Austin criminal defense attorney Rick Cofer has extensive experience in criminal and juvenile cases. Licensed to practice law in 2008, Rick has worked as a defense attorney and prosecutor, resolving thousands of cases and trying over one hundred cases to a judge or jury.
A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and University of Texas School of Law, Rick Cofer was a defense attorney before serving over eight years as a Travis County Assistant County Attorney and Travis County Assistant District Attorney handling DWI, assault, family domestic violence, drugs, sex crimes, property crimes, juvenile charges and murder cases.
Rick Cofer has been admitted to the State Bar of Texas, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. He is a member of the Austin Bar Association and has served as Treasurer of the Criminal Law Section since 2014. Rick is also a member of the Texas Bar College and Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
_Rick is active in the Austin community, serving on the City of Austin Parks & Recreation Board, The Kind Clinic - Texas Health Action Board of Directors, Ending Community Homelessness Organization (ECHO) Board of Directors, and Pease Park Conservancy Board of Directors.
University of Texas School of Law, JD
University of Texas at Austin, BA with Honors (Government and History)
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Temple Scholar, Normandy Scholar, LBJ Fellow
Supreme Court of the United State of America
Supreme Court of Texas
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
State Bar of Texas
Austin Bar Association, Criminal Law Section Treasurer
Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Austin Young Lawyers Association
College of the State Bar of Texas
Austin LGBT Bar Association
Texas County and District Attorneys Association (2009-2018)
Criminal Defense Attorney, Law Office of Rick Cofer, PLLC
Assistant District Attorney, Travis County District Attorney's Office
Assistant County Attorney, Travis County Attorney's Office
Criminal Defense Attorney, Private Practice
Vice Chair, City of Austin Parks & Recreation Board
Board Member, The Kind Clinic - Texas Health Action Board of Directors
Board Member and former President, Pease Park Conservancy Board of Directors
Board Member and former Chair, Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) Board of Directors
Board Member, City of Austin South Central Waterfront Advisory Board
Chair, City of Austin Aquatic Master Plan Task Force (2017-2018)
Delegate, Austin AFL-CIO Central Labor Council (2009-2018)
Member, Travis County Civil and Family Courthouse Citizen Advisory Committee (2016)
Member, City of Austin Parkland Events Task Force (2015-2016)
Chair, Vice Chair, and Commissioner, City of Austin Zero Waste Advisory Commission (2007-2015)
Chair, City of Austin Recycling Ordinance Reform Committee (2009-2012)
Founder and Chair, Austin Bag the Bags Coalition (2007-2012)
Member, Salvage Vanguard Theater Board of Directors (2008-2010)
