Mr. Tu is currently a board member for the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Association (TCDLA) and First Asian-American President of the Fort Bend County Criminal Defense Attorney Association (FBCCDAA). He has successfully defended citizens accused of criminal acts at all levels of state and federal courts and winning Not Guilty verdicts throughout the State of Texas. He is also regularly invited to teach other lawyers to help share his knowledge and experience. Please visit his results page for further evidence of his commitment to his clients. Paul has lived in Houston and the surrounding area for over 40 years. His parents left Vietnam in 1974 to escape the communist invasion of their homeland. Mr. Tu graduated from Texas Military Institute in San Antonio, Texas and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Business from Austin College in Sherman, Texas. Mr. Tu then attended Thurgood Marshall School of Law, where he graduated in the top 6% in his class, and was a Senior Editor for the Thurgood Marshall Law Review. He also received a certification from the Institute of International and Immigration Law for his focus on current and developing immigration law. After graduation, Mr. Tu began working for the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office. During his time at the DA’s office, he was selected to attend a national training academy for prosecutors focusing on advocacy skills. The National Advocacy Center was directed and funded by the United States Department of Justice. Mr. Tu has extensive trial experience including: Felony Drug Possession with Intent to Distribute, Driving While Intoxicated (DWI), Assaults, Home Invasions, Aggravated Robbery and Theft. With over two decades of experience in criminal law, Attorney Paul Tu will utilize his training and understanding of the law to personally craft an aggressive and multi-level defense for you or your family member in need. Paul Tu was recently appointed as a Juvenile Court Referee. A Texas juvenile court referee is a hearing officer who conducts juvenile court hearings, often to assist a judge with a heavy caseload. Referees are typically attorneys who can hear cases, take testimony, and make findings of fact, but their recommendations must be approved by a judge to become a final order.

Some family law situations require immediate action—especially when the safety and well-being of a child is at risk. At the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, founded by Houston family law attorney Bryan Fagan, Christopher David Bunch represents clients in family law matters with a focus on CPS cases, child protection, and high-stakes custody matters. Serving clients from the firm’s Richmond office, he works with families across the Houston area to protect parental rights and advocate for the best interests of children.

When you’re dealing with a family law issue, the hardest part is often not knowing where to start. At the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, founded by Houston family law attorney Bryan Fagan, Keydra Jones is an experienced divorce lawyer in Richmond and Fort Bend County with a background in litigation and case strategy. She helps clients understand their situation, evaluate their options, and make smart decisions from the very beginning. Serving clients throughout Fort Bend County and the Houston area, she works with individuals who are early in the process, overwhelmed, or trying to make sense of their options before taking action.

Attorney Claudia Avalos takes a highly client-focused approach in practicing law. Before she begins a case, she conducts a thorough, in-depth consultation with her clients to determine their goals. Once she has a clear view of their motivations and goals, she works tirelessly at achieving the best possible outcome for them. She makes a point of being easily accessible to clients, providing prompt communication, support, and comfort. As a negotiator, she is aggressive and devoted to getting results. In addition to her work at her firm, she has also provided pro bono legal services and has acted as a mediator.

Ms. Dean's professional experience encompasses a broad range of legal matters. Her primary emphases are estate planning, elder law, and probate. Her estate planning practice involves helping clients orchestrate their estates by drafting a vast array of trusts, wills and powers of attorney. Ms. Dean also provides compassionate legal advice while assisting families through the probate process. Ms. Dean's legal expertise in civil appeals includes both advising at the trial court level and handling all aspects of the appeal. She has handled appeals dealing with complex insurance matters, business matters, personal injury and family law appeals. She has successfully argued in federal and state courts, including the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, on behalf of a major insurance company, corporations, and individuals. She works with trial attorneys and clients to preserve error on the trial court level, preparing legal motions, handling mandamus actions, preparing and arguing the jury charge and handling all post-judgment motions. At the appellate level, Ms. Dean leads the appeal of a judgment, including preparing briefs, petitions for review and briefs on the merits to the Texas Supreme Court, and presenting oral argument before diverse panels of judges. Throughout her career, Ms. Dean has handled other civil matters as well, such as complex commercial litigation, corporate buy-outs, employment and business contracts, consumer issues, family law litigation, adoptions, real estate transactions and personal injury litigation. She successfully negotiated and closed a multi-million dollar buy-out of a snowboard clothing company to a major sporting goods conglomerate. Prior to specializing in appellate law, Ms. Dean engaged in a successful trial practice and as a result, understands the needs of trial attorneys and what it takes to make them successful at the trial level and on appeal. Integrity and operating under a high standard of ethics are of utmost importance to us at The Dean Law Firm. We abide by the Texas Lawyer's Creed.