Deandra M. Grant is a Texas criminal defense attorney and Managing Partner of Deandra Grant Law (DGL), a DWI and criminal defense firm with offices in Dallas, Fort Worth, Allen, Denton, Waco, and Rockwall serving ten North and Central Texas markets. Licensed by the State Bar of Texas in 1993, she holds a J.D. from SMU Dedman School of Law and an M.S. in Pharmaceutical Science and Graduate Certificate in Forensic Toxicology from the University of Florida, and has earned the American Chemical Society’s ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist designation. A former Dallas County prosecutor and NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Testing instructor, she is the author of The Texas DWI Manual (James Publishing, 13th edition) and 16 additional books on DWI and criminal defense law which are available on Amazon. Grant has been named a Texas Super Lawyer since 2011, D Magazine’s Best Lawyer list since 2011, holds Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent rating, and serves as Executive Director of the DUI Defense Lawyers Association (DUIDLA).

Meet Deandra

You Found This Page Because Something Went Wrong

Maybe it happened last night. Maybe it was last week. But somewhere between the flashing lights in your rearview mirror and the moment you started searching for a lawyer, the life you’ve built started to feel like it was slipping away.

I know that feeling. Not because I’ve been in your shoes—but because I’ve sat across the table from thousands of people who have. Teachers, nurses, engineers, pilots, parents, executives, veterans. Good people who made a mistake, or who got caught up in a system that doesn’t always get it right.

I’ve spent over 30 years learning everything I can about DWI defense—not just the law, but the science behind it—so that when you walk into my office, I can look you in the eye and give you an honest assessment of where you stand. And then fight like hell to get you the best outcome possible.

That’s not a tagline. That’s my life’s work.

 

A Plano Kid with a Work Ethic

I was born in Denton, but I grew up in Plano—a proud graduate of Plano Senior High School. My family has lived for generations in and around Gainesville, Texas. We’re Texans through and through.

I started working young. Not because I had to, but because it was in my blood. I was the social director at a teen nightclub. I clerked at a dress shop. And at one point, I was the owner and manager of a New Orleans-style sno-cone stand called Mr Sno Ball. If you grew up in Plano in the ’80s, there’s a chance I served you a Tiger’s Blood sno-cone.

Those jobs taught me something law school never could: how to talk to people, how to listen, and how to work harder than the person standing next to you.

After high school, I attended Trinity University in San Antonio, where I earned my B.S. in Business Administration in 1990. Then I came back home to Dallas for law school at SMU. I earned my law degree and was licensed by the State Bar of Texas in 1993.

 

I Started on the Other Side

During my last year of law school, I interned at the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office. That experience changed everything. I saw how the system worked from the inside. I watched prosecutors build cases, and I watched defendants who didn’t have anyone truly fighting for them.

After graduation, I joined the DA’s Office as an assistant district attorney in January 1994. My focus? DWI prosecution.

I learned how prosecutors think. I learned how they build cases, where they cut corners, and where their evidence is weakest. That experience became the foundation of everything I do today—because when you know how the other side builds their case, you know exactly where to take it apart.

By 1995, I’d made a decision. I didn’t want to be the person putting people into the system. I wanted to be the person standing between the system and the people it was trying to crush.

I founded my own firm that year. I’ve been defending Texans accused of DWI and other crimes every day since.

 

Most Lawyers Argue the Law. I Argue the Science.

Early in my career, I started winning DWI cases that other attorneys said were “unwinnable.” Not because I was a better talker in the courtroom—but because I started asking a question that most defense attorneys never ask: Is the science actually right?

That question sent me down a path that has consumed more than 15 years of my professional life and fundamentally changed how I practice law.

In 2008, I completed the NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Testing course—the same program that teaches police officers how to identify impaired drivers during traffic stops. The following year, I completed the instructor course. Today, I serve as an SFST instructor, training other attorneys in the same techniques officers are taught. I know what the officer was supposed to do during your traffic stop—and I know when they didn’t do it.

That same year, I traveled to Atlanta for specialized coursework in forensic blood and urine testing. The more I learned about how blood evidence was collected and analyzed, the more I realized how many things can go wrong—and how few defense attorneys knew enough to challenge it.

In 2011, I began advanced training at Axion Labs in Chicago, studying forensic chromatography, forensic drug analysis, and forensic driving under the influence of drugs. I completed the coursework, passed the final exam in 2015, and was awarded the American Chemical Society CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist designation—becoming the first attorney in the state of Texas to earn this certification.

Let me say that again, because it matters: I was the first lawyer in Texas to pass the exam certifying competence in the forensic science used to convict people of DWI.

In 2018, Axion Labs invited me to join their faculty as an assistant chromatography instructor. I now teach other professionals the science I use to defend my clients.

But I wasn’t done. I went back to school—this time at the University of Florida—and earned a Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Science and a Graduate Certificate in Forensic Toxicology. I also became a certified Intoxilyzer 5000 operator and maintenance technician and joined the faculty of Axion Labs as an Assistant Chromatography Instructor and the Borkenstein Drug Course, the premier program for understanding how drugs and alcohol affect the human body.

I’ve also participated in numerous “dosing” experiments—studies where volunteers are given specific amounts of alcohol and then tested to observe the effects. I don’t just read about impairment in textbooks. I’ve watched it, measured it, and studied it firsthand.

“When I challenge your blood test result, I’m not bluffing. I’m reading the same chromatograms the lab analyst reads—and I know when they got it wrong.”

