Best Criminal Defense Attorneys in Austin. Samuel E. Bassett. Texas Bar Association Status . Active. Year Admitted to Texas Bar . 1988. Law School Attended . University of Texas School of Law.

Brian J. Roark’s career as a criminal defense and DWI/DUI defense lawyer began in the Travis County Attorney’s Office, where he rose to the position of trial division chief.

Follow-up reporting by the Austin Chronicle documented additional instances of this practice, leading a retired federal judge to comment on the importance of counsel at first appearance. Many ...