Kerrisa Chelkowski

Law Office of Kerrisa Chelkowski

10+ Years of Experience

Appeals & Appellate, Criminal Law, DUI & DWI

Texas.

Beginning her legal career as a prosecutor with the Bexar County District Attorneyâs Office and as a special prosecutor at the Medina County District Attorneyâs Office, Attorney Kerrisa Chelkowksi has gained invaluable experience. Knowing and understanding how the other side of the courtroom operates provides a tremendous advantage to her overall case defense. Using creative strategies, she is more easily able to protect her clientsâ rights in a way that is both aggressive and strong. Ranked as a 10.0 Superb Avvo rated lawyer by both her peers and past clients, this is the highest possible score that an attorney can receive. Included in the list of Texasâ Super LawyersÂ® Rising StarsSM for five years in a row, she is a selective group consisting of less than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state.

Representing clients facing everything from DUI charges to violent crimes, record expungement to drug crimes, there is no case too complex for her and her legal team to handle. She provides thorough investigations into every case that she takes on, giving nothing less than her absolute best. It is dedication like this that has earned her the title as one of the âBest Lawyers in San Antonioâ in SA Magazine. Offering a free case evaluation, it is her goal as a San Antonio criminal defense attorney to pursue justice, safeguard the rights of the people and walk away with successful case results for her clients. Contact her firm to learn more and to fill out a free case evaluation.

Appeals & Appellate: Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

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

DUI & DWI

Juvenile Law

Texas
Since 2002

Languages

English:
Spoken, Written
Spanish:
Spoken, Written

Attorney

Law Office of Kerrisa Chelkowski

2004 –

Current

Bexar County Assistance District Attorney

Bexar County District Attorney

2002 –

2004

At the Bexar County DA’s office Kerrisa was assigned to the appellate and trial divisions of the office. During her time in the appellate division she handled over 30 cases including death penalty appeals. Within her first year at the office she handled Stewart v. State, a significant DWI case which found itself to the Court of Criminal Appeals. Kerrisa argued that case to the Court of Criminal Appeals in front of a packed house of more than 400 spectators with successful results. Kerrisa also argued numerous times in front of the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio, Texas.