You have a lot to lose. We know how to protect it.
Criminal defense across Texas, based in Collin County. Former Dallas County prosecutor on your side. Trial fees included in every quote. The attorney you call is the attorney who stands next to you in court.
Available 24/7. We answer when you're arrested, not the next business day.
Am I going to jail? Will this be on my record? What happens next?
Every client asks us these three questions in the first call. Here is the honest answer: it depends on the charge, the county, the evidence, and who defends you. The first three are fixed. The fourth is your decision, and it changes everything that follows.
We have taken cases other firms pled out and won dismissals. We have walked clients facing 25 to 99 years out of the courtroom free. Call us before you talk to police, before you accept a court appointment, and before you sign with a firm that quotes one fee and bills you another when trial comes.
Talk to an attorney now: 214-432-6540What serious defense looks like
A former prosecutor builds your defense
Patrick McGuire prosecuted criminal cases for Dallas County. He knows how the State assembles its file, which witnesses carry the case, and where the case breaks. That knowledge now works for you.
Trial fees included. No hidden charges.
Many firms quote a low fee, then charge again when your case goes to trial. The pressure to plead becomes financial. We quote the whole fight up front, so the decision to go to trial rests on the evidence, never on your wallet.
No hand-offs
The attorney you meet at consultation is the attorney who answers your calls, works your case, and appears in court. Your case will never be passed to an associate you've never met.
Cases we defend
We defend every charge listed below in every county in Texas, with deep trial experience in Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant, and Rockwall counties.
Domestic & Family Violence
Nearly 200 dismissals. A family violence finding affects gun rights, custody, immigration, and employment. We attack these cases before they become findings.
DWI
Not-guilty verdicts and dismissals across Collin, Dallas, Tarrant, and Denton counties. Many reduced below a criminal conviction entirely.
Sex Crimes
Charges that carry registration require defense before indictment. We have secured no-bills, dismissals, and reductions that avoided the registry.
Drug Charges (Possession & MAN/DEL)
First-degree manufacture and delivery cases dismissed, reduced to misdemeanors, and won at trial.
Arson
One of the most technical charges in Texas law, and one few firms have actually tried. Arson of a habitation: dismissed before trial.
Crimes Against Children
The stakes could not be higher. Outcomes include dismissals, no-bills, and a denied adult certification in juvenile court.
Federal Crimes
Federal cases run on different rules, different prosecutors, and different math. We defend them across Texas.
Fraud & Theft
Felony theft dismissed. State-jail felonies reduced to misdemeanors. We protect the record your career depends on.
Internet Crimes
Digital evidence can be challenged. We work with forensic experts to do it.
Juvenile Defense
A juvenile case handled right can disappear. Handled wrong, it follows your child into adulthood.
Appeals
When the trial went wrong, the fight is not over.
Don't see your charge?
Call us. We likely defend it. 214-432-6540 →Results, by the numbers
Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case depends on its own facts.
See full case results →Mr. Chiles is a lawdog. I was facing 25 to 99. He got the whole case dismissed. The man was in my corner and stayed there till the end. Went straight to work. Law is his business. Facts.
Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case depends on its own facts.
The attorneys you'll actually work with
James Chiles
James has built his record on trial work: not-guilty verdicts in DWI cases, nearly 200 family violence dismissals, and felony charges reduced or dismissed across North Texas. Clients hire James because he prepares every case as if it will be tried, and prosecutors know it.
Meet James →Patrick McGuire
Patrick prosecuted criminal cases for Dallas County before crossing the aisle. He has won dismissals in arson, sexual assault, and family violence cases, defeated an adult certification in juvenile court, and taken a first-degree fentanyl case to trial and won the MAN/DEL count. He defends the cases he once built.
Meet Patrick →Built for people with a lot to lose
A first arrest with a spotless record behind it. A professional license that took a decade to earn. A scholarship that starts in the fall. An immigration status one conviction could end. A family, a reputation, a career.
If your case threatens something you've built, you need a defense built to match. That is the only kind we run.
Request a Free ConsultationCollin County and all of Texas
Our office sits in McKinney, minutes from the Collin County courthouse. We try cases throughout North Texas, including Dallas, Denton, Tarrant, Rockwall, Kaufman, Ellis, Wise, Parker, Fannin, and Johnson counties, and we accept serious cases anywhere in the state.
The call is free. Waiting is not.
Evidence goes stale, witnesses move, and deadlines pass whether you've hired a lawyer or not. The earlier we start, the more we can do. Free consultation. Available 24/7.
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