Bristol Myers, Top Austin Texas DWI Attorneys Lawyers

Defending Texas DWI Arrests in Travis, Hays, Williamson, Bell, Bastrop and Caldwell Texas Counties

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• Can I fight my Texas DWI?

Simply speaking, yes. Bristol Myers can review every aspect of the case, from the reason that you were stopped, to the validity of the field sobriety tests, to the maintenance of the breathalyzer machine, to the validity of the results. Bristol Myers will conduct a thorough review of all the facts and laws regarding your Texas DWI case.

Also, Austin DWI Lawyer Bristol Myers  will discuss the case with the prosecutor and judge, pointing out your background, your job, and the need for you to keep your license.

• What should I look for when hiring a Texas DWI Lawyer?
  
  Experience and Results. Bristol Myers is the namesake of The Myers Law Firm. He is a native Texan, born in Big Spring and raised in Houston. Bristol graduated from Texas A&M University in 1996. He majored in political science and served as a distinguished member of the Corps of Cadets. He remains active in the Aggie Network through his participation in the Association of Former Students and the Capitol City A&M Club.
• In 1999, Bristol graduated with honors from Valparaiso University School of Law, settled in Austin, and went directly into private practice. An ardent defender of those accused of crimes, he is proud to have never worked as a prosecutor.
• Eight months after he was licensed to practice law, he earned front page headlines for his defense of a mother facing extradition for parental kidnapping charges. Since that time, his trial experience has covered a vast array of offenses from DWI, assault and drug cases, to capital murder and securities fraud.
• He knows the Texas DWI Laws and can make them work for you. And when it comes to qualifications, Bristol Myers is extremely well qualified.

• If you are looking for an exceptionally trained and educated, qualified attorney to aggressively represent you on your DWI case or any criminal matter, you've come to the right person.

• The Fight against a Texas DWI Conviction

Bristol Myers has the ability to fight a good fight and do everything within our power to win your case. That is why it is important that Texas DWI Attorneys stay on the cutting edge of DWI defense. Bristol Myers does. He will attack the case from the probable cause of the initial traffic stop, the field sobriety tests (if any), any breath test evidence offered, and all statements and other forms of evidence that can possibly be used against you. Mr. Myers doesn't give up on any point of a Texas DWI case; he fights the driver’s license suspension, he gets an occupational license (if necessary) and he is prepared to appeal any wrongful decision rendered by the courts.

• What happens if I fight a Texas DWI Arrest?

You are standing up for your right to a trial guaranteed by the United States and Texas constitutions. Once hired, Top Texas DWI Attorney Bristol Myers will begin an intensive review of your individual case. Mr. Myers will research the law that impacts your specific case and begin an analysis of defenses that can assist in pulling you out of the fire. His firm will review a list of expert witnesses to determine if they can be utilized to help win another of the “un-winnable” cases. Any damage he can do to the State’s case will assist in getting: a reduction (to avoid a DWI conviction), a Not Guilty verdict, or a dismissal of the case.

• Do Top Texas DWI Defense Lawyers do more than simply question witnesses in court?

Yes. For example, Austin Texas DWI Attorney Bristol Myers will do the
following:

The proper defense of a drunk driving case begins with the administrative license revocation hearing ("ALR"). The ALR is a civil hearing, completely separate from your DWI case. Requesting this hearing prevents the automatic suspension of your driver's license and often allows us to either: 1) prevent your license from being suspended altogether, or 2) cross-examine the police officers to obtain valuable information and commit them to their story long before you come to court on the DWI charge itself.

Preventing a license suspension saves you hundreds of dollars in insurance and fees for obtaining an occupational drivers license. Having the officers' sworn testimony early on helps us impeach their credibility should they later testify differently or attempt to add previously-unmentioned damaging information at your trial. Either way, you can only come out ahead by having the ALR.

One of the main issues in your DWI case is something we develop at the ALR hearing: Did the officers have a lawful reason to stop you in the first place? If not, the law requires that all evidence obtained from the stop be excluded from use at your DWI trial. This means that your video, your field sobriety tests and any admissions you made could not be used against you, leaving the State nothing with which to prosecute you. When this issue comes up, we file what is known as a "motion to suppress," and the judge in your DWI case will hold a pretrial hearing to determine if the police stopped you unlawfully. If the judge rules in your favor, our motion will be granted, and the State will usually dismiss your case.

Even if the facts of your case do not support a motion to suppress, there are still plenty of ways to defend you. Most often our focus shifts from whether the police stopped you unlawfully to whether you were "intoxicated," though in some unusual cases the dispute is whether you were "driving."

In the absence of a valid breath or blood test, "intoxication" is difficult to prove because it is based on the opinions of police officers who have never met you, who do not know how you normally think, who do not know how you normally speak, and who have no idea of your physical abilities or limitations. They base their opinions primarily on field sobriety tests, which science tells us are not accurate predictors of intoxication for all people. To have any relevance, the police must administer the tests in strict accordance with government guidelines. We look for inconsistencies between the police reports and the videotape, and we carefully analyze the administration of the field sobriety tests, as well as your performance, looking for ways to challenge officers' opinions that you were intoxicated.

If there is no blood or breath test, and if reasonable minds would agree that you "look good" on the video, there is an increased likelihood that the prosecution will offer a reduced charge or minimal punishment for fear that we might choose to proceed to trial and be found "not guilty."

Blood and breath tests must also be administered according to strict guidelines, and the law requires routine maintenance of breath testing equipment. The results of such tests may not be admissible against you if the testing or maintenance procedures are not properly followed. Documents obtained through the ALR hearing will tell us if there was a issue with the breath machine or the blood specimen that merits further investigation or consultation with a toxicologist or other expert witnesses.

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