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5 Factors to Consider When Hiring a DUI Attorney

5 Factors to Consider When Hiring a DUI Attorney

Everybody makes mistakes. Driving while intoxicated is never advisable, but people do it all the time. However, if you happened to get pulled over, you’re likely facing DUI charges. You may not have felt like you were over the limit, but that’s not for you to decide. What you need to decide is how you’re […]

Defending an Intoxication Manslaughter Case in Texas

Defending an Intoxication Manslaughter Case in Texas

Intoxication Manslaughter and Intoxication Assault are 2 of the most emotional and difficult types of cases to be charged with and to defend. Intoxication Assault is defined in Texas Penal Code §49.07. SEC. 49.07. INTOXICATION ASSAULT. (a) A person commits an offense if the person, by accident or mistake: (1) while operating an aircraft, watercraft, […]

Everything You Need to Know About Penalties for DUIs

Everything You Need to Know About Penalties for DUIs

Each year, nearly one million people are arrested for driving under the influence. While this number is staggering enough on its own, the truth is that there are millions more who drink and drive and never get caught. If you find yourself on the other side of the spectrum and are facing DUI charges, however, […]

What Happens When You Get a Second DWI in Texas

What Happens When You Get a Second DWI in Texas

The only thing worse than getting arrested for Driving While Intoxicated is getting arrested for it again. If you are pulled over for a traffic violation, the police officer smells alcohol on you, and you don’t do a perfect job on the field sobriety tests, it’s very likely you will be arrested for Driving While Intoxicated. And, […]

5 Questions to Ask a Domestic Violence Attorney in Austin, TX

5 Questions to Ask a Domestic Violence Attorney in Austin, TX

Are you looking to be compensated for the harm you’ve undergone from your significant other? If so, then it’s important to find the right domestic violence attorney to represent you in court. The attorney that you hire can make or break your entire case, so you need a way to filter out options until you […]

Getting a DWI Sucks: What Happens When I’m Arrested for DWI

Getting a DWI Sucks What Happens When I’m Arrested for DWI

Getting a DWI sucks. Period. There’s really no better way to describe an arrest for DWI in Texas. It’s expensive, it’s embarrassing, it can result in you losing your job because you didn’t report to work the next day because…well, you were in jail and couldn’t make it. With the help of a good DWI […]

Do I Really Need a Lawyer?

Do I Really Need a Lawyer

Short answer: Yes, you really do need a lawyer. Long answer: Yes, you really do need someone who, above anything else, is an expert in the legal field and will do everything in their power to help you and keep your best interests in mind. You really do need someone to review all the evidence the State […]

Consequences of a Protective Order in Texas

Consequences of a Protective Order in Texas

When I was a prosecutor, one of my responsibilities was filing protective orders for victims of domestic abuse whose cases were sent to our office. I was surprised by how many men simply agreed to have a protective order enforced against them without even going through a hearing in front of the judge. I remember […]

Attorney Deandra M. Grant Included in D Magazine’s Best Lawyers List

Attorney Grant Is Attorney at Law Magazine's New Local Legal Authority in DWI for Collin, Dallas, and Denton Counties

Attorney Deandra M. Grant attained the tremendous honor of being named to D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas list. The list, which is compiled annually, is based on peer nominations and an evaluation by a panel of lawyers and D Magazine’s editors. Attorneys cannot nominate themselves for this distinction, and those who submit names for consideration […]