There is a long list of ways our law firm can help you. First and foremost, our goal is to defend each case to obtain the best result we can, whether that is a reduction of charges, a dismissal, or whether we contest the case all the way to jury trial. How we do that is utilizing my scientific knowledge and legal training to best effect. My Minor in chemistry and quantitative analysis makes me uniquely qualified to defend these highly scientific and technical cases. A Bryan College Station DWI defense lawyer will evaluate every fact and exploit every flaw in the prosecutor’s case. We investigate the initial stop for potential suppression issues and we examine opportunities to suppress incriminating statements you made to the police. In particular, we evaluate how the officer administered the field sobriety tests. As we mentioned earlier, many sobriety tests are standardized and the officer is required to give specific instructions and specific demonstrations before you’re are asked to perform. In many cases, the officers omit particular demonstrations, or they admit instructions. Consequently, we exploit those flaws. Of course, we evaluate every case for probable cause. We evaluate all searches and seizures, and in particular, search warrants which might be used to obtain your blood sample. We look deeply into the breath testing and blood testing procedures for any problems, whether they are scientific, sample handling, or chain of custody issues and any other legal problems that might apply.

Another important task we perform is critically evaluating the blood draw procedure. This means we investigate the phlebotomy essentials used in obtaining your blood sample. I believe the blood draw is the weak link in all blood test cases. Rarely have I seen a registered nurse obtain a blood sample according to site preparation principles set out in phlebotomy training textbooks. We are well-versed in phlebotomy basics and we look for flaws to exploit there, as well.

Of course, your Bryan College Station DWI defense lawyer will participate in defending your ALR. We also negotiate for the best plea bargain possible. Our end game is to determine the prosecutor’s bottom-line and see if we can work a deal that might include charge reductions or dismissal. Lastly, we are prepared to take any DWI to a jury trial. In my practice, we use an under-utilized approach to trying jury trials. In most cases, with your consent, we choose the jury to assess punishment if you are convicted. Through a number of sophisticated trial tactics, we can obtain a reasonably defense-friendly jury who often decide a punishment result far superior to anything the prosecutor was willing to offer you in the case. Finally, we can assist you with obtaining an occupational driver’s license or an interlock restricted driver’s license when appropriate.