About Franklin G.
Franklin G. Bynum began his academic path in Austin, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas. He went on to complete a juris doctor at the University of Southern California. Those two schools shaped a career that spans public defense, solo practice and teaching.
He entered private practice in 2008 as a solo practitioner, operating under the Bynum Law Office name. A few years later he took a public post. In 2011 he served as an Assistant Public Defender with the Harris County Public Defender’s office. The courtroom work there added a steady stream of trial experience to his record.
In 2014 he returned to the academic side of the law. That year he taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center. The teaching appointment ran alongside his practice and reflected an interest in appellate work and the finer points of criminal procedure.
Bynum holds board certification in Criminal Appellate Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. That credential marks a specific qualification in appeals practice in Texas. It complements his licensure across three states: New Jersey, New York and Texas.
Professional involvement has included long-standing ties to local and state defense organizations. He has been a member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association. He also served on the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association’s board of directors from 2011 through 2015.
His background blends trial-level defense work and appellate practice. He spent formative years in public defense, then shifted to solo practice where he has handled a range of criminal matters. Classroom work and appellate certification suggest an attorney comfortable both arguing before juries and briefing complex legal issues on appeal.
Bynum’s work has been based in Texas, and his multi-jurisdictional licenses allow him to handle matters that cross state lines. He continues to operate under the Bynum Law Office name and manages cases that move from trial courts to appellate dockets. He concentrates on criminal appellate matters and trial-level criminal defense.
