Position Areas of Practice Honors
Bar Admissions Education
Published Works Affiliations

I am board certified in criminal law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. My practice is primarily criminal law in Central and South Texas and in Federal Courts throughout the Southern United States. I have served the greater San Antonio area since 1973, and I have concentrated in the area of intoxication cases since 1991. In 1995 I helped to establish the National College for DUI Defense.

Other Offices:

109 West Court Street
Seguin, TX 78155
Phone: (830) 372-5059
Facsimile: (210) 224-5722

Areas Of Practice:
DWI and intoxication cases
Criminal Law
Constitutional Law
Certifications/Specialties:
Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1992
 
Criminal Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1993
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1973
U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 1990
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
U.S. Supreme Court, 1981
Education:
St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, 1973
J.D.
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 1970
B.A.
Major: English

Published Works:
The VOICE for the Defense
 
"Cross Examining the Technical Supervisor in the DWI Case", Vol 26 No. 5, 1997
 
"Collateral Estoppel As Applied to ALR/DWI Cases", Vol 26 No 7, 1997
Representative Cases:
Hartman v. State of Texas, 946 S.W.2d 60 (Ct. of Crim. App. Tex. 1997)
 
State v. Aquilar, 947 S.W.2d 256 (Texas Appl 1997)
 
Mireles v. Tex. Dept. of Public Safety, 9 S.W.3d 128 (Tex. 1999)
 
Mata v. State, 46 S.W.3d 902 (Tex.Crim.App. 2001)
 
Bagheri v. State, 2002 WL 1390,335 (Tex.App.-San Antonio June 28, 2002, no pet. h. 2002)
Honors and Awards:
Recognized as DWI Super Lawyer 2003, 2004 and 2005 by a survey of 66,000 lawyers in the State of Texas taken by the publishers of Texas Monthly Magazine Fellow, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Educational Institute
Features Editor, Voice for the Defense, a publication of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
“Defender of the Year” award for 2004 by the San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Named as one of the best criminal defense lawyers in San Antonio 2006 by Scene in SA magazine
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Member of Board of Directors of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association from 1997 to 2004
 
Member of Executive Committee, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Member of DWI committee, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Member of Executive Committee, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
 
Co-chair, DWI Committee, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
 
Founding President, San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1999 - Present
Founding Member, National College for DUI Defense
Fraternity:
Pi Kappa Alpha
Birth Information:
March 17, 1947, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America












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