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Tarrant County DWI Defense
Fort Worth DWI Lawyer
Charged with DWI in Tarrant County? Your case runs through Tim Curry, and your blood goes to the county Medical Examiner's lab. We read that lab's work at the chemistry level.
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DWI Defense in Fort Worth
Facing a DWI in Tarrant County?
Deandra Grant Law defends people charged with DWI in Fort Worth, Arlington, and across Tarrant County. We handle every level of the offense, from a first DWI to high-BAC, repeat, and felony charges, including DWI with a child passenger, intoxication assault, intoxication manslaughter, and drugged driving. Tarrant clients work from our Airport Freeway office, ten minutes from the courthouse where their case will be heard.
Tarrant County runs one of the largest and best-resourced prosecution offices in Texas, with a specialized unit that does nothing but intoxication cases. When the State brings specialists, you want specialists answering: this firm has tried more than 500 cases to verdict and is led by a forensic lawyer-scientist who wrote The Texas DWI Manual. Tarrant blood cases are tested at the county Medical Examiner’s office, and that lab’s methods, calibration records, and analysts are discoverable. We request the underlying data in every blood case and read it ourselves.
Getting started costs nothing. Call or schedule online to talk through what happened. The sooner we start, the more we can protect, and you have just 15 days from arrest before your license suspension becomes automatic.
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What We Defend
Fort Worth DWI Charges We Handle
Every Tarrant County DWI charge, from a first offense to intoxication manslaughter.
First-Offense DWI
Driving while intoxicated with no prior convictions, a Class B misdemeanor.
First DWI penaltiesDWI 0.15
A result of 0.15 or higher raises a first DWI to Class A.
Why 0.15 mattersSecond DWI
A DWI with one prior conviction, a Class A misdemeanor with mandatory jail time.
Second DWI penaltiesFelony DWI
Two priors, a child passenger, or serious injury make a DWI felony.
The felony thresholdDWI with Child Passenger
A passenger under fifteen turns a misdemeanor DWI into a felony.
Why this is a felonyDrug DWI (DUID)
A DWI where the intoxicant is a drug, prescribed or illegal, with no breath number involved.
How they prove itLocal Knowledge
What Actually Happens to a DWI in Tarrant County
Tarrant runs its DWI cases differently from the counties around it. These are the local specifics that shape a defense here.
Where your case is heard
Tarrant County criminal cases run through the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center at 401 W. Belknap in downtown Fort Worth. Misdemeanor DWIs go to the County Criminal Courts, felonies to the District Courts, all in the same complex.
Who prosecutes
The Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's office prosecutes with specialized units, including one dedicated to intoxication offenses. Your case will be worked by a prosecutor who handles DWIs all day.
Your blood goes to the Medical Examiner
Tarrant tests blood at the county Medical Examiner's office lab rather than a state DPS lab. Its chromatography, calibration, and quality control records are discoverable, and we review them in every blood case.
Jail release
After a Fort Worth arrest you're booked at the Tarrant County Corrections Center downtown. Arlington and mid-cities arrests may sit in a city jail first before transfer. Bond is set at magistration, usually within 48 hours.
First-offender programs
Tarrant County has historically run deferred prosecution options for some first-time offenders. Eligibility rules change; whether your case qualifies is one of the first things we check.
Case Results
Recent Tarrant County Results
Real outcomes from real Tarrant County cases. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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Recent outcomes
DismissedJul 2022
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DWI
DWI charge dismissed at trial
Tarrant County Trial
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Burglary of a Building
Building burglary charge dismissed
Tarrant County Pre-Trial
DismissedNov 2025
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Possession of Marijuana
Marijuana possession charge dismissed
Tarrant County Pre-Trial
DismissedFeb 2024
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Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge dismissed
Tarrant County Pre-Trial
DismissedFeb 2024
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Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Unlawful carrying of a weapon charge dismissed
Tarrant County Pre-Trial
DismissedFeb 2024
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Felony Possession of Marijuana
Felony marijuana possession charge dismissed
Tarrant County Pre-Trial
DismissedSep 2023
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Driving While License Invalid
Driving while license invalid charge dismissed
Tarrant County Pre-Trial
DismissedJul 2022
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Assault
Assault charge dismissed
Tarrant 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.
View All Case ResultsWhy Deandra Grant Law
Why Fort Worth Clients Choose This Firm
Serious charges demand more than a generic defense. They demand attorneys who understand the chemistry, the courtroom, and the consequences.
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Former Prosecutor
Deandra Grant prosecuted DWI cases as an Assistant DA, so she knows exactly how these cases get built.
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Two Forensic Lawyer-Scientists
Deandra Grant and Douglas Huff both hold the ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist designation from the American Chemical Society.
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Science Behind the Law
An M.S. in Pharmaceutical Science and a Graduate Certificate in Forensic Toxicology, plus Intoxilyzer operator and maintenance training.
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500+ Trials Since 1994
We work only in DWI and criminal defense, and we have tried more than 500 cases to verdict.
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We Wrote the Manual
Deandra Grant authored The Texas DWI Manual for James Publishing, the reference other lawyers use.
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We Read the Lab
Tarrant blood goes to the county Medical Examiner. We request the chromatograms, calibration records, and QC data, and we challenge them at the chemistry level, not the summary the State hands over.
Go Deeper
Explore DWI Topics
A DWI case has many moving parts. Each guide below breaks one down in plain English.
Across the County
Serving All of Tarrant County
We defend DWI cases from every corner of Tarrant County: Fort Worth itself, from downtown and the Near Southside to the Stockyards, plus Arlington, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, North Richland Hills, Grapevine, Keller, Mansfield, Haltom City, and Watauga. Wherever the stop happened, the case lands at Tim Curry, and we are in that building every week.
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The Attorneys in These Courts
Forensic-science training, three decades of Tarrant County defense, and the courtroom record to back it up.
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Our Fort Worth Office
4500 Airport Freeway, Suite 101
Fort Worth, TX 76117 (817) 631-6522
Fort Worth, TX 76117 (817) 631-6522
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Ten minutes from the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center. Free parking on site.
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Recognized Across Texas & Beyond
Our attorneys have earned the respect of peers, courts, and national organizations, and the trust of the reporters who cover the law.
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Fort Worth DWI Questions, Answered
At the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center, 401 W. Belknap in downtown Fort Worth. Misdemeanor DWIs go to the County Criminal Courts, felony DWIs and intoxication assault or manslaughter to the District Courts in the same building. Our Tarrant County court guide covers the whole complex.
Yes. Arlington, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, and every other Tarrant County city prosecute at Tim Curry. You may be held at a city jail first before transfer to the county. Wherever the stop happened, we defend it. See our Tarrant County guide for how a case moves through the building.
No. Tarrant blood is tested at the county Medical Examiner's lab, and a result is only as good as the chromatography, calibration, and handling behind it. We request that underlying data in every blood case. Blood cases get challenged and won. Our guide to the evidence in a Texas DWI case explains what we look for.
15 days from your arrest to request an ALR hearing, or the suspension takes effect automatically. Inside the window, call today. Past it, there are still options, starting with an occupational license.
It depends on the charge level and whether the case is headed to trial, and we are direct about numbers at the first call. The consultation is free, we offer payment plans, and our fee guide explains what a DWI defense should and should not cost.
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