 

I Wrote the Book. Literally.

In 2011, I began writing The Texas DWI Manual for James Publishing. I call it my “labor of love.” The first edition was released in 2013, and it is updated annually. It is now considered a must-have resource for attorneys defending DWI cases in Texas.

Think about what that means for your case: the reference manual that other DWI lawyers in Texas turn to when they need answers—I wrote it. And I continue to write it. In addition to The Texas DWI Manual, I’ve authored more than 14 books on DWI law and defense.

I don’t say this to brag. I say it because when you’re looking for someone to defend you against a DWI charge, it matters whether your attorney is learning the law as they go—or whether they literally wrote the book on it.

 

I See the Person Behind the Case Number

Here’s something most people don’t know about Deandra Grant Law: We brought mitigation evaluations to our firm for all of our clients.

What does that mean? It means that when I take your case, I don’t just look at the police report and the lab results. I take the time to understand who you are. Your background, your family, your career, your struggles, what led to this moment, and what you’ve been doing to move forward.

We prepare comprehensive biographical mitigation reports—documents that tell your story to the judge and the prosecutor in a way that humanizes you beyond a case number. These reports include validated clinical assessments—the PHQ-9 for depression, the GAD-7 for anxiety, the PC-PTSD-5 for trauma, and the AUDIT-C for alcohol use—that provide objective, measurable evidence of what you’re going through.

Most law firms would charge you $3,500 to $5,000 for an outside specialist to prepare this kind of report. At Deandra Grant Law, it’s included in our representation at no additional charge. Because I believe the person matters as much as the evidence.

 

30+ Years of Fighting for Texans

Since 1994, my firm has defended thousands of Texans charged with DWI, criminal offenses, violent felonies, and federal crimes. We now have six offices across Texas—in DallasFort WorthAllenDentonWaco and Rockwall —with a team of dedicated attorneys including Douglas Huff (partner and Chief of the Criminal Division), Kevin Sheneberger, Jason Bowes, Jada Fairley and Of Counsel James Lee Bright.

I’m not a solo practitioner trying to do everything alone. I’ve built a team. And every attorney on my team benefits from the training, the systems, and the forensic expertise that I’ve spent three decades developing.

 

What My Peers Say

I’m AV® Preeminent™ Rated by Martindale-Hubbell—the highest rating an attorney can receive for professional achievement and ethical standards. I’ve been named a Texas Super Lawyer every year since 2011. I’m rated 10.0 by both AVVO and Justia.

D Magazine has named me one of the Best Women Lawyers in Dallas, one of the Best Lawyers in Dallas, and a Top 10 DWI Lawyer in Dallas multiple times. Fort Worth Magazine has recognized me as a Top Lawyer.

But the recognition I’m most proud of comes from my colleagues in the legal profession. I was elected President of the Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in 2022. I serve as President-Emeritus and Executive Director of the DUI Defense Lawyers Association. I’m a board member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. I’m a Founding Member and Executive Director of the Dallas Criminal Defense Bar.

I have guest-lectured at law schools—SMU, Texas Tech, Texas A&M—and I present at national seminars hosted by the ABA, TCDLA, and DUIDLA. I’m a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, the American Chemical Society, the Society of Toxicology and the International Association of Forensic Toxicology Consultants.

I’m telling you this for one reason: when I walk into a courtroom on your behalf, every prosecutor and every judge in that building knows exactly who I am and what I bring to the table.

 

Outside the Courtroom

I’ve been married to my husband, Eric Clendenin, for over 20 years. We have two (now grown) children, Keegan and Rowan. When I’m not practicing law, I’m deeply involved with animal rescue. I serve as Vice President of Living the Doxie Dream Rescue & Sanctuary in Royse City, Texas. At home, Eric and I have five rescue dachshunds—you can follow their adventures at @5WienerPack on Instagram.

Every year, our firm hosts the Dog Days of Summer Seminar, a legal education event that doubles as a fundraiser for rescue organizations. We also run the DGL Second Chances College Scholarship, because I believe that one mistake shouldn’t define a person’s future.

That’s not a slogan. It’s something I prove every single day in the courtroom.

 

If You’re Reading This at 2 AM

If you’re reading this page right now because you just got arrested, or because someone you love just called you from a holding cell, or because you’re sitting at your kitchen table wondering how a DWI is going to affect your job, your family, your nursing license, your security clearance, your CDL, your future.

Take a breath. You are not alone. And it is not too late.

I have spent 30 years and hundreds of thousands of dollars in advanced training building the most scientifically credentialed DWI defense practice in Texas. I did it for exactly this moment—the moment someone like you needs someone like me.

Call us. We’ll listen. We’ll give you an honest assessment. And if we’re the right fit, we’ll fight for you with everything we’ve got.

