Alex Thornton
Alex Thornton is a senior associate at Varghese Summersett, where her primary focus is on state criminal defense matters in Tarrant County and the surrounding areas. She represents individuals charged in state court with misdemeanors and felonies, including intoxication offenses, drug charges, and crimes against people.
Alex has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine every year since 2021. She has also been named a Top Attorney by Fort Worth Magazine and 360 West magazine and a One to Watch in America by Best Lawyers.
Fun Fact: Alex is married to J. Turner Thornton, who leads Varghese Summersett’s Family Law Division.
Areas Of Practice
- State Criminal Defense
- DWI Defense
- Felonies
- Misdemeanors
- Occupational License and Administrative License Revocation Hearings
- Diversion Programs
Education
- Texas A&M University (B.A.)
- Texas A&M University School of Law (J.D.)
Bar Admission
- Texas
Honors, Memberships
- One to Watch in America, Best Lawyers, 2024
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2019 – Present
- Top Attorney, Fort Worth Magazine, 2017 – Present
- Top Attorney, 360 West Magazine
- Tarrant County Bar Association, Member
- Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Criminal Justice Section, State Bar of Texas
- Eldon Mahon Inn of Courts