Rick Cofer

About Rick

Rick Cofer is the managing partner of Cofer & Connelly, PLLC. He has more than 17 years of experience as a felony prosecutor, judge, and defense attorney. Recognized as Best Lawyer from 2021 to 2025 by the Austin Chronicle Reader's Poll, Rick Cofer has been selected a Texas Super Lawyer and Rising Star for six years. He has also been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2023. Martindale-Hubbell has rated him as AV Preeminent (the highest rating based on peer feedback). He represents people in crisis, starting from the presumption of innocence. He has lived and worked in Austin, Central Texas, and the Hill Country for over twenty years, knowing the courts, players, and procedures, and resolving matters discreetly. He has tried more than 100 cases before a judge or a jury. He grew up in Plano, Texas, and moved to Austin in 2000. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas School of Law. He worked on political campaigns and policy initiatives. After law school, he worked for a prominent criminal defense attorney before becoming an Assistant County Attorney and Assistant District Attorney in Travis County, handling thousands of cases from misdemeanors to serious felonies, including violent-crime and sex-offense cases. His practice also focuses on juvenile cases and mental health matters, having practiced in juvenile courts for over a decade and served as associate judge for mental health hearings and as a Travis County mental health civil prosecutor. In 2018, he started his own law firm and partnered with Jeffrey Connelly in 2020 to build a client-focused firm.

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Jeremy Sylestine

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Mark Pryor

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Ramey Ko

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Jeffrey Connelly

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Lindsay Richards

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Garrett Emerson

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