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Education

  • Masters in Pharmaceutical Science – Concentration in Forensic Science — University of Florida, College of Pharmacy Gainesville, FL, 2014-2016
  • Graduate Certificate in Forensic Toxicology — University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine Gainesville, FL, 2014-2016
  • Juris Doctorate — SMU School of Law Dallas, TX, 1990-1993
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Finance — Trinity University San Antonio, TX, 1986-1990
  • Primary School — Plano Senior High School Plano, TX, 1984-1986

Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of Texas 1993
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas

Honors & Recognition

National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers2013–2026 Texas Super Lawyers2011–2012, 2014–2026 D Magazine's Best Lawyers in Dallas: DWI2014–2026
Texas' Top Attorneys2013–2026
Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Dallas – DWI2013–2018
Modern Luxury Magazine's Dallas Power Players2020–2026
Modern Luxury Magazine's Dynamic Women2022–2026
Living Well Magazine's Top Lawyers2021–2026
President's Award, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Assn.2012–2014
Frisco Style Magazine's Top Lawyers2022–2023
Best Lawyers in America2026 Women in American History Award, Daughters of the American Revolution2026 DUIDLA's Bad Ass Award2022
Living Magazine's Readers Choice2022
Attorney at Law Magazine's Attorney of the Month (December)2020
Fort Worth Magazine's Top Lawyers in Fort Worth2020
Attorney at Law Magazine's Boutique Law Firm of the Month2014
Exceptional Service Award, Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Assn.2014
Top Advocate Award, Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Assn.2012
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers
The College of the State Bar
Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity

Professional Organizations & Memberships

Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers AssociationMember (2013) · Board of Directors (2011-16)
State Bar of Texas DUI Defense Lawyers AssociationExecutive Director, President-Emeritus, Charter Member
North Texas State Criminal Law Inn of CourtFounding Organizer
Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers AssociationPresident 2022, President-elect 2021, Treasurer 2020, Board of Directors 2007-19
Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Dallas Bar Association
Denton County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
National Women Trial Lawyers Association
Dallas Women Lawyers AssociationBoard of Directors (2021-2022)
NORML Legal Committee
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
American Chemical Society – Chemistry and the Law Division
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for Clinical Chemistry
South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Texas Independent Bar Association
Society of ToxicologyAssociate Member
International Association of Forensic Toxicology Consultants National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Litigation Counsel of AmericaFellow Dallas Criminal Defense BarFounding Member, Executive Director

Publications

Published Articles

Training

ACS-CHAL Lawyer-Scientist
Forensic Sobriety Assessment Certification
NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Instructor course
Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) course
Intoxilyzer 5000 Operator and Maintenance Technician course
Certificate, Forensic Chromatography: Theory and Practice
Certificate, Forensic Analysis of Solid Drugs
Certificate, Forensic Principles of DUID

