Managing Attorney | Former Judge | Former Assistant District Attorney
Denton County Criminal Defense Lawyer | Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyer
Criminal defense attorney Tim Powers graduated cum laude (Juris Doctor) from Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans and holds a master’s degree in business administration and is a Doctor of Law (LLD) candidate degree at the University of Otago (Dunedin, New Zealand). He is currently the managing attorney of the Law Offices of Tim Powers, which has Texas offices in Denton, McKinney, and Plano, and an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at the University of North Texas.
A former Assistant District Attorney and Chief Misdemeanor Prosecutor, Powers was voted 1997 Denton County Prosecutor of the Year. He has experience in over 70,000 DWI, drug, assault/family violence, divorce, and family law cases in North Texas. Tim Powers served as a legal intern at the Supreme Court of Oklahoma and former sitting Municipal Court Judge in Denton County. Tim Powers served briefly on the team of retained attorneys assisting members of the George W. Bush administration and is often consulted by Texas elected officials on criminal justice issues. Recently, Tim completed an appointment as a 130-day Special Government Employee, functioning as an advisor to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, assisting the DHS in the proper administration of legal procedure.
Powers is a current or former member of the College of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association, the Texas Association of County and District Attorneys, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the New Orleans Bar Association, the Canadian Bar Association, the National College for DUI Defense, the Denton County Criminal Defense Attorney’s Association and the Denton County Bar Association among other professional organizations.
On a personal note, Tim has represented numerous entertainment personalities on various matters - not related to criminal cases - and has appeared on stage or in the studio with many groups, including Matchbox 20, Bowling for Soup, Dash Rip Rock, Jackson Browne, and Jelly Roll, among others. The group People on Vacation dedicated their third CD release to Tim, and it was titled The Chronicles of Tim Powers.
A video of Tim singing back vocals with Bowling for Soup during their Canadian tour in April 2024 is immediately below.
Watch the video here.
Education
- Tulane University School of Law
Memberships
- College of the State Bar of Texas
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association
- Texas Association of County and District Attorneys
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- New Orleans Bar Association
- Canadian Bar Association
- Denton County Criminal Defense Attorney’s Association
- Denton County Bar Association
