Gene Anthes, Jr.

Meril "Gene" Anthes Jr. is an attorney at the criminal defense law firm Gunter, Bennett & Anthes, PC, located in Austin, Texas. With 17-plus years of experience, he focuses his practice primarily on criminal law, taking on cases involving drug offenses, assaults, domestic violence, property crimes and DWI. Serving regions in and around Central Texas, he represents parole cases across the state.Educated at The University of Texas at Austin, Mr. Anthes graduated in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in corporate communications. He joined South Texas College of Law Houston and completed his Juris Doctor in 2005. He engaged in mock trials and moot courts and was selected as the editor for the college’s International Trade Law Journal – Currents.Mr. Anthes is licensed to practice in Texas and appears before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. He started his career as a prosecutor at the Travis County Attorney’s Office and later joined Gunter, Bennett & Anthes, PC, where he has been resiliently serving his clients for about 16 years now.Rated “Superb” on Avvo, Mr. Anthes was acclaimed for his professional caliber with inclusion in the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association’s (TCDLA) DWI Trial Warrior group in 2017 and honored with the President’s Award of Merit by the Texas Young Lawyers Association in 2006.Mr. Anthes is a member of several associations including the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Texas Young Lawyers Association, the State Bar of Texas and the Austin Bar Association. He serves as a board member of TCDLA and the Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. He occasionally gives speeches on various law-related topics, including criminal defense for paralegals, DWI and animal cruelty.