The below 2026 rankings of Leading Houston Criminal Defense Lawyers ranks the top criminal defense law attorneys in Houston specializing in criminal defense law matters. These leading Houston Criminal Defense attorneys have been peer-recognized for their exceptional expertise, courtroom skills, and client outcomes across the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
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Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.
Preeminent
| Lawyer | Firm |
|---|---|
| Mark Bennett | Bennett & Bennett |
| Dan Cogdell | Cogdell Law Firm PLLC |
| Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube | Hochglaube & DeBorde PC |
| Dick DeGuerin | DeGuerin & Dickson |
| Christopher Downey | The Downey Law Firm |
| Tyler Flood | Tyler Flood & Associates |
| John Floyd | John T. Floyd Law Firm |
| Rusty Hardin | Rusty Hardin & Associates LLP |
| W. Troy McKinney | Schneider & McKinney PC |
| Tyrone Moncriffe | Tyrone C. Moncriffe |
| Doug Murphy | Murphy & McKinney Law Firm PC |
| Kent Schaffer | Schaffer Kennedy Johnson |
| Stanley Schneider | Schneider & McKinney PC |
| Mark Thiessen | Thiessen Law Firm |
Leading
| Lawyer | Firm |
|---|---|
| David Bires | David R. Bires Attorney at Law |
| Celeste Blackburn | Celeste Blackburn PLLC |
| Inger Chandler | Inger H. Chandler PLLC |
| Neal Davis | Odom Davis & Hobson |
| Robert Fickman | Fickman Law |
| Mike Hanson | Varghese Summersett PLLC |
| Wayne Hill | The Hill Law Firm |
| Jim Lavine | Zimmermann & Zimmermann PLLC |
| Edward Mallett | Mallett Saper LLP |
| Larry McDougal Jr | McDougal Law Firm |
| Mandy Miller | Mandy Miller Legal PLLC |
| Wendell Odom Jr | Odom Davis & Hobson |
| Robert Pelton | Law Office of Robert Pelton |
| Letitia Quinones-Hollins | Quinones & Associates PLLC |
| Carmen Roe | Carmen Roe Law Firm |
| Randolph Schaffer Jr | The Schaffer Firm |
| Paul Schiffer | Schiffer Law Firm PLLC |
| Jed Silverman | The Law Offices of Jed Silverman |
| Christopher L. Tritico | Tritico Law |
| Joseph Vinas | Vinas & Graham PLLC |
| Jack Zimmermann | Zimmermann & Zimmermann PLLC |
Recommended
| Lawyer | Firm |
|---|---|
| Samuel Adamo | Adamo & Adamo Law Firm |
| James Alston | Law Office of James Alston |
| Lisa Andrews | Law Offices of Lisa K. Andrews |
| Jimmy Ardoin | Jimmy Ardoin & Associates PLLC |
| R. Todd Bennett | R. Todd Bennett PC |
| E. Tay Bond | The Law Firm of E. Tay Bond PC |
| Edward Chernoff | Chernoff Law |
| Mary Conn | Mary E. Conn & Associates |
| Charley Davidson | Hanszen Laporte |
| J. Gordon Dees | J. Gordon Dees PC |
| Rick DeToto | DeToto Law Firm |
| Lewis Dickson | DeGuerin & Dickson |
| Ali Fazel | Fazel Law |
| Charles Flood | Flood & Flood |
| Mark Hochglaube | Hochglaube & DeBorde PC |
| Dane Johnson | Johnson Johnson & Baer PC |
| James Kennedy | Schaffer Kennedy Johnson |
| Chip Lewis | Chip Lewis Law |
| Brent Mayr | Mayr Law PC |
| Robert Moen | Moen Cain & O'Brien |
| Thomas Moran | Schneider & McKinney PC |
| JoAnne Musick | DWI Defense Houston |
| Murray Newman | Law Office of Murray Newman |
| George Parnham | Parnham & Associates |
| Cory Roth | Cory Roth Law Office |
| Kyle Sampson | Kyle R. Sampson Attorney at Law |
| Josh Schaffer | Law Office of Josh Schaffer |
| Grant Scheiner | Scheiner DWI & Criminal Defense Lawyers |
| Mac Secrest | Bennett & Secrest PLLC |
| Bill Stradley | Stradley Law Firm |
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