Criminal Law Attorney in Houston, Texas
Shannon Drehner is an experienced criminal defense attorney and former chief felony prosecutor at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. During her time there, she served as a chief in the Special Crimes Bureau, prosecuting organized crime and criminal organizations across Harris County. She also served as a chief felony prosecutor in the trial bureau, supervising junior prosecutors and managing a docket of approximately 1,000 felony cases, ranging from capital murder to drug possession. Earlier in her career, she prosecuted misdemeanor cases involving DWI, assault, and drug offenses, as well as domestic violence cases in the Family Criminal Law Division. Before joining the Harris County DA’s Office, she worked as a prosecutor in Broward County, Florida, where she advanced to lead felony prosecutor in the Felony Trial Division.
Throughout her prosecutorial career, Shannon has tried more than 80 jury trials involving DWI, drug offenses, aggravated assault, aggravated robbery, sexual assault, child abuse, murder, and capital murder. She earned her J.D. from Tulane University Law School in 2007, a Master’s degree in Asian Studies and Languages from the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.A. in Japanese from the same university. She is licensed to practice in Texas and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Shannon is a member of the Houston Bar Association and American Bar Association and serves as treasurer of the Houston Bar Association Criminal Law and Procedure Section. She was named to the 2024 Super Lawyers list.
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