Top Criminal Defense Lawyers in AUSTIN | 384 available

384 Criminal Defense lawyers are available in AUSTIN, Texas, including Johnny Urrutia, Jon Evans, Jonathan White, and Jorge Sanchez. These lawyers are rated between 4.0/5 to 4.4/5 and 54% provide free consultation.

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Austin, Texas ZIP 78748 8.9 mi away 2 lawyers

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Katharine Carmona

Firm: Jackson Walker LLP

100 Congress Ave Ste 1100 , Austin , Texas 78701

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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Joshua Somers

Firm: Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Prosecutions Division

300 W 15th St , Austin , Texas 78701

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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Karla Recio

Firm: The Andarza Law Office

611 S Congress Ave Ste 210 , Austin , Texas 78704

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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Kanon Lillemon

Firm: Office of the Attorney General of Texas

300 W 15th St , Austin , Texas 78701

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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Kameron Johnson

Firm: Johnson Roberts LLP

15808 Ranch Road 620 N Ste 200 , Austin , Texas 78717

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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“Kameron D. Johnson is great! Not also did he represent me, but he mentored me there the case.. He ga”

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Justin Wells

Firm: Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson, LLP

2700 Via Fortuna Ste 500 , Austin , Texas 78746

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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Julie Pennington

Firm: Law Office of Julie Pennington

701 Tillery Street, Suite 12 , Austin , Texas 78702

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Child Abuse, Child Abuse

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“Julie is what I dreamed of as a lawyer. She is compassionate, educated and will listen! She helped m”

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“I highly endorse this lawyer. Julie takes on tough cases with passion and zeal, working extremely hard to achieve great results for her clients. She is truly a force to be reckoned…”

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Juan Antonio

Po Box 300125 , Austin , Texas 78703

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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“Felt scammed ended my case with a conviction when he mentioned the evidence was unfitting of a guilt”

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Joshua Saegert

Firm: Law Office of Joshua D Saegert

1304 Nueces St , Austin , Texas 78701

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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“I endorse Josh Saegert. Josh and I have worked together on several cases during our careers, and I've been impressed with his ability to develop a convincing defense theory that re…”

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Joshua Ogidi-Olu

Firm: Travis County DA's Office

416 W 11 Th St , Austin , Texas 78701

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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Joseph Turner

Firm: Joseph A. Turner, P.C.

1504 West Avenue , Austin , Texas 78701

Practice Areas: Assault & Battery, Banking & Finance, Civil , Criminal Defense , Drug Crimes, DUI/DWI, Environmental , Health Care & Hospitalization, Internet , Securities , Taxation - State & Federal, White Collar Crime

As the only former federal prosecutor in Austin to specialize in federal criminal defense cases, Joe Turner has earned the nickname "Mad Dog" because of his passionate defense of his clients. Mr. Turner's federal practice includes the defense of federal drug conspiracies, mortgage and bank fraud, computer-related crimes, weapon offenses, and an extensive list of other crimes. He is board-certified in criminal law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and he is licensed to practice in every federal and state court in the State of Texas. With over 30 years experience, Mr. Turner has successfully represented citizens wrongfully accused of everything from DWI to murder and has tried more than 100 jury trials.. "He is the best...," said Willie Nelson after Joe Turner had his case dismissed. Willie had been charged with possession of marijuana while passing through the small town of Hewitt, Texas. After a pretrial hearing, Joe Turner successfully moved to have the case dismissed because of an illegal search.. After his successful representation of Ruth Riddle, a Branch Davidian charged with federal conspiracy and murder, he gained national recognition appearing on Nightline, CNN, and other nationally and internationally recognized media services.. According to Kelly Fero's The Zani Murders, "Today he (Joseph Turner) is one of the most successful defense attorneys in Central Texas." The Zani case is one of the most famous cases in Austin history, and set a national precedent for the admission of hypnotically-induced testimony in the courtroom.. Joe Turner successfully defended "A Time to Kill" star Matthew McConaughey during his famous bongo playing incident. McConaughey's charges were dropped after Mr. Turner argued police did not have probable cause to enter the home without a warrant.

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“n't take his required class and a non-compassionate Judge suspended his driving license for 6 months”

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“You cannot get a better criminal defense lawyer than Joe. He's highly effective at what he does because he knows the law and he knows people.”

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“Worst service ever! If you want to plan on wasting your money definitely give this guy a call”

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Joseph Aragon

Firm: Aragon Law Firm

1307 Nueces Street , Austin , Texas 78701

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

I am a 1st and 5th Generation Texan, originally from the Greater Houston area. While attending the University of Texas in Austin, I decided to set down roots here and started my practice. I truly enjoy working to help the citizens of Central Texas.. I believe the work of the Criminal Defense Attorney is not only to help the individual charged with a crime, but to serve the community in making sure that their paid, and elected officials are properly carrying out justice.

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“to anyone else for help! Thank you, Joe!”

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“Joseph is a top-notch criminal defense attorney in Austin.”

