READY FOR TRIAL! Board Certified in Criminal Law, AV-rated. My firm has tried over 650 jury trials!
Board Certified in Criminal Law, AV Rated, tried over 100 jury trials and a published author, I wrote the book on DWI and Criminal law defense. Before you talk to ANY lawyer get a copy of my DWI Survival Guide, A Citizen’s Protection Manual for a DWI Arrest. While other lawyers “advertise” experience I will show you how my trial experience of over 100 trials can help in your case.
Because my practice focuses on DWI defense and criminal law, I often speak and lecture to other lawyers about how to try a DWI case. Local media in cases and issues involving DWI or other intoxication issues has interviewed me.
My goal is to focus on each case that I take and provide personal client attention. I try more cases in a year than most criminal lawyers try in ten years and I believe that is for several reasons. First, I like my clients. If I can help them in their time of stress I want to do whatever I can. Second, I like trials. I enjoy the stress that comes with being in trial. I believe that when I walk in that courtroom, as arrogant as this might sound, I am in charge and the goal is to help my client.
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Awards
| Award Name | Grantor | Date |
| AV Preeminent | Martindale-Hubbell | 2013-2018 |
| Best of the West- Criminal Defense Attorney | KCBD | 2017 |
| Texas’ Top Lawyers | Top Lawyers of Texas | 2013-2016 |
| Nation’s Top One Percent-2015 | National Association of Distinguished Counsel | 2015 |
| Fellow Award | College of the State Bar of Texas | 2010, 2013-2015 |
| Client Distinction Award | Martindale-Hubbell | 2013-2015 |
| Superb Rated Attorney | Avvo | 2008-2015 |
| Top Rated Lawyer Appellate | Martindale-Hubbell | 2015 |
| Certificate of Membership | Criminal Trial Lawyers Association | 2014 |
| Forensic Principles of DUID I | Axion Training Institute | 2014 |
| Forensic Drug Analysis II Course Completion | Axion Training Institute Certificate of Recognition | 2013 |
| 15 Year Anniversary Service Award | Martindale-Hubbell | 2013 |
| Certificate of completion of DNA analysis | Dr. Hampikian DNA Class | 2013 |
| Course Director- Defending A DWI with Breath/Blood Evidence | International Legal & Forensic Science Services Inc. | 2013 |
| IACP Field Sobriety Testing Practitioner Class | Platt & Associates | 2013 |
| Certificate of Excellence- Fundamentals of Gas Chromatography | Shimadzue Lab Certificate of Excellence | 2012 |
| Intoxilyzer 5000 One Day Boot Camp Completion | International Legal & Forensic Science Services, Inc. | 2012 |
| Certificate of Completion | The Scientific Truth About HS-GC-FID & Pharmacology of Etoh, Marijuana, & Benzodiazepines | 2011 |
| Membership | American Chemical Society | 2011 |
| Certificate of Completion | Mastering Scientific Evidence in DWI/DUI Cases | 2011 |
| Board Certification in Criminal Law- 5 year recertification | Texas Board of Legal Specialization | 2010 |
| Certificate of Completion | Dr. Paul Homoly Communication | 2010 |
| Gas Chromatography: Fundamentals and Troubleshooting | American Chemical Society | 2009 |
| Certificate of Completion Forensic Blood/Urine Seminar | Headline Marketing Corporation | 2008 |
| Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Behavioral Perspectives | Steve Rubenzer, Ph.D., ABPP –Diplomate in Forensic Psychology | 2007 |
| Graduate of NCDD Summer School-Harvard | National College for DUI Defense | 2007 |
| Board Certification in Criminal Law | Texas Board of Legal Specialization | 2005 |
| Instructor Qualification for Intoxilyzer 5000 | C.E.S. Consulting | 2004 |
| Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI Case | NCDD | 2003 |
| Borkenstein Class on Alcohol and Highway Safety | Indiana University Center for Studies of Law in Action | 2003 |
| Maintenance Course Intoxilyzer 5000 Breath Test Instrument | C.E.S. Consulting, Inc. | 2003 |
| Operator Course Intoxilyzer 5000 Breath Test Instrument | C.E.S. Consulting, Inc. | 2003 |
| Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI/DWI Cases | NCDD | 2002 |
| Student Course Completion of Standardized Field Sobriety Testing | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration via LaPier & Associates | 2001 |
| Certificate of Recognition | Association of Trial Lawyers of America | 2000 |
Work Experience
| Title | Firm | Duration |
| Partner | Texas Criminal Defense Group, Statewide Texas DWI and Criminal Defense practice | 2013 – Present |
| Lead DWI Trial Attorney | Stephen L. Hamilton, P.C. | 2009 – Present |
| Partner and Trial Attorney | Boatwright & Hamilton, P.C. | 1999 – 2009 |
| Attorney at Law | King & Gregory, PLLC | 1998 – 1999 |
