DWI Lawyer in the Dallas Fort Worth Area

If you're facing a DUI charge or DWI charge, you need an aggressive Dallas DUI/DWI Lawyer who is willing to fight for your rights as well as make sure you understand all your legal options. 

DWI or Driving While Intoxicated occurs when someone who is intoxicated operates a motor vehicle in a public place. Intoxicated means a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 or higher or not having the normal use of one's mental or physical faculties due to the introduction of some substance (like alcohol or a drug).

In some other states, DWI is called DUI, but in Texas DUI is a separate crime that applies to minors. What most people refer to as DUI is actually a DWI in Texas.

DWI, See: Texas Penal Code 49.04.

Punishment Range

Generally a first-time DWI is a class B misdemeanor carrying a range of punishment of between 72 hours and 180 days in the county jail facility and up to a $2,000.00 fine.  If the state proves the person had an open container of alcohol within their immediate possession, the minimum term of confinement goes up from 72 hours to 6 days.  A second DWI is a class A misdemeanor carrying a punishment range of 30 days to 1 year in the county jail and up to a $4,000.00 fine.  A DWI becomes a third degree felony carrying a range of punishment of between 2-10 years in the penitentiary and up to a $10,000 fine if the state proves the person has previously been convicted of Intoxication Manslaughter or has been convicted of two DWIs.  

What's the difference between DWI & DUI? 

As a Dallas DWI Lawyer, Mike Howard has tried the biggest cases with the most on the line. Mr. Howard is successful because he is always well prepared - he conducts both an extensive investigation of the case as well as exhaustive legal research. When the evidence is stacked against his clients, Mike Howard is often able to get his clients probation or even misdemeanor reductions.

About Mike Howard
Experienced Dallas DWI Attorney

Dallas DWI Attorney Mike Howard has built his law practice on a reputation for dedicated, thorough criminal defense representation. Both the judges Mike Howard practices in front of and the prosecutors who he argues against know him as an ethical but aggressive advocate who works hard to protect his clients' legal rights. 

From his office in Dallas, Texas, Dallas DWI Lawyer Mike Howard provides dedicated representation to those accused of serious crimes. Mike Howard represents clients in Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, and Denton counties, including throught Richardson, Addison, Plano, Garland, Mesquite, University Park, Highland Park, Southlake, Farmers Branch, Irving, Grand Prairie, Allen, Frisco, Denton, Carrolton, McKinney, Duncanville, The Colony, Rockwall, Cedar Hill, Desoto, and Oak Cliff. 

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