I am a trial advocacy specialist with a practice is limited to criminal defense and personal injury, with an emphasis on matters relating to legal intoxication. I have been Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2003. My courtroom results are remarkable, as the following case summaries exemplify:
Head-on Collision with .20 blood test—NOT GUILTY. We took t
his case to jury trial and our client was found NOT GUILTY. C-1-CR-11-202,139.
174 Breath Test-HUNG JURY AND DWI DISMISSED. The trial resulted in a 3-3 deadlocked jury which, on a high test case, many consider to be a win. After the mistrial, we were able to convince the prosecutors to change their mind and DISMISS the DWI. K.E. Cause No. C-1-CR-09-203,757.
26 blood test on a “No Refusal Weekend”— DWI DISMISSED. S.S.; Cause No. C-1-CR-11-221,501.
20 blood test on a “No Refusal Weekend”— DWI DISMISSED. G.B.; Cause No. C-1-CR-09-217,208. Single-car collision with .16 breath test and vomit next to car- DWI DISMISSED. D.M.; Cause No. C-1-CR-07-206,883. DWI 2nd with .14 Breath Test-DWI DISMISSED. This was actually his third DWI arrest, but we had gotten the last one dismissed, so it was classified as a second. We were able to get this DWI DISMISSED too! M.V. C-1-CR-11-206,227. Client failed field sobriety tests and was verbally abusive to officer-NOT GUILTY. Our client, a recent college graduate, was stopped at 2:30 am in the University area for running a red light. He smelled like alcohol, couldn’t maintain his balance and had slurred speech. When the officer gave him the police field sobriety tests, he exhibited every sign of intoxication that the officer is trained to note. After being placed under arrest, he proceeded to berate the officer with curse words and insults all the way back to the station (this was all captured on videotape). The prosecutors refused to dismiss the case, so we proceeded to jury trial and our client was found NOT GUILTY. A.G.; Cause No. C-1-CR-08-211,770. Client drove into ditch and thought he was in Abilene-NOT GUILTY. Our client, a commercial truck driver, was driving directly in front of a police officer when his vehicle suddenly veered off the road and went into a ditch. Police discovered him unconscious at the wheel. Upon waking up, the police asked him if he knew where he was and he stated that he thought he was in “Abilene” (. . .he was in Austin). His speech was heavily slurred, he admitted to consuming at least 5 whiskey drinks, and he failed the field sobriety tests. We took the case to trial and the verdict was NOT GUILTY. He still has his Commercial Driver’s License. G.E.; Cause No. C-1-CR-06-739,297. Unconscious at railroad crossing with vehicle in gear and foot on brake-NOT GUILTY. She couldn’t recall where she was coming from or going to, failed all the field sobriety tests and then cursed out the cop all the way back to the station. She did not recall anything about the entire incident. J.R.; Cause No. C-1-CR-10-211,834
Failed all field sobriety test after mixing alcohol, prescription pills and marijuana-NOT GUILTY. Our client, who owns a number of international businesses, couldn’t afford to have a DWI on his record. J.J.; Cause No. C-1-CR-11-211,485. DWI 2nd, client almost drove off Mansfield Dam-DWI DISMISSED. A.S.; Cause No. C-1-CR-11-212,077. DWI 3rd, Unconscious at Green Light with .18 blood test—REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR. Police found our client, an analytical chemist, unconscious at a stoplight in the early morning hours. He failed the field sobriety tests and was arrested. Because this was his third DWI, he was looking at a felony. His blood test came back at .18, which is over two times the legal limit. M.E.; Cause No. D-1-DC-10-202,597
DWI 3rd collision, high on co***ne with .16 blood test—REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR. J.C.; Cause No. D-1-DC-11-203,413. DWI Single Car Rollover, .13 breath and blood tests- DWI DISMISSED. T.I.; Cause No. C-1-CR-07-220,060. On probation for DWI when arrested for DWI-NOT GUILTY. C.E.; Cause No. C-1-CR-08-205,957. DWI 2nd, Unconscious at Green Light with .10 blood test, still on DWI probation–DWI DISMISSED. J.P.; Cause No. C-1-CR-11-203,366. Our client was stopped after an officer observed her weaving into the shoulder and going slower than other traffic. She admitted to drinking multiple “whiskey and cokes” and failed all the field sobriety tests. At the jail, she blew a .14. We were able to get her DWI DISMISSED. M.S.; Cause No. C-1-CR-09-208,884. Drove Into Ditch with .179 Breath Test-DWI DISMISSED. A.T.; Cause No. C-1-CR-13-202,915. Reckless Driving with .169 Blood Test—DWI DISMISSED. B.M.; Cause No. C-1-CR-14-207,503. Single Car Collision with .13 Blood Test-DWI DISMISSED. K.B.; Cause No. C-1-CR-14-204,179. Blew Stop Sign in Front of Cop with .15 Blood Test—DWI DISMISSED. M.M.; Cause No. C-1-CR-12-213,733. DWI 2nd, Erratic Driving with .14 Breath Test—DWI DISMISSED. T.J.; Cause No. C-1-CR-12-206,303. DWI 2ND, Unconscious in Car with Ma*****na and .11 Breath Test—DWI DISMISSED. S.T.; Cause No. C-1-CR-11-221,536. Staggering and Swaying with a .13 Blood Test-DWI DISMISSED. State v A.E.; Cause No. C-1-CR-11-209,673. Blew Stop Sign in Front of Cop with a .12 Breath Test-DWI DISMISSED. A.C.; Cause No. C-1-CR-12-214,331.
3 DWI’s in Less Than One Year-2 OF 3 DISMISSED. J.L.; Cause No. C-1-CR-11-217,080; Cause No. 50,439 (Bastrop County); Cause No. 50,523 (Bastrop County).
14 Blood Test with Cocaine—DWI DISMISSED. D.L.; Cause No. C-1-CR-09-217,904. DWI 3rd-Failed Field Sobriety Tests-DWI DISMISSED. L.B.; Cause Nos. D-1-DC-09-907,225 and C-1-CR-09-402,075.
18 Blood Test with Collision—DWI DISMISSED. C.G.; Cause No. C-1-CR-12-209,758. Felony Evading with Rollover, Failed Field Sobriety Tests, Ma*****na In Car, Blew .09 —ALL CHARGES DISMISSED. R.H.; Cause Nos. D-1-DC-14-201,029; C-1-CR-14-202,964; C-1-CR-14-202,965. Similarly, in the civil arena, I have won well over $6,500,000.00 in civil verdicts and settlements for my clients.
