JONATHAN R. O’HARA

Criminal Defense Backed By Science

Jonathan O’Hara is an associate attorney at Danford Law Firm. He dedicates his practice to state and federal criminal defense and represents clients during investigations, at trial, and on appeal. He has successfully handled cases throughout the Hill Country, securing dismissals for many clients, and winning contested hearings, trials, and appeals for others.

Jonathan provides criminal defense backed by science. He is the only attorney in the region to have earned the ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist designation, the highest form of scientific recognition for lawyers. As a lawyer-scientist, he has specialized knowledge of alcohol and drug testing, which he brings to bear for his clients. He has also completed advanced training in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing for alcohol and drugs.

He has defended numerous professionals, including doctors, nurses, teachers, and others, and secured favorable outcomes that protected their licenses and careers. He has defended many immigrant clients as well and secured outcomes that protected their legal status in the United States.

He previously gained extensive criminal defense experience while working at law firms and one of the country’s largest public interest organizations. He earned his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center, where he received the Dean’s Scholarship and Blask Fellowship Award. During law school, he served as a teaching assistant and summer law clerk to a federal judge. He graduated magna cum laude from Texas A&M University - San Antonio.

Jonathan is also bilingual and regularly represents Spanish-speaking clients.