Dismissed
Jun 2026
Charge
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Unlawfully carrying a weapon charge dismissed
Collin County Criminal Defense
Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyer
Trial-tested defense for charges out of Plano, Frisco, Allen, and McKinney, prosecuted in the Collin County courts we work every week.
- ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientists
- Former Prosecutor
- Author, The Texas DWI Manual
- 500+ Cases Tried to Verdict
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Deandra Grant Law defends criminal charges across Collin County: assault, family violence, drug, weapons, theft, and homicide cases from Plano, Frisco, Allen, McKinney, and the rest of the county. Every Collin County criminal case is heard at the Russell A. Steindam Courts Building in McKinney, minutes from our Allen office. Consultations are free.
Criminal Defense in Allen
Facing Criminal Charges in Collin County?
Deandra Grant Law defends people facing criminal charges across Collin County, from Class C misdemeanors to first-degree felonies. Whether the arrest came from Plano, Frisco, Allen, or McKinney police, every case lands in the same place: the Collin County courts at the Russell A. Steindam Courts Building in McKinney, prosecuted by a well-prepared District Attorney’s office.
Our Allen office is the firm’s Collin County home base, minutes from those courts. The team is led by partner Douglas Huff, an ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist with digital forensics training, alongside managing partner Deandra Grant, a former prosecutor with more than 30 years of trial experience. Federal cases from Collin County are charged in the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, where Of Counsel James Lee Bright brings decades of federal trial experience.
What We Defend
Allen Criminal Charges We Handle
Every level of Collin County charge, from a Class C misdemeanor to a first-degree felony.
Assault
From a Class C ticket to aggravated assault, a first-degree felony.
Assault defenseDomestic & Family Violence
An affirmative family-violence finding follows you long after the sentence ends.
Family violence defenseDrug Crimes
Possession through delivery and manufacturing, graded by penalty group and weight.
Drug charge defenseGun & Weapon Charges
Unlawful carry, felon in possession, and prohibited-weapons charges.
Weapons defenseSex Crimes
Accusations where the registry, not the sentence, is the lasting penalty.
Sex crimes defenseMurder & Homicide
Murder, manslaughter, and criminally negligent homicide, tried by trial attorneys.
Homicide defenseTheft
Theft, burglary, and robbery, graded by value and circumstance.
Theft defenseCrimes Against Children
Charges where a CPS investigation and the criminal case run at once.
What to do firstWhite-Collar Crimes
Fraud and financial charges built on records rather than eyewitnesses.
White-collar defenseProbation Violation
A motion to revoke or adjudicate moves faster than the original case did.
Revocation defenseWarrants
Active warrants resolved on your terms, not during a traffic stop.
Clear a warrantLocal Knowledge
What Actually Happens to a Criminal Case in Collin County
Collin County runs its criminal cases differently from the counties around it. These are the local specifics that shape a defense here.
Where your case is heard
Every Collin County criminal case, misdemeanor or felony, is heard at the Russell A. Steindam Courts Building in McKinney.
Who prosecutes
The Collin County District Attorney's Office prosecutes cases from every department in the county, and it comes prepared. The defense has to be built to that standard.
An office in the county
Our Allen office is the firm's Collin County home base, minutes from the courts in McKinney where your case will be heard.
Federal cases go to Sherman
Federal charges out of Collin County are prosecuted in the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division. Of Counsel James Lee Bright has tried federal cases across all four Texas districts.
Grand jury review on felonies
Every Texas felony passes through a grand jury before indictment. A defense packet presented at that stage can end a Collin County case before a charge is ever filed.
Case Results
Recent Collin County Results
Real outcomes from real Collin County cases. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Dismissed
Jun 2026
Charge
Solicitation of a Minor
Solicitation of a minor charge dropped
Dismissed
Mar 2025
Charge
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Unlawful carrying of a weapon charge dismissed
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is decided on its own facts.
All Case ResultsWhy Deandra Grant Law
What Sets This Defense Apart
Every firm says it will fight for you. What actually decides a criminal case is how well your lawyer understands the evidence.
Former Prosecutor
Deandra Grant prosecuted cases as a Dallas County Assistant DA, so she knows exactly how the State builds them.
Two Forensic Lawyer-Scientists
Deandra Grant and Douglas Huff both hold the ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist designation from the American Chemical Society.
Digital Forensics Training
Douglas Huff has completed digital forensics training, and phone extractions and device evidence get examined, not accepted.
500+ Trials Since 1994
We work only in DWI and criminal defense, and we have tried more than 500 cases to verdict.
Published Authorities
Seventeen legal books and resources, including the treatise other Texas defense attorneys keep on their desks.
We Read the Evidence
Lab reports, phone extractions, DNA: we request the underlying records and challenge them at the technical level, not the summary the State hands over.
After You Hire Us
What We Actually Do on Every Case
From the first call, in order:
- Reach the case before indictment when we can, where a grand jury packet can end it before a charge is filed
- Demand the dash, body, and surveillance video before it’s destroyed
- Pull the full discovery file under Article 39.14: offense reports, witness statements, forensic records
- Examine the forensic evidence ourselves: lab records, chain of custody, the underlying data, not the summary
- Investigate the case the police didn’t: the witnesses never interviewed, the footage never pulled
- File the motions the evidence supports, because suppression is how weak cases end
- Build your mitigation file, with clinical assessments, at no cost to you
- Try the case if the offer isn’t right, which is why the offers get better
We quote a flat fee after a consultation at no cost to you, so the investment is known before you commit.
Reviews
What Collin County Clients Say
★★★★★
My son was facing possible prison prison time, I was afraid. But by the Grace of God I found Deandra Law Firm where Doug and Jada both worked…
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Karen Vick
★★★★★
Highly recommend Deandra Grant Law! The team, especially Elena, was incredibly professional, understanding, and kind. They really helped me feel at ease. Thanks for your hard work!
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Ezekiel Olivas
★★★★★
Deandra Grant Law is top-notch! I was provided with great resources from day one. Elena was also super helpful and patient! They're the perfect team to guide you…
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Stephanie Gonzales
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Recognition
Recognized by the Legal Profession and the Press
Peer-reviewed ratings, bar honors, and the newsrooms that call us when a DWI story breaks.
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Serving All of Collin County
We defend criminal cases across Collin County: Allen, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Wylie, Murphy, Prosper, Celina, Fairview, Lucas, and Princeton. Wherever the arrest happened, the case is prosecuted in McKinney, and those are courts we work every week.
Every charge we defend here has its own walkthrough: Collin County DWI Lawyer and Frisco Criminal Defense Lawyer.
A Different Kind of Case?
The Rest of What We Defend
The same attorneys handle these charges across the same courthouses.
DWI Defense
A DWI arrest starts two cases at once, and the science is where both are won. It is the largest share of our practice.
DWI Defense in Collin CountyFederal Crimes
Federal court runs on different rules and different sentencing math. We have tried cases in all four Texas districts.
Federal Crimes in Collin CountyCollin County
Allen Criminal Defense Questions, Answered
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