Schaffer Carter & Associates is a full service law firm; concentrating on criminal defense, complex litigation, and problem solving. After 30 years with Bires & Schaffer; Kent Schaffer founded Schaffer Carter & Associates along with Marc Carter, who retired in December, 2018 as the Judge of the 228th District Court, of Harris County, Texas. After 15 years on the bench, Judge Carter has returned to the practice of law and handles all aspects of criminal law and government investigations.