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Diego M. Ortega

Licence verified

Managing Partner, Quill & Fairfax LLPHouston

In practice
23 years
Languages
English
Reviews
3.5 (15)
Last verified
27 Jul 2026

About

Rankings

Score ledger

Criminal Defense in Houston · ranking v1.0.0
62.4

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Credentials70 × 20%

1 verified active licence(s).

  • Texas licence — verified
  • Identity and practice verified
Relevant experience90 × 15%

18 years practising in this area.

  • Relevant years counted: 18
Specialization100 × 15%

Primary practice area; practises in 1 area(s) in total.

  • Practice areas: 1
Verified reputation55 × 15%

15 review(s) from 2 source(s), 2.789 effective after recency, verification and authority weighting. Adjusted rating 3.20/5.

  • Source #4: 0.542 effective reviews
  • Source #3: 2.248 effective reviews
Professional recognition0 × 10%

No professional recognition on record.

Relevant track record0 × 10%

No publicly sourced matters on record.

Client experience52 × 5%

Too few enquiries to measure responsiveness; neutral value blended with verified review volume.

  • Verified reviews: 8
Profile & data quality80 × 5%

8 of 10 profile fields complete.

  • Missing: Photo
  • Missing: Education
Data freshness100 × 5%

Last verified 79 days ago.

  • Verified: 2026-07-27

Ranking history

Position in criminal defense rankings in Houston, most recent first.

CalculatedPositionScore
14 Oct 2026#5 of 3762.4
13 Oct 2026#5 of 3762.4

Licences and qualifications

JurisdictionIssuing bodyNumberAdmittedStatus
TexasState Bar of TexasDEMO-US-1042702003activeVerified 27 Jul 2026

Reviews

3.5

15 reviews

  • Verified client reviews (demo fixture)

    3.5 from 8 reviews, 8 verified

  • Open review platform (demo fixture)

    3.5 from 7 reviews, 0 verified

  • Helena R.31 Jan 2026Unverified

    Helpful, but communication was slow at times.

  • Aisha S.1 Dec 2025Verified client

    Good result, although the process took longer than expected.

  • Amara C.19 Aug 2024Verified client

    Clear explanations at every stage and realistic about likely outcomes.

  • Priya D.19 Jul 2024Verified client

    Explained my options without pressure and in plain language.

  • Helena M.3 Mar 2024Verified client

    Well prepared for the hearing and kept me informed throughout.

  • Amara S.21 Apr 2023Unverified

    Thorough and calm under pressure. Would hire again.

Offices

  • HoustonMain office

    Quill & Fairfax LLP

    718 Commerce Street, 77031

Data sources

Every fact on this profile is linked to the record it came from. Profile last changed 6 Feb 2025.

  • Licensing registry import (demo fixture)Licensing registry1 record
  • Verified client reviews (demo fixture)Review source8 records
  • Open review platform (demo fixture)Review source7 records
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