Adam Setra

Adam Setra is a Texas trial lawyer who represents clients in El Paso, San Antonio, and communities across West and South Texas. His practice centers on state and federal criminal defense, including serious felonies, DWI, narcotics charges, fraud matters, assault allegations, sex offenses, and weapons cases. He also represents individuals and families in catastrophic personal injury, commercial truck accident, oilfield injury, and wrongful death claims, working directly with clients in English and Spanish.

Adam completed his undergraduate education at The University of Texas at El Paso and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2018. He later served as a prosecutor with the 34th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in El Paso County in 2023. That experience provides practical insight into how the government investigates, prepares, and presents criminal cases, supporting his careful evaluation of evidence, procedure, and trial strategy.

Adam prepares defense matters through detailed discovery review, constitutional challenges, pretrial litigation, suppression motions, grand jury practice, and federal indictment defense. His reported representative matters include dismissals in felony assault, DWI, drug, and other criminal cases, as well as cases closed or declined before charges were filed. His work often focuses on testing the legality of stops and searches, identifying weaknesses in the evidence, and challenging the prosecution’s account before trial.

Adam Setra is licensed to practice in Texas and is admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Western, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of Texas, as well as the District of New Mexico. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star by Thomson Reuters. His former prosecutorial experience, courtroom preparation, and bilingual communication help him provide informed, direct guidance to clients facing high-stakes criminal charges or serious injury claims.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, West Texas Trial Lawyers, PLLC
• Member, Texas State Bar

Licensed State

• Texas

Education

• University of Minnesota
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Texas System
  Bachelor of Science (BS)