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Possession of a Controlled Substance
Dallas County Pre-Trial
Dallas County Drug Crime Defense
Dallas Drug Crimes Lawyer
Every Dallas County drug case rests on a lab analysis from SWIFS. We read the underlying chemistry ourselves, and the charge is only as good as it is.
- Former Dallas County Prosecutor
- Two ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientists
- 17 Published Law Books
- 500+ Cases Tried to Verdict
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Recent Dallas County Drug Crime Results
Every case gets forensic-level attention. These are recent outcomes for people facing drug charges in Dallas County.
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Felony Drug Possession
Dallas County Pre-Trial
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Possession of a Controlled Substance
Dallas County Pre-Trial
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Possession of Marijuana
Dallas County Pre-Trial
Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is fact-specific. Client names and identifying details have been omitted for privacy.
Drug Crime Defense in Dallas
Facing a Drug Charge in Dallas County?
Deandra Grant Law is a Dallas drug crimes law firm defending drug charges in Dallas and throughout Dallas County, from a first possession case to delivery and trafficking allegations. The Dallas County District Attorney prosecutes these cases through a dedicated drug offenses unit, and every case rests on the same foundation: a lab analysis identifying the substance and its weight. In Dallas that analysis comes from SWIFS, the county’s own forensic institute.
That foundation is exactly where this firm is strongest. Managing partner Deandra Grant holds a Master’s in Pharmaceutical Science and a graduate certificate in forensic toxicology, and both she and partner Douglas Huff are ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientists. We request the chromatograms, the calibration records, and the chain of custody, and the Dallas drug lawyer on your case challenges them at the chemistry level, along with the stop and the search that produced the evidence in the first place. Both partners work eight minutes from Frank Crowley at our Oak Lawn office.
Act Early
What happens after a drug arrest in Dallas
You are booked at the Lew Sterrett Justice Center and see a magistrate for bond within 48 hours, usually with drug testing as a condition of release. A misdemeanor is filed in a County Criminal Court at Frank Crowley. A felony goes to a grand jury first, often before the SWIFS lab report is back. The defense starts in that gap: the stop, the search, and the chemistry all get examined before the State has finished building its case.
What We Defend
Dallas Drug Possession and Delivery Charges We Handle
Every Dallas County drug charge, graded by penalty group and weight.
Drug Possession
Possession of a controlled substance, graded by penalty group and weight.
Possession defenseDelivery & Trafficking
Delivery charges rest on intent the State usually infers from packaging and cash.
Delivery defenseMarijuana
Possession charges that now turn on whether the lab can prove THC concentration.
Marijuana defenseTHC Vapes & Concentrates
Penalty Group 2 makes a vape pen a felony where a joint is a misdemeanor.
The concentrate trapFentanyl
Texas now charges some fentanyl deaths as murder, and enforcement is aggressive.
Fentanyl defensePenalty Groups Explained
Which group a substance sits in decides whether you face a misdemeanor or a felony.
How grading worksLocal Knowledge
What Actually Happens After a Drug Arrest in Dallas County
From the booking at Lew Sterrett to the lab report from SWIFS, these are the local specifics that shape a Dallas County drug defense.
Where your case is heard
Misdemeanor drug charges are heard in the County Criminal Courts and felonies in the Criminal District Courts, both at the Frank Crowley Courts Building.
Who prosecutes
The Dallas County District Attorney charges drug cases through a dedicated drug offenses unit. Whatever the substance, the prosecutor across the table works these cases every day.
Your evidence goes to SWIFS
Dallas tests seized substances at the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences. Identity and weight both come from that analysis, and its underlying records are discoverable.
Penalty groups decide the charge
Texas grades drug charges by penalty group and weight. The same conduct can be a misdemeanor or a felony depending on which group the substance sits in, and THC concentrates sit in Group 2.
Texas penalty groups explainedGrand jury review on felonies
Every Texas felony passes through a grand jury before indictment. A defense packet presented at that stage can end a Dallas County drug case before a charge is ever filed.
Possession with intent to deliver
The same baggie becomes a felony one level higher when the State infers intent from packaging, scales, cash, or text messages. No sale has to be proven, and that inference is where the case is fought.
Delivery and trafficking chargesDrug-free zone enhancements
An arrest within 1,000 feet of a school, playground, or youth center adds a mandatory enhancement, and Dallas is dense with them. The measurement and the map are both contestable.
Drug-free zone chargesSimple possession and first offenders
Possession means knowing care, custody, or control, and proximity alone is not enough. The Dallas County DA has publicly declined to prosecute some first-time misdemeanor marijuana and trace-amount cases, and eligibility for diversion or deferred adjudication closes early.
