John R. Teakell Criminal Defense Attorney

John R. Teakell has over 25 years experience in criminal law as both a prosecutor and criminal defense attorney. Those charged with serious felony or state jail crimes seek John Teakell out for legal council because if his deep criminal law subject matter experience and firsthand knowledge of state and criminal court procedures. While working as a federal prosecutor, state prosecutor, and...

Criminal defense lawyer, John Teakell began his legal career in 1985. He has broad experience as both a state and federal prosecutor and as defense counsel and has handled thousands of cases ranging from misdemeanors to federal death penalty cases. Teakell spent over 12 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office as a federal prosecutor, most of which was in the Northern District of Texas where he was...