Austin Criminal Lawyers

Graduating from The University of Texas School of Law was the start of my legal training. Prior to law school I worked at Hewlett Packard, and during law school I worked at Fulbright & Jaworski (now Norton Rose Fulbright) and Ogletree Deakins (formerly Ogeltree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart).

I have been licensed to practice law for 9 years and have been exclusively practicing criminal law in the central Texas (Travis, Williamson, and Hays counties) area for 8 years. Fast response time and accessibility are the strengths of my practice. I have no employees and am...

Robert Keates has clerked for a Federal Judge in the 5th Circuit (Texas, Lousiana), as well as worked for the California Innocence Project. He has argued motions and prepared cases with the Federal Defenders of San Diego, and was employed over five years with the Orange County Public Defender's Office. At that office, Robert was immediately assigned to jury trials, and advanced quickly to handle a large caseload of serious felony and misdemeanor jury trials for both adults and juveniles. In 2008, Robert Keates was awarded the Don Simms Award for 'Trial Attorney of the Year' within the Public...

I spent most of my legal career as an Assistant Attorney General and became Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, and became an appellate expert. Most of my time there was spent in Tort Litigation, where I defended doctors, nurses, PA's, and Medical Schools. I also tried premises and general negligence cases. Now I teach at ACC’s paralegal program and practice criminal defense, and personal injury.

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Rain Minns' litigation experience ranges from international arbitration in Hong Kong to Native American courts to jury trials in the United States. After law school, Rain clerked for Chief Judge George P. Kazen in the Southern District of Texas. She then became an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Texas, where she was recognized for her outstanding work. Rain first-chaired and obtained favorable trial and appellate verdicts in all of her cases, including the highest arbitration award in the history of her division. Rain then spent a few years at a large law firm working on bet-the-company litigation, where...

The Law Office of Robert L. Keates handles a broad spectrum of criminal defense trials and cases, ranging from misdemeanors to felony charges. 100% of our practice is Austin criminal defense in nature, allowing us to focus only on defending you.

Blair Leake is a young attorney with considerable litigation experience and success. His practice thus far has focused on civil and criminal trial work, as well as estate and business planning. Blair attended the University of Texas for his undergraduate degree and received his doctorate of jurisprudence at the University of Houston Law Center.

Since arriving in Texas in 2010, Mr. Eastman has been acting as general counsel to local businesses, as well as working to improve the lives of thousands of individuals in need of clearing their backgrounds from previous arrests. License Oregon, Admitted To Practice in Oregon, 2013 Texas, Admitted To Practice In Texas, 2010 California, Admitted To Practice In California, 2007 Education University of San Diego School of Law, LLM (taxation), 2007 University of San Diego School of Law, JD, 2006 University of Oregon, Business Administration & Political Science, BS, 2003 Davidson College, Psychology, BS, 2002 Associations State Bar of Texas,...

Mike began his legal career as a prosecutor at the Hidalgo County District Attorney’s office representing the State of Texas in the prosecution of Misdemeanor and Felony criminal cases. He learned to prepare cases for trial and go to trial on a wide variety of criminal matters. Mike was then recruited by a leading employment law firm, Aaron Pena & Associates in the Rio Grande Valley representing clients in all aspects of employment litigation. During his tenor at Aaron Pena & Associates he learned the civil aspect of litigation. Mike handled cases from the inception of...

Christopher W. Holub is a partner at Hines Ranc & Holub and a criminal defense lawyer in Austin. Mr. Holub received his license to practice law in Texas since 1996. Attorney Holub graduated from the University of San Diego and the Gonzaga University School of Law in Spoka, where he was recognized with the CALI Award. He has actively participated in numerous professional organizations, including the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Contact his firm to find out more.

Private practice in criminal defense, Austin, TX - General felony and misdemeanor trial practice, emphasis on major felonies. Extensive jury trial experience – over 75 felony jury trials, including 3 death penalty capital murders, homicides, aggravated robberies, aggravated kidnappings, aggravated sexual assaults. Experience in direct and cross-examination of forensic pathologists, firearm and tool mark examiners, arson investigators, DNA technicians, crime scene analysts and reconstruction specialists; expert witnesses on coerced confessions, sexual and family violence abuse therapists and victims; psychiatric testimony including insanity defense, mental retardation and future dangerousness assessment.

I am originally from the Greater Houston area, and have settled in Austin with my Criminal Defense Practice. I take pride in giving great legal representation to all of my clients.

I graduated from University of Texas at Austin and worked in the House of Representatives for the 78th Session of the Texas Legislature. After this I decided to enter law school at University of Texas where I became a mediator. Here I mediated many lawsuits and also worked with several law firms in Austin to gain experience in multiple legal areas. In 2008 I started The Law Office of Matthew Shrum. The Law Office of Matthew Shrum started off as a criminal defense law firm and now we have also started offering personal injury assistance for those looking for an...

Born and raised in Texas, I began practicing in Austin in 2014. In that time, I have learned the value of a client-centered approach focused on communication with all my clients. I launched ATX Legal in 2021 because I wanted to replicate the client-focused approach I had developed over five years and hundreds of clients. A large percentage of my business comes from referrals from previous clients because they know the kind of value I deliver and the level of care I take in each case. After graduating cum laude from Loyola University in New Orleans, I returned home to Austin....