Top Rated Criminal Defense Attorney in Dallas, TX

Paul Saputo is the principal attorney at Saputo Law Firm, PLLC. Mr. Saputo focuses his practice on litigation related to state and federal criminal prosecutions, including criminal defense, civil asset forfeiture, criminal appellate and corporate advisory matters. He has represented clients in over 60 state and federal courts throughout Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. 

Over the course of his career, Mr. Saputo has handled numerous high-profile and high-stakes defense matters, including the accused shooter in the Dallas police shooting in 2016, one of the accused bikers in the Waco Twin Peaks Biker incident, and many more cases that have garnered local media attention. He has obtained numerous notable victories in both state and federal criminal defense matters. He has tried cases in counties across Texas and in federal court, and he has presented oral argument in mutiple courts of appeal, including the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Saputo has received numerous awards for his work, including recognition from Super Lawyers®, D Magazine, and the AVVO Client’s Choice Award for excellent client service in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. He has been listed for consecutive years in 2018-2019 as a SuperLawyers Rising Star and a D Magazine "Best Lawyers: Criminal Defense."

Mr. Saputo graduated from Duke University School of Law. He is admitted before all Texas state courts, all Texas courts of appeal, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the Supreme Court of Texas, as well as Federal District Courts in the Northern District of Texas, Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Western District of Oklahoma and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Saputo is actively involved in his legal community. He has contributed to various media publications and belongs to professional organizations, including the Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the Dallas Bar Association, the Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the DUI Defense Lawyers Association.