Presentations

  • Seminar: Forensic Chromatography Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “Discovery in Blood Test Cases”, “Pre-Analytical Errors”, “Themes & Cross in Blood Test Cases”, Chicago, IL, June 2026
  • Seminar: Experts on DUI Seminar (Florida Bar Criminal Justice Committee) “Just Because it’s on Paper Does Not Make it So”, Tampa, FL, May 2026
  • Seminar: IAFTC Annual Seminar (International Association of Forensic Toxicology Consultants) “Auto-Brewery Syndrome”, Webinar, May 2026
  • Seminar: Monthly CLE (Denton County Paralegal Association) “A Behind the Scenes Look at a Criminal Defense Firm”, Dallas, TX, February 2026
  • Seminar: Forensic Chromatography Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “Discovery in Blood Test Cases”, “Pre-Analytical Errors”, “Themes & Cross in Blood Test Cases”, Chicago, IL, October 2025
  • Seminar: The Robert F. Borkenstein Course on the Effects of Drugs on Human Performance and Behavior (The Center for Forensic Science Research & Education) “Effective Courtroom Testimony: Police & Experts”, Philadelphia, PA, September 2025
  • Seminar: Forensic DUID Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “DUID Trial Considerations”, Chicago, IL, September 2025
  • Seminar: Forensic Drug Analysis Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “Cross Examination of a Drug Analyst”, “Discovery in a Drug Case”, Chicago, IL, July 2025 “Challenging Blood Evidence”, Dallas, TX, July 2025
  • Seminar: 51st Advanced Criminal Law Seminar (State Bar of Texas) “Discovery in Blood Test Cases”, “Pre-Analytical Errors”, “Themes & Cross in Blood Test Cases”, Chicago, IL, June 2025
  • Guest Lecture: Texas A&M School of Law (Visiting Lecturer) “Forensic Science & the Law”, Ft Worth, TX, November 2019
  • Guest Lecture: Texas State University (Visiting Lecturer) “Forensic Aspects of Modern DWI Defense”, San Marcos, TX, October 2013
  • Guest Lecture: Texas Tech School of Law (Visiting Lecturer) “DWI Defense 101”, Lubbock, TX, October 2013
  • Guest Lecture: SMU School of Law (Visiting Lecturer) “Defending DWI Cases with Blood Evidence”, Dallas, TX, October 2013
  • Guest Lecture: SMU School of Law (Visiting Lecturer) “DWI Blood Cases: A Primer”, Dallas, TX, October 2012
  • Seminar: Dog Days of Summer Criminal Law Seminar (Deandra Grant Law) “If Only I Had Known…” & “DUID Trial Considerations”, Dallas, TX, June 2025
  • Seminar: Advanced DUI Seminar (Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “If Only I Had Known…”, Columbus, OH, March 2025
  • Seminar: Forensic Chromatography Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “Discovery in Blood Test Cases”, “Pre-Analytical Errors”, “Themes & Cross in Blood Test Cases”, Chicago, IL, October 2024
  • Seminar: Forensic DUID Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “DUID Trial Considerations”, Chicago, IL, September 2024
  • Seminar: The Robert F. Borkenstein Course on the Effects of Drugs on Human Performance and Behavior (The Center for Forensic Science Research & Education) “Effective Courtroom Testimony: Police & Experts”, Philadelphia, PA, September 2024
  • Seminar: 2024 DUIDLA Fall Seminar (DUI Defense Lawyers Association) “If Only I Had Known…”, Austin, TX, September 2024
  • Seminar: Forensic Drug Analysis Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “Cross Examination of a Drug Analyst”, “Discovery in a Drug Case”, Chicago, IL, August 2024
  • Seminar: 50th Advanced Criminal Law Seminar (State Bar of Texas) “Challenging Blood Evidence”, San Antonio, TX, July 2024
  • Seminar: Dog Days of Summer Criminal Law Seminar (DNE Boost Legal Seminars) “Enzymatic Serum Ethanol Analysis – ‘Hospital Blood’”, Pottsboro, TX, June 2024
  • Seminar: DUIDLA Quarterly Webinar “Alcohol Calculations: Examining the New AAFS Guidelines”, Webinar, June 2024
  • Seminar: Forensic Chromatography Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “Discovery in Blood Test Cases”, “Pre-Analytical Errors”, “Themes & Cross in Blood Test Cases”, Chicago, IL, June 2024
  • Seminar: DUIDLA Quarterly Webinar “An Introduction to Retrograde Extrapolation”, Webinar, May 2024
  • Seminar: 2024 DUIDLA Spring Seminar (DUI Defense Lawyers Association) “Fantasia: Directing a Defense Expert” & “Finding Neverland: Retrograde Extrapolation Panel”, Orlando, FL, April 2024
  • Seminar: Advanced DUI Seminar (Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Enzymatic Serum Ethanol Analysis – ‘Hospital Blood’”, Columbus, OH, March 2024
  • Seminar: Blood, Breath & Tears 2024 (Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Blood Alcohol Analysis”, Gainesville, FL, November 2023
  • Seminar: Blood, Breath & Tears 2023: A Seminar for the DUI Practitioner (Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Blood Alcohol Analysis”, “DUI Mock Trial”, Gainesville, FL, October 2023
  • Seminar: Forensic Chromatography Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “Discovery in Blood Test Cases”, “Pre-Analytical Errors”, “Themes & Cross in Blood Test Cases”, Chicago, IL, October 2023
  • Seminar: The Robert F. Borkenstein Course on the Effects of Drugs on Human Performance and Behavior (The Center for Forensic Science Research & Education) “Effective Courtroom Testimony: Police & Experts”, Madison, WI, October 2023
  • Seminar: 2023 DUIDLA Fall Seminar (DUI Defense Lawyers Association) “The Future of DWI Defense”, Atlanta, GA, September 2023
  • Seminar: Forensic DUID Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “DUID Trial Considerations”, Chicago, IL, Sept 2023
  • Seminar: Firearms CLE (State Bar of Texas) “Traveling with Your Gun and the Pros & Cons of Open Carry”, Dallas, TX, September 2023
  • Seminar: Monthly CLE (Denton County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Retrograde Extrapolation”, Denton, TX, August 2023
  • Seminar: Forensic Drug Analysis Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “Cross Examination of a Drug Analyst”, “Discovery in a Drug Case”, Chicago, IL, July 2023
  • Seminar: NHTSA SFST Course 2023 (DUI Defense Lawyers Association) Course Director & Faculty, Dallas, TX, June 2023
