Ernest Acevedo, III

Top rated Criminal Defense attorney in San Antonio, Texas

Ernest Acevedo Law Group
Ernest Acevedo, III
Ernest Acevedo Law Group

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI-DWI, White Collar Crimes; view more

Licensed in Texas since: 1994

Education: Harvard Law School

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2015, 2021 - 2023
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Ernest Acevedo Law Group

222 S Flores St
San Antonio, TX 78204 Visit website

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Attorney Ernest Acevedo III serves clients through his law firm Ernest Acevedo Law Group, which is based in San Antonio, Texas. With more than 28 years of experience practicing law, he focuses his practice on criminal defense law matters, including drug offenses, sexual offenses, weapons offenses, white collar crimes, federal crimes, DUI/DWI offenses, expunctions and so on.

Mr. Acevedo is committed to protecting the rights of Texans who have been accused of crimes all around the state. Achieving successful outcomes for his clients has been made possible by his expertise, knowledge and litigation abilities.

Majoring in economics, Mr. Acevedo has a bachelor’s degree from St. Mary’s University. He went on to pursue his legal studies at the Harvard Law School and obtained his Juris Doctor in 1994. He is licensed to practice in Texas and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

A prominent member of the legal world, Mr. Acevedo has memberships in the San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the National College of DUI Defense, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Mexican American Bar Association of San Antonio and the Mexican American Bar Association.

Mr. Acevedo regularly speaks at numerous conferences and continuing legal education programs about various aspects of criminal defense law, including topics such as cross examination of the breath test, effective jury selection in DWI cases, DWI things every lawyer should know and more.

A well-known attorney who has made a name for himself in the legal community, Mr. Acevedo has a perfect rating of 10 out of 10 on Avvo in addition to several favorable client testimonials and five-star ratings.

Practice areas

Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

Focus areas

DUI/DWI, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, White Collar Crime

  • 40% Criminal Defense
  • 40% Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI
  • 10% Criminal Defense: White Collar
  • 10% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 1994, Texas

Professional Webpage: https://www.ernestacevedo.com/ernest-acevedo-iii/

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • DWI Expert Lecture Series
  • Conference: Advanced DWI Seminar, 2005
  • Technical Supervisor Cross Examination
  • Conference: How to Try a DWI in Bexar County, 2005
  • Field Sobriety Testing
  • Conference: Top Gun DWI Seminar, 2006
  • Cross Examination of the Technical Supervision
  • Conference: 43rd Annual Criminal Law Institute, 2006
  • Breath Testing Defenses
  • Conference: Advanced DWI Seminar, 2007
  • Examining Field Sobriety Testing
  • Conference: Stuart Kinard Memorial Advanced DWI Seminar, 2008
  • Cross Examination of the Technical Supervisor
  • Conference: How to Try a DWI in Bexar County, 2008
  • Effective Jury Selection In DWI Cases
  • Conference: SACDLA Ultimate Cross Examination Seminar, 2010
  • Cross Examination of the Arresting Officer
  • Conference: 47th Annual Criminal Law Institute, 2010
  • DWI Things Every Lawyer Should Know
  • Conference: Stuart Kinard Memorial Advanced DWI Seminar, 2010
  • Cross Examination of the Breath Test Expert
  • District Court learn and lunch series, Speaker, What to know when you take a protective order case to trial, Legal, 2020
  • Seminar presentation on standardized field sobriety testing, Speaker, SFST's - The Ticket to Ride to Winning, Texas DWI Lawyers, Legal, 2019
  • Methods of attacking standardized DWI detection tests, Speaker, Top Shelf DWI: Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, Don't Believe the Hype, Texas DWI Lawyers, Legal, 2018
Honors/Awards:
  • President’s Award of Excellence, Mexican American Bar Association of San Antonio, 1998
Bar/Professional Activity:
  • Texas Bar Admission: 1994
  • Member of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Western Federal District Admission: 2012
  • President - Mexican American Bar Association of San Antonio, 1997 - 1998
  • President -San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyer Association, 2002 - 2003
  •  San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyer Association - Member, 2020
  • National College of DUI Defense - Member, 2020
  • Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Association - Member, 2020
  • Mexican American Bar Association - Member, 2020
Educational Background:
  • St. Mary’s University, 1991 Bachelor of Arts
Verdicts/Settlements:
  • State of Texas vs D.S. - Intoxication Manslaughter. Case dismissed, 2020
  • State of Texas vs A.G. Intoxication Assault. Case Dismissed, 2020
  • State of Texas vs P.H. Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Case dismissed, 2020
  • State of Texas vs Rene Alfaro - Attempted Capital Murder. NOT GUILTY verdict, 2018
  • State of Texas vs Toyin Dada- Aggravated Robbery. NOT GUILTY Verdict, 2016
  • State of Texas vs Juan Robles - Attempted Capital Murder. NOT GUILTY verdict, 2013
Industry Groups:
  • MABA
  • National College For DUI Defense
  • SABA
  • SACDLA
  • TCDLA

Office location for Ernest Acevedo, III

222 S Flores St
San Antonio, TX 78204

Phone: 210-943-9196

Selections

6 Years Super Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2015, 2021 - 2023

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