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 Kerrisa Chelkowski San Antonio, Texas
Kerrisa Chelkowski's law office is located in San Antonio, Texas. She is a former Bexar County Assistance District Attorney. At the Bexar County DA's office Kerrisa was assigned to the appellate and trial divisions of the office. During her time in the appellate division she handled over 30 cases including death penalty appeals. Within her first year at the office she handled Stewart v. State, a significant DWI case which found itself to the Court of Criminal Appeals. Kerrisa argued that case to the Court of Criminal Appeals in front of a packed house of more than 400 spectators with successful results. Kerrisa also argued numerous times in front of the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio, Texas. During her time in the trial division Kerrisa tried many cases to juries and to judges of various courts. Kerrisa left the office in 2004 and started her own practice. She concentrates on criminal defense handling both state and federal cases. She continues to try numerous cases to juries every year with (so far) a winning record. Further, she has represented many people in the federal courts across Texas including defendants in the Southwest Airline case where the court dismissed the indictment against her client after filing motions and presenting arguments to the court. Kerrisa is also a Special Prosecutor for the Medina County District Attorney's Office. Last year Kerrisa presented oral arguments to the United States Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit in New Orleans, Louisiana. The appellant's sentence was reversed and remanded for a new sentence. Kerrisa has also represented clients on writs of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court. Including both state and federal appeals Kerrisa's name is on over 35 published opinions. In January and February of 2007, she was featured in NSIDE, a San Antonio business journal, along with other successful business people from generation X. Further, she is a contributing writer for the journal. Her latest article The $25,000 Martini, discusses the financial impact a DWI can have on a professional's life and career. A 1998 University of Texas at Austin alum and 2001 Texas Tech Law School graduate, Kerrisa has built a solid reputation defending high profile cases throughout Texas with successful results. Areas of Practice:Criminal Law DUI/DWI Federal and State Criminal Defense White Collar Crimes Litigation & Appeals Federal and State Trials Appeals and Writs Intoxication Offenses Drug Offenses All Felonies and Misdemeanors Motions to Revoke Probation Civil Rights Expunctions/Sealing Records Federal Pre-Sentence Investigation Pre-trial Motions Post Conviction Remedies Texas U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit U.S. Supreme Court U.S. District Court Western District of Texas U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, 2001 The $25,000 Martini NSIDE Magazine -Consequences of DWI cases, San Antonio Business Journal, March/April, 2007 Best Lawyers in San Antonio - Seen in SA Monthly 2007 Professional Associations and Memberships: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
