Anna Rebekah Summersett - a Fort Worth, Brazoria (TX) State Criminal Defense Lawyer

Fort Worth State Criminal Defense Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

State Criminal Defense
DWI & DUI Defense

Litigation: 100%

Attorney Information

Overview

Anna Summersett is a Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist, which means she is considered an expert in criminal law and has achieved the highest designation an attorney can reach. An experienced trial attorney, Anna has has tried more than 100 cases before a jury, ranging from DWI to capital murder. As a partner at Varghese Summersett PLLC, Anna primarily handles serious state criminal cases from post-arrest investigation through jury trial. Anna graduated from Baylor University with B.A. in political science. She received her J.D. from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, which later became Texas A&M University School of Law. Anna worked as a criminal prosecutor at the Cameron County District Attorney's Office and the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office before going into private practice and building the largest criminal defense firm in Tarrant County.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

Anna Rebekah Summersett included in a Super Lawyers® list

Honors

Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Top Women Attorneys in Texas, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2023
Entrepreneur of Excellence, Finalist, Fort Worth Inc., 2019
Top Texas Women Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, 2019
Top Attorney, Fort Worth Magazine, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Top Attorney, 360 West Magazine, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Top 10 Under 40, National Academy of Criminal Defense, 2016
Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow

Other Sources of Feedback About Anna Rebekah Summersett

Included on the 2025 Texas Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2024 Texas Super Lawyers list
2023 Texas Super Lawyers list
2022 Texas Super Lawyers list
2021 Texas Super Lawyers list
2019 Texas Super Lawyers list
2018 Texas Super Lawyers list
2017 Texas Super Lawyers list
2016 Texas Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas, 2009
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 2006
  Major: Political Science / Argumentation Rhetoric

Current Employment Position(s)

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Partner
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Past Positions

Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney, 2010 - 2014
Cameron County District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney, 2009 - 2010
Tarrant County Judicial Staff Counsel, Post-Bar Intern, 2009 - 2010
Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, Post-Bar Intern, 2009
Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Intern, 2008
United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas, Intern, 2008

Languages

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English
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Pro Bono Activities

Downtown Neighborhood Alliance
WORTH North Texas Community Foundation
Rotary Club of Fort Worth
Habitat for Humanity Ambassador
WORTH, Founding Member

Published Works

Articles

Finally, Justice for Ginger, The Texas Prosecutor, January, 2013

Bar Admissions

Texas, 2009
U.S. Supreme Court, 2014
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas

Specialties and Certifications

Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2014

Other Affiliations

Litigation Counsel of America, 2016 - Present (Member)
National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, 2015 - Present (Member)
State Bar of Texas, Criminal Justice Section (Member)
Tarrant County Bar Association (Member)
Tarrant County Young Lawyer’s Association (Member)
Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Member)
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Member)
Litigation Counsel of America (Fellow)
Texas District and County Attorneys Associations (Former Member)

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Fort Worth, TX

300 Throckmorton Street
Suite 700
Fort Worth, TX 76102

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Phone: (817) 203-2220

Fax: 817-900-9129

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