Leading Criminal Defense Lawyers – Dallas-Fort Worth – Current Rankings

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.

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Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.

Preeminent

Preeminent: 7 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Jeffrey Ansley	Barnes & Thornburg	Doyle’s ranking record: Jeffrey Ansley
Clint Broden	Broden Mickelsen Helms & Snipes LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Clint Broden
Mark Daniel	Daniel Moore Evans Biggs Decker & Smid	Doyle’s ranking record: Mark Daniel
Lance Evans	Daniel Moore Evans Biggs Decker & Smid	Doyle’s ranking record: Lance Evans
Jeff Kearney	Kearney Law Firm	Doyle’s ranking record: Jeff Kearney
Toby Shook	Shook & Gunter	Doyle’s ranking record: Toby Shook
Benson Varghese	Varghese Summersett	Doyle’s ranking record: Benson Varghese

Leading

Leading: 23 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Gene Besen	Sheppard Mullin	Doyle’s ranking record: Gene Besen
William Biggs	Daniel Moore Evans Biggs Decker & Smid	Doyle’s ranking record: William Biggs
Tiffany Burks	Varghese Summersett	Doyle’s ranking record: Tiffany Burks
Cody Cofer	Cofer Luster Law Firm	Doyle’s ranking record: Cody Cofer
Daniel Hagood	McCathern PLLC	Doyle’s ranking record: Daniel Hagood
Phillip Hayes	Law Office of Phillip Hayes	Doyle’s ranking record: Phillip Hayes
Lisa Herrick	Varghese Summersett	Doyle’s ranking record: Lisa Herrick
Christy Jack	Varghese Summersett	Doyle’s ranking record: Christy Jack
Christopher Lewis	Chris Lewis + Associates	Doyle’s ranking record: Christopher Lewis
Letty Martinez	Varghese Summersett	Doyle’s ranking record: Letty Martinez
Brandon McCarthy	Katten	Doyle’s ranking record: Brandon McCarthy
Colin McLaughlin	Hoeller McLaughlin	Doyle’s ranking record: Colin McLaughlin
Thomas Melsheimer	King & Spalding	Doyle’s ranking record: Thomas Melsheimer
Mick Mickelsen	Broden & Mickelsen	Doyle’s ranking record: Mick Mickelsen
Sarah Roland	Sarah Roland Defense Lawyer	Doyle’s ranking record: Sarah Roland
Richard Roper	Vartabedian Katz Hester & Haynes	Doyle’s ranking record: Richard Roper
Frank Sellers	Sellers Law Firm	Doyle’s ranking record: Frank Sellers
Matt Smid	Daniel Moore Evans Biggs Decker & Smid	Doyle’s ranking record: Matt Smid
Anna Summersett	Varghese Summersett	Doyle’s ranking record: Anna Summersett
Gary Udashen	Udashen Anton	Doyle’s ranking record: Gary Udashen
Greg Westfall	Cantey Hanger LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Greg Westfall
Andrew Wirmani	Reese Marketos	Doyle’s ranking record: Andrew Wirmani
Hilary Wright	Hoeller McLaughlin	Doyle’s ranking record: Hilary Wright

Recommended: 33 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Bruce Anton	Udashen Anton	Doyle’s ranking record: Bruce Anton
Danny Ashby	O'Melveny & Myers	Doyle’s ranking record: Danny Ashby
Shirley Baccus-Lobel	Law Offices of Shirley Baccus-Lobel	Doyle’s ranking record: Shirley Baccus-Lobel
Heather Barbieri	Barbieri Law Firm	Doyle’s ranking record: Heather Barbieri
J. Nicholas Bunch	Haynes Boone	Doyle’s ranking record: J. Nicholas Bunch
Paul Coggins	Troutman Pepper Locke	Doyle’s ranking record: Paul Coggins
Jay Dewald	Norton Rose Fulbright	Doyle’s ranking record: Jay Dewald
Knox Fitzpatrick	Fitzpatrick Jacks Smith & Uhl	Doyle’s ranking record: Knox Fitzpatrick
Gregg Gallian	Gallian Firm	Doyle’s ranking record: Gregg Gallian
Toby Galloway	Vartabedian Katz Hester Haynes	Doyle’s ranking record: Toby Galloway
Deandra Grant	Deandra Grant Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Deandra Grant
Michael Gibson	Burleson Pate & Gibson	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Gibson
Taly Haffar	Haffar Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Taly Haffar
Heath Harris	Law Office of Heath Harris	Doyle’s ranking record: Heath Harris
Bryan Hoeller	Hoeller McLaughlin	Doyle’s ranking record: Bryan Hoeller
Bruce Isaacks	Isaacks Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Bruce Isaacks
David W. Klaudt	Greenberg Traurig	Doyle’s ranking record: David W. Klaudt
Martin Lenoir	Law Office of Martin Lenoir	Doyle’s ranking record: Martin Lenoir
Michael Lowe	Law Office of Michael Lowe	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Lowe
Sean McKenna	Law Office of Sean McKenna	Doyle’s ranking record: Sean McKenna
Ryan Meyer	Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Ryan Meyer
Sid Mody	O'Melveny & Myers	Doyle’s ranking record: Sid Mody
Matthew Nielsen	Bracewell	Doyle’s ranking record: Matthew Nielsen
Aaron O'Dell	Winston Taylor	Doyle’s ranking record: Aaron O'Dell
Thomas Pappas	Burleson Pate & Gibson	Doyle’s ranking record: Thomas Pappas
Katherine Reed	Udashen Anton	Doyle’s ranking record: Katherine Reed
Jeremy Rosenthal	Rosenthal Kalabus & Therrian	Doyle’s ranking record: Jeremy Rosenthal
Robert Smith	Robert R. Smith PC	Doyle’s ranking record: Robert Smith
Kyle Therrian	Rosenthal Kalabus & Therrian	Doyle’s ranking record: Kyle Therrian
Michael Uhl	Michael Uhl PC	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Uhl
Michael Villa Jr.	Meadows Collier	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Villa Jr.
Luke Williams	Howard Lotspeich Alexander & Williams	Doyle’s ranking record: Luke Williams
Sarah Wirskye	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings	Doyle’s ranking record: Sarah Wirskye

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The 2026 rankings of leading Criminal Defense Lawyers in the Greater Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow Dallas Criminal Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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The 2026 rankings of leading Criminal Defense Lawyers in the Greater Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow Dallas Criminal Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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