ATTORNEY AT LAW · CRIMINOLOGIST · DOCTOR OF FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

The attorney that attorneys hire when they get into trouble.

Dr. Douglas A'Hern, criminal defense attorney

Practice Areas

Criminal defense

  • Federal criminal defense
    • Smuggling crimes
    • Complex drug conspiracies
    • Organized crime
    • White collar crimes
  • State criminal defense
  • Appeals

Immigration

  • Immigration deportation defense
  • Immigration bonds

Investigations and consulting

  • Investigations
  • Forensic investigations, reports and expert testimony
  • Governmental affairs
  • Business intelligence
  • U.S. Customs consulting

Locations Served

  • Houston, Texas
  • Rio Grande Valley
  • Immigration courts nationwide

Houston Office
16516 El Camino Real #349
Houston, Texas 77062

McAllen Office
1111 W. Nolana Ave., Suite I
McAllen, Texas 78504

24-Hour Hotline: 281.904.3797
Email: [email protected]

Hablamos español.

Of Counsel - Law Office of Mervyn M. Mosbacker, Jr.

“It’s not what you know, it’s what you can prove.”

Recent Case Results

Federal heroin and methamphetamine smuggling
Sentence recommendation (PSR): 35 years
Final sentence: 10 years

Federal Medicare fraud ($7,000,000), facing up to 18 years
Final sentence: 21 months

Federal smuggling of 99 firearms
Final sentence: 36 months

State double aggravated robbery
Reduced from 20 years to 5 years TDCJ

Federal civil rights violation by a peace officer
PSR of 5 years reduced to one-year probation, misdemeanor

Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in future cases.

Admitted to Practice

  • State of Texas
  • Federal Southern District of Texas
  • Federal Eastern District of Texas
  • Federal Western District of Texas
  • 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Immigration Courts Nationwide
  • Member of the American Psychological Association
  • Harris County Texas Criminal Lawyers Association
  • Hidalgo County Texas Bar Association
  • Adjunct Professor of Psychology