I am a board certified Criminal law specialist with over 17 years of experience located in San Antonio, Texas.  I have a statewide practice with a concentration in South Texas, Bexar County and the San Antonio metropolitan area.  I have handled thousands of criminal cases, including driving while intoxicated, with trial experience in excess of several hundred cases.  I have been Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1996, and am licensed in Texas’ State and Federal courts.  My practice concentrates on defending people accused of driving while intoxicated (DWI), driving under the influence (DUI), drug trafficking and possession, sexual offenses, firearm offense (unlawfully carrying a weapon) and white collar crimes.

Areas of Practice:

• DWI (Driving While Intoxicated)

• DUI ( Driving Under Influence)

• PI and Other Intoxication – related offenses 

• Drug Offenses (possession/delivery)

• Sexual Offenses
• Assaults
• Weapons
• Motions to Revoke Probation
• All State and Federal Criminal Cases

Litigation Percentage:
99% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1987
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1996

Education:
University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1987
Doctor of Jurisprudence

University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 1984
Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA)
Member

San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (SACDLA)
Member

State Bar of Texas
Member

Past Employment Positions:
Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, Assistant Criminal District Attorney, 1991 – 1996

Denton County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, Assistant Criminal District Attorney, 1988 - 1991

Law Clerk, Eduardo E. de Ases, United States Magistrate, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1987- 1988

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