Board-Certified Attorneys

What is a Board Certified Attorney?

A Board Certified Attorney is an attorney who has demonstrated special competence in a particular field in which the Texas Board of Legal Specialization has certified the attorney's competence.

To become board certified in a specialty such as criminal law, an attorney must meet certain requirements. The requirements include:

• Licensed to practice law at least five years;
• Devote a minimum percentage of practice to a specialty area for at least three years;
• Handle a wide variety of matters in the area to demonstrate experience and involvement;
• Attend continuing education seminars regularly to keep training up to date;
• Be Evaluated by fellow lawyers and judges; and
• Pass a lengthy written examination.

Only a small percentage of lawyers in the state of Texas are board-certified as criminal law specialists and in the private practice of criminal law. Wes Ball and Don Hase are both board-certified as specialists in criminal law. Wes Ball has been board-certified as a specialist in Criminal Law since 1985. Don Hase has been a board-certified specialist in Criminal Law since 1986. Every five years, Mr. Ball and Mr. Hase have gone through the process of being recertified under the specialization rules. Our practice is limited to criminal defense matters. For more information on what it means to be board-certified, see the official website of the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Free consultation: If you have been charged with a crime in Texas, contact a board-certified criminal law attorney at Ball & Hase in Arlington. In an emergency, call 817.860.5000. We answer calls 24 hours a day.