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Ben M. Sifuentes, Jr.: A Stanford-Trained Defender of San Antonio’s Law Enforcement and Public Employees

Ben Sifuentes built his employment practice around a specific, often-overlooked client base: police officers, nurses, and other public employees facing simultaneous criminal and employment consequences from the same underlying incident — a dual exposure that requires an attorney fluent in both criminal defense and employment law working together, not two separate lawyers working in isolation.

Origin and Background

Ben M. Sifuentes, Jr., P.C. is based at 342 West Woodlawn Avenue, Suite 302, San Antonio, TX 78212. Sifuentes holds a B.A. in Economics and a J.D. from Stanford University, has been licensed to practice in Texas since 1984, and spent nine and a half years as a criminal prosecutor for the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Office and the Texas Office of the Attorney General before moving to private practice.

Practice Concentration

Sifuentes’ practice covers criminal and employment defense specifically for law enforcement officers, nurses, and other public employees, addressing accusations of misconduct, termination of employment, and related criminal charges that often arise from the same incident. His employment work specifically covers civil service protections and public employee disciplinary matters. See this San Antonio Employment & Labor directory for how this niche public-employee, dual criminal-and-employment defense practice compares to general private-sector employment firms.

Notable Work / Track Record

As a solo practice handling public employee and criminal defense matters, Sifuentes does not publish a running table of case-specific settlement or verdict figures, and Awesome Attorneys did not identify one. His nine and a half years as a prosecutor before moving to defense work is itself a documented indicator of insider familiarity with how public employers and prosecutors build cases against the employees he now defends.

Client Voice

Peer endorsements specifically describe Sifuentes as “a very skilled and knowledgeable labor attorney who is truly committed to obtaining the best possible results for his clients,” and as “a well respected Texas labor lawyer” with “extensive experience protecting employees against harassment and discrimination in the workplace.” Awesome Attorneys did not identify negative or critical reviews warranting disclosure in the sample reviewed, though the available sample was drawn substantially from peer endorsements rather than a large independent client review base.

Beyond the Courtroom

Sifuentes has taught case preparation seminars for the San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and is a longtime member of the San Antonio Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the Federal Bar Association, reflecting sustained contribution to the broader legal community beyond direct client representation.

Recognition for This San Antonio Employment Law Firm

Awesome Attorneys did not identify TBLS Board Certification in Labor and Employment Law for Sifuentes and does not apply “specialist” language on that basis. His documented nearly four-decade legal career, including nearly a decade as a public prosecutor, is independently verifiable through his own professional history and represents genuine, sustained practice depth.

Texas Legal Backdrop

Public employees such as police officers and nurses facing simultaneous criminal allegations and employment consequences navigate two parallel and distinct systems — the criminal justice process and civil service or professional licensing disciplinary proceedings — each with its own evidentiary standards and timelines, making coordinated representation across both areas genuinely valuable rather than a mere convenience. None of this is legal advice; a specific criminal or employment matter should be evaluated by a licensed Texas attorney based on the actual facts involved.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

Ben Sifuentes’ clearest differentiator is a genuinely specialized dual practice — criminal defense and employment law together — built specifically for law enforcement officers, nurses, and public employees facing overlapping criminal and civil service consequences from the same incident. The honest trade-off is that Awesome Attorneys did not identify TBLS board certification in employment law specifically, and this is a solo practice rather than a firm with broader bench depth. For a San Antonio police officer, nurse, or public employee facing simultaneous criminal charges and employment discipline who wants an attorney who understands both systems from a former prosecutor’s perspective, that dual specialization is a strong basis for a shortlist.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from Ben M. Sifuentes, Jr.’s own website (attorney biography and criminal and employment defense practice pages), Avvo’s attorney profile documenting peer endorsements, and Lawyers.com’s aggregated attorney profile.

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