Possession charges and defensesWhy Deandra Grant Law
What Sets This Defense Apart
What decides a drug case is how well your lawyer understands the evidence.
Former Dallas County Prosecutor
Deandra Grant prosecuted cases as a Dallas County Assistant DA, so she knows exactly how the State builds them.
Two Forensic Lawyer-Scientists
Deandra Grant and Douglas Huff both hold the ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist designation from the American Chemical Society.
Digital Forensics Training
Douglas Huff has completed digital forensics training, and phone extractions and device evidence get examined, not accepted.
500+ Trials Since 1994
We work only in DWI and criminal defense, and we have tried more than 500 cases to verdict.
Published Authorities
Seventeen legal books and resources, including the treatise other Texas defense attorneys keep on their desks.
We Read the Evidence
Lab reports, phone extractions, DNA: we request the underlying records and challenge them at the technical level, not the summary the State hands over.
After You Hire Us
What We Do on Every Case
From the first call, in order:
- Reach the case before indictment when we can, where a grand jury packet can end it before a charge is filed
- Demand the dash, body, and surveillance video before it’s destroyed
- Pull the full discovery file under Article 39.14: offense reports, witness statements, forensic records
- Examine the forensic evidence ourselves: lab records, chain of custody, the underlying data, not the summary
- Investigate the case the police didn’t: the witnesses never interviewed, the footage never pulled
- File the motions the evidence supports, because suppression is how weak cases end
- Build your mitigation file, with clinical assessments, at no cost to you
- Try the case if the offer isn’t right, which is why the offers get better
We quote a flat fee after a consultation at no cost to you, so the investment is known before you commit.
Reviews
What Dallas Clients Say
613 verified reviews and counting. Real Texans, real charges, real outcomes.
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In the middle of circumstances that doesn't make you proud. Have a supportive and positive lawyer by your side can change the perspective and see your mistakes as an opportunity to learn and grow. Thank you Kevin.
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Els Dallas
May 2026
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Amazing law practice!! They work so smoothly together!! Highly recommend if you need help getting out of a pickle!!
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Kaylie Prachyl
Aug 2026
★★★★★
There aren’t enough words to express how grateful I am for Kevin Sheneberger. From the moment he took my case, he carried the weight of it so I didn’t have to. He handled every detail, kept me informed, and gave me complete peace of mind during one of the most stressful times of my life. I truly felt like I could trust him completely.
Kevin fought for me every step of the way and never stopped working to get the best possible outcome. Because of his dedication, hard work, and knowledge, my DUI case was dismissed, and I avoided a conviction. I honestly couldn’t have asked for a better attorney.
What meant the most to me was that I never felt alone. Kevin genuinely cared about my case, treated me with kindness and respect, and always made me feel like I mattered. He did everything for me, and I never had to worry because I knew my case was in the best hands.
If you’re looking for an attorney who will fight for you, communicate with you, and truly care about getting the best possible result, I wholeheartedly recommend Kevin Sheneberger. He gave me hope when I needed it most and worked tirelessly to give me a second chance. I will never forget everything he did for me, and I will always be grateful. Thank you, Kevin, from the bottom of my heart.
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Natania Reyes
Jul 2026
Attorneys
Dallas Drug Crime Attorneys in the Frank Crowley Courts
Deandra Grant, a former Dallas County Assistant District Attorney with a master’s degree in pharmaceutical science, and Douglas Huff, an ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist with digital forensics training, lead these cases. The Dallas drug crimes attorney on your case appears in the County Criminal Courts and the Criminal District Courts at Frank Crowley every week.
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Serving All of Dallas County
We defend drug cases from every corner of Dallas County: Dallas itself plus Garland, Irving, Mesquite, Grand Prairie, Carrollton, Richardson, Rowlett, DeSoto, Duncanville, Cedar Hill, and Lancaster. If the arrest happened in Dallas County, the case lands at Frank Crowley, and that is a building we work in every week. Our Dallas County courts guide walks through the building floor by floor.
Irving and DFW Airport
Irving PD works SH-183, SH-114, and Loop 12, and DFW Airport’s own police make arrests inside the terminals, where a THC vape found at a checkpoint is a regular charge. The airport straddles the Dallas and Tarrant county line, so which side of it you were on decides whether the case goes to Frank Crowley or to Fort Worth. Our DFW Airport vape guide covers those cases, and our Irving DWI lawyer page covers the city’s courts.
Carrollton
Carrollton sits in three counties. A stop on I-35E or the President George Bush Turnpike inside Dallas County is a Frank Crowley case, but the northern parts of the city fall in Denton and Collin counties and are heard there instead. Our Carrollton DWI lawyer page explains how to tell which county has your case.
