Wes Ball
- Member
Location:
Arlington, TX
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Wes Ball received his law degree in 1980 from Texas Tech University School of Law and joined the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office as a prosecutor. While in the DA's office, he prosecuted cases in both Felony and Misdemeanor courts. He was a Chief Felony Court Prosecutor, and later, the Chief of the Misdemeanor and Juvenile Trial Section. He left the DA's Office in 1987 and became a founding partner of Ball, Hase & Wisch, which in 1995 became Ball & Hase and today is Wes Ball Law PLLC.
He is active in the Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and was Past President. He is also a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the Arlington Bar Association.
Year Joined Firm
- 1987
Areas Of Practice
- Criminal Law
- Drug Violations
- DUI/DWI
- Federal
- Felonies
- Criminal Fraud
- Grand Jury Proceedings
- Juvenile Crimes
- Misdemeanor
- Parole & Probation
- Sex Offenses
- White Collar Crimes
Certified Legal Specialties
- Criminal Law, since 1985, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1980
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
Education
- Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas
- Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1980
- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
- Bachelor of Arts - 1977
- Major: Political Science
Published Works
- DWI Trial Manual, Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, May, 1986
- Involuntary Manslaughter and Criminally Negligent Homicide Manual, Texas District & County Attorney's Association, Aug., 1986
Representative Cases
- Francis v. State, 1999 WL 993669, 1999, Tex.Crim.App., 1999245131
- Jordan v. State, 928 S.W.2d 550, 1996, Tex.Crim.App., 1996134405
- Reeves v. State, 969 S.W.2d 471, 1998, Tex.App.-Waco, 1998102213
- Lara v. State, 909 S.W.2d 615, 1995, Tex.App.-Fort Worth, 1995214630
- Heath v. State, 817 S.W.2d 335, 1991, Tex.Crim.App., 1191080980
- Yeary v. State, 734 S.W.2d 766, 1987, Tex.App.-Fort Worth, 1987108939
- Ector v. State, 634 S.W.2d 69, 1982, Tex.App.-Fort Worth, 1982126804
- United States v. Michael, 894 F.2d 1457, 5th Cir., 1990036477
- Chidyausiku v. State, 457 S.W,3d 627 (Tex. App. – Fort Worth 2015) State’s pdr refused , 2016
- Voltmann v. State, 2013 WL 4779704 (Tex. App. – Houston [14th] Sept. 5, 2013) State’s pdr refused, 2015
Classes/Seminars
- Instructor, Faculty Criminal Trial Advocacy Institute, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Project, 1994 to 1997
- Speaker, Colorado DWI Seminar, Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, 1998 to 1998
- Speaker, Colorado Seminar/Expunctions, Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, 1999 to 1999
- Speaker, Criminal Law Seminar, DWI Topic, The State Bar of Texas, 1990 to 1990
- Co-Moderator, State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Seminar, 2009 to 2009
- Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Assn. Capital Murder Defense - 2017, 2019
- Speaker – Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Seminar
Honors and Awards
- Texas Monthly Super Lawyer, 2008 - present
- Elected a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation (top 1/3 of 1% of Texas Lawyers invited to become Fellows)
- Rated AV Preeminent by the Martindale Hubbell Attorney Directory
Professional Associations and Memberships
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Present
- Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Vice-President, 1991 to 1993
- Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, President, 1993 to 1994
- Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Past Director, 1997
- Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member, 1987
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member, 1987
- Arlington Bar Association, Past Director, 1994
- Tarrant County Bar Association, Member, 1987
- Fort Worth Inn Of Court, Barrister, 1992 to 1995
Past Employment Positions
- Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney, 1980 to 1987
- Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, Chief of Misdemeanor & Juvenile Trial Section, 1984 to 1987
- Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, Felony Court Chief, 1983 to 1984
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