Grant M. Scheiner
Top rated Criminal Defense attorney in Houston, Texas
Practice Areas:
Criminal Defense,
Assault & Battery,
Drug & Alcohol Violations,
Sex Offenses
Education Qualification:
University of Houston Law Center
Practice Areas:
Criminal defense,
Assault & battery,
Drug & alcohol violations,
Sex offenses
2211 Norfolk, Suite 735Houston, Texas, 77098
First Admitted: 1992, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.scheinerlaw.com/legal-team/grant-scheiner/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Former Chair, Criminal Defense Lawyers Project
- Board Member, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 2020
- President, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Life Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Former Chair, Computer and Technology Section - State Bar of Texas
- Large Section Representative to State Bar of Texas Board of Directors, 2013
- Fellow, College of the State Bar of Texas
- Former Board Member of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association (HCCLA)
- Large Section Representative to State Bar of Texas Board of Directors, 2015
- Voluntary Sustaining Member, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Officer and Executive Committee Member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA)
- Large Section Representative to State Bar of Texas Board of Directors, 2014
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
Videos:
Representative Clients:
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Board Certified - Criminal Law - Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Faculty - Texas Criminal Trial College, 2015
- Faculty - Texas Criminal Trial College, 2018
- Faculty - Texas Criminal Trial College, 2017
- Faculty - Texas Trial Lawyers College, 2010
- Faculty - Texas Trial Lawyers College, 2012
- Faculty - Texas Criminal Trial College, 2014
- Faculty - Texas Trial Lawyers College, 2011
- Certified Practitioner and Instructor of Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, by the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration and the International Association of Chiefs of Police
- Faculty - Texas Criminal Trial College, 2013
- Faculty - Texas Criminal Trial College, 2016
- Faculty - Texas Trial Lawyers College, 2009
- Faculty - Texas Trial Lawyers College, 2008
Honors/Awards:
- Best Lawyers in America, BestLawyers.com, 2016
- Texas Super Lawyer, 2015
- Texas Super Lawyer, 2009
- First-Place Honors in Law Center Mock Trial, Moot Court and Negotiation Competitions, University of Houston Law Center
- Texas Super Lawyer, 2010
- Texas Super Lawyer, 2012
- Best Lawyers in America, BestLawyers.com, 2013
- Best DUI / DWI Law Firm - Tier II Houston Metro, U.S. News & World Report, 2016
- Award for Excellence - Winner of Distinction, Better Business Bureau (BBB), 2017. One of only several law firms (and the only criminal law firm) in Greater Houston to win award for outstanding service to clients., Award for Excellence - Winner of Distinction, Better Business Bureau, 2017
- Texas Super Lawyer, 2016
- "Certificate of Merit" from the State Bar of Texas
- Member of the National Mock Trial Team, University of Houston Law Center
- Texas Super Lawyer, 2011
- Best Lawyers in America, BestLawyers.com, 2014
- Best DUI / DWI Law Firm - Tier II Houston Metro, U.S. News & World Report, 2014
- Best Lawyers in America, BestLawyers.com, 2015
- Best DUI / DWI Law Firm - Tier II Houston Metro, U.S. News & World Report (Woodward/White), 2017
- Houston's Top Lawyers, H Texas Magazine; Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Texas, National Trial Lawyers Association; Houston's Top Lawyers for the People, H Texas Magazine; Presidential Award, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (multiple years); Outstanding Member, Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association; Certificate of Merit, President - State Bar of Texas.
- Named HCCLA's Outstanding Member of the Year
- Order of the Barristers, University of Houston Law Center
- Best Lawyers in America, BestLawyers.com, 2012
- Texas Super Lawyer, 2013
- Best DUI / DWI Law Firm - Tier II Houston Metro, U.S. News & World Report, 2015
Educational Background:
- Trinity University, San Antonio, B.A., Communication (Emphasis in Broadcast Journalism), 1986
- Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College - Wyoming, 2011
- University of Houston Law Center, Juris Doctorate, 1992
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Frequent Author, Course Director and Lecturer
- Co-Author of "Defending DUI Vehicular Homicide Cases", 2012 ed., published by West, part of Thomson Reuters
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Avvo.com Attorney Rating: 10.0/10 Superb.
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Texas - The National Trial Lawyers Association
- Lexis-Nexis / Martindale-Hubbell Peer-Review Attorney Rating - AV Preeminent
Industry Groups:
- College Of The State Bar Of Texas (Fellow)
- Criminal Defense Lawyers Project (Board Member
- Former Chair)
- Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association (Former Board Member)
- National Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member)
- National Trial Lawyers Association
- State Bar Of Texas (Former Chair - Computer & Technology Committee)
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Former Executive Board Member)
- Texas District & County Attorneys Association
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