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Tarrant County Criminal Defense
Fort Worth Criminal Defense Lawyer
Trial-tested defense for every Tarrant County charge, from misdemeanor assault to first-degree felonies, in the Tim Curry courts we work every week.
- Former Dallas County Prosecutor
- Two ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientists
- 17 Published Law Books
- 500+ Cases Tried to Verdict
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Recent Tarrant County Criminal Defense Results
Every case gets forensic-level attention. These are recent outcomes for people facing criminal charges in Tarrant County.
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Criminal Defense in Fort Worth
Facing Criminal Charges in Tarrant County?
Deandra Grant Law is a Fort Worth criminal defense law firm defending people facing criminal charges in Fort Worth and throughout Tarrant County, from Class C misdemeanors to first-degree felonies. The Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office handles thousands of felony and misdemeanor cases each year, with prosecutors who specialize by offense type. A theft case, an assault case, and a drug case are handled by different units with different approaches, and the defense has to be built to that standard.
Our Fort Worth office is minutes from the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center, where every Tarrant County criminal case is heard, and from the Tarrant County Corrections Center downtown, where every arrest in the county is booked and magistrated. When the State’s case rests on lab work, it comes from the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s crime laboratory, and the Tarrant County criminal lawyer handling your case requests the underlying records rather than the summary. 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.
Act Early
The first days shape the whole case
Evidence gets preserved, or it gets lost. Witnesses get found, or they scatter. A defense that starts before indictment has options one that starts at arraignment does not.
What We Defend
Fort Worth Criminal Charges We Handle
Every level of Tarrant 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.
Fort Worth assault lawyer Assault defenseDomestic & Family Violence
An affirmative family-violence finding follows you long after the sentence ends.
Fort Worth domestic violence lawyer Family violence defenseDrug Crimes
Possession through delivery and manufacturing, graded by penalty group and weight.
Fort Worth drug crimes lawyer 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.
Fort Worth sex crimes lawyer Sex crimes defenseMurder & Homicide
Murder, manslaughter, and criminally negligent homicide, tried by trial attorneys.
Homicide 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 defenseLocal Knowledge
What Actually Happens to a Criminal Case in Tarrant County
Tarrant 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
Misdemeanors are heard in the County Criminal Courts and felonies in the district courts, both at the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center at 401 W. Belknap Street.
Who prosecutes
The Tarrant County District Attorney's Office handles thousands of cases a year through units that specialize by offense type. Whatever the charge, the prosecutor across the table works that category every day.
An office minutes from Tim Curry
Our Fort Worth office at 4500 Airport Freeway is minutes from the Criminal Justice Center where your case will be heard.
The forensic evidence is local
Tarrant County runs its forensic testing through the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office and its crime laboratory. Its analyses generate underlying records, and we request and read them ourselves.
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 Tarrant County case before a charge is ever filed.
Why Deandra Grant Law
What Sets This Defense Apart
What 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 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 Fort Worth Clients Say
Google reviews from clients of our Fort Worth office and the Tarrant County courts.
★★★★★
Excellent law firm with a great staff that communicates well and explains the process.
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Billie Hoekstra
Dec 2025
★★★★★
Great office. Great communication and staff.
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Mikayla Hoekstra
Dec 2025
★★★★★
I’m so appreciative of working with Deandra Grant Law. I had the pleasure to work with Sorsha and Kevin, both were very supportive and communicative throughout the process. My needs were unique given that I am a veteran and had to work with the Veteran’s Treatment Court which required quite a bit of red tape to work through and I’m glad I had this firm to ensure my acceptance into the Veteran’s Treatment Court. Thank you and I totally recommend this firm to all especially my fellow veterans.
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Jenei Ford
Jun 2024
Attorneys
Fort Worth Criminal Defense Attorneys in the Tim Curry Courts
Partner Douglas Huff leads our Fort Worth office and its Tarrant County caseload, alongside managing partner Deandra Grant, who has taught blood-alcohol evidence CLEs for the Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and is listed among Fort Worth Magazine's Top Lawyers. Cases are staffed from this roster by charge and court, so the Fort Worth criminal attorney on your case is one who works that courtroom.
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Tarrant County Criminal Lawyer for Every City in the County
A Tarrant County criminal lawyer has to know one building above all: the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center at 401 W. Belknap Street, where every misdemeanor and felony filed in the county is heard. We defend cases from every corner of Tarrant County, from downtown Fort Worth, the Near Southside, and the Stockyards to the suburbs below. Wherever the arrest happened, the booking runs through the Tarrant County Corrections Center, the lab work runs through the Tarrant County Medical Examiner, and the case lands at Tim Curry, where we are every week.
Arlington
Arlington police book arrests at the city jail before the case is filed with the Tarrant County DA, and the entertainment district around AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field produces a steady run of assault, public intoxication, and drug arrests on event nights. An Arlington charge is heard in Fort Worth, not Arlington. Our Arlington DWI lawyer page covers the intoxication side.
