Attorney Profiles

D. Chris Hesse

Houston, Texas
Managing Criminal Defense Attorney
phone (866) 715-1529
          (281) 335-7744

fax     (281) 335-5871

Mr. Hesse was raised in Houston, Texas. He Enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1994 and became an Officer of Marines in 1999. In 2003 he was deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. After his tour of duty, he was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps and attended Texas Tech Law School in the fall of 2003.

Mr. Hesse has an extensive background in criminal law matters. He has interned with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, two District Attorney’s Offices and was a Prosecutor for the Potter County Attorney’s Office in Amarillo, Texas. Prior to joining the firm, he operated a private law practice in Amarillo for over three years concentrating on criminal defense, family law and personal injury cases. He has engaged in numerous jury trials and obtained victories for criminal defense clients ranging from the granting of motions to suppress the evidence to hung juries, dismissals and not guilty verdicts.

Mr. Hesse took an oath while in the United States Marine Corps to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America, against all enemies, both foreign and domestic.” Likewise, he took an oath as a Texas attorney to support the constitutions of the United State and of Texas. He believes that defending a client against a criminal charge is supporting and defending the client’s Constitutional rights, against all who may want to violate those rights. He vigorously defends his clients and never shies away from a trial.

Mr. Hesse is the Managing Criminal Defense Attorney in the Houston office.

Areas of Practice:

• Criminal Defense
• Petitions for Occupational Driver's Licenses
• ALR Hearings
• Expunctions & Motions for Non Disclosure

Education and Training:

• The University of Oklahoma, 1999, B.A.
• Texas Tech University School of Law, 2006, J.D.
  • Criminal Justice Clinical Training
  • Writer for the Texas Tech Lawyer (Alumni Magazine)

Professional Associations and Membership:

• State Bar of Texas - Member
• Harris County Criminal Law Association - Member
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association - Member

Publications and Presentations:

• "Statutory Defenses: New Tricks for Old Dogs," prepared for the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Winter Seminar, December 10, 2005, Dallas, Texas