Associate
Alex Thornton is an Associate at Varghese Summersett PLLC. Her primary focus is on state criminal defense matters. She represents individuals charged in state court with crimes like possession of controlled substance, theft, assault and intoxication-related offenses. She is also called upon to defend students facing disciplinary hearings at local universities, including TCU. Alex also coordinates client admission into diversion programs.
Areas of Practice
- State Criminal Defense
- DWI Defense
- Misdemeanors
- University Disciplinary Hearings
- Occupational License and Administrative License Revocation Hearings
- Diversion Programs
Bar Admission
- Texas
Education
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- Texas A&M University (B.A.)
- Texas A&M University School of Law (J.D.)
Honors, Memberships
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2019
- Top Attorney, Fort Worth Magazine, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Tarrant County Bar Association, Member
- Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Criminal Justice Section, State Bar of Texas
- Eldon Mahon Inn of Courts
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Benson Varghese
Managing Partner at Varghese Summersett PLLC
Benson Varghese is the founder and Managing Partner of Varghese Summersett PLLC. He is a prolific writer and has authored hundreds of articles about criminal law in Texas and at the Federal level. His articles have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Above the Law, and have been selected as Top Blogs by the State Bar of Texas. He was named the Young Lawyer of the Year in 2019 by the Tarrant County Bar Association. Benson led the firm to become one of the 500 fastest growing businesses in the United States by Inc 500 Magazine in 2018. In the same year, the firm was named the Best Law Firm in Fort Worth by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The lawyers at Varghese Summersett PLLC exclusively handle criminal defense matters.