A top-ranked trial lawyer, Mr. Barrett has successfully handled thousands of criminal cases since 1994. He built his practice on a simple promise: the person who answers your questions, prepares your motions, and stands beside you at trial is the lawyer you hired.
Peter focuses his practice entirely on criminal defense, in Texas state courts and in federal court. Since 1994 he has taken more than 150 cases to a jury verdict, a number most defense lawyers never reach. That experience changes how prosecutors negotiate, because they know which lawyers will actually try a case.
His peers elected him President of the Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in 2005 after five years on its board. His writing on Texas evidence law has appeared in Voice for the Defense, the journal of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. And his practice is bilingual: clients and their families work with him in English or Spanish.
Martindale-Hubbell's highest peer review rating for legal ability and ethical standards, first rated in 1998. See the Martindale-Hubbell profile.
The highest rating Avvo issues, alongside a 5.0 client review average from 11 reviews and 17 endorsements from fellow attorneys. See the Avvo profile.
Selected five consecutive years by Thomson Reuters through peer nomination and independent research. See the Super Lawyers profile.
Elected by Dallas defense lawyers to lead their association after serving on its board of directors from 2000 to 2005.
Author of "Gang Affiliation Evidence in Texas" in Voice for the Defense, the statewide journal for criminal defense lawyers.
Named to the Top 100 Trial Lawyers list maintained by The National Trial Lawyers, a national membership organization.
Listed in the D Magazine lawyer directory for criminal defense in Dallas. See the listing.
Every claim on this page can be checked against a source that is not this website. Bar admission 1994, State of Texas. Juris Doctor, St. Mary's University School of Law, 1994.
Most people who call this office have never been in trouble before. They are scared, their family is scared, and the system is moving fast in a language nobody taught them. Peter built the firm around that reality.
You will not be passed between associates. You will not wonder what is happening with your case. Phone calls get returned. Strategy gets explained before it happens, in plain English or Spanish, so every decision is one you actually made.
And every case gets prepared the same way: as if it is going to trial. Cases prepared for trial settle better, get dismissed more often, and win more verdicts when they do not settle. That has been the approach since 1994, and it is the reason former clients send their friends and family here. Read what they say on the reviews page, or see how preparation turns into outcomes on the results page.
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