Houston & Harris County
Criminal Defense
Attorney Franklin Bynum has represented people charged in Harris County since he began practicing in 2008. As a misdemeanor court judge, he implemented sweeping reforms to reduce incarceration. The lawyer you hire matters — contact us today for help.
Get a free case report.
Get the facts about your charge right now. You’ll see statistics on cases like yours, then book a free consultation once you’ve read your report.
- The usual bail for your charge
- How long similar cases last
- How often similar charges are dismissed
Data-driven defense
Experience, backed by records.
Franklin Bynum has been a public defender, a private defense lawyer, and a Harris County criminal-court judge — never a prosecutor. In eighteen years in Harris County courtrooms, on both sides of the bench, he has seen how cases like yours actually play out — and what moves them.
That experience is sharpened by the firm’s own data operation. We track Harris County criminal cases — filings, settings, and outcomes, court by court — so our advice on bond, plea offers, and trial is built on the trends in your court right now.
How Harris County cases ended last year
Dismissal is our goal in every case.
Misdemeanors42,484 cases resolved
Felonies48,570 cases resolved
- Dismissed or acquitted
- Deferred
- Convicted
- Other
As of October 28, 2026, from the Harris County District Clerk’s public data.
Online portal
The information you need, when you need it.
Every client gets a private case page. Sign in with a code texted to your phone and see your next court date and whether you have to be there, the documents we’ve shared with you, and your balance. Dealing with your law firm should be easy, and we work to make it that way.
- Next court date
- Thursday, December 3 · 9:00 a.m.
- County Criminal Court at Law No. 9
- You don’t need to be in court on this date.
- Documents
- DA-offer-letter.pdf
- discovery-summary.pdf
- Balance
Personal service
Your case is our cause.
- Personal service before, during, and after every court setting.
- The updates you want, when you want them.
- Upfront, transparent pricing. Payment plans available.
- No additional legal fee for trial. You don’t have to pay more to get better results.
“He’s a brilliant attorney who cares deeply about his clients.”
October 16, 2018Or start with a free case report
Find your case and see how cases like it have gone.