Top criminal defense Lawyers in Carrollton | 5 available

5 criminal defense lawyers are available in Carrollton, Texas, including Joan Ballard, Kimberly Griffin Tucker, Melinda Helsley, and Ronith Herman. These lawyers are rated between 3.8/5 to 4.2/5 and 63% provide free consultation.

Joan Ballard

Kimberly Griff

Melinda Helsle

Ronith Herman

Tricia Baker

criminal defense Lawyers Nearby Carrollton (by distance)

Within 5 miles near you

Dallas, Texas ZIP 75234 2.6 mi away 6 lawyers Carrollton, Texas ZIP 75010 4.8 mi away 3 lawyers

Within 10 miles near you

Dallas, Texas ZIP 75254 5.7 mi away 5 lawyers Dallas, Texas ZIP 75230 7.3 mi away 2 lawyers Irving, Texas ZIP 75062 8.7 mi away 4 lawyers Plano, Texas ZIP 75075 10.0 mi away 6 lawyers

Within 25 miles near you

Dallas, Texas ZIP 75206 11.6 mi away 13 lawyers Dallas, Texas ZIP 75201 13.3 mi away 30 lawyers

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Joan Ballard

Firm: Bill Kennedy Law, PLLC

4125 Fairway Dr Ste 132 , Carrollton , Texas 75010

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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“Joan is a very bright, creative and talented trial lawyer. She cares about her clients and fights tirelessly and aggressively for them.”

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Kimberly Griffin Tucker

Firm: The Law Office of Kimberly Griffin Tucker

4120 International Parkway 1150 7 , Carrollton , Texas 75007

Practice Areas: Administrative ,Constitutional ,Criminal Defense ,Family

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“Most of us do not believe we will be in the situation to defend ourselves - It is not something we prepare for in my case I was fortunate to find myse...”

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“Kimberly Tucker has been an amazing attorney to represent me in my DWI case. (It was a repeat offense and it didn't stop her!) She was fighting for me from the very beginning. She …”

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Melinda Helsley

Firm: The Law Office of Melinda S. Helsley

2340 E. Trinity Mills , Carrollton , Texas 75006

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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“s & wonderful down to earth person to speak to as well as being tough enough to get things done. I w”

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“Melinda is an excellent attorney who really cares about her clients and fights hard for them.”

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Ronith Herman

2013 Clearwater Trl , Carrollton , Texas 75010

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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“he family members I lost during my incarceration. I pray that God bless her and changes her heart. E”

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Tricia Baker

Firm: Law Office of Tricia K. Perry

1038 S Elm St , Carrollton , Texas 75006

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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“atter what the situation is, she is always honest and straight foward. She is a staunch, steadfast,”

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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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