Want a life of pain? Then don’t listen. Many years ago when I was a designated doctor for the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission, I performed independent medical examinations (IME) in order to determine levels of impairment. What’s that? It’s simply determining what lasting injuries a person will likely have for…
The Fourth Amendment provides each of us against unreasonable searches and seizures. Due to the Fourth Amendment, you feel secure in your home or vehicle. Should you? The State of Texas doesn’t feel the same way. Until recently, the State could take your blood if you were involved in an…
Recent storms have caused widespread damage to commercial buildings and homes throughout Texas. Some of the damage is visible, some of the damage is hidden to the untrained eye. If your commercial property or home has been hit by the recent storms, you should immediately notify your insurance carrier. Failing…
Lose your Texas driver’s license due to a suspension? Reasons include arrests or convictions for DWI (driving while intoxicated), BWI (boating while intoxicated), or even drug and substance offenses such as possession of marijuana. You may already be eligible to get your license back. Surprisingly, the number one reason we…
Picture this. You are pulled over and arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI) in Conroe or Huntsville, Texas. You enter a plea agreement. The state makes an error by not alleging the year of the offense. The trial court grants motions to acquit. You walk free with no DWI on…
Let’s say you visit your doctor. You live in Conroe, the Woodlands, Huntsville, Madisonville, or Centerville. The nurse takes your history. The doctor orders tests. The doctor makes a diagnosis. Your personal health information is put into your personal file which is kept secure, right? Not necessarily. In Texas, your…
Clients arrested for Driving While Intoxicated in Conroe and Huntsville often ask, “why was I pulled over in the first place?” The stop should be the first thing your criminal defense attorney scrutinizes. The standard list of infractions spans from traffic offenses to minor things like jerking the wheel. I…
Don’t take the tests. In a DWI investigation, the officer’s job is to gather evidence against you. The police will record everything you do or say. The officer has a microphone on his lapel. So when he walks up to your vehicle everything will be documented. The patrol vehicle has…
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals delivered an opinion yesterday that reigns in police searches. Finally, the pendulum swings back toward freedom for Texans. The facts state a citizen was stopped and searched while leaving his hotel room with another person at night. The police officer based his search on…
A Texas criminal case came down last month that is a good example of an issue that we hear about from other attorneys. That is, the client didn’t inform his criminal defense lawyer of all the facts of the police interview. Why is this a problem? As your criminal defense attorney,…