What happens when a phone call from school brings news that your child has been arrested? Or when an officer knocks at your door looking for answers? Children make mistakes, and when those mistakes involve the law, it can be a difficult time for the entire family. If your child has been arrested, there are […]

Are you interested in pursuing a criminal justice degree? Houston attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss has established the Donald Memorial Legal Scholarship to help you achieve your dreams. The scholarship is named in honor of Strauss’ late grandfather, Martin Donald. As a Holocaust survivor, Mr. Donald embodied strength, character and justice. The $2,000 scholarship is available […]

HCCLA – what is it? What does it stand for? Why is it important to our community? Harris County Criminal Lawyer’s Association is what those letters represent. What the group represents is a community of attorneys who support each other to benefit the clients we all serve. It is the largest, local Bar Association of it’s kind. It’s […]

As a successful Houston criminal attorney, wife of a Rabbi and mother of three, Lisa Shapiro Strauss knows well the struggles that women face in trying to be everything to everyone all the time. In “How Do You Do It All,” an article published in the Winter 2014 edition of The Defender, a Harris County […]

Texas law states that you may be responsible for anything in your possession, including a passenger in your car. If your passenger has drugs in their pocket, you can be held responsible for drug possession charges in Houston, even if you are unaware of the drugs. How can I know what someone has in his […]

As we rang in the New Year of 2015, we are ringing in very few big changes to laws that apply to most of the public. Sure, there are plenty of small changes, but few will impact your life directly. So, what should you be worried about these days? The ability to fight back against […]