profilePractice Areas
Criminal Defense
Appellate
Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI
Selected To
• Texas Rising Stars 2011
• Texas Rising Stars 2010
• Texas Rising Stars 2009
• Texas Rising Stars 2010
• Texas Rising Stars 2009
Attorney Profile
Kerrisa Chelkowski
Kerrisa Chelkowski
San Antonio
Texas (TX)
Industry Groups:
, NACDLA, SACDLA, TCDLA
Profile
Attorney Kerrisa Chelkowski focuses on criminal defense, including DUI/DWI, white collar crimes and litigation. Her law firm, The Law Firm of Kerrisa Chelkowski, in San Antonio, Texas, provides criminal defense representation for people charged with state and federal crimes throughout Texas and the United States.
Ms. Chelkowski received her law degree from the Texas Tech University School of Law and is admitted to practice before the Texas U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Western, Southern and Northern U.S. District Courts of Texas. Prior to opening her own practice, Ms. Chelkowski was a former prosecutor for the Bexar County District Attorney's Office as well as having worked as a special prosecutor for the Medina County District Attorney's Office.
Ms. Chelkowski is a contributing editor for San Antonio's business journal, NSIDE, and has written articles on the consequences of DWI cases, the effects of divorce on a small business owner and tips for fighting speeding tickets. Among her many memberships are the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Federal Bar Association and Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
About Kerrisa Chelkowski
Law School: Texas Tech University School of Law
Admitted: 2002, Texas
Professional Webpage: www.defendtexas.com
Honors and Awards:
- Rising Star Edition Magazine, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Best Lawyers in San Antonio - Seen in Scene in SA Monthly, 2007
- Featured Profile in NSIDE Magazine "Leaders of Generation X" January/February, 2007
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, The Heritage Society
- Member, Bexar County Women's Bar Association
- Member, San Antonio Bar Association
- Member, Hidalgo County Bar Association Faculty
- Member, Texas Criminal Trial College
- Member, Federal Bar Association
- Member, United States Supreme Court Historical Society
- Member, College of the State Bar of Texas
- Member, San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Board of Directors
- Member, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit
- Texas
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Cooperating with the Cooperator - How to guide your client in cooperating with the federal government, The Defender (San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyer Association Magazine, July/August, 2007
- It Pays to Fight - Tips on fighting a speeding ticket, NSIDE Magazine, July/August, 2007
- Marriage, A Limited Liability Partnership Effects of Divorce on a Small Business Owner, NSIDE Magazine, May/June, 2007
- The $25,000 Martini NSIDE Magazine -Consequences of DWI cases, San Antonio Business Journal, March/April, 2007
Educational Background:
- University of Texas at Austin, B.S., 1998
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