Martin Miller was admitted to the Texas bar in 1987. Mr. Miller began his legal career at the Dallas County Criminal District Attorney's Office in 1987 as an Assistant Criminal District Attorney. He prosecuted cases ranging from the simplest misdemeanors to capital murder cases. He has had more than 150 jury trials as lead counsel and participated in more than 200 jury trials as second chair. He held several supervisor positions including Chief of a misdemeanor court, Chief of a felony court, Chief of the Family Violence Division, and Chief of the Gang Unit. He was also assigned to the Child Abuse Unit and the Organized Crime Division prosecuting drug cases. After nearly twelve years of being a prosecutor, he went into private practice. From March of 1999 to May of 2002, he practiced as a criminal defense attorney in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. He handled all types of felony and misdemeanor cases. Mr. Miller joined the law firm of Bailey & Galyen in May of 2002 as the Managing Attorney of the Tarrant County Criminal Law Department. He supervises the staff and handles a full criminal docket.
Mr. Miller received his undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice at Southern Methodist University, earned his law degree from Baylor University and also a Master of Business Administration degree at Texas Tech University. He is a member of several associations including the State Bar of Texas, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, College of the State Bar, the Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the Tarrant County Bar Association.
Mr. Miller specializes in criminal defense law and has been Board Certified in Criminal Law since 1993. He is located at the Bedford office in the Criminal Law department.
Year Joined Organization:
2002
Certification/Specialties:
Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist, 1993
Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Texas
Member
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Member
College of the State Bar
Member
Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Member
Tarrant County Bar Association
Member
Past Employment Positions:
Dallas County Criminal District Attorney's Office, Assistant Criminal District Attorney
Dallas County Criminal District Attorney's Office, Chief Prosecutor, Misdemeanor Court
Dallas County Criminal District Attorney's Office, Chief Prosecutor, Felony Court
Dallas County Criminal District Attorney's Office, Chief, Family Violence Division
Dallas County Criminal District Attorney's Office, Chief, Gang Unit
Dallas County Criminal District Attorney's Office, Child Abuse Unit
Dallas County Criminal District Attorney's Office, Organized Crime Division
Criminal Defense Attorney, 1999 - 2002