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For over 40+ years, Houston criminal lawyer Robert Fickman has successfully defended people accused of some of Texas’s most severe state and federal crimes. He believes that nothing is more important than your liberty and that it is his job to protect it.
In contrast to many of his colleagues, Mr. Fickman is not a former prosecutor. He has never prosecuted anyone for a crime – and he never will. Due to his strong beliefs about rights and freedoms, he has spent the entirety of his career standing up for the accused. He fervently believes in protecting our rights so vigorously that in 2012, he was named “Mr. Declaration of Independence” in The Texas Bar Journal. In 2017, the president of the State Bar cited Robert Fickman as an example of a lawyer whose actions positively impacted the legal community and commended him for organizing the reading of the Declaration around the state.
To Mr. Fickman, organizing the reading of the Declaration represents his commitment to remind Texans of their rights – and Texas lawyers of our continued obligation to fight to maintain liberty for all Texans.
When you decide to work with Robert Fickman, you can rest assured that you are getting an experienced and well-respected attorney dedicated to ensuring your rights are protected and that you receive fair treatment under the law. It does not matter who you are, what you are accused of, or whether you are being prosecuted in state or federal court – you have rights, which should never be violated.
Being investigated? Robert Fickman will fight to help you avoid charges. Already charged? He will fight to get your case dismissed. Dismissal not possible? He will fight to win your case. In all situations, he will aggressively explore every option to protect your record and your rights.
Robert Fickman has been defending people charged with virtually every kind of state and federal criminal offense imaginable for over 40+ years. He has, quite literally, dedicated his entire career to defending those who have been accused of committing crimes.
Over the years, Robert Fickman has successfully defended people facing all kinds of charges, including murder and sex offenses and family violence assaults in state court, and federal drug conspiracies, money laundering, bank robbery, and fraud in federal court.
Many people feel railroaded by the criminal justice system. Their rights are rarely adequately explained to them, and law enforcement does everything in its power to paint them in a negative light and secure a conviction. In many cases, accused individuals may even feel mistreated by their own lawyers as they are pushed through the system.
This can be especially true for certain types of cases and charges. Perhaps the attorney you chose is not well-versed in handling that type of offense. Or the prosecutor in the area has been specifically tasked with going after people accused of a particular crime.
These things can impact the quality of the legal defense you receive if you do not choose a lawyer who knows the law intimately and truly desires to fight back and protect your rights.
Robert Fickman is that attorney. With decades of experience in Texas state and federal criminal courts, he knows the law like the back of his hand and which strategies are most likely to earn you the best possible outcome.
Ultimately, Mr. Fickman knows that all of his clients want the same thing, regardless of what they are facing: their case to go away. If you are facing charges, that means getting your case dismissed. If you are being investigated, it means stopping charges from ever being filed. He wants the same thing – your goals are his goals. And even though he cannot promise a specific outcome, he can tell you that he will fight tooth and nail to help you obtain your goal, and that it is a mentality that has saved many people over his decades of work.
Over the course of his career, attorney Robert Fickman has successfully represented people from all walks of life who were facing a wide variety of criminal charges both in Texas state and federal court. Every case is different, and the defense strategies he crafted were unique for each one. The only similarity is the result.
In case after case, Mr. Fickman is known for helping his clients consistently win dismissals, get charges dropped, and mitigate serious outcomes. Thankfully, his willingness to fight – and win – has not gone unrecognized. Just some of the awards he has received over the years include:
However, the recognition that Fickman believes matters the most comes from his countless grateful and satisfied clients. Nothing tells you more about a criminal lawyer’s abilities and what it is like to work with them than reading what past clients have to say. Robert Fickman is proud to display many glowing testimonials.
Not only do you secure knowledge of criminal defense as a whole – but you also receive extensive experience in the areas of all serious state and federal charges. Robert J. Fickman has tried and won serious state and federal charges. For example, in State court, he has successfully fought Murder, Manslaughter, Sexual Abuse, and Family Violence charges.
In State court, he won an alleged satanic cult killing, arguing his client was a witness, not a perpetrator. He won a sawed-off, point-blank shotgun murder case, which he referred to as “ the unfortunate incident in the park.” He won a child injury head-butting case with an insanity defense. Mimicking his client’s behavior, in the final argument, he climbed on a chair in front of the jury, raised his hands to the Heavens, and shouted, “ Come and get me, mother fucker.” He won the high-profile “Pasadena Bus Case,” where a bus driver was wrongfully accused of murdering a child. In the Pasadena case, he was privately congratulated by prosecutors and judges who opposed the wrongful prosecution. He has won many sex crime cases. In 2014, he successfully defended a former prison guard accused of continual Sexual Abuse. In 2022, after a four-year fight, he won an intricate indecency case involving thousands of pages of psychiatric records. He was also part of the successful Quanell X defense team.
In Federal Court, he has successfully fought Drug Conspiracy and International Kidnapping charges. He won several high-profile federal drug conspiracy cases. His longest federal drug case lasted nine weeks, winning all counts. In 2013, he successfully defended a former CFO of a Fortune 500 Company that was involved in a billion-dollar offshore gambling operation. He successfully defended a New Yorker who was mistakenly released before serving one day of a ten-year federal sentence. He won the case by convincing the Court the accused should not do any time, as his release was the Government’s fault.
In 2013, he successfully defended a former CFO of a Fortune 500 Company, who was accused of being involved in a billion-dollar offshore gambling operation. Mr. Fickman successfully defended a New Yorker who was mistakenly released before serving one day of a 10-year federal sentence. He won the case by convincing the Court the accused should not do any time as his release was the Government’s fault.
In addition to his extensive experience, he is also a frequent lecturer. He has spoken at seminars on subjects including “Pre-trial Investigation,” “Trial Tactics,” and “Cross Examination of Snitches.” In 2010, 2014, and 2022, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers invited Robert Fickman to speak at their annual Drug Defense Seminar on “Cross Examining Snitches.”
Robert J. Fickman has served as President of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association. He is well-known for his advocacy against abusive judges and for justice. He led the defense bar in protests at City Hall, Commissioners Court, Metro, and in courts in other jurisdictions where injustices were occurring. For his volunteer work, Robert J. Fickman has received numerous awards and recognition from his fellow bar members.
Robert J. Fickman believes that hard work can achieve almost anything. Although he was raised in West Texas, where there were no mountains, he decided to start mountain climbing. He summited mountains across North America, including Mt. Rainier, Shasta, and Denali. That shows a strength of character and perseverance that you cannot find in just any attorney. He will put this same willpower and tenacity to work for you.
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