The Law Office of Philip M. Gommels

Philip M. Gommels is a Houston criminal defense attorney and principal of The Law Office of Philip M. Gommels, PLLC. He has extensive trial experience and has represented individual clients in a wide variety of legal matters. He is admitted to practice in Texas state courts, as well as federal courts for the Southern District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Eastern District of Texas, and Fifth Circuit. In 2013, 2014 and 2015 Houstonia Magazine named Mr. Gommels a “Top Lawyer” in the field of Criminal Defense. Mr. Gommels is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. In 2015 he was elected by his peers to the board of directors of the Harris County Criminal Lawyer’s Association. He also sits on the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association. In addition to his service to these professional organizations, since 2014 Mr. Gommels has served as a Director on the Board of Directors of the Open Door Mission—a faith and evidence based recovery and rehabilitation facility dedicated to transforming the lives of the most severely addicted, destitute, homeless and disabled men in Houston. Mr. Gommels is a frequent lecturer around the world. Most recently Mr. Gommels has spoken about the use of technology in trial (Dallas, TX; Plano, TX), sexual assault prosecution and defense (Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); Bukavu, DRC), and mental health prosecutions (Houston, TX) He is one of two practicing criminal defense attorneys in Houston formerly assigned to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office Mental Health Section. And Mr. Gommels maintains relationships with the local mental health treatment community.