About
Feroz Merchant – Attorney
Feroz Merchant earned his Bachelor of Science majoring in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston in 1990. He then worked for one of the largest engineering companies in the world – Halliburton Energy Services. He left Halliburton as a Senior Engineer to work as a Contract Engineer for Fulbright & Jaworski. He did so during his last year in law school to gain valuable experience in the legal arena. Upon graduation from South Texas College of Law he was hired by the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, where he learned how to be a trial attorney from some of the very best attorneys on both sides of the bar. In 2003, Mr. Merchant started his own practice focusing on helping those accused of criminal offense.
Criminal Defense
- Trial
- Appeals
- Post Conviction Writs
Bar Admission
Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- Texas Supreme Court
Career Experience
- The Merchant Law Firm, Attorney at Law, 2003 - Present
- Harris County District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney, 2000 - 2003
- Harris County Felony Prosecutor
- Harris County Chief Misdemeanor Prosecutor
- Harris County DWI Prosecutor
- Harris County Family Violence Prosecutor
- Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., Contract Engineer - Litigation on Intellectual Property Matters, 1998 - 2000
- Halliburton Energy Services, Senior Electrical Engineer, 1990 - 1998
- South Texas College of Law, Legal Research Assistant, 1997
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Texas
- National College for DUI Defense
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association
Seminars
- Harris County Lawyers Association
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- University of Texas – Continuing Legal Education