Practice areas: Criminal Defense, DUI-DWI; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 2001
Education: South Texas College of Law Houston
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Ronnie Yeates is a Native Texas criminal defense attorney with over two decades of legal experience. Located in The Woodlands, Texas, he vigorously defends the rights of his clients who are accused of criminal charges ranging from minor to major, including driving under the influence (DUI) to Murder. In addition to the criminal cases, he fights for those who lost their driving or firearms rights due to those criminal charges.
Ronnie is a Class III firearms dealer and manufacturer and provides advice to clients on all firearms-related issues. He fights for those who have lost their firearms rights and works to get them restored. Moreover, Ronnie has published several articles on topics related to Texas Firearms laws and the National Firearms Act. Over the years, he has played a key role in planning and supervising numerous machine gun shoots across Texas. Moreover, Mr. Yeates has published several articles on topics related to Texas Firearms laws and the National Firearms Act.
After graduating from Sam Houston State University with a degree in criminal justice in 1997, Ronnie began his legal career as an intern investigating cold cases and murders for the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. He worked as an intern with the Harris County District Attorney's Office at the 184th District Court in Houston when he was a student at South Texas College of Law. He was involved in the investigation and prosecution of significant felony cases. He received his Juris Doctor and was admitted by the State Bar of Texas in 2001. He retired after 17 years as a prosecutor and, a s current defense lawyer, knows both sides of the fight well.
Ronnie is a member of the Texas District & County Attorneys Association, the Texas State Rifle Association, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and the DUI Defense Lawyers Association. He sat on the board of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association and is the President-Elect of the Montgomery County Bar Association.
He tried the first criminal charge in Harris County to verdict after COVID and received a Directed Verdict of Not Guilty in a DWI Second Blood draw case.
Success and dedication in the legal profession have yielded Ronnie several awards including:
- Member of the Texas Bar College (less than 8% of lawyers)
- Texas Super Lawyer (Less than 5% of lawyers)
- NHTSA SFST Certified by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- DWI Trial Warrior by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- DWI Trial Scholar by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Martindale-Hubbell Preeminent ranking
- AVVO Client’s Choice Award
- 5-Star on Google Reviews
Practice areas
Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense: DUI/DWIFocus areas
Arrest & Arraignment, Assault & Battery, Criminal Domestic Violence, Criminal Law, Drug & Alcohol Violations, Expungement, Felony, Misdemeanor
- 60% Criminal Defense
- 40% Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI
First Admitted: 2001, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.ronnieyeates.com/ronnie-yeates/
Bar / Professional Activity
- President Elect, Montgomery County Defense Lawyer's Association, 2025
- President Elect, Montgomery County Defense Lawyer's Association, 2024
- President Elect, Montgomery County Defense Lawyer's Association, 2023
- President Elect, Montgomery County Defense Lawyer's Association, 2022
- National DUI Defense Lawyers Association
- Member, State Bar Justice of the Peace and Criminal Justice Sections
- Board Member, Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association, 2021
- Member Texas State Bar Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters Committee, 2020
- Member State Bar College, 2019
- DUI Defense Lawyer's Association, 2018
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, 2018
- Texas District and County Attorney's Association, 2001
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Directed Verdict of Not Guilty in a DWI Second charge with a .113 blood test. , 2020
Special Licenses / Certifications
- 2023 SFT, DRE, and ARIDE Certified by TCDLA. Ronnie completed the 2023 Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, Drug Recognition, and the Advanced Roadside Impairment Driving Enforcement curriculums as required by NHTSA training and has been certified by The Texas Criminal Defense eLawyer's Association. , 2023
- Type 07/02 Federal Firearms Manufacturing Licensee, 2018
Honors
- Best Of Criminal Justice Attorney, Business Rate - The Woodlands, 2024
- Houston's Top Lawyers, Houstonia Magazine, 2022
- Houston's Top Lawyers, Houstonia Magazine, 2021
- Pro Bono College Member, State Bar of Texas, 2021
- TCDLA DWI Trial Scholar, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2021
- 2019 Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association, 2019
- 2019 Top 10 Best Attorney in Texas by the American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys, 2019
- 2019 10 Best Attorney in Texas by the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys, 2019
- TCDLA DWI Trial Warrior, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2019
Educational Background
- Bachelor of Science Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement from Sam Houston State University with a minor
- Juris Doctor - South Texas College Of Law, 1998-2000
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Ronnie authored an article discussing the new updates in criminal law in Texas regarding handguns, carrying of handgun, and licensure of those who wish to do so., Author, New Handgun Laws in Texas & What It Means...Mostly., The Defender Magazine, Harris County Criminal Lawyer's Association, 2022
- Ronnie prepared materials and presented to a group of attorneys on the changes in Penal and Government Code in relation to handguns and licensure of them. , Author and Speaker, Texas Law update on Handguns in the Penal and Government Code., Texas Bar, 2021
- Ronnie prepared and presented an hour long presentation on the new Texas laws regarding licensure, penal code charges and defenses in relation to handguns in Texas. , Author and Speaker, Legislative and Statutory Update on Texas Handgun Laws, Fort Bend Bar, Fort Bend Bar Association, 2021
- An in-depth article reviewing the myriad laws regarding Texas laws on Handguns including offenses, defenses, and more. , Author, Practical Handgun Laws and Defenses in Texas, Voice for the Defense Magazine - Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Criminal Lawyers And Judges, 2020
- An in-depth article reviewing the myriad laws regarding Texas laws on Handguns including offenses, defenses, and more. , Author, Practical Handgun Laws and Defenses in Texas, Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association - The Defender Magazine, Criminal Lawyers And Judges, 2020
- I prepared and presented a lecture on the change in Texas law to the many Law Enforcement Agencies serving the greater Grimes County area including Texas DPS, Grimes County Sheriff's Department, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Navasota Police Department, and the Elected Constables of all three precincts. This lecture taught the intricacies of the new open carry law, the impact of it on the various criminal, constitutional and statutory laws with the impact on the rights of citizens civilians and law enforcement. , Facilitated and presented lecture materials to the several different Law Enforcement Agencies serving the Grimes County area, Changes in Firearm Law: The New Open Carry and more, Grimes County District Attorney Facebook Page, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice, Equal Rights, Constitutional Law, 2016
- I had the pleasure to prepare materials and present on the change in the law regarding discovery, what law enforcement should chronicle and how they should record what they do, what they collect, what they write, and more. I explained the importance to both the state and prosecution, but also how important it is to make sure justice is served by protecting the rights of the accused under the old Brady v. Maryland and the new Michael Morton Act. , Facilitated and presented lecture materials to the Navasota Police Department in Navasota, Texas, Brady v Maryland and The Michael Morton Act, Grimes County District Attorney Facebook Page, Law Enforcement, Legal, Defendant's Rights,, 2015
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2025
