W e have extensive advocacy experience working with claimants who are appealing their social security disability denials, DWI cases and criminal cases. We are dedicated to offering you effective and personalized legal assistance and we are right here in Galveston, Texas. Call us today and let’s talk about your case.

Thomas “Matt” Heermans is the manager and founding partner of the Heermans Law Firm in Galveston, Texas. He practices criminal defense, DWI and Social Security Disability Law. Mr. Heermans has worked extensively in matters involving Social Security Disability, family law and criminal cases, including DWI, as both a prosecutor and a defense attorney. He has worked as a criminal prosecutor in Rusk County, Texas, and as a special prosecutor in Huntsville, Texas, convicting violent sexual offenders for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In Galveston, he worked for the District Attorney’s Office from 2013-2016. He has also worked pro bono for Lone Star Legal Aid. He earned his J.D. from South Texas College of Law in 2009. He is a current member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the Galveston County Bar Association. He’s a former member of the Texas District and County Attorney Association. He is admitted to the bars of Texas and Mississippi.