  • Seminar: Forensic Chromatography Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “Discovery in Blood Test Cases”, “Pre-Analytical Errors”, “Themes & Cross in Blood Test Cases”, Chicago, IL, June 2023
  • Seminar: Quarterly Webinar (DUI Defense Lawyers Association) “An Introduction to Retrograde Extrapolation”, Course Director, Zoom seminar, May 2023
  • Seminar: Advanced DUI Seminar (Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Team Innocent Voir Dire”, Columbus, OH, March 2023
  • Seminar: 10th Annual Lone Star DWI (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Drugged Driving: Current Research”, Course Director, Austin, TX, January 2023
  • Seminar: Forensic HPLC Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “Drugged Driving Cases: Trial Considerations”, Chicago, IL, December 2022
  • Seminar: 2022 Reese I. Joye Memorial DUI Defense Seminar (South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Drugged Driving Cases: Trial Considerations”, Columbia, SC, November 2022
  • Seminar: 18th Annual Stu Kinard Advanced DWI Seminar (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Drugged Driving Cases: Trial Considerations”, San Antonio, TX, November 2022
  • Seminar: Forensic Chromatography Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “Discovery in Blood Test Cases”, “Pre-Analytical Errors”, “Themes & Cross in Blood Test Cases”, Chicago, IL, October 2022
  • Seminar: Forensic DUID Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “DUID Trial Considerations”, Chicago, IL, Sept 2022
  • Seminar: The Robert F. Borkenstein Course on the Effects of Drugs on Human Performance and Behavior (The Center for Forensic Science Research & Education) “Effective Courtroom Testimony: Police & Experts”, Philadelphia, PA, September 2022
  • Seminar: Against All Odd (San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Team Innocent Voir Dire”, San Antonio, TX, August 2022
  • Seminar: Forensic Drug Analysis Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “Cross Examination of a Drug Analyst”, “Discovery in a Drug Case”, Chicago, IL, July 2022
  • Seminar: 48th Advanced Criminal Law Seminar (State Bar of Texas) “Strategies for DWI Cases with Blood Evidence”, Dallas, TX, July 2022
  • Seminar: Oklahoma DRE Course (Oklahoma State DRE Program) “Successful Courtroom Testimony: DUID Cases”, Durant, OK, June 2022
  • Seminar: Forensic Chromatography Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “Discovery in Blood Test Cases”, “Pre-Analytical Errors”, Chicago, IL, June 2022
  • Seminar: 35th Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Seminar (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Not Good or Bad: Just Labs”, San Antonio, TX, June 2022
  • Seminar: Advanced DUI Seminar (Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Training State Witnesses in DUID Cases”, Columbus, OH, March 2022
  • Seminar: 9th Annual Lone Star DWI (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Drugged Driving: Current Research”, Course Director, Austin, TX, January 2022
  • Seminar: Champions Trial Skills Workshop (Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum) “Team Innocent Voir Dire”, Indianapolis, IN, December 2021
  • Seminar: 2021 Reese I. Joye Memorial DUI Defense Seminar (South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Working Blood Magic in a Vampire World”, Columbia, SC, November 2021
  • Seminar: Forensic Chromatography Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “Discovery in Blood Test Cases”, “Pre-Analytical Errors”, Chicago, IL, October 2021
  • Seminar: 18th Annual Forensics Seminar (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “SCRAM Devices: A Primer”, Fort Worth, Texas, October 2021
  • Seminar: Forensic DUID Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “DUID Trial Considerations”, Chicago, IL, Sept 2021
  • Seminar: 2021 DUIDLA Fall Seminar (DUI Defense Lawyers Association) “Dis is Da Bidness of Law”, Chicago, IL, September 2021
  • Seminar: The Robert F. Borkenstein Course on the Effects of Drugs on Human Performance and Behavior (The Center for Forensic Science Research & Education) “Successful Courtroom Testimony: Police & Experts”, Philadelphia, PA, September 2021
  • Seminar: First Annual Women’s Retreat (DUI Defense Lawyers Association) “COVID-Implications on Your Law Practice and Trials”, Nashville, TN, August 2021
  • Seminar: Forensic Drug Analysis Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “Cross Examination of a Drug Analyst”, Chicago, IL, July 2021
  • Seminar: Forensic Chromatography Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “Discovery in Blood Test Cases”, “Pre-Analytical Errors”, Chicago, IL, June 2021
  • Seminar: Advanced DUI Seminar (Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Impact of COVID on Jury Selection”, Columbus, OH, June 2021
  • Seminar: DCDLA Monthly Meeting (Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “COVID Implications for Breath Alcohol Testing”, Dallas, TX, May 2021
  • Seminar: 14th Annual DWI Defense Project (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “COVID Implications for Breath Alcohol Testing”, Dallas, TX, May 2021
  • Seminar: Impaired Driving Defense 101 (Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum) “Blinding Them with Science: Some Quick Tips on Trying Blood Test Cases”, Indianapolis, IN, March 2021
  • Seminar: 8th Annual Lone Star DWI (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “COVID Implications for Breath Alcohol Testing”, Course Director, Austin, TX, January 2021
  • Seminar: Monthly CLE Program (Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Auto-Brewery Syndrome: What Lawyers Should Know”, Harrisburg, PA, November 2020
  • Seminar: 16th Annual Stu Kinard Advanced DWI Seminar (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Blinding Them with Science: Blood and Breath Alcohol Cases”, San Antonio, TX, November 2020
  • Seminar: Monthly Webinar Series (DUI Defense Lawyers Association) “Trying Cases in the Age of COVID”, Zoom Webinar, October 2020
  • Seminar: 2020 DUIDLA Fall Seminar (DUI Defense Lawyers Association) “Auto-Brewery Syndrome”, Austin, TX, September 2020
