Paul J. Dunham

Paul J. Dunham is a Texas criminal defense lawyer with more than 30 years of experience defending clients in serious criminal matters. As founder and managing partner of Dunham & Jones, Attorneys at Law, P.C., he has helped build a statewide defense practice known for courtroom strength and client rights. His work focuses on DWI, assault, drug charges, white collar crime, felony defense, investigations, and high-stakes cases requiring strategic advocacy across Texas courts and clients’ futures.

Dunham studied at Louisiana State University, and his professional background includes past employment with Cox & Smith. This foundation supports his work as a trial lawyer, legal strategist, and firm leader. He is admitted to the State Bar of Texas and guides a large defense team that includes former prosecutors, trial attorneys, and seasoned litigators serving clients across major Texas cities through disciplined communication, strategy, and consistent case management efforts statewide.

Dunham leads defense strategies that emphasize preparation, case review, and practical action from the first stage of representation. His leadership supports a results-driven approach focused on protecting constitutional rights, challenging evidence, and pursuing dismissals or charge reductions where possible. The firm’s practice includes domestic violence, family violence, theft, sex crimes, crimes against children, misdemeanors, felonies, and related criminal investigations throughout Texas for clients facing lasting consequences and uncertain futures ahead.

Paul J. Dunham has grown Dunham & Jones, Attorneys at Law, P.C. into one of Texas’s largest criminal defense firms, with offices in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and additional cities. He leads more than 125 criminal defense attorneys while maintaining a focus on aggressive advocacy, client communication, and practical defense planning. Clients facing criminal allegations can rely on his experienced leadership and steady direction in difficult cases across each defense stage statewide consistently.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founder & Managing Partner, Dunham & Jones, Attorneys at Law, P.C.
• Member, State Bar of Texas

Licensed State

• Texas

Education

• Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Louisiana State University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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