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United States of America v. Sohil Usmangani Vahora, a/k/a Sam, a/k/a Bapu

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and mail fraud.... More...

(02-13-2026 - TX)
United States of America v. Summer Heather

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements to federal agents, wire fraud, and Financial Transactions Involving Proceeds of Specified Unlawful Activity.... More...

(02-13-2026 - TX)
United States of America v. Antonio Curo

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer Jason Luong represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled drug (fentanyl) resulting in death. Antonio Curo, age 25, admitted he distributed the drug through the U.S. mail to individuals across the country. Specifically, Curo distributed fentanyl to a 16-year-old female in Houston who died after consu... More...

(01-23-2026 - TX)
Trinseo Europe GmbH v. Kellogg Brown and Root, L.L.C., et al.

Houston, Texas, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a misappropriation of trade secrets theory. No. 24-20460 2 I A In the 1960s, The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) started developing a new process for manufacturing polycarbonate (PC). PC is a material known for its high heat tolerance, optical clarity, and high-impact strength. It is used to produce items such as eyegl... More...

(01-23-2026 - TX)
State of Texas v. Taylor Aaron Sudol

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, ch... More...

(12-30-2025 - TX)
United States of America v. Brice Andrew Flickinger

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion and enticement of a minor. On July 9, 2021, the victim’s mother reported her daughter missing. Shortly thereafter, authorities conducted a traffic stop after observing a vehicle with two men, including Brice Flickinger Flickinger as passenger, drop the minor victim off near her home. A search resulted in t... More...

(12-15-2025 - TX)
United States of America v. Devon Shermaine Rhodes

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with r possessing with the intent to distribute bulk crystal methamphetamine. On Nov. 8, 2022, authorities conducted surveillance at a local fast-food establishment where they observed a drug transaction involving Devon Shermaine Rhodes. He had paid more than $10,000 in cash for approximately five kilograms of crystal met... More...

(12-15-2025 - TX)
State of Texas v. James Anderson

Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the defendant charged with murder. James Anderson was accused of killing his wife. James Anderson was charged in 2023 with murdering his wife, Victoria Anderson, in Kingwood. He was arrested by the Houston Police Department after a standoff. At the time of today’s court appearance, Anderson was out on a $300,000 bond and was in court to mak... More...

(12-05-2025 - TX)
State of Texas v. John Doe

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charge with eluding police officers after it was found that he had an open warrant for his arrest. John Do sped away rather than be taken into custody. He crashed his vehicle and tried to run away on foot and started shooting at the officers.... More...

(12-05-2025 - TX)
United States of America v. Moctar Ahmadou Gouroudja Ahmadou

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm as an alien admitted under a nonimmigrant visa in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5)(B). Moctar Ahmadou claimed his conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm as an alien admitted under a nonimmigrant visa in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5)(B). He asserts that the federally license... More...

(12-05-2025 - tx)
Tisha Palms v. Texas Children's Hospital, Inc.

Houston, Texas employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an employment discrimination theory.... More...

(12-03-2025 - TX)
Stephen Benavides v. Harris County, Texas

Houston, Texas, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.c. 1983. On December 26, 2019, at approximately 7:19 p.m., Deputy Jose Nunez of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call reporting a suspected in-progress home invasion. The caller, Sandra Garibay, informed the dispatcher that she had locked herself and... More...

(11-24-2025 - TX)
State of Texas v. Champagne Smith

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree felony aggravated assault. ... More...

(11-20-2025 - TX)
State of Texas v. Octavio Garcia Cruz

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer will represent the Defendant charged with murder. Octavio Garcia Cruz, 48, is charged with murder in the 184th Criminal District Court. The victim was Angel Chavira, 35.... More...

(11-14-2025 - TX)
Kelli Smith v. United States Parcel Service, Inc.

Houston, Texas, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on job discrimination theories. Kelli Smith sued her former employer, United Parcel Service, Incorporated (UPS), under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA) alleging race, gender, and disability discrimination, retaliation, and a hostile work environment. Under McDonnell Douglas, a plaintiff bear... More...

(11-14-2025 - TX)
State of Texas v. Michael Richardson and Gayle Bell

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyers representing the Defendants charged with abuse of corpses. Michael Richardson, 72, and Gayle Bell, 63, — the co-owners of Richardson Mortuary were charged with abuse of a corpse. More than 100 bodies, some cremated and some awaiting embalmment were found on the property.... More...

(11-04-2025 - TX)
United States of America v. Alex Ahmed Kassem

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted possession with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (prohibiting attempt and conspiracy) and 841(a)(1) (prohibiting possession with intent to distribute), (b)(1)(a) (setting penalty); and attempted money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. No. 2... More...

(11-03-2025 - TX)
United States of America v. Steven Lee Smith

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.... More...

(11-03-2025 - TX)
Everett De'Andre Arnold, et al. v. Barbers Hill Independent School District, et al.

Houston, Texas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on civil rights violation theories. BHISD maintains a Student Code of Conduct, setting stand- ards for behavior and discipline within the district. Hair-length restrictions have long existed in the Student Code of Conduct, limiting the ways male students could wear their hair. Halfway through the 2019–2020... More...

(11-03-2025 - TX)
United States of America ex rel. Diedra Gentry v. Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Pearland, L.L.C.

Houston, Texas commercial litigation lawyers represented the parties in a qui tam whistleblower case.... More...

(11-03-2025 - TX)
State of Texas v. Zaikiya Duncan

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated assault of a family member.... More...

(10-15-2025 - TX)
State of Texas v. Derrick Van Flowers

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a sex offender. Derrick Van Flowers, 44, was taken into custody in Houston, Texas, after a traffic stop. Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Criminal Investigations Division (CID) Special Agents from Houston assigned to the Texas Anti-Gang (TAG) Violent Crimes Squad used investigative leads to locate ... More...

(10-14-2025 - TX)
United States of America v. Juan Alaniz

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm and/or ammunition while a convicted felon. ... More...

(10-04-2025 - TX)
United States of America v. Francisco Javier Olvera-Galvan

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry of a deported alien.... More...

(10-03-2025 - TX)
United States of America v. Edward Constantinescu, et al.

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with securities fraud for their involvement in a “pump and dump” scheme. The superseding indictment alleged that defendants induced their social-media followers to purchase securities through posts misrepresenting their trading positions and the potential price of securities, artificially inflating ... More...

(10-02-2025 - TX)