Contact Kent Starr — Free Criminal Defense Consultation

Starr Law P.C. is located in McKinney, Texas, at 5900 S Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070. The office sits in central Collin County, a short drive from the courthouses in McKinney, Plano, Frisco, and the surrounding municipal courts, which makes in-person meetings practical for clients across the area. Initial consultations are free, confidential, and conducted directly with Kent Starr — there is no intake coordinator, no junior associate screening calls, and no obligation to retain the firm after the first conversation.

The fastest way to reach Kent is by phone at (214) 982-1408. The line is answered or returned around the clock; criminal arrests do not happen during business hours, and Kent has structured the practice to respond accordingly. If you or a family member has been arrested in the middle of the night, has been pulled in by a detective for “a conversation,” or has been served with a federal target letter or grand jury subpoena, call before saying anything else to law enforcement. The early hours of a case are when the largest decisions are made, and most of them are difficult to undo later.

The McKinney office serves clients throughout North Texas. The firm regularly appears in the courts of Collin, Dallas, Tarrant, Denton, Rockwall, Kaufman, Ellis, Johnson, and Parker Counties, including the federal courts of the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. For clients who need to coordinate with a bail bondsman immediately after an arrest, Kent works with vetted local bondsmen and can often have a release in motion before the family arrives at the jail. For clients with cases pending in Collin County Court, the office is positioned to handle docket calls, settings, and trial dates without travel headaches. For prospective clients who would rather read about the firm before calling, the client reviews page collects more than five hundred verified five-star Google reviews from past clients.

Kent speaks Spanish and Portuguese in addition to English. Family members who prefer one of those languages are welcome to call directly, and consultations are conducted in whichever language is most comfortable. The firm has worked with clients across a wide range of immigration statuses; for non-citizens, the federal collateral consequences of a criminal conviction often dictate the entire defense strategy, and that conversation is part of the free initial consultation when relevant.

What to expect from the free consultation: Kent will ask for your name, the charge or potential charge, the county or court involved, and any case or arrest documentation you can share. He will give you an honest assessment of what the case looks like at this stage — what the prosecution is likely to argue, what realistic outcomes are available, and what the next thirty days of work would involve. If the firm is the right fit, he will explain the fee structure clearly and answer questions before any retainer is signed. If the firm is not the right fit — sometimes another lawyer in another specialty is a better match for a particular case — Kent will say so and, where appropriate, point you to a qualified colleague.

When you are ready to send a written intake, the office uses a simple short form with the following fields: Name. Phone number. Email address. Brief description of charges (or the situation, if charges have not been filed yet). Best time to be reached. Preferred language. A short message is fine. Detailed accounts of the underlying events should not be put in writing before an attorney-client relationship is established and a privileged channel is in place — Kent will explain how to share sensitive details safely once the consultation begins.

Office address: 5900 S Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070. Phone: (214) 982-1408. Hours: available 24/7 for emergencies; office hours by appointment to accommodate court schedules. Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese. Counties served: Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Rockwall, Kaufman, Ellis, Johnson, Parker.

Call (214) 982-1408 for a free, confidential consultation with Kent Starr. The conversation costs nothing, and the sooner it happens, the more options the case will still have.

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