Charley Davidson leads the firm’s criminal defense practice, providing passionate, responsive counsel to clients facing state and federal charges involving white-collar and blue-collar crime. Before joining Hanszen Laporte, he was a partner at a large international firm, where his practice focused on white-collar defense. He also served as a partner at a Houston-based criminal defense law firm.

Charley spent three years as an assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas and seven years with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. He has served as first-chair counsel in well over 100 jury trials in state and federal courts.

Although he is willing and fully prepared to take cases to trial, Charley recognizes that alternative methods of resolving conflicts are often better for his clients. He is a skilled negotiator who encourages clients to consider mediation, arbitration, plea bargaining, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution when appropriate.

Have gun — will travel.

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Education:

• J.D. — University of Texas School of Law, 1978 (Order of Barristers, Law Review, American Journal of Criminal Law)
• B.A. — University of Texas, 1975 cum laude

Credentials:

• AV Preeminent — Martindale–Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™
• Best Lawyers in America, Criminal Defense: General Practice and White Collar
• Texas Super Lawyers, Criminal Defense: White Collar

Admissions:

• All Courts of the State of Texas
• U.S. Federal Court for the Northern District of Texas
• U.S. Federal Court for the Southern District of Texas
• U.S. Federal Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. Federal Court for the Western District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi)
• Eastern District of Arkansas
• Western District of Oklahoma
• Eastern District of Oklahoma
• Eastern District of Michigan

Affiliations:

• Member, Houston Bar Association Criminal Law & Procedure Section
• Member, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• Member, American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section
• Member, National Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation

Community Involvement:

• President, Boykins Youth Foundation
• Vice President Emeritus of Baseball Operations, Memorial High School
• Member, Board of Stewards, Chapelwood United Methodist Church
• Co-Chairman, Parking Lot Ministry, Chapelwood United Methodist Church
• Seven Year Pack Leader, SUMMIT Mission Trip, Chapelwood United Methodist Church
• Participant, Texas Appleseed Project, Texas Michael Morton Discovery Bill
• Recipient, Texas Defender Service, 2013 Justice in Policy Award