State Counsel for Offenders
Wyvonne I. Martin
Director
Safeguarding the Constitution and promoting justice by providing quality legal services exclusively to indigent persons confined in Texas correctional facilities.
Contact:
Texas Board of Criminal Justice
State Counsel for Offenders
Wyvonne I. Martin, Director
200 River Pointe Drive, Suite 312
Conroe, TX 77304
Phone: (936) 539-6802
Fax: (936) 521-6723 or (936) 521-6726
scfo@scfo.texas.gov
Criminal Defense Section
Douglas Kim, Acting Chief
Phone: (936) 539-6802
Legal Services Section
Douglas Kim, Chief
Phone: (936) 539-6802
Appellate Section
Kenneth Nash, Chief
Phone: (936) 539-6802
Civil Defense Section
Vacant, Chief
Phone: (936) 539-6802
Investigation Section
Lester Bashaw, Section Manager
Phone: (936) 539-6802
Administrative Services
Angela Jeter, Executive Assistant and HR Representative
Phone: (936) 539-6802
SCFO reports directly to and only to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ) and is independent of and not a division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).
Neither TBCJ nor TDCJ impedes, directs, or regulates a SCFO attorney’s independence of professional judgment in rendering services to clients, nor do they interfere with the attorney-client relationship.