Kara Carreras
Board Certified Criminal Defense lawyer Fort Worth Dallas State & Federal cases
I worked in the Dallas County crime lab (SWIFS) after graduating from college. I worked as a DNA Technologist in the Forensic Biology department. Part of my job included testifying as a Forensic Biology expert in court. After three years of working at the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences I decided to attend law school with the purpose of being a lifetime prosecutor. Although I enjoyed being a prosecutor, my work in criminal defense is where I belong. I became part of an elite group of criminal defense attorneys when I became Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 2018. Only approximately 7% of lawyers are board certified.
The best part of my days now are helping my clients whether they have been charged with federal crime or state crime, I want to walk my clients through the difficult situation.
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
- DUI & DWI
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- White Collar Crime
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Free Consultation
30 min free consultation - Credit Cards Accepted
- Texas
- State Bar of Texas
- ID Number: 24028942
- 5th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
- Texas A&M University School of Law
- J.D. (2002)
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- Formerly Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
- Texas Woman's University
- B.S. (1996) | Biology
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- State Bar of Texas  # 24028942
- Member
- Current
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Current
- Explaining Immigration Consequences to Non-Citizen Clients Padilla and its Progeny, Advanced Criminal & Immigration Law, Costa Rica
- Explaining Immigration Consequences and Other Collateral Consequences to Hispanic Alien Clients Padilla v.Kentucky, Mexican American Bar Association
- Mexican American Bar Association
- Immigration Consequences, Advanced Criminal & Immigration Law, Costa Rica
- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Assault, Family Law and Immigration Consequences, Advanced Criminal & Immigration Law, Costa Rica
- Board Certified-Criminal Law
- Texas Board Of Legal Specialization