EXPERIENCED TRIAL ATTORNEY

Criminal lawyers are not created equally, and finding a lawyer with criminal litigation experience can prove difficult as the majority of cases are resolved by plea agreement. If you don't want to plead guilty or desire a trial, you need an attorney with criminal litigation experience.

Margie S. Johnson has over 11 years of criminal litigation experience as a former prosecutor in Travis County, Texas (Austin), Cook County, Illinois (Chicago), and the United States Navy.

Margie S. Johnson is an experienced criminal trial lawyer. She is a competent and zealous advocate who will take your case to trial if you are unable to reach an agreement with the prosecutor.


THE EXPERTISE TO HANDLE CRIMINAL CASES

Margie S. Johnson’s experience as an Assistant District Attorney in Travis County, Texas, and as an Assistant State's Attorney in Cook County, Illinois, gives her insight into the prosecution. Her experience not only helps her to assess your case but also helps you to review your options more realistically. Margie S. Johnson has experience handling:

• Pretrial Negotiations		• Arraignments
• Preliminary Hearings		• Suppression Motions
• Bench Trials		• Jury Trials
• Probation Revocation Hearings		• Grand Jury Proceedings
• Felony Offenses		• Misdemeanor Offenses
• DWIs		• License Suspensions

EDUCATION AND LEGAL TRAINING
 

University of Arizona, B.S., Management Information Systems

Arizona State University, College of Law, Juris Doctor

Assistant District Attorney, Travis County District Attorney's Office, Austin, TX March 2002-May 2006

Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County State's Attorney's Office, Chicago, IL March 1994-August 2001

Assistant Judge Advocate General, United States Navy April 1990-February 1994

Margie S. Johnson 507 West 10th Street Austin, Texas (512) 673-3143