Dallas District Attorney, Susan Hawk, has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals in the last year, preventing her from doing her job well, according to Attorney Deandra Grant. While once an avid supporter of Susan Hawk, Grant now believes that it is time for Hawk to take some time away from the job to take […]
Category Archives: Criminal Defense
After 4 years of study and coursework, I passed the ACS Forensic Lawyer-Scientist exam this week in Chicago. It’s been a long but rewarding road. I want to thank the whole staff at Axion Labs for the amazing education and support. Thank you Dr. Lee Polite, Dr. Harold McNair, Lew, Mary Beth, Justin McShane, Josh […]
It seems a client of Attorney Laura Buehner had been incarcerated in a Dallas jail for seven months for misdemeanor criminal trespass without having been convicted of it. The man was apparently lost in the Dallas County criminal justice system. The county District Attorney’s Office claimed a clerk did not follow through with procedure. Buehner, […]
The Law Offices of Deandra M. Grant, P.C. has two new offices to be able to meet with clients even better throughout the greater Dallas area. In addition to her original Richardson office, our two new locations are: 1420 W. Exchange Pkwy, Ste. 180C Allen, TX 75013 6060 N. Central Expwy., Ste. 500C Dallas, TX 75206 Attorney […]
After being arrested, booked, and arraigned for the misdemeanor crime of trespassing, a North Texas man spent more than 200 days in jail without ever getting a trial. This seven month period was more than the law even allows for a misdemeanor offender to be sentenced for this type of crime. How did this happen? […]
Our law firm, Deandra Grant Law, is proud to announce that two of our Collins County criminal defense lawyers were selected for the 2014 list of “Dallas’ Best Criminal Defense Lawyers.” These lawyers are Deandra M. Grant and Laura Buehner. This year marks the second year in a row that Attorney Grant has been chosen by her professional peers for […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]