Category Archives: DWI

What Happens If I Get a Felony DWI in Texas?

Driving While Intoxicated cases are treated very harshly in Texas. However, people rarely think a DWI conviction could also come with a prison sentence. The scary truth is that it can and it does. CONTACT OUR TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS! Imagine having 2-3 beers at home on a Saturday afternoon. All of a sudden your […]

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, […]

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 […]

5 Questions to Ask Your DUI Attorney

5 Questions to Ask Your DUI Attorney

Everyone makes mistakes. Don’t let yours ruin your life. Beating a DUI case is no small feat. If you’ve been charged with driving under the influence, it’s important to contact a DUI attorney as soon as possible. Getting a great lawyer to examine and take on your case is the only way to get through […]

What Is an Occupational or Essential Needs License?

What Is an Occupational or Essential Needs License

When a person gets arrested for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) in Texas, two legal trains simultaneously take off from the station – one is the criminal charge and the other is the potential driver’s license suspension. One of these trains is criminal (DWI) while the other is civil (driver’s license). The Department of Public Safety […]