Proven Results

Although only a sampling of my trial victories (dismissals and reduction in the charges have been omitted), these are real cases with real results. As you can tell, my clients come from all walks of life with one goal in common, finding a lawyer who can successfully represent them. All of these cases were very difficult to win, but my hard work and dedication to paid off for my clients. All of these clients would have faced severe penalties if convicted, many of which would have been put in jail. But, as a result of my work, all of these arrests were expunged from their records. This means that no law enforcement agency or District Attorney will ever know, or be able to find out, the initial arrest or trial ever occurred.

An international businessman and ancient artifact collector left Deep Elum with his wife...

An international businessman and ancient artifact collector left Deep Elum with his wife in his Jaguar. He passed a police officer and the officer pulled him over for speeding. The officer testified that my client had poor balance, a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, failed the pen test, failed the walk & turn test, failed the one leg stand test, and could not say his ABC's correctly. My client then urinated on the ground in front of the officer. He took a breath test and the machine recorded a .169, which is over twice the legal limit.
Verdict: Not Guilty

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A geological oil well explorer was driving his Corvette down 114 and he weaved onto the shoulder...

A geological oil well explorer was driving his Corvette down 114 and he weaved onto the shoulder. The officer followed my client with his mobile video camera capturing everything. My client changed lanes without signaling and the officer pulled him over. The officer testified my client had difficulty exiting his car, smelled of alcohol, failed the pen test, failed the walk & turn test, and failed the one leg stand test. My client took a breath test and the machine recorded a .155, which is almost twice the legal limit. At the hearing on the suspension of the driver's license, the officer testified (under oath) that he turned off his overhead strobe lights, which is a requirement to successfully perform the pen test, and he could not remember any adverse weather conditions. The mobile video tape showed that the officer left his overhead lights on, and that it was windy and cold (the officer would not allow my client to put on his jacket). After being confronted with the transcript of his prior testimony that obviously was incorrect, misleading, and just false, he admitted he testified under oath incorrectly before.
Verdict: Not Guilty

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A businessman employed by the GAP was accused of his second DWI...

A businessman employed by the GAP was accused of his second DWI. A police officer attempted to pull him over for speeding and running a stop sign. The officer followed him with his lights and sirens on as he took a very long time to pull over. He finally pulled over in front of his house. After being removed from his truck, he failed the walking test, one leg stand test, and the pen test. The officer testified that my client had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath and had slurred speech. When asked if he was drunk, my client said "yes." This all was recorded on mobile video tape.
Verdict: Not Guilty

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A Hispanic janitor was driving home and failed to yield to oncoming traffic...

A Hispanic janitor was driving home and failed to yield to oncoming traffic and turned in front of a truck, causing a major accident. My client got out of his convertible mustang and began throwing beer cans out. The driver of the truck involved in the accident spoke with my client and testified that he was "drunk" at the scene. A police officer of 13 years testified my client failed the pen test, walk and turn test, one leg stand test, had a strong odor of alcohol coming from his breath, had slurred speech, and in the officers' opinion, was intoxicated.
Verdict: Not Guilty

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A UPS truck driver was charged with DWI when he was off duty...

A UPS truck driver was charged with DWI when he was off duty, and a conviction would have resulted in him being fired from work. A citizen called 911 and reported my clients' poor driving, thus resulting in the police pulling him over. The officer testified my client has a strong odor of alcohol on his breath and failed all sobriety tests given. The prosecutor called an expert on alcohol to talk about how alcohol affects your mental and physical faculties. After my thorough cross-examination of this expert, he testified that at the time of driving my clients blood alcohol level would have been 0.03, which is under half the legal limit. The State's expert then admitted that in his professional opinion, he would not have expected to see any impairment of my client at a 0.03.
Verdict: Not Guilty

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A retirement plan specialist was driving 63 mph in 35 mph zone on N.W. Highway...

A retirement plan specialist was driving 63 mph in 35 mph zone on N.W. Highway. The officer turned his lights and sirens on and my client failed to pull over. My client then entered the entrance ramp to 75 South at almost 40 mph (it is a soft 90-degree turn) and almost hit the retaining wall as it overlooks 75. As he exited 75 at Lovers Lane, he stopped his car where the exit ramp and feeder road meet for approximately 10 seconds. The officer testified this was extremely dangerous. He then pulled over to the curb. The officer testified my client failed the pen test, walk and turn test, one leg stand test, the count backwards test, and could not say his ABC's correctly. Because of my thorough investigation, I was able to get the officer to admit on the stand that some of his prior testimony was not true, and that he had testified under oath incorrectly before!
Verdict: Not Guilty

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A regional sales representative for Wal-Mart was charged with his second DWI...

A regional sales representative for Wal-Mart was charged with his second DWI. The officer observed him driving 20 mph in a 40 mph zone, and he was weaving in and out of his lane. Once pulled over, he had difficulty getting out of his car, difficulty walking to the sidewalk, slurred speech, blood shot eyes, and breath smelling of alcohol. He failed the pen test, could not say his ABC's correctly, could not count backwards correctly, failed the one leg stand test, and was not asked to perform the walk and turn test due to his poor balance. The officer testified for the State on the first day of trial. He testified to many aspects of the case that were contrary to his personal DWI manual he was trained from. I ordered the transcript of his examination and picked it up from the Court Reporter at midnight! I thoroughly went through the transcript that night, picking out each and every statement that was inconsistent and contrary with his manual in preparation for the second day of trial. The cross-examination lasted for hours, and the jury seemed perplexed as to why the officers' testimony contradicted his DWI manual.
Verdict: Not Guilty

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A paralegal for a downtown law firm was driving 55 mph in a 40 mph zone...

A paralegal for a downtown law firm was driving 55 mph in a 40 mph zone. She passed a police officer, weaved into the right lane then into the left turn lane, barely missing the median as the turn lane ended. The officer activated his overhead lights and pulled my client over in the Yucatan bar parking lot. The officer testified my client had poor balance, blood shot eyes, breath smelling of alcohol, failed the pen test, failed the walk & turn test, and failed the one leg stand test. I took photographs of the parking lot, which is shared by a rock & gravel company. The photographs showed pebbles and small rocks all over the parking lot. The officer could not remember exactly where he gave my client the field sobriety tests, but said he did remember taking her to a portion of the parking lot that did not have any rocks on it (did he think anyone would believe that?).
Verdict: Not Guilty

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A computer expert was out at a gentlemen's establishment drinking...

A computer expert was out at a gentlemen's establishment drinking. He left and went to his office, where he continued to drink as he worked. On his way home driving north on highway 75, he missed his exit ramp, but managed to hit the exit ramp sign and two light poles. A witness approached his truck to see if my client was alright, and when he got even with the passenger side window, my client drove one more block, driving over a curb and hitting a cement post. The witness testified that my client looked drunk when the police were speaking to him outside of his truck. The police officer testified that my client was unsteady on his feet and he had to use the truck for balance, his eyes were blood shot, and his breath smelled of alcohol. The officer further testified that my client appeared very intoxicated. He also stated that my client's airbag had deployed, and that he had not received any training on how an airbag could affect one's balance. My client refused all field sobriety tests.
Verdict: Not Guilty