  • Seminar: Fundamentals of OVWI (Indiana Public Defender Counsel) “Blinding Them with Science: Some Quick Tips on Blood Test Cases”, Indianapolis, IN, August 2020
  • Seminar: Top Gun DWI XVIII (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Mock Cross Examination: Blood Case Disconnect Defense”, Houston, TX, August 2020
  • Seminar: 46th Advanced Criminal Law Seminar (State Bar of Texas) “Defending Intoxication Manslaughter Cases”, Houston, TX, July 2020
  • Seminar: 33rd Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Drugged Driving: The Science”, Course Director, San Antonio, TX, June 2020
  • Seminar: Advanced DUI Seminar (Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Jury Selection”, Columbus, OH, March 2020
  • Seminar: 7th Annual Lone Star DWI (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Drugged Driving: The Science”, Course Director, Austin, TX, January 2020
  • Seminar: Forensic DUID Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “DUID Trial Considerations”, Chicago, IL, Sept 2019
  • Seminar: The Robert F. Borkenstein Course on the Effects of Drugs on Human Performance and Behavior (The Center for Forensic Science Research & Education) “Successful Courtroom Testimony: Police & Experts”, Long Beach, CA, September 2019
  • Seminar: DCDLA Monthly Meeting (Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Case Law Update on Challenging Blood Search Warrants: Martinez, Arellano & Wheeler”, Dallas, TX, August 2019
  • Seminar: Forensic Drug Analysis Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “Cross Examination of a Drug Analyst”, Chicago, IL, July 2019
  • Seminar: 45th Advanced Criminal Law Seminar (State Bar of Texas) “Drugged Driving Cases: The Science”, Dallas, TX, July 2019
  • Seminar: MSJC 34th Annual DWI Seminar (Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice) “Drugged Driving: Exposing the Faulty Science”, “Winning Blood Test Cases”, Minneapolis, MN, June 2019
  • Seminar: Forensic Chromatography Course (Axion Analytical Laboratory) “Discovery in Blood Test Cases”, Chicago, IL, June 2019
  • Seminar: 2019 DUIDLA Spring Seminar (DUI Defense Lawyers Association) “Drugged Driving: Exposing the Faulty Science”, Nashville, TN, April 2019
  • Seminar: Monthly Meeting (Mexican American Bar Association) “Winning Blood Test Cases”, Ft. Worth, TX, March 2019
  • Seminar: Trial Skills Workshop (DUI Defense Lawyers Association) Trial Skills Faculty, Columbus, OH, March 2019
  • Seminar: Advanced DUI Seminar (Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Enzymatic Serum Ethanol Testing: Hospital Blood”, Columbus, OH, March 2019
  • Seminar: 13th Annual Diving Into a DUI Case Seminar (Trial Skills University & DUI Defense Lawyers Association) “Drugged Driving: The Science”, Course Director, Key West, FL, Feb 2019
  • Seminar: 6th Annual Lone Star DWI (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Drugged Driving: The Science”, Course Director, Austin, TX, January 2019
  • Seminar: DCCDLA Monthly Meeting (Denton County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Drugged Driving: Exposing the Faulty Science”, Denton, TX, October 2018
  • Seminar: Blood, Breath & Tears XXV: A Seminar for the DUI Practitioner (Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Winning Blood Test Cases”, Tampa, FL, September 2018
  • Seminar: 16th Annual Top Gun DWI (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Drugged Driving: Exposing the Faulty Science”, Houston, TX, August 2018
  • Seminar: Advanced Criminal Law Seminar (State Bar of Texas) “Enzymatic Serum Ethanol Testing: Anatomy of a Criminal Case”, Course Director, San Antonio, TX, July 2018
  • Seminar: 11th Annual DWI Defense Project (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “DUI Death/Serious Injury Cases”, Course Director, Arlington, TX, May 2018
  • Seminar: The Science of DUI Cases (Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum) “Discovery in DUI Blood Cases”, Indianapolis, IN, May 2018
  • Seminar: DCDLA Monthly Meeting (Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Drugged Driving Cases”, Dallas, TX, April 2018
  • Seminar: 55th Annual Criminal Law Institute (San Antonio Bar Association & Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Winning Blood Test Cases”, San Antonio, TX, April 2018
  • Seminar: Trial Skills Workshop (DUI Defense Lawyers Association) “Team Innocent Voir Dire”, Columbus, OH, March 2018
  • Seminar: Advanced DUI Seminar (Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “DUI Death/Serious Injury Cases”, Columbus, OH, March 2018
  • Seminar: ABA 2018 Traffic Court Seminar (ABA Judicial Division National Conference of Specialized Court Judge Traffic Court Committee) “Drugged Driving Cases”, San Diego, CA, March 2018
  • Seminar: 12th Annual Diving Into a DUI Case Seminar (Trial Skills University & DUI Defense Lawyers Association) Course Director, Key West, FL, Feb 2018
  • Seminar: 5th Annual Lone Star DWI (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “DWI Drug Case Trial Strategies”, Course Director, Austin, TX, January 2018
  • Seminar: 13th Annual Stu Kinard Memorial Advanced DWI (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Team Innocent Voir Dire”, San Antonio, TX, September 2017
  • Seminar: 10th Annual DWI Defense Project (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Obtaining and Reading Lab Discovery”, Grapevine, TX, May 2017
  • Seminar: 2017 Spring Seminar (DUI Defense Lawyers Association) “Team Innocent Voir Dire”, Austin, TX, April 2017
  • Seminar: Advanced DUI Seminar (Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Team Innocent Voir Dire”, Columbus, OH, March 2017
  • Seminar: 11th Annual Diving Into a DUI Case Seminar (Trial Skills University & Meadows Law Firm) “Uncovering Lab Deception: A Case Study”, Course Director, Key West, FL, Feb 2017
  • Seminar: 4th Annual Lone Star DWI (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Key Cross Examination Areas in Blood Test Cases” and “Uncovering Lab Deception: A Case Study”, Course Director, Austin, TX, Jan. 2017
  • Seminar: 3rd Annual DWI & DUI Advocacy Seminar (North Carolina Advocates for Justice) “The ABC’s of Blood Alcohol Analysis”, Myrtle Beach, SC, Sept. 2016
