DWI defense that starts the night of the stop.

A Texas DWI arrest opens two cases against you at once — the criminal charge and the civil fight for your license. Both are winnable. Both are on a clock.

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Exhibit A — The Stakes

What a conviction costs.

Charge	Level	Confinement & fine	License
DWI — first	Class B misdemeanor	Up to 180 days · fine up to $2,000	Suspension up to 1 year
DWI — BAC ≥ 0.15	Class A misdemeanor	Up to 1 year · fine up to $4,000	Suspension up to 1 year
DWI — second	Class A misdemeanor	30 days to 1 year · fine up to $4,000	Suspension up to 2 years
DWI — third or more	Third-degree felony	2–10 years TDCJ · fine up to $10,000	Suspension up to 2 years
DWI — child passenger	State-jail felony	180 days to 2 years	Suspension
Intoxication assault	Third-degree felony	2–10 years TDCJ	Suspension
Intoxication manslaughter	Second-degree felony	2–20 years TDCJ	Suspension

Ranges summarized from the Texas Penal Code for orientation only — enhancements, probation eligibility, and collateral consequences vary case by case.

15 days

That’s the window to request your ALR hearing and fight the automatic license suspension after a DWI arrest. Miss it, and the suspension begins without a fight. Call before the clock runs.

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Exhibit B — The Playbook

Three places a DWI case breaks open.

PB-1

The stop

No reasonable suspicion, no case. We audit the stop, the field tests, and the arrest video frame by frame — suppression starts here.

PB-2

The science

Breath and blood numbers are only as good as the machine, the maintenance log, and the analyst. Discovery audits put all three under oath.

PB-3

The trial posture

Prosecutors price cases by who’s ready to pick a jury. Every file we open is built to be tried — that preparation is your leverage.

Exhibit C — The Path

Where your case goes from here.

01Stop & arrestEvidence starts accruing — so does our review

02BondOut fast, conditions you can live with

03ALR hearingThe 15-day license fight

04Pre-trial litigationSuppression, discovery audits, dismissal

05TrialPrepared, tried, defended to verdict

06ExpunctionClearing the record where eligible

Exhibit D — Questions

Asked at 2 a.m., answered here.

I refused the breath test. Is that bad?

Refusal triggers its own license consequences, but it is not a conviction — and it often leaves the State with a thinner file. The right move now is to request the ALR hearing inside the 15-day window and get counsel on the stop itself. Every case differs; call and we'll map yours.

Can I keep driving?

Usually yes, at least for now — suspension isn't instant, the ALR hearing can pause it, and occupational licenses exist for work and family needs. The sooner we act, the more options stay open.

Can a first DWI be dismissed?

No lawyer can promise an outcome. What we can promise: the stop, the tests, and the paperwork get examined the way a former prosecutor examines them — and weaknesses in the State's case get used. Where dismissal isn't available, reduction and record-protection strategies often are.

Do I really need a lawyer for a first offense?

A first conviction follows you: insurance, employment, licensing, immigration. The State brings a professional; you should too — one who has sat on their side of the table.

Arrested for DWI in West Texas? The clock is already running.

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