Anna Summersett

Board Certified Criminal Specialist and Former Prosecutor with Five-Star Reviews

10+ Years of Experience

Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, DUI & DWI

Texas.

Anna Summersett is Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist. This means she has achieved the highest designation possible for a criminal defense attorney, and she has been recognized as one of very few attorneys who can call themselves experts in the area of criminal law.

Anna Summersett is an experienced criminal trial attorney who has personally handled over 100 jury trials ranging from misdemeanor DWIs to Capital Murder.

As a partner at Varghese Summersett PLLC, Anna primarily handles State Criminal Cases from post-arrest investigation through jury trial. She is rated a top attorney in client satisfaction.

Anna graduated from Baylor University as a member of the Baylor Debate Team with a BA in Political Science and Minor in Argumentation Rhetoric. She then attended Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (which became Texas A&M University School of Law) where became nationally recognized as a Moot Court Advocate.

After completing internships with the United States Attorneys Office, United States Federal Magistrate Charles Bleil, Texas Attorney General’s Office, and the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, Anna became a criminal prosecutor at the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office and ultimately an Assistant District Attorney with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office.

Practice Areas include:
Sexual Assault: https://goo.gl/z6QWzc
DWI: goo.gl/zqfRL1
Criminal Defense: https://tinyurl.com/ybns55ym

To see some of Anna Summersett’s results, visit https://www.versustexas.com/results/

Criminal Law: Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

DUI & DWI

Domestic Violence: Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders

Fees

Free Consultation
Credit Cards Accepted

Texas
Since 2009

Languages

English:
Spoken, Written

Partner

Varghese Summersett PLLC

2014 –

Current

With over thirty years of combined experience, our lawyers handle state criminal charges and federal criminal defense cases ranging from DWI arrests to Capital Murder trials. We are Tarrant County criminal defense attorneys you can trust with the most serious charges. Whether you were just investigated, arrested, charged, indicted or convicted, we are here to help.

Assistant District Attorney

Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office

2010 –

2014

As a former Tarrant County prosecutor Anna handled over 100 jury trials ranging from misdemeanor DWIs to Capital Murder.

Assistant District Attorney

Cameron County District Attorney’s Office

2010 –

2010

Post-Bar Intern

Tarrant County Judicial Staff Counsel

2009 –

2010

Extensive legal research for memos to advise Tarrant County Judges on legal issues pre and post conviction.

Post-Bar Intern

Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office

2009 –

2009

Assisted numerous Assistance District Attorneys with pre-trial investigation, plea negotiation preparation, and trial work.

Post-Bar Intern

Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office

2009 –

2009

Assisted numerous Assistance District Attorneys with pre-trial investigation, plea negotiation preparation, and trial work.

Intern

Office of the Attorney General of Texas

2008 –

2008

Assisted Assistant Attorney Generals with various legal research issues.

Intern

United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas

2008 –

2008

Assisted numerous federal prosecutors with various legal research tasks.

Texas Wesleyan University School of Law – Texas Wesleyan University

J.D. (2009) | J.D.

2006

–
2009

Honors: Order of the Barristers, Best Oralist Upper-Level Moot Court Competition, Best Oralist 1L Moot Court Competition, Regional Moot Court Caption, 2nd Place Appellate Brief National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition, 3rd Place Oralist National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition, Law Fellowship Award, Advocacy Scholarship

Activities: Moot Court, Mock Trial, Board of Barristers

Baylor University

B.A. (2006) | Political Science & Argumentation Rhetoric

2003

–
2006

Honors: Blake Withrow Best Public Speaker Award, Outstanding Student in Political Science, Presidential Scholarship Award

Activities: Baylor Debate Team, Kappa Kappa Gamma

Client’s Choice Award for DWI Defense: Top DWI Lawyers; 2016

Advocacy Scholarship: Thompson & Knight, LLP; 2009

Blake Withrow Best Public Speaker Award: Baylor University; 2006

Best Oralist: Texas Wesleyan University School of Law; Upper-Level and 1L Moot Court Competition

Fort Worth DWI Lawyer: Varghese Summersett

Litigation Counsel of America: Member; 2016 –
Current

National Association Of Criminal Defense Attorneys: Member; 2015 –
Current

Texas Board of Legal Specialization: Board Certified Attorney; 2014 –
Current; Activities: There are over 70,000 attorneys licensed to practice in Texas. Only 7,000 have earned the right to be publicly recognized as Board Certified specialists in one of 21 select areas of law. The Texas Board of Legal Specialization was established in 1974 by the Supreme Court of Texas at the request of State Bar of Texas and is the only governing board authorized to certify attorneys in legal specialty areas.