  • Seminar: 3rd Annual Lone Star DWI (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Oral Fluid Drug Testing” and “Reading Lab Discovery”, Course Director, Austin, TX, July 2016
  • Seminar: Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Meeting “Enzymatic Serum Ethanol Testing: Anatomy of a Criminal Case”, Austin, TX, June 2016
  • Seminar: Advanced Criminal Law Seminar (State Bar of Texas) “Oral Fluid Drug Testing”, Course Director, Dallas, TX, July 2016
  • Seminar: 9th Annual DWI Defense Project (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Intoxilyzer 5000 vs 8000 vs 9000”, Course Director, Arlington, TX, May 2016
  • Seminar: 10th Annual Diving Into a DUI Case Seminar (Trial Skills University & Meadows Law Firm) “Deconstructing the State’s ‘Expert’”, Key West, FL, Feb 2016
  • Seminar: Walker County Bar Association Meeting “Blood Alcohol Testing 101”, Huntsville, TX, January 2016
  • Seminar: 35th Annual Prairie Dog Advanced Criminal Law Seminar (Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Intoxilyzer 5000 vs 8000 vs 9000”, Lubbock, TX, January 2016
  • Seminar: 8th Annual Jolly Roger Hal Jackson Memorial Criminal Law Seminar (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Intoxilyzer 5000 vs 8000 vs 9000”, Lewisville, TX, December 2015
  • Seminar: DWI Institute: My Case is a Wreck (Pulaski County Bar Association) “Enzymatic Serum Ethanol Testing: Anatomy of a Criminal Case”, Little Rock, AR, October, 2015
  • Seminar: 2015 Summer Seminar (DUI Defense Lawyers Association) “Cross Examining the State’s Blood Expert”, Course Director, Chicago, IL, July 2015
  • Seminar: 2nd Annual Lone Star DWI (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Deconstructing the State’s Blood Expert” & “Intoxilyzer 5000 vs 8000 vs 9000”, Course Director, Austin, TX, July 2015
  • Seminar: 8th Annual DWI Defense Project (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Cross Examination of the State’s Blood Expert”, Course Director, Arlington, TX, May 2015
  • Seminar: 52nd Annual Criminal Law Institute (San Antonio Bar Association & Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Forensic Blood Testing 101”, San Antonio, TX, April 2015
  • Seminar: Advanced DUI Seminar (Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Common Defenses in Breath Testing Cases”, Columbus, OH, March 2015
  • Seminar: 9th Annual Diving Into a DUI Case Seminar (Trial Skills University & Meadows Law Firm) “Enzymatic Serum Ethanol Testing: Anatomy of a Criminal Case”, Key West, FL, Feb 2015
  • Seminar: 2015 Winter Seminar (DUI Defense Lawyers Association) Course Director, Santa Monica, CA, Jan 2015
  • Seminar: 6th Annual Jolly Roger Hal Jackson Memorial Criminal Law Seminar (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Enzymatic Serum Ethanol Testing and Its Use As Forensic Evidence in a Criminal Case”, Lewisville, Texas, Dec 2014
  • Seminar: DUI Defense Seminar (Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Blood Testing for the DUI Cases”, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Oct 2014
  • Seminar: Monthly Luncheon CLE (Dallas Bar Association) “Lab Errors”, Dallas, Texas, Sept 2014
  • Seminar: Advanced Criminal Law Seminar (State Bar of Texas) “Lab Errors”, Course Director, Houston, Texas, July 2014
  • Seminar: 1st Annual Lone Star DWI (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “DWI Blood 101”, Course Director, Austin, Texas, July 2014
  • Seminar: 7th Annual DWI Defense Project - DWI: The Future (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Blinding Them with Science: DWI Blood Evidence”, Course Director, Arlington, Texas, May 2014
  • Seminar: Advanced DUI Seminar (Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Blinding Them with Science: DWI Blood Evidence”, Salt Lake City, UT, April 2014
  • Seminar: 247th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition “Enzymatic Serum Ethanol Testing and Its Use As Forensic Evidence in a Criminal Case” – Oral Presentation of Abstract, Dallas, TX, March 2014
  • Seminar: Advanced DUI Seminar (Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Team Innocent”, Columbus, OH, March 2014
  • Seminar: 8th Annual Diving Into a DUI Case Seminar (Lyons Legal Seminars) “Blinding Them with Science: DWI Blood Evidence”, Key West, FL, February 2014
  • Seminar: Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association CLE (Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Understanding Blood Alcohol Testing,” Ft. Worth, Texas, January 2014
  • Seminar: 34th Annual LCDLA Prairie Dog Lawyers Advanced Criminal Law Seminar (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Blinding Them with Science: DWI Defense”, Lubbock, TX, January 2014
  • Seminar: 6th Annual Jolly Roger Hal Jackson Memorial Criminal Law Seminar (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Understanding Blood Alcohol Testing”, Denton, TX, December 2013
  • Seminar: DUI Drug Cases & DRE: Mastering the Science & Trial Skills (Int’l Legal & Forensic Science Services) Course Director & Seminar Faculty, Denver, CO, October 2013
  • Seminar: 1-Day Trial Skills: Defending a DWI with Breath/Blood Evidence (International Legal & Forensic Science Services, Inc.) Course Director & Seminar Faculty, Lubbock, TX, October 2013
  • Seminar: 3CDLA DWI Nuts ‘n Bolts Seminar (Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Prepping and Trying a Blood Draw DWI Case”, McKinney, TX, September 2013
  • Seminar: DCDLA Monthly CLE (Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Team Innocent”, Dallas, TX, August 2013
  • Seminar: 1-Day Trial Skills: Defending a DWI with Breath/Blood Evidence (International Legal & Forensic Science Services, Inc.) “McCarthy Cross”, Course Director, Dallas, TX, July 2013
  • Seminar: KCCDLA Monthly CLE (Kaufman County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Trial Skills for DWI Blood Cases”, Forney, TX, July 2013
  • Seminar: Advanced Criminal Law Course DWI Track (State Bar of Texas) “DWI Case Law Update: Blood Evidence”, Course Director, Dallas, TX, July 2013
  • Seminar: TCCDLA Monthly CLE (Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Blood & McNeely: A Status Update”, Ft. Worth, TX, May 2013
