Ned Barnett

If you’re facing a serious criminal charge in Houston, there’s one name that should stand above the others when you want a quality, aggressive Houston DWI lawyer— Ned Barnett.

Ned Barnett is a skilled Houston criminal defense lawyer with nearly 30 years of practical legal experience in the Houston area that includes trying criminal cases as a state and federal prosecutor, as well as more than 20 years as a defense lawyer.

Barnett is dedicated to challenging the government’s power over individuals and defending the constitutional rights of people accused of crimes. He believes that each person’s rights under the Constitution — their rights to an attorney, to a fair trial, and to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures — are precious and worth fighting for when the government attempts to strip those rights from an accused.

As an assistant district attorney in Galveston, Barnett prosecuted countless DWI cases, as well as serious felonies including rape, robbery, and murder. During his time as a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s office, he focused on large drug prosecutions and gained a valuable perspective on how the government pursues cases involving international narcotics trafficking.

Since opening his own practice in 1994, he has represented countless people charged with criminal offenses in the greater Houston area. Regardless of the offense, whether it’s a misdemeanor DWI or a felony sex crime, Barnett understands how devastating and disruptive a criminal charge can be for the person accused.

Barnett fights to obtain the best possible result for each person he defends, with the goal of helping defendants to move on with their lives and leave the stress and uncertainty of a criminal charge behind them. He brings a blend of compassion, discretion, superior ethics, and sharp trial skills to each case, as well as a commitment to providing personal, one-on-one service and communication.

In addition to the skills and experience he’s earned in Texas and federal courtrooms, Barnett has sought outside education that gives him an edge in criminal prosecutions. He is board certified as a criminal lawyer by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and has certifications in DWI field sobriety testing, operation of breath test machines, and gas chromatography, the process used in DWI blood tests.

– Top Rated Criminal Defense Lawyer (since 2015) – SuperLawyers
– 10 Best in Client Satisfaction (2015, 2016) – American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys
– Best DWI Attorney (2016) – deciBel Publishing
– AV Preeminent for Professional Excellence – Martindale-Hubbell

– Founding Member of the National College for DUI Defense
– Founding Member of the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys
– Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
– National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
– Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
– Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association
– State Bar College
– Supporting Member of National Child Abuse Defense Center
– Houston Bar Association
– Montgomery County Bar Association
– Galveston County Bar Association
– Houston Trial Lawyers Association
– Fort Bend County Bar Association

– Charges dropped for a Harris County juvenile terroristic threats case
– Case dismissed for tampering with a government record in Harris County
– A multitude of DWI cases dismissed in several counties (including Harris, Travis, Fayette Counties)
– Case closed and charges dropped for sexual assault of a child in Harris County
– Case dismissed for aggravated sexual assault of a child in Orange County
– Charges dropped in family assault case in Montgomery County
– Domestic violence case dismissed in Ft.Bend County