Criminal Law Attorney in Austin, Texas
Jorge Vela is the founder of the Law Office of Jorge Vela, PLLC, and an experienced criminal defense attorney based in Austin, Texas. He earned his bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University in 2006 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law in 2011. Before entering criminal defense, Jorge served as a felony prosecutor in Webb County, an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, and an Assistant District Attorney for Travis County. His prosecutorial career involved handling serious state and federal offenses, including murder, aggravated robbery, drug trafficking, firearms trafficking, and other complex criminal cases.
In 2018, Jorge opened his criminal defense practice, drawing on his experience as a state and federal trial attorney to defend individuals accused of crimes. As a federal prosecutor, he investigated large-scale drug trafficking organizations operating along the U.S.–Mexico border and helped secure significant jury trial verdicts, including a life sentence for the head of a Laredo drug trafficking organization. His state prosecution experience included violent felonies such as aggravated assault, kidnapping, robbery, and capital murder. Jorge now uses this background to develop informed defense strategies and protect the rights of individuals facing criminal charges.
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