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Jose Garcia

Firm: Jarvis & Garcia Law Firm

1004 West Ave. , Austin , Texas 78701

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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“Daniel is an incredible litigator. I have witnessed him tirelessly advocate for his clients in court. He truly cares about getting the best results possible for all of his clients.”

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Jose Cantu

Firm: Travis County Office of First Defense

700 Lavaca St Ste 330 , Austin , Texas 78701

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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Jorge Vela

Firm: Law Office of Jorge Vela

818 W 10th Street , Austin , Texas 78701

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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“I have consulted with Jorge on various legal matters, including two criminal issues. On both criminal cases he was very thorough and took the time to...MelodyI am very thankful to …”

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Jorge Sanchez

Firm: Sanchez Law Firm

605 W Oltorf St , Austin , Texas 78704

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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“courteous, and trustworthy. I would reccomend him to anyone looking for a good criminal defense atto”

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Jonathan White

Firm: Office of the Attorney General

300 W 15th St , Austin , Texas 78701

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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Jon Evans

Firm: Lusk & Evans

1103 Nueces St , Austin , Texas 78701

Practice Areas: Adoption, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Criminal Defense , Divorce, Family , Criminal Defense

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“d emotional succor to my case. I am truly eternally grateful for his service and I hereby recommend”

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“Mr. Evans is a fantastic lawyer who is insightful and hard working. He is very intelligent and well connected in Travis County and should be at the top of your list if you are cons…”

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Karen Gross

Firm: Karen E. Gross, Attorney at Law

603 W 18th St , Austin , Texas 78704

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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Johnny Urrutia

2101 S Interstate 35 Ste 209 , Austin , Texas 78741

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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“and he didn’t even take the time to review the final decree with me; he just sent it and told me t”

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“I first met Johnny as my opposing counsel on a family law matter. He gave me quite the challenge and have been close colleagues ever since. I have referred several clients to Johnn…”

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Is there anything that can be done? | Aug 19, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
Keeping it short and simple , 2021 i was put on deferred adjudication for agg robbery & evading arrest w/motor vehicle , 2023 i cuaght a class b misdemeanor theft &" was sentenced 10-20 days in jail , Next month i am successfully completing my probation . I understand theres a 5 year wait after completing probation , is it still possible get a nondisclosure for them , and one for the misdemeanor class b Location: Texas
Sanity check on a stolen property accusation | Aug 14, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
Location: Texas Background: My SO ("Jazz") allowed a friend ("Bob") of hers to crash at her apartment for several months when he had nowhere else to go. About four months ago, Bob got arrested for violating a protective order from his ex, and he either couldn't or wouldn't post bail, so he's been in jail ever since. So that left Jazz with a bunch of his stuff sitting at her apartment. Now, they've been in regular contact ever since. Bob asked a while back about some items from Jazz's apartment related to his legal defense; specifically a laptop computer, an old phone, and some paperwork. He suggested that either another friend of his ("Nick") or maybe his cousin could come pick the stuff up. This stuff has been set aside ever since then - for something like three months now. Despite repeated messaging, Nick never gets to the point of proposing a time to come get it. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, yesterday Nick messaged Jazz and threatened to file a police report for the "stolen property" if she didn't either provide a tracking number or a "concrete plan" to hand it off. Now from where I sit, we're doing our duty here. We've offered repeatedly to be available to hand off the stuff any time, day or night. It's not like there have been a bunch of instances where Nick says "hey can I come by this evening" and we declined, or anything like that. I guess the question…
does violating a deferred adjudication guilty sentence mean they’re certain to serve prison time?? | Aug 2, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
LOCATION: TEXAS over the last two years hes been in and out while waiting for this trial and then last year, he took a guilty def adjudication plea for ~7 years of probation… he quickly violated the terms and a warrant was issued for his arrest after 8 months of not appearing for probation…. he just got arrested last month for that warrant… and is being held on no bail for the charge he took on deferred. is it true that he will now do the max time in prison for the charge since he’s already plead guilty on deferred adjudication? he also picked up a few other charges at the time of his arrest that have bonds set according to the jail roster. the charge is continuous violence against the family.
Texas failure to yield ticket | Jul 22, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
Location: Carrollton, texas So I got a ticket for failure to yield traffic approaching. Although I think the ticket is bogus because the intersection where I got it is dangerous. Although you can't see traffic coming from one side until you're going, I'm not sure if I'm gonna fight it. I looked up this ticket and apparently it's a class c misdemeanor? So if I plead guilty or lose my probation I will have this on my criminal record? can someone explain? I didn't know traffic tickets could be on criminal record.
Texas probation | Jul 21, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
I’m on probation in Texas. I failed 1 ua and had 2 dilutions. I also have an ankle monitor that died twice and I violated curfew around my house. How likely is it that they will revoke it completely and issue a warrant. Do they usually start with sanctions and consequences outside of revocation. I go see my po in 2 days and I’m stressing hard. Im going to try to address it then and tell her I’ve been drinking and am willing to take classes or whatever I can to make this probation a success Location: Texas

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