Harris County Criminal Defense
Houston criminal lawyers James Sullivan and Associates represent adults and juveniles on all kinds of misdemeanor and felony cases. It is quite common that witnesses–even friends and acquaintances–will give a cold shoulder to those accused of crimes and feign ignorance of their relationship or make themselves scarce when a defense attorney is trying to serve them with a subpoena to come to court to testify during trial.
The attorneys at James Sullivan and Associates encourage witnesses to cooperate. The difference between a guilty verdict and an acquittal often comes down to the testimony of one key witness. When that witness chooses not to cooperate with defense counsel, justice often is not done.
Harris County criminal lawyer James Sullivan cares about his clients and gets proven results. Sullivan frequently counsels with clients at his office for hours at a time. Sullivan listens to their concerns, answers all of their questions and discusses legal strategies. Sullivan also explains how a criminal conviction could affect them, how to avoid having a conviction on their record, and how to get on the right path for a successful life. Because Sullivan understands that people need to honor work and family commitments, he offers evening, weekend and same day appointments along with free parking.
James Sullivan seeks real solutions to his clients’ legal problems. In every criminal case, in order to be found guilty, the State has the burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Sullivan fights for his clients with the primary goal to get the case dismissed or won at trial. When that is not possible or probable, his secondary goal is to prevent his client from receiving a conviction or incarceration, such as with deferred adjudication, regular probation or pretrial diversion.
If you are charged with a felony offense, James Sullivan may be able to get your case no billed (dismissed) by the
grand jury, but there is a very brief window of time to do this.
James Sullivan graduated from Baylor University in 1990 with a degree in Journalism, the ideal degree for investigating, discovering and telling winning stories in court. In 1993, Sullivan graduated from South Texas College of Law, which is nationally recognized as the top law school for trial advocacy.
James Sullivan later graduated from Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College in Wyoming. Founded in 1994, it is the most selective and prestigious trial advocacy program in America. The methods taught at TLC are not taught anywhere else. The 1150 graduates form an extremely unique community of the most accomplished trial lawyers in the United States. Sullivan has a proven record of defending people from all walks of life, faiths and countries in courts throughout Texas.
