Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Don’t be caught unprepared—either by not knowing what is going on, or by failing to have a competent, experienced criminal defense attorney available to advise, inform, and represent you. Before you find yourself in trouble, know what you are up against.
• DUI/DWI
• Traffic Violations
  I handle cases in Van Zandt County, Rains County, Wood County, Kaufman County, Smith County, Hunt County, Dallas County and throughout East Texas.
• Sex Crimes
• Fraud
• Robbery
• Burglary
  If you have been accused of stealing something, writing a bad check, or burglary your case will fall under property crimes in the Texas Penal Code. Being accused of theft or theft type of offense can carry with it serious consequences. It is important to secure effective legal representation to protect yourself. Simply having a theft or theft type accusation pending against you can complicate your life to a great degree such as making it difficult to find and keep employment. You do not have to wait to begin to defend yourself against these types of charges.
• Theft
• Misdemeanors
  Driving While Intoxicated and the dangers associated with it are a very well publicized issue. However, how to protect oneself during the process of a being accused of Driving While Intoxicated is not. You will need effective legal representation to help you. A conviction for Driving While Intoxicated, even a first offense, can and will seriously impact your life. A person accused of a first offense Driving While Intoxicated, a class B misdemeanor, will be subject to a punishment range of a minimum 72 hours in the county jail up to 180 days in the county jail and up to a $2,000 fine. If you are convicted of an offense of Driving While Intoxicated you will be forced to pay a surcharge to the Department of Public Safety of $1,000 a year for three years in order to maintain your Driver’s License. In addition, you will subjected to a number of other fines, fees, and punishments. You can expect to be required to pay probation fees, fines, courts costs, complete community service, submit to drug/alcohol evaluations, attend other classes and in some cases serve jail time.
• Drug Crimes
• Assault
  Just being arrested for a violent crime can lead to serious problems for the person accused. It is important to secure effective legal representation to minimize and resolve these problems. You do not have to wait until you are formally charge to begin fighting these types of allegations Violent crimes can range from misdemeanor assault offenses to serious felony charges such as aggravated assault and murder. Any conviction of a violent offense can lead and probably will lead to significant consequences for the offender.
• Murder
  It is important to contact a lawyer to determine what could happen as a result of a child being taken in to custody and accused of a crime. While a child may be subject to being placed on probation in some less serious crimes, more serious crimes can bring about the possibility of incarceration in a juvenile correctional facility. If the child is older than 14 and is accused of a serious felony, such as assault offenses, sexual crimes, or murder, then the child could be facing trial in adult criminal court.
• Homicide
• Shoplifting
• Manslaughter

Health Law

• Personal Injury