Grapevine
Grapevine sits on the TX-114 and TX-121 corridor beside DFW Airport, and its municipal court handles only Class C tickets. Anything Class B or above, from a Main Street bar fight to a drug arrest on the highway, is a Tarrant County case at Tim Curry. See the Grapevine DWI lawyer page for the DWI side.
Southlake
Southlake runs its police and fire services as a single Department of Public Safety, and its patrols on TX-114 and around Town Square are active. A Southlake arrest is booked locally and prosecuted by the Tarrant County DA in downtown Fort Worth.
Keller
Keller’s municipal court keeps only Class C tickets. A Keller arrest for anything higher, including a drug or weapon charge that started as a stop on US-377 or Keller Parkway, is filed in Tarrant County and heard at Tim Curry.
Colleyville
Colleyville police work a small city with heavy traffic enforcement on Colleyville Boulevard (TX-26) and Glade Road, so many Colleyville cases begin as a traffic stop that turns into a drug or weapon charge. Those are filed in Tarrant County, not in the Colleyville municipal court.
Euless
Euless anchors the Mid-Cities on the Airport Freeway (TX-183/121) corridor, about fifteen minutes east of our office, and its city jail holds arrestees before the county transfer. Assault and family violence cases from the HEB area are prosecuted by the Tarrant County DA’s family violence unit at Tim Curry.
Mansfield
Mansfield straddles Tarrant, Johnson, and Ellis counties, and the county line decides the courthouse: a Tarrant-side arrest goes to Tim Curry, a Johnson-side arrest to the Guinn Justice Center in Cleburne. The Mansfield Law Enforcement Center also holds inmates under contract for other agencies, so a Mansfield booking does not always mean a Mansfield case.
Burleson
Most of Burleson lies in Johnson County, so most Burleson arrests are heard in Cleburne rather than Fort Worth; only the northern, Tarrant County side of the city goes to Tim Curry. Our Johnson County court guide covers the Cleburne side.
Every charge we defend here has its own walkthrough: Fort Worth DWI Lawyer, Fort Worth Domestic Violence Lawyer, Fort Worth Assault Lawyer, Fort Worth Drug Crimes Lawyer, and Fort Worth Sex Crimes Lawyer. The courthouse, the jail, and the bond process are covered in our Tarrant County court guide.
Close to the Courthouse
Our Fort Worth Office
Ten minutes from the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center, at 4500 Airport Freeway, Suite 101, with free parking on site. Drive times: about 15 minutes from Euless, Hurst, and Bedford; 20 from Keller, Colleyville, and Grapevine; 25 from Southlake and Arlington; 30 from Mansfield; 35 from Burleson. Open Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 5:30, weekends by appointment, and the phone is answered 24 hours.
Address
4500 Airport Freeway, Suite 101Fort Worth, TX 76117 (817) 631-6522
Consultation
At no cost and confidential, in person, by phone, or by video.
Office Hours
Mon – Fri8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Sat – SunBy appointment
Phone intake24 hours
Parking
Parking on site at no cost, in the lot directly in front of the Airport Freeway entrance.
Directions to the Fort Worth Office
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From Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center
From 401 W. Belknap Street, head east on Belknap, which becomes Airport Freeway (SH-121). Stay on the access road and the office is at 4500 Airport Freeway, near the I-820 interchange.
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From Downtown Fort Worth / Sundance Square
From downtown, take Belknap Street northeast onto Airport Freeway (SH-121 North). Follow the frontage road to 4500 Airport Freeway.
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From Hurst / Euless / Bedford (Mid-Cities)
Take Airport Freeway (SH-121/183) west toward Fort Worth. Exit near Beach Street and the office is just off the access road at 4500 Airport Freeway.
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From Arlington
Take SH-360 north to Airport Freeway (SH-121/183) west, or I-30 west to I-820 north. The office is just off Airport Freeway at the I-820 interchange.
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From North Richland Hills / Northeast Tarrant
Take Loop 820 south to Airport Freeway (SH-121) west. The office is a few minutes past the interchange at 4500 Airport Freeway.
Also From This Office
- Fort Worth DWI Lawyer Science-driven DWI defense at Tim Curry, where blood goes to the county Medical Examiner.
- Fort Worth Sex Crimes & Sexual Assault Lawyer Discreet, evidence-level defense of sex crime accusations in the Tim Curry courts.
- Fort Worth Assault Lawyer Assault and family violence defense in the Tim Curry courts, from a Class C ticket to aggravated assault.
- Fort Worth Drug Crimes Lawyer Drug charge defense in the Tim Curry courts, at every penalty group.
- Fort Worth Domestic Violence Lawyer Family violence cases at Tim Curry: the protective order, the finding, and the DA unit that prosecutes them.
Court guides for the counties this office covers: Tarrant County, Johnson County, Arlington, Grapevine.
A Different Kind of Case?
The Rest of What We Defend
The same attorneys handle these charges in 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 Tarrant CountyFederal Crimes
Federal court runs on different rules and different sentencing math. Federal cases from Tarrant County are filed in the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division.
Texas Federal CrimesTarrant County
Fort Worth Criminal Defense Questions, Answered
Have a different question? Ask Deandra answers the ones people ask in the first call, and the Tarrant County court guide covers the building itself.
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