First Admitted: 2004, Texas

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Verdicts / Settlements:

Brazoria County - Case No. 222229 - Client was charged with deadly conduct after he and 3 friends accidentally shot a woman with an AR-15. After a 2-day trial, the jury found my client NOT GUILTY. Subsequently, the other 3 co-defendants cases were dismissed, 2018
Harris County Case No. 2174169: Client was charged with DWI after causing an accident and the blood results showing an alleged BAC of 16. After a 2-day trial, the jury found my client Not Guilty, 2019

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Scholarly Lectures / Writings:

Earned the prestigious "Forensic Lawyer-Scientist" Designation through the CHAL Division of the American Chemical Society. Only a little over 100 lawyers nationwide have achieved this distinction., 2023

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Honors:

After attending 4 separate 4-day hands-on trainings/lectures at Axion Labs in Chicago, and passing a rigorous examination, I earned the coveted "Forensic Lawyer-Scientist Designation" through the American Chemical Society. To date approximately 120 lawyers nationwide have achieved this milestone., Forensic Lawyer-Scientist Designation, American Chemical Society - CHAL Division, 2023
Named to Top Lawyers in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, Top Lawyers in Houston, Houstonia Magazine, 2016
Recipient, AVVO 10/10 Superb Rating
AV-Rated Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
Was awarded attorney of the year at a mid-sized firm for excellence in trial advocacy., Attorney of the Year, Sullo & Sullo, LLP, 2011
Named Top 100 Trial Lawyers in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2016

Educational Background:

White Papers:

This article was published in The Defender and The Voice publications, Persuading Jurors to Accept a Disconnect Defense, Private Citizens, 2019
This article was published in The Defender, Less Is More: Simplicity and Reasonable Doubt, 2016

Scholarly Lectures / Writings:

I presented at a CLE to 200 lawyers on the topic of persuading jurors to accept a disconnect defense and find high-BAC DWI clients not guilty., Speaker, Persuading Jurors to Accept a Disconnect Defense, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2019
Staff Writer, St. Mary’s Law Journal
I presented on 38.23 suppression tactics to over 100 lawyers at this seminar., Speaker, Using 38.23 and Actually Qualifying Your Jury to Follow It, Municipal Justice Bar Association, 2019
I taught trial tactics to over 100 lawyers at this CLE., Speaker, Advanced Trial Tactics, Texas Municipal Justice Bar Association, 2018

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Joseph Ruiz