Brian Roberts is Board-certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is qualified to represent criminal defendants in both state and federal courts. He has been in practice as a criminal defense attorney since 2007.
Brian excelled in school and graduated from the University of Nevada Las Vegas with a bachelor’s degree in communications and minor in political science. He also earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. Brian attended South Texas College of Law, completing his Juris Doctor degree in less than three years. While in law school, he participated in trial advocacy moot court and mock trial programs, competing against other law schools across Texas and in Los Angeles.
In 2002, Brian accepted a “pre-commit” position with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office—an offer reserved for top candidates who are invited to join the Office even before they even complete the State Bar exam. Brian passed the bar and worked as a prosecutor for five years, trying many misdemeanor and felony cases, including drug cases, aggravated assaults, aggravated robberies, and murders. He spent his last two years at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office working in its Special Crimes Major Fraud Division, where he initiated and directed complex investigations and ultimately took the cases to trial.
After five successful years as a prosecutor, Brian Roberts opened Roberts Criminal Law, dedicated to defending individuals charged with state and federal crimes. Brian appreciates that people facing criminal charges come from all walks of life. Sometimes good people find themselves in bad situations.
Watch Brian discuss the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia on an episode of Reasonable Doubt.
A highlight of Brian’s legal career was working at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). As a fluent speaker of Serbo-Croatian, Brian had a unique opportunity to participate in a historic world event. He assisted former Harris County District Court Judge John Ackerman, who was serving as the defense attorney for Radoslav Brdjanin. Brian’s work in trial preparation included reviewing diaries of military commanders; translating wire taps of communications between Slobodan Milosevic and his generals; and preparing witness statements, photographs, and other discovery items.