If you or someone you love was arrested for DWI in Glenn Heights, you do not have to submit to a police interview, tell your side of the story, or face the impact of arrest and conviction without a DWI lawyer by your side. Our team can help you navigate the road ahead of you from the day of your arrest until your case is resolved.

When you are ready to fight for your future, our firm can help ensure your arrest was valid, any tests of your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level were accurate, and your case receives the individualized time and attention it deserves. A Glenn Heights DWI lawyer from the Law Offices of Randall B. Isenberg can help you negotiate a plea bargain or fight to have the charges dropped entirely.

A DWI Conviction Can Impair Your Present and Future

Driving while intoxicated (DWI) can lead to more than criminal punishments and fines. It can also have a negative effect on your personal and professional life. If you have aspirations for higher or continuing education, a DWI conviction can impact those areas of your life. It can leave you with fewer available options for:

• Residential housing
• Financial aid
• Driving-related employment
• Voting

You do not have to accept the loss of these options without fighting back, and you do not have to fight for your future without help. Our team will conduct a thorough investigation into the allegations against you and fight hard to minimize the potential damage with plea bargains and outright dismissals when possible.

You Have Rights Before and After a DWI Arrest

When our team represents you, we start by ensuring the police officer who arrested you had a valid reason for doing so. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure §14.03 requires any police officer who stops you on suspicion of drinking and driving to have what the law calls “probable cause” to do so.

If we can prove there was no probable cause for your arrest, we will use this as leverage in your defense. In addition, our team will ensure:

• You were read your rights in full and in a language that you clearly understood.
• You were not questioned by law enforcement without your lawyer present.
• All interviews or interrogations stopped immediately after you requested a lawyer.

Our team carefully examines the facts of your case before and after your arrest took place. We will also challenge the validity, effectiveness, and calibration of any BAC testing equipment and subsequent results.

You Must Fight Back at Your ALR Hearing

A Texas Administration License Revocation (ALR) hearing is a civil hearing where a judge will consider evidence and decide if your license should be suspended or revoked after you’ve been arrested for allegedly Driving While Intoxicated (DWI). This can occur in the following instances:

• You refuse or do not complete a breath or blood test.
• You provide a breathalyzer or blood test that records a BAC of 0.08 percent or higher while driving a non-commercial vehicle or 0.04 percent or higher while driving a commercial vehicle.

Many Texans are unaware that by refusing to perform a breathalyzer or blood alcohol test when stopped for suspicion of DWI, the Department of Safety (DPS) can automatically take away your driving privileges.

How Can You Win at an ALR Hearing?

At your ALR hearing, the State of Texas will try to convince the judge to suspend or revoke your license. You and your legal counsel will be able to argue in your defense against this action. The presiding judge will weigh all the evidence both sides present and decide whether you should keep your driving privileges. Fortunately, you can appeal an unfavorable decision handed down at this hearing.

After you’ve been arrested for DWI, you should promptly obtain the legal representation of a Glenn Heights DWI lawyer. You have only fifteen days to schedule your hearing. An ALR hearing is different from your criminal DWI case, and even if your DWI charges are dismissed, you may still incur a license suspension or revocation if you fail to challenge the State’s evidence at an ALR hearing.

Remember that the State of Texas has the burden of proof to demonstrate why you should lose your license, and your attorney can fervently defend any evidence they present. For example, they may be able to prove that the arresting police officer did not have reasonable cause to pull you over or probable cause to arrest you. These are two crucial defenses against the State’s evidence that may help you win at an ALR Hearing.

We Will Negotiate with the Prosecution on Your Behalf

After a thorough and comprehensive investigation, we use every tool at our disposal to help minimize the damage of a DWI conviction. We will negotiate with the prosecution for:

• Lower charges and reduced sentences
• A retained or restored driver’s license
• A speedier resolution of your case
• Minimal damage to your record

A DWI lawyer from our team can help you avoid a permanent stain on your record that might appear on future background checks. DWI-related marks on your record could negatively impact your career and reputation in the Glenn Heights community.

DWI Convictions Can Carry Harsh Penalties

Per the Texas Politics Project guidelines, potential DWI penalties can include long periods of incarceration, ranging from:

• 180 days to 1 year for misdemeanor convictions
• 180 days to 99 years for felony convictions

You might also face criminal fines upon conviction that range from $500 to $10,000. To help you avoid harsher sentences and higher fines, we work hard to negotiate plea bargains and reduce charges on your behalf.

Get a DWI lawyer if You Were Involved in an Accident

Getting our team involved in your defense right away can help us thoroughly investigate your case and help lead you toward a speedy resolution. The benefits of putting our team to work right away―especially if you were involved in a DWI car accident―include knowing we can help you avoid a permanent mark on your record that can never be removed.

This can happen if you are convicted of DWI involving an accident. You might also face elevated charges and sentence enhancements if:

• An open container of alcohol is found in your car.
• Your BAC level is measured as 0.15 or higher.
• A minor was in your car at the time of the accident.
• Others were injured in the DWI accident.

Let us know if any of these factors apply to your case. A team member will interview you with compassion and understanding and will listen for details that help us build your defense.

How Our Team Builds a Solid Defense for Our Clients

Our team will help you build a solid defense after a DWI arrest in Glenn Heights. We will locate and interview witnesses to your arrest, including passengers in your vehicle and passersby. If possible, we will obtain residential, commercial, smartphone, and dash-cam footage that supports your defense.

We will also make sure the state acts in a timely fashion, so you get the speedy trial the law entitles you to. Our goal is to get you back to your family and friends as soon as possible.

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Plea Bargains and Case Dismissals We Secured for Previous Clients

Clients we have previously represented received results that let them get on with their lives. With our guidance and direction, their DWI results included:

• DWI reduced to Obstruction of Roadway
• Class A DWI 2nd reduced to Class B Misdemeanor
• Class A DWI 2nd .26 BAC reduced to Class B Misdemeanor
• DWI third offense dismissed

With more than 30 years of experience as a former prosecutor and state district judge, Randall B. Isenberg can help negotiate a favorable resolution of your DWI case and help limit:

• Separation from your family
• Disruption to your life
• Damage to your career

Our goal with your defense is to give your family peace of mind and give you a chance to put the past behind you and get the new start you deserve.

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How We Can Fight Your Glenn Heights DWI

When you have our DWI lawyer with the legal knowledge, resources, insight, and passion needed to defend these cases, you can be ensured they will competently and aggressively fight for you to obtain the best possible outcome. While every case is different and will need its own unique approach to be successful, most defense attorneys fight DWI convictions by making use of the following common strategies:

• Representing you at your ALR hearing to obtain necessary evidence on which to build your criminal case and preserve your driving privileges
• Identifying any violations of constitutional rights, such as not having reasonable suspicion to pull you over and conducting an improper search and seizure of your person, property, and vehicle
• Challenging field sobriety, breath, and blood tests
• Challenging results of the Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) program
• Asking the court to exclude witness testimony or suppress evidence
• Challenging witness testimony, including that of law enforcement
• Using police reports to gather critical information and question the recollections of law enforcement and appropriate administration of the law

Your DWI defense team should be well-acquainted with these strategies and employ them effectively. At the Law Offices of Randall B. Isenberg, we will do everything we can to secure you the most favorable outcome possible and build your case from start to finish with your best interest at heart.

Fight Back with the Help of Our DWI Attorney on Your Side

Are you ready for a fast, easy, confidential, and free evaluation of your Dallas/Ellis County DWI case? Contact a member of our DWI defense team by calling the Law Offices of Randall B. Isenberg today.

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