Criminal Defense Attorneys in Ellis County

At Roeder Witt, we defend citizens facing criminal charges in Ellis County—and we do it with an advantage most defense firms can't offer: we've spent significant time on the other side.

Both of our attorneys built their careers as prosecutors in the Ellis County and District Attorney's Office. We tried the cases, made the charging decisions, and learned exactly how the state assembles its evidence, shapes its narrative, and presents to a jury. That insider knowledge now works entirely for you. When you know how a case is built, you know where it can be taken apart.

Criminal cases aren't decided in the abstract—they're decided in specific courtrooms, in front of specific judges, across the aisle from specific prosecutors. We've spent our entire careers in the Ellis County courts. We know the judges, the procedures, and the people who will handle your case. In criminal defense, that local insight isn't a bonus. It's everything.

Between us, we've handled cases from first appearance through final verdict and appeal—misdemeanors and felonies, trial work and post-conviction review, district court and beyond. Sherry Roeder spent nearly a decade as an Ellis County prosecutor, rising from traffic tickets to Misdemeanor Chief, where she oversaw an entire division, supervised attorneys, and made charging decisions and finally to the Felony Court Chief of the 504th District Court. Kayce Witt served as a felony prosecutor in the 443rd District Court, building serious criminal cases on the front lines, with additional experience on the defense side and in the federal courts. Together, we bring a complete picture of the system that few attorneys ever get.