CJ Grisham

Senior Partner, GFA LAW, PLLC | Temple, Texas

CJ Grisham is a Senior Partner at GFA LAW, PLLC (Grisham Franceschina Attorneys-at-Law, PLLC), where he guides the firm's legal strategy and decisions. His practice centers on civil rights lawsuits against government officials, First and Second Amendment litigation, and criminal defense for clients in Temple, Bell County and across Texas.

Innocent Defense

CJ's approach to criminal defense is simple: we defend the innocent. That approach is the foundation of the firm's Innocent Defense practice. Every case is prepared for trial from the start, every piece of the State's evidence is tested, and the State is held to its burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Decisions about how a case resolves always belong to the client.

Practice Focus

• Civil rights lawsuits under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, including excessive force, false arrest and First Amendment retaliation

• First Amendment cases involving speech, recording police, protest and assembly

• Second Amendment matters, including unlawful carry charges and recovery of seized firearms

• Criminal defense in municipal, justice, county and district courts

Education and Bar Admissions

• J.D., Appalachian School of Law (2022)

• Licensed to practice law in Texas (2023), State Bar of Texas No. 24124533

• U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Contact CJ

To request a case review, call the office at 254-405-1726 or email intake@gfalaw.us. Consultations are $350. Contacting the firm does not create an attorney-client relationship.

CJ Grisham is not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.