Meet John Butler
My Law Practice
Since 1992, I have maintained a sole-practice law office, specializing in criminal defense. Since 1997, I have been board-certified as a criminal law specialist by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Myself
I attended the University of Cincinnati from 1969 through 1973, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a dual major in Mathematics and Economics. After graduation , I moved to Houston to work in the oil business. I began as a computer programmer trainee, and over the course of my career, I worked as a programmer, systems programmer, systems analyst, and network systems specialist. In 1984, I move to Austin, where I worked for Motorola, and later, the Texas Comptroller.
In 1989, I gave up my life as a computer nerd and enrolled at the University of Texas School of Law, where I was an Editor at the American Journal of Criminal Law and appeared in court representing criminal defendants as a student attorney in the Criminal Defense Clinic. I also represented Texas in the national criminal mock trial competition at the University of Chicago School of Law. These experiences cemented my decision to represent those accused of crimes, which I have done since my graduation in 1992.
