First Time DWI Attorney in Houston

First Time Offense Penalties

There are viable defenses and plea bargains that an experienced attorney can provide to those who have been arrested for the first time on a DWI charge. Two legal actions will have been started against you as a result of your arrest. The first is a civil process called an Administrative License Revocation hearing designed to decide whether your driver's license will be suspended and for how long. The second is the criminal charges that you face for your first time DWI offense.

I have been helping those charged with DWI offenses since 1994, and as an experienced Houston DWI lawyer, I am ready to assist you through this legal process. If you are convicted, you may have to go jail for a period of 72 to hours to 180 days. This penalty can be increased to 2 years in jail if there was a child passenger in your vehicle under the age of 15. Commonly, the fine will be up to $2,000 unless there was a minor passenger involved, in which case the fine can go up to $10,000. In addition, you may have to pay a DWI surcharge of $1,000-$1,500 per year and your drivers license may be suspended.

Your Future if Convicted

Our state is tough on DWI offenders and works diligently to see that you are convicted and punished. I feel you should have someone on your side, with more skill and exerience than the prosecution. My experience as a former state and federal prosecutor allows me to better understand the type of evidence that law enforcement and prosecutors try to use and how it can best be challenged.

Conviction of a DWI offense can be a permanent mark against you and make future education, employment and other opportunities tougher to realize. I am a founding member of the National College for DUI Defense, and you can take comfort in my thorough understanding of the DWI laws and their practice in our state.

Contact a first time DWI attorney in Houston if you are facing DWI charges for the first time and need proven legal help to resolve your case.