A theft conviction reads as dishonesty. Employers never stop reading.
Courts, licensing boards, and hiring managers treat theft and fraud as character evidence, and the record never explains your side. We have had a state-jail felony theft dismissed and Class A and B misdemeanor thefts dismissed. Before the charge becomes a record, call us.
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The conviction carries a penalty no judge pronounces.
Theft and fraud are crimes of dishonesty, and the world treats them that way. A conviction surfaces in every background check, threatens professional licenses in finance, healthcare, law, and education, and can end a security clearance or an immigration case. For the clients we represent, the record is usually worth more than whatever the charge alleges was taken.
In Texas, the dollar amount decides the level of the charge. A number on a spreadsheet separates a misdemeanor from a felony, and prosecutors can aggregate a series of transactions into a single felony count. That makes valuation a battlefield, not a fact, and it is one of the first places a fraud or theft case can be cut down.
The window matters. A dismissal can later be expunged, removing the arrest from your record entirely. A conviction stays for life. The earlier we engage the prosecutor, the more endings remain available.
We defend the record, not just the case.
White-collar and theft cases turn on intent, valuation, and timing. This is how we work all three.
Intent is the State’s burden
Theft and fraud require proof that you intended to take what was not yours. Business disputes, billing disagreements, and misunderstandings over ownership get filed as crimes every week. We build the record that shows a civil dispute, not a criminal mind, and we have had felony and misdemeanor theft cases dismissed on exactly that ground.
The dollar amount drives the charge, so we attack the dollar amount
Texas grades theft by value, and prosecutors aggregate transactions to push cases into felony range. Challenging the valuation and the aggregation can move a charge below the felony line. We reduced a state-jail felony criminal mischief case to a Class B misdemeanor with deferred adjudication.
We move before the file hardens
The early weeks decide whether you sit in jail while the case develops and what the prosecutor believes before a defense exists. On a second-degree felony theft case, we cut a one million dollar bond to fifty thousand. Early pressure changes everything that follows.
We aim the case at a clean record
A dismissal opens the door to an expunction. A conviction closes it. Every move we make, from the first bond hearing to the trial setting, points the case toward an outcome you can eventually remove from the record your career depends on.
Fraud and theft results
Outcomes in theft and property cases we have defended. Charge, then result.
- Dismissed State-jail felony theft
- Dismissed Class A and Class B misdemeanor theft Multiple cases
- Reduced Criminal mischief, state-jail felony, reduced to Class B misdemeanor obstruction of a highway with deferred adjudication
- Dismissed Criminal mischief, state-jail felony
- Bond reduced Second-degree felony theft, one million dollar bond reduced to $50,000
Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case depends on its own facts.
Fraud & Theft: the questions clients ask first.
Will a theft charge show up on background checks?
This was a business dispute, not a crime. How am I facing charges?
If I pay the money back, will the case go away?
Can I get this off my record?
The call is free. Waiting is not.
Evidence goes stale, witnesses move, and deadlines pass whether you have hired a lawyer or not. The earlier we start, the more we can do.
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