Criminal defense across Denton County and Collin County
Tim Powers
Criminal defense attorney Tim Powers graduated cum laude (Juris Doctor) from Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans and holds a master’s degree in business administration.
He is currently the managing attorney of the Law Offices of Tim Powers, which has Texas offices in Denton, McKinney, and Plano, and formerly an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at the University of North Texas in Denton.
A former Assistant District Attorney and Chief Misdemeanor Prosecutor, Powers was voted 1997 Denton County Prosecutor of the Year by the District Attorney’s staff .
He has experience in over 40,000 DWI, drug, assault/family violence, divorce, and family law cases in North Texas.
Tim Powers served as a legal intern at the Supreme Court of Oklahoma and former sitting Municipal Court Judge in Denton County.
Tim Powers served briefly on the team of attorneys for a U.S.
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Presidential candidate, has represented numerous law enforcement professionals and local officials and is often consulted by Texas elected officials on criminal justice issues.
Powers is a current or former member of the College of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association, the Texas Association of County and District Attorneys, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the New Orleans Bar Association, the Canadian Bar Association, the National College for DUI Defense, the Denton County Criminal Defense Attorney’s Association and the Denton County Bar Association among other professional organizations.
On a personal note, Tim has represented numerous entertainment personalities on various matters - not related to criminal cases - and has appeared on stage or in the studio with many groups, including Matchbox 20, Bowling for Soup, Dash Rip Rock, Jackson Browne, and Jelly Roll, among others.
The group People on Vacation dedicated their third CD release to Tim, and it was titled The Chronicles of Tim Powers.
A video of Tim singing back vocals with Bowling for Soup during their Canadian tour in April 2024 is immediately below.
Education Tulane University School of Law Memberships College of the State Bar of Texas Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association Texas Association of County and District Attorneys National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers New Orleans Bar Association Canadian Bar Association Denton County Criminal Defense Attorney’s Association Denton County Bar Association Regular Commentator Powers is an experienced legal analyst and commentator for various local media newscasts including FOX 4 Good Day.
In addition to his regular appearances on Fox 4 Good Day, he has appeared on NBC5’s Weekend Today, NBC5 News at Four, and The WB33 News at Nine.
Powers has appeared on WBAP, Texas State Network, KRLD, KEGL’s The Russ Martin Show and is currently a legal analyst for Fox Radio News, WBAP (Dallas Ft.
Worth), KTAR (Phoenix), and RTE (Dublin, Ireland).
In addition, Tim hosted and produced Powers of Attorney , a legal talk show on KRLD later broadcast on KLLI-FM (now KRLD-FM) and KLIF from 2001 - 2018, and was the resident legal expert and guest host for The Marty Griffin Show heard weeknights on KRLD (2001-2006).
He is often quoted in print including The Dallas Morning News, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Denton Record-Chronicle and Texas Lawyer and internationally, The Globe and Mail (Toronto).
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Office locations
- Denton office: 215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76201
- McKinney office: 230 East Hunt Street, Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
- Plano office: 7200 Dallas Parkway, Plano, TX 75024