Richardson
Richardson straddles the Dallas and Collin county line along US-75. South of the line a Richardson PD arrest is a Dallas County case at Frank Crowley. North of it the case is heard in McKinney by the Collin County DA. Our Richardson DWI lawyer page covers both.
Highland Park and University Park
Highland Park is entirely inside Dallas County and is patrolled by its own Department of Public Safety, a combined police and fire agency. Stops on Mockingbird Lane, Preston Road, and the Tollway frontage are Dallas County cases heard at Frank Crowley, and our Oak Lawn office is a few minutes away. See our Highland Park DWI lawyer page.
Garland
Garland PD runs its own detention center, so a Garland arrest is usually held there before the case is filed in Dallas County. I-635, I-30, and the George Bush Turnpike produce most of the city’s stops. The small parts of Garland that cross into Collin and Rockwall counties are heard in those counties.
Mesquite
Mesquite PD and DPS work the I-635, I-30, and US-80 interchange, one of the busiest stretches in the county. Mesquite arrests are Dallas County cases, except for the part of the city that crosses into Kaufman County. Our Kaufman County courts guide covers that docket.
Cedar Hill, DeSoto, and Duncanville
Cedar Hill PD, DeSoto PD, Duncanville PD, and DPS stops on US-67 and I-20 are Dallas County cases like any other. Cedar Hill’s southern edge crosses into Ellis County, where a case is heard in Waxahachie instead. Our Ellis County courts guide covers that courthouse.
Every charge we defend here has its own walkthrough: Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer, Dallas DWI Lawyer, Dallas Domestic Violence Lawyer, Dallas Assault Lawyer, Dallas Sex Crimes Lawyer, Dallas Theft Defense Lawyer, Dallas Weapons Charge Lawyer, and Dallas Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer. The courthouse, the jail, and the bond process are covered in our Dallas County court guide.
Close to the Courthouse
Our Dallas Office
Eight minutes from the Frank Crowley Courts Building and a few minutes from Highland Park. Outside rush hour, about 15 minutes from Irving, 20 to 25 from Richardson, Carrollton, Garland, and Mesquite, and about 30 from Cedar Hill. Free visitor parking in the building garage, validated for clients.
Address
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 700Dallas, TX 75219 (214) 225-7117
Consultation
At no cost and confidential, in person, by phone, or by video.
Office Hours
Mon – Fri8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Sat – SunBy appointment
Phone intake24 hours
Parking
Visitor parking at no cost in the Oak Lawn building garage, validated for clients. Enter the garage off Hall Street, take the elevator to the lobby level, then change elevators to the 7th floor. Reception is on your left.
Directions to the Dallas Office
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From Frank Crowley Courts Building
Head north on Riverfront Blvd, merge onto I-35E North, exit Oak Lawn Ave. Office is on the left.
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From DFW International Airport
Take TX-114 E to I-35E S. Exit Oak Lawn Ave and turn left. Office is two blocks east.
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From Downtown Dallas
Take Pearl St north to Cedar Springs Rd, continue to Oak Lawn Ave. Office is on the right.
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From Plano and the North Suburbs
Take Dallas North Tollway south, exit Wycliff Ave, turn left on Oak Lawn. Office is half a mile down.
Also From This Office
- Dallas DWI Lawyer Science-driven DWI defense in the Frank Crowley courts, from a first offense to felony DWI.
- Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Misdemeanors and felonies across Dallas County, defended by a trial-tested team.
- Dallas Sex Crimes Lawyer Discreet, evidence-level defense of sex crime accusations, from the first detective call onward.
- Dallas Assault Lawyer Assault and family violence charges, from a Class C citation to aggravated assault.
- Dallas Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer Federal defense in the Northern District of Texas, from target letter to trial.
- Dallas Domestic Violence Lawyer Family violence cases at Frank Crowley: the protective order, the finding, and the DA unit that prosecutes them.
- Dallas Theft Defense Lawyer Shoplifting to felony theft, burglary, and robbery, graded by value and decided on the store video.
- Dallas Weapons Charge Lawyer Unlawful carry, prohibited places, felon in possession, and the airport checkpoint cases.
Court guides for the counties this office covers: Dallas County, Ellis County, Irving, Richardson, Carrollton, Highland Park.
A Different Kind of Case?
The Rest of What We Defend
The same attorneys handle these charges in the same courthouses.
Criminal Defense
Assault, drugs, theft, weapons, and every other Texas charge, defended by the same trial team.
Criminal Defense in Dallas CountyDWI Defense
A DWI arrest starts two cases at once, and the science is where both are won. It is the largest share of our practice.
DWI Defense in Dallas CountyDallas County
Dallas Drug Charge Questions, Answered
Have a different question? Ask Deandra answers the ones people ask in the first call, and the Dallas County court guide covers the building itself.
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