Firm: The Akers Firm, PLLC
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Born and raised in Houston, Cordt obtained his undergraduate from Tulane University in New Orleans and his law degree from South Texas College of Law. At South Texas, Cordt clerked for the Chief Justice of the 1st Court of Appeals and excelled in the school’s nationally renowned trial advocacy program, earning the title of top trial advocate in his class. He began his career as a prosecutor with Harris County District Attorney’s Office and was then hand-picked to work under and be mentored by famed attorney Dan Cogdell at one of the most prestigious criminal firms in the state.Cordt is a graduate of Gerry Spence’ Trial Lawyers’ College, has been listed as a Super Lawyer “Rising Star” in White Collar Criminal Defense every year since 2017, is AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell, and has received admittance to “Best Lawyers in America – Ones to Watch” every year since 2020.Cordt has represented lawyers, judges, professional athletes, and Grammy-winning musicians for a variety of allegations in criminal courts. His primary focus is defense in federal and state court in white collar indictments and investigations. Likewise comfortable in the civil arena, he is frequently called upon by civil attorneys to present their case to a jury when settlement is not an option. He maintains a docket of representing public servants and police officers finding themselves in need of help, be it in a criminal indictment or as victims of the conduct of others in civil court. He also maintains the firms’ growing civil rights litigation docket.Most recently, Cordt was added to a team of attorneys to aid in several of the litigations against Alex Jones and InfoWars on behalf of the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre, and his involvement has been widely reported across Texas as well in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times.
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Firm: Brent Mayr
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Brent Mayr is a former prosecutor and has over 20 years experience in criminal law. He represents individuals charged in Texas state courts and federal courts all the country and has obtained numerous dismissals and "Not Guilty" verdicts for those clients.
Contact: +1 (713) 322-7810
Firm: Sumner, Schick and Pace
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime
Contact: 214-965-9229
