Cynthia E. Hujar Orr

Attorney Cynthia E. Hujar Orr is a partner with Goldstein & Orr law firm in San Antonio, Texas. Board Certified in both criminal law and criminal appellate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Ms. Orr has more than 31 years of total legal experience, and she provides unmatched counsel and support to clients throughout San Antonio and surrounding areas who stand accused or are under investigation for any type of felony or misdemeanor offense.Over the course of her legal career, Ms. Orr has achieved a long record of securing successful outcomes for her clients in state, federal and appellate courts across her region, and she has extensive experience handling federal and white collar criminal matters. A leader in her field, she has served as president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and she is a founding member and inaugural president of the San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.In addition, she is a current member of the board of governors of the Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, and she serves as CJA panel representative for the Western District of Texas. She is also a member of the San Antonio Bar Association’s Federal Courts Committee on Criminal Law, and she is active with many other local, state and national legal organizations. She has also written extensively and conducted numerous lectures and continuing legal education seminars on a variety of legal topics related to criminal defense.Honored for her outstanding professionalism and service, Ms. Orr has earned an AV-Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell along with consistent recognition from The Best Lawyers in America©. She has also received a Top 100 Trial Lawyer designation from the National Trial Lawyers along with many other top rankings and endorsements from her peers.A 1979 graduate of the University of Texas, Austin, Ms. Orr obtained her Juris Doctor in 1988 from St. Mary’s University School of Law. She is admitted to practice before all U.S. District Courts in Texas as well as before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th, 5th, 9th and 11th Circuits and the U.S. Supreme Court. She also serves on the Texas Board of Law Examiners for the Texas State Bar Association.*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.Best Lawyers® and The Best Lawyers in America© are registered trademarks of BL Rankings, LLC d/b/a Best Lawyers and Co., LLC. The names, logo, and database are protected under the trademark, copyright, and fair use laws of the United States of America. Any use of name, including in electronic form, must be made only by permission and under the guidelines of BL Rankings, LLC d/b/a Best Lawyers and Co., LLC.