*I have been recognized by my peers as one of The Best Lawyers in America for 2010. See my award letter here.

Honors and Awards:

• Recognized as DWI Super Lawyer 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 by a survey of 66,000 lawyers in the State of Texas taken by the publishers of Law and Politics magazine and published in Texas Monthly Magazine.

• Voted "Best Lawyer in America" for DWI Defense 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

• Named as one of the best DWI/Criminal Defense Lawyers by Scene in SA Monthly magazine for the years: 2006,2007 and 2009.

• “Defender of the Year” award for 2004 by the San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Certifications/Specialties:

• Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1992
• Criminal Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1993

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

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

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
• F ounding President, San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1999 - Present
• Founding Member, National College for DUI Defense
• Strike Force for TCDLA