the current Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.. Since joining the firm in 2012, Bryan has gained significant trial experience in Bexar, Comal, Kerr, Kinney, and several other counties around South Texas. Bryan is currently a member of the Texas Bar Association, San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, the DUI Defense Lawyers Association (DUIDLA), the Texas DWI Defense Lawyer's Association (TDDLA), and the National College for DUI Defense. His special area of practice is with DWI Defense, especially with DWI Blood cases. With the specific training and certifications Bryan has received, he has been able to develop into one of the top DWI Defense lawyers in the city and was featured as one of the Top DWI attorneys in San Antonio Scene Magazine 2014 and was voted as one of the Top 30 Criminal Defense Attorneys in San Antonio in San Antonio Scene Magazine 2015.. Bryan is a Certified Practitioner of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and has been able to get favorable decisions for our clients by Judges who found the officer demonstrated or graded the sobriety tests incorrectly. Bryan has attended multiple DWI seminars to update his knowledge and training in DWI cases such as the Stuart Kinard Memorial Advanced DWI Seminar in 2013, Forensic Toxicology for Attorneys 2103, and DWI: The Future in 2014. Bryan has also completed the Through this training and continuing legal education Bryan has been able to keep up with the current DWI trends including being able to efficiently defend the increasing DWI blood draw cases. With his experience and training, Bryan has successfully suppressed Blood and Breath Test evidence on multiple occasions that could have been used against his clients. His legal education has also allowed him to become very familiar with the practices of forensic chromatography and blood alcohol analysis that is being used more and more in the DWI field, including hands on training with the Perkin Elmer Claris 500 Gas Chromatograph machine.

Benjamin Trotter is based in our San Antonio office and specializes in both litigation and transactional matters. His practice centers around debt defense against debt collectors and credit card companies, oil and gas negotiations, real estate matters, business contract negotiation and disputes, and criminal defense.. Ben has been a partner with The Rutherford Law Firm since 2015. During this time, he has zealously represented individuals in cases against debt collectors and credit card companies. He has also represented numerous land owners, contractors, and businesses in various disputes and negotiations. Ben also takes pride in his work in criminal cases by representing his clients in their time of need.. Prior to joining the Rutherford Law Firm, Ben worked as an Independent Petroleum Consultant for various oil and gas companies in the Eagle Ford Shale. During this time, Ben negotiated with landowners on the behalf of oil companies and drafted various legal documents to ensure oil and gas units were operation ready.. During law school, Ben was a Dean’s Scholarship Recipient, selected as a member of the prestigious law fraternity Phi Delta Phi, and a was included on the Dean’s List. As a law student, Ben clerked for three different law firms in San Antonio as well as the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas.. Before attending law school, Ben worked as a Legislative Aide in the Texas State House of Representatives for the Honorable David Farabee. He also worked on multiple statewide and local political campaigns. Ben obtained his undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin where he served in leadership positions in various campus organizations and was a member of the service organization Texas Cowboys.. Ben spends his free time with his wife, Lauren, their son Townes, and their rescue dog Anna. When he is not in the office, you can find Ben on the golf course, cheering on the Longhorns at Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium, or watching one of his other favorite teams.. Ben provides representation for clients in Bexar, Kendall, Kerr, Gillespie, Blanco, Comal, Wilson, Karnes, Atascosa, Medina, Frio, Guadalupe, and Bandera Counties.

Alan Tysinger is a an attorney in private practice in San Antonio, Texas. He is a sole practitioner focusing on civil trial litigation. He is involved in plaintiffs' side personal injury litigation and administrative law, with particular emphasis on workers' compensation and nonsubscriber work-related injuries. He also represents select clients in estate planning as well as contested probate work.Alan graduated cum laude from the University Scholars program at Baylor University in 1996. He began his practice in 1999 after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, where he was a founding staff member of the Texas Review of Law and Politics, a conservative and libertarian law journal. He has extensive experience in workers' compensation cases, having represented injured workers, their beneficiaries, and healthcare providers in administrative hearings across Texas. He has argued before several state courts of appeal and the Texas Supreme Court. He has litigated cases from the Red River to the Rio Grande.