Assault on a Family Member: A Potentially Life-Altering Charge

Assault on a family member is one of the most serious crimes you can be charged with in the state of Texas. If you’re convicted, that conviction will stay on your record forever. If you take a probation or deferred adjudication, you can never expunge or seal your record. If you need a state license to work, a conviction can put that license in jeopardy. If you own a gun, a conviction will prevent you from owning any firearms for the rest of your life. And if your assault on a family member charge eventually causes your spouse to file for divorce, a conviction could have devastating consequences in your divorce proceedings.

It’s Not “Just” A Misdemeanor

Few convictions cause worse damage to a person’s reputation than assault on a family member. Friends, family, and neighbors can understand and forgive a DWI, shoplifting, or drug charge, but a family violence conviction could cause them to brand you as a “batterer” or “abuser” for the rest of your life.

Even though most assault on a family member cases are charged as misdemeanors, they are not “just” misdemeanors. Because the legal and personal consequences are so severe, you need to treat being charged with assault on a family member as seriously as you would treat being charged with a felony.

Stephen Aslett – Experienced Family Assault Defense

Unlike many defense attorneys, who don’t focus their practice on one particular type of case, I focus my practice on defending people charged with family assault cases. As a former prosecutor with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, I handled hundreds of assault on a family member cases. I supervised junior prosecutors in the Family Criminal Law Division and trained them on how to try these cases. I know how prosecutors evaluate these cases and use my experience to try to get your case dismissed.

Don’t just take my word for it. Visit the case results section of my website to see some of the great results I’ve been able to get for my clients in family assault cases.

What Sets Me Apart

I don’t employ associates fresh out of law school. When you hire me, I work on your case, bringing my years of legal knowledge and negotiating skills to bear to try to get you the best result possible. When you call my office for updates on your case, you speak to me. When you go to court, I will be the one standing by your side.

I also limit the number of cases that I handle at any given time – so that I can give each and every one of my client’s cases, including yours, the personal attention that it deserves.

Contact me today for a free consultation and let’s talk about how we can beat your assault on a family member case.

"Start to finish, Stephen was with me the whole way. I couldn't have asked for a better attorney to represent me in my case. I was faced with a long drawn out misdemeanor assault case, but with perseverance and patience we..." Troy

"Stephen was an excellent attorney. I was in a financial situation at the moment but Stephen worked with my situation and we worked out a payment plan which helped me tremendously. Stephen went above and beyond and did all the digging..." Carlos

"This was my first experience with anything like this. Mr. Aslett contacted me and in detail explained everything that was going on with my daughter after her arrest. He was so kind, so thorough, and so patient with the questions..." Mary

"Stephen Aslett is truly a person who genuinely cares about his clientele. I recently was a client of Stephen’s, and was very impressed with his attentiveness, depth of knowledge, and compassion during tremendously difficult times..." A Satisfied Client

"Our experience with Mr. Aslett was amazing! He was very honest, knowledgeable, and caring of our situation! Even after our ordeal was over he called to check on our well being. During our ordeal he worked diligently fighting for us working with..." Scelest

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