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Key West in February

Key West in February

February means it’s time to head back to Key West for the annual Diving Into a DUI Case seminar hosted by Lyons & Lyons and co-hosted by International Legal & Forensic Science Services, Inc.  The agenda this year looks awesome.  A special thanks to Ohio attorney Jeff Meadows for inviting me to speak again this […]

Blood Alcohol Content Forensics Presentation Accepted for ACS National Meeting

Blood Alcohol Content Forensics Presentation Accepted for ACS National Meeting

Collin County DWI Attorney Deandra M. Grant has created an oral presentation that has been accepted for use in the 247 th ACS National Meeting & Exposition , which is being held in the spring of 2014 by the American Chemistry Society (ACS). The event, which is expected to draw about 10,000 attendees, will be held in […]

Deandra Grant Completes DNA For Lawyers Seminar

20 lawyers from all over the country gathered at Boise State University this month to attend a hands-on DNA course taught by Dr. Greg Hampikian (of Amanda Knox fame) called DNA for Lawyers. This course allowed the attorneys to actually extract DNA from start to finish over a 3 day period. DNA exoneree Charles Fain paid a […]

How to Challenge Field Sobriety Test Results in Collin County

How to Challenge Field Sobriety Test Results in Collin County

Many people do not realize that law enforcement officers generally conduct field sobriety tests for the sole purpose of establishing probable cause to make a DWI arrest. Field sobriety tests are subjective tests which do not effectively gauge whether an individual is impaired by drugs or alcohol. For example, you could be extremely tired after a long […]

Deandra M. Grant is Invited to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers for 2013!

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

At Deandra Grant Law, we are committed to providing excellent legal representation for the citizens of Collin and Dallas counties who are facing DWI charges. For over 20 years we have committed our practice to protecting our clients’ rights in the harsh Texas criminal justice system. Our hard work and dedication has not gone unnoticed by our clients […]

Attorney Grant Teaches DWI 101 Class

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

Our law firm’s founder, Attorney Deandra M. Grant, recently had the privilege of teaching some of Texas’ future lawyers about the art of effectively representing clients in DWI cases. Ms. Grant joined another lawyer last Thursday in teaching a DWI class for the Criminal Defense Clinic of the Texas Tech University School of Law. Our firm’s […]

What Constitutes Domestic Violence in Texas?

What Constitutes Domestic Violence in Texas

Texas Penal Code Section 71.004 defines domestic or family violence as any sort of action that is between members of a family, roommates, spouses or someone else living in a household together that is intended to cause some kind of harm. Whether this harm is emotional, physical, or verbal, these actions are seen as violent and […]

Avoiding Intoxicated Driving: Tip 2

Avoiding Intoxicated Driving: Tip 2

Tip 1 Tip 2: Take note of drink size. The following chart breaks down what equates to a “standard” drink: Compare these images to what is normally served at dinner or in a bar. How much alcohol is actually in the martini you are drinking out of glass that is twice the size of a martini glass from […]