  • Seminar: 6th Annual DWI Defense Project (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Working Blood Magic in a Vampire World”, Course Director, Arlington, TX May 2013
  • Seminar: Advanced DUI Seminar (Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Mission Impossible: Discovery in DWI Blood Test Cases” & “Working Blood Magic in a Vampire World”, Columbus, OH, March 2013
  • Seminar: Annual Trial Skills Workshop (Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – Faculty) “Team Innocent”, Columbus, OH, March 2013
  • Seminar: Trial Skills Workshop (International Legal & Forensic Science Services, Inc.) “Cross Examination in a Criminal Case”, Course Director, Miami, FL, February 2013
  • Seminar: 7th Annual Diving Into a DUI Case Seminar (Lyons Legal Seminars) “Working Blood Magic in a Vampire World”, Key West, FL, February 2013
  • Seminar: DWI Panel (Dallas Bar Association) “DWI Basics for the Non-Criminal Law Specialist”, Dallas, TX, December 2012
  • Seminar: Monthly Meeting (Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “DWI Discovery &Trial Tactics for Blood Test Cases”, McKinney, TX, December 2012
  • Seminar: Trying Blood Cases in Collin County (Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Teaching Blood Alcohol Testing to the Wal-Mart Shopper”, McKinney, TX, November 2012
  • Seminar: Gideon’s Trumpet (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Teaching Blood Alcohol Testing to the Wal-Mart Shopper”, Sugarland, TX, November 2012
  • Seminar: Annual DUI Seminar (New Mexico Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “DWI Blood Cases: A Primer” & “Teaching Blood Alcohol Testing to the Wal-Mart Shopper”, Albuquerque, NM, November 2012
  • Seminar: TACDL Annual DUI Seminar (Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Teaching Blood Alcohol Testing to the Wal-Mart Shopper”, Tunica, MS, October 2012
  • Seminar: Intoxilyzer 5000 Boot Camp (International Legal & Forensic Science Services, Inc.) Course Director & Faculty, Dallas, TX, September 2012
  • Seminar: Monthly CLE (Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “DWI Blood Cases: A Primer”, Austin, TX, September 2012
  • Seminar: Top Gun DWI (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Highway Through the Danger Zone: Cross Examination of the Arresting Officer”, Austin, TX, August 2012
  • Seminar: NHTSA SFST Practitioner Course (Platt & Associates) Instructor & Course Director, Dallas, TX, August 2012
  • Seminar: Advanced Criminal Law Seminar DWI Track (State Bar of Texas) “Defending a DWI Blood Test Case”, Course Director, San Antonio, TX, July 2012
  • Seminar: 4th Annual DUI Defense Practice Institute (California Public Defenders Association) “Building the Ultimate DUI Trial Notebook”, Monterrey, CA, June 2012
  • Seminar: Betting on Justice XII (Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “DWI Blood Cases: A Primer”, Tunica, MS, June 2012
  • Seminar: Monthly CLE (Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Battling Blood: Qualified Person? Sanitary Place?”, Dallas, TX, June 2012
  • Seminar: 5th Annual DWI Defense Project (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Battling Blood: Qualified Person? Sanitary Place?”, Course Director, Arlington, TX, May 2012
  • Seminar: First Annual Trial Skills Workshop (Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) Seminar Faculty, Columbus, OH, March 2012
  • Seminar: Advanced DUI Seminar (Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Challenging Breath Tests”, Columbus, OH, March 2012
  • Seminar: DWI & Gas Chromatography (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Discovery in DWI Blood Test Cases”, Austin, TX, December 2011
  • Seminar: No Means No – Defending the No Refusal Case (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association & San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Discovery in DWI Blood Test Cases”, San Antonio, TX, September 2011
  • Seminar: Top Gun DWI – Blood, Breath & Beyond (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Mock Cross Examination of the State’s Blood Expert”, Houston, TX, August 2011
  • Seminar: Monthly Meeting (Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Blood Suppression After the Robinson Case”, Dallas, TX, August 2011
  • Seminar: State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting “DWI Case Law Update”, San Antonio, TX, June 2011
  • Seminar: DWI Technology Conference (Texas Center for the Judiciary) “The Intoxilyzer 5000 From the Defense Perspective”, Dallas, TX, May 2011
  • Seminar: 4th Annual DWI Defense Project – What You Must Know to Win (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “DWI Blood Cases: Discovery, Science & Strategy”, Arlington, TX, May 2011
  • Seminar: Mastering Scientific Evidence in DWI Cases (National College for DUI Defense/Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Discovery in DWI Blood Test Cases”, New Orleans, LA, April 2011
  • Seminar: Advanced DUI Seminar (Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) “Hospital Blood in DWI Accident Cases” & “How to Build a House of Doubt at Trial”, Columbus, OH, March 2011
  • Seminar: Monthly CLE (Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Defending the DWI Blood Test Case”, McKinney, TX, April 2010
  • Seminar: State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting “DWI For the Non-Criminal Specialist”, Ft. Worth, TX, June 2010
  • Seminar: DWI Seminar (American Association for Justice) “DWI Trial Tactics”, Nationwide Phone CLE, July 2010
  • Seminar: Advanced DWI Seminar (Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Blood Testing in DWI Cases”, Dallas TX, March 2009
  • Seminar: 2nd Annual DWI Defense Project (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) “Blood Cases: Science, Strategy & Discovery”, Dallas, TX, May 2009
  • Seminar: Advanced Criminal Law Seminar (State Bar of Texas) “DWI Blood Case Discovery”, Dallas, TX, July 2009
  • Seminar: Defense Trial Tactics to Win a DWI Breath Test Case “Defending the Breath Test Case”, Plano, TX, January 2007

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