Rick’s practice is primarily focused on defending clients against criminal charges at all levels where he has been lead counsel in over 100 trials. Prior to joining the firm, Rick worked as a prosecutor for 4 years with the Travis County Attorney’s Office where he negotiated thousands of cases. His experience as a prosecutor helps him zealously represent and defend clients in Austin and throughout Central Texas.
Rick is the 2019-2021 Chair of the Austin Bar Association Criminal Law Section and a Director of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Rick R. Flores was recently named a back-to-back Top Attorney in Austin by Austin Monthly Magazine (2019, 2020) and a Rising Star by Texas Super Lawyers for 2017-2021.
Rick received a B.B.A. in Finance from The University of Texas and a J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law. When he’s not in the office or in the courtroom, Rick is either chasing after his two kids, watching the Longhorns, or playing tennis. Rick can be reached anytime at [email protected].
- Criminal Defense (All Misdemeanor, Felony, and Juvenile charges)
- Personal Injury
- Expunctions and Non-Disclosure
- Family Law
- Super Lawyers, Top 100 of the Rising Stars, 2021
- Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers Rising Stars (Texas), 2017-2021
- Top Attorney in Austin as named by Austin Monthly Magazine, 2019-2020
- Best DWI Lawyer as named by Austin Chronicle, 2016
- J.D., The University of Texas School of Law
- Baron & Budd Mock Trial Champion
- National Mock Trial Team, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- B.B.A., The University of Texas (McCombs School of Business)
- Major: Finance | Minor: Marketing
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association – Board Member
- Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Austin Bar Association – Secretary of the Criminal Law Section
- Texas Bar Association
- AYLA
- UT Law, Elected Permanent Class Representative
- Texas Exes, Life Member
- TCDLA 30th Annual Advanced Criminal Law, Guest Speaker, 2017
- ACDLA Brown Bag CLE, “Anatomy of a Trial”, 2017
- TCDLA Texas Lone Star DWI, Speaker and Course Director, 2016
- Travis County Women Lawyers Association, “Back to Basics: Criminal Law”, 2013
- Travis County Women Lawyers Association, “Back to Basics: Criminal Law”, 2012
- Texas
- United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
