Stephanie Luce Ola

Partner

Stephanie has proven herself to be a skilled advocate and adviser for her clients. She carefully considers each case and develops a strategy for the best possible result. While some cases must be resolved before a jury or a judge, Stephanie has obtained successful results for her clients through grand jury presentations, in suppression hearings, and without any criminal action being filed. Her individual clients include executives, doctors, students, teachers, elected officials, and other lawyers.

Stephanie also represents corporate clients who are targets or witnesses in federal investigations. For some clients, this involves responding to investigative subpoenas, document management, and document production. In other cases, Stephanie engages in dialogue and negotiations with prosecutors and investigators and manages internal investigations. Whatever the case, Stephanie provides efficient and effective case management in massive and complex cases.

Stephanie always expected to spend her legal career practicing criminal defense. In law school, she was involved in the Innocence Project of Texas where she investigated past cases on behalf of incarcerated individuals seeking post-conviction relief and provided special assistance in the research and investigation of cases involving the science DNA and arson.

With a B.S. in Chemistry, Stephanie is extremely well-qualified to understand and evaluate scientific evidence. With this background and her trial skills, she has a special ability to take on expert witnesses and discredit bad science in the courtroom.

Stephanie is married with three sons. In college, Stephanie played basketball for the University of Oklahoma and was a member of the 2002 team that finished second in the nation at the NCAA Final Four.

Stephanie represents clients in connection with felonies and misdemeanors in state and federal court. Her areas of practice include driving while intoxicated, drug offenses, theft, assault, sexual assault, criminal mischief, health care fraud, mail and wire fraud, conspiracy, securities fraud, and many other state and federal crimes.


Bar Admissions

  • State of Texas

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court of Texas

    • Northern District

    • Eastern District 

Education

  • Texas Tech School of Law (JD, 2008)

  • University of Oklahoma (B.S. Chemistry, B.S. Philosophy, 2003)

 Associations

  • Dallas Bar Association, Chair, Criminal Law, 2014

  • Dallas Bar Association, Vice-Chair, Criminal Law, 2013

  • Dallas Bar Association, Treasurer, Criminal Law, 2012

  • Dallas Bar Association, Member

  • Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court, Associate, 2011-2012

  • Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court, Barrister, 2017-2021

  • Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member

Presentations

  • Discovery and Investigation in Criminal Cases, North Texas Paralegal Association, 2010

  • Evidence: The Rules of Engagement, Criminal Defense Trial Skills & Trial Law Program, Center for American and International Law, Plano, 2011 – 2020

  • DWI Update: Recent Changes in the Law, Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar, 2012

  • Dallas Bar Association, Criminal Law Section, Legislative Update September 2015

Publications