Mr. Paul C. Looney

Paul Looney brings over 30 years of criminal defense law to his clients in Houston, throughout the state of Texas, and across the nation. A graduate of West Texas State University, Mr. Looney earned degrees in economics and political science and his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the South Texas College of Law. Mr. Looney has a lot of experience trying civil cases as well and says “trying civil cases is easy compared to the trial of a criminal case.”

Mr. Looney has won 60 criminal defense trials since 1995

with ZERO final convictions!

“I don’t care who you are or what you’ve been accused of. You don’t need to be in a cage and you don’t need to be bullied by the entire wave of society being against you. If they do that, I want to be there and fight back with you.” – Paul Looney

Super Lawyer

In 2021 and in 2022, Paul C. Looney was named a “Super Lawyer” by the Super Lawyers rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The patented selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

Top 100 Trial Lawyer

imagePaul has been named a “Top 100 Trial Lawyer” for 2014 by the National Trial Lawyers, a premier group of attorneys who practice criminal defense or civil plaintiff law. This honor is extended to those individuals who exemplify superior qualifications, trial results, and leadership.

Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation

Paul has recently been named as a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. This professional accolade is only offered to the top performing attorneys in the state of Texas. Members are elected based on criteria such as outstanding contributions to the legal profession and long standing commitment to the community. Per year, the Texas Bar Foundation honors the top one-third of 1% of lawyers in the state by inviting them to become Fellows. Being elected as a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation is considered one of the highest professional accomplishments that can be given to members of the State Bar of Texas.

Charles Butts ProBono Lawyer of the Year presented by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA)

Paul C. Looney was honored with this award June 13, 2019 as an attorney who provided outstanding pro bono work throughout the year.

Named after Charles D. (“Charlie”) Butts, President of TCDLA (1987-88) and a member of TCDLA’s Hall of Fame, in recognition of his over 63 years of service as an attorney, the award is presented each year at TCDLA’s Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course by the TCDLA President.