When someone in Fort Bend County is arrested and calls Capetillo Law Firm, there is a good chance the Fort Bend County criminal defense attorney answers the phone himself. For founder Adam Capetillo, that direct line is not a marketing tactic, but a foundation of how he has practiced criminal defense since opening his own firm in 2017.
Capetillo was licensed in 2013 and went out on his own four years later, building a practice centered on Fort Bend County, Harris County, and surrounding counties. A lifelong resident of the area, he made an early decision that still defines the firm: he handles criminal law and nothing else.
“I like to stay in my lane and only do what I know,” Capetillo said. “I found out early in my career, if I try to do family law or any other type of law, I’m a fish out of water.” He holds other attorneys to the same standard, noting that lawyers from other fields who wander into criminal defense often struggle without proper guidance. When clients bring him a matter outside of criminal law, whether personal injury, family, or contracts, he points them to trusted colleagues who handle that area of law. “I run through my list of names and direct them to somebody that knows exactly what to do with that type of case.”…