About David E. Cervantes
David E. Cervantes is licensed to practice law in Texas and New Mexico. He has been an attorney for almost 30 years. David’s main office is in Crockett, Texas (East Texas) with a satellite office in Houston. He primarily practices in the areas of criminal law, family law, and probate including drafting Wills and Deeds.
David has over 28 years of law experience across Texas and New Mexico. During this time he was the 349th Judicial District Attorney (Crockett, Houston County, Texas) from January 2005 to December 2008 after having beaten a 12-year incumbent in 2004, and employed as an Assistant District Attorney in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas, and Las Vegas, San Miguel County, New Mexico. David was also the Managing Attorney for the Clovis, and Roswell, New Mexico branches of Southern New Mexico Legal Services representing indigent clients in numerous areas, including representing victims of domestic violence. Throughout all this time, he has tried numerous cases to juries and the bench, additionally arguing cases before appellate courts, and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
David graduated from Jeff Davis High School in Houston, Texas and then joined the military as a marine. He then spent a few years in the Marine Core, where he was meritoriously promoted twice before being honorably discharged as a Sergeant. David is now happily married with three children.