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Welcome to Bennett & Bennett,
Houston, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers' Website

We, Mark and Jennifer Bennett, are a husband-and-wife team of criminal defense lawyers representing people charged with serious crimes -- misdemeanors (including DUI/DWI) and felonies -- in state and federal courts in Texas and across the U.S. The Houston Chronicle describes Mark as a "philosopher/criminal defense attorney." He is rated 10.0/10 by Avvo.com. He was named one of the top criminal lawyers in Houston in 2004 by H Texas Magazine. He is also the president of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association.

Our principal office is downtown in Houston, Harris County, Texas -- the fourth-biggest city in the U.S.

We have represented people successfully on cases from shoplifting to murder, including many driving while intoxicated (DWI, known elsewhere as DUI) and drug conspiracy cases, and a large number of white-collar cases in Texas state courts and federal courts nationwide. This site includes a listing of some of the cases we have won.

On these pages, you will find information about criminal law generally and about specific types of crimes ("Cases" in the navigation bar above).

You will also learn about us, including our training, experience, and qualifications, as well as our philosophy of defending criminal cases ("Lawyers" in the navigation bar).

We are producing Legal First Aid sheets telling you what to do in certain criminal-defense related situations. So far we've written Legal First Aid -- DWI Edition, Legal First Aid -- Search Warrant Edition, and Legal First Aid -- Arrest Edition.

You will, we hope, read our Million-Dollar Legal Advice. The cops heed our million-dollar advice (see the blog post); you should too.

A well-educated consumer is more likely to hire us, so we've tried to make this site as informative as possible. If you'd like to contact us about anything on the site, if you have any questions that we haven't answered here, or if you want to discuss the possibility of retaining us to defend a criminal case, our contact information -- email, fax, telephone, and physical address -- is a click away ("Contact" in the navigation bar). Please

Also, check out Mark's blog, the last five posts of which are below.

08/19/2008 02:21 PM
The Houston Justice League
AHCL writes about Houston criminal defense lawyer / city councilwoman / superheroine Jolanda Jones rescuing a woman from a burning car. In other Harris County lawyer / superheroine news, I’ve learned that ADAs Connie Spence, Traci “no relation” Bennett, and Caroline Dozier recently saved the life of a civilian who had collapsed outside the criminal [...]

08/18/2008 06:53 PM
Testing
Posted from my IPhone. A whole new world of blogging opens up! © Mark Bennett for Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer, 2008. | Permalink | 2 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh

08/18/2008 01:29 PM
Raises for Prosecutors and Defenders, or More Pork for Other Projects?
Western Justice points out that the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2008 has been signed into law. I’m sure I’ve missed hoopla about this elsewhere, since there was lots of hoopla about it last May. Now that I have more than six readers, I’ll ask again the two multiple-choice questions that [...]

08/17/2008 10:33 AM
A Little Sunday TJ
“It [is] more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law, than that he should escape.” –Thomas Jefferson to William Carmichael, 1788. “It [is] more a duty [of the Attorney General] to save an innocent than to convict a guilty man.” –Thomas Jefferson: Biographical Sketch of Peyton Randolph. “No nation however [...]

08/14/2008 07:49 PM
Everyday Incidents
Not all cops lie. But if perjury is committed at the criminal courthouse, it’s likely committed by someone with a badge and a gun — that is, a law enforcement officer. There’s even a term of art for it among the law enforcement community: “testilying”. I see three reasons for this. First, statistically, cops testify a lot [...]

Please call us -- chances are good that one of us will answer the phone. We look forward to hearing from you.

Bennett & Bennett --
Mark Bennett
Jennifer Bennett

p.s. This website is under construction. One of these days we'll finish it. Meanwhile, please bear in mind that we're better lawyers than web designers. Thanks.

In Houston 713.224.1747
Toll-Free 866.221.8111

Not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Both Bennetts are licensed to practice in all Texas courts.

Admitted to practice in U.S. District Court and Court of Appeals