About
Passion. Experience.
Determination.
Gaylon P. Riddels is a bilingual attorney that was born and raised in Sherman, Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics, with a minor in Spanish, from Oklahoma State University in 2005, where he was named one of OSU's Top Ten Freshman Men. During his undergraduate years he studied abroad in Chapingo and Puebla, Mexico, and in Scotland, England, and France.
Bilingual representation in English and Spanish.
Mr. Riddels earned his Juris Doctor from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (now the Texas A&M University School of Law) in 2008, where he served as Executive Editor of the Texas Wesleyan Law Review, received the National Order of Scribes Award for Excellence in Legal Writing, and was Vice-Magister of the Phi Delta Phi Honor Society.
He began his career at Harris Finley & Bogle, P.C. in Fort Worth, then practiced personal injury litigation at Tate Law Offices, P.C., before returning to Sherman, Texas. He opened Gaylon P. Riddels Law Firm, P.C. in 2012.
- State Bar of Texas (2008)
- United States District Court, Northern District of Texas (2011)
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas (2012)
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2017)
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (2013)
Mr. Riddels' focus on international criminal defense traces back to his time studying abroad in Mexico. There, he came to understand that for many Latin American families, life centers on faith, family, and friendship rather than wealth or material success. Since becoming bilingual, he has been devoted to serving and defending the Hispanic community, and that commitment led him to concentrate his practice on international criminal defense.
As a criminal defense firm, our primary focus is representing individuals located abroad who are being extradited to the United States, alongside general federal and state felony matters.
Extradition clients come to us at one of the most stressful moments of their lives, often with family, career, and freedom all on the line, and on a timeline that does not wait. We meet that with direct communication, careful preparation, and a refusal to let a client's case become a number on a docket. Mr. Riddels personally handles every extradition matter the firm takes on, from intake through resolution.
We know that finding the right attorney is a choice not to be taken lightly. We offer confidential consultations to walk you through your situation and your options.
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Lead Attorney
Gaylon P. Riddels
Mr. Riddels has practiced law since 2008 and has been admitted to the Eastern District of Texas since 2012, giving him direct experience with the federal criminal process his clients may face after extradition to the United States. He is fluent in Spanish, a distinction few attorneys can offer clients and families communicating with foreign counsel or authorities abroad, and he has spent time living and studying in Mexico. Clients notice his directness and his refusal to treat a case as routine.