Drug charges in Texas move fast, and they hit hard. What starts as a traffic stop or a search warrant can turn into a felony charge carrying years in prison — and if the case crosses into federal court, the exposure gets even more serious. If you’ve been charged with a drug crime, you need a lawyer who has actually defended cases at this scale, not one who is seeing a kilo weight or a conspiracy indictment for the first time.
Decades of Experience, From Simple Possession to Federal Conspiracy
Dan B. Gerson has defended drug cases in state and federal court since 1974 and has been a Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist since 1979. Our firm has represented clients in federal drug conspiracies involving as much as 100,000 pounds of marijuana and large cocaine trafficking cases, as well as everyday state possession charges. Documented results include jury acquittals in cases involving multiple kilograms of cocaine, a federal weapons-in-a-drug-transaction charge won by jury acquittal, a 30,000-tablet ecstasy case dismissed, and a felony marijuana possession case reduced to a misdemeanor. You can review these and other results on our results page.
Drug prosecutions are built on search and seizure, and that’s exactly where they’re most vulnerable. Was the traffic stop legal? Was there probable cause for the search? Was a warrant properly obtained and executed? Was the substance actually tested, and by whom? Is the weight the state is claiming actually accurate? These are the questions that can mean the difference between a dismissal and a conviction, and they’re the questions we ask on every case.
What We Handle
- Possession of a controlled substance (state and federal)
- Possession with intent to deliver / manufacturing charges
- Drug trafficking and conspiracy charges
- Federal drug indictments
- Possession of a weapon during a drug offense
- Marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and ecstasy cases
- School zone and enhanced-penalty drug charges
Facing a drug charge in Houston or Harris County? Call 713.227.5125 today. The earlier we get involved, the more we can do.