Federal cases are considered the hardest to win, but Broden & Mickelsen proves that wrong. For the year 2022, the conviction rate in federal courts following a trial was 90.4 % nationwide. The conviction rate in the Northern District of Texas following a trial was 97.1%. In the Eastern District of Texas, it was 92.9%. In the Western District of Texas, it was 92.0%, and in the Southern District of Texas, it was 82.0%, according to the Department of Justice.
In comparison, only 42.8 % of the federal cases tried by Clint Broden ended in a final conviction, and only 50% of federal cases tried by Mick Mickelsen resulted in a final conviction, four to five times better than the 2022 national average and the Texas average.* Before you hire an attorney for a federal criminal case, ask them how many federal cases they have taken to trial and how many of those ended in their client being acquitted, and then make them show you the actual numbers. It is always funny to us when lawyers talk about their one or two “not guilty” verdicts in federal court when we hear those words often. In fact, we challenge you to find a lawyer who has had more acquittals in federal court than Mick Mickelsen or Clint Broden.
On appeals for the year 2022, only 5.9 % of criminal cases were decided against the United States. In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, only 4.3 % of criminal cases were decided against the United States. In appeals handled by Clint Broden, 22.3 % of appeals were decided against the United States, almost four times better than the national average and more than five times the rate for the Fifth Circuit.
While statistics for trials and appeals in state court are not as easy to find, Mick Mickelsen and Clint Broden also take state court cases to trial and win the hard cases, including NOT GUILTY verdicts in murder cases and sexual assault cases. Simply put, we are trial lawyers and not plea lawyers.
You will see many attorneys claim they are aggressive and not afraid to take on prosecutors, but these numbers tell the objective story, and the numbers don’t lie. But, there is also the subjective story. Clint Broden was named the Lawyer of the Year by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association – an annual award given to only one or two lawyers in the State of Texas each year. Both Clint Broden and Mick Mickelsen have been named Super Lawyers every year since 2004 by Thomson Reuters and have been regularly named to D Magazine’s Best Lawyers list. Both are certified by the Texas Board of Specialization in Criminal Trial Law and Criminal Appellate Law.
Broden & Mickelsen handle cases around the country and have been retained on cases as far away as the District of Hawaii and the District of Maine. They have handled appeals in almost all the federal circuits. If you are ready to take on the federal government or the State of Texas, the numbers explain why you will want them fighting for you.
*The results listed are based on the time period indicated. Past results are no guarantee of future results. Possible case outcomes will depend on the specific circumstances involved in the case. Consult a lawyer to learn more.
Board-certified specialists in both criminal law and criminal appellate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization 
More than 60 years’ combined criminal defense experience representing individuals and businesses 
Comprehensive representation at the trial and appellate levels in both federal and state cases 
Extensive success for clients in post-conviction relief proceedings 
