A criminal matter moves on the court’s calendar, not on a convenient week. Alex Lieber-Alessie has practiced law in Houston since 1978. Criminal law is part of the general practice at 2203 Hardy St, with personal injury, real estate, probate, contract disputes, and family law.
People call after an arrest, after a citation, after a letter that sets a court date, or when a family member is the person charged and needs someone to help them understand the paper. The first conversation is confidential in the sense that you should be able to speak plainly. Say what the paper charges, or what you were told at the scene, and read the next court date if one is printed. That date decides how quickly the office needs to see you.
Bring the charging paper, the bond paperwork, any order that sets conditions, and a photo ID. If you have the name of the court and the cause number, write them on the same sheet as the court date. If a family member is calling for someone who is detained, have the person’s full name, date of birth, and the facility if you know it. Do not guess at facts you did not see. Say what you know and what you were told.
Write a timeline of the day in question while it is still fresh: where you were, who was with you, and what officers or witnesses said, as you remember it. Bring that page to the consultation. If there are text messages or photographs that matter, do not delete them, and do not post about the case. The consultation is the place to decide what those items mean, not a comment thread.
Call (713) 224-4300. The office is at 2203 Hardy St, Houston, TX 77026, open Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM and Saturday from 9 AM to 1 PM. Sunday the office is closed. You may speak English or Spanish. If the court date is the next morning, say that in the first sentence so the office can tell you whether someone can see you in time.
A criminal case sometimes arrives with other legal trouble in the same family. A no-contact condition can affect a family law case. An arrest can stall a probate errand or a closing. Mention those other files. This office already works in those areas, so the consultation can account for them instead of treating the charge as the only paper in your life.
This page does not rank charges, predict a sentence, or tell you what to say in court. Those answers depend on the accusation, your record, and the court that has the case. Anyone who offers a result before reading the papers is skipping the work. The consultation is that reading.
The page is general information. It is not legal advice, and a phone call does not by itself create an attorney-client relationship. If you or someone in your family has a court date, call (713) 224-4300 and have that date in front of you.