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)
- Expunctions and Non-Disclosures
- Family Law
- Personal Injury
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– 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 Super Lawyer, 2022
- Texas Super Lawyer, Rising Star in Criminal Defense, 2017 – 2022
- Texas Super Lawyer Up-and-Coming 100: Texas Rising Stars, 2021
- Top Attorney in Austin as named by Austin Monthly Magazine, 2019 – 2022
- Austin Under 40 Finalist, 2020 – 2021
- Best DWI Lawyer as named by Austin Chronicle, 2016
- Austin-American Statesman: Austin’s top 10 criminal cases of the decade
- Austin-American Statesman: No plea deals for men charged in jeweler’s death
- Austin-American Statesman: Fatal shove was prompted by ‘exaggerated’ groping incident, lawyer says
- Austin-American Statesman: Arrested passenger ‘devastated’ by his conduct on Austin flight
- ABC National News: Selfie exonerates man from burglary charge after ex-girlfriend accuses him of attacking her, attorney says
- Daily Mail: Houston University’s women’s soccer coach accused of using grueling workouts as punishment and making players work out until they were seriously injured
- KPRC2: University of Houston women’s soccer player: Team was forced to endure punishment workout that led to rhabdo
- KVUE: Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson could bring a new perspective to the high court
- KVUE: Law making unwanted explicit photos a crime may be hard to prosecute, attorney says
- New York Post: Selfie saves innocent man facing 99 years behind bars
- USA Today: 3 men sentenced in 2019 assault on gay couple in Austin, Texas
- Fox 7 Austin: Austin High School baseball coach charged with assault
- My San Antonio: Hays County commissioner reportedly arrested for 2021 DWI
- “Post-Pandemic Trial Preparation Seminar”, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2022
- “Criminal Law Updates”, Austin Bar Association, 2022
- “Family Violence”, Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2021
- “Working with Diverse Juries”, Voice for the Defense, 2021
- “Jury Selection in a Covid World”, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2021
- “Property Crimes and Neighbors”, Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2021
- “Cross-Examination of the Arresting Officer”, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2019
- Texas Lone Star DWI Seminar, Course Director and Speaker, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2018
- “DWI Trials”, 30th Annual Advanced Criminal Law, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2017
- “Anatomy of a Trial”, Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2017
- Texas Lone Star DWI Seminar, Course Director and Speaker, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2016
- “Plea Negotiations”, The University of Texas School of Law Criminal Defense Clinic, 2014
- “Motions to Suppress”, The University of Texas School of Law Criminal Defense Clinic, 2013
- “Back to Basics: Criminal Law”, Travis County Women Lawyers Association, 2013
- “Back to Basics: Criminal Law”, Travis County Women Lawyers Association, 2012
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Board Member
- Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Board Member
- Chair of the Criminal Law Section of the Austin Bar Association, 2019 – 2022
- College of the State Bar of Texas, 2016 – 2022
- UT Law, Elected Permanent Class Representative
- Texas Exes Life Member
