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Krause Law Firm: An All-Women Defense Team Founded by a Former Bexar County Prosecutor

Staci Krause spent her early career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Bexar County DA’s office before moving to defense work, then founded her own practice in 2018. This San Antonio criminal defense attorney firm operates as an all-women defense team — a structural choice, not a coincidence, at a firm built specifically around what its own materials describe as an “ethical and empathetic” approach to criminal defense.

At a Glance: San Antonio Criminal Defense Attorney Firm Overview

Origin & Background

Staci Krause earned her J.D. from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 2017 and began her career as an Assistant District Attorney for the Bexar County DA’s office before moving into defense work. She then practiced with Soyars & Morgan Law, a well-regarded San Antonio criminal defense firm, before founding her own practice in 2018. She was awarded the San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association’s Young Attorney of the Year, and SA Scene named her one of the “Best of SA” in 2020.

Practice Concentration

The firm handles the full range of Texas criminal defense matters — drug possession, assault, DWI, and other misdemeanors and felonies — along with juvenile defense and criminal appeals. The firm markets itself explicitly as women-led, framing its combination of “ethical and empathetic” representation with a stated goal of dismissal in every case. Krause’s own prosecutorial background at the Bexar County DA’s office gives the firm direct insight into how the office builds and evaluates cases.

Notable Work

The firm does not publish a structured, itemized case-results table. Independent client reviews describe specific outcomes, including a DWI case where the client wrote that Krause “was on top of everything getting my DWI dismissed,” and an investigation that was formally rejected and closed following the firm’s representation. Past results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in any future case, and these are client-described outcomes rather than independently verified court records.

Client Voice

The firm holds a 4.9-star rating across 22 reviews on one aggregator and a separately reported 4.95-star rating on another review platform. Clients specifically credit Krause’s prosecutorial background: one wrote that “because she was a former prosecutor, she also has valuable insight into Bexar County’s DA’s office,” calling her “one of my ‘go-to’ attorneys.” Another described a case that stretched into an unexpectedly long court day, writing that Krause “was so kind to me and was not upset about having to come back the next day after waiting the entire day for nothing” — a specific account of client-facing patience under a frustrating circumstance rather than generic praise. No negative reviews of substance were located during this research.

Beyond the Courtroom

Krause is a member of the DUI Defense Lawyers Association and the National College for DUI Defense — organizations focused specifically on continuing education in DWI defense trial practice, distinct from general bar membership.

Recognition

No Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification for Krause was confirmed in available public materials, and this profile does not use “specialist” language for her as a result — a distinction worth noting directly, since several other Bexar County criminal defense attorneys in this directory do hold that state-administered credential. Krause’s standing instead rests on the San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association’s Young Attorney of the Year award and SA Scene’s “Best of SA 2020” recognition, both publication and peer-organization based rather than state board certification.

Texas Legal Backdrop

Texas DWI is governed by Texas Penal Code Chapter 49; a first offense is generally a Class B misdemeanor, escalating to a Class A misdemeanor with a prior conviction, an open container, or a blood alcohol concentration of 0.15 or above, and to a felony with a third conviction or a child under 15 in the vehicle. Under Texas Transportation Code § 724.011, a driver arrested for DWI is deemed to have given “implied consent” to a breath or blood test; refusal triggers a separate Administrative License Revocation process on a strict, short deadline independent of the criminal case. This is general background information, not legal advice, and does not account for the specific facts of any case.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

A founder with genuine, documented Bexar County prosecutorial experience, now applying that specific institutional knowledge to defense work, is a real and verifiable form of insight — not a vague marketing claim. A consistent 4.9-plus star rating and a peer-organization “Young Attorney of the Year” award, earned relatively early in her independent practice, suggest sustained quality rather than a single strong review cycle.

The honest gap: Krause does not hold Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification, which several other Bexar County criminal defense and DWI attorneys in this directory do carry, so her credibility case rests on her prosecutorial background, peer-organization recognition, and client reviews rather than a state board credential. As a relatively young, smaller firm (founded 2018), prospective clients facing complex, high-stakes felony matters should ask directly about the firm’s specific experience with cases at that level of severity.

Methodology & Sourcing

This profile was compiled from the firm’s own website (defendthe210.com), including its reviews page, Justia’s and Lawyers.com’s attorney profiles for Staci Krause, the State Bar of Texas attorney directory, Chamber of Commerce’s independent business listing (22 reviews), and AttorneyAtLaw.com’s firm profile and client testimonials.

Publisher Disclosure & Independence Notice

Awesome Attorneys is an independently researched legal directory. This profile was not paid for, commissioned, or reviewed by Krause Law Firm prior to publication. Awesome Attorneys may in the future offer sponsored placement products to firms profiled on this site, but sponsorship status has no bearing on editorial content, and inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement of any firm for any particular legal matter. Nothing in this profile constitutes legal advice or a lawyer referral; readers with a legal question should consult a licensed Texas attorney directly.