Anna Rebekah Summersett

Anna Summersett is a Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist, which means she is considered an expert in criminal law and has achieved the highest designation an attorney can reach. An experienced trial attorney, Anna has has tried more than 100 cases before a jury, ranging from DWI to capital murder. As a partner at Varghese Summersett PLLC, Anna primarily handles serious state criminal cases from post-arrest investigation through jury trial. Anna graduated from Baylor University with B.A. in political science. She received her J.D. from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, which later became Texas A&M University School of Law. Anna worked as a criminal prosecutor at the Cameron County District Attorney's Office and the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office before going into private practice and building the largest criminal defense firm in Tarrant County. Awards and Honors Honors Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Top Women Attorneys in Texas, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2023 Entrepreneur of Excellence, Finalist, Fort Worth Inc., 2019 Top Texas Women Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, 2019 Top Attorney, Fort Worth Magazine, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Top Attorney, 360 West Magazine, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Top 10 Under 40, National Academy of Criminal Defense, 2016 Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow

• Partner

• Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney, 2010 - 2014
• Cameron County District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney, 2009 - 2010
• Tarrant County Judicial Staff Counsel, Post-Bar Intern, 2009 - 2010
• Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, Post-Bar Intern, 2009
• Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Intern, 2008
• United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas, Intern, 2008
• Languages
• English

• Downtown Neighborhood Alliance
• WORTH North Texas Community Foundation
• Rotary Club of Fort Worth
• Habitat for Humanity Ambassador
• WORTH, Founding Member

• Texas, 2009
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2014
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• Specialties and Certifications
• Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2014

• Litigation Counsel of America, 2016 - Present (Member)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, 2015 - Present (Member)
• State Bar of Texas, Criminal Justice Section (Member)
• Tarrant County Bar Association (Member)
• Tarrant County Young Lawyer’s Association (Member)
• Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Member)
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Member)
• Litigation Counsel of America (Fellow)
• Texas District and County Attorneys Associations (Former Member)