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When Everything Is on the Line, Results Matter.

Board-certified leadership. Personal attention. Results that change lives.

Blizzard & Zimmerman Attorneys represents people facing the most consequential moments of their lives, Texasa criminal accusations, wrongful convictions, divorce and custody disputes, and probate complications that can reshape a family’s future. We bring board-certified experience to serious cases, and we never lose sight of the person behind the file. Start Your Free Case Review –   Call (325) 230-2751

We Understand What Is at Stake

Your Case Is Not Just a File. It’s Your Life.

A criminal accusation can threaten your freedom. A conviction can follow you for the rest of your life, even when the system got it wrong. A divorce can put your children, your home, and your financial security all at risk in the same courtroom. A probate dispute can unravel generations of family history over the ownership of a single piece of property.

We know that no one walks through our door because things are going well. Before we talk about strategy, we listen:  to what happened, to what you’re afraid of losing, and to what a resolution actually needs to look like for you and the people who depend on you.

Your case may begin with an accusation, a conviction, or a dispute. Our work begins with listening to your story.

We Have the Skill and Experience for Difficult Cases

Board-Certified Leadership. Serious Cases. No Guesswork.

Our criminal defense and appellate work is led by board-certified attorneys,  a distinction earned by relatively few lawyers in Texas, and one that reflects years of focused trial and appellate experience in exactly these kinds of cases. That experience matters most when a case is hard: when the evidence is contested, when a prior conviction needs to be challenged, when a family law matter involves custody, property, and years of complicated history all at once.

We don’t take shortcuts, and we don’t promise outcomes we can’t control. What we do is prepare thoroughly, investigate the facts most attorneys wouldn’t look for, and build a strategy around the specifics of your case, not a template.

Our attorneys have the experience to identify weaknesses in the other side’s case, challenge legal errors, and build strategies for cases where the stakes are highest.

Practice areas:

  • Criminal Defense
  • Criminal Appeals & Post-Conviction Relief (Texas and Texas Federal)
  • Divorce & Family Law
  • Probate, Estate Planning, Trusts
  • Civil Litigation

Our Work Has Produced Meaningful Results for Real People

Results That Changed Real Lives.

We don’t ask you to take our word for it. Our record speaks for itself, not as a list of statistics, but as a series of moments where a legal outcome gave someone their life back.

Not guilty, after seven days in trial.
Facing a first-degree murder charge, our client’s freedom was on the line. After a seven-day jury trial built on self-defense evidence, the jury returned a not-guilty verdict. Read More

A capital case, resolved.
Facing a capital-murder charge and the harshest possible consequences, our client’s case was found not-guilty after our defense team built and presented a strategy built around the actual facts. Read More

Freedom, restored.
Our client spent 19 years in prison before our post-conviction team secured his release, proof that a conviction doesn’t always mean the legal process got it right. Read More

A family, reunited.
After criminal charges and an adverse CPS finding threatened to permanently separate a mother from her children, our team helped her overcome both, regaining custody and rebuilding financial stability. Read More

Generations of conflict, resolved in under 60 days.
A property title clouded by decades of unresolved probate issues was fully cleared in less than two months, protecting a family’s land for the next generation. Read More

Every case is different, and past results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome.

These results show more than courtroom success, they show our clients had freedom restored, families stabilized, records cleared, and futures reopened.

Personal Attention. Proven Advocacy. Results That Matter.

Blizzard & Zimmerman Attorneys is an Abilene-based law firm representing clients in serious criminal, appellate, family, probate, estate, and civil matters throughout Texas. Led by board-certified attorneys, we combine personal attention with strategic advocacy and a demonstrated record of meaningful results.

From not-guilty verdicts and overturned convictions to restored custody and resolved estate disputes, our work is focused on what each result actually means for the person behind the case: freedom, family, stability, and the chance to move forward.

Tell us what happened.

Call (325) 230-2751 to schedule a free case review and learn what options may be available to you.

When Everything Is On the Line, We Fight for You

Not guilty first degree murder

RESULTS: Not Guilty First Degree Murder

First-degree murder trial involving a love triangle after attorney Jacob Blizzard presented evidence that his client acted in lawful self-defense inside his own home.

Capital murder charge reduced

RESULTS: Capital Murder Charge Reduced to Probation

Client charged with capital murder. The incident stemmed from a drug robbery gone wrong after client was pressured into driving a group of friends.

11.07 writ leads to freedom in Midland County prosecutorial misconduct case

RESULTS: Habeas Corpus Leads to FREEDOM

After serving 19 years of a 70-year sentence, Samuel Sanchez, Jr. has walked free following a plea agreement for time served.

Offender registry

RESULTS: Client Successfully Removed from Sex Offender Registry 

Our client came to us in shock after being denied a job due to a background check that revealed he was still listed on the sex offender registry

Military Client Charged with Texas DWI

RESULTS: Non-Reporting Pre-Trial Diversion Secured

After being charged with DWI in Texas, our client was relocated to North Carolina, making it impossible to complete the traditional pre-trial diversion program that required in-person reporting.

Clouded-Title

RESULTS: Cleared Generations of Probate Issues and Fixed a Clouded Title in 60 Days

Without probate, there can be hidden heirs and title issues as there were in this case.

Successful expunction

RESULTS: Clearing Arrest Record After Not Guilty Verdict

Being found “not guilty” in a criminal trial is life-changing, but the fight does not end there.

Man's complex divorce

RESULTS: Man’s Complex Divorce Case

Matt Zimmerman skillfully delivered a swift and favorable outcome in this particularly challenging case.

Complex Divorce invovling criminal, family court and CPS

RESULTS: Complex Divorce Case

We knew the path ahead would be difficult, but we strategized to fight multiple battles at once in criminal court, family court, and against CPS.

Areas We Serve

Our Abilene law firm team of attorneys proudly serves clients across West Central Texas. Below is a list of the regional locations we cover for state and federal criminal cases. Additionally, we assist clients across the state including Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex with post conviction relief and federal sentencing matters.

Abilene | Dyess AFBBrownwood | San Angelo | Midland | Odessa | Lubbock | Sweetwater | Tuscola | Albany | Haskell | Coleman | Snyder | Eastland | Breckenridge | Clyde | Baird | Cisco | Lake Brownwood | Santa Ana | Sterling City Goodfellow AFB | Big Spring | Winters | Ballinger | Weatherford | Colorado City | Brown County | Callahan County | Coke County | Coleman County | Comanche County | Denton County | Eastland County | Erath County | Fisher County | Haskell County | Irion County | Jack County | Jones County | Kent County | Knox County | Lubbock County | Mitchell County | Nolan County | Palo Pinto County | Parker County | Runnels County | Scurry County | Shackelford County | Stephens County | Sterling County | Stonewall County | Tarrant County | Taylor County | Throckmorton County | Tom Green County |Wise County

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