Houston criminal defense lawyer Grant Scheiner and José Ceja have received some of the top accolades for criminal defense in Texas. The Scheiner Law Group, P.C. criminal defense lawyer team has an outstanding record of criminal defense. Learn more about our houston defense team below.
Grant M. Scheiner
Grant M. Scheiner is a Houston criminal defense lawyer and principal of Scheiner Law Group, P.C. He has practiced law in Texas since 1992. Mr. Scheiner established a private practice in 1995. He has extensive trial experience and has represented individual clients in a wide variety of legal matters in state and federal courts. Mr. Scheiner is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. In 2006 thru 2014, Mr. Scheiner was named one of “Houston’s Top Lawyers” by H-Texas Magazine. In 2009 thru 2013, Texas Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters publication) named Mr. Scheiner a “Texas Super Lawyer” in the categories of Criminal Law, Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) and Federal White Collar Defense. He is currently listed as one of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers (South Region)” in the State of Texas by the National Trial Lawyers Association (2007 – present).
Learn MoreJosé A. Ceja
José Ceja is an Associate Attorney at Scheiner Law Group, P.C. in Houston. He is a former felony drug prosecutor from Arizona, where he was born and raised. Mr. Ceja has substantial trial experience, including multiple-defendant drug trafficking cases and serious violent felonies. His appellate experience includes successfully arguing and winning a case before the Arizona Supreme Court. Mr. Ceja is fluent in Spanish and highly knowledgeable in Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure law. In 2010, he joined Scheiner Law Group, P.C. as an associate and since that time has achieved outstanding results for the Firm’s clients, including dismissals, “not guilty” verdicts and the grand jury “no bills” in a wide variety of criminal cases. Mr. Ceja is licensed in Arizona and Texas.
Learn MoreMacie Alcoser
The newest Associate Attorney to Scheiner Law Group, is Macie Alcoser. Macie comes from San Antonio, Texas. For her bachelor’s degree, Macie attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, where she studied Political Science and minored in Legal Studies. She graduated with honors and immediately entered law school.
After college, Macie attended Texas Tech University School of Law in Lubbock, Texas, where her passion for criminal defense work sparked. While in law school, she participated in the Texas Tech Criminal Defense Clinic where she held a student bar card. Macie was appointed to represent indigent clients facing felony and misdemeanor offenses, under the supervision of two highly esteemed and experienced criminal defense attorneys, Patrick Metze and Dwight McDonald. As a student attorney with the Criminal Defense Clinic, Macie won the Top-Grade Award and Distinction Award for the dedicated representation she provided to her clients.
Learn MoreMargarita Silva
Margarita Silva is a Legal Assistant at Scheiner Law Group, P.C. Her duties include client
interaction, office operations, and trial support.
Ms. Silva is a student at San Jacinto College North Campus, where she is studying for her
paralegal certification. She has worked in the legal field for the last ten years, as a legal secretary
and assistant. Ms. Silva is fluent in English and Spanish.
Ms. Silva is from Houston, Texas, and lives in the Greater Houston area with her family. In her
spare time, she enjoys watching movies and spending time with her family.