Fort Bend County Criminal Defense Attorney

A criminal charge in Fort Bend County is heard in Richmond, not Houston. Salinas Defense Law Firm represents people charged in Fort Bend County, in English and Spanish. Hablamos español: llame al (832) 202-8409. Our office is at 4101 Greenbriar Drive, Suite 240, Houston.

Where the case is heard

The Fort Bend County Justice Center is at 1422 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, TX 77469. It houses the 240th, 268th, 328th, 387th, 400th and 434th District Courts, which hear felonies, and County Courts at Law 1 through 4, which hear misdemeanors.

The jail

The Fort Bend County Jail is at 1410 Richmond Parkway, Richmond, TX 77469. The county sheriff runs an online jail inquiry, which is the quickest way to confirm that someone has been booked.

Cases from Sugar Land, Missouri City and Stafford

Sugar Land, Missouri City, Stafford, Richmond, Rosenberg and Fulshear are all in Fort Bend County. A criminal charge filed in any of them goes to the courts in Richmond, apart from minor city ordinance matters heard in municipal courts. That matters if you live near Houston: the court date is in Richmond, so plan the drive and the parking.

Charged in Fort Bend County and not a U.S. citizen

The court date may be in Richmond, but the immigration consequences follow you everywhere. A green card, a visa or DACA can all be at risk, and in Texas deferred adjudication is often still a conviction under immigration law. Bring your immigration paperwork to the first call, and do not accept any plea until the consequences have been analyzed. Do not leave the country without talking to us. See the immigration consequences of criminal charges.

The charges we handle in Fort Bend County

• DWI
• Drug possession
• Assault and family violence
• Theft
• Clearing a record

Questions from Fort Bend County clients

Where do Fort Bend County criminal cases go?

To the Justice Center at 1422 Eugene Heimann Circle in Richmond.

Where is the Fort Bend County Jail?

At 1410 Richmond Parkway, Richmond, TX 77469.

I was arrested in Sugar Land. Is my case in Houston?

No. Sugar Land is in Fort Bend County, so a criminal charge is filed in Richmond, not at the Harris County courthouse in Houston.

I am not a U.S. citizen. Does a Fort Bend case affect my status?

It can. Tell us your exact status before you discuss any plea.

Do you handle both Harris and Fort Bend cases?

Andrew Salinas defends Harris County cases from our Houston office. Call us about a Fort Bend case and we will tell you how we would handle it.

Cities in the county

We take Fort Bend County cases from Sugar Land, Missouri City, Stafford, Richmond, Rosenberg and Fulshear.