The below 2026 rankings of Leading Dallas-Fort Worth Criminal Defense Lawyers ranks the top criminal defense law attorneys in Dallas-Fort Worth specializing in criminal defense and white collar criminal defense matters. These leading Dallas-Fort Worth Criminal Defense attorneys have been peer-recognized for their exceptional expertise, courtroom skills, and client outcomes across the Greater Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.
Preeminent
Jeffrey Ansley, Barnes & Thornburg
Clint Broden, Broden Mickelsen Helms & Snipes LLP
Mark Daniel, Daniel Moore Evans Biggs Decker & Smid
Lance Evans, Daniel Moore Evans Biggs Decker & Smid
Jeff Kearney, Kearney Law Firm
Toby Shook, Shook & Gunter
Benson Varghese, Varghese Summersett
Leading
Gene Besen, Sheppard Mullin
William Biggs, Daniel Moore Evans Biggs Decker & Smid
Tiffany Burks, Varghese Summersett
Cody Cofer, Cofer Luster Law Firm
Daniel Hagood, Fitzpatrick Hagood Smith & Uhl
Phillip Hayes, Law Office of Phillip Hayes
Lisa Herrick, Varghese Summersett
Christy Jack, Varghese Summersett
Christopher Lewis, Chris Lewis + Associates
Letty Martinez, Varghese Summersett
Brandon McCarthy, Katten
Colin McLaughlin, Hoeller McLaughlin
Thomas Melsheimer, King & Spalding
Mick Mickelsen, Broden & Mickelsen
Sarah Roland, Roland Law Firm
Richard Roper, Vartabedian Katz Hester & Haynes
Frank Sellers, Sellers Law Firm
Matt Smid, Daniel Moore Evans Biggs Decker & Smid
Anna Summersett, Varghese Summersett
Gary Udashen, Udashen Anton
Greg Westfall, Cantey Hanger LLP
Andrew Wirmani, Reese Marketos
Hilary Wright, Hoeller McLaughlin
Recommended
Bruce Anton, Udashen Anton
Danny Ashby, O’Melveny & Myers
Shirley Baccus-Loebel, Law Offices of Shirley Baccus-Loebel
Heather Barbieri, Barbieri Law Firm
J. Nicholas Bunch, Haynes Boone
Paul Coggins, Troutman Pepper Locke
Erin Nealy Cox, Kirkland & Ellis
Jay Dewald, Norton Rose Fulbright
Knox Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick Hagood Smith & Uhl
Gregg Gallian, Gallian Firm
Toby Galloway, Vartabedian Katz Hester Haynes
Deandra Grant, Deandra Grant Law
Michael Gibson, Burleson Pate & Gibson
Taly Haffar, Haffar Law
Heath Harris, Law Office of Heath Harris
Bryan Hoeller, Hoeller McLaughlin
Bruce Isaacks, Isaacks Law
David W. Klaudt, Greenberg Traurig
Martin Lenoir, Law Office of Martin Lenoir
Michael Lowe, Law Office of Michael Lowe
Sean McKenna, Law Office of Sean McKenna
Ryan Meyer, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Sid Mody, O’Melveny & Myers
Matthew Nielsen, Bracewell
Zachary Newland, Newland Legal
Aaron O’Dell, Winston Taylor
Thomas Pappas, Burleson Pate & Gibson
Katherine Reed, Udashen Anton
Jeremy Rosenthal, Rosenthal Kalabus & Therrian
Robert Smith, Robert R. Smith PC
Kyle Therrian, Rosenthal Kalabus & Therrian
Michael Uhl, Michael Uhl PC
Michael Villa Jr., Meadows Collier
Luke Williams, Howard Lotspeich Alexander & Williams
Sarah Wirskye, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings