Top Criminal Defense Lawyers in El Paso | 31 available

31 Criminal Defense lawyers are available in El Paso, Texas, including Manuel Parra, Marco A. Aranda, Mark T. Davis, and Matthew James Kozik. These lawyers are rated between 3.3/5 to 3.7/5 and 55% provide free consultation.

Manuel Parra

Mark T. Davis

Matthew James

Paul J. Kubins

Ruben Nunez

Ruben Ortiz

Criminal Defense Lawyers Nearby El Paso (by distance)

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El Paso, Texas ZIP 79901 0.0 mi away 17 lawyers

Within 10 miles near you

El Paso, Texas ZIP 79925 7.4 mi away 2 lawyers

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Las Cruces, New Mexico ZIP 88001 40.0 mi away 4 lawyers

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Manuel Parra

3100 E Yandell Dr , El Paso , Texas 79903

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Speeding Ticket, Personal Injury, Juvenile

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Mark T. Davis

Firm: Mark T. Davis

1554 Lomaland , El Paso , Texas 79935

Practice Areas: Aviation & Aerospace,Business & Commercial,Child Custody & Visitation,Construction ,Consumer Protection,Contracts,Criminal Defense ,Divorce,Employment & Labor ,Family ,Health Care & Hospitalization,Insurance ,Lemon ,Medical Malpractice,Motor Vehicle Accidents,Nursing Home Negligence,Personal Injury,Professional Malpractice,Real Estate ,Transportation

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“Family law is such a stressful situation for anyone to deal with. I have had Mark T Davis and his attentive staff on my side throughout this difficult...”

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“I cannot recommend Mark Davis highly enough. Going through a divorce is incredibly stressful, but Mark made the entire process manageable and straightforward. From our first consul…”

— Rene Armijo

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Matthew James Kozik

Firm: The Matthew James, PLLC., Criminal Defense Attorney

The Cortez Building , El Paso , Texas 79901

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, Military Law, Sex Crime

Former federal government attorney, Army Judge Advocate, prosecutor, and defense attorney, representing Servicemembers and civilians in the areas of criminal defense. Criminal law has an enormous impact on a client's future and requires dedicated and learned counsel. At The Matthew James, PLLC, we provide our clients with the attention they deserve working to exceed their expectations.

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“understand, and I always felt like my case truly mattered to him. Mr. Kozik was calm and had a reass”

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Paul J. Kubinski

Firm: Kubinski & Associates

10514 Montwood 703 , El Paso , Texas 79935

Practice Areas: Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Criminal Defense ,Divorce,Estate Planning,Family ,Health Care & Hospitalization,Medical Malpractice,Motor Vehicle Accidents,Nursing Home Negligence,Personal Injury,Probate ,Products Liability,Professional Malpractice,Traffic Violations,Wills

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“Excellent communication with client on every step of the action. Stay on top of the case. Dependable, trustworthy and honest. Very nice staff member ...”

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“Absolutely! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ …”

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Ruben Nunez

3224 Montana Ave , El Paso , Texas 79903

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury, Probate, Juvenile, DUI & DWI

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Ruben Ortiz

Firm: Law Offices of Ruben Ortiz

1141 E Rio Grande , El Paso , Texas 79902

Practice Areas: Admiralty & Maritime,Animal Bites,Asbestos ,Assault & Battery,Aviation & Aerospace,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Constitutional ,Criminal Defense ,Divorce,Drugs & Medical Devices,Family ,Immigration & Naturalization ,Military ,Motor Vehicle Accidents,Motor Vehicle Defects,Premises Liability,Products Liability,Toxic Substances,Traffic Violations,Transportation ,Wrongful Death

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“I highly recommend the law office of Ruben Ortiz. I am very pleased to say that my DWI case has been dismissed. The process took about 3 years but it ...”

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“Everyone at this firm was extremely helpful with my case. They were always timely and informative and they fought to represent me in a car collision case. …”

— Alejandro Meza

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Marco A. Aranda

Firm: Rosales Law Firm

Montana Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79902

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense ,Family ,Immigration & Naturalization ,Personal Injury

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“During my first meeting with Mr. Aranda, he gave me a complete overview of the process and how my case would likely progress. So I felt much more at e...”

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“I’ve trusted the Aranda Law Firm for a couple of legal issues and they’ve always been transparent on what to expect. None of the experiences have gone the way that was expected whi…”

— Mike Hopkins

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Michael R. Gibson

Firm: Michael R. Gibson

521 Avenue 417 , El Paso , Texas 79901

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense ,Traffic Violations

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“Went to this office, waited in the lobby for several minutes only to be told they (Gibson) only Handel criminal cases. Should have called ahead and sa...”

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Paul Joseph Escobar

Firm: Paul Joseph Escobar

1030 N Zaragosa J 862 , El Paso , Texas 79907

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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“I hired this attorney for my divorce and everything went well. Therefore; I took him a citation that was given to me the year after (2007). He told ...a Divorce client”

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Roger A. Montoya

Firm: Law Office of Roger A. Montoya

Magoffin Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79901

Practice Areas: Civil ,Criminal Defense ,Family

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Rudy Perez

2025 Montana Ave El Paso, TX. 79903, 3100 Trawood , El Paso , Texas 79903

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury, Probate, Juvenile

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“This attorney has represented me in accidents and traffic violations. He really does care about his clients. He sometimes is understaffed and hardly...RafaelHe got all my traffic t…”

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Recent Q&As in Texas (Criminal Defense)

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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