Attorney J. Gordon Dees
Former Chief Felony Prosecutor, Harris County District Attorney's Office
Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer
J. Gordon Dees - The Lyric Centre - 440 Louisiana St., Suite 800; Houston, TX 77002-1637 - Office - 713-621-2070
Practice areas
- Representing persons and companies in Federal and State Criminal matters including:
- White Collar Crimes
- Assault
- Sexual Assault
- Conspiracy
- Theft of Trade Secrets
- Homicide
- Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)/Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
- Theft
- Juvenile Criminal Matters
Admitted
- State Bar of Texas - 1977
- U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- Washington & Lee University
- University of Texas
- South Texas College of Law, J.D.
Member
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- State Bar of Texas (Member: Criminal Justice; Juvenile Law Section)
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Fort Bend County Bar Association
- Fort Bend County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association
- Houston Bar Association (Member: Criminal Law Section; Administrative of Justice; Juvenile Law Section & Juvenile Consequences Partnership Committee)
- Sustaining Life Fellow Texas Bar Foundation
- Life Fellow Houston Bar Foundation
Biography
- Assistant District Attorney, Harris County, Texas 1977–1983
- Chief Felony Prosecutor, Harris County District Attorney's Office, Houston, 1981–1983
- Associate, Dickerson, Hamel, Early & Penock 1983-1987
- J. Gordon Dees, Attorney at Law, 1987 - Present
- Associate Municipal Judge, City of West University Place, 1987–1995
Honors & Awards
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated - Martindale Hubbell® - for over 35 years.
- Texas Super Lawyer, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, & 2015 a Thomas Reuters business, published in Texas Monthly magazine.
- The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2012, 2013, & 2014
- Distinguished Alumnus 2014 St. John’s School, Houston, Texas