Flashing lights in your rearview mirror. A roadside “test” you didn’t know you could decline. A breath machine that spit out a number. That’s how most DWI arrests in Houston start — and it’s easy to assume that number is the end of the story. It isn’t.
A DWI conviction in Texas can mean a suspended license, thousands of dollars in fines and surcharges, an ignition interlock device, and a permanent criminal record that shows up on every background check you’ll ever face. If it’s a second offense, a felony, or involved an accident, the stakes go up dramatically — up to and including prison time. You need a lawyer who has actually taken DWI cases to trial and won, not one who will simply plead you out on your first court date.
We Know How to Attack a DWI Case
Dan B. Gerson has been trying DWI cases in Houston courts since 1974 and has been a Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist since 1979. Over that time, our firm has picked apart breath test results, blood draws, and roadside procedures in courtrooms across Harris County. Among our documented results: a driving-while-intoxicated case dismissed outright, a first-offense DWI won by jury acquittal, a second-offense DWI also won by jury acquittal, and a felony DWI reduced all the way down to a misdemeanor. You can see these and other results on our results page.
A DWI case is not just about the number on the breath test. It’s about whether the officer had a legal basis to stop you in the first place, whether the roadside sobriety tests were administered correctly, whether the breath or blood testing equipment was properly calibrated and maintained, and whether the chain of custody on any blood sample was handled the way the law requires. Every one of those steps is a potential point of failure for the prosecution’s case — and we know exactly where to look.
What We Handle
- First-offense and repeat DWI charges
- Felony DWI (third offense and above)
- DWI with a child passenger
- Intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter
- Breath and blood test refusals
- Administrative License Revocation (ALR) hearings to fight license suspension
- Commercial driver’s license (CDL) DWI issues
If you were arrested for DWI, you likely have only 15 days from the date of your arrest to request an ALR hearing and preserve your right to keep driving while your case is pending. Don’t wait to call.
Arrested for DWI in Houston? Call 713.227.5125 now — the sooner we’re involved, the more options you have.