The Law Office of James R. Makin has successfully represented clients in every court in Southeast Texas. He is Board Certified in Criminal Law and specializes in criminal defense including misdemeanors and felonies in all courts both state and federal. James R. Makin graduated from Lamar University, and was in the top 10% at the University of Puget Sound Law School, Tacoma, Washington in 1977. He is Board Certified in Criminal Law, and graduated from the National college for DUI Defense at Harvard University in 2005. James R. Makin has been a criminal defense attorney for over 40 years, and in his present location for over 27 years. He has handled thousands of cases in State and Federal courts in Jefferson, Hardin, and Orange counties.