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CALFAS LAW GROUP, PLLC
310 S. St. Mary’s Street, 24th Floor San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 212-6969 www.calfaslaw.com
PRACTICE AREAS
Criminal Defense Family Law Personal Injury Federal Law
EDUCATION
Juris Doctor, St. Mary’s University School of Law, 2013
Bachelor’s Degree, Texas A&M, 2009
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
State Bar of Texas
Texas State Bar, Family Law and
Criminal Defense Sections American Bar Association Gamma Phi Beta Sorority Alumni
Association
Texas A&M Alumni Association, San
Antonio
San Antonio Young Lawyer’s Association
HONORS
San Antonio’s Best Lawyers, 2015
San Antonio Rising Star Attorney, 2016 San Antonio Scene’s Top Criminal
Defense and Family Law Attorneys,
2015-2018,
Pro Bono Service Award
Community Involvement
U.S. Young Marines, National Board of
Directors
HOBBIES
Time With Kids Jeopardy
Scrabble
Sewing
Historical Biographies International Travel Running
Cooking
FAMILY
Son: Henry, 4, Daughter: Heidi, 3
FAVORITE QUOTE
“In everything you do, do it with integrity, for that is something no one can take from you.”
and her and her husband were attempting to patch things up.  at month Hall saw the mistress on a local road driving the Hall family SUV. Her husband rode his Harley Davidson in front of the vehicle. Hall says she made a U-turn to talk to the mistress.
During the event Hall’s husband collided with the right side of her SUV. He crashed and su ered blunt force trauma and died. Hall was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and felony murder. She faced  ve to 99 years or life in prison. A deal of 35 years was o ered. Cutter says, “I disagreed with the charges against her. I met her on the  rst day a er she had been arrested. My mentor le  the  rm right before the trial, so I ended up trying the case.”
Cutter argued a sudden passion defense in which her client was not able to respond as a normal human being in a stressful event. Many of the jurors wept when the sentence was read.  e  nal sentence was two years in prison.
 e case, although successful beyond what was expected, still haunts Cutter. “She shouldn’t have gotten any time. She’s out now and thank God, and the support she received from strangers was incredible. It’s a very compelling story. We got supporting cards, letters and petitions. You don’t normally get that with criminal defense.  e frightening thing is that this could happen to anyone and that haunts me even more.”
DEALING WITH GRAY AREAS IN BLACK AND WHITE
Although, family law and criminal cases o en deal with the gray areas of human existence, Cutter believes in handling clients with black-and-white answers. “You have to be honest and realistic while setting good expectations, so you and your client don’t become stressed out. I tell them right away that they can hire someone who will tell just them what they want to hear. I tell them the truth, what the reality of the situation is.  en we can move on to taking the best course of action.”
Cutter is a very hands-on attorney who believes in a lot of client contact. “ ey can call me any time of the day or night. It’s not a free highway to them but with that level of access they feel that they have someone advocating for them. It allows us to communicate. I can tell you this, when I go into most, if not every hearing, I know that I am the most prepared attorney in the room.  at’s my style. I am obsessive over that.”
She says, “I think what really gives me the edge over everyone else is that I’m not so seasoned that I’ve become jaded in this profession. I’m young and I’m hungry. I don’t take just any family law case that walks through the door. If I think you’re doing the wrong thing, I’ll respectfully send you to someone else. I won’t use kids as pawns. I just like to help people. It’s incredibly rewarding. I can’t imagine doing anything else.”
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