Baldwin Law
Susan Baldwin offers 25 years of unique legal, governmental and media skill and experience to clients. She started her legal career at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, where she attained the level of Chief Felony Prosecutor. Her high-profile prosecutions of criminal street gang members led to her appointment by Mayor Bob Lanier as the City of Houston’s first Anti-Gang Task Force Director, and later to her post as the Executive Director of Crime Stoppers of Houston, the most successful anonymous crime tips hotline cash rewards program in the world. She is recognized nationally and well-known locally as a criminal street gang expert, crime victims’ advocate, and is often featured in the local and national news.
Susan entered private practice in June 2006. Her practice areas include state and federal criminal defense, family law, special prosecution, and police employment representation. Susan’s family law practice resulted from the frequent overlap of criminal justice and domestic relations courts, requiring skilled advocacy in both practice areas. Susan’s lengthy history of public service, assistance and advocacy for Dallas residents, positions her well to defend clients in courts of law as well and in the court of public opinion. Through her dedication to justice as an attorney, she has excelled at championing the rights of both the people and the accused in over 100 jury trials.
PRACTICE FOCUS
- Criminal Defense (State and Federal)
- Family Law
- Police Employment
- Special Prosecution
- Crime Victim’s Advocacy
- Expert Services
EDUCATION
- South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, Juris Doctor, 1986
- The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, 1981
BAR ADMISSIONS
- State Bar of Texas
- S. Courts of the Southern and Western Districts of Texas
- S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
AWARDS
- South Texas College of Law Distinguished Alumni Award, 2012
- National Organization of Victims Assistance (NOVA), 2009 Allied Professional Award
- Buffalo Bayou Partnership 2008 Honoree
- National Parents of Murdered Children 2007 Father Ken Czellinger Professional Award
- Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice Crime Victim Clearinghouse 2006 “Steve Chaney Distinguished Service Award” Winner
- Houston Police Department 2000 Chief of Police Commendation
- Foundation for the Improvement of Justice 1998 National Award Winner
- Texas Youth Commission Annual Award 1996 Statewide Award Winner
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- Texas Bar Association
- Texas Bar Foundation
- Houston Bar Association
- Texas District and County Attorney’s Association
- Texas District and County Attorney’s Foundation
- South Texas College of Law Alumni Association Board of Directors
- Justice for All: Board of Directors
David Baldwin has practiced exclusively in the area of criminal defense since 2007. He has represented hundreds of individuals charged with state felony and misdemeanor offenses, and has been a member of the Fair Defense Act Management System (FDAMS) panel in Texas since 2018. David has obtained more than dozens of dismissals of felony offenses for clients, both appointed and through his private practice.
