Chris Parks, Austin Criminal Attorney

Chris Parks was grew up in Houston, Texas where he graduated from St. Thomas High School. After high school, Chris graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Political Science. Chris then attended and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, School of Law with honors and in the top 10% of his class. During his last year in law school, Chris chose to intern with the Travis County District Attorney’s Office (TCDAO) in the 167th District Court. While at the TCDAO, Chris assisted with a wide range of cases including capital murder/murder trials as well as with research search and seizure issues.

After becoming licensed by the State Bar of Texas, Chris served as an Assistant District Attorney (ADA) with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office (HCDAO). While an ADA, Chris prosecuted a wide variety of misdemeanor and felony cases in County Criminal Courts and District Courts, from the intake/grand jury stage all the way through to trial. Chris left the HCDAO as a felony prosecutor and went into private practice as criminal defense attorney to represent individuals charged wide range of misdemeanors and felonies.

Chris then went back to prosecution and joined the Williamson County Attorney’s Office (WCAO) as an Assistant County Attorney (ACA) and a court lead prosecutor in the Williamson County Courts at Law. While with the WCAO, Chris was in charge of managing other prosecutors, coordinating multiple county court dockets, handling cases in Williamson County Justice of the Peace courts, and the prosecution of misdemeanor cases from intake through trial. Chris also assisted upper management with specific issues relating to Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs) and election laws. At the WCAO, Chris provided law enforcement officers guidance on arrest decisions and on the sufficiency of probable cause; Chris also reviewed cases for felony referrals to the Williamson County District Attorney’s Office (WCDAO). Chris has now returned to private practice as criminal defense attorney representing people in all kinds of criminal cases

Chris Parks, Attorney at Law