Biography

Successful Plano Criminal Defense Attorney

Attorney Stephen H. Miller, a Dallas native, has practiced criminal law in Dallas and Collin counties his entire career both as a prosecutor and as a defense attorney. For nearly 20 years, he has been providing effective criminal defense services for people facing a wide range of criminal charges.

He founded the law office of Stephen H. Miller in Plano in 1992 to focus exclusively on criminal defense. From 1980 to 1987, he served as a prosecutor in the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office including over three years as the felony chief prosecutor for the 194th Judicial District Court of Dallas County.

AV Peer Review Rated* through Martindale-Hubbell for legal ability and ethical standards, he has been elected to the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, is a member of the National College for DUI Defense, and the Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Associations of Dallas, Collin County and Texas.

He is the past president of the Plano Rotary Club, having previously served as the club secretary, treasurer, and president elect. He is also the president of Sunburst Condominium Fractional Owners’ Association Board in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and serves on the Sunburst Condominium home owner’s board as well. He is a past member of the Board of Plano Youth Leadership and served for 13 years as the secretary of the board of the National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.

For experienced legal help with your criminal case, call or e-mail our Plano law office. You can reach us twenty-four hours a day by phone at (972) 578-7097.

*CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.

Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Practice Areas

• Criminal Defense
• DWI/DUI
• Driver’s License Suspension/Obtaining an Occupational License
• Driving While License Suspended
• Drug Possession
• Theft and Shoplifting
• Fraud
• Assault
• Sex Crimes
• Homicide
• Probation Revocation
• Expunction/Expungement
• Juvenile Law

Education

• Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1979
  • J.D.
• University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1974
  • B.A.
    Honors: Cum Laude

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1979

Honors

• Golden Gavel Award from National High School Mock Trial Championship
• AV Peer Review Rated* through Martindale-Hubbell
• Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

Pro-Bono Activities

• Plano Youth Leadership, Board Member, 2003 to 2009
• Plano Youth Leadership, President, 2005 to 2006
• National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc., Former Board Member
• National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc., Secretary, 1999 to 2006
• National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc., 1999 to 2014
• Dallas Safari Club, Board Member, 2007 to 2015
• Dallas Safari Club, Former Vice President
• Plano Rotary Club, Member
• Plano Rotary Club, Past President
• Sunburst Condominium Home Owner’s Board, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
• Sunburst Condominium Fractional Owners’ Association Board, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Board Member, 1997 to Present
• Sunburst Condominium Fractional Owners’ Association Board, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, President, 2002 to Present
• Leadership Plano Class XVIII, 2000 to 2001

Fraternities

• Kappa Kappa Psi

Professional Associations

• Dallas Bar Association, Member
• Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association, Member
• Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association, Member
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association, Member
• National College for DUI Defense, Inc., Member